Pontrjagin–Thom maps and the homology of the moduli stack of stable curves

We study the singular homology (with field coefficients) of the moduli stack [`(\mathfrakM)]<sub>g, n</sub>{\overline{\mathfrak{M}}_{g, n}} of stable n-pointed complex curves of genus g. Each irreducible boundary component of [`(\mathfrakM)]_{g, n}{\overline{\mathfrak{M}}_{g, n}} determines via the Pontrjagin–Thom construction a map from [`(\mathfrakM)]<sub>g, n</sub>{\overline{\mathfrak{M}}_{g, n}} to a certain infinite loop space whose homology is well understood. We show that these maps are surjective on homology in a range of degrees proportional to the genus. This detects many new torsion classes in the homology of [`(\mathfrakM)]_{g, n}{\overline{\mathfrak{M}}_{g, n}}.     

Compactified Picard stacks over $${\overline{\mathcal M}_g}$$

We study algebraic (Artin) stacks over [`(M)]<sub>g</sub>{\overline{\mathcal M}_{g}} giving a functorial way of compactifying the relative degree d Picard variety for families of stable curves. We also describe for every d the locus of genus g stable curves over which we get Deligne–Mumford stacks strongly representable over[`(M)]_g{\overline{\mathcal M}_{g}} .     

Projective Freeness of Algebras of Real Symmetric Functions

Let \mathbb Dⁿ:={z=(z₁,?, z_n) ? \mathbb Cⁿ:|z_j| < 1,   j=1,?, n}{\mathbb {D}^n:=\{z=(z_1,\ldots, z_n)\in \mathbb {C}^n:|z_j| < 1, \;j=1,\ldots, n\}}, and let [`(\mathbbD)]ⁿ{\overline{\mathbb{D}}^n} denote its closure in \mathbb Cⁿ{\mathbb {C}^n}. Consider the ring

Exotic smooth structures on small 4-manifolds with odd signatures

Let M be (2n-1)\mathbbCP²#2n[`(\mathbbCP)]<sup>2</sup>(2n-1)\mathbb{CP}^{2}\#2n\overline{\mathbb{CP}}{}^{2} for any integer n≥1. We construct an irreducible symplectic 4-manifold homeomorphic to M and also an infinite family of pairwise non-diffeomorphic irreducible non-symplectic 4-manifolds homeomorphic to M. We also construct such exotic smooth structures when M is \mathbbCP<sup>2</sup>#4[`(\mathbbCP)]²\mathbb{CP}{}^{2}\#4\overline {\mathbb{CP}}{}^{2} or 3\mathbbCP²#k[`(\mathbbCP)]²3\mathbb{CP}{}^{2}\#k\overline{\mathbb{CP}}{}^{2} for k=6,8,10.     

Augmented Teichmüller spaces and orbifolds

We study complex analytic properties of the augmented Teichmüller spaces [`(T)]<sub>g,n</sub>{\overline{\mathcal{T}}_{g,n}} obtained by adding to the classical Teichmüller spaces T<sub>g,n</sub>{\mathcal{T}_{g,n}} points corresponding to Riemann surfaces with nodal singularities. Unlike T<sub>g,n</sub>{\mathcal{T}_{g,n}}, the space [`(T)]_g,n{\overline{\mathcal{T}}_{g,n}} is not a complex manifold (it is not even locally compact). We prove, however, that the quotient of the augmented Teichmüller space by any finite index subgroup of the Teichmüller modular group has a canonical structure of a complex orbifold. Using this structure, we construct natural maps from [`(T)]{\overline{\mathcal{T}}} to stacks of admissible coverings of stable Riemann surfaces. This result is important for understanding the cup-product in stringy orbifold cohomology. We also establish some new technical results from the general theory of orbifolds which may be of independent interest.     

