On meromorphic solutions of <Emphasis Type="Italic">f</Emphasis><Superscript>2</Superscript> + <Emphasis Type="Italic">g</Emphasis><Superscript>2</Superscript> = 1

We show that meromorphic solutions f, g of f ² + g ² = 1 in C² must be constant, if f _z2 and g _z1 have the same zeros (counting multiplicities). We also apply the result to characterize meromorphic solutions of certain nonlinear partial differential equations.     

Minty Variational Inequalities,Increase-Along-Rays Property and Optimization<Superscript>1</Superscript>

Let E be a linear space, let K E and f:K . We formulate in terms of the lower Dini directional derivative problem GMVI (f ^,K ), which can be considered as a generalization of MVI (f ^,K ), the Minty variational inequality of differential type. We investigate, in the case of K star-shaped (SS), the existence of a solution x ^* of GMVI (f ^K ) and the property of f to increase-along-rays starting at x ^*, fIAR (K,x ^*). We prove that the GMVI (f ^,K ) with radially l.s.c. function f has a solution x ^* ker K if and only if fIAR (K,x ^*). Further, we prove that the solution set of the GMVI (f ^,K ) is a convex and radially closed subset of ker K. We show also that, if the GMVI (f ^,K ) has a solution x ^*K, then x ^* is a global minimizer of the problem min f(x), xK. Moreover, we observe that the set of the global minimizers of the related optimization problem, its kernel, and the solution set of the variational inequality can be different. Finally, we prove that, in the case of a quasiconvex function f, these sets coincide.     

The limit of <Emphasis Type="Italic">W</Emphasis><Superscript>1,1</Superscript> homeomorphisms with finite distortion

We show that the limit f of a weakly convergent sequence of W ^1,1 homeomorphisms f _j with finite distortion has finite distortion as well, provided that it is a homeomorphism. Moreover, the lower semicontinuity of the distortions is deduced both in case of outer and inner distortion.     

The structure on invariant measures of <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis><Superscript>1</Superscript> generic diffeomorphisms

Let Λ be an isolated non-trivial transitive set of a C 1 generic diffeomorphism f ∈ Diff (M ). We show that the space of invariant measures supported on Λ coincides with the space of accumulation measures of time averages on one orbit. Moreover, the set of points having this property is residual in Λ (which implies that the set of irregular+ points is also residual in Λ). As an application, we show that the non-uniform hyperbolicity of irregular+ points in Λ with totally 0 measure (resp., the non-uniform hyperbolicity of a generic subset in Λ) determines the uniform hyperbolicity of Λ.     

PL Homeomorphisms of the circle which are piecewise <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis><Superscript>1</Superscript> conjugate to irrational rotations

For a PL homeomorphism f with irrational rotation number , the following properties are equivalent(i) f is conjugate to the rotation by through a piecewise C ¹ homeomorphism,(ii) the number of break points of f ⁿ is bounded by some constant that doesnt depend on n,(iii) f is conjugate to an affine 2-intervals exchange transformation (with rotation number ) through a PL homeomorphism,(iv) f is conjugate to the rotation by through a piecewise analytic homeomorphism.     

On regular polynomial endomorphisms of ℂ<Superscript>2</Superscript> without bounded critical orbitswithout bounded critical orbits

We study conditions involving the critical set of a regular polynomial endomorphism f∶ℂ²↦ℂ² under which all complete external rays from infinity for f have well defined endpoints.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>2</Superscript>-rigidity in von Neumann algebras

We introduce the notion of L ²-rigidity for von Neumann algebras, a generalization of property (T) which can be viewed as an analogue for the vanishing of 1-cohomology into the left regular representation of a group. We show that L ²-rigidity passes to normalizers and is satisfied by nonamenable II₁ factors which are non-prime, have property Γ, or are weakly rigid. As a consequence we obtain that if M is a free product of diffuse von Neumann algebras, or if M=LΓ where Γ is a finitely generated group with β₁ ⁽²⁾(Γ)>0, then any nonamenable regular subfactor of M is prime and does not have properties Γ or (T). In particular this gives a new approach for showing solidity for a free group factor thus recovering a well known recent result of N. Ozawa.     

