Logarithmic residues, generalized idempotents, and sums of idempotents in Banach algebras

In a commutative Banach algebraB the set of logarithmic residues (i.e., the elements that can be written as a contour integral of the logarithmic derivative of an analyticB-valued function), the set of generalized idempotents (i.e., the elements that are annihilated by a polynomial with non-negative integer simple zeros), and the set of sums of idempotents are all the same. Also, these (coinciding) sets consist of isolated points only and are closed under the operations of addition and multiplication. Counterexamples show that the commutativity condition onB is essential. The results extend to logarithmic residues of meromorphicB-valued functions.     

Ein verallgemeinerter Kettenbruch-Algorithmus zur rationalen Hermite-Interpolation

Summary In this paper we consider rational interpolation for an Hermite Problem, i.e. prescribed values of functionf and its derivatives. The algorithm presented here computes a solutionp/q of the linearized equationsp–fq=0 in form of a generalized continued fraction. Numeratorp and denominatorq of the solution attain minimal degree compatible with the linearized problem. The main advantage of this algorithm lies in the fact that accidental zeros of denominator calculated during the algorithm cannot lead to an unexpected stop of the algorithm. Unattainable points are characterized.

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To solving spectral problems for <Emphasis Type="Italic">q</Emphasis>-parameter polynomial matrices

The method of hereditary pencils, originally suggested by the author for solving spectral problems for two-parameter matrices (pencils of matrices), is extended to the case of q-parameter, q ≥ 2, polynomial matrices. Algorithms for computing points of the finite regular and singular spectra of a q-parameter polynomial matrix and their theoretical justification are presented. Bibliography: 2 titles.     

Über ganze Funktionen,die in einer geometrischen Folge ganze Werte annehmen

An analogue of the Laplace transform is used to get results on the rate of growth and the form of entire functions, assuming integer values at all points of the geometric progressionq ⁿ,n=0, 1,..., whereq>1 is a natural number.     

Classification and higher order analysis of manipulator singularities

A purely algebraic approach to higher order analysis of (singular) configurations of rigid multibody systems with kinematic loops (CMS) is presented. Rigid body con.gurations are described by elements of the Lie group SE(3) and so the rigid body kinematics is determined by an analytical map f : V → SE(3), where V is the configuration space, an analytic variety. Around regular configurations V has manifold structure but this is lost in singular points. In such points the concept of a tangent vector space does not makes sense but the tangent space C_qV (a cone) to V can still be defined. This tangent cone can be determined algebraically using the special structure of the Lie algebra se (3), the generating algebra of the special Euclidean group SE (3), and the fact that the push forward map f_*, the tangential mapping C_qV → se (3), is given in terms of the mechanisms screw system. Moreover the differentials of f of arbitrary order can be expressed algebraically. The tangent space to the configuration space can be shown to be a hypersurface of maximum degree 4, a vector space for regular points. It is the structure of the tangent cone to V that gives the complete geometric picture of the configuration space around a (singular) point. Identification of the screw system and its matrix representation with the kinematic basic functions of the CMS allows an automatic algebraic analysis of mechanisms.     

Weakly group-theoretical and solvable fusion categories

We introduce two new classes of fusion categories which are obtained by a certain procedure from finite groups – weakly group-theoretical categories and solvable categories. These are fusion categories that are Morita equivalent to iterated extensions (in the world of fusion categories) of arbitrary, respectively solvable finite groups. Weakly group-theoretical categories have integer dimension, and all known fusion categories of integer dimension are weakly group-theoretical. Our main results are that a weakly group-theoretical category C has the strong Frobenius property (i.e., the dimension of any simple object in an indecomposable C-module category divides the dimension of C), and that any fusion category whose dimension has at most two prime divisors is solvable (a categorical analog of Burnside's theorem for finite groups). This has powerful applications to classification of fusion categories and semsisimple Hopf algebras of a given dimension. In particular, we show that any fusion category of integer dimension <84 is weakly group-theoretical (i.e. comes from finite group theory), and give a full classification of semisimple Hopf algebras of dimensions pqr and pq², where p,q,r are distinct primes.     

