Heavy tail phenomenon and convergence to stable laws for iterated Lipschitz maps

We consider the Markov chain ${\{X_n^x\}_{n=0}^\infty}$ on ${\mathbb{R}^d}$ defined by the stochastic recursion ${X_{n}^{x}= \psi_{\theta_{n}} (X_{n-1}^{x})}$ , starting at ${x\in\mathbb{R}^d}$ , where ?? ₁, ?? ₂, . . . are i.i.d. random variables taking their values in a metric space ${(\Theta, \mathfrak{r})}$ , and ${\psi_{\theta_{n}} :\mathbb{R}^d\mapsto\mathbb{R}^d}$ are Lipschitz maps. Assume that the Markov chain has a unique stationary measure ??. Under appropriate assumptions on ${\psi_{\theta_n}}$ , we will show that the measure ?? has a heavy tail with the exponent ???>?0 i.e. ${\nu(\{x\in\mathbb{R}^d: |x| > t\})\asymp t^{-\alpha}}$ . Using this result we show that properly normalized Birkhoff sums ${S_n^x=\sum_{k=1}^n X_k^x}$ , converge in law to an ??-stable law for ${\alpha\in(0, 2]}$ .     

Composition Operators on Spaces of Fractional Cauchy Transforms

For ?? > 0, the Banach space ${\mathcal{F}_{\alpha}}$ is defined as the collection of functions f which can be represented as integral transforms of an appropriate kernel against a Borel measure defined on the unit circle T. Let ?? be an analytic self-map of the unit disc D. The map ?? induces a composition operator on ${\mathcal{F}_{\alpha}}$ if ${C_{\Phi}(f) = f \circ \Phi \in \mathcal{F}_{\alpha}}$ for any function ${f \in \mathcal{F}_{\alpha}}$ . Various conditions on ?? are given, sufficient to imply that C _?? is bounded on ${\mathcal{F}_{\alpha}}$ , in the case 0 < ?? < 1. Several of the conditions involve ???? and the theory of multipliers of the space ${\mathcal{F}_{\alpha}}$ . Relations are found between the behavior of C _?? and the membership of ?? in the Dirichlet spaces. Conditions given in terms of the generalized Nevanlinna counting function are shown to imply that ?? induces a bounded composition operator on ${\mathcal{F}_{\alpha}}$ , in the case 1/2 ?? ?? < 1. For such ??, examples are constructed such that ${\| \Phi \|_{\infty} = 1}$ and ${C_{\Phi}: \mathcal{F}_{\alpha} \rightarrow \mathcal{F}_{\alpha}}$ is bounded.     

On definability in some lattices of semigroup varieties

An identity of the form x ₁?x _n ??x _1?? x _2?? ?x _n?? where ?? is a non-trivial permutation on the set {1,??,n} is called a permutation identity. If u??v is a permutation identity, then ?(u??v) [respectively r(u??v)] is the maximal length of the common prefix [suffix] of the words u and v. A variety that satisfies a permutation identity is called permutative. If $\mathcal{V}$ is a permutative variety, then $\ell=\ell(\mathcal{V})$ [respectively $r=r(\mathcal{V})$ ] is the least ? [respectively r] such that $\mathcal{V}$ satisfies a permutation identity ?? with ?(??)=? [respectively r(??)=r]. A?variety that consists of nil-semigroups is called a nil-variety. If ?? is a set of identities, then $\operatorname {var}\varSigma$ denotes the variety of semigroups defined by ??. If $\mathcal{V}$ is a variety, then $L (\mathcal{V})$ denotes the lattice of all subvarieties of $\mathcal{V}$ . For ?,r??0 and n>1 let $\mathfrak{B}_{\ell,r,n}$ denote the set that consists of n! identities of the form $$t_1\cdots t_\ell x_1x_2 \cdots x_n z_{1}\cdots z_{r}\approx t_1\cdots t_\ell x_{1\pi}x_{2\pi} \cdots x_{n\pi}z_{1}\cdots z_{r}, $$ where ?? is a permutation on the set {1,??,n}. We prove that for each permutative nil-variety $\mathcal{V}$ and each $\ell\ge\ell(\mathcal{V})$ and $r\ge r(\mathcal{V})$ there exists n>1 such that $\mathcal{V}$ is definable by a first-order formula in $L(\operatorname{var}{\mathfrak{B}}_{l,r,n})$ if ???r or $\mathcal{V}$ is definable up to duality in $L(\operatorname{var}{\mathfrak{B}}_{\ell,r,n})$ if ?=r.     

