Completely positive completion of partial matrices whose entries are completely bounded maps

We study completion problems of partial matrices associated with a graph where entries are completely bounded maps on aC ^*-algebra. We characterize a graph for which every -partial completely positive matrix has a completely positive completion. As a special case we study -partial functional matrices. We give a necessary and sufficient condition for a -partial functional matrix to have a positive completion and a representation for such matrices. These generalize some results on inflated Schur product maps due to Paulsen, Power and Smith. As an application, we study completely positive completions of partial matrices whose entries are completely bounded multipliers of the Fourier algebra of a locally compact group.     

Isometric dilations in nest algebras

LetT be a contraction acting in a separable Hilbert space and leaving invariant a nest of subspaces of . We answer the question: when doesT have an isometric extension to which leaves invariant the nest = {N N :N ;}.     

A classification of martingale Hardy spaces associated with rearrangement-invariant function spaces

Let X be a rearrangement-invariant Banach function space over a complete probability space , and denote by the Hardy space consisting of all martingales such that . We prove that implies for any filtration if and only if Doobs inequality holds in X, where denotes the martingale defined by , n = 0, 1, 2, ..., and a.s.Received: 1 August 2000     

A Helly-type theorem for simple polygons

Let be a family of simple polygons in the plane. If every three (not necessarily distinct) members of have a simply connected union and every two members of have a nonempty intersection, then {P:P in } . Applying the result to a finite family of orthogonally convex polygons, the set {C:C in } will be another orthogonally convex polygon, and, in certain circumstances, the dimension of this intersection can be determined.Supported in part by NSF grant DMS-9207019.     

Notes on Brown-McCoy-radicals for Γ-near-rings

The Brown-McCoy radical is known to be an ideal-hereditary Kurosh-Amitsur radical in the variety of zerosymmetric near-rings. We define the Brown-McCoy and simplical radicals, and , respectively, for zerosymmetric -near-rings. Both and are ideal-hereditary Kurosh-Amitsur radicals in that variety. IfM is a zerosymmetric -near-ring with left operator near-ringL, it is shown that , with equality ifM has a strong left unity. is extended to the variety of arbitrary near-rings, and and are extended to the variety of arbitrary -near-rings, in a way that they remain Kurosh-Amitsur radicals. IfN is a near-ring andA N, then , with equality ifA if left invariant.     

K0 of multiplier algebras of C*-algebras with real rank zero

For a large class of -unital C ^*-algebras A with real rank zero and stable rank one, the structure of the Grothendieck group k ₀ of the multiplier algebra (A) is investigated. The ordered group K ₀( (A)) is shown to be an unperforated Riesz group, and its additive structure is completely determined, as is — in important cases — its order structure. These structures, and the attendant consequences for the ideal structure of (A), are richer than previously anticipated. In particular, it is shown that the corona algebra (A)/A can have very large stably finite quotient algebras. For example, there exist simple, separable, approximately finite-dimensional C ^*-algebras A such that the maximal stably finite quotient algebra of (A)/A has uncountably many maximal ideals modulo which a W ^*-factor of Type II₁ results. The analysis of the additive structure of K ₀( (A)) yields as a byproduct that if A is a -unital approximately finite-dimensional C ^*-algebra without nonzero unital quotient algebras, then all quasitraces on (A) are traces.This research was partially supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation.     

On the convergence of powers of interval matrices (2)

Summary Let be a real irreduciblen×n interval matrix. Then a necessary and sufficient condition is given for the sequence of the powers of an interval matrix to converge to a matrix which is not the null matrix. In addition a criterion for is proved to decide whether the limit matrix satisfies the condition of symmetry .     

A sharper stability bound of Fourier frames

Given a real sequence {_n}_n. Suppose that is a frame for L²[–, ] with bounds A, B. The problem is to find a positive constant L such that for any real sequence {_n}_n with ¦_n –_n¦ <L, is also a frame for L²[–, ]. Balan [1] obtained arcsin . This value is a good stability bound of Fourier frames because it covers Kadec's 1/4-theorem and is better than (see Duffin and Schaefer [3]). In this paper, a sharper estimate is given.     

Gray codes from antimatroids

We show three main results concerning Hamiltonicity of graphs derived from antimatroids. These results provide Gray codes for the feasible sets and basic words of antimatroids.For antimatroid (E, ), letJ( ) denote the graph whose vertices are the sets of , where two vertices are adjacent if the corresponding sets differ by one element. DefineJ( ;k) to be the subgraph ofJ( )² induced by the sets in with exactlyk elements. Both graphsJ( ) andJ( ;k) are connected, and the former is bipartite.We show that there is a Hamiltonian cycle inJ( )×K ₂. As a consequence, the ideals of any poset % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr% 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq-Jc9% vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0-yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr-x% fr-xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaWefv3ySLgznf% gDOfdaryqr1ngBPrginfgDObYtUvgaiuaacqWFpepuaaa!414C!\[\mathcal{P}\] may be listed in such a way that successive ideals differ by at most two elements. We also show thatJ( ;k) has a Hamilton path if (E, ) is the poset antimatroid of a series-parallel poset.Similarly, we show thatG( )×K ₂ is Hamiltonian, whereG( ) is the basic word graph of a language antimatroid (E, ). This result was known previously for poset antimatroids.Research supported in part by NSERC.Research supported in part by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada under Grant A3379.     

