Extremal K -Theory and Index for C*-Algebras

We develop the general theory for a new functor K _e on the category of C ^*-algebras. The extremal K-set, K _e (A), of a C ^*-algebra A is defined by means of homotopy classes of extreme partial isometries. It contains K ₁ (A) and admits a partially defined addition extending the addition in K ₁ (A), so that we have an action of K ₁ (A) on K _e (A). We show how this functor relates to K ₀ and K ₁, and how it can be used as a carrier of information relating the various K-groups of ideals and quotients of A. The extremal K-set is then used to extend the classical theory of index for Fredholm and semi-Fredholm operators.     

Characterizing Profiles ofk-Families in Additive Macaulay Posets

A subset of a poset is ak-familyif there is no chain consisting ofk+1 of its elements. A subset of a ranked poset consisting ofp_i elements of ranki,i=0, 1, ..., Ris said to haveprofilep₀,p₁, …, p_R. A characterization is given for profiles ofk-families in additive Macaulay posets.     

Taylor polynomials and non-homogeneous blow-ups

The graph of a function f is subjected to non-homogeneous dilatations around (x₀;f(x₀)), related to the Taylor expansion of f at x₀. Some natural questions about convergence are considered and answered. Finally, it is provided a counterexample to a statement which was presumed to be true in former literature.Mathematics Subject Classification (1991): Primary 41A10, 49Q15, 53A05, 54G20; Secondary 28A75, 28A78, 28A33, 54C20     

Latin trades in groups defined on planar triangulations

For a finite triangulation of the plane with faces properly coloured white and black, let A_W\mathcal{A}_{W} be the abelian group constructed by labelling the vertices with commuting indeterminates and adding relations which say that the labels around each white triangle add to the identity. We show that A_W\mathcal{A}_{W} has free rank exactly two. Let A_W^*\mathcal{A}_{W}^{*} be the torsion subgroup of  A_W\mathcal{A}_{W} , and A_B^*\mathcal{A}_{B}^{*} the corresponding group for the black triangles. We show that A_W^*\mathcal{A}_{W}^{*} and A_B^*\mathcal{A}_{B}^{*} have the same order, and conjecture that they are isomorphic. For each spherical latin trade W, we show there is a unique disjoint mate B such that (W,B) is a connected and separated bitrade. The bitrade (W,B) is associated with a two-colourable planar triangulation and we show that W can be embedded in  A_W^*\mathcal{A}_{W}^{*} , thereby proving a conjecture due to Cavenagh and Drápal. The proof involves constructing a (0,1) presentation matrix whose permanent and determinant agree up to sign. The Smith normal form of this matrix determines A_W^*\mathcal{A}_{W}^{*} , so there is an efficient algorithm to construct the embedding. Contrasting with the spherical case, for each genus g≥1 we construct a latin trade which is not embeddable in any group and another that is embeddable in a cyclic group.     

Extending partial isomorphisms on finite structures

We prove the following theorem:Let A be a finite structure in a fixed finite relational language,p ₁,...,p _m partial isomorphisms of A. Then there exists a finite structure B, and automorphismsf _i of B extending thep _i 's. This theorem can be used to prove the small index property for the random structure in this language. A special case of this theorem is, if A and B are hypergraphs. In addition we prove the theorem for the case of triangle free graphs.     

q-analogs of harmonic oscillators and related rings

A ringH _q which is aq-analog of the universal enveloping algebra of the Heisenberg Lie algebraU(h) is constructed, and its ring theoretic properties are studied. It is shown thatH _q has a factor ringA _q which is a simple domain with properties that are compared to the Weyl algebra. A secondq-analogH _q ofU(h) is constructed, andH _q is shown to be a primitive ring.     

On the structure of inner ideals of nest algebras

IfA is a nest algebra andA _s=A ∩ A* , whereA* is the set of the adjoints of the operators lying inA, then the pair (A, A _s) forms a partial Jordan *-triple. Important tools when investigating the structure of a partial Jordan *-triple are its tripotents. In particular, given an orthogonal family of tripotents of the partial Jordan *-triple (A, A _s), the nest algebraA splits into a direct sum of subspaces known as the Peirce decomposition relative to that family. In this paper, the Peirce decomposition relative to an orthogonal family of minimal tripotents is used to investigate the structure of the inner ideals of (A, A _s), whereA is a nest algebra associated with an atomic nest. A property enjoyed by inner ideals of the partial Jordan *-triple (A, A _s) is presented as the main theorem. This result is then applied in the final part of the paper to provide examples of inner ideals. A characterization of the minimal tripotents as a certain class of rank one operators is also obtained as a means to deduce the principal theorem.     

