Coincidences of maps into homogeneous spaces

Let f,g:X→M be maps between two closed connected orientable n-manifolds where M=G/K is the homogeneous space of left cosets of a compact connected Lie group G by a finite subgroup K. In this note, we obtain a simple formula for the Lefschetz coincidence number L(f,g) in terms of topological degree, generalizing some previously known formulas for fixed points. Our approach, by means of Nielsen root theory, also allows us to give a simpler and more geometric proof of the fact that all coincidence classes of f and g have coincidence index of the same sign. Received: 3 March 1998 / Revised version: 29 June 1998     

Bilipschitz maps of boundaries of certain negatively curved homogeneous spaces

In this paper we study certain groups of bilipschitz maps of the boundary minus a point of a negatively curved space of the form mathbbR ltimes_M mathbbRⁿ{mathbb{R} ltimes_{M} mathbb{R}^{n}}, where M is a matrix whose eigenvalues all lie outside of the unit circle. The case where M is diagonal was previously studied by Dymarz (Geom Funct Anal (GAFA) 19:1650–1687, 2009). As an application, combined with work of Eskin-Fisher-Whyte and Peng, we provide the last steps in the proof of quasi-isometric rigidity for a class of lattices in solvable Lie groups.     

The regularity problem for generalized harmonic maps into homogeneous spaces

Let be a Riemannian surface and be a standard sphere, or more generally a Riemannian manifold on which a Lie group,, acts transitively by isometries. We define generalized harmonic maps by extending the notion of weakly harmonic maps in a natural way (motivated by Noether's Theorem), to mapsu W _loc ^1,1 (, ). We prove that, under some slight technical restrictions, for 1 <-p < 2, there are generalized harmonic mapsu W ^1,p(, ) that are everywhere discontinuous (in particular, this solves an open problem proposed by F. Bethuel, H. Brezis and F. Hélein, in [BBH]). We also show that the natural -regularity condition for such maps is to require <u to belong to the Lorentz space L(2, ). To prove this -regularity result we extend a compensated compactness result of R. Coifman, P.-L. Lions, Y. Meyer and S. Semmes, proved in [CLMS], to the case of Lorentz spaces in duality.     

Non-formal homogeneous spaces

Several large classes of homogeneous spaces are known to be formal—in the sense of rational homotopy theory. However, it seems that far fewer examples of non-formal homogeneous spaces are known. In this article we provide several construction principles and characterisations for non-formal homogeneous spaces, which will yield a lot of examples. This will enable us to prove that, from dimension 72 on, such a space can be found in each dimension.     

Plesiocompact homogeneous spaces

Moscow. Translated from Sibirskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 61–72, March–April, 1989.     

Contact homogeneous spaces

M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University. Translated from Funktsional'nyi Analiz i Ego Prilozheniya, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 74–75, October–December, 1990.     

Hardy spaces of spaces of homogeneous type

Let be a space of homogeneous type, and be the generator of a semigroup with Gaussian kernel bounds on . We define the Hardy spaces of for a range of , by means of area integral function associated with the Poisson semigroup of , which is proved to coincide with the usual atomic Hardy spaces on spaces of homogeneous type.

     

Embeddable quantum homogeneous spaces

We discuss various notions generalizing the concept of a homogeneous space to the setting of locally compact quantum groups. On the von Neumann algebra level we recall an interesting duality for such objects studied earlier by M. Izumi, R. Longo, S. Popa for compact Kac algebras and by M. Enock in the general case of locally compact quantum groups. A definition of a quantum homogeneous space is proposed along the lines of the pioneering work of Vaes on induction and imprimitivity for locally compact quantum groups. The concept of an embeddable quantum homogeneous space is selected and discussed in detail as it seems to be the natural candidate for the quantum analog of classical homogeneous spaces. Among various examples we single out the quantum analog of the quotient of the Cartesian product of a quantum group with itself by the diagonal subgroup, analogs of quotients by compact subgroups as well as quantum analogs of trivial principal bundles. The former turns out to be an interesting application of the duality mentioned above.     

Distributions on homogeneous spaces

A survey of results and ideas in the general analytic treatment of the theory of distributions on homogeneous spaces is presented.Translated from Itogi Nauki i Tekhniki. Problemy Geometrii, Vol. 8, pp. 5–24, 1977.     

Non-regular power homogeneous spaces

We show that the cardinality of any space X with Δ-power homogeneous semiregularization that is either Urysohn or quasiregular is bounded by ²c(X)πχ(X). This improves a result of G.J. Ridderbos who showed this bound holds for Δ-power homogeneous regular spaces. By introducing the notion of a local πθ-base, we show that this bound can be further sharpened. We also show that no H-closed extremally disconnected space is power homogeneous. This is a variation of a result of K. Kunen who showed that no compact F-space is power homogeneous.     

Some function spaces on spaces of homogeneous type

We introduce Campanato, Morrey, BMO and Sobolev-type spaces for mappings from a space of homogeneous type into a complete metric space which possess properties comparable to their classical analogues. In particular we show integral characterizations, the validity of the John–Nirenberg theorem, Poincarè and Sobolev inequalities, Sobolev's embedding theorem and estimates on the pointwise behavior of Sobolev-type mappings. Received: 4 December 2000 / Revised version: 5 July 2001     

Rieffel deformation of homogeneous spaces

Let G₁⊂G be a closed subgroup of a locally compact group G and let X=G/G₁ be the quotient space of left cosets. Let X=(C₀(X),ΔX) be the corresponding G-C^∗-algebra where G=(C₀(G),Δ). Suppose that Γ is a closed abelian subgroup of G₁ and let Ψ be a 2-cocycle on the dual group . Let GΨ be the Rieffel deformation of G. Using the results of the previous paper of the author we may construct GΨ-C^∗-algebra XΨ - the Rieffel deformation of X. On the other hand we may perform the Rieffel deformation of the subgroup G₁ obtaining the closed quantum subgroup , which in turn, by the results of S. Vaes, leads to the GΨ-C^∗-algebra . In this paper we show that . We also consider the case where Γ⊂G is not a subgroup of G₁, for which we cannot construct the subgroup . Then generically XΨ cannot be identified with a quantum quotient. What may be shown is that it is a GΨ-simple object in the category of GΨ-C^∗-algebras.     

Topological invariants of homogeneous spaces

We prove the topological invariance of the defect of a homogeneous space, which was recently introduced by Baum. We establish a relation between the defect and other invariants.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 12, No. 6, pp. 761–768, December, 1972.