<Emphasis Type="Italic">l</Emphasis>-Groups <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">X</Emphasis>) in continuous logic

In the context of continuous logic, this paper axiomatizes both the class \(\mathcal {C}\) of lattice-ordered groups isomorphic to C(X) for X compact and the subclass \(\mathcal {C}^+\) of structures existentially closed in \(\mathcal {C}\); shows that the theory of \(\mathcal {C}^+\) is \(\aleph _0\)-categorical and admits elimination of quantifiers; establishes a Nullstellensatz for \(\mathcal {C}\) and \(\mathcal {C}^+\); shows that \(C(X)\in \mathcal {C}\) has a prime-model extension in \(\mathcal {C}^+\) just in case X is Boolean; and proves that in a sense relevant to continuous logic, positive formulas admit in \(\mathcal {C}^+\) elimination of quantifiers to positive formulas.     

<Emphasis Type="BoldItalic">C</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="BoldItalic">X</Emphasis>)-objects in the Category of Semi-affine Lattices

In our previous paper (Hušek and Pulgarín, Topol Appl, doi:, 2009) we characterized the set C(X) of real-valued continuous functions on a topological space X as a real ℓ-group. The present paper weakens the situation to the level of semi-affine lattices.     

Extending Lipschitz maps into <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis>)-spaces

We show that if K is a compact metric space then C(K) is a 2-absolute Lipschitz retract. We then study the best Lipschitz extension constants for maps into C(K) from a given metric space M, extending recent results of Lancien and Randrianantoanina. They showed that a finite-dimensional normed space which is polyhedral has the isometric extension property for C(K)-spaces; here we show that the same result holds for spaces with Gateaux smooth norm or of dimension two; a three-dimensional counterexample is also given. We also show that X is polyhedral if and only if every subset E of X has the universal isometric extension property for C(K)-spaces. We also answer a question of Naor on the extension of Hölder continuous maps.     

Eigenvalues of the Manifold Sp（n）/U（n）

In this paper, we give the eigenvalues of the manifold Sp(n)/U(n). We prove that an eigenvalue λ _s (f ₂, f ₂, …, f _n ) of the Lie group Sp(n), corresponding to the representation with label (f ₁, f ₂, ..., f _n ), is an eigenvalue of the manifold Sp(n)/U(n), if and only if f ₁, f ₂, …, f _n are all even.     

Smooth noncompact operators from <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis>), <Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis> scattered

Let X be a Banach space, K be a scattered compact and T: B _C(K) → X be a Fréchet smooth operator whose derivative is uniformly continuous. We introduce the smooth biconjugate T**: B _C(K)** → X** and prove that if T is noncompact, then the derivative of T** at some point is a noncompact linear operator. Using this we conclude, among other things, that either is compact or that ℓ₁ is a complemented subspace of X*. We also give some relevant examples of smooth functions and operators, in particular, a C ^1,u -smooth noncompact operator from B _{c O} which does not fix any (affine) basic sequence. P. Hájek was supported by grants A100190502, Institutional Research Plan AV0Z10190503.     

Elementary criteria for irreducibility of <Emphasis Type="Italic">f</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">X</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">r</Emphasis></Superscript>)

In this paper, very simple sufficient conditions for the irreducibility of f(X ^r ) over an arbitrary unique factorization domain Z are established.     

On the sequential order continuity of the <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis>)-space

As shown in [1], for each compact Hausdorff space K without isolated points, there exists a compact Hausdorff P′-space X but not an F-space such that C(K) is isometrically Riesz isomorphic to a Riesz subspace of C(X). The proof is technical and depends heavily on some representation theorems. In this paper we give a simple and direct proof without any assumptions on isolated points. Some generalizations of these results are mentioned.     

Isometries with dense windings of the torus in <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">M</Emphasis>)

Let C(M) be the space of all continuous functions on M? ?. We consider the multiplication operator T: C(M) → C(M) defined by Tf(z) = zf(z) and the torus

$$O(M) = \left\{ {f:M \to \mathbb{C} \ntrianglelefteq \left\| f \right\| = \left\| {\frac{1}{f}} \right\| = 1} \right\}$$

. If M is a Kronecker set, then the T-orbits of the points of the torus ½O(M) are dense in ½O(M) and are ½-dense in the unit ball of C(M).

     

A space <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Subscript>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">X</Emphasis>) is dominated by irrationals if and only if it is<Emphasis Type="Italic"> K</Emphasis>-analytic

Summary We prove that, for any Tychonoff X, the space C_p(X) is K-analytic if and only if it has a compact cover {K_p: p } such that K_p subset K_q whenever p,q and p q. Applying this result we show that if C_p(X) is K-analytic then C_p(X) is K-analytic as well. We also establish that a space C_p(X) is K-analytic and Baire if and only if X is countable and discrete.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">X</Emphasis>-decomposable finite groups for <Emphasis Type="Italic">X</Emphasis>={1, <Emphasis Type="Italic">m</Emphasis>, <Emphasis Type="Italic">m</Emphasis> + 1, <Emphasis Type="Italic">m</Emphasis> + 2}

A normal subgroup N of a finite group G is called n-decomposable in G if N is the union of n distinct G-conjugacy classes. We study the structure of nonperfect groups in which every proper nontrivial normal subgroup is m-decomposable, m+1-decomposable, or m+2-decomposable for some positive integer m. Furthermore, we give classification for the soluble case.     

