We develop a convergence theory called epi/hypo-convergence, for bivariate functions that essentially implies the convergence of their saddle points. We study the properties of this limiting process in particular. We characterize the limit functions associated to any collection of bivariate functions and obtain a compactness theorem for the space of saddle functions. Even when restricted to the...

During the spring of 2002 I conducted a small qualitative study of domestic computer use. In this paper I reanalyse the result with the use of activity theory. The work was conducted through the key principles of activity theory and Engeström’s expanded activity model. Problems arose due to the lack of a specific method and through applying the perspective afterwards.

In a recent article [2] Dutt, Greengard and Rohklin define two newmethods of deferred correction. Convergence for the the first method, using one step methods, has been proven in Hansen [8]. In this paper we augment the theory presented in [8] and use this to prove convergence for the second deferred correction method in [2] using linear k-step methods. This method has been known as Spectral De...

The peridynamic model of solid mechanics is a nonlocal theory containing a length scale. It is based on direct interactions between points in a continuum separated from each other by a finite distance. The maximum interaction distance provides a length scale for the material model. This paper addresses the question of whether the peridynamic model for an elastic material reproduces the classica...

Fuzzy set theory has entered into a large variety of disciplines of sciences,technology and humanities having established itself as an extremely versatileinterdisciplinary research area. Accordingly different notions of fuzzystructure have been developed such as fuzzy normed linear space, fuzzytopological vector space, fuzzy sequence space etc. While reviewing theliterature in fuzzy sequence sp...

In this study, the elastic bending of sector graphene sheet has been studied based on elasticity using Eringen Nonlocal Elasticity Theory. In order to do this, the balance equations governing the sector graphene sheet have been solved in terms of displacements with regard to nonlocal relationship of stress, shear theory of the first order, and obtained linear strains using developed Kantorovich...

We analyze a trust region version of Newton’s method for bound-constrained problems. Our approach relies on the geometry of the feasible set, not on the particular representation in terms of constraints. The convergence theory holds for linearly constrained problems and yields global and superlinear convergence without assuming either strict complementarity or linear independence of the active ...