On Dirichlet Series with Periodic Coefficients

We investigate Dirichlet series L(s, f) = _n=1 with q-periodic coefficients f(n), i.e. f(n+q) = f(n) for all integers n and some fixed integer q, and we prove an asymptotic formula for the number of nontrivial zeros of L(s, f). Further, we give a necessary condition for L(s, f) to have a distribution of the nontrivial zeros symmetrical with respect to the critical line.     

Hyperelliptic curves among cyclic coverings of the projective line, I

In this note, we prove a necessary and sufficient condition for whether a d-cyclic covering of the complex projective line with 3 branch points has gonality 2 (i.e., is elliptic or hyperelliptic), where d is a positive integer.     

Die Invarianten Einer Klasse Projektiver Hjelmslev-Ebenen

Associated with every finite PH-plane (projective Hjelmslev plane)H is a pair of integer invariants (t,r): r denotes the order of the projective plane paired withH, t² the number of points in each neighborhood ofH. A pair (t,r) of positive integers is called a Lenz-pair if there exist orders r=q₂,...,q_n of projective planes such that t=q₂q₃...q_n and, for each i>2, either (a) q_i+1=q_i or (b) q_{i + 1} = (q₂q₃...q_i)(r + 1)–1 holds. A special Lenz-pair is a Lenz-pair for which every q_i is a prime power. Our major result asserts that the invariants of a finite, regular, minimally uniform PH-plane are always a Lenz-pair. In the converse direction, we prove that every special Lenz-pair may be realized as the invariant pair of some finite, regular, minimally uniform PH-plane.

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Ich danke der Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung für ihre Unterstützung während der Vorbereitung dieser Arbeit. Auch danke ich der University of Florida für die partielle Unterstützung durch ein Faculty Development Grant. Der Technischen Hochschule Darmstadt gilt mein Dank für die erwiesene Gastfreundschaft.     

A lower bound for the computation complexity of a <Emphasis Type="Italic">q</Emphasis>-ary counter of multiplicity <Emphasis Type="Italic">Q</Emphasis> in the class of <Emphasis Type="Italic">π</Emphasis>-circuits

A generalization of the concept of parallel-sequential switching circuits (π-circuits) to the case when the variables assigned to contacts can take not two, as in the Boolean case, but a greater number of values. The conductivity of the contact is still two-valued (the contact is either closed or open). A lower bound is obtained on the complexity of these circuits computing the q-ary counter of multiplicity q, i.e., the function φ _q : {0, 1, …, q − 1} ⁿ → {0, 1} that equals 1 if the sum of values of its variables is a multiple of q.     

Rational maps as Schwarzian primitives

We examine when a meromorphic quadratic differential φ with prescribed poles is the Schwarzian derivative of a rational map. We give a necessary and sufficient condition: In the Laurent series of φ around each pole c, the most singular term should take the form(1- d2)/(2(z- c)2), where d is an integer, and then a certain determinant in the next d coefficients should vanish. This condition can be optimized by neglecting some information on one of the poles(i.e., by only requiring it to be a double pole). The case d = 2 was treated by Eremenko(2012). We show that a geometric interpretation of our condition is that the complex projective structure induced by φ outside the poles has a trivial holonomy group. This statement was suggested to us by Thurston in a private communication. Our work is related to the problem of finding a rational map f with a prescribed set of critical points, since the critical points of f are precisely the poles of its Schwarzian derivative.Finally, we study the pole-dependency of these Schwarzian derivatives. We show that, in the cubic case with simple critical points, an analytic dependency fails precisely when the poles are displaced at the vertices of a regular ideal tetrahedron of the hyperbolic 3-ball.     

To solving multiparameter problems of algebra. 10. Computing zeros of a scalar polynomial

The paper considers the problem of computing zeros of scalar polynomials in several variables. The zeros of a polynomial are subdivided into the regular (eigen-and mixed) zeros and the singular ones. An algorithm for computing regular zeros, based on a decomposition of a given polynomial into a product of primitive polynomials, is suggested. The algorithm is applied to solving systems of nonlinear algebraic equations. Bibliography: 5 titles. __________ Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 346, 2007, pp. 119–130.     

