A Local Analysis of Congruences in the (p, p) Case: Part I

Given an irreducible, modular, mod p representation p, we analyse the local components at p of newforms f which give rise to it.     

Explicit unobstructed primes for modular deformation problems of squarefree level

Let f be a newform of weight k?3 with Fourier coefficients in a number field K. We give explicit bounds on the set of primes λ of K for which the deformation problem associated to the mod λ Galois representation of f is obstructed. We include some explicit examples.     

Congruences modulo powers of 3 for 3- and 9-colored generalized Frobenius partitions

Let $c{?}_k\left(n\right)$ be the number of $k$-colored generalized Frobenius partitions of $n$. We establish some infinite families of congruences for $c{?}_3\left(n\right)$ and $c{?}_9\left(n\right)$ modulo arbitrary powers of 3, which refine the results of Kolitsch. For example, for $k\ge 3$ and $n\ge 0$, we prove that

$c{?}_3\left(3^{2k}n+\frac{7?3^{2k}+1}{8}\right)\equiv 0(mod{3}^{4k+5}).$

We give two different proofs to the congruences satisfied by $c{?}_9\left(n\right)$. One of the proofs uses a relation between $c{?}_9\left(n\right)$ and $c{?}_3\left(n\right)$ due to Kolitsch, for which we provide a new proof in this paper.     

Small solutions of the congruencea1x12 +a2x22 +a3x32 +a4x42 ≡c(modp)

For any integersa ₁,a ₂,a ₃,a ₄ andc witha ₁ a ₂ a ₃ a ₄≢0(modp), this paper shows that there exists a solutionX=(x ₁,x ₂,x ₃,x ₄) ∈Z ⁴ of the congruencea ₁ x ₁ ² +a ₂ x ₂ ² +a ₃ x ₃ ² +a ₄ x ₄ ² ≡c(modp) such that

Congruences of lines in {{\mathbb P}^5}, quadratic normality, and completely exceptional Monge–Ampère equations

The existence is proved of two new families of sextic threefolds in , which are not quadratically normal. These threefolds arise naturally in the realm of first order congruences of lines as focal loci and in the study of the completely exceptional Monge–Ampère equations. One of these families comes from a smooth congruence of multidegree (1, 3, 3) which is a smooth Fano fourfold of index two and genus 9.      

Inequalities for full rank differences of 2-marked Durfee symbols

In this paper, we obtain infinitely many non-trivial identities and inequalities between full rank differences for 2-marked Durfee symbols, a generalization of partitions introduced by Andrews. A certain strict inequality, which almost always holds, shows that identities for Dyson?s rank, similar to those proven by Atkin and Swinnerton-Dyer, are quite rare. By showing an analogous strict inequality, we show that such non-trivial identities are also rare for the full rank, but on the other hand we obtain an infinite family of non-trivial identities, in contrast with the partition theoretic case.     

Homogeneous covering congruences and subgroup covers

A subgroup cover of the integer lattice in two or more dimensions is a presentation of that lattice as a finite union of proper subgroups, no two of the same index. In an earlier paper, Cochrane and Myerson constructed subgroup covers in two dimensions and asked several questions about other methods of construction and about higher dimensions. We answer those questions.     

Threefolds in ℙ5 with One Apparent Quadruple Point

Abstract

In this article we classify all the smooth threefolds in ?⁵ with an apparent quadruple point provided that the family of its 4-secant lines is an irreducible (first order) congruence. This is sufficient to conclude the classification of all the smooth codimension two varieties in ? ⁿ with one apparent (n ? 1)-point and with irreducible family of (n ? 1)-secant lines.     

Conditions for Permutability of Congruences in Implication Algebras

In this paper we give conditions on an implication algebra A so that two congruences θ ₁, θ ₂ on A permute, i.e. θ ₁ ∘ θ ₂ = θ ₂ ∘ θ ₁. We also provide simpler conditions for permutability in finite implication algebras. Finally we present some applications of these characterizations. The support of Universidad Nacional del Sur and CONICET is gratefully acknowledged.