On Fourier algebra homomorphisms

Let G be a locally compact group and let B(G) be the dual space of C∗(G), the group C∗ algebra of G. The Fourier algebra A(G) is the closed ideal of B(G) generated by elements with compact support. The Fourier algebras have a natural operator space structure as preduals of von Neumann algebras. Given a completely bounded algebra homomorphism we show that it can be described, in terms of a piecewise affine map with Y in the coset ring of H, as follows

     

Non-linear numerical radius isometries on atomic nest algebras and diagonal algebras

A nonlinear map φ between operator algebras is said to be a numerical radius isometry if w(φ(T−S))=w(T−S) for all T, S in its domain algebra, where w(T) stands for the numerical radius of T. Let and be two atomic nests on complex Hilbert spaces H and K, respectively. Denote the nest algebra associated with and the diagonal algebra. We give a thorough classification of weakly continuous numerical radius isometries from onto and a thorough classification of numerical radius isometries from onto .     

Total domination and total domination subdivision number of a graph and its complement

A set S of vertices of a graph G=(V,E) with no isolated vertex is a total dominating set if every vertex of V(G) is adjacent to some vertex in S. The total domination numberγ_t(G) is the minimum cardinality of a total dominating set of G. The total domination subdivision numbersd_γt(G) is the minimum number of edges that must be subdivided in order to increase the total domination number. We consider graphs of order n?4, minimum degree δ and maximum degree Δ. We prove that if each component of G and has order at least 3 and , then and if each component of G and has order at least 2 and at least one component of G and has order at least 3, then . We also give a result on stronger than a conjecture by Harary and Haynes.     

A note on maximality of analytic crossed products

Let G be a compact abelian group with the totally ordered dual group which admits the positive semigroup . Let N be a von Neumann algebra and be an automorphism group of on N. We denote to the analytic crossed product determined by N and α. We show that if is a maximal σ-weakly closed subalgebra of , then induces an archimedean order in .     

Modified regular representations of affine and Virasoro algebras, VOA structure and semi-infinite cohomology

We find a counterpart of the classical fact that the regular representation R(G) of a simple complex group G is spanned by the matrix elements of all irreducible representations of G. Namely, the algebra of functions on the big cell G₀⊂G of the Bruhat decomposition is spanned by matrix elements of big projective modules from the category O of representations of the Lie algebra g of G, and has the structure of a g⊕g-module.The standard regular representation of the affine group has two commuting actions of the Lie algebra with total central charge 0, and carries the structure of a conformal field theory. The modified versions and , originating from the loop version of the Bruhat decomposition, have two commuting -actions with central charges shifted by the dual Coxeter number, and acquire vertex operator algebra structures derived from their Fock space realizations, given explicitly for the case G=SL(2,C).The quantum Drinfeld-Sokolov reduction transforms the representations of the affine Lie algebras into their W-algebra counterparts, and can be used to produce analogues of the modified regular representations. When g=sl(2,C) the corresponding W-algebra is the Virasoro algebra. We describe the Virasoro analogues of the modified regular representations, which are vertex operator algebras with the total central charge equal to 26.The special values of the total central charges in the affine and Virasoro cases lead to the non-trivial semi-infinite cohomology with coefficients in the modified regular representations. The inherited vertex algebra structure on this cohomology degenerates into a supercommutative associative superalgebra. We describe these superalgebras in the case when the central charge is generic, and identify the 0th cohomology with the Grothendieck ring of finite-dimensional G-modules. We conjecture that for the integral values of the central charge the 0th semi-infinite cohomology coincides with the Verlinde algebra and its counterpart associated with the big projective modules.     

Extension of Fourier algebra homomorphisms to duals of algebras of uniformly continuous functionals

For a locally compact group G, let XG be one of the following introverted subspaces of VN(G): , the C^∗-algebra of uniformly continuous functionals on A(G); , the space of weakly almost periodic functionals on A(G); or , the C^∗-algebra generated by the left regular representation on the measure algebra of G. We discuss the extension of homomorphisms of (reduced) Fourier-Stieltjes algebras on G and H to cb-norm preserving, weak^∗-weak^∗-continuous homomorphisms of into , where (XG,XH) is one of the pairs , , or . When G is amenable, these extensions are characterized in terms of piecewise affine maps.     