A Congruence Connecting Latin Rectangles and Partial Orthomorphisms

A partial orthomorphism of ${\mathbb{Z}_{n}}$ is an injective map ${\sigma : S \rightarrow \mathbb{Z}_{n}}$ such that ${S \subseteq \mathbb{Z}_{n}}$ and ??(i)?Ci ? ??(j)? j (mod n) for distinct ${i, j \in S}$ . We say ?? has deficit d if ${|S| = n - d}$ . Let ??(n, d) be the number of partial orthomorphisms of ${\mathbb{Z}_{n}}$ of deficit d. Let ??(n, d) be the number of partial orthomorphisms ?? of ${\mathbb{Z}_n}$ of deficit d such that ??(i) ? {0, i} for all ${i \in S}$ . Then ??(n, d) =???(n, d)n ²/d ² when ${1\,\leqslant\,d < n}$ . Let R _{k, n} be the number of reduced k ×?n Latin rectangles. We show that $$R_{k, n} \equiv \chi (p, n - p)\frac{(n - p)!(n - p - 1)!^{2}}{(n - k)!}R_{k-p,\,n-p}\,\,\,\,(\rm {mod}\,p)$$ when p is a prime and ${n\,\geqslant\,k\,\geqslant\,p + 1}$ . In particular, this enables us to calculate some previously unknown congruences for R _{n, n} . We also develop techniques for computing ??(n, d) exactly. We show that for each a there exists??? _a such that, on each congruence class modulo??? _a , ??(n, n-a) is determined by a polynomial of degree 2a in n. We give these polynomials for ${1\,\leqslant\,a\,\leqslant 6}$ , and find an asymptotic formula for ??(n, n-a) as n ?? ??, for arbitrary fixed a.     

Eta Cocycles, Relative Pairings and the Godbillon–Vey Index Theorem

We prove a Godbillon?CVey index formula for longitudinal Dirac operators on a foliated bundle with boundary ${(X,\mathcal{F})}$ ; in particular, we define a Godbillon?CVey eta invariant on ${(\partial X,\mathcal{F}_{\partial}),}$ that is, a secondary invariant for longitudinal Dirac operators on type III foliations. Moreover, employing the Godbillon?CVey index as a pivotal example, we explain a new approach to higher index theory on geometric structures with boundary. This is heavily based on the interplay between the absolute and relative pairings of K-theory and cyclic cohomology for an exact sequence of Banach algebras, which in the present context takes the form ${0 \to \mathbf{\mathfrak{J}} \to \mathbf{\mathfrak{A}} \to \mathbf{\mathfrak{B}} \to 0}$ with ${ \mathbf{\mathfrak{J}}}$ dense and holomorphically closed in ${C^* (X,\mathcal{F})}$ and ${ \mathbf{\mathfrak{B}}}$ depending only on boundary data. Of particular importance is the definition of a relative cyclic cocycle ${(\tau_{GV}^r,\sigma_{GV})}$ for the pair ${\mathbf{\mathfrak{A}} \to \mathbf{\mathfrak{B}}}$ ; ${\tau_{GV}^r}$ is a cyclic cochain on ${\mathbf{\mathfrak{A}}}$ defined through a regularization à la Melrose of the usual Godbillon?CVey cyclic cocycle ?? _GV ; ?? _GV is a cyclic cocycle on ${\mathbf{\mathfrak{B}}}$ , obtained through a suspension procedure involving ?? _GV and a specific 1-cyclic cocycle (Roe??s 1-cocycle). We call ?? _GV the eta cocycle associated to ?? _GV . The Atiyah?CPatodi?CSinger formula is obtained by defining a relative index class ${{\rm Ind} (D,D^\partial) \in K_* (\mathbf{\mathfrak{A}}, \mathbf{\mathfrak{B}})}$ and establishing the equality ${\langle {\rm Ind} (D), [\tau_{GV}] \rangle\,=\,\langle {\rm Ind} (D,D^\partial), [(\tau^r_{GV}, \sigma_{GV})] \rangle}$ . The Godbillon?CVey eta invariant ?? _GV is obtained through the eta cocycle ?? _GV .     

