On structure and commutativity of certain periodic near rings

In the present paper we first establish decomposition theorems for near rings satisfying either of the properties xy = x^my^pxⁿ or xy = y^mx^pyⁿ, where m≥1, n≥1, p≥1 are positive integers depending on the pair of near ring elements x,y; and further, we investigate commutativity of such near rings. Moreover, it is also shown that under some additional hypotheses, such nearrings turn out to be commutative rings.     

Commutativity for a Certain Class of Rings

We first establish the commutativity for the semiprime ring satisfying [x ⁿ , y]x ^r = ±y ^s[x, y ^m]y ^t for all x, y in R, where m, n, r, s, and t are fixed non-negative integers, and further, we investigate the commutativity of rings with unity under some additional hypotheses. Moreover, it is also shown that the above result is true for s-unital rings. Also, we provide some counterexamples which show that the hypotheses of our theorems are not altogether superfluous. The results of this paper generalize some of the well-known commutativity theorems for rings which are right s-unital.     

On Rings With Conditions On Nonperiodic Elements

We study commutativity of rings R with the property that for each nonperiodic element x of R there exists a positive integer K = K(x) such that x^k is central for all k≥K.     

Commutativity Conditions for Rings and Generalized 2-CN Rings

Firstly,the commutativity of rings is investigated in this paper.Let R be a ring with identity.Then we obtain the following commutativity conditions: (1) if for each x ∈ R\N(R) and each y ∈ R,(xy)k =xkyk for k =m,m + 1,n,n + 1,where m and n are relatively prime positive integers,then R is commutative;(2) if for each x ∈ R\J(R) and each y ∈ R,(xy)k =ykxk for k =m,m+ 1,m+2,where m is a positive integer,then R is commutative.Secondly,generalized 2-CN rings,a kind of ring being commutative to some extent,are investigated.Some relations between generalized 2-CN rings and other kinds of rings,such as reduced rings,regular rings,2-good rings,and weakly Abel rings,are presented.     

ON PSEUDO-COMMUTATMTY AND COMMUTATIVITY IN RINGS

Abstract

A ring R is called pseudo-commutative if for each x,y ε R there exists an integer n = n(x, y) for which xy = nyx. We first show that a generalization of a commutativity condition of Chacron and Thierrin implies pseudo-commutativity in rings; we then study pseudo-commutativity and commutativity in rings with constraints of the form xy = σk_iyⁱxⁱ, where the k_i are integers.     

On Weakly Periodic-Like Rings and Commutativity

A well-known theorm of Jacobson asserts that a ring R with the property that for every x in R there exists an integer n(x) > 1 such that x^n(x) = x is necessarily commutative. With this as motivation, we define an N₀-ring to be a ring which satisfies a weaker hypothesis than the “x^n(x) = x” condition in Jacobson’s Theorem. We consider commutativity of N₀-rings, usually with the additional hypothesis that the ground ring is also weakly periodic-like.     

Typical sheaves of generalized CM-modules

Let M be a generalized Cohen-Macaulay module over a noetherian local ring (R,m). Fix a standard system x₁, …, x_d∈m with respect to M and let . We construct a coherent Cohen-Macaulay sheafK over the projective space ℙ _R/I ^d-1 whose cohomological Hilbert functions depend only on the lengths of the local cohomology modules H _m ⁱ (M), (i=0, …, d−1).     

Commutativity of Rings with Constraints Involving a Subset

Suppose that R is an associative ring with identity 1, J(R) the Jacobson radical of R, and N(R) the set of nilpotent elements of R. Let m 1 be a fixed positive integer and R an m-torsion-free ring with identity 1. The main result of the present paper asserts that R is commutative if R satisfies both the conditions(i) [x ^m, y ^m] = 0 for all and(ii) [(xy) ^m + y ^m x ^m, x] = 0 = [(yx) ^m + x ^m y ^m, x], for all This result is also valid if (i) and (ii) are replaced by (i) [x ^m, y ^m] = 0 for all and (ii) [(xy) ^m + y ^m x ^m, x] = 0 = [(yx) ^m + x ^m y ^m, x] for all Other similar commutativity theorems are also discussed.     

