A Uniqueness Theorem for Bounded Analytic Functions

Suppose that K is a linear space of functions analytic in somedomain D in the complex plane. A sequence = (_k) of distinctpoints from D is said to be a set of uniqueness for K if fKand f(_k) = 0 for all k imply f0. Depending on the dispersionand the density of on the one hand, and the growth of the functionsin K on the other, one may often require only |f(_k)| a_k forsome sequence of positive numbers a_k, and still conclude thatf0 for fK. Of particular interest are sharp conditions on thedecay of a_k, which reflect the interplay between growth anddecay of analytic functions. 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification30A99, 31A05.     

Julia Sets of Polynomials are Uniformly Perfect

Let f be a polynomial of degree at least two. We shall showthat the Julia set J(f) of f is uniformly perfect. This meansthat there is a constant c(0,1) depending on f only such thatwhenever zJ(f) and 0 < r < diam J(f) then J(f) intersectsthe annulus {w:cr |w — z| r}.     

Sharp Distortion Estimate for Locally Schlicht Bloch Functions

Let B be the space of locally schlicht Bloch functions f whichare analytic in the unit disc with f(0) = f'(0) – 1 =0 satisfying 0 < |f'(z)|(1 – |z|²) 1. For each fixedz₀ we shall determine the shape of the set {logf'(z₀): fB},that is, we shall give the sharp distortion estimate for locallyschilcht Bloch functions.     

Normal Families and Shared Values

For f a meromorphic function on the plane domain D and a C,let _f(a) = {z D: f(z) = a}. Let F be a family of meromorphicfunctions on D, all of whose zeros are of multiplicity at leastk. If there exist b 0 and h > 0 such that for every f F,_f(0) = _f^(k)(b) and 0 < |f^(k+1)(z)| h whenever z _f(0), thenF is a normal family on D. The case _f(0) = Ø is a celebratedresult of Gu [5]. 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification 30D45,30D35.     

Mobius Instability of Sampling for Small Weighted Spaces of Analytic Functions

In this paper, the space A (D)is considered, consisting of thoseholomorphic functions f on the unit disk D such that || f ||= sup_{z D} | f(z)|(|z|) < +, with (1) = 0. The sampling problemis studied for weights satisfying ln (r)/ln(1 – r) 0.Möbius stability of sampling is shown to fail in this space.2000 Mathematics Subject Classification 30H05 (primary), 30D60(secondary).     

Exceptional Functions and Normality

Yang proved in [10] that if f and f^(k) have no fix-points forevery fF, where F is a family of meromorphic functions in adomain G and k a fixed integer, then F is normal in G. In thispaper we prove normality for families F for which every fF omits₁ and f^(k) omits ₂, where ₁ and ₂ are analytic functions with. 1991 Mathematics SubjectClassification 30D35, 30D45.     

On Transitive Permutation Groups with Primitive Subconstituents

Let G be a transitive permutation group on a set such that,for , the stabiliser G induces on each of its orbits in \{}a primitive permutation group (possibly of degree 1). Let Nbe the normal closure of G in G. Then (Theorem 1) either N factorisesas N=GG for some , , or all unfaithful G-orbits, if any exist,are infinite. This result generalises a theorem of I. M. Isaacswhich deals with the case where there is a finite upper boundon the lengths of the G-orbits. Several further results areproved about the structure of G as a permutation group, focussingin particular on the nature of certain G-invariant partitionsof . 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification 20B07, 20B05.     

A Relation between Hausdorff Dimension and a Condition on Time Sets for the Image by the Brownian Sheet to Possess Interior Points

We prove that if W_{N, d} is a Brownian sheet mapping to R^d and E is a set in (0, )^N of Hausdorff dimensiongreater than , then for almost every rotation about a point x and translation _x such that _x(E) (0, )^N, the set _x(E) is such that almost surely W(E) containsinterior points. The techniques are adapted from Kahane andRosen and generalize to higher dimensional time and range.     

Normal families and omitted functions II

Let k 2 be an integer and let be a family of functions meromorphicon a domain D in , all of whose poles are multiple and whosezeros all have multiplicity at least k + 1. Let h be a functionmeromorphic on D, h 0, . Suppose that for each f , f^(k)(z) h(z) for z D. Then is a normal family on D.     

The structure of the normalisers of the congruence subgroups of the Hecke group G5

Let = 2cos (/5) and let []. Denote the normaliser ofG₀() of the Hecke group G₅ in PSL₂() by N(G₀()). Then N(G₀())= G₀(/h), where h is the largest divisor of 4 such that h² divides. Further, N(G₀())/G₀() is either 1 (if h = 1), ₂ x ₂ (if h= 2) or ₄ x ₄ (if h = 4).     

Volume of a small Extrinsic Ball in a Submanifold

For a submanifold M^p R, we determine a two-term asymptoticformula for vol (M^p B(x)) for x M^p as 0. The second termis a quadratic curvature invariant of the second fundamentalform of the imbedding. Imbedded spheres are characterized amongcompact hypersurfaces by this term.     

