Phase transition on the Toeplitz algebra of the affine semigroup over the natural numbers

We show that the group of orientation-preserving affine transformations of the rational numbers is quasi-lattice ordered by its subsemigroup N?N^×. The associated Toeplitz C^∗-algebra T(N?N^×) is universal for isometric representations which are covariant in the sense of Nica. We give a presentation of T(N?N^×) in terms of generators and relations, and use this to show that the C^∗-algebra QN recently introduced by Cuntz is the boundary quotient of in the sense of Crisp and Laca. The Toeplitz algebra T(N?N^×) carries a natural dynamics σ, which induces the one considered by Cuntz on the quotient QN, and our main result is the computation of the KMSβ (equilibrium) states of the dynamical system (T(N?N^×),R,σ) for all values of the inverse temperature β. For β∈[1,2] there is a unique KMSβ state, and the KMS₁ state factors through the quotient map onto QN, giving the unique KMS state discovered by Cuntz. At β=2 there is a phase transition, and for β>2 the KMSβ states are indexed by probability measures on the circle. There is a further phase transition at β=∞, where the KMS_∞ states are indexed by the probability measures on the circle, but the ground states are indexed by the states on the classical Toeplitz algebra T(N).     

具有广义可行性余弦序列的E1?Ed型距离正则图

给出了具有广义可行性余弦序列的E₁?E_d型距离正则图的特征,并计算了这类图的交叉数.     

Dealing with the multiplicity of solutions of the ℓ1 and ℓ∞ regression models

It is well known that the least absolute value (?_∞) and the least sum of absolute deviations (?₁) algorithms produce estimators that are not necessarily unique. In this paper it is shown how the set of all solutions of the ?₁ and ?_∞ regression problems for moderately large sample sizes can be obtained. In addition, if the multiplicity of solutions wants to be avoided, two new methods giving the same optimal ?₁ and ?_∞ values, but supplying unique solutions, are proposed. The idea consists of using two steps: in the first step the optimal values of the ?₁ and ?_∞ errors are calculated, and in the second step, in case of non-uniqueness of solutions, one of the multiple solutions is selected according to a different criterion. For the ?_∞ the procedure is used sequentially but removing, in each iteration, the data points with maximum absolute residual and adding the corresponding constraints for keeping these residuals, and this process is repeated until no change in the solution is obtained. In this way not only the maximum absolute residual values are minimized in the modified method, but also the maximum absolute residual values of the remaining points sequentially, until no further improvement is possible. In the ?₁ case a least squares criterion is used but restricted to the ?₁ residual condition. Thus, in the modified ?₁ method not only the ?₁ residual is minimized, but also the sum of squared residuals subject to the ?₁ residual. The methods are illustrated by their application to some well known examples and their performances are tested by some simulations, which show that the lack of uniqueness problem cannot be corrected for some experimental designs by increasing the sample size.     

Differential-geometric Newton method for the best rank-(R1, R2, R3) approximation of tensors

An increasing number of applications are based on the manipulation of higher-order tensors. In this paper, we derive a differential-geometric Newton method for computing the best rank-(R ₁, R ₂, R ₃) approximation of a third-order tensor. The generalization to tensors of order higher than three is straightforward. We illustrate the fast quadratic convergence of the algorithm in a neighborhood of the solution and compare it with the known higher-order orthogonal iteration (De Lathauwer et al., SIAM J Matrix Anal Appl 21(4):1324–1342, 2000). This kind of algorithms are useful for many problems. This paper presents research results of the Belgian Network DYSCO (Dynamical Systems, Control, and Optimization), funded by the Interuniversity Attraction Poles Programme, initiated by the Belgian State, Science Policy Office. The scientific responsibility rests with its authors. Research supported by: (1) Research Council K.U.Leuven: GOA-Ambiorics, CoE EF/05/006 Optimization in Engineering (OPTEC), (2) F.W.O.: (a) project G.0321.06, (b) Research Communities ICCoS, ANMMM and MLDM, (3) the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office: IUAP P6/04 (DYSCO, “Dynamical systems, control and optimization”, 2007–2011), (4) EU: ERNSI. M. Ishteva is supported by a K.U.Leuven doctoral scholarship (OE/06/25, OE/07/17, OE/08/007), L. De Lathauwer is supported by “Impulsfinanciering Campus Kortrijk (2007–2012)(CIF1)” and STRT1/08/023.     