Transportation cost inequalities on path and loop groups

Let G be a connected Lie group with the Lie algebra . The action of Cameron-Martin space on the path space P_e(G) introduced by L. Gross (Illinois J. Math. 36 (1992) 447) is free. Using this fact, we define the H-distance on P_e(G), which enables us to establish a transportation cost inequality on P_e(G). This method will be generalized to the path space over the loop group , so that we obtain a transportation cost inequality for heat measures on .     

On duality between étale groupoids and Hopf algebroids

For any étale Lie groupoid G over a smooth manifold M, the groupoid convolution algebra of smooth functions with compact support on G has a natural coalgebra structure over the commutative algebra which makes it into a Hopf algebroid. Conversely, for any Hopf algebroid A over we construct the associated spectral étale Lie groupoid over M such that is naturally isomorphic to G. Both these constructions are functorial, and is fully faithful left adjoint to . We give explicit conditions under which a Hopf algebroid is isomorphic to the Hopf algebroid of an étale Lie groupoid G.     

Fredholm differential operators with unbounded coefficients

We prove that a first-order linear differential operator G with unbounded operator coefficients is Fredholm on spaces of functions on with values in a reflexive Banach space if and only if the corresponding strongly continuous evolution family has exponential dichotomies on both and and a pair of the ranges of the dichotomy projections is Fredholm, and that the Fredholm index of G is equal to the Fredholm index of the pair. The operator G is the generator of the evolution semigroup associated with the evolution family. In the case when the evolution family is the propagator of a well-posed differential equation u′(t)=A(t)u(t) with, generally, unbounded operators , the operator G is a closure of the operator . Thus, this paper provides a complete infinite-dimensional generalization of well-known finite-dimensional results by Palmer, and by Ben-Artzi and Gohberg.     

Distance irredundance and connected domination numbers of a graph

Let k be a positive integer and G be a connected graph. This paper considers the relations among four graph theoretical parameters: the k-domination number γ_k(G), the connected k-domination number ; the k-independent domination number and the k-irredundance number ir_k(G). The authors prove that if an ir_k-set X is a k-independent set of G, then , and that for k?2, if ir_k(G)=1, if ir_k(G) is odd, and if ir_k(G) is even, which generalize some known results.     

Genericity of wild holomorphic functions and common hypercyclic vectors

Let T_α be the translation operator by α in the space of entire functions defined by . We prove that there is a residual set G of entire functions such that for every f∈G and every the sequence is dense in , that is, G is a residual set of common hypercyclic vectors ( functions) for the family . Also, we prove similar results for many families of operators as: multiples of differential operator, multiples of backward shift, weighted backward shifts.     

On the ideal structure of some Banach algebras related to convolution operators on L(G)

Let G be a locally compact group and let p∈(1,∞). Let be any of the Banach spaces C_δ,p(G), PF_p(G), M_p(G), AP_p(G), WAP_p(G), UC_p(G), PM_p(G), of convolution operators on L^p(G). It is shown that PF_p(G)′ can be isometrically embedded into UC_p(G)′. The structure of maximal regular ideals of (and of MA_p(G)″, B_p(G)″, W_p(G)″) is studied. Among other things it is shown that every maximal regular left (right, two sided) ideal in is either dense or is the annihilator of a unique element in the spectrum of A_p(G). Minimal ideals of is also studied. It is shown that a left ideal M in is minimal if and only if , where Ψ is either a right annihilator of or is a topologically x-invariant element (for some x∈G). Some results on minimal right ideals are also given.     

Coincidence of essential commutant and the double commutant relation in the Calkin algebra

Let B be a von Neumann algebra on a separable Hilbert space H. We show that, if the dimension of B as a linear space is infinite, then it has a proper C∗-subalgebra A whose essential commutant in coincides with the essential commutant of B. Moreover, if π is the quotient map from to the Calkin algebra , then π(A)≠π(B) and {π(A)}″=π(B).