K-Theory for the Banach Algebra of Operators on James''s Quasi-reflexive Banach Spaces

We prove that the K-groups of the Banach algebra of bounded, linear operators on the pth James space , where 1 < p < , are given by and . Moreover, for each Banach space and each non-zero, closed ideal contained in the ideal of inessential operators, we show that and . This enables us to calculate the K-groups of for each Banach space which is a direct sum of finitely many James spaces and -spaces.     

On the Karoubi Filtration of a Category

Let be an -filtered category in the sense of Karoubi. This is the categorical analogue of an ideal in a ring . Pedersen and Weibel constructed a fibration of K-theory spectra associated with the sequence . We present a new easier proof based on Waldhausen' generic fibration.     

A Canonical Directly Infinite Ring

Let be the set of nonnegative integers and the ring of integers. Let be the ring of N × N matrices over generated by the following two matrices: one obtained from the identity matrix by shifting the ones one position to the right and the other one position down. This ring plays an important role in the study of directly finite rings. Calculation of invertible and idempotent elements of yields that the subrings generated by them coincide. This subring is the sum of the ideal consisting of all matrices in with only a finite number of nonzero entries and the subring of generated by the identity matrix. Regular elements are also described. We characterize all ideals of , show that all ideals are finitely generated and that not all ideals of are principal. Some general ring theoretic properties of are also established.     

Determinants in Triangulated Categories

For a small triangulated category , Bass's K ₁ group is described, and the theorem of the heart is proved. We define the determinant map from to Neeman's , and we compute this map when is the derived category of an Abelian category .     

Divisibility in the K0‐Group of the Algebra of Operators on a Banach Space

Let Figiel's reflexive Banach space which is not isomorphic to its Cartesian square. We show that the K ₀group of the algebra of continuous, linear operators on contain a subgroup isomorphic to the group c ₀₀( ) of sequences rational numbers with z _n=0 eventually.     

Topological and bornological characterisations of ideals in von Neumann algebras: I

Suppose is a von Neumann algebra on a Hilbert space and is any ideal in . We determine a topology on , for which the members of that are to norm continuous are exactly those in ; and a bornology on such that the elements of which map the unit ball to an element of , equivalently those members of that are norm to bounded, are exactly those in . This is achieved via analogues of the notions of injectivity and surjectivity in the theory of operator ideals on Banach spaces.     

Polynomial and Regular Maps into Grassmannians

We find a regular deformation retraction _n,r (K): Idem _n,r (K) G _n,r (K) from the manifold Idem _n,r (K) of idempotent n × n matrices with rank r to the Grassmannian manifold G _n,r (K) over K the reals, complex numbers or quaternions. Then we derive an injection from the sets of homotopy classes of complex-valued polynomial to such a set of real-valued regular maps, where denotes the Zariski closure in the affine space ⁿ of a subset ⁿ . Furthermore, we list complex-valued polynomial maps ^{2 2} of any Brouwer degree and deduce that the map ()_2,1: Idem()_2,1 G()_2,1 yields an isomorphism [ ² ] [ ², ²] of cyclic infinite homotopy groups. Finally, we show that every nonzero even Brouwer degree of the spheres ⁿ and ⁿ cannot be realized by a real-valued (resp. complex-valued) homogeneous polynomial map provided that n is even.     

Equivariant K-Homology and Restriction to Finite Cyclic Subgroups

For a discrete group G, we prove that a G-map between proper G–CW-complexes induces an isomorphism in G-equivariant K-homology if it induces an isomorphism in C-equivariant K-homology for every finite cyclic subgroup C of G. As an application, we show that the source of the Baum–Connes assembly map, namely K _* ^G (E(G, in)), is isomorphic to K _* ^G (E(G, )), where E(G, ) denotes the classifying space for the family of finite cyclic subgroups of G. Letting be the family of virtually cyclic subgroups of G, we also establish that and related results.     

K-Theory, Hermitian K-Theory and the Karoubi Tower

The goal of this paper is to present a new view on the link between the well known K-theory of finitely generated projective modules and much less understood K-theory of Hermitian forms on finitely generated projective modules.For a given Hermitian ring (R, , ), we obtain the K-theory space KR equipped with an involution and the Hermitian K-theory space KHerm(R, , ). The fixed subspace ² is homotopy equivalent to the Hermitian K-theory space KHerm(R,, , ). We construct the Karoubi Tower diagram, which is obtained by iterating Karoubi's construction of the homotopy fibers of the forgetful and hyperbolic maps. Using an interesting factorization of these maps, we prove various homotopy properties of the Karoubi Tower. The homotopy inverse limit of the Karoubi Tower is homotopy equivalent to the homotopy fibre of the inclusion of the fixed set ² into the homotopy fixed set ^{h 2}. Considering Karoubi's fundamental periodicity theorem, the Karoubi Tower generalizes the low dimensional connections between Hermitian K-theory and K-theory groups. Illustrative examples of the Karoubi Tower are given by the finite field case and the classical Hermitian rings over , and . Considering topological K-theory for these cases, the Karoubi Tower comprises the classical Bott periodicity.Another important application of the Karoubi Tower is an elegant and comprehensive generalization of the classical invariants of quadratic forms.     

A Delocalization Property for Assembly Maps and an Application in Algebraic K-Theory of Group Rings

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Classification of Cuntz-Krieger algebras

A classification is given of the simple Cuntz-Krieger algebras . It is proved that these algebras are classified up to stable isomorphism by their K₀-group. Thus the sign of the determinant of 1 —A is not an isomorphism invariant. The (non-stabilized) isomorphism type of is determined by K₀( ) together with the position of the class of the unit of .     

