2-universal -lattices over real quadratic fields

Let be a real quadratic field with m a square-free positive rational integer, and be the ring of integers in F. An -lattice L on a totally positive definite quadratic space V over F is called r-universal if L represents all totally positive definite -lattices l with rank r over . We prove that there exists no 2-universal -lattice over F with rank less than 6, and there exists a 2-universal -lattice over F with rank 6 if and only if m=2, 5. Moreover there exists only one 2-universal -lattice with rank 6, up to isometry, over .     

Conjugacy classes of affine automorphisms of and linear automorphisms of ℙ n in the Cremona groups

We describe the conjugacy classes of affine automorphisms in the group Aut(n,) (respectively Bir()) of automorphisms (respectively of birational maps) of . From this we deduce also the classification of conjugacy classes of automorphisms of ℙⁿ in the Cremona group Bir().     

Tannaka duality on quotient stacks

Let = [X/G] be the quotient stack of a scheme X by an affine group scheme G over a field k. Assume that there is a line bundle on whose underlying line bundle on X is very ample. Let VB() be the category of vector bundles on .We show that is canonically isomorphic to the stack of fiber functors on VB(). This is an analogue of the Tannaka duality for affine groups. Partially supported by CNCSIS contract no. 33079/2004     

Restriction of the cotangent bundle to elliptic curves and Hilbert-Kunz functions

We describe the possible restrictions of the cotangent bundle to an elliptic curve . We apply this in positive characteristic to the computation of the Hilbert-Kunz function of a homogeneous R₊-primary ideal in the graded section ring .     

Invertible modules for commutative -algebras with residue fields

The aim of this note is to understand under which conditions invertible modules over a commutative -algebra in the sense of Elmendorf, Kriz, Mandell & May give rise to elements in the algebraic Picard group of invertible graded modules over the coefficient ring by taking homotopy groups. If a connective commutative -algebra R has coherent localizations for every maximal ideal , then for every invertible R-module U, U_*=π_*U is an invertible graded R_*-module. In some non-connective cases we can carry the result over under the additional assumption that the commutative -algebra has ‘residue fields’ for all maximal ideals if the global dimension of R_* is small or if R is 2-periodic with underlying Noetherian complete local regular ring R₀. We apply these results to finite abelian Galois extensions of Lubin-Tate spectra.     

The theory of energy for sub-Laplacians with an application to quasi-continuity

In this paper, we provide a suitable theory for the energy where μ is a Radon measure and Γ is the fundamental solution of a sub-Laplacian on a stratified group As a significant application, we prove the quasi-continuity of superharmonic functions related to . The proofs are elementary and mostly rely on the use of appropriate mean-value formulas and mean-integral operators relevant to the Potential Theory for .     

The Rees algebra of a positive normal affine semigroup ring

Let R be a positive normal affine semigroup ring of dimension d and let be the maximal homogeneous ideal of R. We show that the integral closure of is equal to for all n ∈ℕ with n ≥ d − 2. From this we derive that the Rees algebra R[t] is normal in case that d ≤ 3. If emb dim(R) = d + 1, we can give a necessary and sufficient condition for R[t] to be normal.     

On the rank of abelian varieties over function fields

Let be a smooth projective curve defined over a number field k, A/k() an abelian variety and (τ, B) the k()/k-trace of A. We estimate how the rank of A(k())/τB(k) varies when we take a finite geometrically abelian cover defined over k. This work was partially supported by CNPq research grant 304424/2003-0, Pronex 41.96.0830.00 and CNPq Edital Universal 470099/2003-8. I would like to thank Douglas Ulmer for comments on how to treat the case of arbitrary ramification, but the conductor prime to the ramification locus, in the case of elliptic fibrations. I would also like to thank Marc Hindry for comments on the inequality comparing the conductors of A and A'. Finally, I also thank the referee for his comments and criticisms.     

Iwasawa invariants of galois deformations

Fix a residual ordinary representation :G_F→GL_n(k) of the absolute Galois group of a number field F. Generalizing work of Greenberg–Vatsal and Emerton–Pollack–Weston, we show that the Iwasawa invariants of Selmer groups of deformations of depends only on and the ramification of the deformation.     

Associated primes and cofiniteness of local cohomology modules

Let be an ideal of Noetherian ring R and let s be a non-negative integer. Let M be an R-module such that is finite R-module. If s is the first integer such that the local cohomology module is non -cofinite, then we show that is finite. In particular, the set of associated primes of is finite. Let be a local Noetherian ring and let M be a finite R-module. We study the last integer n such that the local cohomology module is not -cofinite and show that n just depends on the support of M.The research of the first author was supported in part by a grant from IPM (No. 83130114).The second author was supported by a grant from University of Tehran (No. 6103023/1/01).     