Geometric orbifolds with torsion free derived subgroup

A geometric orbifold of dimension d is the quotient space S = X/K, where (X,G) is a geometry of dimension d and K < G is a co-compact discrete subgroup. In this case {ie38-01} is called the orbifold fundamental group of S. In general, the derived subgroup K’ of K may have elements acting with fixed points; i.e., it may happen that the homology cover M_S = X/K’ of S is not a geometric manifold: it may have geometric singular points. We are concerned with the problem of deciding when K′ acts freely on X; i.e., when the homology cover M _S is a geometric manifold. In the case d = 2 a complete answer is due to C. Maclachlan. In this paper we provide necessary and sufficient conditions for the derived subgroup S to act freely in the case d = 3 under the assumption that the underlying topological space of the orbifold K is the 3-sphere S ³.     

To solving multiparameter problems of algebra. 2. The method of partial relative factorization and its applications

For a q-parameter (q 2) polynomial matrix of full rank whose regular and singular spectra have no points in common, a method for computing its partial relative factorization into a product of two matrices with disjoint spectra is suggested. One of the factors is regular and is represented as a product of q matrices with disjoint spectra. The spectrum of each of the factors is independent of one of the parameters and forms in the space ^q a cylindrical manifold w.r.t. this parameter. The method is applied to computing zeros of the minimal polynomial with the corresponding eigenvectors. An application of the method to computing a specific basis of the null-space of polynomial solutions of the matrix is considered. Bibliography: 4 titles.__________Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 296, 2003, pp. 89–107.     

Asymptotics of zeros of basic sine and cosine functions

We give an elementary calculus proof of the asymptotic formulas for the zeros of the q-sine and cosine functions which have been recently found numerically by Gosper and Suslov. Monotone convergent sequences of the lower and upper bounds for these zeros are constructed as an extension of our method. Improved asymptotics are found by a different method using the Lagrange inversion formula. Asymptotic formulas for the points of inflection of the basic sine and cosine functions are conjectured. Analytic continuation of the q-zeta function is discussed as an application. An interpretation of the zeros is given.     

Nonfattening of Mean Curvature Flow at Singularities of Mean Convex Type

We show that a mean curvature flow starting from a compact, smoothly embedded hypersurface M ⊆ ℝ^{n + 1} remains unique past singularities, provided the singularities are of mean convex type, i.e., if around each singular point, the surface moves in one direction. Specifically, the level set flow of M does not fatten if all singularities are of mean convex type. We further show that assumptions of the theorem hold provided all blowup flows are of the kind appearing in a mean convex flow, i.e., smooth, multiplicity 1 , and convex. Our results generalize the well-known fact that the level set flow of a mean convex initial hypersurface M does not fatten. They also provide the first instance where nonfattening is concluded from local information around the singular set or from information about the singularity profiles of a flow. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

A lower bound for the <Emphasis Type="Italic">r</Emphasis>-order of a matrix modulo <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>

For a positive integer N, we define the N-rank of a non singular integer d × d matrix A to be the maximum integer r such that there exists a minor of order r whose determinant is not divisible by N. Given a positive integer r, we study the growth of the minimum integer k, such that A ^k − I has N-rank at most r, as a function of N. We show that this integer k goes to infinity faster than log N if and only if for every eigenvalue λ which is not a root of unity, the sum of the dimensions of the eigenspaces relative to eigenvalues which are multiplicatively dependent with λ and are not roots of unity, plus the dimensions of the eigenspaces relative to eigenvalues which are roots of unity, does not exceed d − r − 1. This result will be applied to recover a recent theorem of Luca and Shparlinski [6] which states that the group of rational points of an ordinary elliptic curve E over a finite field with q ⁿ elements is almost cyclic, in a sense to be defined, when n goes to infinity. We will also extend this result to the product of two elliptic curves over a finite field and show that the orders of the groups of rational points of two non isogenous elliptic curves are almost coprime when n approaches infinity. Author’s address: Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica, Via Delle Scienze 206, 33100 Udine, Italy     

Mixed recurrence relations and interlacing of the zeros of some q-orthogonal polynomials from different sequences

We use the generating functions of some q-orthogonal polynomials to obtain mixed recurrence relations involving polynomials with shifted parameter values. These relations are used to prove interlacing results for the zeros of Al-Salam-Chihara, continuous q-ultraspherical, q-Meixner-Pollaczek and q-Laguerre polynomials of the same or adjacent degree as one of the parameters is shifted by integer values or continuously within a certain range. Numerical examples are given to illustrate situations where the zeros do not interlace.