Fractional powers of sectorial operators via the Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator

In the very influential paper [4 Caffarelli, L.A., Silvestre, L. (2007). An extension problem related to the fractional Laplacian. Commun. Partial Differential Equations 32:1245–1260.[Taylor &; Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]] Caffarelli and Silvestre studied regularity of (?Δ)^s, 0<s<1, by identifying fractional powers with a certain Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator. Stinga and Torrea [15 Stinga, P.R., Torrea, J. (2010). Extension problem and Harnack’s inequality for some fractional operators. Commun. Partial Differential Equations 35:2092–2122.[Taylor &; Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]] and Galé et al. [7 Galé, J., Miana, P., Stinga, P.R. (2013). Extension problem and fractional operators: semigroups and wave equations. J. Evol. Eqn. 13:343–368.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]] gave several more abstract versions of this extension procedure. The purpose of this paper is to study precise regularity properties of the Dirichlet and the Neumann problem in Hilbert spaces. Then the Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator becomes an isomorphism between interpolation spaces and its part in the underlying Hilbert space is exactly the fractional power.     

Supercharacter Theory Constructions Corresponding to Schur Ring Products

Diaconis and Isaacs have defined the supercharacter theories of a finite group to be certain approximations to the ordinary character theory of the group [7 Diaconis , P. , Isaacs , I. M. ( 2008 ). Supercharacters and superclasses for algebra groups . Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 360 : 2359 – 2392 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]. We make explicit the connection between supercharacter theories and Schur rings, and we provide supercharacter theory constructions which correspond to Schur ring products of Leung and Man [12 Leung , K. H. , Man , S. H. ( 1996 ). On Schur rings over cyclic groups, II . J. Algebra 183 : 273 – 285 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]], Hirasaka and Muzychuk [10 Hirasaka , M. , Muzychuk , M. ( 2001 ). An elementary abelian group of rank 4 is a CI-group . J. Combin. Theory Ser. A 94 : 339 – 362 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]], and Tamaschke [20 Tamaschke , O. ( 1970 ). On Schur-rings which define a proper character theory on finite groups . Math. Z. 117 : 340 – 360 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]].     

Central Extensions and Derivations of the Lie Algebras of Skew Derivations for the Quantum Torus

ABSTRACT

In this article, we study the central extensions and derivations of the Lie algebra of skew derivations for the quantum torus. The results of the article generalize those obtained in Jiang and Meng (1998a Jiang , C. , Meng , D. ( 1998a ). The derivation algebra of the associative algebra C _q [X, Y, X ^?1, Y ^?1] . Comm. Algebra 26 : 1723 – 1736 . [CSA] [Taylor &; Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar] b Jiang , C. , Meng , D. ( 1998b ). The automorphism group of the derivation algebra of the Virasoro-like algebra . Adv. Math. (China) 27 : 175 – 183 . [CSA]  [Google Scholar]) and Kirkman et al. (1994 Kirkman , E. , Procesi , C. , Small , L. ( 1994 ). A q-analog for the Virasoro algebra . Comm. Algebra 22 : 3755 – 3774 . [CSA] [Taylor &; Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]).     

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Erratum to “On α-DICC modules” Commun. Algebra. 22(6):1933–1944 (1994)

We give a correct statement for [2 Karamzadeh, O. A. S., Motamedi, M. (1994). On α-DICC modules. Commun. Algebra 22(6):1933–1944.[Taylor &; Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar], Proposition 1.2]. However, this new form of the proposition needs no different proof from that of [2 Karamzadeh, O. A. S., Motamedi, M. (1994). On α-DICC modules. Commun. Algebra 22(6):1933–1944.[Taylor &; Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar], Proposition 1.2].     

Monoid Valuations and Value Ordered Supervaluations

We complement two papers on supertropical valuation theory ([11 Izhakian , Z. , Knebusch , M. , Rowen , L. ( 2011 ). Supertropical semirings and supervaluations . J. Pure and Applied Alg. 215 ( 10 ): 2431 – 2463 . Preprint at arXiv:1003.1101 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]], [12 Izhakian , Z. , Knebusch , M. , Rowen , L. ( 2013 ). Dominance and transmissions in supertropical valuation theory . Commun. Algebra 41 ( 7 ): 2736 – 2782 .[Taylor &; Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]) by providing natural examples of m-valuations (= monoid valuations), and afterwards of supervaluations and transmissions between them. These supervaluations have values in totally ordered supertropical semirings, and the transmissions discussed respect the orderings. We develop the basics of the theory of such semirings and transmissions.     

