Discrete Morse theory and a reformulation of the K(π,1)-conjecture

A recent theorem of Dobrinskaya [20 Dobrinskaya, N.È. (2006). Configuration spaces of labeled particles and finite Eilenberg-MacLane complexes. Proc. Steklov Inst. Math. 252(1):30–46.[Crossref] , [Google Scholar]] states that the K(π,1)-conjecture holds for an Artin group G if and only if the canonical map BM→BG is a homotopy equivalence, where M denotes the Artin monoid associated to G. The aim of this paper is to give an alternative proof by means of discrete Morse theory and abstract homotopy theory. Moreover, we exhibit a new model for the classifying space of an Artin monoid, in the spirit of [13 Charney, R., Meier, J., Whittlesey, K. (2004). Bestvina’s normal form complex and the homology of Garside groups. Geom. Dedicata 105:171–188.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]], and a small chain complex for computing its monoid homology, similar to the one of [44 Squier, C. C. (1994). The homological algebra of Artin groups. Math. Scand. 75(1):5–43.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]].     

Local and Global Existence for an Aggregation Equation

The purpose of this work is to develop a satisfactory existence theory for a general class of aggregation equations. An aggregation equation is a non-linear, non-local partial differential equation that is a regularization of a backward diffusion process. The non-locality arises via convolution with a potential. Depending on how regular the potential is, we prove either local or global existence for the solutions. Aggregation equations have been used recently to model the dynamics of populations in which the individuals attract each other (Bodnar and Velazquez, 2005 Bodnar , M. , Velazquez , J. J. L. ( 2005 ). Derivation of macroscopic equations for individual cell-based models: a formal approach . Math. Methods Appl. Sci. 28 ( 15 ): 1757 – 1779 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]; Holm and Putkaradze, 2005 Holm , D. D. , Putkaradze , V. ( 2005 ). Aggregation of finite size particles with variable mobility . Phys. Rev. Lett. 95 : 226106 . [Google Scholar]; Mogilner and Edelstein-Keshet, 1999 Mogilner , A. , Edelstein-Keshet , L. ( 1999 ). A non-local model for a swarm . J. Math. Biol. 38 ( 6 ): 534 – 570 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]; Morale et al., 2005 Morale , D. , Capasso , V. , Oelschläger , K. ( 2005 ). An interacting particle system modelling aggregation behavior: from individuals to populations . J. Math. Biol. 50 ( 1 ): 49 – 66 .[Crossref], [PubMed], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]; Topaz and Bertozzi, 2004 Topaz , C. M. , Bertozzi , A. L. ( 2004 ). Swarming patterns in a two-dimensional kinematic model for biological groups . SIAM J. Appl. Math. 65 ( 1 ): 152 – 174 (electronic) .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]; Topaz et al., 2006 Topaz , C. M. , Bertozzi , A. L. , Lewis , M. A. ( 2006 ). A nonlocal continuum model for biological aggregation . Bull. Math. Biol. 68 ( 7 ): 1601 – 1623 .[Crossref], [PubMed], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]).     

Asymptotic Solutions of Viscous Hamilton–Jacobi Equations with Ornstein–Uhlenbeck Operator

We study the long time behavior of solutions of the Cauchy problem for semilinear parabolic equations with the Ornstein–Uhlenbeck operator in ? ^N . The long time behavior in the main results is stated with help of the corresponding to ergodic problem, which complements, in the case of unbounded domains, the recent developments on long time behaviors of solutions of (viscous) Hamilton–Jacobi equations due to Namah (1996 Namah , G. ( 1996 ). Asymptotic solution of a Hamilton–Jacobi equation . Asymptotic Anal. 12 ( 4 ): 355 – 370 . [CSA] [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]), Namah and Roquejoffre (1999 Namah , G. , Roquejoffre , J.-M . ( 1999 ). Remarks on the long-time behavior of the solutions of Hamilton–Jacobi equations . Comm. PDE 24 ( 5–6 ): 883 – 893 . [CSA] [Taylor & Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]), Roquejoffre (1998 Roquejoffre , J.-M . ( 1998 ). Comportement asymptotique des solutions d’équations de Hamilton–Jacobi monodimensionnelles . C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris Sér. I Math. 326 ( 2 ): 185 – 189 . [CSA] [Crossref] , [Google Scholar]), Fathi (1998 Fathi , A. ( 1998 ). Sur la convergence du semi-groupe de Lax–Oleinik semigroup . C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris Sér. I Math. 327 ( 3 ): 267 – 270 . [CSA] [Crossref] , [Google Scholar]), Barles and Souganidis (2000 Barles , G. , Souganidis , P. E. ( 2000 ). On the large time behavior of solutions of Hamilton–Jacobi equaitons . SIAM J. Math. Anal. 31 ( 4 ): 925 – 939 . [CSA] [CROSSREF] [Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar] 2001 Barles , G. , Souganidis , P. E. ( 2001 ). Space-time periodic solutions and long-time behavior of solutions to quasi-periodic parabolic equations . SIAM J. Math. Anal. 32 ( 6 ): 1311 – 1323 . [CSA] [CROSSREF] [Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]). We also establish existence and uniqueness results for solutions of the Cauchy problem and ergodic problem for semilinear parabolic equations with the Ornstein–Uhlenbeck operator.     

