Coboundaries, Flows, and Tutte Polynomials of Matrices

Using matroid duality and the critical problem, we show that certain evaluations of the Tutte polynomial of a matroid represented as a matrix over a finite field GF(q) can be interpreted as weighted sums over pairs f , g of functions defined from the ground set to GF(q) whose difference f – g is the restriction of a linear functional on the column space of the matrix. Similar interpretations are given for the characteristic polynomial evaluated at q. These interpretations extend and elaborate interpretations for Tutte and chromatic polynomials of graphs due to Goodall and Matiyasevich. Received July 14, 2006     

On the Calculation of Monogenic Primitives

The theory of functions with values in the algebra of quaternions shows a lot of analogies to the function theory in the complex one-dimensional case. The class of holomorphic functions is replaced by the set of null solutions of a generalized Cauchy-Riemann system, the class of monogenic functions. R. Delanghe described in “On Primitives of Monogenic Functions”, Complex Variables and Elliptic Equations, 51, No. 8-11 (2006) the basic ideas of an algorithm to construct monogenic primitives of the Fueter polynomials. Main goal of this paper is to complete the proposed algorithm for the anti-derivation and to calculate the primitives explicitly.     

The Distribution Solutions of Ordinary Differential Equation with Polynomial Coefficients

Consider the Differential Equation of the form ty⁽ⁿ⁾(t) + my^(n–1)(t) + ty(t) = 0 (1) where m is any integer and n 2 for t (–, ). It is found that the values of m make the solutions of (1) to be classical, that is the solutions in the space C(–, ) of continuous functions, or the Distributions which are the solutions in the space D_R of Distributions whose supports are bounded on the left.AMS Subject Classification (1991) 46F10     

Non-supercyclicity of Volterra Convolution and Related Operators

We show that if V ^α (α > 0) is the Riemann-Liouville fractional integration operator and T is an invertible operator on L ²(0, 1) which commutes with V , then TV ^α is not supercyclic on L ²(0, 1); in particular, many Volterra convolution operators are not supercyclic. The technique is based on an argument used by Gallardo-Gutiérrez and Montes-Rodríguez to show that V is not supercyclic.     

Estimates for Littlewood-Paley Functions and Extrapolation

We prove certain L ^p -estimates for Littlewood-Paley functions arising from rough kernels. The estimates are useful for extrapolation to prove L ^p -boundedness of the Littlewood-Paley functions under a sharp kernel condition.      

Hardy-Littlewood system and representations of integers by an invariant polynomial

Let f be an integral homogeneous polynomial of degree d, and let be the level set for each . For a compact subset in ), set

Harmonic functions under quasi-isometry

Given a complete Riemannian manifold (M, g) with nonnegative sectional curvature outside a compact subset. Let h be another Riemannian metric which is uniformly equivalent to g. It was shown that the dimension of the space of bounded harmonic functions on (M, h) is finite and is the same as of that under metric g, and the dimension of the space spanned by nonnegative harmonic functions on (M, h) is also finite and is the same as of that under metric g. Moreover, bases were constructed for both spaces on (M, h) and precise estimates were established on the asymptotic behavior at infinity for those basic functions.     

Ratios of Norms for Polynomials and Connected n-width Problems

Let be a bounded simply connected domain with boundary Γ and let be a regular compact set with connected complement. In this paper we investigate asymptotics of the extremal constants:

On a conjecture of Schmutz

In this work we discuss Schmutz’s conjecture that in dimension 2 to 8 the distinct norms that occur in the lattices with the best known sphere packings are strictly greater than those in any other lattice of the same covolume. We see that the ternary conjecture is not true. However, it seems that there is but one exception: one lattice, where for one length the conjecture fails. Received: 11 February 2008, Revised: 20 May 2008     

Quadrature Domains with Infinite Volume

We discuss quadrature domains for subharmonic functions and prove the existence of core quadrature domains for certain positive measures. The core quadrature domains are the smallest quadrature domains as measures and inherit good properties from quadrature domains with finite volume. We next discuss new balayage for the class of harmonic functions integrable in a neighborhood of ∞. We give several estimates of balayage measures. The new balayage is introduced to construct quadrature domains for harmonic functions. Submitted: June 26, 2008. Accepted: July 24, 2008.     