Second Maximum Sum of Element Orders of Finite Nilpotent Groups

In [1 Amiri , H. , Jafarian Amiri , S. M. , Isaacs , I. M. ( 2009 ). Sums of element orders in finite groups . Communications in Algebra 37 : 2978 – 2980 .[Taylor &; Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]], the authors proved that the maximum sum of element orders on finite groups of the same order occurs in cyclic group. In this paper we obtain the structure of groups having maximum sum of element orders on noncyclic nilpotent group of the same order.     

A Note on Maximal Properties of Some Subsemigroups of Finite Order-Preserving Transformation Semigroups

Both maximal idempotent-generated subsemigroups and maximal idempotent-generated regular subsemigroups of O _n were studied by Yang [10 Yang , X. , Lu , C. ( 2000 ). Maximal properties of some subsemigroups in finite order-preserving transformation semigroups . Communications in Algebra 28 : 3125 – 3135 .[Taylor &; Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]. The purpose of this article is to simplify the results of Yang [10 Yang , X. , Lu , C. ( 2000 ). Maximal properties of some subsemigroups in finite order-preserving transformation semigroups . Communications in Algebra 28 : 3125 – 3135 .[Taylor &; Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]].     

Leibniz Algebras with Invariant Bilinear Forms and Related Lie Algebras

In ([11 Benayadi, S., Hidri, S. (2014). Quadratic Leibniz algebras. Journal of Lie Theory 24:737–759.[Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]), we have studied quadratic Leibniz algebras that are Leibniz algebras endowed with symmetric, nondegenerate, and associative (or invariant) bilinear forms. The nonanticommutativity of the Leibniz product gives rise to other types of invariance for a bilinear form defined on a Leibniz algebra: the left invariance, the right invariance. In this article, we study the structure of Leibniz algebras endowed with nondegenerate, symmetric, and left (resp. right) invariant bilinear forms. In particular, the existence of such a bilinear form on a Leibniz algebra 𝔏 gives rise to a new algebra structure ☆ on the underlying vector space 𝔏. In this article, we study this new algebra, and we give information on the structure of this type of algebras by using some extensions introduced in [11 Benayadi, S., Hidri, S. (2014). Quadratic Leibniz algebras. Journal of Lie Theory 24:737–759.[Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]. In particular, we improve the results obtained in [22 Lin, J., Chen, Z. (2010). Leibniz algebras with pseudo-Riemannian bilinear forms. Front. Math. China 5(1):103–115.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]].     

Graded Left Symmetric Pseudo-algebras

In the present article, we introduce G-graded left symmetric H-pseudoalgebras, where G is a grading group, and H is a cocommutative Hopf algebra. Some results about associative H-pseudoalgebras in [23 Retakh , A. ( 2004 ). Unital associative pseudoalgebras and their representations . J. Algebra 227 : 769 – 805 .[Crossref] , [Google Scholar]] are generalized. The commutator algebras of the G-graded left symmetric H-pseudo-algebras are Lie H-pseudoalgebras, which are classified when the grading group is trivial in [3 Bakalov , B. , D'Andrea , A. , Kac , V. G. ( 2001 ). Theory of finite pseudoalgebras . Adv. in Math. 162 : 1 – 140 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]. We investigate the left symmetric structure of Lie H-pseudoalgebras W(𝔟), S(𝔟), and He defined in [3 Bakalov , B. , D'Andrea , A. , Kac , V. G. ( 2001 ). Theory of finite pseudoalgebras . Adv. in Math. 162 : 1 – 140 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]].     

The Generalized C.M.Z.-Theorem and a Drinfel'd Double Construction for WT-Coalgebras and Graded Quantum Groupoids

Let π be a group. In this article, we introduce the notions of a weak Doi–Hopf π-module and a weak π-twisted smash product. We show that the Yetter–Drinfel'd π-modules over a weak crossed Hopf π-coalgebra (WT-coalgebra) are special cases as these new weak Doi–Hopf π-modules, generalizing the main result by Caenepeel et al. (1997 Caenepeel , S. , Militaru , G. , Zhu , S. ( 1997 ). Crossed modules and Doi–Hopf modules . Israel J. Math. 100 : 221 – 248 .[Crossref] , [Google Scholar]) and that the Drinfel'd double for WT-coalgebras (Van Daele and Wang, 2008 Van Daele , A. , Wang , S. H. ( 2008 ). New braided crossed categories and Drinfel'd quantum double for weak Hopf group-coalgebras . Comm. Algebra 36 : 2341 – 2386 .[Taylor &; Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]) appears as, a type of such a weak π -twisted smash product, respectively. Finally, starting from a weak Hopf algebra endowed with an action of a group π by weak Hopf automorphisms, we construct a quasitriangular weak Hopf π -coalgebra by a twisted double method, generalizing the main result in Virelizier (2005 Virelizier , A. ( 2005 ). Graded quantum groups and quasitriangular Hopf group-coalgebras . Comm. Algebra 33 ( 9 ): 3029 – 3050 .[Taylor &; Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]). This method allows us to obtain nontrivial examples of quasitriangular weak Hopf π-coalgebras.     

