Analytic actions on compact surfaces and fixed points

 Consider an effective real analytic action of a connected Lie group G on a compact connected surface of Euler characteristic χ≠0. We show that if the action has no fixed point then χ≥1 and the Lie algebra 𝒢 of G is isomorphic either to a subalgebra of the affine algebra of ℝ², which is the extension of the ideal of constant vector fields by an irreducible linear subalgebra, or to sl(2,ℝ), o(3), sl(2,ℂ) and sl(3,ℝ). Received: 7 August 2001 Published online: 24 January 2003     

A pathwise solution for nonlinear parabolic equations with stochastic perturbations

We analyse here a semilinear stochastic partial differential equation of parabolic type where the diffusion vector fields are depending on both the unknown function and its gradient ∂ _xu with respect to the state variable, ∈ ℝⁿ. A local solution is constructed by reducing the original equation to a nonlinear parabolic one without stochastic perturbations and it is based on a finite dimensional Lie algebra generated by the given diffusion vector fields.     

Differential equations uniquely determined by algebras of point symmetries

We continue to investigate strongly and weakly Lie remarkable equations, which we defined in a recent paper. We consider some relevant algebras of vector fields on ℝ^k (such as the isometric, affine, projective, or conformal algebras) and characterize strongly Lie remarkable equations admitted by the considered Lie algebras. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 151, No. 3, pp. 486–494, June, 2007.     

Graded automorphism group of TKK Lie algebra over semilattice

Every extended affine Lie algebra of type A ₁ and nullity ν with extended affine root system R(A ₁, S), where S is a semilattice in ℝ ^ν , can be constructed from a TKK Lie algebra T (J (S)) which is obtained from the Jordan algebra J (S) by the so-called Tits-Kantor-Koecher construction. In this article we consider the ℤ ⁿ -graded automorphism group of the TKK Lie algebra T (J (S)), where S is the “smallest” semilattice in Euclidean space ℝ ⁿ .     

Liouville theorem,conformally invariant cones and umbilical surfaces for Grushin-type metrics

We prove a classification theorem for conformal maps with respect to the control distance generated by a system of diagonal vector fields in ℝ ⁿ . It turns out that in many cases all such maps can be obtained as compositions of suitable dilations, inversions and isometries. Our methods involve a study of the singular Riemannian metric associated with the vector fields. In particular, we identify some conformally invariant cones related to the Weyl tensor. The knowledge of such cones enables us to classify all umbilical hypersurfaces.     

Graded automorphism group of TKK algebra

The classification of extended affine Lie algebras of type A_1 depends on the Tits-Kantor- Koecher (TKK) algebras constructed from semilattices of Euclidean spaces.One can define a unitary Jordan algebra J(S) from a semilattice S of R~v (v≥1),and then construct an extended affine Lie algebra of type A_1 from the TKK algebra T(J(S)) which is obtained from the Jordan algebra J(S) by the so-called Tits-Kantor-Koecher construction.In R~2 there are only two non-similar semilattices S and S′,where S is a lattice and S′is a non-lattice semilattice.In this paper we study the Z~2-graded automorphisms of the TKK algebra T(J(S)).     

On the Construction of <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-Harmonic Morphisms and Conformal Actions

We produce p-harmonic morphisms by conformal foliations and Clifford systems. First, we give a useful criterion for a foliation on an m-dimensional Riemannian manifold locally generated by conformal fields to produce p-harmonic morphisms. By using this criterion we manufacture conformal foliations, with codimension not equal to p, which are locally the fibres of p-harmonic morphisms. Then we give a new approach for the construction of p-harmonic morphisms from R^m／{0} to R^n. By the well-known representation of Clifford algebras, we find an abundance of the new 2/3 （m ＋ 1）-harmonic morphism Ф： R^m／{0} → R^n where m = 2κδ（n - 1）.     

The classification of global Lie wedges in sl(2)

In [2] Hofmann and Hilgert investigate semigroups in SL(2, ℝ) and its universal covering group. Their interest is focussed on semigroups that are generated by the exponential image of a so-called Lie wedgeW in the Lie algebra. For an arbitrary subsemigroupS of a Lie groupG the set L(S) of subtangent vectors at the group identity1 is always a Lie wedge. IfS is closed, then is always true. If equality holds, thenS is called infinitesimally generated. Conversely, if we start with a Lie wedgeW, then it may happen that the inclusion is proper. Those wedges for which equality holds are called global. The classification of all global Lie wedges in a given Lie algebra is equivalent to classifying all infinitesimally generated subsemigroups of the corresponding simply connected Lie group. We give the solution to this classification problem for the Lie algebra sl(2, ℝ) . Roughly speaking, a Lie wedgeW ⊑sl(2, ℝ) is global if and only if it is either not pointed or it is contained in the intersection of two distinct halfspaces whose boundaries are subalgebras. The author gratefully acknowledges the support by the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung This article was processed by the author using the LAT_EX style filecljour1 from Springer-Verlag.     

