Cyclotomy and the heptadecagon

2016 ◽  
Vol 100 (548) ◽  
pp. 288-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Shiu
Keyword(s):  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Regular Polygon ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient Condition ◽  
Real Roots ◽  
Quadratic Equations ◽  
Parallel Lines ◽  
To Come ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient ◽  
Similar Triangles ◽  
Fermat Primes

Cyclotomy is concerned with the division of a circle into a given number of equal segments, amounting to the construction of a regular polygon, say a q-gon, so that we need to deliver the angle α = 2π / q, or the length cos α. The construction is by Euclidean means, which make use of only ruler and compasses. Now, from given lengths, sums and differences of lengths are easy to obtain and, with the compasses, products and quotients of lengths can be obtained from similar triangles using parallel lines; indeed even the length can be obtained by applying the intersecting chord theorem to a circle with diameter 1 + a. However, there is not much else one can do with the compasses, so that the length cos α has to come from the real roots of a sequence of quadratic equations with ‘suitable’ coefficients — the meaning of being suitable will be made clear later.Gauss made the first significant contribution to the classical theory of cyclotomy in Article 365 of his famous Disquisitiones Arithmeticae [1] in 1801. He showed that the construction is possible if q = p is a Fermat prime, that is a prime of the form 22n + 1; see §7 for a necessary and sufficient condition for q. The only known Fermat primes are p = 3, 5, 17, 257, 65537; the cases p = 3, 5 and 17 correspond to the construction of the equilateral triangle, the regular pentagon, and the regular heptadecagon, the details for which Gauss gave.

Oscillations of Second Order Neutral Equations

1988 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 1301-1314 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Ladas ◽  
E. C. Partheniadis ◽  
Y. G. Sficas
Keyword(s):  
Second Order ◽  
List Type ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient Condition ◽  
Real Numbers ◽  
Neutral Equations ◽  
Deviating Arguments ◽  
Real Roots ◽  
All Solutions ◽  
Image Position ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient

Consider the second order neutral differential equation1where the coefficients p and q and the deviating arguments τ and σ are real numbers. The characteristic equation of Eq. (1) is2The main result in this paper is the following necessary and sufficient condition for all solutions of Eq. (1) to oscillate.THEOREM. The following statements are equivalent:(a) Every solution of Eq. (1) oscillates.(b) Equation (2) has no real roots.

scholarly journals Oscillations of higher order neutral differential equations

1992 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. Bilchev ◽  
M. K. Grammatikopoulos ◽  
I. P. Stavroulakis
Keyword(s):  
Differential Equation ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Sufficient Conditions ◽  
Sufficient Condition ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient Condition ◽  
Neutral Differential Equations ◽  
Real Roots ◽  
All Solutions ◽  
Image Position ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient

AbstractConsider the nth-order neutral differential equation where n ≥ 1, δ = ±1, I, K are initial segments of natural numbers, pi, τi, σk ∈ R and qk ≥ 0 for i ∈ I and k ∈ K. Then a necessary and sufficient condition for the oscillation of all solutions of (E) is that its characteristic equation has no real roots. The method of proof has the advantage that it results in easily verifiable sufficient conditions (in terms of the coefficients and the arguments only) for the oscillation of all solutionso of Equation (E).

scholarly journals Necessary and sufficient condition for oscillations of neutral differential equations

1987 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 362-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. S. Kulenović ◽  
G. Ladas ◽  
A. Meimaridou
Keyword(s):  
Sufficient Condition ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient Condition ◽  
Neutral Delay ◽  
Neutral Differential Equations ◽  
Real Roots ◽  
Neutral Delay Differential Equation ◽  
All Solutions ◽  
Image Position ◽  
Delay Differential ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient

AbstractConsider the neutral delay differential equationwhere p ∈ R, τ ≥ 0, q1 > 0, σ1 ≥ 0, for i = 1, 2, …, k. We prove the following result.Theorem. A necessary and sufficient condition for the oscillation of all solutions of Eq. (1) is that the characteristic equationhas no real roots.

scholarly journals Classification of the Real Roots of the Quartic Equation and their Pythagorean Tunes

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emil M. Prodanov
Keyword(s):  
Stationary Points ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
The Real ◽  
Quartic Equation ◽  
Real Roots ◽  
Quadratic Equations ◽  
Parallel Lines ◽  
Intersection Points