On the <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript>-conjecture for locally compact groups

Let G be a locally compact group. For 1 < p < ∞, it is well-known that f * g exists and belongs to L^p(G) for all f, g L^p (G) if and only if G is compact. Here, for 2 < p < ∞, we show that f * g exists for all f, g L^p(G) if and only if G is compact. We also show that this result does not remain true for 1 < p ≤ 2. Received: 23 April 2006     

Diffeomorphisms with <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript>-shadowing property

We give a characterization of structurally stable diffeomorphisms by making use of the notion of L ^p -shadowing property. More precisely, we prove that the set of structurally stable diffeomorphisms coincides with the C ¹-interior of the set of diffeomorphisms having L ^p -shadowing property.     

Entire solutions of certain partial differential equations in<Emphasis Type="Bold">C</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Superscript>

We describe entire solutions inC ⁿ of non-linear partial differential equations of the form (∂w/∂z _j ) ^k =f(w), wheref is a meromorphic function in the complex plane andk is a positive integer. Supported in part by the National Science Foundation (USA) Grant DMS-0100486.     

Multi-parameter singular radon transforms I: The <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>2</Superscript> theory

The purpose of this paper is to study the L ² boundedness of operators of the form f ↦ ψ(x) ∫ f (γ _t (x))K(t)dt, where γ _t (x) is a C ^∞ function defined on a neighborhood of the origin in (t, x) ∈ ℝ ^N × ℝ ⁿ , satisfying γ ₀(x) ≡ x, ψ is a C ^∞ cut-off function supported on a small neighborhood of 0 ∈ ℝ ⁿ , and K is a “multi-parameter singular kernel” supported on a small neighborhood of 0 ∈ ℝ ^N . The goal is, given an appropriate class of kernels K, to give conditions on γ such that every operator of the above form is bounded on L ². The case when K is a Calderón-Zygmund kernel was studied by Christ, Nagel, Stein, and Wainger; we generalize their conditions to the case when K has a “multi-parameter” structure. For example, when K is given by a “product kernel.” Even when K is a Calderón- Zygmund kernel, our methods yield some new results. This is the first paper in a three part series, the later two of which are joint with E. M. Stein. The second paper deals with the related question of L ^p boundedness, while the third paper deals with the special case when γ is real analytic.     

On the functional equation <Emphasis Type="Italic">Af</Emphasis><Superscript>2</Superscript> + <Emphasis Type="Italic">Bg</Emphasis><Superscript>2</Superscript> = 1 on the field of complex <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-adic numbers

For a fixed prime p, let C _p denote the complex p-adic numbers. For polynomials A, B ε C p [x] we consider decompositions A (x) f ² (x) + B (x) g ² (x) = 1 of entire functions f, g on C p and try to improve an impossibility result due to A. Boutabaa concerning transcendental f, g. We also provide a new proof of a p-adic diophantic statement due to D. N. Clark, which is an important ingredient of Boutabaa’s method.     

Elementary criteria for irreducibility of <Emphasis Type="Italic">f</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">X</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">r</Emphasis></Superscript>)

In this paper, very simple sufficient conditions for the irreducibility of f(X ^r ) over an arbitrary unique factorization domain Z are established.     

The mixed problem in <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript> for some two-dimensional Lipschitz domains

We consider the mixed problem,

Atomic hardy-type spaces between <Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis><Superscript>1</Superscript> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>1</Superscript> on metric spaces with non-doubling measures