The Polynomials Associated with a Julia Set

We prove that, with two exceptions, the set of polynomials withJulia set J has the form {pⁿ:nN,} where p is one of these polynomialsand is the symmetry group of J. The exceptions occur when Jis a circle or a straight line segment.     

On the Poles of Igusa's Local Zeta Function for Algebraic Sets

Let K be a p-adic field, let Z (s, f), sC, with Re(s) > 0,be the Igusa local zeta function associated to f(x) = (f₁(x),..., f_l(x)) [K (x₁, ..., x_n)]^l, and let be a Schwartz–Bruhatfunction. The aim of this paper is to describe explicitly thepoles of the meromorphic continuation of Z (s, f). Using resolutionof singularities it is possible to express Z (s, f) as a finitesum of p-adic monomial integrals. These monomial integrals arecomputed explicitly by using techniques of toroidal geometry.In this way, an explicit list of the candidates for poles ofZ (s, f) is obtained. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification11S40, 14M25, 11D79.     

The Marica-Schonheim Inequality in Lattices

The Marica-Schönheim Inequality says that if A is a finitefamily of sets, then |A–||A| where A–A=[A₁\A₂:A₁,A₂A]. For a finite lattice L and AL, we define a–b=(J_a\J_b)where J_a=[jL:ja and j is join-irreducible], and if AL then welet A–A=[a₁–a₂: a₁, a₂A]. Then the analogue of theMarica-Schöonheim Inequality is |A–A|A| for all AL.We prove that this is true if L is distributive or complementedand modular or L is a partition lattice.     

Finite groups in Stone-Cech compactifications

Let be an infinite cardinal and let G = ₂. Now let β Gbe the Stone–ech compactification of G as a discrete semigroup,and let =_<c_{β G} {xG\{0}:minsupp (x)}. We show that thesemigroup contains no nontrivial finite group.     

Cluster Sets of Harmonic Functions at the Boundary of a Half-Space

The purpose of this paper is to answer some questions posedby Doob [2] in 1965 concerning the boundary cluster sets ofharmonic and superharmonic functions on the half-space D givenby D = R^n–1 x (0, + ), where n 2. Let f: D [–,+] and let Z D. Following Doob, we write B_Z (respectively C_Z)for the non-tangential (respectively minimal fine) cluster setof f at Z. Thus l B_Z if and only if there is a sequence (X_m)of points in D which approaches Z non-tangentially and satisfiesf(X_m) l. Also, l C_Z if and only if there is a subset E ofD which is not minimally thin at Z with respect to D, and whichsatisfies f(X) l as X Z along E. (We refer to the book byDoob [3, 1.XII] for an account of the minimal fine topology.In particular, the latter equivalence may be found in [3, 1.XII.16].)If f is superharmonic on D, then (see [2, 6]) both sets B_Z andC_Z are subintervals of [–, +]. Let denote (n –1)-dimensional measure on D. The following results are due toDoob [2, Theorem 6.1 and p. 123]. 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification31B25.     

Approximation of Ground State Eigenvalues and Eigenfunctions of Dirichlet Laplacians

Let be a bounded connected open set in R^N, N 2, and let –0be the Dirichlet Laplacian defined in L²(). Let > 0 be thesmallest eigenvalue of –, and let > 0 be its correspondingeigenfunction, normalized by ||||₂ = 1. For sufficiently small>0 we let R() be a connected open subset of satisfying Let – 0 be the Dirichlet Laplacian on R(), and let >0and >0 be its ground state eigenvalue and ground state eigenfunction,respectively, normalized by ||||₂=1. For functions f definedon , we let Sf denote the restriction of f to R(). For functionsg defined on R(), we let Tg be the extension of g to satisfying 1991 Mathematics SubjectClassification 47F05.     

Reaping Numbers of Boolean Algebras

A subset A of a Boolean algebra B is said to be (n,m)-reapedif there is a partition of unity p B of size n such that |{b p:b a 0}| m for all a A. The reaping number r_n,m (B) ofa Boolean algebra B is the minimum cardinality of a set A B\{0}which cannot be (n,m)-reaped. It is shown that for each n, thereis a Boolean algebra B such that r_n+1,2(B) r_n,2(B). Also, {r_n,m(B):mn } consists of at most two consecutive cardinals. The existenceof a Boolean algebra B such that r_n,m (B) r_n',m' (B) is equivalentto a statement in finite combinatorics which is also discussed.     

Invariant Subspaces of C1.-Contractions with Non-Reductive Unitary Extensions

Let T be a contraction acting on the Hilbert space H such thatlim_n||Tⁿh||0, for every nonzero h;H. It is proved that if theunitary operator attached to T in a canonic way contains thebilateral shift, then T has a non-trivial invariant subspace.Furthermore, if in addition lim_n||T^*nh||0 holds for every nonzeroh H, then T is shown to be reflexive.     

On prime ends and local connectivity

Let U be a simply connected domain whose complement K = \ U contains more than one point. We show that the impressionof a prime end of U contains at most two points at which K islocally connected. This is achieved by establishing a characterizationof local connectivity of K at a point z₀ U in terms of theprime ends of U whose impressions contain z₀, and then invokinga result of Ursell and Young.