Torsionfree sheaves over a nodal curve of arithmetic genus one

We classify all isomorphism classes of stable torsionfree sheaves on an irreducible nodal curve of arithmetic genus one defined over ℂ. Let X be a nodal curve of arithmetic genus one defined over ℝ, with exactly one node, such that X does not have any real points apart from the node. We classify all isomorphism classes of stable real algebraic torsionfree sheaves over X of even rank. We also classify all isomorphism classes of real algebraic torsionfree sheaves over X of rank one.     

Seminormal Varieties,Torsionfree Sheaves,and Picard groups

We give a construction of torsionfree sheaves on a seminormal variety Y using torsionfree sheaves on the normalization X and the non-normal locus W. We use it to find a relation between Picard groups of X, Y, and W. We apply it to determine the Picard groups of the generalized Jacobian, the compactified Jacobian and some subschemes associated to the moduli spaces of torsionfree sheaves of rank 2 and odd degree on a nodal curve.     

Quasi-Endomorphism Rings of Strongly Indecomposable Torsion-Free Abelian Groups of Rank 4 With Pseudosocles of Rank 1

We obtain the matrix representation of the minimal rational algebra whose subalgebras, up to isomorphism, are quasi-endomorphism rings of strongly indecomposable torsion-free Abelian groups of rank 4 with pseudosocles of rank 1.     

On the cohomology of homogeneous spaces of finite loop spaces and the Eilenberg–Moore spectral sequence

We prove a collapse theorem for the Eilenberg–Moore spectral sequence and as an application we show that under certain conditions the cohomology of a homogeneous space of a connected finite loop space with a maximal rank torsion free subgroup is concentrated in even degrees and torsionfree, generalizing classical theorems for compact Lie groups of Borel and Bott.     

The Problem of the Classification of the Nilpotent Class 2 Torsion Free Groups up to Geometric Equivalence

In this article, we consider the problem of classification of the nilpotent class 2 finitely generated torsion free groups up to geometric equivalence. By a very easy technique it is proved that this problem is equivalent to the problem of classification of the complete in the Maltsev sense nilpotent torsion free finite rank groups up to isomorphism. This result leads to better understanding of the complexity of the problem of the classification of the quasi-varieties of the nilpotent class 2 groups. It is well known that the variety of the nilpotent class s groups is Noetherian for every s ∈ ?. So the problem of the classification of the quasi-varieties generated even by a single nilpotent class 2 finitely generated torsion free group is equivalent to the problem of classification of the complete in the Maltsev sense nilpotent torsion free finite rank groups up to isomorphism.     

A condition of indecomposability for Butler \mathrm B (n)-groups

We give a manageable sufficient condition for indecomposability of Butler \(\mathrm B (n)\) -groups, allowing the easy construction of a big family of indecomposable torsionfree Abelian groups of finite rank.     

On the homotopy type of the classifying space of the exceptional Lie group F4

 Previous work of several authors shows that the exceptional Lie group of rank 4, F ₄, as a p-compact group, is determined up to isomorphism by the isomorphism type of its maximal torus normalizer for p > 2. This paper considers the case p= 2 proving that F ₄ as 2-compact group is also determined up to isomorphism by the isomorphism type of its maximal torus normalizer. This allows the authors to determine the integral homotopy type of F ₄ among connected finite loop spaces with maximal tori. Received: 21 June 2000 / Revised version: 4 December 2001     

Enumerating transformation semigroups

We describe general methods for enumerating subsemigroups of finite semigroups and techniques to improve the algorithmic efficiency of the calculations. As a particular application we use our algorithms to enumerate all transformation semigroups up to degree 4. Classification of these semigroups up to conjugacy, isomorphism and anti-isomorphism, by size and rank, provides a solid base for further investigations of transformation semigroups.     

Mod 2 cohomology of combinatorial Grassmannians

Matroid bundles, introduced by MacPherson, are combinatorial analogues of real vector bundles. This paper sets up the foundations of matroid bundles. It defines a natural transformation from isomorphism classes of real vector bundles to isomorphism classes of matroid bundles. It then gives a transformation from matroid bundles to spherical quasifibrations, by showing that the geometric realization of a matroid bundle is a spherical quasifibration. The poset of oriented matroids of a fixed rank classifies matroid bundles, and the above transformations give a splitting from topology to combinatorics back to topology. A consequence is that the mod 2 cohomology of the poset of rank k oriented matroids (this poset classifies matroid bundles) contains the free polynomial ring on the first k Stiefel-Whitney classes.     

On a Class of Non-commutative Imprimitive Association Schemes of Rank 6

Many facts about group theory can be generalized to the context of the theory of association schemes. In particular, association schemes with fewer than 6 elements are all commutative. While there is a nonabelian group with 6 elements which is unique up to isomorphism, there are infinitely many isomorphism classes of non-commutative association schemes with 6 elements. All examples previously known to us are imprimitive, and fall into three classes which are reasonably well understood. In this paper, we construct a fourth class of noncommutative, imprimitive association schemes of rank 6.     

On hyperovals of polar spaces

We derive lower and upper bounds for the size of a hyperoval of a finite polar space of rank 3. We give a computer-free proof for the uniqueness, up to isomorphism, of the hyperoval of size 126 of H(5, 4) and prove that the near hexagon ${\mathbb E_3}$ has up to isomorphism a unique full embedding into the dual polar space DH(5, 4).     

The class of projective planes is noncomputable

Computable projective planes are investigated. It is stated that a free projective plane of countable rank in some inessential expansion is unbounded. This implies that such a plane has infinite computable dimension. The class of all computable projective planes is proved to be noncomputable (up to computable isomorphism).     

The classification problem for simple unital finite rank dimension groups

The Borel complexity of the isomorphism problem for finite-rank unital simple dimension groups increases with rank. This implies that the isomorphism problems for the corresponding classes of Bratteli diagrams and LDA-groups also increase with rank.     

Notes on Divisible and Torsionfree Modules

In this article, we first study the existence of envelopes and covers by modules of finite divisible and torsionfree dimensions. Then we investigate divisible and torsionfree dimensions as well as localizations of divisible and torsionfree modules over commutative rings. Finally, Gorenstein divisible and torsionfree modules are introduced and studied.     

On inductively minimal geometries that satisfy the intersection property

We prove that, up to isomorphism, for a given positive integer n, there is only one inductively minimal pair (Γ,Sym(n)) of rank n-1 that satisfies the intersection property. Moreover, we show that the diagram of Γ is linear.     

Maximal Inverse Subsemigroups of the Symmetric Inverse Semigroup on a Finite-Dimensional Vector Space

The notion of “near isomorphism” for torsion-free Abelian groups of finite rank is well known. In particular, this concept turned out to be of importance for classifying almost completely decomposable groups. We extend near isomorphism to classes of torsion-free Abelian groups of infinite rank which are unions of bcd–groups, this is to say unions of groups which are bounded essential extensions of completely decomposable groups. Moreover, we show that nearly isomorphic groups of this class also have nearly isomorphic endomorphism rings considered as Abelian groups.     

Moduli of Vector Bundles on Curves in Positive Characteristics

Let X be a projective curve of genus 2 over an algebraically closed field of characteristic 2. The Frobenius map on X induces a rational map on the moduli scheme of rank-2 bundles. We show that up to isomorphism, there is only one (up to tensoring by an order two line bundle) semi-stable vector bundle of rank 2 (with determinant equal to a theta characteristic) whose Frobenius pull-back is not semi-stable. The indeterminacy of the Frobenius map at this point can be resolved by introducing Higgs bundles.