Let ( Y,d,dl )\left( {\mathcal{Y},d,d\lambda } \right) be (ℝ ⁿ , |·|, μ), where |·| is the Euclidean distance, μ is a nonnegative Radon measure on ℝ ⁿ satisfying the polynomial growth condition, or the Gauss measure metric space (ℝ ⁿ , |·|, d _λ ), or the space (S, d, ρ), where S ≡ ℝ ⁿ ⋉ ℝ⁺ is the (ax + b)-group, d is the left-invariant Riemannian metric and ρ is the right Haar measure on S with exponential growth. In this paper, the authors introduce and establish some properties of the atomic Hardy-type spaces { X_s ( Y ) }_{0 < s \leqslant ￥}\left\{ {X_s \left( \mathcal{Y} \right)} \right\}_{0 < s \leqslant \infty } and the BMO-type spaces { BMO( Y, s ) }_{0 < s \leqslant ￥}\left\{ {BMO\left( {\mathcal{Y}, s} \right)} \right\}_{0 < s \leqslant \infty }. Let H ¹ ( Y )\left( \mathcal{Y} \right) be the known atomic Hardy space and L ₀¹ ( Y )\left( \mathcal{Y} \right) the subspace of f ∈ L ¹ ( Y )\left( \mathcal{Y} \right) with integral 0. The authors prove that the dual space of X _s ( Y )\left( \mathcal{Y} \right) is BMO( Y,s )BMO\left( {\mathcal{Y},s} \right) when s ∈ (0,∞), X _s ( Y )\left( \mathcal{Y} \right) = H ¹ ( Y )\left( \mathcal{Y} \right) when s ∈ (0, 1], and X _∞ ( Y )\left( \mathcal{Y} \right) = L ₀¹ ( Y )\left( \mathcal{Y} \right) (or L ¹ ( Y )\left( \mathcal{Y} \right)). As applications, the authors show that if T is a linear operator bounded from H ¹ ( Y )\left( \mathcal{Y} \right) to L ¹ ( Y )\left( \mathcal{Y} \right) and from L ¹ ( Y )\left( \mathcal{Y} \right) to L ^1,∞ ( Y )\left( \mathcal{Y} \right), then for all r ∈ (1,∞) and s ∈ (r,∞], T is bounded from X _r ( Y )\left( \mathcal{Y} \right) to the Lorentz space L ^1,s ( Y )\left( \mathcal{Y} \right), which applies to the Calderón-Zygmund operator on (ℝ ⁿ , |·|, μ), the imaginary powers of the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck operator on (ℝ ⁿ , |·|, d _γ ) and the spectral operator associated with the spectral multiplier on (S, d, ρ). All these results generalize the corresponding results of Sweezy, Abu-Shammala and Torchinsky on Euclidean spaces.     

Weighted <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript> boundedness for multilinear fractional integral on product spaces

For 0 < α < mn and nonnegative integers n ≥ 2, m ≥ 1, the multilinear fractional integral is defined by

<Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>1</Superscript>-convergence of complex double fourier series

It is proved that the complex double Fourier series of an integrable functionf(x, y) with coefficients c_jk satisfying certain conditions, will converge in L¹-norm. The conditions used here are the combinations of Tauberian condition of Hardy-Karamata kind and its limiting case. This paper extends the result of Bray [1] to complex double Fourier series. An erratum to this article is available at .     

A remark on the <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">1</Emphasis></Superscript>-lower semicontinuity for integral functionals in BV

We study the L ¹ -lower semicontinuity in BV of an integral functional of the type . Our assumptions on f extend previous results recently obtained by Gori, Maggi and Marcellini in the case where the above functional is restricted to W ^1,1 .     

Periodic shadowing and Ω-stability

We show that the following three properties of a diffeomorphism f of a smooth closed manifold are equivalent: (i) f belongs to the C ¹-interior of the set of diffeomorphisms having the periodic shadowing property; (ii) f has the Lipschitz periodic shadowing property; (iii) f is Ω-stable.     

Characterization of order 3 algebraic immersed minimal surfaces of <Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis><Superscript>3</Superscript>

In this paper we prove that if is a minimal immersion of a compact surface and , for some homogeneous polynomial f of degree 3 on R ⁴, then, M is a torus and is one of the examples given by Lawson (1970, Complete minimal surfaces in S ³. Ann. Math. 92(2), 335–374).