Wijsman topology on function spaces

LetC(X,Y) be the space of continuous functions from a metric space (X,d) to a metric space (Y, e).C(X, Y) can be thought as subset of the hyperspaceCL(X×Y) of closed and nonempty subsets ofX×Y by identifying each element ofC(X,Y) with its graph. We considerC(X,Y) with the topology inherited from the Wijsman topology induced onCL(X×Y) by the box metric ofd ande. We study the relationships between the Wijsman topology and the compact-open topology onC(X,Y) and also conditions under which the Wijsman topology coincide with the Fell topology. Sufficient conditions under which the compactopen topology onC(X,Y) is weaker than the Wijsman topology are given (IfY is totally bounded, then for every metric spaceX the compactopen topology onC(X,Y) is weaker than the Wijsman topology and the same is true forX locally connected andY rim-totally bounded). We prove that a metric spaceX is boundedly compact iff the Wijsman topology onC(X, ℝ) is weaker than the compact-open topology. We show that ifX is a σ-compact complete metric space andY a compact metric space, then the Wijsman topology onC(X,Y) is Polish.     

Higher order secant varieties and blown up varieties

Let π:X→Y be the blowing up of the projective varietyY at s general points. Here we study the higher order secant varieties of the linearly normal embeddings ofX andY into projective spaces. We give conditions on the embedding ofY which imply that the firstt secant varieties of a related embedding ofX have the expected dimension.     

Derivations in prime rings

LetR be a prime ring andD a nonzero derivation ofR. If one of the four conditions holds inR, thenR is commutative:

1. (i)
   X ²D(X)?D(X)X²∈Z(R), CharR≠2;     
   
   

Stochastic integration for abstract,two parameter stochastic processes I. Stochastic processes with finite semivariation in banach spaces

In this paper we define the stochastic integral for two parameter processes with values in a Banach spaceE. We use a measure theoretic approach. To each two parameter processX withX _st ∈L _E ^p we associate a measureI _X with values inL _E ^p . IfX isp-summable, i.e. ifI _X can be extended to aσ-additive measure with finite semivariation on theσ-algebra of predictable sets, then the integralε HdI _X can be defined and the stochastic integral is defined by (H·X) _z =ε _[0,z] HdI _X . We prove that the processes with finite variation and the processes with finite semivariation are summable and their stochastic integral can be computed pathwise, as a Stieltjes Integral of a special type.     

Uniform approximation: The non-locally convex case

IfS is a compact Hausdorff space of finite covering dimension and (E, τ) is a real or complex topological vector space (not necessarily locally convex), we prove a Weierstrass-Stone theorem for subsets ofC(S;E), the space of all continuous functions fromS intoE, equipped with the topology of uniform convergence overS.     

On singular quadratic complexes,quintic curves and Cremona transformations

Let X be a quadratic complex given by the intersection of two nonsingular quadrics in a projective space of dimension five. Let L be a line contained in X, and π the projection from X to a projective three space with center L. When X is nonsingular the map π is birational and the base locus scheme of π ^?1 is a smooth quintic curve of genus 2. Now assume X is a singular irreducible and reduced quadratic complex and consider the same set up. The purpose of this work is to classify quintic curves arising as the base locus scheme of π ^?1 in the case where π is birational and the Cremona transformations obtained by composing π ^?1 with another projection of the same type.     

The space of maps from a locally compact space to a Banach space

The space of continuous maps from a topological spaceX to topological spaceY is denoted byC(X,Y) with the compact-open topology. In this paper we prove thatC(X,Y) is an absolute retract ifX is a locally compact separable metric space andY a convex set in a Banach space. From the above fact we know thatC(X,Y) is homomorphic to Hilbert spacel ₂ ifX is a locally compact separable metric space andY a separable Banach space; in particular,C(R ⁿ,R^m) is homomorphic to Hilbert spacel ₂. This research is supported by the Science Foundation of Shanxi Province's Scientific Committee     

Riemannian manifolds carrying a pair of skew symmetric conformal vector fields

We deal with a Riemannian manifoldM carrying a pair of skew symmetric conformal vector fields (X, Y). The existence of such a pairing is determined by an exterior differential system in involution (in the sense of Cartan). In this case,M is foliated by 3-dimensional totally geodesic submanifolds. Additional geometric properties are proved.     

Sui gruppi unitari finitari e sulla congettura di dieudonné

In this paper we consider some questions concerning unitary spaces (V, h), even though (V, h) is not finitely generated. Our main result is as follows: letF be an infinite field of characteristic ≠2 andD anm ²-dimensional central division algebra overF with an involutionj≠1. Let Σ_j(D) denote the subgroup of the multiplicative groupD ^* generated by the non zero symmetric elements. If (V, h) is an infinite dimensional regular unitary space of Witt index at least two overD, then the finitary unitary groupFU(h) is a simple group if and only ifD*=Σ_j(D)[D*, D*]. On the other hand, when (V, h) is not regular,FU(h) cannot be simple since it containsFU ₀(h), the subgroup of elements ofFU(h) acting trivially onrad(V, h), as a normal subgroup. In the non regular case we show that under the above assumptions evenFU ₀(h) is not a simple group.     

On convergence of sections of sequences in Banach spaces

An elementary proof of the (known) fact that each element of the Banach space? _w ^p (X) of weakly absolutelyp-summable sequences (if 1≤p<∞) in the Banach spaceX is the norm limit of its sections if and only if each element of? _w ^p (X) is a norm null sequence inX, is given. Little modification to this proof leads to a similar result for a family of Orlicz sequence spaces. Some applications to spaces of compact operators on Banach sequence spaces are considered.     

