Fixed points of Composition Sum Operators
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Author(s)
Verschueren, P
Mestel, BD
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
In the renormalisation analysis of critical phenomena in quasi-periodic
systems, a fundamental role is often played by fixed points of functional
recurrences of the form \begin{equation*} f_{n}(x) = \sum_{i=1}^\ell a_i(x)
f_{n_i} (\alpha_i(x)) \,, \end{equation*} where the $\alpha_i$, $a_i$ are known
functions and the $n_i$ are given and satisfy $n-2 \le n_i \le n-1 $. We
develop a general theory of fixed points of ``Composition Sum Operators''
derived from such recurrences, and apply it to test for fixed points in key
classes of complex analytic functions with singularities. Finally we
demonstrate the construction of the full space of fixed points of one important
class, for the much studied operator \begin{equation*} Mf(x) = f(-\omega x) +
f(\omega^2 x + \omega)\,, \quad \omega = (\sqrt{5}-1)/2\,. \end{equation*} The
construction reveals previously unknown solutions.
systems, a fundamental role is often played by fixed points of functional
recurrences of the form \begin{equation*} f_{n}(x) = \sum_{i=1}^\ell a_i(x)
f_{n_i} (\alpha_i(x)) \,, \end{equation*} where the $\alpha_i$, $a_i$ are known
functions and the $n_i$ are given and satisfy $n-2 \le n_i \le n-1 $. We
develop a general theory of fixed points of ``Composition Sum Operators''
derived from such recurrences, and apply it to test for fixed points in key
classes of complex analytic functions with singularities. Finally we
demonstrate the construction of the full space of fixed points of one important
class, for the much studied operator \begin{equation*} Mf(x) = f(-\omega x) +
f(\omega^2 x + \omega)\,, \quad \omega = (\sqrt{5}-1)/2\,. \end{equation*} The
construction reveals previously unknown solutions.
Date Issued
2014-04-22
Date Acceptance
2014-02-23
Citation
Journal of Difference Equations and Applications, 2014, 20 (8), pp.1152-1168
ISSN
1023-6198
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Start Page
1152
End Page
1168
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Difference Equations and Applications
Volume
20
Issue
8
Copyright Statement
© 2014 Taylor & Francis. “This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Difference Equations and Applications on 22nd April 2014, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10236198.2014.899357?needAccess=true
Subjects
math.DS
math.DS
Notes
19 pages; 1 figure
Publication Status
Published