Linear series over real and -adic fields

We note that the degeneration arguments given by the author in 2003 to derive a formula for the number of maps from a general curve of genus to with prescribed ramification also yields weaker results when working over the real numbers or -adic fields. Specifically, let be such a field: we see that given , , , and satisfying , there exists smooth curves of genus together with points such that all maps from to can, up to automorphism of the image, be defined over . We also note that the analagous result will follow from maps to higher-dimensional projective spaces if it is proven in the case , , and that thanks to work of Sottile, unconditional results may be obtained for special ramification conditions.

     

Mapping spaces and homology isomorphisms

Let denote the space of pointed continuous maps from a finite cell complex to a space . Let be a generalized homology theory. We use Goodwillie calculus methods to prove that under suitable conditions on and , will send an -isomorphism in either variable to a map that is monic in homology. Interesting examples arise by letting be -theory, the finite complex be a sphere, and the map in the variable be an exotic unstable Adams map between Moore spaces.

     

for commutative rings with identity

Let , , , , be the usual operators on classes of rings: and for isomorphic and homomorphic images of rings and , , respectively for subrings, direct, and subdirect products of rings. If is a class of commutative rings with identity (and in general of any kind of algebraic structures), then the class is known to be the variety generated by the class . Although the class is in general a proper subclass of the class for many familiar varieties . Our goal is to give an example of a class of commutative rings with identity such that . As a consequence we will describe the structure of two partially ordered monoids of operators.

     

Dynamical systems method (DSM) for unbounded operators

Let be an unbounded linear operator in a real Hilbert space , a generator of a semigroup, and let be a nonlinear map. The DSM (dynamical systems method) for solving equation consists of solving the Cauchy problem , , where is a suitable operator, and proving that i) 0$">, ii) , and iii) .

Conditions on and are given which allow one to choose such that i), ii), and iii) hold.

     

The minimal spanning tree and the upper box dimension

We show that the -weight of an MST over points in a metric space with upper box dimension has a bound independent of if d$"> and does not have one if .

     

Cuntz-Pimnser algebras, completely positive maps and Morita equivalence

Let be a completely positive map on and let be the associated GNS--correspondence. We prove a result that implies, in particular, that the Cuntz-Pimsner algebra of , , is strongly Morita equivalent to the Cuntz algebra , where is the index of .

     

Localization of injective modules over valuation rings

It is proved that is injective if is an injective module over a valuation ring , for each prime ideal . Moreover, if or is flat, then is injective, too. It follows that localizations of injective modules over h-local Prüfer domains are injective, too.

     

Uniformly complete quotient space

The uniformly complete quotient space of a locally compact group is introduced. It is shown that the operator space dual is a completely contractive Banach algebra, which contains the completely bounded Fourier multiplier algebra as a completely contractively complemented Banach subalgebra. A natural completely isometric representation of on is studied and some equivalent amenability conditions associated with are proved.

     

Eigenvalues of scaling operators and a characterization of -splines

A finitely supported sequence that sums to defines a scaling operator on functions a transition operator on sequences and a unique compactly supported scaling function that satisfies normalized with It is shown that the eigenvalues of on the space of compactly supported square-integrable functions are a subset of the nonzero eigenvalues of the transition operator on the space of finitely supported sequences, and that the two sets of eigenvalues are equal if and only if the corresponding scaling function is a uniform -spline.

     

Multiplicative bijections of

Let be a compact Hausdorff space which satisfies the first axiom of countability, let and let , be the set of all continuous functions from to If , ,is a bijective multiplicative map, then there exist a homeomorphism and a continuous map such that for all and for all

     

Failure of Krull-Schmidt for invertible lattices over a discrete valuation ring

Let be a prime greater than , and let be the semi-direct product of a group of order by a cyclic group of order , which acts faithfully on . Let be the localization of at . We show that the Krull-Schmidt Theorem fails for the category of invertible -lattices.

     

Functional calculus and -regularity of a class of Banach algebras

Suppose that is a -dynamical system such that is of polynomial growth. If is finite dimensional, we show that any element in has slow growth and that is -regular. Furthermore, if is discrete and is a ``nice representation' of , we define a new Banach -algebra which coincides with when is finite dimensional. We also show that any element in has slow growth and is -regular.

     

Isolated invariant curves of a foliation

We bound the equisingularity type of the set of isolated separatrices of a holomorphic foliation of in terms of the Milnor number of . This result gives a bound for the degree of an algebraic invariant curve of a foliation of in terms of the degree of , provided that all the branches of are isolated separatrices.

     

Hardy's inequality on exterior domains

Let be a smooth exterior domain in and . We prove that when , Hardy's inequality is valid on .

     

On stable equivalences induced by exact functors

Let and be two Artin algebras with no semisimple summands. Suppose that there is a stable equivalence between and such that is induced by exact functors. We present a nice correspondence between indecomposable modules over and . As a consequence, we have the following: (1) If is a self-injective algebra, then so is ; (2) If and are finite dimensional algebras over an algebraically closed field , and if is of finite representation type such that the Auslander-Reiten quiver of has no oriented cycles, then and are Morita equivalent.

     

Degree of a holomorphic map between unit balls from to

Let be a rational proper holomorphic map between the unit ball in and the unit ball in Write

where and are holomorphic polynomials, with Recall that the degree of is defined by

   deg

In this paper, we give a bound estimate for the degree of improving the bound given by Forstneric (1989).

     

Eventual arm and leg widths in cocharacters of P. I. Algebras

Given a p.i. algebra , we study which partitions correspond to characters with non-zero multiplicities in the cocharacter sequence of . We define the , the eventual arm width to be the maximal so that such can have parts arbitrarily large, and to be the maximum so that the conjugate could have arbitrarily large parts. Our main result is that for any , .

     

Witt kernels of bilinear forms for algebraic extensions in characteristic

Let be a field of characteristic and let be a purely inseparable extension of exponent . We determine the kernel of the natural restriction map between the Witt rings of bilinear forms of and , respectively. This complements a result by Laghribi who computed the kernel for the Witt groups of quadratic forms for such an extension . Based on this result, we will determine for a wide class of finite extensions which are not necessarily purely inseparable.

     

On a conjecture about MRA Riesz wavelet bases

Let be a compactly supported refinable function in such that the shifts of are stable and for a -periodic trigonometric polynomial . A wavelet function can be derived from by . If is an orthogonal refinable function, then it is well known that generates an orthonormal wavelet basis in . Recently, it has been shown in the literature that if is a -spline or pseudo-spline refinable function, then always generates a Riesz wavelet basis in . It was an open problem whether can always generate a Riesz wavelet basis in for any compactly supported refinable function in with stable shifts. In this paper, we settle this problem by proving that for a family of arbitrarily smooth refinable functions with stable shifts, the derived wavelet function does not generate a Riesz wavelet basis in . Our proof is based on some necessary and sufficient conditions on the -periodic functions and in such that the wavelet function , defined by , generates a Riesz wavelet basis in .

     

A dual graph construction for higher-rank graphs, and -theory for finite 2-graphs

Given a -graph and an element of , we define the dual -graph, . We show that when is row-finite and has no sources, the -algebras and coincide. We use this isomorphism to apply Robertson and Steger's results to calculate the -theory of when is finite and strongly connected and satisfies the aperiodicity condition.