Equational Theories for Classes of Finite Semigroups

It is proved that there exists an infinite sequence of finitely based semigroup varieties such that, for all i, an equational theory for and for the class of all finite semigroups in is undecidable while an equational theory for and for the class of all finite semigroups in is decidable. An infinite sequence of finitely based semigroup varieties is constructed so that, for all i, an equational theory for and for the class of all finite semigroups in is decidable whicle an equational theory for and for the class of all finite semigroups in is not.     

Four-Dimensional Compact Projective Planes with a Solvable Collineation Group

We consider a four-dimensional compact projective plane whose collineation group is six-dimensional and solvable with a nilradical N isomorphic to Nil×R, where Nil denotes the three-dimensional, simply connected, non-Abelian, nilpotent Lie group. We assume that fixes a flag p W, acts transitively on and fixes no point in the set W\p. Under these conditions, we will prove that either contains a three-dimensional group of elations or acts doubly transitively on .     

On the Admissibility of Some Linear and Projective Groups in Odd Characteristic

A bijective mapping defined on a finite group G is complete if the mapping defined by , , is bijective. In 1955 M. Hall and L. J. Paige conjectured that a finite group G has a complete mapping if and only if a Sylow 2-subgroup of G is non-cyclic or trivial. This conjecture is still open. In this paper we construct a complete mapping for the projective groups PSL and PGL(2,q),q odd. As a consequence, we prove that in odd characteristic the projective groups PGL(n,q GL , admit a complete mapping.     

A New Cover of the 3-Local Geometry of Co1

The 3-local geometry of the sporadic simple group Co₁ has been known to have a cover with a flag-transitive automorphism group which is a nonsplit extension of an elementary Abelian 2-group of rank 24 (the Leech lattice modulo 2) by Co₁. It was conjectured that was simply connected. We disprove this conjecture by constructing a double cover of . The automorphism group of is of the shape . However, it is not isomorphic to the involution centralizer of the Monster sporadic simple group.     

Sub-weakly Embedded Singular and Degenerate Polar Spaces

We show that every sub-weak embedding of any singular (degenerate or not) orthogonal or unitary polar space of non-singular rank at least 3 in a projective space PG , a commutative field, is the projection of a full embedding in some subspace PG of PG , where PG contains PG and is a subfield of . The same result is proved in the symplectic case under the assumption that the field over which the polarity is defined is perfect if the characteristic is 2 and if each secant line of the embedded polar space contains exactly two points of . This completes the classification of all sub-weak embeddings of orthogonal, symplectic and unitary polar spaces (singular or not; degenerate or not) of non-singular rank at least 3 and defined over a commutative field , where in the characteristic 2 case is perfect if the polar space is symplectic and the degree of the embedding is 2.     

On the Irreducibility of Commuting Varieties Associated with Involutions of Simple Lie Algebras

Let be a reductive Lie algebra over an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero and an arbitrary -grading. We consider the variety , which is called the commuting variety associated with the -grading. Earlier it was proved by the author that is irreducible, if the -grading is of maximal rank. Now we show that is irreducible for and (E₆,F₄). In the case of symmetric pairs of rank one, we show that the number of irreducible components of is equal to that of nonzero non--regular nilpotent G ₀-orbits in . We also discuss a general problem of the irreducibility of commuting varieties.     

Quotient Groups of Groups of Certain Classes

For an arbitrary variety of groups and an arbitrary class of groups that is closed on quotient groups, we prove that a quotient group G/N of the group G possesses an invariant system with - and -factors (respectively, is a residually -group) if G possesses an invariant system with - and -factors (respectively, is a residually -group) and N (respectively, N is a maximal invariant -subgroup of the group G).     

Factorizations of One-Generated Composition Formations

A non-empty formation of finite groups is said to be solubly saturated, or we call it a composition formation, if every finite group G having a normal subgroup N such that belongs to . An intersection of all composition formations containing a given group G is denoted cformG. Conditions are described under which has the form , where .     

Tissus linéaires et théorèmes d'algébrisation de type Abdel-inverse et Reiss-inverse

A d-web in ( ,0) is given by d complex analytic foliations of codimension one in ( ,0) which are in general position. A d-web in ( ,0) is linear if all the leaves are (pieces of) hyperplanes in and is algebraic if it is associated, by duality, to a nondegenerate algebraic curve in of degree d. We characterize linear webs in ( ,0). We give explicit conditions under which a linear d-web in ( ,0) is algebraic and we obtain equations for in this case. Some related problems are discussed and some questions are posed.     

Extremal Decomposition Problems in the Space of Riemann Surfaces

An extension of a theorem on extremal decomposition of a Riemann surface is obtained. The problem of extremal decomposition is extended from the case of a Riemann surface with a prescribed set of distinguished points to the case of the Teichmüller space corresponding to under quasiconformal homeomorphisms f. For the functional of our problem on extremal decomposition of a surface , we consider a function expressing the dependence of the extremal value of on a point . Differentiation formulas for the function are derived. These formulas are different and depend on the genus g of the surface . The case where the function is pluriharmonic is considered. Bibliography: 8 titles.     

The property of having independent basis in semigroup varieties

There exist independently based semigroup varieties and , , such that has no cover in the interval [ ; ].Translated from Algebra i Logika, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 81–96, January–February, 2005.     

