Linear transformations on matrices: the invariance of generalized permutation matrices—III

Let F be a field, F1 be its multiplicative group, and $\text{H}$ = {H:H is a subgroup of F1 and there do not exist a, b?F1 such that Ha+b?H}. Let D_n be the dihedral group of degree n, H be a nontrivial group in $\text{H}$, and τ_n(H) = {α = (α₁, α₂,…, α_n):α_i?H}. For σ?D_n and α?τ_n(H), let P(σ, α) be the matrix whose (i,j) entry is α_iδ_iσ(j) (i.e., a generalized permutation matrix), and

$\text{P(D}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{, H) = {P(σ, α):σ?D}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{, α?τ}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{(H)}}$

. Let M_n(F) be the vector space of all n×n matrices over F and $\text{T}$P(D_n, H) = {T:T is a linear transformation on M_n (F) to itself and T(P(D_n, H)) = P(D_n, H)}. In this paper we classify all T in $\text{T}$P(D_n, H) and determine the structure of the group $\text{T}$P(D_n, H) (Theorems 1 to 4). An expository version of the main results is given in Sec. 1, and an example is given at the end of the paper.     

On Diophantine equations over the ring of all algebraic integers

For each odd prime q an integer NH_q (NH₃ = ?1, NH₅ = ?1, NH₇ = 97, NH₁₁ = ?243, …) is defined as the norm from L to $\text{Q}$ of the Heilbronn sum H_q = Tr_I^{$\text{Q}$(ζ)}(ζ), where ζ is a primitive q²th root of unity and L ?- $\text{Q}$(ζ) the subfield of degree q. Various properties are proved relating the congruence properties of H_q and NH_q modulo p (p ≠ q prime) to the Fermat quotient $\text{(p}{}^{\mathrm{q\; ?\; 1}}\text{? 1)}\text{q}\text{(}\text{mod}\text{q)}$; in particular, it is shown that NH_q is even iff 2^{q ? 1} ≡ 1 (mod q²).     

On the analytic continuation of a certain Dirichlet series

A Dirichlet series associated with a positive definite form of degree δ in n variables is defined by

$\text{D}{}_{\mathrm{F}}\text{(s,p,α)}\text{=}\text{∑}\text{α∈Z}{}^{\mathrm{n}}\text{?{0}}\text{F(α)}{}^{\mathrm{?s}}\text{e(ρF(α)+〈α, α〉)}$

where ? ∈ $\text{Q}$, α ∈ $\text{Q}$ⁿ, 〈x, y〉 = x₁y₁ + ? + x_ny_n, e(a) = exp (2πia) for a ∈ $\text{R}$, and s = σ + ti is a complex number. The author proves that: (1) D_F(s, ?, α) has analytic continuation into the whole s-plane, (2) D_F(s, ?, α), ? ≠ 0, is a meromorphic function with at most a simple pole at $\text{s =}\text{n}\text{δ}$. The residue at $\text{s =}\text{n}\text{δ}$ is given explicitly. (3) ? = 0, α ? $\text{Z}$ⁿ, D_F(s, 0, α) is analytic for $\text{α>,}\text{n}\text{(δ ? 1)}$.     

A Euler-Poincaré characteristic for the open set lattices of finite topologies

Let $\text{T}$ be a finite topology. If P and Q are open sets of $\text{T}$ (Q may be the null set) then P is a minimal cover of Q provided Q ? P and there does not exist any open set R of $\text{T}$ such that Q ? R ? P. A subcollection $\text{D}$ of the open sets of $\text{T}$ is termed an i-discrete collection of $\text{T}$ provided $\text{D}$ contains every open O ∈ $\text{T}$ with the property that ? $\text{D}$ ? O ? ? $\text{D}$, $\text{D}$ contains exactly i minimal covers of ? $\text{D}$, and provided ?$\text{D}$ = ?{O | O ∈ $\text{D}$ and O is a minimal cover of ? $\text{D}$}. A single open set is a O-discrete collection. The number of distinct i-discrete collections of $\text{T}$ is denoted by p($\text{T}$, i). If there does not exist any i-discrete collection then p($\text{T}$,i) = 0, and this happens trivially for the case when i is greater than the number of points on which $\text{T}$ is defined. The object of this article is to establish the theorem: For any finite topology $\text{T}$, the quantity E($\text{T}$) = Σ_{i = 0}^∞ (?1)ⁱp($\text{T}$, i) = 1.     

