Resolvent characterisation of generators of cosine functions and C 0-groups

The paper provides new characterisations of generators of cosine functions and C ₀-groups on UMD spaces and their applications to some classical problems in cosine function theory. In particular, we show that on UMD spaces, generators of cosine functions and C ₀-groups can be characterised by means of a complex inversion formula. This allows us to provide a strikingly elementary proof of Fattorini’s result on square root reduction for cosine function generators on UMD spaces. Moreover, we give a cosine function analogue of McIntosh’s characterisation of the boundedness of the H ^∞ functional calculus for sectorial operators in terms of square function estimates. Another result says that the class of cosine function generators on a Hilbert space is exactly the class of operators which possess a dilation to a multiplication operator on a vector-valued L ₂ space. Finally, we prove a cosine function analogue of the Gomilko-Feng-Shi characterisation of C ₀-semigroup generators and apply it to answer in the affirmative a question by Fattorini on the growth bounds of perturbed cosine functions on Hilbert spaces.     

Generalized Hille-Phillips type functional calculus for multiparameter semigroups

For generators of n-parameter strongly continuous operator semigroups in a Banach space, we construct a Hille-Phillips type functional calculus, the symbol class of which consists of analytic functions from the image of the Laplace transform of the convolution algebra of temperate distributions supported by the positive cone ? ₊ ⁿ . The image of such a calculus is described with the help of the commutant of the semigroup of shifts along the cone. The differential properties of the calculus and some examples are presented.     

On the relation of closed forms and Trotter's product formula

The aim of this paper is to give a characterization in Hilbert spaces of the generators of C₀-semigroups associated with closed, sectorial forms in terms of the convergence of a generalized Trotter's product formula. In the course of the proof of the main result we also present a similarity result which can be of independent interest: for any unbounded generator A of a C₀-semigroup e^tA it is possible to introduce an equivalent scalar product on the space, such that e^tA becomes non-quasi-contractive with respect to the new scalar product.     

Decay estimates of functions through singular extensions of vector-valued Laplace transforms

Let X be a Banach space and let f∈L^∞(R⁺;X) whose Laplace transform extends analytically to some region containing iR?{0}, possibly having a pole at the origin. In this paper, we give estimates of the decay of certain slight suitable modification of f in terms of the growth of its Laplace transform along the imaginary axis. This technique is applied to obtain decay estimates of smooth orbits of bounded C₀-semigroups whose infinitesimal generators have an arbitrary finite boundary spectrum. These results are close to those given recently by C.J.K. Batty and T. Duyckaerts.     

Quantum quaternion spheres

For the quantum symplectic group SP _q (2n), we describe the C ^?-algebra of continuous functions on the quotient space S P _q (2n)/S P _q (2n?2) as an universal C ^?-algebra given by a finite set of generators and relations. The proof involves a careful analysis of the relations, and use of the branching rules for representations of the symplectic group due to Zhelobenko. We then exhibit a set of generators of the K-groups of this C ^?-algebra in terms of generators of the C ^?-algebra.     

Lower semicontinuity and the theorem of Datko and Pazy

Let {T(t)} _t≥0 be aC ₀-semigroup on a real or complex Banach spaceX and letJ:C ⁺[0,∞)→[0,∞] be a lower semicontinuous and nondecreasing functional onC ⁺[0,∞), the positive cone ofC[0,∞), satisfyingJ(c 1)=∞ for allc>0. We prove the following result: if {T(t)} _t≥0 is not uniformly exponentially stable, then the set $\{ x \in X: J(||T( \cdot )x||) = \infty \}$ is residual inX.     

Vector Lattices Associated with Ordered Vector Spaces

Let V be a real, Archimedian ordered, vector space, whose positive cone V ⁺ satisfies V =  V ⁺ – V ⁺. To V we associate a Dedekind complete vector lattice W containing V (by abuse of notation). In the case when V has an order unit the determination of W is already known. Let W₀ ì W{W_0 \subset W} be the vector lattice generated by V. We study W ₀ in the case when the cone C of all positive linear forms on V separates the elements of V. The determination of W ₀ involves the extreme rays of C. We determine the cone of positive linear forms on W ₀ in terms of conical measures on C.     

The Kreps-Yan theorem for Banach ideal spaces

Consider a closed convex cone C in a Banach ideal space X on some measure space with σ-finite measure. We prove that the fulfilment of the conditions C∩X ₊ = {0} and C??X ₊ guarantees the existence of a strictly positive continuous functional on X whose restriction to C is nonpositive.     

Geometric conditions for the existence of positive eigenvalues of matrices

Finite-dimensional theorems of Perron-Frobenius type are proved. For A∈$\text{C}$ⁿⁿ and a nonnegative integer k, we let w_k (A) be the cone generated by A^k, A^k+1,…in $\text{C}$ⁿⁿ. We show that A satisfies the Perron-Schaefer condition if and only if the closure $\text{W}$_k(A) of w_k(A) is a pointed cone. This theorem is closely related to several known results. If k?v₀(A), the index of the eigenvalue 0 in spec A, we prove that A has a positive eigenvalue if and only if w_k(A) is a pointed nonzero cone or, equivalently $\text{W}$_k(A) is not a real subspace of $\text{C}$ⁿⁿ. Our proofs are elementary and based on a method of Birkhoff's. We discuss the relation of this method to Pringsheim's theorem.     

Cones locally isomorphic to the positive cone of l1(Γ)

We give necessary and sufficient conditions in order for an infinite-dimensional, closed cone P of a Banach space X to be locally isomorphic to the positive cone l⁺₁(Γ) of l₁(Γ).     

