We study the existence and shape preserving properties of a generalized Bernstein operator Bn fixing a strictly positive function f0, and a second function f1 such that f1/f0 is strictly increasing, within the framework of extended Chebyshev spaces Un. The first main result gives an inductive criterion for existence: suppose there exists a Bernstein operator Bn : C[a, b] → Un with strictly incr...

We present a methodology for Bayesian analysis of software quality. We cast our research in the broader context ofconstructing a causal framework that can include process, product, and other diverse sources of information regarding fault introductionduring the software development process. In this paper, we discuss the aspect of relating internal product metrics to external qualitym...

Let Q2m be the generalized quaternion group of order 2 m and DN the dihedral group of order 2N . We classify the orbits in Q2m and D n pm (p prime) under the Hurwitz action. 1 The Hurwitz Action Let G be a group. For a, b ∈ G, let a = bab and a = bab. The Hurwitz action on G (n ≥ 2) is an action of the n-string braid group Bn on G . Recall that Bn is given by the presentation Bn = 〈σ1, . . . , ...

The Springer numbers are defined in connection with the irreducible root systems of type Bn, which also arise as the generalized Euler and class numbers introduced by Shanks. Combinatorial interpretations of the Springer numbers have been found by Purtill in terms of André signed permutations, and by Arnol’d in terms of snakes of type Bn. We introduce the inversion code of a snake of type Bn an...