Quantization of Lie bialgebras and shuffle algebras of Lie algebras

To any field \Bbb K \Bbb K of characteristic zero, we associate a set (\mathbbK) (\mathbb{K}) and a group G₀(\Bbb K) {\cal G}_0(\Bbb K) . Elements of (\mathbbK) (\mathbb{K}) are equivalence classes of families of Lie polynomials subject to associativity relations. Elements of G₀(\Bbb K) {\cal G}_0(\Bbb K) are universal automorphisms of the adjoint representations of Lie bialgebras over \Bbb K \Bbb K . We construct a bijection between (\mathbbK)×G₀(\Bbb K) (\mathbb{K})\times{\cal G}_0(\Bbb K) and the set of quantization functors of Lie bialgebras over \Bbb K \Bbb K . This construction involves the following steps.? 1) To each element v \varpi of (\mathbbK) (\mathbb{K}) , we associate a functor \frak a?\operatornameSh^v(\frak a) \frak a\mapsto\operatorname{Sh}^\varpi(\frak a) from the category of Lie algebras to that of Hopf algebras; \operatornameSh^v(\frak a) \operatorname{Sh}^\varpi(\frak a) contains U\frak a U\frak a .? 2) When \frak a \frak a and \frak b \frak b are Lie algebras, and r_{\frak a\frak b} ? \frak a?\frak b r_{\frak a\frak b} \in\frak a\otimes\frak b , we construct an element ?^v (r_{\frak a\frak b}) {\cal R}^{\varpi} (r_{\frak a\frak b}) of \operatornameSh^v(\frak a)?\operatornameSh^v(\frak b) \operatorname{Sh}^\varpi(\frak a)\otimes\operatorname{Sh}^\varpi(\frak b) satisfying quasitriangularity identities; in particular, ?^v(r_{\frak a\frak b}) {\cal R}^\varpi(r_{\frak a\frak b}) defines a Hopf algebra morphism from \operatornameSh^v(\frak a)^* \operatorname{Sh}^\varpi(\frak a)^* to \operatornameSh^v(\frak b) \operatorname{Sh}^\varpi(\frak b) .? 3) When \frak a = \frak b \frak a = \frak b and r_\frak a ? \frak a?\frak a r_\frak a\in\frak a\otimes\frak a is a solution of CYBE, we construct a series r^v(r_\frak a) \rho^\varpi(r_\frak a) such that ?^v(r^v(r_\frak a)) {\cal R}^\varpi(\rho^\varpi(r_\frak a)) is a solution of QYBE. The expression of r^v(r_\frak a) \rho^\varpi(r_\frak a) in terms of r_\frak a r_\frak a involves Lie polynomials, and we show that this expression is unique at a universal level. This step relies on vanishing statements for cohomologies arising from universal algebras for the solutions of CYBE.? 4) We define the quantization of a Lie bialgebra \frak g \frak g as the image of the morphism defined by ?^v(r^v(r)) {\cal R}^\varpi(\rho^\varpi(r)) , where r ? \mathfrakg ?\mathfrakg^* r \in \mathfrak{g} \otimes \mathfrak{g}^* .<\P>     

Micro-Local Analysis with Fourier Lebesgue Spaces. Part?I

Let ω,ω ₀ be appropriate weight functions and q∈[1,∞]. We introduce the wave-front set, WF_FL^q(w)(f)\mathrm{WF}_{\mathcal{F}L^{q}_{(\omega)}}(f) of f ? S￠f\in \mathcal{S}' with respect to weighted Fourier Lebesgue space FL^q_(w)\mathcal{F}L^{q}_{(\omega )}. We prove that usual mapping properties for pseudo-differential operators Op (a) with symbols a in S^(w₀)_r,0S^{(\omega _{0})}_{\rho ,0} hold for such wave-front sets. Especially we prove that

Purity for overconvergence

Let X \hookrightarrow[`(X)]{X \hookrightarrow \overline{X}} be an open immersion of smooth varieties over a field of characteristic p > 0 such that the complement is a simple normal crossing divisor and [`(Z)] í Z í [`(X)]{\overline{Z}\subseteq Z \subseteq \overline{X}} closed subschemes of codimension at least 2. In this paper, we prove that the canonical restriction functor between the categories of overconvergent F-isocrystals F-Isoc<sup>f</sup>(X,[`(X)]) ? F-Isoc^f(X\Z,[`(X)]\[`(Z)]){F-{\rm Isoc}^\dagger(X,\overline{X}) \longrightarrow F-{\rm Isoc}^\dagger(X{\setminus}Z, \overline{X}{\setminus}\overline{Z})} is an equivalence of categories. We also give an application of our result to the equivalence of certain categories.     

