Special orthogonal splittings of<Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Stack><Subscript>1</Subscript><Superscript>2<Emphasis Type="Italic">k</Emphasis></Superscript></Stack>

We show that for each positive integerk there is ak×k matrixB with ±1 entries such that puttingE to be the span of the rows of thek×2k matrix [√kI _k,B], thenE,E ^⊥ is a Kashin splitting: TheL ₁ ^2k and theL ₂ ^2k are universally equivalent on bothE andE ^⊥. Moreover, the probability that a random ±1 matrix satisfies the above is exponentially close to 1. Supported by the Israel Science Foundation.     

Decompositions of the 3-uniform hypergraphs <Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis><Stack><Subscript>v</Subscript><Superscript>(3)</Superscript></Stack> into hypergraphs of a certain type

In this paper, we investigate a generalization of graph decomposition, called hypergraph decomposition. We show that a decomposition of a 3-uniform hypergraph K(3)v into a special kind of hypergraph K(3)4 - e exists if and only if v ≡ 0, 1, 2 (mod 9) and v ≥ 9.     

Three realizations of the quantum affine algebra <Emphasis Type="Italic">U</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">q</Emphasis></Subscript>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">A</Emphasis><Subscript>2</Subscript><Superscript>(2)</Superscript>

We establish explicit isomorphisms between three realizations of the quantum twisted affine algebra U _q (A ₂ ⁽²⁾: the Drinfeld current realization, the Chevalley realization, and the so-called RLL realization proposed by Reshetikhin, Takhtajan, and Faddeev.     

On the imbedding of the Waterman class in the class <Emphasis Type="Italic">h</Emphasis><Stack><Subscript>p</Subscript><Superscript>ω</Superscript></Stack>

In this paper, a necessary and sufficient condition for the inclusion of the class ΛBV in the class H _p ^ω is found. Published in Ukrains’kyi Matematychnyi Zhurnal, Vol. 57, No. 11, pp. 1557–1562, November, 2005.     

Exact order of relative widths of classes <Emphasis Type="Italic">W</Emphasis><Stack><Subscript>1</Subscript><Superscript>r</Superscript></Stack> in the space <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript>1</Subscript>

We determine the exact order of relative widths of classes W ₁ ^r of periodic functions in the space L ₁ as n → ∞ under restrictions on higher derivatives of approximating functions. __________ Translated from Ukrains’kyi Matematychnyi Zhurnal, Vol. 57, No. 10, pp. 1409–1417, October, 2005.     

Estimates of Distances Between Sums of the Spaces ℓ<Stack><Subscript>n</Subscript><Superscript>p</Superscript></Stack>. II

We study classical, modified, and weak Banach-Mazur distances between sums of the spaces ℓ _n ^p . We calculate explicitly the classical and weak Banach-Mazur distances between sums of the spaces ℓ _n ^p and obtain bounds for ratios of distances between sums of the spaces ℓ _n ^p . Bibliography: 14 titles.__________Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 303, 2003, pp. 203–217.     

SPACELIKE SUBMANIFOLDS IN THE DE SITTER SPACE Sp^（n＋p）（c）WITH CONSTANT SCALAR CURVATURE

Let M^n be a closed spacelike submanifold isometrically immersed in de Sitter space Sp^(n p)(c)， Denote by R,H and S the normalized scalar curvature,the mean curvature and the square of the length of the second fundamental form of M^n ,respectively. Suppose R is constant and R≤c. The pinching problem on S is studied and a rigidity theorem for M^n immersed in Sp^(n p)(c) with parallel normalized mean curvature vector field is proved. When n≥3, the pinching constant is the best. Thus, the mistake of the paper “Space-like hypersurfaces in de Sitter space with constant scalar curvature”(see Manus Math, 1998,95 :499-505) is corrected. Moreover,the reduction of the codimension when M^n is a complete submanifold in Sp^(n p)(c) with parallel normalized mean curvature vector field is investigated.     