Asymptotic analysis of a second-order singular perturbation model for phase transitions

We study the asymptotic behavior, as ${\varepsilon}$ tends to zero, of the functionals ${F^k_\varepsilon}$ introduced by Coleman and Mizel in the theory of nonlinear second-order materials; i.e., $$F^k_\varepsilon(u):=\int\limits_{I} \left(\frac{W(u)}{\varepsilon}-k\,\varepsilon\,(u')^2+\varepsilon^3(u'')^2\right)\,dx,\quad u\in W^{2,2}(I),$$ where k?>?0 and ${W:\mathbb{R}\to[0,+\infty)}$ is a double-well potential with two potential wells of level zero at ${a,b\in\mathbb{R}}$ . By proving a new nonlinear interpolation inequality, we show that there exists a positive constant k ₀ such that, for k?<?k ₀, and for a class of potentials W, ${(F^k_\varepsilon)}$ ??(L ¹)-converges to $$F^k(u):={\bf m}_k \, \#(S(u)),\quad u\in BV(I;\{a,b\}),$$ where m _k is a constant depending on W and k. Moreover, in the special case of the classical potential ${W(s)=\frac{(s^2-1)^2}{2}}$ , we provide an upper bound on the values of k such that the minimizers of ${F_\varepsilon^k}$ cannot develop oscillations on some fine scale and a lower bound on the values for which oscillations occur, the latter improving a previous estimate by Mizel, Peletier and Troy.     

A note on the Petri loci

Let ${\mathcal {M}_g}$ be the coarse moduli space of complex projective nonsingular curves of genus g. We prove that when the Brill?CNoether number ??(g, r, n) is non-negative every component of the Petri locus ${P^r_{g,n} \subset \mathcal {M}_g}$ whose general member is a curve C such that ${W^{r+1}_n(C) = \emptyset}$ , has codimension one in ${\mathcal {M}_g}$ .     

Global solutions in higher dimensions to a fourth-order parabolic equation modeling epitaxial thin-film growth

