The Milnor–Totaro Theorem for Space Polygons

If denotes the curvature and the torsion of a closed, generic, and oriented polygonal space curve X in , then we show that _X (² + ²) ds = _X ds + _X | | ds > 4 if is positive. We also show that _X (² + ²) ds 2n if no four consecutive vertices lie in a plane and X has linking number n with a straight line. These extend theorems of Milnor and Totaro.     

The hyperbolic meaning of the Milnor–Wood inequality

We introduce a notion of the twist of an isometry of the hyperbolic plane. This twist function is defined on the universal covering group of orientation-preserving isometries of the hyperbolic plane, at each point in the plane. We relate this function to a function defined by Milnor and generalised by Wood. We deduce various properties of the twist function, and use it to give new proofs of several well-known results, including the Milnor–Wood inequality, using purely hyperbolic-geometric methods. Our methods express inequalities in Milnor’s function as equalities, with the deficiency from equality given by an area in the hyperbolic plane. We find that the twist of certain products found in surface group presentations is equal to the area of certain hyperbolic polygons arising as their fundamental domains.     

The Loomis–Sikorski Theorem revisited

We prove, constructively, that the Loomis–Sikorski Theorem for σ-complete Boolean algebras follows from a representation theorem for Archimedean vector lattices and a constructive representation of Boolean algebras as spaces of Carathéodory place functions. We also prove a constructive subdirect product representation theorem for arbitrary partially ordered vector spaces. Received August 10, 2006; accepted in final form May 30, 2007.     

The Farrell–Hsiang method revisited

We present a sufficient condition for groups to satisfy the Farrell–Jones Conjecture in algebraic K-theory and L-theory. The condition is formulated in terms of finite quotients of the group in question and is motivated by work of Farrell–Hsiang.     

The Birman–Craggs–Johnson homomorphism and abelian cycles in the Torelli group

In the 1970s, Birman–Craggs–Johnson (BCJ) (Trans AMS 237: 283–309, 1978; Trans AMS 261(1):423–422, 1980) used Rochlin’s invariant for homology 3-spheres to construct a remarkable surjective homomorphism , where is the Torelli group and B ₃ is a certain -vector space of Boolean (square-free) polynomials. By pulling back cohomology classes and evaluating them on abelian cycles, we construct dimensions worth of nontrivial elements of which cannot be detected rationally. These classes in fact restrict to nontrivial classes in the cohomology of the subgroup generated by Dehn twists about separating curves. We also use the “Casson–Morita algebra” and Morita’s integral lift of the BCJ map restricted to to give the same lower bound on . The first author is partially supported by NSF grant DMS-0606882 and was also supported in part by NSF grant DMS-0504208 and by a VIGRE postdoc under NSF grant 9983660 to Cornell University. The second author is supported in part by NSF grant DMS-0244542.     

Some remarks on Chow varieties and Euler–Chow series

In this article we give a geometric explanation of the fact that the Betti numbers of the d-fold symmetric product of the proyective space of dimension n are the same as those of the Grassmanian of d-planes in the complex vector space of dimension n+d. In fact, we give a correspondence which is the graph of a rational morphism which induces an isomorphism, and whose matrix is the identity. We also prove some properties of Euler–Chow series and state some open problems related to this series.     

The Owen and Banzhaf–Owen values revisited

In this work, we consider games with coalitional structure. We afford two new parallel axiomatic characterizations for the well-known Owen and Banzhaf–Owen coalitional values. Two properties are common to both characterizations: a property of balanced contributions and a property of neutrality. The results prove that the main difference between these two coalitional values is that the former is efficient, while the latter verifies a property of 2-efficiency.     

The Alon–Tarsi number of planar graphs revisited

This paper gives a simple proof of the result that every planar graph $G$ has Alon–Tarsi number at most 5, and has a matching $M$ such that $G-M$ has Alon–Tarsi number at most 4.     