Equivalence and traces on C1-algebras

We introduce an equivalence relation among the positive elements in a C¹ and show that the algebra is (semi-) finite if and only if there is a separating family of (semi-) finite traces. Concentrating on simple, semi-finite C¹-algebras we relate geometrical properties in the cone of equivalence classes to functional analytic properties of the algebra, such as the number of normalized traces and their possible values on a given element. The paper may be considered as an attempt to extend Murray and von Neumann's type and equivalence theory to C¹-algebras.     

Schauder estimates for oblique derivative problems

We prove that the solution of the oblique derivative parabolic problem in a noncylindrical domain Ω^T belongs to the anisotropic Holder space C^{2+α, 1+α/2}(gwT) 0 < α < 1, even if the nonsmooth “lateral boundary” of Ω^T is only of class C^{1+α, (1+α)/2}). As a corollary, we also obtain an a priori estimate in the Hölder space C^2+α(Ω₀) for a solution of the oblique derivative elliptic problem in a domain Ω₀ whose boundary belongs only to the classe C^1+α.     

A short proof of the Arendt-Chernoff-Kato theorem

We give a short new proof of the Arendt-Chernoff-Kato theorem, which characterizes generators of positive C ₀ semigroups in order unit spaces. The proof avoids half-norms and subdifferentials and is based on a sufficient condition for an operator to have positive inverse, which is new even for matrices.     

Positive solution of singular Dirichlet boundary value problems for second order differential equation system

This paper investigates the existence of positive solutions of singular Dirichlet boundary value problems for second order differential system. A necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of C[0,1]×C[0,1] positive solutions as well as C¹[0,1]×C¹[0,1] positive solutions is given by means of the method of lower and upper solutions and the fixed point theorems. Our nonlinearity fi(t,x₁,x₂) may be singular at x₁=0, x₂=0, t=0 and/or t=1, i=1,2.     

Weighted interpolation in Paley-Wiener spaces and finite-time controllability

This paper considers the solution of weighted interpolation problems in model subspaces of the Hardy space H² that are canonically isometric to Paley-Wiener spaces of analytic functions. A new necessary and sufficient condition is given on the set of interpolation points which guarantees that a solution in H² can be transferred to a solution in a model space. The techniques used rely on the reproducing kernel thesis for Hankel operators, which is given here with an explicit constant. One of the applications of this work is to the finite-time controllability of diagonal systems specified by a C₀ semigroup.     

La monotonia di rappresentazioni del gruppo libero

Let Γ be a free nonabelian group on finitely many generators. Let Ω be the boundary of Γ, letC(Ω) be theC ^*-algebra of continuous functions on Ω, and let λ be the natural action of Γ onC(Ω). Aboundary representation is a representation of the crossed productC ^*-algebra Γ×_λ C(Ω). Given a unitary representation π of Γ onH, aboundary realization of π is an isometric Γ-inclusion ofH into the space of a boundary representation whose image is cyclic for that boundary representation. If the Γ-inclusion is bijective, we call, the realizationperfect. We prove below that if π admits an imperfect boundary realization, then there exists a nonzero vectorv ₀∈H satisfying $$\sum\limits_{|x| = n} {|\left\langle {v,\pi (x)v_0 } \right\rangle |^2 \leqslant |v|^2 } for each v \in {\mathcal{H}} (GVB)$$ If π is irreducible and weakly contained in the regular representation, and if no suchv ₀ exists, it follows that π satisfiesmonotony: up to equivalence, there exists exactly one realization of π, and that realization is perfect.     

On the duality operator of a convex cone

Let C be a convex set in Rⁿ. For each y?C, the cone of C at y, denoted by cone(y, C), is the cone {α(x ? y): α ? 0 and x?C}. If K is a cone in Rⁿ, we shall denote by $\text{K}{}^1$ its dual cone and by F(K) the lattice of faces of K. Then the duality operator of K is the mapping $\text{d}{}_{\mathrm{K}}\text{: F(K) → F(K}{}^1\text{)}$ given by $\text{d}{}_{\mathrm{K}}\text{(F) = (}\text{span}\text{F)}{}^{\mathrm{\perp }}\text{∩ K}{}^1$. Properties of the duality operator d_K of a closed, pointed, full cone K have been studied before. In this paper, we study d_K for a general cone K, especially in relation to d_{cone(y, K)}, where y?K. Our main result says that, for any closed cone K in Rⁿ, the duality operator d_K is injective (surjective) if and only if the duality operator d_{cone(y, K)} is injective (surjective) for each vector y?K ～ [K ∩ (? K)]. In the last part of the paper, we obtain some partial results on the problem of constructing a compact convex set C, which contains the zero vector, such that cone (0, C) is equal to a given cone.     

The centralizer of a semi-linear transformation

Let V be a finite-dimensional vector space over a division ring D, where D is finite-dimensional over its center F. Suppose T is a semi-linear transformation on V with associated automorphism σ of D. The centralizer of T is the ring C(T) of all linear transformations on V which commute with T. If σ^r is the identity on D for some r ? 1 and no smaller positive power of σ is an inner automorphism, then the center of C(T) is computed to be polynomials in T^r with coefficients from F₀, where F₀ is the subfield of F left elementwise fixed by σ. A matrix version of this theorem is also given.     

Lévy Processes in a Step 3 Nilpotent Lie Group

The infinitesimal generators of Lévy processes in Euclidean space are pseudodifferential operators with symbols given by the Lévy-Khintchine formula. This classical analysis relies heavily on Fourier analysis which, in the case when the state space is a Lie group, becomes much more subtle. Still the notion of pseudo-differential operators can be extended to connected, simply connected nilpotent Lie groups by employing the Weyl functional calculus. With respect to this definition, the generators of Lévy processes in the simplest step 3 nilpotent Lie group G are pseudodifferential operators which admit C _c (G) as its core.