The initial-value problem for $$u_t=-\Delta^2 u - \mu\Delta u - \lambda \Delta |\nabla u|^2 + f(x)\qquad \qquad (\star)$$ is studied under the conditions ${{\frac{\partial}{\partial\nu}} u={\frac{\partial}{\partial\nu}} \Delta u=0}$ on the boundary of a bounded convex domain ${\Omega \subset {\mathbb{R}}^n}$ with smooth boundary. This problem arises in the modeling of the evolution of a thin surface when exposed to molecular beam epitaxy. Correspondingly the physically most relevant spatial setting is obtained when n?=?2, but previous mathematical results appear to concentrate on the case n?=?1. In this work, it is proved that when n??? 3,??? ?? 0, ???>?0 and ${f \in L^\infty(\Omega)}$ satisfies ${{\int_\Omega} f \ge 0}$ , for each prescribed initial distribution ${u_0 \in L^\infty(\Omega)}$ fulfilling ${{\int_\Omega} u_0 \ge 0}$ , there exists at least one global weak solution ${u \in L^2_{loc}([0,\infty); W^{1,2}(\Omega))}$ satisfying ${{\int_\Omega} u(\cdot,t) \ge 0}$ for a.e. t?>?0, and moreover, it is shown that this solution can be obtained through a Rothe-type approximation scheme. Furthermore, under an additional smallness condition on??? and ${\|f\|_{L^\infty(\Omega)}}$ , it is shown that there exists a bounded set ${S\subset L^1(\Omega)}$ which is absorbing for ${(\star)}$ in the sense that for any such solution, we can pick T?>?0 such that ${e^{2\lambda u(\cdot,t)}\in S}$ for all t?>?T, provided that ?? is a ball and u ₀ and f are radially symmetric with respect to x?=?0. This partially extends similar absorption results known in the spatially one-dimensional case. The techniques applied to derive appropriate compactness properties via a priori estimates include straightforward testing procedures which lead to integral inequalities involving, for instance, the functional ${{\int_\Omega} e^{2\lambda u}dx}$ , but also the use of a maximum principle for second-order elliptic equations.     

Index-modules and applications

Let K be a commutative field, ${A\subseteq K}$ be a Dedekind ring and V be a K-vector space. For any pair of A-lattices R????0 and S of V, we define an A-submodule ${\left[R : S\right]^{\prime}_{A}}$ of K, their A-index-module. Once the basic properties of these modules are stated, we show that this notion can be used to recover more usual ones: the group-index, the relative invariant, the Fitting ideal of R/S when ${S\subseteq R}$ , and the generalized index of Sinnott. As an example, we consider the following situation. Let F/k be a finite abelian extension of global function fields, with Galois group G, and degree g. Let ?? be a place of k which splits completely in F/k. Let ${{\mathcal O}_{F}}$ be the ring of functions of F, which are regular outside the places of F sitting over ??. Then one may use Stark units to define a subgroup ${\mathcal E_F}$ of ${{\mathcal O}_{F}^{\times}}$ , the group of units of ${\mathcal O_F}$ . We use the notion of index-module to prove that for every nontrivial irreducible rational character ?? of G, the ??-part of ${\mathbb Z\left[g^{-1}\right]\otimes_\mathbb Z\left(\mathcal O_F^\times/\mathcal E_F\right)}$ and the ??-part of ${\mathbb Z\left[g^{-1}\right]\otimes_\mathbb ZCl(\mathcal O_F)}$ have the same order.     

Extinction profile of the logarithmic diffusion equation

Let ${N \geq 3}$ and u be the solution of u _t = Δ log u in ${\mathbb{R}^N \times (0, T)}$ with initial value u ₀ satisfying ${B_{k_1}(x, 0) \leq u_{0} \leq B_{k_2}(x, 0)}$ for some constants k ₁ > k ₂ > 0 where ${B_k(x, t) = 2(N - 2)(T - t)_{+}^{N/(N - 2)}/(k + (T - t)_{+}^{2/(N - 2)}|x|^{2})}$ is the Barenblatt solution for the equation and ${u_0 - B_{k_0} \in L^{1}(\mathbb{R}^{N})}$ for some constant k ₀ > 0 if ${N \geq 4}$ . We give a new different proof on the uniform convergence and ${L^1(\mathbb{R}^N)}$ convergence of the rescaled function ${\tilde{u}(x, s) = (T - t)^{-N/(N - 2)}u(x/(T - t)^{-1/(N - 2)}, t), s = -{\rm log}(T - t)}$ , on ${\mathbb{R}^N}$ to the rescaled Barenblatt solution ${\tilde{B}_{k_0}(x) = 2(N - 2)/(k_0 + |x|^{2})}$ for some k ₀ > 0 as ${s \rightarrow \infty}$ . When ${N \geq 4, 0 \leq u_0(x) \leq B_{k_0}(x, 0)}$ in ${\mathbb{R}^N}$ , and ${|u_0(x) - B_{k_0}(x, 0)| \leq f \in L^{1}(\mathbb{R}^{N})}$ for some constant k ₀ > 0 and some radially symmetric function f, we also prove uniform convergence and convergence in some weighted L ¹ space in ${\mathbb{R}^N}$ of the rescaled solution ${\tilde{u}(x, s)}$ to ${\tilde{B}_{k_0}(x)}$ as ${s \rightarrow \infty}$ .     

