Rings of regular functions on nilpotent orbits and their covers

Summary LetG be a complex semisimple algebraic group with Lie algebra . Let be a nilpotentG-orbit, its ring of regular functions. We derive a formula for as aG-module and prove some partial results on a cover of . We then relate this formula to various existing multiplicity formulas forK-types in Harish-Chandra bimodules ofG.Supported by National Science Foundation Grant DMS-8505550     

Topological and bornological characterisations of ideals in von Neumann algebras: I

Suppose is a von Neumann algebra on a Hilbert space and is any ideal in . We determine a topology on , for which the members of that are to norm continuous are exactly those in ; and a bornology on such that the elements of which map the unit ball to an element of , equivalently those members of that are norm to bounded, are exactly those in . This is achieved via analogues of the notions of injectivity and surjectivity in the theory of operator ideals on Banach spaces.     

Operator inequalities and construction of Krein spaces

Let be a Hilbert space. A continuous positive operatorT on uniquely determines a Hilbert space which is continuously imbedded in and for which with the canonical imbedding . A Kreîn space version of this result, however, is not valid in general. This paper provides a necessary and sufficient condition for that a continuous selfadjoint operatorT uniquely determines a Kreîn space ( ) which is continuously imbedded in and for which with the canonical imbedding .     

Common invariant subspaces for collections of operators

Let be a collection of bounded operators on a Banach spaceX of dimension at least two. We say that is finitely quasinilpotent at a vectorx ₀X whenever for any finite subset of the joint spectral radius of atx ₀ is equal 0. If such collection contains a non-zero compact operator, then and its commutant have a common non-trivial invariant, subspace. If in addition, is a collection of positive operators on a Banach lattice, then has a common non-trivial closed ideal. This result and a recent remarkable theorem of Turovskii imply the following extension of the famous result of de Pagter to semigroups. Let be a multiplicative semigroup of quasinilpotent compact positive operators on a Banach lattice of dimension at least two. Then has a common non-trivial invariant closed ideal.This work was supported by the Research Ministry of Slovenia.     

A Helly-type theorem for simple polygons

Let be a family of simple polygons in the plane. If every three (not necessarily distinct) members of have a simply connected union and every two members of have a nonempty intersection, then {P:P in } . Applying the result to a finite family of orthogonally convex polygons, the set {C:C in } will be another orthogonally convex polygon, and, in certain circumstances, the dimension of this intersection can be determined.Supported in part by NSF grant DMS-9207019.     

Series-parallel posets and relative Ockham lattices

A study is undertaken of order-reversing maps on series-parallel posets and structural characterisations are obtained of various subclasses of such ordered sets. The results are applied to complete the authors' earlier investigation of classes of finite relate lattices, where is a variety of Ockham lattices and the distributive lattice duals of the algebras in are required to be series-parallel.     

Notes on Brown-McCoy-radicals for Γ-near-rings

The Brown-McCoy radical is known to be an ideal-hereditary Kurosh-Amitsur radical in the variety of zerosymmetric near-rings. We define the Brown-McCoy and simplical radicals, and , respectively, for zerosymmetric -near-rings. Both and are ideal-hereditary Kurosh-Amitsur radicals in that variety. IfM is a zerosymmetric -near-ring with left operator near-ringL, it is shown that , with equality ifM has a strong left unity. is extended to the variety of arbitrary near-rings, and and are extended to the variety of arbitrary -near-rings, in a way that they remain Kurosh-Amitsur radicals. IfN is a near-ring andA N, then , with equality ifA if left invariant.     

Skew-symmetric derivations of a complex Lie algebra

Let be a complex Lie algebra, its underlying real Lie algebra, a real form of and ·, · the euclidean product induced by the real part of an hermitian inner product on . Let aut be the Lie algebra of skew-symmetric derivations of . We give necessary and sufficient conditions to ensure that aut is composed of skew-hermitian derivations. As an application, we study holomorphy in large subgroups of isometries of Lie groups.     

Homogeneous algebraic varieties defined by Jordan pairs

Every Jordan pair defines an algebraic varietyX containing as a dense open subset.X is projective (affine) if and only if is separable (radical). The Picard group ofX is generated by the irreducible factors of the generic norm of . If is separable then the automorphism group ofX is the projective group of .     