The Larson–Sweedler theorem for weak multiplier Hopf algebras

The Larson–Sweedler theorem says that a finite-dimensional bialgebra with a faithful integral is a Hopf algebra [15 Larson, R. G., Sweedler, M. E. (1969). An associative orthogonal bilinear form for Hopf algebras. Amer. J. Math. 91:75–93.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]. The result has been generalized to finite-dimensional weak Hopf algebras by Vecsernyés [44 Vecsernyés, P. (2003). Larson–Sweedler theorem and the role of grouplike elements in weak Hopf algebras. J. Algebra 270:471–520. See also arXiv: 0111045v3 [math.QA] for an extended version.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]. In this paper, we show that the result is still true for weak multiplier Hopf algebras. The notion of a weak multiplier bialgebra was introduced by Böhm et al. in [4 Böhm, G., Gómez-Torecillas, J., López-Centella, E. (2015). Weak multiplier bialgebras. Weak multiplier bialgebras. 367(12):8681–8872. See also arXiv: 1306.1466 [math.QA]. [Google Scholar]]. In this note it is shown that a weak multiplier bialgebra with a regular and full coproduct is a regular weak multiplier Hopf algebra if there is a faithful set of integrals. Weak multiplier Hopf algebras are introduced and studied in [40 Van Daele, A., Wang, S. (2015). Weak multiplier Hopf algebras I. The main theory. J. Ange. Math. (Crelles J.) 705:155–209, ISSN (Online) 1435-5345, ISSN (Print) 0075-4102, DOI: 10.1515/crelle-2013-0053, July 2013. See also arXiv:1210.4395v1 [math.RA].[Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]. Integrals on (regular) weak multiplier Hopf algebras are treated in [43 Van Daele, A., Wang, S. (2016). Weak multiplier Hopf algebras III. Integrals and duality. Preprint University of Leuven (Belgium) and Southeast University of Nanjing (China), See arXiv: 1701.04951.v3 [math.RA]. [Google Scholar]]. This result is important for the development of the theory of locally compact quantum groupoids in the operator algebra setting, see [13 Kahng, B.-J., Van Daele, A. A class of C*-algebraic locally compact quantum groupoids I. Preprint Canisius College Buffalo (USA) and University of Leuven (Belgium). [Google Scholar]] and [14 Kahng, B.-J., Van Daele, A. A class of C*-algebraic locally compact quantum groupoids II. Preprint Canisius College Buffalo (USA) and University of Leuven (Belgium). [Google Scholar]]. Our treatment of this material is motivated by the prospect of such a theory.     

