On the convergence of powers of interval matrices (2)

Summary Let be a real irreduciblen×n interval matrix. Then a necessary and sufficient condition is given for the sequence of the powers of an interval matrix to converge to a matrix which is not the null matrix. In addition a criterion for is proved to decide whether the limit matrix satisfies the condition of symmetry .     

A characterization of 3-local geometry of M(24)

The largest Fischer 3-transposition group M(24) acts flag-transitively on a 3-local incidence geometry (M(24)) which is a c-extension of the dual polar space associated with the group O ₇(3). The action of the simple commutator subgroup M(24) is still flag-transitive. We show that (M(24)) is characterized by its diagram under the flag-transitivity assumption. The result implies in particular that (M(24)) is simply connected. The geometry (M(24)) appears as a subgeometry in the Buekenhout-Fischer 3-local geometry (F ₁) of the Monster group. The simple connectedness of (M(24)) has played a crucial role in the characterization of (F ₁), which has been achieved recently. When determining the possible structure of the parabolic subgroups we have used an unpublished pushing-up result by U. Meierfrankenfeld.Dedicated to Professor B. Fischer on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday     

Sylow subgroups of finitary linear groups

In this paper we describe the structure and the conjugacy classes of Sylow p-subgroups of FGL(V, ), the group of finitary -automorphisms of the -vector space V.The Author is member of the GNSAGA.     

A structure theorem for weak buildings of spherical type

Following earlier work of Tits [8], this paper deals with the structure of buildings which are not necessarily thick; that is, possessing panels (faces of codimension 1) which are contained in two chambers, only. To every building , there is canonically associated a thick building whose Weyl group W( ) can be considered as a reflection subgroup of the Weyl group W() of . One can reconstruct from together with the embedding W( ) W(). Conversely, if is any thick building and W any reflection group containing W( ) as a reflection subgroup, there exists a weak building with Weyl group W and associated thick building .     

Completion of an additive measure to a σ-additive measure by an extension of the space

For an algebra of subsets of a set X there is constructed a set and an algebra of its subsets so that the mapping is a one-to-one correspondence between and and for each additive measure on the measure on defined by the equation is countably additive.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 71–76, January, 1968.The author wishes to express his deep appreciation to S. V. Fomin, under whose guidance this paper was written.     

Chu-Dualität und zwei Klassen maximal fastperiodischer Gruppen

This is a continuation of the paper Zwei Klassen lokalkompakter maximal fastperiodischer Gruppen, [6]. In [6], the classes and were introduced. We give sufficient conditions to conclude thatG is in if one knows thatG/G ₀ is in . If a groupG is in and ifG satisfies the Chu-duality then all closed subgroups ofG satisfy the Chu-duality. The Chu-quasi-dual of the Heisenberg groupH with integral coefficients is computed. It is shown thatH does not satisfy the Chu-duality, thatH is in , and thatH is not in .     

A Helly-type theorem for simple polygons

Let be a family of simple polygons in the plane. If every three (not necessarily distinct) members of have a simply connected union and every two members of have a nonempty intersection, then {P:P in } . Applying the result to a finite family of orthogonally convex polygons, the set {C:C in } will be another orthogonally convex polygon, and, in certain circumstances, the dimension of this intersection can be determined.Supported in part by NSF grant DMS-9207019.     

Blocking sets and partial spreads in finite projective spaces

A t-blocking set in the finite projective space PG(d, q) with dt+1 is a set of points such that any (d–t)-dimensional subspace is incident with a point of and no t-dimensional subspace is contained in . It is shown that | |q ^t +...+1+q ^t–1q and the examples of minimal cardinality are characterized. Using this result it is possible to prove upper and lower bounds for the cardinality of partial t-spreads in PG(d, q). Finally, examples of blocking sets and maximal partial spreads are given.     

Die Gruppe der Projektivitäten einer Geraden auf sich in endlichen André-Ebenen

Zusammenfassung Für eine Gerade Y in einer projektiven Eben bezeichne die Gruppe der Projektivitäten von Y auf sich. In [9] wurde diese Gruppe für einige Klassen von André-Ebenen vom Grad 2 bestimmt. Dabei zeigte sich, daß für Ebenen gerader Ordnung mit der alternierenden Gruppe und für Ebenen ungerader Ordnung mit der symmetrischen Gruppe übereinstimmt. Hauptanliegen der vorliegenden Arbeit ist es, dieses Ergebnis auf alle André-Ebenen mit geradem Grad auszudehnen. Die hierfür erforderlichen Projektivitäten lassen sich in projektiven Ebenen über cartesischen Gruppen behandeln (Abschnitt 1). In Abschnitt 2 sind die später benötigten Eigenschaften der André-Ebenen zusammengefaßt. Anschlieend geben wir für jede André-Ebene ungerader Ordnung eine ungerade Projektivität an (Abschnitt 3) und übertragen die Aussagen der Sätze (3.3) und (3.5) aus [9] auf André-Ebenen mit beliebigem Grad (Abschnitt 4). Das oben angegebene Resultat für André-Ebenen mit geradem Grad wird schließlich in abschnitt 5 bewiesen.     