Recognizability of finite simple groups <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript>4</Subscript>(2<Superscript>m</Superscript>) and <Emphasis Type="Italic">U</Emphasis><Subscript>4</Subscript>(2<Superscript>m</Superscript>) by spectrum

It is proved that finite simple groups L₄(2^m), m ⩾ 2, and U₄(2^m), m ⩾ 2, are, up to isomorphism, recognized by spectra, i.e., sets of their element orders, in the class of finite groups. As a consequence the question on recognizability by spectrum is settled for all finite simple groups without elements of order 8. Supported by RFBR (grant Nos. 05-01-00797 and 06-01-39001), by SB RAS (Complex Integration project No. 1.2), and by the Ministry of Education of China (Project for Retaining Foreign Expert). Supported by NSF of Chongqing (CSTC: 2005BB8096). __________ Translated from Algebra i Logika, Vol. 47, No. 1, pp. 83–93, January–February, 2008.     

Countably generated prime ideals in <Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis><Superscript>∞</Superscript>

We confirm a twenty year old conjecture by showing that a nonzero prime ideal P in the algebra H^∞ of bounded analytic functions in the open unit disk is countably generated if and only if it is either a principal ideal generated by the polynomial z−z₀, |z₀|<1, or if P is generated by the n-th roots of an atomic inner function. The case of the algebra H^∞+C is also dealt with. Dedicated to the 70th birthday of Joseph Cima Research supported by the RIP-program Oberwolfach 2004.     

Quasirecognition by prime graph of the simple group <Superscript>2</Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">F</Emphasis><Subscript>4</Subscript>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">q</Emphasis>)

As the main result, we show that if G is a finite group such that Γ(G) = Γ(² F ₄(q)), where q = 2^2m+1 for some m ≧ 1, then G has a unique nonabelian composition factor isomorphic to ² F ₄(q). We also show that if G is a finite group satisfying |G| =|² F ₄(q)| and Γ(G) = Γ(² F ₄(q)), then G ≅ ² F ₄(q). As a consequence of our result we give a new proof for a conjecture of W. Shi and J. Bi for ² F ₄(q). The third author was supported in part by a grant from IPM (No. 87200022).     

On estimates for volume and surface potentials in domains with boundary of class <Emphasis Type="Italic">W</Emphasis><Stack><Subscript>2</Subscript><Superscript>l</Superscript></Stack>

We prove sharp estimates in the norms of the Sobolev-Slobodetskii space W ₂ ^l , l > 0, for volume and surface potentials in domains with boundary of Sobolev class. The estimates are used in the study of some problems in hydrodynamics for self-gravitating fluids. Bibliography: 4 titles. __________ Translated from Problemy Matematicheskogo Analiza, No. 36, 2007, pp. 93–111.     

Laminar currents in ℙ<Superscript>2</Superscript>

 In this paper we study laminar currents in ℙ². Given a sequence of irreducible algebraic curves (C _n ) converging in the sense of currents to T, we find geometric conditions on the curves ensuring that the limit current T is laminar. This criterion is then applied to meromorphic dynamical systems in ℙ², and laminarity of the dynamical ``Green' current is obtained for a wide class of meromorphic self maps of ℙ², as well as for all bimeromorphic maps of projective surfaces. Received: 24 September 2001 / Published online: 10 February 2003 Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): 32U40, 37Fxx, 32H50     

Irreducible <Emphasis Type="Italic">A</Emphasis><Stack><Subscript>1</Subscript><Superscript>(1)</Superscript></Stack>-modules from modules over two-dimensional non-abelian Lie algebra

For any module V over the two-dimensional non-abelian Lie algebra b and scalar α ∈ C, we define a class of weight modules F ^α (V) with zero central charge over the affine Lie algebra A ₁ ⁽¹⁾ . These weight modules have infinitedimensional weight spaces if and only if V is infinite dimensional. In this paper, we will determine necessary and sufficient conditions for these modules F ^α(V) to be irreducible. In this way, we obtain a lot of irreducible weight A ₁ ⁽¹⁾ -modules with infinite-dimensional weight spaces.     