A new product of algebras and a type reduction theorem

A construction is defined which associates, to every algebra of a fixed but arbitrary finite similarity type, a groupoidF . The identities ofF are finitely based if and only if those of are, andF is finite if and only if is finite. Up to isomorphism,F has the same endomorphism monoid and subalgebra lattice as , but the congruence lattice ofF is the result of adjoining a new 1 to the congruence lattice of .F is functorial, preserves the satisfaction (and the non-satisfaction) of most Mal'cev conditions, and produces, by composition with the operation of forming the generated variety, an isomorphism of the lattice of varieties of fixed type to an interval in the lattice of varieties of groupoids.The construction makes use of a new product operation, applicable to two algebras of differing similarity types, which is introduced and studied in this paper.Research supported by National Science Foundation grant MCS-8103455.Presented by K. A. Baker.     

Levi Classes Generated by Nilpotent Groups

Let be a class of all groups G for which the normal closure (x) ^G of every element x belongs to a class . is a Levi class generated by . Let and ₀ be classes of finitely generated nilpotent groups and of torsion-free, finitely generated, nilpotent groups, respectively. We prove that and , and so and . It is shown that quasivarieties and are closed under free products, and that each contains at most one maximal proper subquasivariety. It is also proved that is closed under free products if so is .     

Norm-principal bimodules of nest algebras II

Let be a nest in a separably acting factor . We present conditions for a factor to be a bimodule of the nest subalgebraalgß in which is singly generated in the norm topology. Some relevant results about the compact ideal , the quasitriangular algebra and the Calkin algebra are established.This work was supported, in part, by funds provided by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.     

Operators of fibered groups

Let (G, ) denote a finite groupG with fibration . The group Aut (G, ) of operators of (G, ) is closely related to the group of collineations of (G, ). In this paper we investigate the geometric properties imposed on (G, ) by requiring that Aut (G, )=AutG. We find that in many instances this algebraic property restricts the geometry to a very special form.Dedicated to Professor Helmut Karzel on the occasion of his 60th birthday.     

Complétude des métriques lorentziennes de\mathbb{T}^2 et difféomorphismes du cercle

Let and the foliations by the null geodesics of some lorentzian metricg on the torus . We analyse how geodesic completeness properties ofg are related to the dynamics of and .     

Transvection free groups and invariants of polynomial tensor exterior algebras

Let :GGl(n, ) be a representation of a finite groupG over a field such that the ring of invariants is a polynomial algebra . It is known that in the nonmodular case (i.e., when the order of the group is not divisible by the characteristic of ), the invariants ofG acting on the tensor product of a polynomial and an exterior algebra are given by ,d denoting the exterior derivative. We show that in the modular case, the ring of invariants in is of this form if and only if is a polynomial algebra and all pseudoreflections in (G) are diagonalizable.     

Quasivariety Generated by Free Metabelian and 2-Nilpotent Groups

Let qG be a quasivariety generated by a group G and be a non-Abelian quasivariety of groups with a finite lattice of subquasivarieties. Suppose is contained in a quasivariety generated by the following two groups: a free 2-nilpotent group F₂( ₂) of rank 2 and a free metabelian (i.e., with an Abelian commutant) group F₂( ₂) of rank 2. It is proved that either = qF₂( ₂) or = qF₂( ₂) in this instance.__________Translated from Algebra i Logika, Vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 389–398, July–August, 2005.     

Hankel operators on the weighted Bergman spaces with exponential type weights

Let denote the closed subspace of consisting of analytic functions in the unit disk . For certain class of subharmonic , the Hankel operatorH _b on with symbol is studied. Criteria for boundedness and compactness of such kind of Hankel operators are presented.R. Rochberg's research was partially supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation.     

Isometric dilations in nest algebras

LetT be a contraction acting in a separable Hilbert space and leaving invariant a nest of subspaces of . We answer the question: when doesT have an isometric extension to which leaves invariant the nest = {N N :N ;}.     

Spin Models and Strongly Hyper-Self-Dual Bose-Mesner Algebras

We introduce the notion of hyper-self-duality for Bose-Mesner algebras as a strengthening of formal self-duality. Let denote a Bose-Mesner algebra on a finite nonempty set X. Fix p X, and let and denote respectively the dual Bose-Mesner algebra and the Terwilliger algebra of with respect to p. By a hyper-duality of , we mean an automorphism of such that for all ; and is a duality of . is said to be hyper-self-dual whenever there exists a hyper-duality of . We say that is strongly hyper-self-dual whenever there exists a hyper-duality of which can be expressed as conjugation by an invertible element of . We show that Bose-Mesner algebras which support a spin model are strongly hyper-self-dual, and we characterize strong hyper-self-duality via the module structure of the associated Terwilliger algebra.