Table of contents

Volume 51

Number 1, February 1996

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Contents §1. An apologia for Applied Mathematics §2. Theorems on four cusps §3. The Hurwitz-Kellogg-Tabachnikov theorem of Sturm type §4. Trigonometric approximations §5. Lagrangian intersections in symplectic topology §6. Legendrian links in contact topology §7. Lagrangian collapse and the cusps of caustics §8. Legendrian collapse and the cusps of fronts §9. Space curves and their points of flattening §10. Vertices of convex space curves §11. Applications to the theory of extatic points of plane curves §12. Multidimensional generalizations of Sturm theory

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Contents Introduction 1. Formulation of the problem 2. Survey of results 3. Basic results 4. Contents of the article §1. The phase space of a Markov chain 1. The space Y 2. Metric on Y 3. Group action of G on Y 4. Characteristic measures on Y §2. Strong law of large numbers 1. μ-random walk on Y 2. Ergodicity of the μ-random walk 3. Non-equality of Lyapunov exponents 4. Estimates of z(yg(n)) 5. Proof of Theorem 0.1 6. Rate of contraction to a point §3. Limit theorems for Markov chains 1. The Ionescu-Tulcea and Marinescu theorem 2. Perturbed Markov operators 3. Decomposition of Pη(τ) for small τ 4. Central limit theorem 5. Local limit theorem §4. Proof of the central and local limit theorems §5. Proof of the conditional limit theorem 1. Properties of the operator Kβ 2. Properties of the operator Pβ(τ) 3. Critical case 4. Proof of the conditional limit theorem

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Contents Introduction Chapter I. Dimension lowering in finite-dimensional extremal problems §1.1. The Poincaré reduction §1.2. The generalized Poincaré reduction §1.3. Postcritical equilibrium states of an elastic chain §1.4. Stationary rotations of multidimensional tops. The Smale reduction Chapter II. Finite-dimensional reductions in smooth extremal problems on infinite-dimensional manifolds §2.1. The Lyapunov-Schmidt reduction §2.2. The Morse-Bott reduction §2.3. General finite-dimensional reduction scheme §2.4. Elastic equilibria of the Euler rod §2.5. Morse-Bott reduction for the Kirchhoff rod §2.6. Equilibria of a thin elastic plate

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