Difference Inequalities for the Groups and Semigroups of Operators on Banach Spaces

Let ${\mathbf{T}=\{T(t)\} _{t\in\mathbb{R}}}$ be a ??(X, F)-continuous group of isometries on a Banach space X with generator A, where ??(X, F) is an appropriate local convex topology on X induced by functionals from ${ F\subset X^{\ast}}$ . Let ?? _A (x) be the local spectrum of A at ${x\in X}$ and ${r_{A}(x):=\sup\{\vert\lambda\vert :\lambda \in \sigma_{A}(x)\},}$ the local spectral radius of A at x. It is shown that for every ${x\in X}$ and ${\tau\in\mathbb{R},}$ $$\left\Vert T(\tau) x-x\right\Vert \leq \left\vert \tau \right\vert r_{A}(x)\left\Vert x\right\Vert.$$ Moreover if ${0\leq \tau r_{A}(x)\leq \frac{\pi}{2},}$ then it holds that $$\left\Vert T(\tau) x-T(-\tau)x\right\Vert \leq 2\sin \left(\tau r_{A}(x)\right)\left\Vert x\right\Vert.$$ Asymptotic versions of these results for C ₀-semigroup of contractions are also obtained. If ${\mathbf{T}=\{T(t)\}_{t\geq 0}}$ is a C ₀-semigroup of contractions, then for every ${x\in X}$ and ????? 0, $$\underset{t\rightarrow \infty }{\lim } \left\Vert T( t+\tau) x-T(t) x\right\Vert\leq\tau\sup\left\{ \left\vert \lambda \right\vert :\lambda \in\sigma_{A}(x)\cap i \mathbb{R} \right\} \left\Vert x\right\Vert. $$ Several applications are given.     

Nikodym Maximal Functions Associated with Variable Planes in {\mathbb{R}^{3}}

Given a vector field ${\mathfrak{a}}$ on ${\mathbb{R}^3}$ , we consider a mapping ${x\mapsto \Pi_{\mathfrak{a}}(x)}$ that assigns to each ${x\in\mathbb{R}^3}$ , a plane ${\Pi_{\mathfrak{a}}(x)}$ containing x, whose normal vector is ${\mathfrak{a}(x)}$ . Associated with this mapping, we define a maximal operator ${\mathcal{M}^{\mathfrak{a}}_N}$ on ${L^1_{loc}(\mathbb{R}^3)}$ for each ${N\gg 1}$ by $$\mathcal{M}^{\mathfrak{a}}_Nf(x)=\sup_{x\in\tau} \frac{1}{|\tau|} \int_{\tau}|f(y)|\,dy$$ where the supremum is taken over all 1/N ×? 1/N?× 1 tubes τ whose axis is embedded in the plane ${\Pi_\mathfrak{a}(x)}$ . We study the behavior of ${\mathcal{M}^{\mathfrak{a}}_N}$ according to various vector fields ${\mathfrak{a}}$ . In particular, we classify the operator norms of ${\mathcal{M}^{\mathfrak{a}}_N}$ on ${L^2(\mathbb{R}^3)}$ when ${\mathfrak{a}(x)}$ is the linear function of the form (a ₁₁ x ₁?+?a ₂₁ x ₂, a ₁₂ x ₁?+?a ₂₂ x ₂, 1). The operator norm of ${\mathcal{M}^\mathfrak{a}_N}$ on ${L^2(\mathbb{R}^3)}$ is related with the number given by $$D=(a_{12}+a_{21})^2-4a_{11}a_{22}.$$      

