Complemented isometric copies of in dual Banach spaces

Let be a real or complex Banach space and . Then contains a -complemented, isometric copy of if and only if contains a -complemented, isometric copy of if and only if contains a subspace -asymptotic to .

     

An ascending HNN extension of a free group inside

We give an example of a subgroup of which is a strictly ascending HNN extension of a non-abelian finitely generated free group . In particular, we exhibit a free group in of rank which is conjugate to a proper subgroup of itself. This answers positively a question of Drutu and Sapir (2005). The main ingredient in our construction is a specific finite volume (non-compact) hyperbolic 3-manifold which is a surface bundle over the circle. In particular, most of comes from the fundamental group of a surface fiber. A key feature of is that there is an element of in with an eigenvalue which is the square root of a rational integer. We also use the Bass-Serre tree of a field with a discrete valuation to show that the group we construct is actually free.

     

A simple proof of Bailey's very-well-poised summation

We give elementary derivations of some classical summation formulae for bilateral (basic) hypergeometric series. In particular, we apply Gauß' summation and elementary series manipulations to give a simple proof of Dougall's summation. Similarly, we apply Rogers' nonterminating summation and elementary series manipulations to give a simple proof of Bailey's very-well-poised summation. Our method of proof extends M. Jackson's first elementary proof of Ramanujan's summation.

     

There is no separable universal -factor

Gromov constructed uncountably many pairwise nonisomorphic discrete groups with Kazhdan's property . We will show that no separable -factor can contain all these groups in its unitary group. In particular, no separable -factor can contain all separable -factors in it. We also show that the full group -algebras of some of these groups fail the lifting property.

     

Spaces of type and the Hankel convolution

In this paper we introduce new function spaces that are denoted by , -1/2$"> and and that are spaces of type where the Hankel convolution and the Hankel transformation are defined. The spaces will play the same role in the Hankel setting that the spaces play in the theory of Fourier transformation.     

An ultrafilter with property

Let be a -supercompact cardinal. We show that carries a normal ultrafilter with a property introduced by Menas. With it we give a transparent proof of Kamo's theorem that carries a normal ultrafilter with the partition property.

     

Transitive families of projections in factors of type

We introduce a notion of transitive family of subspaces relative to a type factor, and hence a notion of transitive family of projections in such a factor. We show that whenever is a factor of type and is generated by two self-adjoint elements, then contains a transitive family of projections. Finally, we exhibit a free transitive family of projections that generate a factor of type .

     

A Fejér type theorem to determine jumps in terms of the Abel-Poisson mean of double Fourier series

We extend from single to double Fourier series a theorem of Zygmund to determine the generalized jumps of a periodic integrable function at a simple discontinuity point. As a by-product of the proof, we obtain an estimate of the fourth mixed partial derivative of the Abel-Poisson mean of any integrable function at such a point where is smooth. We also consider the extension of the Zygmund classes and to the two-dimensional torus .

     

-summand vectors in Banach spaces

The aim of this paper is to study the set of all -summand vectors of a real Banach space . We provide a characterization of -summand vectors in smooth real Banach spaces and a general decomposition theorem which shows that every real Banach space can be decomposed as an -sum of a Hilbert space and a Banach space without nontrivial -summand vectors. As a consequence, we generalize some results and we obtain intrinsic characterizations of real Hilbert spaces.