We introduce the notion of orbital L-functions for the space of binary cubic forms and investigate their analytic properties. We study their functional equations and residue formulas in some detail. Aside from their intrinsic interest, the results from this paper are used to prove the existence of secondary terms in counting functions for cubic fields. This is worked out in a companion paper.

We show that the geometric Hermite interpolant can be easily calculated without solving a system of nonlinear equations. In addition we give geometric conditions for the existence and uniqueness of a solution to the interpolation problem. Finally we compare geometric Hermite interpolation with standard cubic Hermite interpolation. x1 Introduction Since parametric representations of curves are n...

The reversible Hopf bifurcation with 1:1 resonance holds the key to the presence of spatially localized steady states in many partial differential equations on the real line. Two different techniques for computing the normal form for this bifurcation are described and applied to the Swift-Hohenberg equation with cubic/quintic and quadratic/cubic nonlinearities.

We present a simple heuristic for finding a small connected dominating set of cubic graphs. The average-case performance of this heuristic, which is a randomised greedy algorithm, is analysed on random n-vertex cubic graphs using differential equations. In this way, we prove that the expected size of the connected dominating set returned by the algorithm is asymptotically almost surely less tha...

One can hardly believe that there is still something to be said about cubic equations. To dodge this doubt, we will instead try and say Sylvester. He doubtless found a way solve As mentioned by Rota, it was the only method in vein he could remember. We realize Sylvester's magnificent approach for reduced equations boils down an easy identity.