关于L1空间多项式导数的估计

本义在加权Ｌ₁空间中对正导数多项式建立了精确的Ｂｅｒｎｓｔｃｉｎ型不等式．     

Dimension Theory and Nonstable K1 of Quadratic Modules

Employing Bak's dimension theory, we investigate the nonstable quadratic K-group K _1,2n (A, ) = G _2n (A, )/E _2n (A, ), n 3, where G _2n (A, ) denotes the general quadratic group of rank n over a form ring (A, ) and E _2n (A, ) its elementary subgroup. Considering form rings as a category with dimension in the sense of Bak, we obtain a dimension filtration G _2n (A, ) G _2n ⁰(A, ) ; G _2n ¹(A, ) ... E _2n (A, ) of the general quadratic group G _2n (A, ) such that G _2n (A, )/G _2n ⁰(A, ) is Abelian, G _2n ⁰(A, ) G _2n ¹(A, ) ... is a descending central series, and G _2n ^d(A)(A, ) = E _2n (A, ) whenever d(A) = (Bass–Serre dimension of A) is finite. In particular K _1,2n (A, ) is solvable when d(A) < .     

L1 regression estimate and its bootstrap

We study the asymptotic distribution of the L ₁ regression estimator under general conditions with matrix norming and possibly non i.i.d. errors. We then introduce an appropriate bootstrap procedure to estimate the distribution of this estimator and study its asymptotic properties. It is shown that this bootstrap is consistent under suitable conditions and in other situations the bootstrap limit is a random distribution. This work was supported by J.C. Bose National Fellowship, Government of India     

Distributions of class Lα

L_α (0 α 1) is a class of infinitely divisible distributions defined by restricting the measure in the Levy-Khinchin formula to a special form. When α = 1, L_α is just the classical class L. Several properties for L_α classes, which are similar to the most important properties for the class L, are established. Also, a conjecture of Wolfe about unimodality of some L_α distributions is disproved by giving a counterexample.     

Approximating term structure of interest rates using cubic L1 splines

Classical spline fitting methods for estimating the term structure of interest rates have been criticized for generating highly fluctuating fitting curves for bond price and discount function. In addition, the performance of these methods usually relies heavily on parameter tuning involving human judgement. To overcome these drawbacks, a recently developed cubic L₁ spline model is proposed for term structure analysis. Cubic L₁ splines preserve the shape of the data, exhibit no extraneous oscillation and have small fitting errors. Cubic L₁ splines are tested using a set of real financial data and compared with the widely used B-splines.     

Nonabelian K-theory: The nilpotent class of K1 and general stability

A functorial filtration GL _n =S^–1L _n S⁰L _n S ⁱ L _n E _n of the general linear group GL _{n, n} 3, is defined and it is shown for any algebra A, which is a direct limit of module finite algebras, that S^–1 L _n (A)/S⁰L _n (A) is abelian, that S⁰L _n (A) S¹L _n (A) is a descending central series, and that S ⁱ L _n (A) = E _n(A) whenever i the Bass-Serre dimension of A. In particular, the K-functors k ₁ S ⁱ L _n =S ⁱ L _n /E _n are nilpotent for all i 0 over algebras of finite Bass-Serre dimension. Furthermore, without dimension assumptions, the canonical homomorphism S ⁱ L _n (A)/S ⁱ⁺¹ L _n (A)S ⁱ L _{n+ 1}(A)/S ⁱ⁺¹ L _{n + 1} (A) is injective whenever n i + 3, so that one has stability results without stability conditions, and if A is commutative then S⁰L _n (A) agrees with the special linear group SL _n (A), so that the functor S⁰L _n generalizes the functor SL _n to noncommutative rings. Applying the above to subgroups H of GL _n (A), which are normalized by E _n(A), one obtains that each is contained in a sandwich GL _n (A, ) H E _n(A, ) for a unique two-sided ideal of A and there is a descending S⁰L _n (A)-central series GL _n (A, ) S⁰L _n (A, ) S¹L _n (A, ) S ⁱ L _n (A, ) E _n(A, ) such that S ⁱ L _n (A, )=E _n(A, ) whenever i Bass-Serre dimension of A.Dedicated to Alexander Grothendieck on his sixtieth birthday     