Resonant Leading Term Geometric Optics Expansions with Boundary Layers for Quasilinear Hyperbolic Boundary Problems

We construct and justify leading order weakly nonlinear geometric optics expansions for nonlinear hyperbolic initial value problems, including the compressible Euler equations. The technique of simultaneous Picard iteration is employed to show approximate solutions tend to the exact solutions in the small wavelength limit. Recent work [2 Coulombel, J.-F., Gues, O., and Williams, M., 2011. Resonant leading order geometric optics expansions for quasilinear hyperbolic fixed and free boundary problems, Comm. Part. Diff. Eqs. 36 (2011), pp. 1797–1859.[Taylor &; Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]] by Coulombel et al. studied the case of reflecting wave trains whose expansions involve only real phases. We treat generic boundary frequencies by incorporating into our expansions both real and nonreal phases. Nonreal phases introduce difficulties such as approximately solving complex transport equations and result in the addition of boundary layers with exponential decay. This also prevents us from doing an error analysis based on almost periodic profiles as in [2 Coulombel, J.-F., Gues, O., and Williams, M., 2011. Resonant leading order geometric optics expansions for quasilinear hyperbolic fixed and free boundary problems, Comm. Part. Diff. Eqs. 36 (2011), pp. 1797–1859.[Taylor &; Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]].     

Semilocal Convergence of Steffensen-Type Algorithms for Solving Nonlinear Equations

In this article, we provide a semilocal analysis for the Steffensen-type method (STTM) for solving nonlinear equations in a Banach space setting using recurrence relations. Numerical examples to validate our main results are also provided in this study to show that STTM is faster than other methods ([7 I. K. Argyros , J. Ezquerro , J. M. Gutiérrez , M. Hernández , and S. Hilout ( 2011 ). On the semilocal convergence of efficient Chebyshev-Secant-type methods . J. Comput. Appl. Math. 235 : 3195 – 3206 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar], 13 J. A. Ezquerro and M. A. Hernández ( 2009 ). An optimization of Chebyshev's method . J. Complexity 25 : 343 – 361 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]) using similar convergence conditions.     

Derived Representation Type of Schur Superalgebras

In this note we extend the results of Bekkert and Futorny in [2 Bekkert , V. , Futorny , V. ( 2003 ). Derived categories of Schur algebras . Comm. Alg. 31 : 1799 – 1822 .[Taylor &; Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]] and Hemmer, Kujawa and Nakano in [10 Hemmer , D. J. , Kujawa , J. , Nakano , D. K. ( 2006 ). Representation types of Schur superalgebras . J. Group Theory 9 : 283 – 306 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]] and determine the derived representation type of Schur superalgebras.     

The infinitesimal and the little q-Schur superalgebras

In this paper, based on the results in [8 Du, J., Gu, H.-X. (2014). A realization of the quantum supergroup U(𝔤𝔩_m|n). J. Algebra 404:60–99.[Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]] we give a monomial basis for q-Schur superalgebra and then a presentation for it. The presentation is different from that in [12 El Turkey, H., Kujawa, J. (2012). Presenting Schur superalgebras. Pacific J. Math., 262(2):285–316.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]. Imitating [3 Cox, A. G. (1997). On some applications of infinitesimal methods to quantum groups and related algebras. Ph.D. Thesis. University of London. [Google Scholar]] and [7 Du, J., Fu, Q., Wang, J.-P. (2005). Infinitesimal quantum 𝔤𝔩_n and little q-Schur algebras. J. Algebra 287:199–233.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]], we define the infinitesimal and the little q-Schur superalgebras. We give a “weight idempotent presentation” for infinitesimal q-Schur superalgebras. The BLM bases and monomial bases of little q-Schur superalgebras are obtained, and dimension formulas of infinitesimal and little q-Schur superalgebras are deduced.     