Uncountable equilateral sets in Banach spaces of the form <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis>)

The paper is concerned with the problem whether a nonseparable Banach space must contain an uncountable set of vectors such that the distances between every two distinct vectors of the set are the same. Such sets are called equilateral. We show that Martin’s axiom and the negation of the continuum hypothesis imply that every nonseparable Banach space of the form C(K) has an uncountable equilateral set. We also show that one cannot obtain such a result without an additional set-theoretic assumption since we construct an example of nonseparable Banach space of the form C(K) which has no uncountable equilateral set (or equivalently no uncountable (1+ε)-separated set in the unit sphere for any ε > 0) making another consistent combinatorial assumption. The compact K is a version of the split interval obtained from a sequence of functions which behave in an anti-Ramsey manner. It remains open if there is an absolute example of a nonseparable Banach space of the form different than C(K) which has no uncountable equilateral set. It follows from the results of S. Mercourakis and G. Vassiliadis that our example has an equivalent renorming in which it has an uncountable equilateral set. It remains open if there are consistent examples of nonseparable Banach spaces which have no uncountable equilateral sets in any equivalent renorming but it follows from the results of S. Todorcevic that it is consistent that every nonseparable Banach space has an equivalent renorming in which it has an uncountable equilateral set.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis><Superscript>*</Superscript>-Subalgebras Generated by a Single Operator in <Emphasis Type="Italic">B</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)

In this paper, we characterize a C ^*-subalgebra C ^*(x) of B(H), generated by a single operator x. We show that if x is polar-decomposed by aq, where a is the partial isometry part and q is the positive operator part of x, then C ^*(x) is *-isomorphic to the groupoid crossed product algebra A_q×_a\mathbbG_a\mathcal{A}_{q}\times_{\alpha }\mathbb{G}_{a} , where A_q=C^*(q)\mathcal{A}_{q}=C^{*}(q) and \mathbbG_a\mathbb{G}_{a} is the graph groupoid induced by a partial isometry part a of x.     

Numerical Ranges of <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis><Subscript>0</Subscript>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>) Contractions

A conjecture of Halmos proved by Choi and Li states that the closure of the numerical range of a contraction on a Hilbert space is the intersection of the closure of the numerical ranges of all its unitary dilations. We show that for C ₀(N) contractions one can restrict the intersection to a smaller family of dilations. This generalizes a finite dimensional result of Gau and Wu.     

Cyclotomic Hecke Algebras of <Emphasis Type="Italic">G</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">r</Emphasis>, <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>, <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>)

In this note, we find a monomial basis of the cyclotomic Hecke algebra \({\mathcal{H}_{r,p,n}}\) of G(r,p,n) and show that the Ariki-Koike algebra \({\mathcal{H}_{r,n}}\) is a free module over \({\mathcal{H}_{r,p,n}}\), using the Gröbner-Shirshov basis theory. For each irreducible representation of \({\mathcal{H}_{r,p,n}}\), we give a polynomial basis consisting of linear combinations of the monomials corresponding to cozy tableaux of a given shape.     

SOME RESULTS ABOUT BEST COAPPROXIMATION IN L^P（S,X）

As a counterpart to best approximation in normed linear spaces, the best coapproximation was introduced by Franchetti and Furi. In this paper, we shall consider the relation between coproximinality M in X and L ^p (S,M) in L ^p (S,X). Finally we give some results in cochebyshev subspaces and additional subspaces.     

On the directions problem in <Emphasis Type="Italic">AG</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>, <Emphasis Type="Italic">q</Emphasis>)

We prove that if q = p ^h , p a prime, do not exist sets U í AG(n,q){U {\subseteq} AG(n,q)}, with |U| = q ^k and 1 < k < n, determining N directions where

Lower semicontinuity and relaxation for integral functionals with <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis>)- and <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">x,u</Emphasis>)-growth

We consider the questions of lower semicontinuity and relaxation for the integral functionals satisfying the p(x)- and p(x, u)-growth conditions. Presently these functionals are actively studied in the theory of elliptic and parabolic problems and in the framework of the calculus of variations. The theory we present rests on the following results: the remarkable result of Kristensen on the characterization of homogeneous p-gradient Young measures by their summability; the earlier result of Zhang on approximating gradient Young measures with compact support; the result of Zhikov on the density in energy of regular functions for integrands with p(x)-growth; on the author’s approach to Young measures as measurable functions with values in a metric space whose metric has integral representation.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis>*-Homomorphisms and duality of <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis>*-discrete quantum groups

Let

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be a C*-discrete quantum group and let

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be the discrete quantum group associated with

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. Suppose that there exists a continuous action of

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on a unital C*-algebra

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so that

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becomes a

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-algebra. If there is a faithful irreducible vacuum representation π of

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on a Hilbert space H =

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with a vacuum vector Ω, which gives rise to a

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-invariant state, then there is a unique C*-representation (θ, H) of

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supplemented by the action. The fixed point subspace of

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under the action of

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is exactly the commutant of θ(

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).

     

Discreteness criteria in <Emphasis Type="Italic">PU</Emphasis> (1, <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>; <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis>)

In this paper, we study the discreteness for non-elementary subgroups in PU (1, n; C), and several discreteness criteria are obtained.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis>*-simplicity of <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>-periodic products

The C*-simplicity of n-periodic products is proved for a large class of groups. In particular, the n-periodic products of any finite or cyclic groups (including the free Burnside groups) are C*-simple. Continuum-many nonisomorphic 3-generated nonsimple C*-simple groups are constructed in each of which the identity xⁿ = 1 holds, where n ≥ 1003 is any odd number. The problem of the existence of C*-simple groups without free subgroups of rank 2 was posed by de la Harpe in 2007.