Studies in non-Gaussian analysis

This thesis presents general methods in non-Gaussian analysis in infinite dimensional spaces. As main applications we study Poisson and compound Poisson spaces. Given a probability measure μ on a co-nuclear space, we develop an abstract theory based on the generalized Appell systems which are bi-orthogonal. We study its properties as well as the generated Gelfand triples. As an example we consider the important case of Poisson measures. The product and Wick calculus are developed on this context. We provide formulas for the change of the generalized Appell system under a transformation of the measure. The L² structure for the Poisson measure, compound Poisson and Gamma measures are elaborated. We exhibit the chaos decomposition using the Fock isomorphism. We obtain the representation of the creation, annihilation operators. We construct two types of differential geometry on the configuration space over a differentiable manifold. These two geometries are related through the Dirichlet forms for Poisson measures as well as for its perturbations. Finally, we construct the internal geometry on the compound configurations space. In particular, the intrinsic gradient, the divergence and the Laplace-Beltrami operator. As a result, we may define the Dirichlet forms which are associated to a diffusion process. Consequently, we obtain the representation of the Lie algebra of vector fields with compact support. All these results extends directly for the marked Poisson spaces.

Construções dos Números Reais

Neste trabalho estudamos várias construções do sistema dos números reais. Antes porém, começamos por abordar a evolução do conceito de número, destacando três diferentes aspectos da evolução do conceito de número real. Relacionado com este tema, dedicamos dois capítulos, deste trabalho, à apresentação das teorias que consideramos assumir maior importância, nomeadamente: a construção do sistema dos números reais por cortes na recta ou secções no conjunto dos números racionais, avançada por Dedekind, e a construção do número real como classe de equivalência de sucessões fundamentais de números racionais, ideia protagonizada por Cantor. Posteriormente, e de uma forma mais sintetizada do que nas anteriores, apresentamos outras construções, onde procuramos clarificar a ideia fundamental subjacente ao conceito de número real. Finalmente utilizamos o método axiomático com o intuito de mostrar a unicidade do sistema dos números reais, isto é, concluir finalmente que existe um corpo completo e ordenado, e apenas um a menos de um isomorfismo, do conjunto dos números reais.

Nonautonomous difference equations with applications

This work is divided in two parts. In the first part we develop the theory of discrete nonautonomous dynamical systems. In particular, we investigate skew-product dynamical system, periodicity, stability, center manifold, and bifurcation. In the second part we present some concrete models that are used in ecology/biology and economics. In addition to developing the mathematical theory of these models, we use simulations to construct graphs that illustrate and describe the dynamics of the models. One of the main contributions of this dissertation is the study of the stability of some concrete nonlinear maps using the center manifold theory. Moreover, the second contribution is the study of bifurcation, and in particular the construction of bifurcation diagrams in the parameter space of the autonomous Ricker competition model. Since the dynamics of the Ricker competition model is similar to the logistic competition model, we believe that there exists a certain class of two-dimensional maps with which we can generalize our results. Finally, using the Brouwer’s fixed point theorem and the construction of a compact invariant and convex subset of the space, we present a proof of the existence of a positive periodic solution of the nonautonomous Ricker competition model.