Twistor quantization of the space of half-differentiable vector functions on the circle revisited

We discuss the twistor quantization problem for the classical system (V _d ,A _d ), represented by the phase space V _d , identified with the Sobolev space H ₀^1/2 (S ¹,ℝ ^d ) of half-differentiable vector functions on the circle, and the algebra of observables A _d , identified with the semi-direct product of the Heisenberg algebra of V _d and the algebra Vect(S ₁) of tangent vector fields on the circle.     

Injectivity of differentiable maps ℝ2 → ℝ2 at infinity

The main result given in Theorem 1.1 is a condition for a map X, defined on the complement of a disk D in ℝ² with values in ℝ², to be extended to a topological embedding of ℝ², not necessarily surjective. The map X is supposed to be just differentiable with the condition that, for some ε > 0, at each point the eigenvalues of the differential do not belong to the real interval (-ε,∞). The extension is obtained by restricting X to the complement of some larger disc. The result has important connections with the property of asymptotic stability at infinity for differentiable vector fields.     

Non-weight representations of Cartan type S Lie algebras

For the two Cartan type S subalgebras of the Witt algebra 𝒲_n, called Lie algebras of divergence-zero vector fields, we determine all module structures on the universal enveloping algebra of their Cartan subalgebra 𝔥_n. We also give all submodules of these modules.     

Lie algebra of formal vector fields which are extended by formal g-valued functions

In this paper, we consider the infinite-dimensional Lie algebra W_n⋉g⊗O _n of formal vector fields on the n-dimensional plane which is extended by formal g-valued functions of n variables. Here g is an arbitrary Lie algebra. We show that the cochain complex of this Lie algebra is quasi-isomorphic to the quotient of the Weyl algebra of (gl _n ⊕ g) by the (2n+1)st term of the standard filtration. We consider separately the case of a reductive Lie algebra g. We show how one can use the methods of formal geometry to construct characteristic classes of bundles. For every G-bundle on an n-dimensional complex manifold, we construct a natural homomorphism from the ring A of relative cohomologies of the Lie algebra W_n⋉g⊗O _n to the ring of cohomologies of the manifold. We show that generators of the ring A are mapped under this homomorphism to characteristic classes of tangent and G-bundles. Bibliography: 10 titles. __________ Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 335, 2006, pp. 205–230.     

A classification of locally homogeneous connections on 2-dimensional manifolds via group-theoretical approach

The aim of this paper is to classify (lócally) all torsion-less locally homogeneous affine connections on two-dimensional manifolds from a group-theoretical point of view. For this purpose, we are using the classification of all non-equivalent transitive Lie algebras of vector fields in ℝ² according to P.J. Olver [7].     

The Euler-Poincaré-Hopf theorem for flat connections in some transitive Lie algebroids

This paper is a continuation of [19], [21], [22]. We study flat connections with isolated singularities in some transitive Lie algebroids for which either ℝ or sl(2, ℝ) or so(3) are isotropy Lie algebras. Under the assumption that the dimension of the isotropy Lie algebra is equal to n + 1, where n is the dimension of the base manifold, we assign to any such isolated singularity a real number called an index. For ℝ-Lie algebroids, this index cannot be an integer. We prove the index theorem (the Euler-Poincaré-Hopf theorem for flat connections) saying that the index sum is independent of the choice of a connection. Multiplying this index sum by the orientation class of M, we get the Euler class of this Lie algebroid. Some integral formulae for indices are given.     

Special polynomials in free framed Lie algebra

A framed Lie algebra is an algebra with two operations which is a Lie algebra with respect to one of these operations. A basic example is a Lie algebra of vector fields on a manifold with connection where the covariant derivative serves as an additional operation. In a free framed Lie algebra, we distinguish a set of special polynomials that geometrically correspond to invariantly defined tensors. A necessary condition of being special is derived, and we presume that this condition is also sufficient. Translated from Algebra i Logika, Vol. 47, No. 5, pp. 571–583, September–October, 2008.     

The non-commutative Weil algebra

For any compact Lie group G, together with an invariant inner product on its Lie algebra ?, we define the non-commutative Weil algebra ? _G as a tensor product of the universal enveloping algebra U(?) and the Clifford algebra Cl(?). Just like the usual Weil algebra W _G =S(?^*)⊗∧?^*, ? _G carries the structure of an acyclic, locally free G-differential algebra and can be used to define equivariant cohomology ℋ _G (B) for any G-differential algebra B. We construct an explicit isomorphism ?: W _G →? _G of the two Weil algebras as G-differential spaces, and prove that their multiplication maps are G-chain homotopic. This implies that the map in cohomology H _G (B)→ℋ _G (B) induced by ? is a ring isomorphism. For the trivial G-differential algebra B=ℝ, this reduces to the Duflo isomorphism S(?) ^G ≅U(?) ^G between the ring of invariant polynomials and the ring of Casimir elements. Oblatum 13-III-1999 & 27-V-1999 / Published online: 22 September 1999     

Ideals and simplicity of unitary Lie algebras

Double graded ideals and simplicity of elementary unitary Lie algebra eu _n (R,⁻, γ) and Steinberg unitary Lie algebra stu _n (R,⁻, γ) are characterized, where R is a unital involutory associative algebra over a field F of characteristic zero, n ⩾ 5.