The Kuramoto–Sivashinsky equation revisited: Low-dimensional corresponding systems

The main aim of this paper is to study the behaviors of the spatially periodic initial value problem for the Kuramoto–Sivashinsky (K–S) equation with the viscosity parameter. This is done by using spatially truncated Fourier decomposition with Fourier coefficients a system of ordinary differential equations in time variable. As a low-dimensional dynamical system we start with a system of four ordinary differential equations which has by itself interesting behaviors, specially a new behavior is found for that system. Then these results are applied to the K–S equation where some behaviors are in good agreement with some previous numerical experiments. Finally the order of truncation is increased with the resultant: chaotic behavior of the K–S equation for a value of the parameter is shown by calculation of the Lyapunov exponents.     

Hirzebruch–Milnor classes of complete intersections

We prove a new formula for the Hirzebruch–Milnor classes of global complete intersections with arbitrary singularities describing the difference between the Hirzebruch classes and the virtual ones. This generalizes a formula for the Chern–Milnor classes in the hypersurface case that was conjectured by S. Yokura and was proved by A. Parusiński and P. Pragacz. It also generalizes a formula of J. Seade and T. Suwa for the Chern–Milnor classes of complete intersections with isolated singularities.     

On the vanishing of the Lannes–Zarati homomorphism

The conjecture on spherical classes states that the Hopf invariant one and the Kervaire invariant one classes are the only elements in H_?(Q₀S⁰)$H_{?}(Q_0{S}^0)$ belonging to the image of the Hurewicz homomorphism. The Lannes–Zarati homomorphism is a map that corresponds to an associated graded (with a certain filtration) of the Hurewicz map. The algebraic version of the conjecture predicts that the s  -th Lannes–Zarati homomorphism vanishes in any positive stems for s>2$s>2$. In the article, we prove the conjecture for the fifth Lannes–Zarati homomorphism.     

The integral (orbifold) Chow ring of toric Deligne–Mumford stacks

In this paper we study the integral Chow ring of toric Deligne–Mumford stacks. We prove that the integral Chow ring of a semi-projective toric Deligne–Mumford stack is isomorphic to the Stanley–Reisner ring of the associated stacky fan. The integral orbifold Chow ring is also computed. Our results are illustrated with several examples.     

On the dimension of Chowla–Milnor space

In a recent work, Gun, Murty and Rath defined the Chowla?CMilnor space and proved a non-trivial lower bound for these spaces. They also obtained a conditional improvement of this lower bound and noted that an unconditional improvement of their lower bound will lead to irrationality of ??(k)/ ?? ^k for odd positive integers k?>?1. In this paper, we give an alternate proof of their theorem about the conditional lower bound.     

The Krzyż conjecture revisited

The Krzy? conjecture concerns the largest values of the Taylor coefficients of a non-vanishing analytic function bounded by one in modulus in the unit disk. It has been open since 1968 even though information on the structure of extremal functions is available. The purpose of this paper is to collect various conditions that the coefficients of an extremal function (and various other quantities associated with it) should satisfy if the conjecture is true and to show that each one of these properties is equivalent to the conjecture itself. This may provide several possible starting points for future attempts at solving the problem.     

Milnor–Thurston homology groups of the Warsaw Circle

Milnor–Thurston homology theory is a construction of homology theory that is based on measures. It is known to be equivalent to singular homology theory in case of manifolds and complexes. Its behaviour for non-tame spaces is still unknown. This paper provides results in this direction. We prove that Milnor–Thurston homology groups for the Warsaw Circle are trivial except for the zeroth homology group which is uncountable-dimensional. Additionally, we prove that the zeroth homology group is non-Hausdorff for this space with respect a natural topology that was proposed by Berlanga.     

The rolling ship problem—revisited

Solution of dual integral equations involving trigonometric functions as kernel has been utilized here to reinvestigate the classical rolling ship problem which involves study of the wave motion due to small rolling oscillations of a thin vertical plate partially immersed in deep water. Well-known results are produced in a simple and straightforward manner. The analytical solution for the velocity potential is depicted graphically.