On causality in commutant lifting theorem. I

Two functionals (A) and for an operatorA were introduced in [11] for the study of causality in commutant lifting theory. In this paper we give sufficient and necessary conditions for in a special case. We prove that in this case , and we show by some examples related to nonlinear system control that is the best constant in our inequality.     

The boundedness below of 2×2 upper triangular operator matrices

Wen and are given we denote byM _C an operator acting on the Hilbert space of the form

Topological and bornological characterisations of ideals in von Neumann algebras: I

Suppose is a von Neumann algebra on a Hilbert space and is any ideal in . We determine a topology on , for which the members of that are to norm continuous are exactly those in ; and a bornology on such that the elements of which map the unit ball to an element of , equivalently those members of that are norm to bounded, are exactly those in . This is achieved via analogues of the notions of injectivity and surjectivity in the theory of operator ideals on Banach spaces.     

Isometric representations of some quotients ofH ∞ of an annulus

Let denote an annulus,E a finite subset of with at least three elements, and the ideal of functions in which vanish at the points ofE. The quotient does not have a completely isometric representation on a finite dimensional Hilbert space. This complements a result of [11] which implies that the quotient has an isometric representation on a Hilbert space of dimension twice the cardinality ofE.     

The closed ideal of (c o ,p,q)-summing operators

For 1/p+1/q1, we study the closed ideal formed by the (c _o ,p,q)-summing operators. It turns out thatT:XY does not belong to if and only if it factors the mapId:l _p ^*l _q . By localization, we get the ideal that consists of those operatorsT for which all ultrapowersT ^u are contained in . Operators in the complement of are characterized by the property that they factor the mapsId:l _p ^*n l _q ⁿ uniformly. Our main tools are ideal norms.Supported by DFG grant PI 322/1-2     

Families of planar sets having starlike union

Let be a finite family of compact sets in the plane, and letk be a fixed natural number. If every three (not necessarily distinct) members of have a union which is simply connected and starshaped viak-paths, then and is starshaped viak-paths. Analogous results hold for paths of length at most , > 0, and for staircase paths, although not for staircasek-paths.Supported in part by NSF grant DMS-9504249     

On the essential norm of the Cauchy singular integral operator in weighted rearrangement-invariant spaces

In this paper we extend necessary conditions for Fredholmness of singular integral operators with piecewise continuous coefficients in rearrangement-invariant spaces [19] to the weighted caseX(,w). These conditions are formulated in terms of indices (Q _t w) and (Q _t w) of a submultiplicative functionQ _t w, which is associated with local properties of the space, of the curve, and of the weight at the pointt. Using these results we obtain a lower estimate for the essential norm |S| of the Cauchy singular integral operatorS in reflexive weighted rearrangement-invariant spacesX(,w) over arbitrary Carleson curves :

Four-dimensional compact projective planes with doubly transitive action on the fixed pencil

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 pW, acts transitively on _p \{W}, and fixes no point in the set W{p}. We study the actions of and N on and on the pencil _p \{W}, in the case that does not contain a three-dimensional elation group. In the special situation that acts doubly transitively on _p {W}, we will determine all possible planes . There are exactly two series of such planes.     

On flag-transitive affine planes of orderq 3

Let be a translation plane of orderq ³,q an odd prime power, whose kern GF(q). Letl be the line at infinity of . LetG be a solvable collineation group of in the linear translation complement, which acts transitively onl , and letH be a maximal normal cyclic subgroup ofG. Then the restriction ofH onl acts semiregularly onl and {1, 2, 3, 6}, where is the restriction ofG onl (ifq –1(mod 3), then {1, 2}). Ifq {3, 5} and {1, 2}, then is determined completely, using a computer.     

The Martin boundary and completion of Markov chains

Summary In this paper we treat a time-symmetrical Martin boundary theory for continuous parameter Markov chains. This is done by reversing the time sense of a Markov chainX _t in such a way as to obtain a dual Markov chain , and considering the two chains together. Various relations between the Martin exit boundaries and of these processes are studied. The exit boundary of , is in a sense an entrance boundary forX _t and vice versa. After a natural identification of certain points in and one can topologizeI in such a way thatboth X _t and have standard modifications in this space which are right continuous, have left limits, and are strongly Markov.Research supported in part at Stanford University, Stanford, California under AFOSR 0049.     

Chu-Dualität und zwei Klassen maximal fastperiodischer Gruppen

This is a continuation of the paper Zwei Klassen lokalkompakter maximal fastperiodischer Gruppen, [6]. In [6], the classes and were introduced. We give sufficient conditions to conclude thatG is in if one knows thatG/G ₀ is in . If a groupG is in and ifG satisfies the Chu-duality then all closed subgroups ofG satisfy the Chu-duality. The Chu-quasi-dual of the Heisenberg groupH with integral coefficients is computed. It is shown thatH does not satisfy the Chu-duality, thatH is in , and thatH is not in .