Beispiele starrer,topologischer Faserungen des reellen projektiven 3-Raums

A spread of a projective 3-space is said to be rigid (German: starr) if the only collineation of leaving invariant is the identity; it is called nearly rigid if there are only finitely many collineations of this kind. A spread of real projective 3-space is called topological if the associated translation plane in the sense of André (or Bruck and Bose) is a topological plane; it is then a 4-dimensional translation plane (abbreviated: 4-dtp) in the terminology of Betten. is rigid if and only if every collineation of the associated 4-dtp fixes the translation line pointwise. In 1977 D. Betten asked for such 4-dtps and termed them rigid. If is nearly rigid, the collineation group of the associated 4-dtp is 5-dimensional.In the present paper, examples of rigid and nearly rigid 4-dtps are constructed. The central tool is the method of crosswise tacking together two topological spreads of along a common regulus, which yields two further topological spreads. In a first step, this method when applied to known spreads produces nearly rigid spreads. Rigid spreads are then obtained by iteration of the method; the simplest example is composed of parts of four elliptic linear line congruences. The rigidness of a spread of is proved by arguments from projective differential geometry applied to the image ( ) under Klein's correspondence from line geometry.     

s-Prime elements in multiplicative lattices

Let be aC-lattice which is strong join principally generated. In this paper, we consider prime elements of for which every semiprimary element is primary. We show, for example, that a compact nonmaximal primep with this property is principal. We also show that if every primepm has this property, then is either a one dimensional domain or a primary lattice. It follows that if every primep satisfies the property, and if there are only a finite number of minimal primes in , then is the finite direct product of one-dimensional domains and primary lattices.     

Isometric dilations in nest algebras

LetT be a contraction acting in a separable Hilbert space and leaving invariant a nest of subspaces of . We answer the question: when doesT have an isometric extension to which leaves invariant the nest = {N N :N ;}.     

Equivariant D-modules attached to nilpotent orbits in a semisimple Lie algebra

Let _u be a compact Lie algebra and let _u be its complexification. Let ζ^−1/2 be the inverse on the set of regular elements of _u of a square root of the discriminant of . Generalizing a result of W. Lichtenstein in the case _u = (n, ℂ) or (nℝ), we prove that ∂(q).ζ^1/2 is non zero for all harmonic polynomialsq ∈S( ) \ {0}. This fact is deduced from results about equivariantD-modules supported on the nilpotent cone of .     

Isometric representations of some quotients ofH ∞ of an annulus

Let denote an annulus,E a finite subset of with at least three elements, and the ideal of functions in which vanish at the points ofE. The quotient does not have a completely isometric representation on a finite dimensional Hilbert space. This complements a result of [11] which implies that the quotient has an isometric representation on a Hilbert space of dimension twice the cardinality ofE.     

Invariant differental forms on compact nilmanifolds

Let N=G/ be a compact nilmanifold, G a connected, simply connected, nilpotent Lie group with its discrete subgroup and Lie algebra . Let I* ( ) denote the invariant differential forms on .If I* ( ) H* ( ) is an injective map, then G is abelian and N is a torus. Furthermore, N has a formal minimal model. If N is an even-dimensional compact nilmanifold, it has a Kähler structure and invariant symplectic structure if and only if I* ( ) H* ( ) is injective.     

Positive elements in the algebra of the quantum moment problem

Summary Let denote the extended Weyl algebra, , the Weyl algebra. It is well known that every element of of the formA=B _k ^* B _k is positive. We prove that the converse implication also holds: Every positive elementA in has a quadratic sum factorization for some finite set of elements (B _k ) in . The corresponding result is not true for the subalgebra . We identify states on which do not extend to states on . It follows from a result of Powers (and Arveson) that such states on cannot be completely positive. Our theorem is based on a certain regularity property for the representations which are generated by states on , and this property is not in general shared by representations generated by states defined only on the subalgebra .Work supported in part by the NSF     

The Martin boundary and completion of Markov chains

Summary In this paper we treat a time-symmetrical Martin boundary theory for continuous parameter Markov chains. This is done by reversing the time sense of a Markov chainX _t in such a way as to obtain a dual Markov chain , and considering the two chains together. Various relations between the Martin exit boundaries and of these processes are studied. The exit boundary of , is in a sense an entrance boundary forX _t and vice versa. After a natural identification of certain points in and one can topologizeI in such a way thatboth X _t and have standard modifications in this space which are right continuous, have left limits, and are strongly Markov.Research supported in part at Stanford University, Stanford, California under AFOSR 0049.     

A note on threefolds with a hyperplane section of general type

This paper deals with polarized pairs , where is a nonsingular projective threefold and is a very ample line bundle on it, such that for one smooth member  | |, one has (Â)=2. A large class of pairs whose adjoint line bundle is nef and big was indirectedly studied by Beltrametti and co-workers. We add some more information, both in this general case and also when the adjoint line bundle fails to be nef and big.     

On periodic groups of automorphisms of extremal groups

It is proved that if a periodic group has an extremal normal divisor , determining a complete abelian factor group , then the center of the group contains a complete abelian subgroup , satisfying the relation and intersecting on a finite subgroup. It is also established with the aid of this proposition that every periodic group of automorphisms of an extremal group is a finite extension of a contained in it subgroup of inner automorphisms of the group .Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 91–96, July, 1968.     

Bounds for the lattice point enumerator

For the lattice point enumerator of a lattice and a convex body K we give bounds in terms of the intrinsic volumes of K and of minimal determinants of . The intrinsic volumes are the normalized Minkowski quermassintegrals and the minimal determinants are analogous functionals of .