Special orthogonal splittings of<Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Stack><Subscript>1</Subscript><Superscript>2<Emphasis Type="Italic">k</Emphasis></Superscript></Stack>

We show that for each positive integerk there is ak×k matrixB with ±1 entries such that puttingE to be the span of the rows of thek×2k matrix [√kI _k,B], thenE,E ^⊥ is a Kashin splitting: TheL ₁ ^2k and theL ₂ ^2k are universally equivalent on bothE andE ^⊥. Moreover, the probability that a random ±1 matrix satisfies the above is exponentially close to 1. Supported by the Israel Science Foundation.     

Orthonormal bases associated with multi-knot piecewise linear function sequences on [0, 1)<Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Superscript>

We investigate two classes of orthonormal bases for L^2（[0, 1）^n）. The exponential parts of those bases are multi-knot piecewise linear functions which are called spectral sequences. We characterize the multi-knot piecewise linear spectral sequences and give an application of the first class of piecewise linear spectral sequences.     

Rearrangement Invariant Continuous Linear Functionals on Weak <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>1</Superscript>

We show that in the dual of Weak L¹ the subspace of all rearrangement invariant continuous linear functionals is lattice isometric to a space L¹(μ) and is the linear hull of the maximal elements of the dual unit ball. We also show that the dual of Weak L¹ contains a norm closed weak* dense ideal which is lattice isometric to an ℓ¹-sum of spaces of type C(K). Helmut H. Schaefer in memoriam     

<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.     

The Riemannian <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>2</Superscript> topology on the manifold of Riemannian metrics

We study the manifold of all Riemannian metrics over a closed, finite-dimensional manifold. In particular, we investigate the topology on the manifold of metrics induced by the distance function of the L ² Riemannian metric—so-called because it induces an L ² topology on each tangent space. It turns out that this topology on the tangent spaces gives rise to an L ¹-type topology on the manifold of metrics itself. We study this new topology and its completion, which agrees homeomorphically with the completion of the L ² metric. We also give a user-friendly criterion for convergence (with respect to the L ² metric) in the manifold of metrics.     

Approximating <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis><Superscript>0</Superscript>-foliations by contact structures

We show that any co-orientable foliation of dimension two on a closed orientable 3-manifold with continuous tangent plane field can be C ⁰-approximated by both positive and negative contact structures unless all leaves of the foliation are simply connected. As applications we deduce that the existence of a taut C ⁰-foliation implies the existence of universally tight contact structures in the same homotopy class of plane fields and that a closed 3-manifold that admits a taut C ⁰-foliation of codimension-1 is not an L-space in the sense of Heegaard-Floer homology.     

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.     

Integrability and <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>1</Superscript>-convergence of double cosine trigonometric series

We study here L1-convergence of new modified double cosine trigonometric sum and obtain a new necessary and sufficient condition for L1-convergence of double cosine trigonometric series.Also,the results obtained by Moricz[1],[2] are particular cases of ours.     

On a characterization of orthogonality with respect to particular sequences of random variables in <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>2</Superscript>

This note deals with the orthogonality between sequences of random variables. The main idea of the note is to apply the results on equidistant systems of points in a Hilbert space to the case of the space L ²(Ω, F, ℙ) of real square integrable random variables. The main result gives a necessary and sufficient condition for a particular sequence of random variables (elements of which are taken from sets of equidistant elements of L ²(Ω, F, ℙ) to be orthogonal to some other sequence in L ²(Ω, F, ℙ). The result obtained is interesting from the point of view of the time series analysis, since it can be applied to a class of sequences random variables that exhibit a monotonically increasing variance. An application to ergodic theorem is also provided.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>2</Superscript>-Betti numbers of one-relator groups

We determine the L ²-Betti numbers of all one-relator groups and all surface-plus-one-relation groups. We also obtain some information about the L ²-cohomology of left-orderable groups, and deduce the non-L ² result that, in any left-orderable group of homological dimension one, all two-generator subgroups are free. Warren Dicks was Funded by the DGI (Spain) through Project BFM2003-06613.     

Littlewood–Paley theorem on spaces <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">t</Emphasis>)</Superscript>(ℝ<Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Superscript>)

We point out that if the Hardy–Littlewood maximal operator is bounded on the space L ^p(t)(ℝ), 1 < a ≤ p(t) ≤ b < ∞, t ∈ ℝ, then the well-known characterization of the spaces L ^p (ℝ), 1 < p < ∞, by the Littlewood–Paley theory extends to the space L ^p(t)(ℝ). We show that, for n > 1 , the Littlewood–Paley operator is bounded on L ^p(t) (ℝ ⁿ ), 1 < a ≤ p(t) ≤ b < ∞, t ∈ ℝ ⁿ , if and only if p(t) = const. Published in Ukrains’kyi Matematychnyi Zhurnal, Vol. 60, No. 12, pp. 1709–1715, December, 2008.     

