Characterization of Maximizers for Sums of the First Two Eigenvalues of Sturm-Liouville Operators

This paper establishes the existence and uniqueness of a non-negative, piecewise smooth, and symmetric potential in L1L^1 that maximizes the sum of the first two Dirichlet eigenvalues for Sturm-Liouville operators, demonstrating that its nonzero part is determined by the solution to the pendulum equation via measure differential equations and weak^* convergence.

Gang Meng, Yuzhou Tian, Bing Xie, Meirong Zhang2026-03-09🔢 math

STAR Beyond Diagonal RISs with Amplification: Modeling and Optimization

This paper proposes a physically consistent signal model and an alternating optimization framework for downlink sum-rate maximization in STAR beyond-diagonal RISs with per-element amplification, achieving substantial performance gains over conventional passive systems while ensuring hardware feasibility and passivity.

Chandan Kumar Sheemar, Giovanni Iacovelli, Wali Ullah Khan, George C. Alexandropoulos, Stefano Tomasin, Symeon Chatzinotas2026-03-09🔢 math

Oort's conjecture on automorphisms of generic supersingular abelian varieties

This paper proves Oort's conjecture that the automorphism group of a generic principally polarized supersingular abelian variety in characteristic pp is {±1}\{\pm 1\}, except for the specific cases of genus 2 or 3 with p=2p=2, while also providing an explicit description of the a=1a=1-locus in the corresponding Rapoport-Zink space and establishing analogous results for supersingular pp-divisible groups.

Eva Viehmann2026-03-09🔢 math

A Hierarchical Bayesian Dynamic Game for Competitive Inventory and Pricing under Incomplete Information: Learning, Credible Risk, and Equilibrium

This paper proposes a hierarchical Bayesian dynamic game framework for competitive inventory and pricing under incomplete information, integrating Bayesian learning, strategic belief updating, and a credible-risk criterion to derive a conservative equilibrium that effectively balances profit maximization with uncertainty management.

Debashis Chatterjee2026-03-09🔢 math

Operators arising from invariant measures under some class of multidimensional transformations

This paper investigates a linear operator derived from invariant measures under multidimensional transformations, using its iterates to provide an explicit solution for the associated functional equation and to establish the existence of absolutely continuous invariant measures that generalize classical pp-adic maps to higher dimensions.

Oleksandr V. Maslyuchenko, Janusz Morawiec, Thomas Zürcher2026-03-09🔢 math