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Cauchon [5 Cauchon, G. (2003). Effacement des dérivations et spectres premiers des algèbres quantiques. J. Algebra 260(2):476–518.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]] introduced the so-called deleting derivations algorithm. This algorithm was first used in noncommutative algebra to prove catenarity in generic quantum matrices, and then to show that torus-invariant primes in these algebras are generated by quantum minors. Since then this algorithm has been used in various contexts. In particular, the matrix version makes a bridge between torus-invariant primes in generic quantum matrices, torus orbits of symplectic leaves in matrix Poisson varieties and totally non-negative cells in totally non-negative matrix varieties [12 Goodearl, K. R., Launois, S., Lenagan, T. (2011). Torus invariant prime ideals in quantum matrices, totally nonnegative cells and symplectic leaves. Math. Z. 269(1):29–45.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]. This led to recent progress in the study of totally non-negative matrices such as new recognition tests [18 Launois, S., Lenagan, T. (2014). E?cient recognition of totally non-negative matrix cells. Found. Comput. Math. 14:371–387.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]. The aim of this article is to develop a Poisson version of the deleting derivations algorithm to study the Poisson spectra of the members of a class 𝒫 of polynomial Poisson algebras. It has recently been shown that the Poisson Dixmier–Moeglin equivalence does not hold for all polynomial Poisson algebras [2 Bell, J., Launois, S., Sanchez, O. L., Moosa, R. Poisson algebras via model theory and differential-algebraic geometry. J. Eur. Math. Soc. (to appear). [Google Scholar]]. Our algorithm allows us to prove this equivalence for a significant class of Poisson algebras, when the base field is of characteristic zero. Finally, using our deleting derivations algorithm, we compare topologically spectra of quantum matrices with Poisson spectra of matrix Poisson varieties.     

Splitting of operations for alternative and Malcev structures

In this paper, we define pre-Malcev algebras and alternative quadri-algebras and prove that they generalize pre-Lie algebras and quadri-algebras, respectively, to the alternative setting. We use the results and techniques from [4 Bai, C., Bellier, O., Guo, L., Ni, X. (2013). Splitting of operations, Manin products, and Rota-Baxter operators. Int. Math. Res. Not. 2013(3):485–524. [Google Scholar], 14 Gubarev, V. Y., Kolesnikov, P. S. (2013). Embedding of dendriform algebras into Rota-Baxter algebras. Cent. Eur. J. Math. 11(2):226–245.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]] to discuss and give explicit computations of different constructions in terms of bimodules, splitting of operations, and Rota–Baxter operators.     

Stratifying Systems via Relative Projective Modules

ABSTRACT

In this paper we point out that the “Process of standardization”, given in Dlab and Ringel (1992 Dlab , V. , Ringel , C. M. ( 1992 ). The module theoretical approach to quasi-hereditary algebras . Repr. Theory and Related Topics, London Math. Soc. LNS 168 : 200 – 224 . [Google Scholar]), and also the “Comparison method” given in Platzeck and Reiten (2001 Platzeck , M. I. , Reiten , I. ( 2001 ). Modules of finite projective dimension for standardly stratified algebras . Comm. in Algebra 29 : 973 – 986 . [CROSSREF] [Taylor & Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]) can be generalized. To do so, we introduce the concept of relative projective stratifying system and prove a result from which the Theorem 2 in Dlab and Ringel (1992 Dlab , V. , Ringel , C. M. ( 1992 ). The module theoretical approach to quasi-hereditary algebras . Repr. Theory and Related Topics, London Math. Soc. LNS 168 : 200 – 224 . [Google Scholar]) and Proposition 2.1 in Ringel (1991 Ringel , C. M. ( 1991 ). The category of modules with good filtrations over a quasi-hereditary algebra has almost split sequences . Math. Z. 208 : 209 – 223 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]) follows.

     

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The notion of breadth of a nilpotent Lie algebra was introduced and used to approach problems of classification up to isomorphism in [5 Khuhirun, B., Misra, K. C., Stitzinger, E. (2015). On nilpotent Lie algebras of small breadth. J. Algebra 444:328–338.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]. In the present paper, we study this invariant in terms of characteristic sequence, another invariant, introduced by Goze and Ancochea in [1 Ancochea-Bermúdez, J. M., Goze, M. (1986). Sur la classification des algèbres de Lie nilpotentes de dimension 7. C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris 302:611–613. [Google Scholar]]. This permits to complete the determination of Lie algebras of breadth 2 studied in [5 Khuhirun, B., Misra, K. C., Stitzinger, E. (2015). On nilpotent Lie algebras of small breadth. J. Algebra 444:328–338.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]] and to begin the work for Lie algebras with breadth greater than 2.     