Modular Lie algebras and the Gelfand–Kirillov conjecture

Let ${\mathfrak{g}}Let \mathfrakg{\mathfrak{g}} be a finite dimensional simple Lie algebra over an algebraically closed field \mathbbK\mathbb{K} of characteristic 0. Let \mathfrakg_\mathbbZ{\mathfrak{g}}_{{\mathbb{Z}}} be a Chevalley ℤ-form of \mathfrakg{\mathfrak{g}} and \mathfrakg_\Bbbk=\mathfrakg_\mathbbZ?_\mathbbZ\Bbbk{\mathfrak{g}}_{\Bbbk}={\mathfrak{g}}_{{\mathbb{Z}}}\otimes _{{\mathbb{Z}}}\Bbbk, where \Bbbk\Bbbk is the algebraic closure of  \mathbbF_p{\mathbb{F}}_{p}. Let G_\BbbkG_{\Bbbk} be a simple, simply connected algebraic \Bbbk\Bbbk-group with \operatornameLie(G_\Bbbk)=\mathfrakg_\Bbbk\operatorname{Lie}(G_{\Bbbk})={\mathfrak{g}}_{\Bbbk}. In this paper, we apply recent results of Rudolf Tange on the fraction field of the centre of the universal enveloping algebra U(\mathfrakg_\Bbbk)U({\mathfrak{g}}_{\Bbbk}) to show that if the Gelfand–Kirillov conjecture (from 1966) holds for \mathfrakg{\mathfrak{g}}, then for all p≫0 the field of rational functions \Bbbk (\mathfrakg_\Bbbk)\Bbbk ({\mathfrak{g}}_{\Bbbk}) is purely transcendental over its subfield \Bbbk(\mathfrakg_\Bbbk)^G_\Bbbk\Bbbk({\mathfrak{g}}_{\Bbbk})^{G_{\Bbbk}}. Very recently, it was proved by Colliot-Thélène, Kunyavskiĭ, Popov, and Reichstein that the field of rational functions \mathbbK(\mathfrakg){\mathbb{K}}({\mathfrak{g}}) is not purely transcendental over its subfield \mathbbK(\mathfrakg)^\mathfrakg{\mathbb{K}}({\mathfrak{g}})^{\mathfrak{g}} if \mathfrakg{\mathfrak{g}} is of type B _n , n≥3, D _n , n≥4, E₆, E₇, E₈ or F₄. We prove a modular version of this result (valid for p≫0) and use it to show that, in characteristic 0, the Gelfand–Kirillov conjecture fails for the simple Lie algebras of the above types. In other words, if \mathfrakg{\mathfrak{g}} is of type B _n , n≥3, D _n , n≥4, E₆, E₇, E₈ or F₄, then the Lie field of \mathfrakg{\mathfrak{g}} is more complicated than expected.     

On the rational cohomology of moduli spaces of curves with level structures

We investigate low degree rational cohomology groups of smooth compactifications of moduli spaces of curves with level structures. In particular, we determine H^k([`(S)]<sub>g</sub>, \mathbb Q){H^k\left({\bar S}_{g}, {\mathbb Q}\right)} for g ≥ 2 and k ≤ 3, where [`(S)]_g{{\bar S}_{g}} denotes the moduli space of spin curves of genus g.     