Power Residue Symbols and the Central Sections of SL(2, A)

In TheE(2,A) sections of SL(2,A) (Ann. of Math. 134 (1991), 159–188), we locate the E(A) normalized subgroups of SL(2,A) in central sections of SL(2,A) for all subrings of Q and all commutative rings satisfying SR ₂ In solving this problem we introduced the notion of radix (see (1.1)) and the group C(P_x) = [E(2,A),E(2,A;P_x)] = [SL(2,A), SL(2,A;P_x)] for the rings considered here.The purpose of this paper is to determine SL(2,A;P_xC(P_x) for SR ₂ rings and number rings with infinitely many units.In Section 2, Mennicke symbols for Jordan ideals are defined. They are determined for number rings and shown to be connected to power residue symbols in a delicate way. This extends the work of Bass, Milnor and Serre.In Section 3, an explicit homomorphism from E(2,Al;P_x) into an additive section of A is given for all commutative rings A. If A satisfiesSR ₂ the kernel of this map is C(P_x.The main problem for number rings is solved by giving an explicit homomorphism on SL(2,A;P_x) whose kernel is C(P_x).     

On factorization indices of strictly nonsingular 2×2 matrix function

Factorization indices of a strictly nonsingular 2×2 matrix functionA(t) such that ind _T detA(t)=2ind _T a ₁₁(t) are found in terms of the Wiener-Hopf factorization of a matrix function which is close to the identity matrix.     

The real spectrum of an ideal and KO-theory exact sequences

A construction in abstract real algebra is used to define invariants S _n(A) of commutative rings, with or without identity. If A=C(X) is the ring of continuous real functions on a compact space, then S _n(A) = k0^–n(X), and, for any A, S _n(A) Z[1/2]-W _n(A) Z[1/2], where the W _n(A) are the Witt groups of A. In addition, a short exact sequence of rings yields a long exact sequence of the groups S _n. The functors S _n(A) thus provide a solution of a problem proposed by Karoubi. This paper primarily deals with the exact sequences involving a ring A and an ideal I A. Work supported in part by NSF Grant DMS85-06816.     

Minors of a random binary matroid

Let A be an n × m matrix over GF ₂ where each column consists of k ones, and let M be an arbitrary fixed binary matroid. The matroid growth rate theorem implies that there is a constant C_M such that m ≥ C_Mn² implies that the binary matroid induced by A contains M as a minor. We prove that if the columns of A = A _n,m,k are chosen randomly, then there are constants k_M,L_M such that k ≥ k_M and m ≥ L_Mn implies that A contains M as a minor with high probability .     

Quasi-duality for the rings of generalized power series *

Let A, B be associative rings with identity, and (S, ≤) a strictly totally ordered commutative monoid which is also artinian. For any bimodule _AM_B , we construct a bimodule _A[[S]]M[S]_B[[S]] and prove that _AM_B defines a quasi-duality if and only if the bimodule _A[[S]]M[S]_B[[S]] defines a quasi-duality. As a corollary, it is shown that if a ring A has a quasi-duality then the ring A[[S]] of generalized power series over A has a quasi-duality.     

On strongly-non-reflexive groups

A strong negative answer is given to the old question of whether every dual group is reflexive. Using ◊_ω1 a groupA is constructed so thatA, A*, A**, andA*** are weakly ω₁-separable groups of cardinalityω ₁ andA* is not isomorphic toA***. Research partially supported by NSF Grant No. DMS-8400451. Research partially supported by NSERC Grant No. A8948.     

Commutativity and Ideals in Pre-crystalline Graded Rings

Pre-crystalline graded rings constitute a class of rings which share many properties with classical crossed products. Given a pre-crystalline graded ring A\mathcal{A} , we describe its center, the commutant C_A(A₀)C_{\mathcal{A}}(\mathcal{A}_{0}) of the degree zero grading part, and investigate the connection between maximal commutativity of A₀\mathcal{A}_{0} in A\mathcal{A} and the way in which two-sided ideals intersect A₀\mathcal{A}_{0} .     