Koszulity for graded skew PBW extensions

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A ring with FT-rank two

We construct a ring which admits a 2-generated, faithful torsion module but lacks a cyclic faithful torsion module. This answers a question by Oman and Schwiebert [1 Oman, G., Schwiebert, R. (2012). Rings which admit faithful torsion modules. Commun. Algebra 40(6):2184–2198.[Taylor & Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar], 2 Oman, G., Schwiebert, R. (2012). Rings which admit faithful torsion modules II. J. Algebra Appl. 11(3):1250054 (12 p.).[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]].     

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The Goulden–Jackson cluster method is a powerful method to find generating functions of pattern occurrences in random sequences [1 Goulden, I.P. and Jackson, D.M. 1979. An inversion theorem for cluster decompositions of sequences with distinguished subsequences. Journal of London Mathematical Society, Second Series, 20: 567–576. [Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]. The method is clearly explained, extended and implemented by Noonan and Zeilberger [2 Noonan, J. and Zeilberger, D. 1999. The Goulden-Jackson cluster method: extensions, applications, and implementations. Journal of Difference Equations and Applications, 5: 355–377. [Taylor & Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]. In this paper, we elaborate on one of the several extensions in [2 Noonan, J. and Zeilberger, D. 1999. The Goulden-Jackson cluster method: extensions, applications, and implementations. Journal of Difference Equations and Applications, 5: 355–377. [Taylor & Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]], namely the extension from symmetrical Bernoulli sequences where the occurrences of each symbol have equal probability, to asymmetrical Bernoulli sequences with different probabilities of symbol generations. An explicit formula is derived for the extension, which is implicitly embedded in the treatment of [2 Noonan, J. and Zeilberger, D. 1999. The Goulden-Jackson cluster method: extensions, applications, and implementations. Journal of Difference Equations and Applications, 5: 355–377. [Taylor & Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]. The extended result is then compared with the method of Régnier–Szpankowski [3 Régnier, M. and Szpankowski, W. 1997. On the approximate pattern occurrences in a text. Proceedings of the compression and complexity of sequences 1997, : 253–264.  [Google Scholar]], a method which was developed independently to tackle the same problem. By manipulating some matrix inversions, we show that the Régnier–Szpankowski method can be simplified to the extended Goulden–Jackson method.     

Classification of Pointed Fusion Categories of dimension 8 up to weak Morita equivalence

In this paper we give a complete classification of pointed fusion categories over ? of global dimension 8. We first classify the equivalence classes of pointed fusion categories of dimension 8, and then we proceed to determine which of these equivalence classes have equivalent categories of modules following the procedure presented in [9 Naidu, D. (2007). Categorical Morita equivalence for group-theoretical categories. Commun. Algebra 35(11):3544–3565.[Taylor &; Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar], 11 Uribe, B. (2017). On the classification of pointed fusion categories up to weak Morita equivalence. Pac. J. Math. 290(2):437–466.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]. The results of this paper permit to recover the classification of twisted quantum doubles of groups of order 8 up to gauge equivalence of braided quasi-Hopf algebras that was previously done in [6 Mason, C., Ng, S.-H (2001). Group cohomology and gauge equivalence of some twisted quantum doubles. Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 353(9):3465–3509.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]] and [5 Goff, C., Mason, G., Ng, S.-H (2007). On the gauge equivalence of twisted quantum doubles of elementary abelian and extra-special 2-groups. J. Algebra 312(2):849–875.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]].     

On H-supplemented modules over a right perfect ring

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2 × 2 Permanental Ideals of Hypermatrices

We analyze the structure of ideals generated by some classes of 2 × 2 permanents of hypermatrices, generalizing [9 Laubenbacher , R. C. , Swanson , I. ( 2000 ). Permanental ideals . J. Symbolic Comput. 30 : 195 – 205 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]] on 2 × 2 permanental ideals of generic matrices. We compare the obtained structure to that of the corresponding determinantal ideals in [11 Swanson , I. , Taylor , A. ( 2013 ). Minimal primes of ideals arising from conditional independence statements . J. Algebra 392 : 299 – 314 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]: as expected, the permanental ideals have many more (minimal) components. In the last two sections, we examine a few related classes of permanental ideals.     