Voronovskaja-Type Results in Compact Disks for Quaternion q-Bernstein Operators, q ≥ 1

Attaching to a compact disk [`(\mathbbD<sub>r</sub>)]{\overline{\mathbb{D}_{r}}} in the quaternion field \mathbbH{\mathbb{H}} and to some analytic function in Weierstrass sense on [`(\mathbbD_r)]{\overline{\mathbb{D}_{r}}} the so-called q-Bernstein operators with q ≥ 1, Voronovskaja-type results with quantitative upper estimates are proved. As applications, the exact orders of approximation in [`(\mathbbD_r)]{\overline{\mathbb{D}_{r}}} for these operators, namely \frac1n{\frac{1}{n}} if q = 1 and \frac1qⁿ{\frac{1}{q^{n}}} if q > 1, are obtained. The results extend those in the case of approximation of analytic functions of a complex variable in disks by q-Bernstein operators of complex variable in Gal (Mediterr J Math 5(3):253–272, 2008) and complete the upper estimates obtained for q-Bernstein operators of quaternionic variable in Gal (Approximation by Complex Bernstein and Convolution-Type Operators, 2009; Adv Appl Clifford Alg, doi:, 2011).     

Classification of the centers, of their cyclicity and isochronicity for two classes of generalized quintic polynomial differential systems

In this paper we classify the centers localized at the origin of coordinates, the cyclicity of their Hopf bifurcation and their isochronicity for the polynomial differential systems in \mathbbR²{\mathbb{R}^2} of degree d that in complex notation z = x + i y can be written as

Fourier Series with the Continuous Primitive Integral

Fourier series are considered on the one-dimensional torus for the space of periodic distributions that are the distributional derivative of a continuous function. This space of distributions is denoted A_c(\mathbbT){\mathcal{A}}_{c}(\mathbb{T}) and is a Banach space under the Alexiewicz norm, ||f||_\mathbbT=sup_{|I| ￡ 2p}|ò_I f|\|f\|_{\mathbb{T}}=\sup_{|I|\leq2\pi}|\int_{I} f|, the supremum being taken over intervals of length not exceeding 2π. It contains the periodic functions integrable in the sense of Lebesgue and Henstock–Kurzweil. Many of the properties of L ¹ Fourier series continue to hold for this larger space, with the L ¹ norm replaced by the Alexiewicz norm. The Riemann–Lebesgue lemma takes the form [^(f)](n)=o(n)\hat{f}(n)=o(n) as |n|→∞. The convolution is defined for f ? A_c(\mathbbT)f\in{\mathcal{A}}_{c}(\mathbb{T}) and g a periodic function of bounded variation. The convolution commutes with translations and is commutative and associative. There is the estimate ||f*g||_￥ ￡ ||f||_\mathbbT ||g||_BV\|f\ast g\|_{\infty}\leq\|f\|_{\mathbb{T}} \|g\|_{\mathcal{BV}}. For g ? L¹(\mathbbT)g\in L^{1}(\mathbb{T}), ||f*g||_\mathbbT ￡ ||f||_{\mathbb T} ||g||₁\|f\ast g\|_{\mathbb{T}}\leq\|f\|_{\mathbb {T}} \|g\|_{1}. As well, [^(f*g)](n)=[^(f)](n) [^(g)](n)\widehat{f\ast g}(n)=\hat{f}(n) \hat{g}(n). There are versions of the Salem–Zygmund–Rudin–Cohen factorization theorem, Fejér’s lemma and the Parseval equality. The trigonometric polynomials are dense in A_c(\mathbbT){\mathcal{A}}_{c}(\mathbb{T}). The convolution of f with a sequence of summability kernels converges to f in the Alexiewicz norm. Let D _n be the Dirichlet kernel and let f ? L¹(\mathbbT)f\in L^{1}(\mathbb{T}). Then ||D_n*f-f||_\mathbbT?0\|D_{n}\ast f-f\|_{\mathbb{T}}\to0 as n→∞. Fourier coefficients of functions of bounded variation are characterized. The Appendix contains a type of Fubini theorem.     