Levi Factors of the Special Fiber of a Parahoric Group Scheme and Tame Ramification

Let $\cal{A}$ be a Henselian discrete valuation ring with fractions K and with perfect residue field k of characteristic p?>?0. Let G be a connected and reductive algebraic group over K, and let $\cal{P}$ be a parahoric group scheme over $\cal{A}$ with generic fiber ${\cal{P}}_{/K} = G$ . The special fiber ${\cal{P}}_{/k}$ is a linear algebraic group over k. If G splits over an unramified extension of K, we proved in some previous work that the special fiber ${\cal{P}}_{/k}$ has a Levi factor, and that any two Levi factors of ${\cal{P}}_{/k}$ are geometrically conjugate. In the present paper, we extend a portion of this result. Following a suggestion of Gopal Prasad, we prove that if G splits over a tamely ramified extension of K, then the geometric special fiber ${\cal{P}}_{/k_{\rm{alg}}}$ has a Levi factor, where k _alg is an algebraic closure of k.     

Cops and Robber Game with a Fast Robber on Expander Graphs and Random Graphs

We consider a variant of the Cops and Robber game, in which the robber has unbounded speed, i.e., can take any path from her vertex in her turn, but she is not allowed to pass through a vertex occupied by a cop. Let ${c_{\infty}(G)}$ denote the number of cops needed to capture the robber in a graph G in this variant. We characterize graphs G with c _??(G) =? 1, and give an ${O( \mid V(G)\mid^2)}$ algorithm for their detection. We prove a lower bound for c _?? of expander graphs, and use it to prove three things. The first is that if ${np \geq 4.2 {\rm log}n}$ then the random graph ${G= \mathcal{G}(n, p)}$ asymptotically almost surely has ${\eta_{1}/p \leq \eta_{2}{\rm log}(np)/p}$ , for suitable positive constants ${\eta_{1}}$ and ${\eta_{2}}$ . The second is that a fixed-degree random regular graph G with n vertices asymptotically almost surely has ${c_{\infty}(G) = \Theta(n)}$ . The third is that if G is a Cartesian product of m paths, then ${n/4km^2 \leq c_{\infty}(G) \leq n/k}$ , where ${n = \mid V(G)\mid}$ and k is the number of vertices of the longest path.     

Homogenization of the Neumann problem in perforated domains: an alternative approach

The main result of this paper is a compactness theorem for families of functions in the space SBV (Special functions of Bounded Variation) defined on periodically perforated domains. Given an open and bounded set ${\Omega\subseteq\mathbb{R}^n}$ , and an open, connected, and (?1/2, 1/2) ⁿ -periodic set ${P\subseteq\mathbb{R}^n}$ , consider for any ???>?0 the perforated domain ?? _?? :=????????? P. Let ${(u_\varepsilon)\subset SBV^p(\Omega_{\varepsilon})}$ , p?>?1, be such that ${\int_{\Omega_{\varepsilon}}\left|{\nabla{u}_\varepsilon}\right|^pdx+\mathcal{H}^{n-1}(S_{u_\varepsilon}\,\cap\,\Omega_{\varepsilon}) +\left\Vert{u_\varepsilon}\right\Vert_{L^p(\Omega_{\varepsilon})}}$ is bounded. Then, we prove that, up to a subsequence, there exists ${u\in GSBV^p\,\cap\, L^p(\Omega)}$ satisfying ${\lim_\varepsilon\left\Vert{u-u_\varepsilon}\right\Vert_{L^1(\Omega_{\varepsilon})}=0}$ . Our analysis avoids the use of any extension procedure in SBV, weakens the hypotheses on P to the minimal ones and simplifies the proof of the results recently obtained in Focardi et?al. (Math Models Methods Appl Sci 19:2065?C2100, 2009) and Cagnetti and Scardia (J Math Pures Appl (9), to appear). Among the arguments we introduce, we provide a localized version of the Poincaré-Wirtinger inequality in SBV. As a possible application we study the asymptotic behavior of a brittle porous material represented by the perforated domain ?? _?? . Finally, we slightly extend the well-known homogenization theorem for Sobolev energies on perforated domains.     