Discussing Knarr's 2-Surface of \mathbb{R} 4 which Generates the First Single Shift Plane

The generating line of the first single shift plane (cf. [11, p. 435]) is a 2-surface of ⁴ which we call the the affine part of Knarr's surface. We compute all affinities leaving invariant. After embedding ⁴ into PG(4, ) we calculate the uniquely determined projective closure _Kn of . Using a suitable projection we transform questions on Knarr's surface to questions on Cayley's surface in PG(3, ). In this way we determine all planes carrying 1-dimensional algebraic varieties of _Kn . We exhibit all automorphic collineations of _Kn .     

Right distributive quasigroups on algebraic varieties

In this paper we develop a structure theory of algebraic right distributive quasigroups which correspond to closed and connected conjugacy classes generating algebraic Fischer groups (in the sense of [6]) such that the mappingx x ^–1 ax, fora , is an automorphism of (as variety). We also give examples of algebraic Fischer groups where this does not happen. It becomes clear that the class of algebraic right distributive quasigroups has nice properties concerning subquasigroups, normal subquasigroups and direct product.We give a complete classification of one- and two-dimensional as well as of minimal algebraic right distributive quasigroups.     

Continuous Functors and Duality

Let be an associative ring with identity, and let be the category of left unitary -modules. A complete characterization of continuous additive co- and contravariant functors is given. Such functors are either representable, or equivalent to a tensor product, or trivial ones. The class of categories that are dual to and, therefore, are equivalent to the category of compact right -modules is constructed by purely algebraic means. A canonical category is singled out in this class. A purely algebraic structure that is equivalent to the topology-algebraic structure of compact right -modules is constructed. Algebraic analogs of connection and complete disconnection are given. Bibliography: 6 titles.     

Zonotopal Subdivisions of Cyclic Zonotopes

The cyclic zonotope (n, d) is the zonotope in ^d generated by any n distinct vectors of the form (1, t, t ²,..., t ^d–1). It is proved that the refinement poset of all proper zonotopal subdivisions of (n, d) which are induced by the canonical projection : (n, d) (n, d), in the sense of Billera and Sturmfels, is homotopy equivalent to a sphere and that any zonotopal subdivision of (n, d) is shellable. The first statement gives an affirmative answer to the generalized Baues problem in a new special case and refines a theorem of Sturmfels and Ziegler on the extension space of an alternating oriented matroid. An important ingredient in the proofs is the fact that all zonotopal subdivisions of (n, d) are stackable in a suitable direction. It is shown that, in general, a zonotopal subdivision is stackable in a given direction if and only if a certain associated oriented matroid program is Euclidean, in the sense of Edmonds and Mandel.     

On Plane Maximal Curves

The number N of rational points on an algebraic curve of genus g over a finite field satisfies the Hasse–Weil bound . A curve that attains this bound is called maximal. With and , it is known that maximalcurves have . Maximal curves with have been characterized up to isomorphism. A natural genus to be studied is and for this genus there are two non-isomorphic maximal curves known when . Here, a maximal curve with genus g ₂ and a non-singular plane model is characterized as a Fermat curve of degree .     

Semisimple Lie Algebras of Differential Operators

Starting from the commutation relations in a complex semisimple Lie algebra , one may obtain a space of vector fields on Euclidean space such that and are isomorphic when is equipped with the usual Lie bracket between vector fields and the isotropy subalgebra of is a Borel subalgebra . Furthermore, one may adjoin to the vector fields in multiplication operators to obtain an -parameter family of distinct presentations of as spaces of differential operators, where is the dual of a Cartan subalgebra. Some of these presentations will preserve a space of polynomials on Euclidean space, and, in fact, all the finite-dimensional representations of can be presented in this way. All of this is carried out explicitly for arbitrary . In doing so, one discovers there is a Lie group of diffeomorphisms of the unipotent subgroup N complementary to B which acts on these presentations and preserves a certain notion of weight.     

On Analogs of the Tits Alternative for Groups of Homeomorphisms of the Circle and of the Line

In [1] G. Margulis proved Ghys's conjecture stating the validity of the following analog of the Tits alternative: either the group of homeomorphisms of the circle possesses a free subgroup with two generators or there is an invariant probabilistic measure on S ¹ . In the present paper, we prove the following strengthening of Margulis's statement: an invariant probabilistic measure for a group exists if and only if the quotient group does not contain a free subgroup with two generators (here is some specific subgroup of G defined in a canonical way). We also formulate and prove analogs of the Tits alternative for groups of homeomorphisms of the line.     

A Constructive Proof of the Generalized Gelfand Isomorphism

Using an analog of the classical Frobenius recursion, we define the notion of a Frobenius -homomorphism. For , this is an ordinary ring homomorphism. We give a constructive proof of the following theorem. Let X be a compact Hausdorff space, the th symmetric power of X, and the algebra of continuous complex-valued functions on X with the sup-norm; then the evaluation map defined by the formula identifies the space with the space of all Frobenius -homomorphisms of the algebra into with the weak topology.     

Groupe modulaire, fractions continues et approximation diophantienne en caractéristique p

The aim of this paper is to give a geometric interpretation of the continued fraction expansion in the field of formal Laurent series in X ^–1 over , in terms of the action of the modular group on the Bruhat–Tits tree of , and to deduce from it some corollaries for the diophantine approximation of formal Laurent series in X ^–1 by rational fractions in X.