Partitions involving D.H. Lehmer numbers

Let n ≥ 2 be a fixed integer, let q and c be two integers with q > n and (n, q) = (c, q) = 1. For every positive integer a which is coprime with q we denote by [`(a)]<sub>c</sub>{\overline{a}_{c}} the unique integer satisfying 1 ￡ [`(a)]_c ￡ q{1\leq\overline{a}_{c} \leq{q}} and a[`(a)]_c o c(mod q){a\overline{a}_{c} \equiv{c}({\rm mod}\, q)}. Put

On algebraic integrability of Gelfand-Zeitlin fields

We generalize a result of Kostant and Wallach concerning the algebraic integrability of the Gelfand-Zeitlin vector fields to the full set of strongly regular elements in \mathfrakg\mathfrakl \mathfrak{g}\mathfrak{l} (n, ℂ). We use decomposition classes to stratify the strongly regular set by subvarieties X_D {X_\mathcal{D}} . We construct an étale cover [^(\mathfrakg)]_D {\hat{\mathfrak{g}}}_\mathcal{D} of X_D {X_\mathcal{D}} and show that X_D {X_\mathcal{D}} and [^(\mathfrakg)]_D {\hat{\mathfrak{g}}}_\mathcal{D} are smooth and irreducible. We then use Poisson geometry to lift the Gelfand-Zeitlin vector fields on X_D {X_\mathcal{D}} to Hamiltonian vector fields on [^(\mathfrakg)]_D {\hat{\mathfrak{g}}}_\mathcal{D} and integrate these vector fields to an action of a connected, commutative algebraic group.     

A new look at the moduli space of stable hyperelliptic curves

We carry out the log minimal model program for the moduli space ${\bar H_g}We carry out the log minimal model program for the moduli space [`(H)]<sub>g</sub>{\bar H_g} of stable hyperelliptic curves and show that certain log canonical models of [`(H)]_g{\bar H_g} are isomorphic to the proper transform of [`(H)]<sub>g</sub>{\bar H_g} in the corresponding log canonical models of [`(M)]_g{\bar M_g}. For g = 3, we retrieve the compact moduli space [`(B)]<sub>8</sub>{\bar B_{8}} of binary forms as a log canonical model, and obtain a decomposition of the natural map [`(H)]₃ ? [`(B)]<sub>8</sub>{\bar H_3 \to \bar B_{8}} into successive divisorial contractions of the boundary divisors. As a byproduct, we also obtain an isomorphism of [`(B)]₈{\bar B_8} with the GIT quotient of the Chow variety of bicanonically embedded hyperelliptic curves of genus three.     

On the sets of branch points of mappings more general than quasiregular

It is shown that if a point x ₀ ∊ ℝ ⁿ , n ≥ 3, is an essential isolated singularity of an open discrete Q-mapping f : D → [`(\mathbb R<sup>n</sup>)] \overline {\mathbb {R}^n} , B <sub>f</sub> is the set of branch points of f in D; and a point z <sub>0</sub> ∊ [`(\mathbb Rⁿ)] \overline {\mathbb {R}^n} is an asymptotic limit of f at the point x ₀; then, for any neighborhood U containing the point x ₀; the point z ₀ ∊ [`(f( B<sub>f</sub> ?U ))] \overline {f\left( {B_f \cap U} \right)} provided that the function Q has either a finite mean oscillation at the point x <sub>0</sub> or a logarithmic singularity whose order does not exceed n − 1: Moreover, for n ≥ 2; under the indicated conditions imposed on the function Q; every point of the set [`(\mathbb Rⁿ)] \overline {\mathbb {R}^n} \ f(D) is an asymptotic limit of f at the point x ₀. For n ≥ 3, the following relation is true: [`(\mathbbR<sup>n</sup> )] \f( D ) ì [`(f B_f )] \overline {\mathbb{R}^n } \backslash f\left( D \right) \subset \overline {f\,B_f } . In addition, if ￥ ? f( D ) \infty \notin f\left( D \right) , then the set f B _f is infinite and x₀ ? [`(B_f )] x_0 \in \overline {B_f } .     

