Homology Groups of Conormal Varieties

Let G be a real Lie group acting on real analytic manifold with finitely many orbits. We prove that the characteristic cycle map is a surjective homomorphism from the K-group of G-equivariant sheaves on X to the top homology group of the conormal variety of the G-action on X. We also show that the top homology group of the G-action on X is a free -module of rank equal to the number of G-orbits. This work was completed with the support of the Ministry of Science, Education and Sport of Croatia, and Infodesign d.o.o., Varaždin.     

Groups with All Subgroups Pronormal-by-Finite

A subgroup X of a group G is called pronormal-by-finite if there exists a pronormal subgroup Y of G such that Y ≤ X and |X : Y| is finite. The structure of (generalized) soluble groups in which all subgroups are pronormal-by-finite is investigated. Among other results, it is proved in particular that a finitely generated soluble group with such property is central-by-finite, provided that it has no infinite dihedral sections.     

The Schur property for subgroup lattices of groups

A classical theorem of Schur states that if the centre of a group G has finite index, then the commutator subgroup G′ of G is finite. A lattice analogue of this result is proved in this paper: if a group G contains a modularly embedded subgroup of finite index, then there exists a finite normal subgroup N of G such that G/N has modular subgroup lattice. Here a subgroup M of a group G is said to be modularly embedded in G if the lattice is modular for each element x of G. Some consequences of this theorem are also obtained; in particular, the behaviour of groups covered by finitely many subgroups with modular subgroup lattice is described. Received: 16 October 2007, Final version received: 22 February 2008     

Fredholm Properties of Band-dominated Operators on Periodic Discrete Structures

Let (X, ~) be a combinatorial graph the vertex set X of which is a discrete metric space. We suppose that a discrete group G acts freely on (X, ~) and that the fundamental domain with respect to the action of G contains only a finite set of points. A graph with these properties is called periodic with respect to the group G. We examine the Fredholm property and the essential spectrum of band-dominated operators acting on the spaces l ^p (X) or c_0(X), where (X, ~) is a periodic graph. Our approach is based on the thorough use of band-dominated operators. It generalizes the necessary and sufficient results obtained in [39] in the special case and in [42] in case X = G is a general finitely generated discrete group. Submitted: May 21, 2007. Revised: September 25, 2007. Accepted: November 5, 2007.     

On some examples of duality groups

In [1, 3] it was shown: Theorem A. If G is the fundamental group of a finite graph of λ-dimensional duality groups with |G _o(e) : G _e | < ∞ and |G _τ(e) : G _e | < ∞ for every edge e of the corresponding G-tree, then G is an (λ + 1)-dimensional duality group. Here we use the methods of Brown and Geoghegan in [3] to obtain examples of duality groups under weaker conditions than those of Theorem A. Received: 5 June 2007     

Groupes Moyennables, Dimension Topologique Moyenne et sous-décalages

Let G be an infinite countable residually finite amenable group. In this paper we construct a continuous action of G on a compact metrisable space X such that the dynamical system (X, G) cannot be embedded in the G-shift on [0,1] ^G . This result generalizes a construction due to E. Lindenstrauss and B. Weiss (Mean topological dimension, Israel J. Math. 115 (2000), 1–24) for .     

On δ-permutability of maximal subgroups of Sylow subgroups of finite groups

In this paper, we get the main theorem: Let p be a prime dividing the order of G and , where and H is p ^′-Hall subgroup of G. Let δ be a complete set of Sylow subgroups of H. If G satisfies the following conditions: i) is a p-group; ii) for any maximal M of P, M is δ-permutable in H, then G is p-nilpotent. Some known results are generalized. Received: 12 September 2007, Revised: 28 February 2008     

On the ranks of O’N and Ly

Let G be a finite group and X a conjugacy class of G. We denote rank(G:X) to be the minimum number of elements of X generating G. In the present article, we determine the ranks for two sporadic simple groups, namely the O’Nan sporadic simple group O’N and the Lyons sporadic simple group, Ly. Computations were carried with the aid of the computer algebra system GAP [The GAP Group, GAP—Groups, Algorithms and Programming, Version 4.3, Aachen, St Andrews, 2003, 〈http://www.gap-system.org〉].     

Actions and irreducible representations of the mapping class group

Let G be a countable discrete group. Call two subgroups and of G commensurable if has finite index in both and . We say that an action of G on a discrete set X has noncommensurable stabilizers if the stabilizers of any two distinct points of X are not commensurable. We prove in this paper that the action of the map ping class group on the complex of curves has noncommensurable stabilizers. Following a method due to Burger and de la Harpe, this action leads to constructions of irreducible unitary representations of the mapping class group. Received: 26 July 1999 / Revised version: 14 May 2001 / Published online: 19 October 2001     

Metrical characterization of super-reflexivity and linear type of Banach spaces

We prove that a Banach space X is not super-reflexive if and only if the hyperbolic infinite tree embeds metrically into X. We improve one implication of J.Bourgain’s result who gave a metrical characterization of super-reflexivity in Banach spaces in terms of uniform embeddings of the finite trees. A characterization of the linear type for Banach spaces is given using the embedding of the infinite tree equipped with the metrics d _p induced by the ℓ _p norms. Received: 2 August 2006, Revised: 10 April 2007     

Orthocomplemented lattices in ordered groups

On a partially ordered set G the orthogonality relation is defined by incomparability and is a complete orthocomplemented lattice of double orthoclosed sets. We will prove that the atom space of the lattice has the same order structure as G. Thus if G is a partially ordered set (an ordered group, or an ordered vector space), then is a canonically partially ordered set (an ordered quotient group, or an ordered quotient vector space, respectively). We will also prove: if G is an ordered group with a positive cone P, then the lattice has the covering property iff , where g is an element of G and M is the intersection of all maximal subgroups contained in . Received August 1, 2006; accepted in final form May 29, 2007.     

