The associativity equation revisited

Summary Consideration of the Associativity Equation,x (y z) = (x y) z, in the case where:I × I I (I a real interval) is continuous and satisfies a cancellation property on both sides, provides a complete characterization of real continuous cancellation semigroups, namely that they are topologically order-isomorphic to addition on some real interval: ( – ,b), ( – ,b], –, +), (a, + ), or [a, + ) — whereb = 0 or –1 anda = 0 or 1. The original proof, however, involves some awkward handling of cases and has defied streamlining for some time. A new proof is given following a simpler approach, devised by Páles and fine-tuned by Craigen.     

The existence of some resolvable block designs with divisibility into groups

This paper proves the existence of resolvable block designs with divisibility into groups GD(v; k, m; ₁, ₂) without repeated blocks and with arbitrary parameters such that ₁ = k, (v–1)/(k–1) ₂ v^k–2 (and also ₁ k/2, (v–1)/(2(k–1)) ₂ v^k–2 in case k is even) k 4 andp=1 (mod k–1), k < p for each prime divisor p of number v. As a corollary, the existence of a resolvable BIB-design (v, k, ) without repeated blocks is deduced with X = k (and also with = k/2 in case of even k) k , where a is a natural number if k is a prime power and=1 if k is a composite number.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 623–634, April, 1976.     

Growth along a ray of a subharmonic function,having a mass distributed on the negative axis

Let U be a subharmonic function in C with a Riesz mass , distributed on the negative semiaxis without some neighborhood of zero, let and be its order and lower order, and let B(r, U) be the maximum of U(z) for ¦z¦=r. Estimates are obtained for the measure of sets of those values of r 0 for which certain inequalities hold. The following result is typical. LetE = {r:u(re ^l)–cosB<(r,U) > 0}. If < < 1, ¦¦=., then the lower logarithmic density of the set E is at least 1 – /. If < > 1,¦¦ ., then the upper logarithmic density of the set E is at least 1 – /.Translated from Teoriya Funktsii, Funktsional'nyi Analiz i Ikh Prilozheniya, No. 50, pp. 31–38, 1988.     

A Higher Level Bailey Lemma: Proof and Application

In a recent letter, new representations were proposed for the pair of sequences (,), as defined formally by Bailey in his famous lemma. Here we extend and prove this result, providing pairs (,) labelled by the Lie algebra AN – 1, two nonnegative integers and k and a partition , whose parts do not exceed N – 1. Our results give rise to what we call a higher level Bailey lemma. As an application it is shown how this lemma can be applied to yield general q-series identities, which generalize some well-known results of Andrews and Bressoud.     

Outlines for the computation of the multiplicities of the spectra of orthogonal sums

If A and B are operators in the spaces X and Y, respectively, and if the operator B has many sets , , such that the manifolds p is a polynomial are dense in the space Y, then Here a=(the multiplicity of the spectrum of the operator A)=mindimL: span (AⁿL:n0)}=X. For example, if B=T^–g is a Toeplitz operator in the space H² with antianalytic symbol) and if g (the polynomial convex hull of the spectrum (A)) , then. Conversely, if and, then (under some assumptions on the regularity of the function f we have. One also gives examples of univalent and essentially univalent functions f (f H), for which Tf>1.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 126, pp. 150–158, 1983.     

Imbedding of countable periodic groups into simple 2-generated periodic groups

We prove a theorem on the isomorphic imbedding of an arbitrary countable periodic group H into a simple 2-generated periodic group G. In addition, we show that for any integers k 2 and 3 the group G contains a pair of generating elements whose orders are k and .Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 43, Nos. 7 and 8, pp. 980–986, July–August, 1991.     

Diameters of certain classes of functions analytic in the unit disc. I

For specific classes of functions which are analytic on the unit disc, precise values are obtained for certain types of diameters in the Bergman space H q, q 1, and in the space B(p, q, ), 0 < p < q ; q, 1, studied by M. I. Gvaradze.Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 42, No. 7, pp. 873–881, July, 1990.     

Blow-up of solutions of nonlinear wave equations in three space dimensions

Let u(x,t) be a solution, uA|u|^p for xIR₃, t0 where is the d'Alembertian, and A, p are constants with A>0, 10–|x–x⁰|, if the initial data u(x,0), u_t(x,0) have their support in the ball |x–x⁰|t₀. In particular global solutions of u=A|u|^p with initial data of compact support vanish identically. On the other hand for A>0, p>1+2 global solutions of u=A|u|^p exist, if the initial data are of compact support and u is sufficiently small in a suitable norm. For p=2 the time at which u becomes infinite is of order u^–2.Dedicated to Hans Lewy and Charles B. Morrey, Jr.The research for this paper was performed at the Courant Institute and supported by the Office of Naval Research under Contract No. N00014-76-C-0301. Reproduction in whole or part is permitted for any purpose of the United States Government.     

Some properties of the quasimomentum of the one-dimensional Hill operator

In this paper, a study is made of the properties of the energy E(k) of the Hill operator, as a function of the global quasimomentum k, running over the Riemann surface of the quasimomentumK. A study is made of , Ë on the straight line Im k=0, and of the location of the zeros of Ë. For example: 1) the function on the straight line Im k=0 between zeros has only one local maximum or minimum, 2) in the case of an N-zone potential, the function Ë has exactly 6(N–1) zeros inK, N–1 zeros both on the positive (negative) semiaxes, and in each quadrant.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 195, pp. 48–57, 1991.     

Linear spaces and linear-invariant families of locally univalent analytic functions

Let X be the set of functions f analytic in the unit disk D with derivatives f(z)0 in D, that satisfy the growth restriction f(z)/f(z)=0((1–|z|)^–1 (zD). The set X is equipped with a normed linear space structure. The topological structure of X and its relationship with linear-invariant families of locally univalent functions is investigated.This research was supported by the U. S. Army Research Office-Durham, Grant DA-ARO-D-31-124-G1151.