ADIABATIC DECOMPOSITION OF THE -DETERMINANT OF THE DIRAC LAPLACIAN. I. THE CASE OF AN INVERTIBLE TANGENTIAL OPERATOR

ABSTRACT

We discuss the decomposition of the ζ-determinant of the square of the Dirac operator into the contributions coming from the different parts of the manifold. The result was announced in the Note Ref. [16]. The proof sketched in the Note was based on results of Brüning and Lesch (see Ref. [4]). In the meantime we have found another proof, more direct and elementary, and closer to the spirit of the original papers which initiated the study of the adiabatic decomposition of the spectral invariants (see Refs. [7] Douglas, R.G. and Wojciechowski, K.P. 1991. Adiabatic Limits of the η-Invariants. The Odd-dimensional Atiyah–Patodi–Singer Problem. Comm. Math. Phys., 142: 139–168. [Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar] and [21] Singer, I.M. 1988. “The η-Invariant and the Index”. In Mathematical Aspects of String Theory Edited by: Yau, S.-T. pp. 239–258. Singapore: World Scientific Press.  [Google Scholar]). We discuss this proof in detail. We study the general case (non-invertible tangential operator) in forthcoming work (see Refs. [17] Park, J. and Wojciechowski, K.P. 2001. Scattering Theory and Adiabatic Decomposition of the ζ-Determinant of the Dirac Laplacian 01–02. IUPUI Preprint [Google Scholar] and [18] Park, J. and Wojciechowski, K.P. 2001. Adiabatic Decomposition of the ζ-Determinant of the Dirac Laplacian II. The Case of Non-invertible Tangential Operator In preparation [Google Scholar]). In the Appendix we present the computation of the cylinder contribution to the ζ-function of the Dirac Laplacian on a manifold with boundary, which we need in the main body of the paper. This computation is also used to show the vanishing result for the ζ-function on a manifold with boundary.     

On weakly clean rings

A ring is called clean if every element is a sum of a unit and an idempotent, while a ring is said to be weakly clean if every element is either a sum or a difference of a unit and an idempotent. Commutative weakly clean rings were first discussed by Anderson and Camillo [2 Anderson, D. D., Camillo, V. P. (2002). Commutative rings whose elements are a sum of a unit and idempotent. Commun. Algebra 30(7):3327–3336.[Taylor & Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]] and were extensively investigated by Ahn and Anderson [1 Ahn, M.-S., Anderson, D. D. (2006). Weakly clean rings and almost clean rings. Rocky Mountain J. Math. 36:783–798.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]], motivated by the work on clean rings. In this paper, weakly clean rings are further discussed with an emphasis on their relations with clean rings. This work shows new interesting connections between weakly clean rings and clean rings.     

DECOMPOSITION OF A HIGHER DEGREE FORM

ABSTRACT

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Elementary matrix reduction over J-stable rings

A commutative ring R is J-stable provided that R∕aR has stable range 1 for all a?J(R). A commutative ring R in which every finitely generated ideal principal is called a Bézout ring. A ring R is an elementary divisor ring provided that every matrix over R admits a diagonal reduction. We prove that a J-stable ring is a Bézout ring if and only if it is an elementary divisor ring. Further, we prove that every J-stable ring is strongly completable. Various types of J-stable rings are provided. Many known results are thereby generalized to much wider class of rings, e.g. [3 Gillman, L., Henriksen, M. (1956). Some remarks about elementary divisor rings. Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 82:362–365.[Crossref] , [Google Scholar], Theorem 8], [4 Larsen, M., Lewis, W., Shores, T. (1974). Elementary divisor rings and finitely presented modules. Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 187:231–248.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar], Theorem 4.1], [7 McGovern, W. W. (2008). Bézout rings with almost stable range 1. J. Pure Appl. Algebra 212:340–348.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar], Theorem 3.7], [8 Moore, M. E. (1975). A strongly complement property of Dedekind domain. Czechoslovak Math. J. 25(100):282–283. [Google Scholar], Theorem], [9 Moore, M., Steger, A. (1971). Some results on completability in commutative rings. Pacific J. Math. 37:453–460.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar], Theorem 2.1], [14 Zabavsky, B. V. (1996). Generalized adequate rings. Ukrainian Math. J. 48:614–617.[Crossref] , [Google Scholar], Theorem 1] and [18 Zabavsky, B. V., Komarnyts’kyi, M. Y. (2010). Cohn-type theorem for adequacy and elementary divisor rings. J. Math. Sci. 167:107–111.[Crossref] , [Google Scholar], Theorem 7].     

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