Polynomial Form of de Branges Conditions for the Denseness of Algebraic Polynomials in the Space <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis><Stack><Subscript>w</Subscript><Superscript>0</Superscript></Stack>

In the criterion for polynomial denseness in the space C _w ⁰ established by de Branges in 1959, we replace the requirement of the existence of an entire function by an equivalent requirement of the existence of a polynomial sequence. We introduce the notion of strict compactness of polynomial sets and establish sufficient conditions for a polynomial family to possess this property. __________ Translated from Ukrains'kyi Matematychnyi Zhurnal, Vol. 57, No. 3, pp. 305–319, March, 2005.     

Existence of three HMOLS of type 2<Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">u</Emphasis><Superscript>1</Superscript>

A Latin squares of order v with ni missing sub-Latin squares （holes） of order hi （1 〈= i 〈 k）, which are disjoint and spanning （i.e. ∑k i=l1 nihi = v）, is called a partitioned incomplete Latin squares and denoted by PILS. The type of PILS is defined by （h1n1 h2n2…hknk ）. If any two PILS inaset of t PILS of type T are orthogonal, then we denote the set by t-HMOLS（T）. It has been proved that 3-HMOLS（2n31） exist for n ≥6 with 11 possible exceptions. In this paper, we investigate the existence of 3-HMOLS（2nu1） with u ≥ 4, and prove that 3-HMOLS（2~u1） exist if n ≥ 54 and n ≥7/4u ＋ 7.     

The <Emphasis Type="Italic">(S)</Emphasis><Stack><Subscript>+</Subscript><Superscript>1</Superscript></Stack>Condition for Generalized Vector Variational Inequalities

In this paper, we extend the (S) ₊ ¹ condition to multivalued mappings in an ordered Hausdorff topological vector space and we derive some existence results for generalized vector variational inequalities associated with multivalued mappings satisfying the (S) ₊ ¹ condition. We generalize also an existence result of Cubiotti and Yao for generalized variational inequalities of class (S) ₊ ¹ to barreled normed spaces. As consequences, some existence results for vector variational inequalities are established.This work was partially supported by grants from the National Science Council of the Republic of China. Communicated by H. P. Benson     

A Noncommutative Version of <Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript> and Characterizations of Subdiagonal Algebras

Let M{\mathcal M} be a σ-finite von Neumann algebra and \mathfrak A{\mathfrak A} a maximal subdiagonal algebra of M{\mathcal M} with respect to a faithful normal conditional expectation F{\Phi} . Based on Haagerup’s noncommutative L ^p space L^p(M){L^p(\mathcal M)} associated with M{\mathcal M} , we give a noncommutative version of H ^p space relative to \mathfrak A{\mathfrak A} . If h ₀ is the image of a faithful normal state j{\varphi} in L¹(M){L^1(\mathcal M)} such that j°F = j{\varphi\circ \Phi=\varphi} , then it is shown that the closure of {\mathfrak Ah₀^\frac1p}{\{\mathfrak Ah_0^{\frac1p}\}} in L^p(M){L^p(\mathcal M)} for 1 ≤ p < ∞ is independent of the choice of the state preserving F{\Phi} . Moreover, several characterizations for a subalgebra of the von Neumann algebra M{\mathcal M} to be a maximal subdiagonal algebra are given.     

The Gradient Flow of <Emphasis Type="Italic">∫</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">M</Emphasis></Subscript>|Rm|<Superscript>2</Superscript>

We study the gradient flow of the Riemannian functional ℱ(g):=∫ _M |Rm|². This flow corresponds to a fourth-order degenerate parabolic equation for a Riemannian metric. We prove that the degeneracies may be accounted for entirely by diffeomorphism flow, and hence we show short-time existence using the DeTurck method. We prove L ² derivative estimates of Bernstein-Bando-Shi type and use these to give a basic obstruction to long time existence and prove a compactness theorem.