Certain complexes associated to a sequence and a matrix

Let R be a commutative noetherian ring with unit. To a sequencex:=x₁,...,x_n of elements of R and an m-by-n matrix α:=(α_ij) with entries in R we assign a complex D*(x;α), in case that m=n or m=n?1. These complexes will provide us in certain cases with explicit minimal free resolutions of ideals, which are generated by the elements a_i:=∑α_ijx_j and the maximal minors of α.     

Divisibility properties of certain recurrent sequences

Let g and m be two positive integers, and let F be a polynomial with integer coefficients. We show that the recurrent sequence x₀ = g, x_n = x _n−1 ⁿ + F(n), n = 1, 2, 3,…, is periodic modulo m. Then a special case, with F(z) = 1 and with m = p > 2 being a prime number, is considered. We show, for instance, that the sequence x₀ = 2, x_n = x _n−1 ⁿ + 1, n = 1, 2, 3, …, has infinitely many elements divisible by every prime number p which is less than or equal to 211 except for three prime numbers p = 23, 47, 167 that do not divide x_n. These recurrent sequences are related to the construction of transcendental numbers ζ for which the sequences [ζ^n!], n = 1, 2, 3, …, have some nice divisibility properties. Bibliography: 18 titles. Published in Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 322, 2005, pp. 76–82.     

From Chaos to Global Convergence

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate dynamical systems F : \mathbbR² ? \mathbbR²{F : \mathbb{R}^2 \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^2} of the form F(x, y) = (f(x, y), x). We assume that f : \mathbbR² ? \mathbbR{f : \mathbb{R}^2 \rightarrow \mathbb{R}} is continuous and satisfies a condition that holds when f is non decreasing with respect to the second variable. We show that for every initial condition x₀ = (x ₀, y ₀), such that the orbit

Legendrian Links, Causality, and the Low Conjecture

Let (X ^m+1, g) be a globally hyperbolic spacetime with Cauchy surface diffeomorphic to an open subset of ${\mathbb{R}^{m}}Let (X ^m+1, g) be a globally hyperbolic spacetime with Cauchy surface diffeomorphic to an open subset of \mathbbR^m{\mathbb{R}^{m}} . The Legendrian Low conjecture formulated by Natário and Tod says that two events x, y ? X{x, y \in X} are causally related if and only if the Legendrian link of spheres \mathfrakS_x, \mathfrakS_y{{\mathfrak{S}_x,\,\mathfrak{S}_y}} whose points are light geodesics passing through x and y is non-trivial in the contact manifold of all light geodesics in X. The Low conjecture says that for m = 2 the events x, y are causally related if and only if \mathfrakS_x, \mathfrakS_y{{\mathfrak{S}_x,\,\mathfrak{S}_y}} is non-trivial as a topological link. We prove the Low and the Legendrian Low conjectures. We also show that similar statements hold for any globally hyperbolic (X ^m+1, g) such that a cover of its Cauchy surface is diffeomorphic to an open domain in \mathbbR^m{\mathbb{R}^{m}} .     

Strong skew commutativity preserving maps on rings with involution

Let R be a unital *-ring with the unit I.Assume that R contains a symmetric idempotent P which satisfies ARP = 0 implies A = 0 and AR(I-P) = 0 implies A = 0.In this paper,it is shown that a surjective map Φ:R→R is strong skew commutativity preserving(that is,satisfiesΦ(A)Φ(B)-Φ(B)Φ(A)~w= AB-BA~w for all A,B∈R) if and only if there exist a map f:R→Z_s(R)and an element Z∈Z_s(R) with Z~2=I such that Φ(A)=ZA +f(A) for all A∈R,where Z_s(R) is the symmetric center of R.As applications,the strong skew commutativity preserving maps on unital prime *-rings and von Neumann algebras with no central summands of type I_1 are characterized.     