Operateurs essentiellement reguliers dans les espaces de Banach

Given a closed operatorA acting in a Banach spaceX, we define the regular (respectively the essentialy regular) spectrum σ _r (A) (respectively σ _e,r (A)) ofA. We prove that σ _r (A) and σ _e,r (A) are a closed subsets of the classical spectrum σ(A) ofA. Morever ifA is bounded we prove that σ _r (A) and σ _e,r (A)) satisfies the spectral mapping theorem.     

The picard group of the variety of plane cuspidal cubics of ℙ3

We give a compactification of the varietyU of non-degenerate plane cuspidal cubics of ?³. We construct this compactification by means of the projective bundleX of a suitable vector bundleE. We describe the intersection ring ofX and, as a consequence, we obtain the intersection numbers ofU that satisfy 10 conditions of the following kinds:ρ, that the plane determined by the cuspidal cubic go through a point;c, that the cusp be on a plane;q, that the cuspidal tangent intersect a line;μ, that the cuspidal cubic intersect a line. Moreover, we prove that the Picard group of the varietyU is a product of two infinite cyclic groups generated byρ andc?q.     

The interior operation in aψ-density topology

We prove that for an arbitrary setA ? ? its interior in aψ-density topology equalsA ∩ φ^β(B), whereB is a measurable kernel ofA andβ is some countable ordinal. Moreover, eachβ, 1≤β<Ω, realizes the interior ofA for someA εS.     

Some remarks on spectral states ofLMC-algebras

We generalize the notion of a spectral state (as introduced for Banach algebras by Moore, Bonsall and Duncan) to the context of locally multiplicatively-convex (LMC) algebras by proceeding in a way analogous to the generalization of numerical range theory from Banach algebras toLMC-algebras carried out by Giles and Koehler. Among the results obtained in this note are integral representations of spectral states by probability measures on the structure space ofA and the determination of the extreme points of the convex set\(\Omega _A \) of all spectral states on a commutativeLMC-algebraA (which is related to different Choquet boundaries) as well as a characterization of symmetric involutions by the coincidence of the notions of positive state and spectral state and a characterization of theQ-property by the weak-^*-boundedness of\(\Omega _A \). The paper finishes with two elementary commutativity criteria involving spectral states and two Korovkin-type theorems for the approximation of unital algebra homomorphisms by σ-equicontractive nets of linear operators mapping anLMC-algebraA into theLMC-algebra of all continuous complex-valued functions on a completely regular spaceX.     

Calcul Fonctionnel Holomorphe Global Unicité et Invariance Par Les Homomorphismes D’algebres de Banach

LetA be a commutative Banach algebra with unit. Denote byX _A, the global spectrum ofA. There is a holomorphic functional calculusθ _A:O(X _A)→A such thatθ _A(â)=a. In this paper, we show the uniqueness of the global holomorphic functional calculus and we establish its compatibility with Banach algebra morphisms. We also extend this holomorphic functional calculus to the case ofImc algebras.     

On the Jayne–Rogers theorem

J. E. Jayne and C. A. Rogers [3] proved that a mapping \({f \colon {X \rightarrow Y}}\) of an absolute Souslin-\({\mathcal{F}}\) set X to a metric space Y is \({\mathbf{\Delta}^0_2}\)-measurable if and only if it is piecewise continuous. We give a similar result for a perfectly paracompact first-countable space X and a regular space Y.     

On a class of hyperbolic 3-orbifolds of small volume and small heegaard genus associated to 2-bridge links

We consider a class of hyperbolic 3-orbifoldsO(α/β); the underlying topological space of such an orbifold is the 3-sphere and the singular set is obtained by adding the two standard (upper and lower) unknotting tunnels to a 2-bridge linkL(α/β) (and associating branching order two to both unknotting tunnels). These 3-orbifolds are extremal with respect to the notion of Heegaard genus or Heegaard number of 3-orbifolds; it is to be expected that they are also extremal with respect to the volume, that is the smallest volume hyperbolic 3-orbifolds should belong to this or some closely related class. We show that an orbifoldO(α/β) has a uniqueD ₂-covering by an orbifold? _n(α/β) wose space is the 3-sphere and whose singular set is the same 2-bridge linkL(α/β) used for the construction ofO(α/β); moreoverO(α/β) is hyperbolic if and only if? _n(α/β) is hyperbolic. As the volumes of the orbifolds? _n(α/β) are known resp. can be computed, this allows to compute the volumes of the orbifoldsO(α/β). The problem of computation of volumes remains open for some closely related classes of 3-orbifolds which are also extremal with respect to the Heegaard genus (for example associating a branching order bigger than two to one or both unknotting tunnels).     

Numerical range and compact convex sets

Let K be a compact convex subset of the plane, μ be a regular Borel measure with support K and N _μ be the multiplication operator on L ²(μ). In this article we show that \(\overline{W}(N_{\mu})\), the closure of numerical range of N _μ , is K. Also we prove that if K has uncountable many extreme points then the Berberian Hilbert space extension of L ²(μ) is non separable.     

On Riesz spaces with b-property and strongly order bounded operators

A Riesz space E is said to have the b-property if each subset that is order bounded in the bidual remains to be order bounded in E. Properties of a Riesz space with the b-property, the relationship between the b-property and various classes of operators are studied.     

C(X) in the weak topology

Some relations between cardinal invariants ofX andC(X) are established in the weak topology, whereC(X) is the space of continuous real-valued functions onX in the compact-open topology.