L p -Estimates for the Navier–Stokes Equations for Steady Compressible Flow

We consider the Navier–Stokes equations for compressible isentropic flow in the steady three-dimensional case. The pressure and the kinetic energy are estimated uniformly in L^q with being the density. This is an improvement of known estimates in the case Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): 35Q30, 76N10     

Diophantine inequalities involving several power sums

Let denote the ring of power sums, i.e. complex functions of the form for some and _iA, where is a multiplicative semigroup. Moreover, let We consider Diophantine inequalities of the form where >1 is a quantity depending on the dominant roots of the power sums appearing as coefficients in F(n,y), and show that all its solutions have y parametrized by some power sums from a finite set. This is a continuation of the work of Corvaja and Zannier [4–6] and of the authors [10, 18] on such problems.Mathematics Subject Classification (2000):11D45,11D61Revised version: 6 May 2004     

Infinitely many solutions of a semilinear problem for the Heisenberg Laplacian on the Heisenberg group

We study the semilinear equationwhere is the Heisenberg Laplacian and is the Heisenberg group. The function f C²(×, ) is supposed to satisfy some (subcritical) growth conditions and to be left invariant under the action of the subgroup of consisting of points with integer coordinates.. We show the existence of infinitely many solutions in the space S₁²(), which is the Heisenberg analogue of the Sobolev space W^1,2(^N).Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): 22E30, 22E27     

On the commutativity of <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis>* -algebras

Let be a C* -algebra. Let f be a non-constant complex-valued continuous function defined on a closed interval I. We shall show that f densely spans As an application, is commutative if f(x)f(y)=f(y)f(x) for all self-adjoint elements x and y in with spectrums contained in I.Mathematics Subject Classification (1991):Primary 46L05     

Cremona transformations and special double structures

We consider Cremona Transformations on , whose base locus schemes are double Fossum-Ferrand structures supported on a smooth, irreducible positive dimensional subvariety. We show that if the codimension of the base locus is 2 or if its dimension is no greater than , then N=3 and such a transformation is a Cubo-Cubic Cremona Transformation not defined along a twisted cubic curve. We also prove that the same conclusion holds for such Cremona Transformations either assuming Hartshorne Conjecture on Complete Intersections or that they are defined by degree three homogeneous polynomials.First author partially supported by DMAT/UFPE and by CNPq/Bolsa de Produtividade em Pesquisa.Second author partially supported by CNPQ/Bolsa de Produtividade em Pesquisa, and by PRONEX-FAPERJ/Geometria Algebrica e Algebra Comutativa.     

Quelques résultats sur les déformations équivariantes des courbes stables

Let G be a finite group, let g≥2 and g ′ ≥ 0 be integers. We introduce the algebraic stack classifying the stable curves of genus g endowed with an action of G faithful in each geometric fiber and such that the quotient of each fiber is a semi-stable curve of genus g′. We study the completion of the local rings of this algebraic stack. They are closely related to universal equivariant deformation rings R_C,G of stable curves endowed with a faithful action of G. A useful tool for this purpose is a local-global principle generalizing the one obtained by Bertin and Mézard in [BM00]. We then use the results we already proved in [Mau03b] and [Mau03a] to describe some properties of the space (purity, dimension).     

Eilenberg-Moore spectral sequence calculation of function space cohomology

The purpose of this article is to introduce an Eilenberg-Moore spectral sequence converging to the cohomology algebra of a function space with an adjunction space as its source. Computability of the spectral sequence is shown by determining explicitly the mod p cohomology algebra of the function space of maps from a non-orientable surface S to the classifying space of a simply-connected Lie group G whose homology is p-torsion free. Let M be a closed orientable 3-dimensional manifold. Applying the spectral sequence obtained from a Heegaard splitting of the manifold M, we also prove that is a direct summand of .Mathematics Subject Classification (2000):55T20, 57T35This research was partially supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)14540095 from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.     

Partial regularity for stationary harmonic maps at a free boundary

Let and be smooth Riemannian manifolds, of the dimension n≥2 with nonempty boundary, and compact without boundary. We consider stationary harmonic maps u ∈ H¹(, ) with a free boundary condition of the type u(∂) ⊂ Γ, given a submanifold Γ⊂. We prove partial boundary regularity, namely (sing(u))=0, a result that was until now only known in the interior of the domain (see [B]). The key of the proof is a new lemma that allows an extension of u by a reflection construction. Once the partial regularity theorem is known, it is possible to reduce the dimension of the singular set further under additional assumptions on the target manifold and the submanifold Γ.     

Inducing W-graphs II

Let be the Hecke algebra associated with a Coxeter group W, and the Hecke algebra associated with W_J, a parabolic subgroup of W. In [5] an algorithm was described for the construction of a W-graph for an induced module where V is an -module derived from a W_J-graph. This note is a continuation of [5], and involves the following results:[] inducing ordered and bipartite W-graphs;[] the relationship between the cell decomposition of a W_J-graph and the cell decomposition of the corresponding induced W-graph;[] a Mackey-type formula for the restriction of an induced W-graph;[] a formula relating the polynomials used in the construction of induced W-graphs to Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomials.The result on cells is a version of a Theorem of M. Geck [4], dealing with cells in W (allowing unequal parameters).Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): Primary 20C