AbstractPresented is a very detailed two-tier analysis of the location of the real roots of the general quartic equation $$x^4 + a x^3 + b x^2 + c x + d = 0$$ x 4 + a x 3 + b x 2 + c x + d = 0 with real coefficients and the classification of the roots in terms of a, b, c, and d, without using any numerical approximations. Associated with the general quartic, there is a number of subsidiary quadratic equations (resolvent quadratic equations) whose roots allow this systematization as well as the determination of the bounds of the individual roots of the quartic. In many cases the root isolation intervals are found. The second tier of the analysis uses two subsidiary cubic equations (auxiliary cubic equations) and solving these, together with some of the resolvent quadratic equations, allows the full classification of the roots of the general quartic and also the determination of the isolation interval of each root. These isolation intervals involve the stationary points of the quartic (among others) and, by solving some of the resolvent quadratic equations, the isolation intervals of the stationary points of the quartic are also determined. The presented classification of the roots of the quartic equation is particularly useful in situations in which the equation stems from a model the coefficients of which are (functions of) the model parameters and solving cubic equations, let alone using the explicit quartic formulæ , is a daunting task. The only benefit in such cases would be to gain insight into the location of the roots and the proposed method provides this. Each possible case has been carefully studied and illustrated with a detailed figure containing a description of its specific characteristics, analysis based on solving cubic equations and analysis based on solving quadratic equations only. As the analysis of the roots of the quartic equation is done by studying the intersection points of the “sub-quartic” $$x^4 + ax^3 + bx^2$$ x 4 + a x 3 + b x 2 with a set of suitable parallel lines, a beautiful Pythagorean analogy can be found between these intersection points and the set of parallel lines on one hand and the musical notes and the staves representing different musical pitches on the other: each particular case of the quartic equation has its own short tune.

A Proposed Framework Emphasizing Auditor Reliability over Auditor Independence

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark H. Taylor ◽  
F. Todd DeZoort ◽  
Edward Munn ◽  
Martha Wetterhall Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Public Interest ◽  
Auditor Independence ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Sufficient Condition ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient Condition ◽  
Accounting Profession ◽  
The Public ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient

This paper introduces an auditor reliability framework that repositions the role of auditor independence in the accounting profession. The framework is motivated in part by widespread confusion about independence and the auditing profession's continuing problems with managing independence and inspiring public confidence. We use philosophical, theoretical, and professional arguments to argue that the public interest will be best served by reprioritizing professional and ethical objectives to establish reliability in fact and appearance as the cornerstone of the profession, rather than relationship-based independence in fact and appearance. This revised framework requires three foundation elements to control subjectivity in auditors' judgments and decisions: independence, integrity, and expertise. Each element is a necessary but not sufficient condition for maximizing objectivity. Objectivity, in turn, is a necessary and sufficient condition for achieving and maintaining reliability in fact and appearance.

The Power of Public Positions

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Sinclair
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Political Authority ◽  
The State ◽  
Sufficient Condition ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient Condition ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
State Of Nature ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient

The Kantian account of political authority holds that the state is a necessary and sufficient condition of our freedom. We cannot be free outside the state, Kantians argue, because any attempt to have the “acquired rights” necessary for our freedom implicates us in objectionable relations of dependence on private judgment. Only in the state can this problem be overcome. But it is not clear how mere institutions could make the necessary difference, and contemporary Kantians have not offered compelling explanations. A detailed analysis is presented of the problems Kantians identify with the state of nature and the objections they face in claiming that the state overcomes them. A response is sketched on behalf of Kantians. The key idea is that under state institutions, a person can make claims of acquired right without presupposing that she is by nature exceptional in her capacity to bind others.

Interest rate option hedging portfolios without bank account

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-142
Author(s):  
Alberto Bueno-Guerrero
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Contingent Claim ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient Condition ◽  
Barrier Option ◽  
Bank Account ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Option Hedging ◽  
Hedging Portfolio ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient ◽  
First Time

Purpose This paper aims to study the conditions for the hedging portfolio of any contingent claim on bonds to have no bank account part. Design/methodology/approach Hedging and Malliavin calculus techniques recently developed under a stochastic string framework are applied. Findings A necessary and sufficient condition for the hedging portfolio to have no bank account part is found. This condition is applied to a barrier option, and an example of a contingent claim whose hedging portfolio has a bank account part different from zero is provided. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first time that this issue has been addressed in the literature.

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