Applications of a theorem of Singerman about Fuchsian groups

Assume that we have a (compact) Riemann surface S, of genus greater than 2, with , where is the complex unit disc and Γ is a surface Fuchsian group. Let us further consider that S has an automorphism group G in such a way that the orbifold S/G is isomorphic to where is a Fuchsian group such that and has signature σ appearing in the list of non-finitely maximal signatures of Fuchsian groups of Theorems 1 and 2 in [6]. We establish an algebraic condition for G such that if G satisfies such a condition then the group of automorphisms of S is strictly greater than G, i.e., the surface S is more symmetric that we are supposing. In these cases, we establish analytic information on S from topological and algebraic conditions. Received: 4 April 2008     

CAT(0) groups and Coxeter groups whose boundaries are scrambled sets

In this paper, we study CAT(0) groups and Coxeter groups whose boundaries are scrambled sets. Suppose that a group G acts geometrically (i.e. properly and cocompactly by isometries) on a proper CAT(0) space X. (Such a group G is called a CAT(0) group.) Then the group G acts by homeomorphisms on the boundary ∂X of X and we can define a metric d_∂X on the boundary ∂X. The boundary ∂X is called a scrambled set if, for any α,β∈∂X with α≠β, (1) lim sup{d_∂X(gα,gβ)∣g∈G}>0 and (2) lim inf{d_∂X(gα,gβ)∣g∈G}=0. We investigate when boundaries of CAT(0) groups (and Coxeter groups) are scrambled sets.     

Value quotients and product torsion classes of lattice-ordered groups

For a set X of archimedean o-groups, the class of normal-valued ℓ-groups having the property that every value quotient is in X is a complete torsion class. A question of Conrad whether the class is a product torsion class is partially answered by investigating values and value quotients of products of normal-valued ℓ-groups. A major result is that the conjecture that all outer value quotients must be Dedekind complete is equivalent to the conjecture that measurable cardinals do not exist. Received January 20, 2007; accepted in final form February 22, 2008.     

Symmetric Tensors And Geometry of {\mathbb{P}} ^N Subvarieties

This paper using a geometric approach produces vanishing and nonvanishing results concerning the spaces of twisted symmetric differentials on subvarieties , with k ≤ m. Emphasis is given to the case of k = m which is special and whose nonvanishing results on the dimensional range dim X > 2/3(N − 1) are related to the space of quadrics containing X and the variety of all tangent trisecant lines of X. The paper ends with an application showing that the twisted symmetric plurigenera, along smooth families of projective varieties X_t are not invariant even for α arbitrarily large. Received: September 2006, Revision: May 2007, Accepted: June 2007     

Correspondences between constituents of projective characters

Let G be a finite p-solvable group. Let P ∈ Syl _p (G) and N = N _G (P). We prove that there exists a natural bijection between the irreducible constituents of p′-degree of the principal projective character of G and those of . Received: 2 May 2007, Revised: 17 September 2007     

On the <Emphasis Type="Italic">G</Emphasis>-compactifications of the rational numbers

We show that for any sufficiently homogeneous metrizable compactum X there is a Polish group G acting continuously on the space of rational numbers such that X is its unique G-compactification. This allows us to answer Problem 995 in the ‘Open Problems in Topology II’ book in the negative: there is a one-dimensional Polish group G acting transitively on for which the Hilbert cube is its unique G-completion.      

On Separation of Points from Additive Subgroups of Banach Spaces by Continuous Characters and Positive Definite Functions

Let G be an additive subgroup of a normed space X. We say that a point is weakly separated (resp. -separated) from G if it can be separated from G by a continuous character (resp. by a continuous positive definite function). Let T : X → Y be a continuous linear operator. Consider the following conditions: (ws) if , then x is weakly separated from G; (ps) if , then x is -separated from G; (wp) if Tx is -separated from T(G), then x is weakly separated from G. By (resp. , ) we denote the class of operators T : X → Y which satisfy (ws) (resp. (ps), (wp)) for all and all subgroups G of X. The paper is an attempt to describe the above classes of operators for various Banach spaces X, Y. It is proved that if X, Y are Hilbert spaces, then is the class of Hilbert-Schmidt operators. It is also shown that if T is a Hilbert-to-Banach space operator with finite ℓ-norm, then .      

Equitable Partitions of Flat Association Schemes

Let (X, G) be an association scheme. We say that (X, G) is flat if it is homogeneous and if any two distinct points have at most one common g-neighbor for each g ∈ G. In this paper we prove that any nondiscrete equitable partition of (X, G) has at most one singleton if (X, G) is flat, and {X} is the unique equitable partition without any singleton if (X, G) is flat and |X| is a prime. This work was supported for two years by Korea Research Foundation Grant (KRF-2006-003-C00010) and Pusan National University Research Grant. Received: January 31, 2007. Final version received: Novmeber 14, 2007.