Absolutely convergent fourier series. An improvement of the Beurling-Helson theorem

We consider the space A(\mathbbT)A(\mathbb{T}) of all continuous functions f on the circle \mathbbT\mathbb{T} such that the sequence of Fourier coefficients [^(f)] = { [^(f)]( k ), k ? \mathbbZ }\hat f = \left\{ {\hat f\left( k \right), k \in \mathbb{Z}} \right\} belongs to l ¹(ℤ). The norm on A(\mathbbT)A(\mathbb{T}) is defined by || f ||_A(\mathbbT) = || [^(f)] ||_{l¹ (\mathbbZ)}\left\| f \right\|_{A(\mathbb{T})} = \left\| {\hat f} \right\|_{l^1 (\mathbb{Z})}. According to the well-known Beurling-Helson theorem, if f:\mathbbT ? \mathbbT\phi :\mathbb{T} \to \mathbb{T} is a continuous mapping such that || e^inf ||_A(\mathbbT) = O(1)\left\| {e^{in\phi } } \right\|_{A(\mathbb{T})} = O(1), n ∈ ℤ then φ is linear. It was conjectured by Kahane that the same conclusion about φ is true under the assumption that || e^inf ||_A(\mathbbT) = o( log| n | )\left\| {e^{in\phi } } \right\|_{A(\mathbb{T})} = o\left( {\log \left| n \right|} \right). We show that if $\left\| {e^{in\phi } } \right\|_{A(\mathbb{T})} = o\left( {\left( {{{\log \log \left| n \right|} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\log \log \left| n \right|} {\log \log \log \left| n \right|}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {\log \log \log \left| n \right|}}} \right)^{1/12} } \right)$\left\| {e^{in\phi } } \right\|_{A(\mathbb{T})} = o\left( {\left( {{{\log \log \left| n \right|} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\log \log \left| n \right|} {\log \log \log \left| n \right|}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {\log \log \log \left| n \right|}}} \right)^{1/12} } \right), then φ is linear.     

Spectral theorem for multipliers on {L_{\omega}^{2}(\mathbb{R})}

We study the spectrum σ(M) of the multipliers M which commute with the translations on weighted spaces ${L_{\omega}^{2}(\mathbb{R})}We study the spectrum σ(M) of the multipliers M which commute with the translations on weighted spaces L_w²(\mathbbR){L_{\omega}^{2}(\mathbb{R})} For operators M in the algebra generated by the convolutions with f ? C_c(\mathbb R){\phi \in {C_c(\mathbb {R})}} we show that [`(m(W))] = s(M){\overline{\mu(\Omega)} = \sigma(M)}, where the set Ω is determined by the spectrum of the shift S and μ is the symbol of M. For the general multipliers M we establish that [`(m(W))]{\overline{\mu(\Omega)}} is included in σ(M). A generalization of these results is given for the weighted spaces L²_w(\mathbb R^k){L^2_{\omega}(\mathbb {R}^{k})} where the weight ω has a special form.     

When is the Uvarov transformation positive definite?

Let L\cal{L} be a positive definite bilinear functional, then the Uvarov transformation of L\cal{L} is given by  U(p,q) = L(p,q) + m p(a)[`(q)](a<sup>-1</sup>) +[`(m)] p([`(a)]<sup>-1</sup>)\,\mathcal{U}(p,q) = \mathcal{L}(p,q) + m\,p(\alpha)\overline{q}(\alpha^{-1}) + \overline{m}\,p(\overline{\alpha}^{-1}) [`(q)]([`(a)])\overline{q}(\overline{\alpha}) where $|\alpha| > 1, m \in \mathbb{C}$|\alpha| > 1, m \in \mathbb{C}. In this paper we analyze conditions on m for U\cal{U} to be positive definite in the linear space of polynomials of degree less than or equal to n. In particular, we show that m has to lie inside a circle in the complex plane defined by α, n and the moments associated with L\cal{L}. We also give an upper bound for the radius of this circle that depends only on α and n. This and other conditions on m are visualized for some examples.