The behavior of the Laplace transform of the invariant measure on the hypersphere of high dimension

We consider the sequence of the hyperspheres M _n , i.e., the homogeneous transitive spaces of the Cartan subgroup of the group and study the normalized limit of the corresponding sequence of invariant measures m _n on those spaces. In the case of compact groups and homogeneous spaces, for example, for the classical pairs (SO(n), S ^n-1), n = 1, 2, … , the limit of the corresponding measures is the classical infinite-dimensional Gaussian measure; this is the well-known Maxwell-Poincaré lemma. Simultaneously the Gaussian measure is a unique (up to a scalar) invariant measure with respect to the action of the infinite orthogonal group O(∞). This coincidence implies the asymptotic equivalence between grand and small canonical ensembles for the series of the pairs (SO(n), S ^n-1). Our main result shows that the situation for noncompact groups, for example for the case , is completely different: the limit of the measures m _n does not exist in the literal sense, and we show that only a normalized logarithmic limit of the Laplace transforms of those measures does exist. At the same time, there exists a measure which is invariant with respect to a continuous analogue of the Cartan subgroup of the group GL(∞), the so-called infinite-dimensional Lebesgue measure (see [7]). This difference is an evidence for non-equivalence between the grand and small canonical ensembles in the noncompact case. To my friend Dima Arnold     

A Systematic Approach to the Exact Roots of Polynomials

A unified framework is introduced for obtaining the exact roots of a polynomial by establishing a corresponding polynomial of one degree less. The approach gives the well-known solutions for the second and third degree polynomials and a new solution for the quartic equation, which is different in form from the classical Ferrari-Cardan solution. In accord with Abel’s proof, the method produces no solution for the quintic equation.      

Distance sets corresponding to convex bodies

Suppose that is a 0-symmetric convex body which denes the usual norm

The Howe Duality for the Dunkl Version of the Dirac Operator

The classical Fischer decomposition of polynomials on Euclidean space makes it possible to express any polynomial as a sum of harmonic polynomials multiplied by powers of |x|². A deformation of the Laplace operator was recently introduced by Ch.F. Dunkl. It has the property that the symmetry with respect to the orthogonal group is broken to a finite subgroup generated by reflections (a Coxeter group). It was shown by B. ?rsted and S. Ben Said that there is a deformation of the Fischer decomposition for polynomials with respect to the Dunkl harmonic functions. In Clifford analysis, a Dunkl version of the Dirac operator was introduced and studied by P. Cerejeiras, U. K?hler and G. Ren. The aim of the article is to describe an analogue of the Fischer decomposition for solutions of the Dunkl Dirac operator. The main methods used are coming from representation theory, in particular, from ideas connected with Howe dual pairs. This paper is dedicated to the memory of our friend and colleague Jarolim Bureš to recall our long lasting cooperation on many topics in mathematics The work presented here is a part of the research project MSM 0021620839 and was supported also by the grant GA ČR 201/05/2117. Received: October, 2007. Accepted: February, 2008.     

Maximal subnear-rings of functions

For a group G, let M(G) denote the near-ring of functions on G. We characterize all maximal subnear-rings of M(G) and show that for many classes of groups, E(G), the near-ring generated by the semigroup, End(G) of G, is never maximal as a subnear-ring of M ₀ (G). Received: 25 April 2008     

On the Norms of Singular Integral Operators on Contours with Intersections

The exact bounds are obtained for the norm of the singular integral operator S on the family of rays originating at the same point. These bounds, with the use of the localization technique, are then extended to the essential norm of S on piecewise smooth curves with finitely many points of self intersection. Submitted: April 13, 2007. Accepted: September 19, 2007.     

Infinite Classes of Dihedral Snarks

Flower snarks and Goldberg snarks are two infinite families of cyclically 5–edge–connected cubic graphs with girth at least five and chromatic index four. For any odd integer k, k > 3, there is a Flower snark, say J _k , of order 4k and a Goldberg snark, say B _k , of order 8k. We determine the automorphism groups of J _k and B _k for every k and prove that they are isomorphic to the dihedral group D _4k of order 4k. Research performed within the activity of INdAM–GNSAGA with the financial support of the Italian Ministry MIUR, project “Strutture Geometriche, Combinatoria e loro Applicazioni”.     

Polynomials and multilinear mappings in topological modules

Criteria for the equicontinuity of sets of multilinear mappings between topological modules are studied, as well as topological modules of continuous multilinear mappings. As a consequence, criteria for the equicontinuity of sets of homogeneous polynomials between topological modules are also studied, as well as topological modules of continuous homogeneous polynomials.     

Bounded Berezin-Toeplitz Operators on the Segal-Bargmann Space

We discuss the boundedness of Berezin-Toeplitz operators on a generalized Segal-Bargmann space (Fock space) over the complex n-space. This space is characterized by the image of a global Bargmann-type transform introduced by Sj?strand. We also obtain the deformation estimates of the composition of Berezin-Toeplitz operators whose symbols and their derivatives up to order three are in the Wiener algebra of Sj?strand. Our method of proofs is based on the pseudodifferential calculus and the heat flow determined by the phase function of the Bargmann transform. Supported by the JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research #20540151.     

Finite-Rank Products of Toeplitz Operators in Several Complex Variables

For any α > −1, let A²_α be the weighted Bergman space on the unit ball corresponding to the weight (1 – |z|²)^α. We show that if all except possibly one of the Toeplitz operators are diagonal with respect to the standard orthonormal basis of A²_α and has finite rank, then one of the functions must be the zero function.