The Erdös-Jacobson-Lehel conjecture on potentiallyP k-graphic sequence is true

A variation in the classical Turan extrernal problem is studied. A simple graphG of ordern is said to have propertyPk if it contains a clique of sizek+1 as its subgraph. Ann-term nonincreasing nonnegative integer sequence π=(d₁, d₂,⋯, d₂) is said to be graphic if it is the degree sequence of a simple graphG of ordern and such a graphG is referred to as a realization of π. A graphic sequence π is said to be potentiallyP _k-graphic if it has a realizationG having propertyP _k . The problem: determine the smallest positive even number σ(k, n) such that everyn-term graphic sequence π=(d₁, d₂,…, d₂) without zero terms and with degree sum σ(π)=(d ₁+d ₂+ …+d ₂) at least σ(k,n) is potentially P_k-graphic has been proved positive. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 19671077) and the Doctoral Program Foundation of National Education Department of China.     

Residual behavior of induced maps

Consider (X,F, μ,T) a Lebesgue probability space and measure preserving invertible map. We call this a dynamical system. For a subsetA ∈F. byT _A:A →A we mean the induced map,T _A(x)=T^rA(x)(x) wherer _A(x)=min{i〉0:T ⁱ(x) ∈A}. Such induced maps can be topologized by the natural metricD(A, A’) = μ(AΔA’) onF mod sets of measure zero. We discuss here ergodic properties ofT _A which are residual in this metric. The first theorem is due to Conze.Theorem 1 (Conze):For T ergodic, T _A is weakly mixing for a residual set of A.Theorem 2:For T ergodic, 0-entropy and loosely Bernoulli, T _A is rank-1, and rigid for a residual set of A.Theorem 3:For T ergodic, positive entropy and loosely Bernoulli, T _A is Bernoulli for a residual set of A.Theorem 4:For T ergodic of positive entropy, T _A is a K-automorphism for a residual set of A. A strengthening of Theorem 1 asserts thatA can be chosen to lie inside a given factor algebra ofT. We also discuss even Kakutani equivalence analogues of Theorems 1–4.     

The Ext-group of unitary equivalence classes of unital extensions

Let A be a unital separable nuclear C*-algebra which belongs to the bootstrap category N and B be a separable stable C*-algebra. In this paper, we consider the group Ext _u (A, B) consisting of the unitary equivalence classes of unital extensions τ: A→Q(B). The relation between Ext _u (A, B) and Ext(A, B) is established. Using this relation, we show the half-exactness of Ext _u (·, B) and the (UCT) for Ext _u (A, B). Furthermore, under certain conditions, we obtain the half-exactness and Bott periodicity of Ext _u (A, ·).     

On some subclasses of well-covered graphs

A set of points in a graph is independent if no two points in the set are adjacent. A graph is well covered if every maximal independent set is a maximum independent set or, equivalently, if every independent set is contained in a maximum independent set. The well-covered graphs are classified by the W_n property: For a positive integer n, a graph G belongs to class W_n if ≥ n and any n disjoint independent sets are contained in n disjoint maximum independent sets. Constructions are presented that show how to build infinite families of W_n graphs containing arbitrarily large independent sets. A characterization of W_n graphs in terms of well-covered subgraphs is given, as well as bounds for the size of a maximum independent set and the minimum and maximum degrees of points in W_n graphs.     

Jagged Partitions

By jagged partitions we refer to an ordered collection of non-negative integers (n₁, n₂,..., n_m) with n_m≥ p for some positive integer p, further subject to some weakly decreasing conditions that prevent them for being genuine partitions. The case analyzed in greater detail here corresponds to p = 1 and the following conditions n_i≥ n_i+1−1 and n_i≥ n_i+2. A number of properties for the corresponding partition function are derived, including rather remarkable congruence relations. An interesting application of jagged partitions concerns the derivation of generating functions for enumerating partitions with special restrictions, a point that is illustrated with various examples. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary—05A15, 05A17, 05A19