Théorie de Kasparov équivariante et groupo?des I

Let be a locally compact topological groupoid, A and B two C*-algebras endowed with a continuous action of . We define an operator K-theory group K K (A,B). We describe two basic properties of this theory: the existence of a Kasparov product and functoriality with respect to groupoid cocycles.     

Spin Models and Strongly Hyper-Self-Dual Bose-Mesner Algebras

We introduce the notion of hyper-self-duality for Bose-Mesner algebras as a strengthening of formal self-duality. Let denote a Bose-Mesner algebra on a finite nonempty set X. Fix p X, and let and denote respectively the dual Bose-Mesner algebra and the Terwilliger algebra of with respect to p. By a hyper-duality of , we mean an automorphism of such that for all ; and is a duality of . is said to be hyper-self-dual whenever there exists a hyper-duality of . We say that is strongly hyper-self-dual whenever there exists a hyper-duality of which can be expressed as conjugation by an invertible element of . We show that Bose-Mesner algebras which support a spin model are strongly hyper-self-dual, and we characterize strong hyper-self-duality via the module structure of the associated Terwilliger algebra.     

The Hodge Filtration and Cyclic Homology

We relate the Hodge filtration of the cohomology of a complex algebraic variety X to the Hodge decomposition of its cyclic homology. If X is smooth and projective, is the quotient of the Betti cohomology by the piece of the Hodge filtration.     

Trajectory and Global Attractors of Three-Dimensional Navier--Stokes Systems

We construct the trajectory attractor of a three-dimensional Navier--Stokes system with exciting force . The set consists of a class of solutions to this system which are bounded in , defined on the positive semi-infinite interval of the time axis, and can be extended to the entire time axis so that they still remain bounded-in- solutions of the Navier--Stokes system. In this case any family of bounded-in- solutions of this system comes arbitrary close to the trajectory attractor . We prove that the solutions are continuous in t if they are treated in the space of functions ranging in . The restriction of the trajectory attractor to , , is called the global attractor of the Navier--Stokes system. We prove that the global attractor thus defined possesses properties typical of well-known global attractors of evolution equations. We also prove that as the trajectory attractors and the global attractors of the -order Galerkin approximations of the Navier--Stokes system converge to the trajectory and global attractors and , respectively. Similar problems are studied for the cases of an exciting force of the form depending on time and of an external force rapidly oscillating with respect to the spatial variables or with respect to time .     

Fonctions Séparément Finement Surharmoniques

Nous montrons que toute fonction séparément finement surharmonique sur un ouvert de la topologie produit _{n_1}×s× _{n_k} des topologies fines des espaces R ⁿ ₁,. . ., R ⁿ _k, _{n_1}×s× _{n_k}-localement bornée inférieurement est finement surharmonique dans . On en déduit que toute fonction séparément finement harmonique, _{n_1}×s× _{n_k}-localement bornée sur est finement harmonique dans .Separately Finely Superharmonic Functions Abstract.We prove that every separately finely surperharmonic function on an open set in R ⁿ ₁×s×R ⁿ _k for the product _{n_1}×s× _{n_k} of the fine topologies on the spaces R ⁿ ₁,. . ., R ⁿ _k, _{n_1}×s× _n-_klocally lower bounded, is finely superharmonic in . We then deduce that every separateltly finely harmonic function _{n_1}×s× _{n k}-locally bounded in is finely harmonic.     

Eine Variante des Fano-Axioms fü angeordnete Ebenen

An ordered plane is an incidence structure ( ) with an order function , which satisfies the axioms (G), (V) and (S), but no continuation--axiom is required. Points a, b E are said to be in distinct sides of a line iff and in the same side if , respectively. For any lines , and we prove that if b,c are in the same side of line A and a,c are in the same side of B , then a and b are in distinct sides of C. As conclusions we deduce that is harmonic and that in each complete quadrangle the intersection points of the diagonals are never collinear, which is known as the axiom of Fano. So the Fano-axiom holds in each ordered plane, and also in those with boundary points.     

Towards a Characterization of Self-Similar Tilings in Terms of Derived Voronoï Tessellations

In this paper, a technique for analyzing levels of hierarchy in a tiling of Euclidean space is presented. Fixing a central configuration P of tiles in , a `derived Voronoï' tessellation _P is constructed based on the locations of copies of P in . A family of derived Voronoï tilings is formed by allowing the central configurations to vary through an infinite number of possibilities. The family will normally be an infinite one, but we show that for a self-similar tiling it is finite up to similarity. In addition, we show that if the family is finite up to similarity, then is pseudo-self-similar. The relationship between self-similarity and pseudo-self-similarity is not well understood, and this is the obstruction to a complete characterization of self-similarity via our method. A discussion and conjecture on the connection between the two forms of hierarchy for tilings is provided.     

Quasivariety Generated by Free Metabelian and 2-Nilpotent Groups

Let qG be a quasivariety generated by a group G and be a non-Abelian quasivariety of groups with a finite lattice of subquasivarieties. Suppose is contained in a quasivariety generated by the following two groups: a free 2-nilpotent group F₂( ₂) of rank 2 and a free metabelian (i.e., with an Abelian commutant) group F₂( ₂) of rank 2. It is proved that either = qF₂( ₂) or = qF₂( ₂) in this instance.__________Translated from Algebra i Logika, Vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 389–398, July–August, 2005.