Generalized \mathcal{C}-concave conditions and their applications

We first introduce two general $\mathcal{C}$ -concave conditions, and show the implications between $\mathcal{C}$ -concave, diagonally $\mathcal{C}$ -concave, diagonally $\mathcal{C}$ -quasiconcave, and ??-diagonally $\mathcal{C}$ -quasiconcave conditions which generalize both concavity and quasiconcavity simultaneously without assuming the linear structure. Using the ??-diagonal $\mathcal{C}$ -quasiconcavity, we prove two non-compact minimax inequalities in a topological space which generalize Fan??s minimax inequality and its generalizations in several aspects. As applications, we will prove a general minimax theorem and basic geometric formulations of the minimax inequality in a topological space.     

Prescribed diagonal Schouten tensor in locally conformally flat manifolds

We consider the pseudo-euclidean space ${(\mathbb{R}^n, g)}$ , with n ≥  3 and ${g_{ij} = \delta_{ij} \varepsilon_i, \varepsilon_i = \pm 1}$ and tensors of the form ${T = \sum \nolimits_i \varepsilon_i f_i (x) dx_i^2}$ . In this paper, we obtain necessary and sufficient conditions for a diagonal tensor to admit a metric ${\bar{g}}$ , conformal to g, so that ${A_{\bar g}=T}$ , where ${A_{\bar g}}$ is the Schouten Tensor of the metric ${\bar g}$ . The solution to this problem is given explicitly for special cases for the tensor T, including a case where the metric ${\bar g}$ is complete on ${\mathbb{R}^n}$ . Similar problems are considered for locally conformally flat manifolds. As an application of these results we consider the problem of finding metrics ${\bar g}$ , conformal to g, such that ${\sigma_2 ({\bar g })}$ or ${\frac{\sigma_2 ({\bar g })}{\sigma_1 ({\bar g })}}$ is equal to a given function. We prove that for some functions, f ₁ and f ₂, there exist complete metrics ${\bar{g} = g/{\varphi^2}}$ , such that ${\sigma_2 ({\bar g }) = f_1}$ or ${\frac{\sigma_2 ({\bar g })}{\sigma_1 ({\bar g })} = f_2}$ .     

Cohomology and Support Varieties for Restricted Lie Superalgebras

Let $(\mathfrak{g}, [p]) $ be a restricted Lie superalgebra over an algebraically closed field k of characteristic p?>?2. Let $\mathfrak{u}(\mathfrak{g})$ denote the restricted enveloping algebra of $\mathfrak{g}$ . In this paper we prove that the cohomology ring $\operatorname{H}^\bullet(\mathfrak{u}(\mathfrak{g}), k)$ is finitely generated. This allows one to define support varieties for finite dimensional $\mathfrak{u}(\mathfrak{g})$ -supermodules. We also show that support varieties for finite dimensional $\mathfrak{u}(\mathfrak{g})$ - supermodules satisfy the desirable properties of a support variety theory.     

Line transversals to blown up closed balls

The number ?? _d (k) is defined as the minimum ???>?0 such that the following holds: For any finite family ${\mathcal {F}=\{B_1,B_2, \ldots , B_n\}}$ of closed balls in ${{\mathbb{R}}^d}$ such that every k elements of ${\mathcal {F}}$ have a common line transversal, the elements of the blown up family ${\lambda\mathcal {F}=\{\lambda B_1,\lambda B_2, \ldots , \lambda B_n\}}$ have a common line transversal. In this paper we show that ${\lambda_d(d+1)\leq4, \lambda_2(4)\leq 2\sqrt 2}$ and ??₂(3)?<?2.88.