Precovering and Preenveloping Ideals

In [8 Salce , L. ( 1979 ). Cotorsion theories for abelian groups . Symposia Mathematica 23 : 11 – 23 . [Google Scholar]] L. Salce introduced the notion of a cotorsion pair (?, 𝒞) in the category of abelian groups. But his definitions and basic results carry over to more general abelian categories and have proven to be useful in a variety of settings. A significant result of cotorsion theory proven by Eklof and Trlifaj is that if a pair (?, 𝒞) of classes of R-modules is cogenerated by a set, then it is complete [1 Eklof , P. C. , Trlifaj , J. ( 2001 ). How to make Ext vanish . Bull. London Math. Soc. 33 : 31 – 41 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]. Recently Fu, Herzog, Guil, and Torrecillas developed the ideal approximation theory [6 Herzog , I. ( 2014 ). Phantom morphisms and Salce's Lemma . Contemp. Math. 607 : 57 – 83 .[Crossref] , [Google Scholar]], [4 Fu X. H. , Guil Asensio , P. A. , Herzog , I. , Torrecillas , B. ( 2013 ). Ideal Approximation Theory . Adv. in Math. 244 : 750 – 790 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]. In this article we look at a result motivated by the Eklof and Trlifaj argument for an ideal ? when it is generated by a set of homomorphisms.     

The Thin Film Equation with Non-Zero Contact Angle: A Singular Perturbation Approach

In this paper we consider the thin film equation with prescribed non-zero contact angle condition for a large class of mobility coefficients, in dimension 1. We prove the global in time existence of weak solutions by using a diffuse approximation of the free boundary condition. This approach, which can be physically motivated by the introduction of singular disjoining/conjoining pressure forces had been suggested in particular by Bertsch et al. in [11 Bertsch , M. , Giacomelli , L. , Karali , G. ( 2005 ). Thin-film equations with “partial wetting” energy: Existence of weak solutions . Phys. D 209 : 17 – 27 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]].     

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In this article, we investigate the convergence rate of the CG-DESCENT method proposed by Hager and Zhang [1 W. W. Hager and H. Zhang ( 2005 ). A new conjugate gradient method with guaranteed descent and an effcient line search . SIAM Journal of Optimization 16 : 170 – 192 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]. Under reasonable conditions, we show that the CG-DESCENT method with the Wolfe line search will be n-step superlinear and even quadratic convergence if some restart technique is used. Some numerical results are also reported to verify the theoretical results.     

Rank Properties of the Semigroup of Singular Transformations on a Finite Set

It is known that the semigroup Sing _n of all singular self-maps of X _n  = {1,2,…, n} has rank n(n ? 1)/2. The idempotent rank, defined as the smallest number of idempotents generating Sing _n , has the same value as the rank. (See Gomes and Howie, 1987 Gomes , G. M. S. , Howie , J. M. ( 1987 ). On the rank of certain finite semigroups of transformations . Math. Proc. Cambridge Phil. Soc. 101 : 395 – 303 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar].) Idempotents generating Sing _n can be seen as special cases (with m = r = 2) of (m, r)-path-cycles, as defined in Ay\i k et al. (2005 Ay?k , G. , Ay?k , H. , Howie , J. M. ( 2005 ). On factorisations and generators in transformation semigroups . Semigroup Forum 70 : 225 – 237 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]). The object of this article is to show that, for fixed m and r, the (m, r)-rank of Sing _n , defined as the smallest number of (m, r)-path-cycles generating Sing _n , is once again n(n ? 1)/2.     

Corrigendum to: “Clifford Theory of a Finite Group that Contains a Defect 0 p-Block of a Normal Subgroup”

At some point, after publication, the author realized that the proof of [3 Harris, M. E. (2013). Clifford theory of a finite group that contains a defect 0 p-block of a normal subgroup. Comm. in Alg. 41:3509–3540.[Taylor &; Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar], Theorem 5.2] is incorrect. This proof incorrectly adapts the proof of [1 Broué, M. (1990). Isométries parfaites, types de blocs, cégories dérivees. Aérisque 181–182:61–92. [Google Scholar], Theorem 4.8] since [3 Harris, M. E. (2013). Clifford theory of a finite group that contains a defect 0 p-block of a normal subgroup. Comm. in Alg. 41:3509–3540.[Taylor &; Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar], (5.5)] is incorrect. Using the same proof outline, we correct the proof of [3 Harris, M. E. (2013). Clifford theory of a finite group that contains a defect 0 p-block of a normal subgroup. Comm. in Alg. 41:3509–3540.[Taylor &; Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar], Theorem 5.2].