La “conjecture des cylindres”

The “cylinder conjecture” is to suppose that, if K is a gauge, the critical constants of C(K) = K ×] ? 1, +1 [? Rⁿ⁺¹ and of its basis K ? Rⁿ are equal. The connection with packing constants is studied. The concept of Za(ssenhaus)-packing is introduced. ⊕_i=1^hG + (i ? 1)a (G a lattice) is a linear h-lattice, $\text{ζ}{}_{\mathrm{h}}\text{′(K),}\text{ζ}\text{′}{}_{\mathrm{h}}\text{(K)}$, $\text{η}{}_{\mathrm{h}}\text{′(K),}\text{η}\text{′}{}_{\mathrm{h}}\text{(K)}$ the maximum density for translates of K by a linear h-lattice if the translates form a Za-packing for ζ, a packing for η, and if this packing is strict for ^. For K a bounded central star body, it is possible to find H with ζ₁(C(K)) ≤ 2 ζ_H′(K). H is precised for K a gauge and for K = Bⁿ. It is proved by Woods' methods that $\text{η}{}_1\text{(C(B}{}^4\text{)) =}\text{sup}{}_{\mathrm{i=1,\; 3,\; 4,\; 6,}}\text{7}\text{η}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{(B}{}^4\text{)}$; a result of Cleaver is used.     

Some results about the cross-correlation function between two maximal linear sequences

Let {a₁} and {a_d1} be two maximal linear sequences of period pⁿ ? 1. The cross-correlation function is defined by C_d(t) =

for t = 0, t…pⁿ ? 2, where $\text{ζ = exp(2π}\text{1}\text{p}\text{)}$. We find some new general results about C_d(t). We also determine the values and the number of occurences of each value of C_d(t) for several new values of d.     

Periodic-type functionals and their extensions

Let Ω denote a simply connected domain in the complex plane and let $\text{K[Ω]}$ be the collection of all entire functions of exponential type whose Laplace transforms are analytic on Ω′, the complement of Ω with respect to the sphere. Define a sequence of functionals $\text{{L}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{}}\text{on}\text{K[Ω]}$ by $\text{L}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{(f) =}\text{1}\text{2πi}\text{∝}{}_{\mathrm{\Gamma }}\text{g}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{(ζ) F(ζ) dζ}$, where F denotes the Laplace transform of f, Γ ? Ω is a simple closed contour chosen so that F is analytic outside and on Ω, and g_n is analytic on Ω. The specific functionals considered by this paper are patterned after the Lidstone functions, L_2n(f) = f⁽²ⁿ⁾(0) and L_{2n + 1}(f) = f⁽²ⁿ⁾(1), in that their sequence of generating functions {g_n} are “periodic.” Set g_{pn + k}(ζ) = h_k(ζ) ζ^pn, where p is a positive integer and each h_k (k = 0, 1,…, p ? 1) is analytic on Ω. We find necessary and sufficient conditions for $\text{f ∈ k[Ω]}\text{with}\text{L}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{(f) = 0 (n = 0, 1,…)}$. DeMar previously was able to find necessary conditions [7]. Next, we generalize {L_n} in several ways and find corresponding necessary and sufficient conditions.     

A linear algorithm for nonhomogeneous spectra of numbers

Given a sequence of integers [a_i]_i=1ⁿ, an O(n) iterative algorithm is presented which decides whether there exist real numbers α and β such that a_i = [iα + β] (1 ? i ? n). In fact, the linear algorithm computes the partial quotients of the continued fraction expansions of $\text{d}$ and $\text{d}$ such that $\text{d < α <}\text{d}$ if and only if a_i = [iα + β] (1 ? i ? n) for suitable β = β(α).     

Extreme points in sets of positive linear maps on B(H)

Three main results are obtained: (1) If $\text{D}$ is an atomic maximal Abelian subalgebra of $\text{B}$($\text{H}$), $\text{P}$ is the projection of $\text{B}$($\text{H}$) onto $\text{D}$ and h is a complex homomorphism on $\text{D}$, then h ° $\text{P}$ is a pure state on $\text{B}$($\text{H}$). (2) If {P_n} is a sequence of mutually orthogonal projections with rank(P_n) = n and ∑ P_n = I, $\text{P}$ is the projection of $\text{B}$($\text{H}$) onto {P_n}″ given by P(T)=∑trace_n(T)P_n and h is a homomorphism on {P_n}″ such that h(P_n) = 0 for all n then h ° $\text{P}$ induces a type II_∞ factor representation of the Calkin algebra. (3) If $\text{M}$ is a nonatomic maximal Abelian subalgebra of $\text{B}$($\text{H}$) then there is an atomic maximal Abelian subalgebra $\text{D}$ of $\text{B}$($\text{H}$) and a large family {Φ_α} of ¹-homomorphisms from $\text{D}$ onto $\text{M}$ such that for each α, Φ_α ° $\text{P}$ is an extreme point in the set of projections from $\text{B}$($\text{H}$) onto $\text{M}$. (Here $\text{P}$ denotes the projection of $\text{B}$($\text{H}$) onto $\text{D}$.)     