Time-dependent diffusion operators on <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>1</Superscript>

We study the Cauchy problem for time-dependent diffusion operators with singular coefficients on L¹-spaces induced by infinitesimal invariant measures. We give sufficient conditions on the coefficients such that the Cauchy-Problem is well-posed. We construct associated diffusion processes with the help of the theory of generalized Dirichlet forms. We apply our results in particular to construct a large class of Nelson-diffusions that could not been constructed before.     

Continuation of <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>2</Superscript>-holomorphic functions

Let be a bounded domain in Cⁿ and let L²_h() be the L²-holomorphic functions on . We show that the envelope of holomorphy and the L²_h()-envelope of holomorphy of differ by at most a pluripolar set.Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): 32D10, 32A36, 32U30This article is based on work the author did during his Ph.D. studies at the University of Michigan under the supervision of John Erik Fornæss.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>2</Superscript>-harmonic forms and stable hypersurfaces in space forms

We prove that a complete noncompact orientable stable minimal hypersurface in \mathbbSⁿ⁺¹{\mathbb{S}^{n+1}} (n ≤ 4) admits no nontrivial L ²-harmonic forms. We also obtain that a complete noncompact strongly stable hypersurface with constant mean curvature in \mathbbRⁿ⁺¹{\mathbb{R}^{n+1}} or \mathbbSⁿ⁺¹{\mathbb{S}^{n+1}} (n ≤ 4) admits no nontrivial L ²-harmonic forms. These results are generalized versions of Tanno’s result on stable minimal hypersurfaces in \mathbbRⁿ⁺¹{\mathbb{R}^{n+1}}.     

Optimal Domains for <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>0</Superscript>-valued Operators Via Stochastic Measures

We study extension of operators T: E→ L⁰([0, 1]), where E is an F–function space and L⁰([0, 1]) the space of measurable functions with the topology of convergence in measure, to domains larger than E, and we study the properties of such domains. The main tool is the integration of scalar functions with respect to stochastic measures and the corresponding spaces of integrable functions. Partially supported by D.G.I. #MTM2006-13000-C03-01 (Spain).     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>2</Superscript>-Invariants of finite aspherical CW-complexes

Let X be a finite aspherical CW-complex whose fundamental group π ₁(X) possesses a subnormal series with a non-trivial elementary amenable group G ₀. We investigate the L ²-invariants of the universal covering of such a CW-complex X. The main result is the proof of the vanishing of the L ²-torsion under the condition that π ₁(X) has semi-integral determinant. We further show that the Novikov–Shubin invariants are positive.     

The first <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript>-cohomology of some groups with one end

Let p be a real number greater than one. In this paper we study the vanishing and nonvanishing of the first L ^p -cohomology space of some groups that have one end. We also make a connection between the first L ^p -cohomolgy space and the Floyd boundary of the Cayley graph of a group. We apply the result about Floyd boundaries to show that there exists a real number p such that the first L ^p -cohomology space of a nonelementary hyperbolic group does not vanish. Received: 4 August 2006 Revised: 2 November 2006     

Summability Kernels for <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript> Multipliers

In this article we study the problem of extending Fourier Multipliers on L ^p (T) to those on L ^p (R) by taking convolution with a kernel, called a summability kernel. We characterize the space of such kernels for the cases p = 1 and p = 2. For other values of p we give a necessary condition for a function to be a summability kernel. For the case p = 1, we present properties of measures which are transferred from M(T) to M(R) by summability kernels. Furthermore it is shown that every l _p sequence can be extended to some L ^q (R) multipliers for certain values of p and q.     

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.     

Eigensystem of an <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>2</Superscript>-perturbed harmonic oscillator is an unconditional basis

For any complex valued L ^p -function b(x), 2 ≤ p < ∞, or L ^∞-function with the norm ‖b↾L ^∞‖ < 1, the spectrum of a perturbed harmonic oscillator operator L = −d ²/dx ² + x ² + b(x) in L ²(ℝ¹) is discrete and eventually simple. Its SEAF (system of eigen- and associated functions) is an unconditional basis in L ²(ℝ).