Stokes型积分-微分方程Q_2-P_1元的超收敛分析

本文研究Q2-P1混合元对Stokes型积分-微分方程的有限元方法.利用积分恒等式技巧给出了关于流体速度u和压力p的误差估计,特别是在压力p的误差中去掉了影响解的稳定性的1因子t-2,改善了以往文献的结果.同时,通过构造适当的插值后处理算子得到了整体超收敛结果.     

K1 of Some Non-Commutative Completed Group Rings

We compute K₁ of completed group rings of some two dimensional p-adic Lie groups. Dedicated to Professor Spencer Bloch on his sixtieth birthday     

Nonconforming rotated Q 1 element on non-tensor product anisotropic meshes

In this paper, we consider the nonconforming rotated Q ₁ element for the second order elliptic problem on the non-tensor product anisotropic meshes, i.e. the anisotropic affine quadrilateral meshes. Though the interpolation error is divergent on the anisotropic meshes, we overcome this difficulty by constructing another proper operator. Then we give the optimal approximation error and the consistency error estimates under the anisotropic affine quadrilateral meshes. The results of this paper provide some hints to derive the anisotropic error of some finite elements whose interpolations do not satisfy the anisotropic interpolation properties. Lastly, a numerical test is carried out, which coincides with our theoretical analysis.     

Double Short Exact Sequences and K1 of an Exact Category

We introduce a modification of the Bass group K ₁ ^det . Our group is defined by generators and relations, in terms of double short exact Sequences instead of automorphisms. We establish its relation to Quillen's K₁ by dealing with loops in the G-construction.     

The relationship between the boundedly controlled K1 and Whitehead groups

Let Z be a boundedness control space and p: X Z be a continuous map. The boundedly controlled Whitehead group Wh ^bc (X, p) is defined to be a quotient of the boundedly controlled K ₁-group K ₁ ^bc (X, p) by a certain subgroup whose generators are explicitly given. In general, little is known about this subgroup and it is even possible that it vanishes; i.e. that the boundedly controlled K ₁ and Whitehead groups are identical. This paper examines the structure of this subgroup in the case when p is the open cone on a PL map between compact polyhedra. As a byproduct, it calculates Wh ^bc (X, p) in some of these cases.Partially supported by the NSF under grant number DMS-8803149.     

Brown measures of sets of commuting operators in a type II1 factor

Using the spectral subspaces obtained in [U. Haagerup, H. Schultz, Invariant subspaces of operators in a general II₁-factor, preprint, 2005], Brown's results (cf. [L.G. Brown, Lidskii's theorem in the type II case, in: H. Araki, E. Effros (Eds.), Geometric Methods in Operator Algebras, Kyoto, 1983, in: Pitman Res. Notes Math. Ser., vol. 123, Longman Sci. Tech., 1986, pp. 1-35]) on the Brown measure of an operator in a type II₁ factor (M,τ) are generalized to finite sets of commuting operators in M. It is shown that whenever T₁,…,Tn∈M are mutually commuting operators, there exists one and only one compactly supported Borel probability measure μT₁,…,Tn on B(Cn) such that for all α₁,…,αn∈C,

     

On the ordered K0 group of a simple C*-algebra

It is shown that any countable simple and unperforated partially ordered Abelian group with order unit, paired in an arbitrary way with a compact metrizable Choquet simplex, occurs as the K₀group of a simple unital ^*-algebra which is the inductive limit of a sequence of subhomogeneous ^*-algebras of a particularly simple form.     

TML中元的明聚点和ST-1分离性

在拓扑分子格（ＴＭＬ）中引进元的明聚点概念，并讨论了聚点的性质，研究了ＳＴ_-1分离性和ＴＭＬ的明导算子．     

On the K0 groups of nest algebras

In this paper we compute the K ₀ group of any nest subalgebra of ().