Sequence entropy and mixing

The relationship between sequence entropy and mixing is examined. Let T be an automorphism of a Lebesgue space X, $\text{L}$₀ denote the set of all partitions of X possessing finite entropy, and $\text{S}$ denote the set of all increasing sequences of positive integers. It is shown that: (1) T is mixing /a2 sup_{A ? B}h_A(T, α) = H(α) for all B∈I and α∈Z₀. (2) T is weakly mixing /a2 sup_Ah_A(T, α) = H(α) for all α∈Z₀. (3) If T is partially mixing with constant $\text{c (1 ?}\text{1}\text{e}\text{< c < 1)}$, then sup_{A ? B}h_A(T, α) > cH(α) for all B∈I and nontrivial α∈Z₀. (4) If sup_{A ? B}h_A(T, α) > 0 for all B∈I and nontrivial α∈Z₀, then T is weakly mixing.     

Hermite series estimates of a probability density and its derivatives

The following estimate of the pth derivative of a probability density function is examined: $\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{k\; =\; 0}}{}^{\mathrm{N}}\text{a}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{k}}\text{h}{}_{\mathrm{k}}\text{(x)}$, where h_k is the kth Hermite function and $\text{a}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{k}}\text{= (}\text{(?1)}{}^{\mathrm{p}}\text{n}\text{)}$Σ_{i = 1}ⁿh_k^(p)(X_i) is calculated from a sequence X₁,…, X_n of independent random variables having the common unknown density. If the density has r derivatives the integrated square error converges to zero in the mean and almost completely as rapidly as O(n^?α) and O(n^?α log n), respectively, where $\text{α =}\text{2(r ? p)}\text{(2r + 1)}$. Rates for the uniform convergence both in the mean square and almost complete are also given. For any finite interval they are O(n^?β) and $\text{O(n}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>?\beta </mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{log}\text{n)}$, respectively, where $\text{β =}\text{(2(r ? p) ? 1)}\text{(2r + 1)}$.     

Measuring flatness in linear spaces

Let L be a finite-dimensional normed linear space and let M be a compact subset of L lying on one side of a hyperplane through 0. A measure of flatness for M is the number $\text{D(M) =}\text{inf}\text{{}\text{sup}\text{f(x)}\text{f(y)}\text{: x, y ? M}}$, where the infimum is over all f in $\text{L}{}^1$ which are positive on M. Thus D(M) = 1 if M is flat, but otherwise D(M) > 1. On the other hand, let E(M) be a second measure on M defined as follows: If M is linearly independent, E(M) = 1. If M is linearly dependent, then (1) let Z be a minimal, linearly dependent subset of M; (2) partition Z into mutually exclusive subsets U = {u₁, …, u_p} and V = {v₁, …, v_q} such that there exist positive coefficients a_i and b_i for which Σ_{i = 1}^pa_iu_i = Σ_{i = 1}^qb_iv_i; (3) let $\text{r =}\text{max}\text{{}\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{i\; =\; 1}}{}^{\mathrm{p}}\text{a}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{i\; =\; 1}}{}^{\mathrm{q}}\text{b}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{,}\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{i\; =\; 1}}{}^{\mathrm{p}}\text{b}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{i\; =\; 1}}{}^{\mathrm{q}}\text{a}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{}}$; (4) let E(M) be the supremum of all ratios r which can be formed by steps (1), (2) and (3). The main result of this paper is that these two measures are the same: D(M) = E(M). This result is then used to obtain results concerning the Banach distance-coefficient between an arbitrary finite-dimensional normed linear space and Hilbert space.     

Characterization of quadratic and cubic σ-polynomials

Here quadratic and cubic σ-polynomials are characterized, or, equivalently, chromatic polynomials of the graphs of order p, whose chromatic number is p ? 2 or p ? 3, are characterized. Also Robert Korfhage's conjecture that if σ² + bσ + a is a σ-polynomial then $\text{a ≤}\text{1}\text{2}\text{(b}{}^2\text{? 5b + 12)}$ is verified. In general, if σ(G) = Σ₀ⁿa_iσⁱ is a σ-polynomial of a graph G, then a_n?2 is determined.