Scattering of elastic waves in a perturbed isotropic half space with a free boundary. The limiting absorption principle

In this article we consider the self-adjoint operator governing the propagation of elastic waves in a perturbed isotropic half space with a free boundary condition. We prove the limiting absorption principle in appropriate Hilbert spaces for this operator. We also prove decreasing properties for the eigenfunctions associated with strictly positive eigenvalues of this operator. The proofs are based on the limiting absorption principle for the self-adjoint operator governing the propagation of elastic waves in a homogeneous isotropic half space with a free boundary and on the so called division theorem for it. Both perturbations of R ₊² ={(x₁, x₂) ? R ²; x₂ > 0} and R ₊² = {(x₁, x₂, x₃) ? R ³; x₃ > 0} are considered.     

On a nonlinear singular diffusion problem:existence and uniqueness

The singular diffusion equation u_t=(u^?1u_x)_x:arises in many areas of application, e.g. in the central limit approximation to Carleman's model of Boltzman equation, or, in the expansion of a thermalized electron cloud in plasma physics. This paper concerns the existence and uniqueness of solution of a mixed boundary value problem of equation u_t=(u^m=1u_x)_x for ?1 < m ≤0.     

Rees algebras with minimal multiplicity

Let (R,m) be a local ring. Let S_M denote the Rees algebra S=R[m^rt] localized at its unique maximal homogeneous ideal M=(m,m^rt). Let TN denote the extended Rees algebra T= R[m^rt, t^-1] localized at its unique maximal homogeneous idea N= (t^?1,m,m^r). Multiplicity formulas are developedfor S_M and T_N. These are used to find necessaIy and sufficient conditions on a Cohen-Macaulay local ring (R,m) and r so that S_M and T_N are Cohen-Macaulay with minimal multiplicity     

On Commutativity of Rings With Derivations

Let R be a ring and d : R → R a derivation of R. In the present paper we investigate commutativity of R satisfying any one of the properties (i)d([x,y]) = [x,y], (ii)d(x o y) = xoy, (iii)d(x) o d(y) = 0, or (iv)d(x) o d(y) = x o y, for all x, y in some apropriate subset of R.     

On Skew Derivations in Semiprime Rings

We investigate the commutativity in a (semi-)prime ring R which admits skew derivations δ ₁, δ ₂ satisfying [δ ₁(x), δ ₂(y)]?=?[x, y] for all x, y in a nonzero right ideal of R. This result is a natural generalization of Bell and Daif’s theorem on strong commutativity preserving derivations and a recent result by Ali and Huang.     

A Note on an Error Bound for the AOR Method

Suppose Ax = b is a system of linear equations where the matrix A is symmetric positive definite and consistently ordered. A bound for the norm of the errors _k = x– x ^k of the AOR method in terms of the norms of _k = x ^k–x ^k–1 and _k+1 = x ^k+1–x ^k and their inner product is derived.     

A Functional Equation Of J.A. Baker Involving Integral Means

The functional equation $$f(x)={1\over 2}\int^{x+1}_{x-1}f(t)\ dt\ \ \ {\rm for}\ \ \ x\ \in\ {\rm R}$$ has the linear functions ?(x) = a + bx (a, b ∈ ?) as trivial solutions. It is shown that there are two kinds of nontrivial solutions, (i) ?(x) = eλ_i ^x (i = 1, 2, …), where the λ_i∈ ? are the fixed points of the map z ? sinh z, and (ii) C^∞-solutions ? for which the values in the interval [?1,1] can be prescribed arbitrarily, but with the provision that ?^(j)(? 1) = ?^(j)(0) = ?^(j)(1) = 0 for all j = 0, 1, 2 …