An abstract setting for hamiltonian actions

In this paper we develop an abstract setup for hamiltonian group actions as follows: Starting with a continuous 2-cochain ω on a Lie algebra ${\mathfrak h}$ with values in an ${\mathfrak h}$ -module V, we associate subalgebras ${\mathfrak {sp}(\mathfrak h,\omega) \supseteq \mathfrak {ham}(\mathfrak h,\omega)}$ of symplectic, resp., hamiltonian elements. Then ${\mathfrak {ham}(\mathfrak h,\omega)}$ has a natural central extension which in turn is contained in a larger abelian extension of ${\mathfrak {sp}(\mathfrak h,\omega)}$ . In this setting, we study linear actions of a Lie group G on V which are compatible with a homomorphism ${\mathfrak g \to \mathfrak {ham}(\mathfrak h,\omega)}$ , i.e., abstract hamiltonian actions, corresponding central and abelian extensions of G and momentum maps ${J : \mathfrak g \to V}$ .     

Mappings preserving the area equality of hyperbolic triangles are motions

It is shown that a mapping ${\varphi: \mathfrak{A}\rightarrow \mathfrak{B}}It is shown that a mapping j: \mathfrakA? \mathfrakB{\varphi: \mathfrak{A}\rightarrow \mathfrak{B}} between models \mathfrakA{\mathfrak{A}} and \mathfrakB{\mathfrak{B}} of elementary plane hyperbolic geometry, coordinatized by Euclidean ordered fields, that maps triangles having the same area and sharing a side into triangles that have the same property, must be a hyperbolic motion onto j(\mathfrakA){\varphi(\mathfrak{A})}. The relations that Tarski and Szmielew used as primitives for geometry, the equidistance relation ≡ and the betweenness relation B are shown to be positively existentially definable in terms of the quaternary relation Δ, with Δ(abcd) standing for “the triangles abc and abd have the same area.”     

Spectral theorem for multipliers on {L_{\omega}^{2}(\mathbb{R})}

We study the spectrum σ(M) of the multipliers M which commute with the translations on weighted spaces ${L_{\omega}^{2}(\mathbb{R})}We study the spectrum σ(M) of the multipliers M which commute with the translations on weighted spaces L_w²(\mathbbR){L_{\omega}^{2}(\mathbb{R})} For operators M in the algebra generated by the convolutions with f ? C_c(\mathbb R){\phi \in {C_c(\mathbb {R})}} we show that [`(m(W))] = s(M){\overline{\mu(\Omega)} = \sigma(M)}, where the set Ω is determined by the spectrum of the shift S and μ is the symbol of M. For the general multipliers M we establish that [`(m(W))]{\overline{\mu(\Omega)}} is included in σ(M). A generalization of these results is given for the weighted spaces L²_w(\mathbb R^k){L^2_{\omega}(\mathbb {R}^{k})} where the weight ω has a special form.     

Around splitting and reaping for partitions of ω

We investigate splitting number and reaping number for the structure (ω) ^ω of infinite partitions of ω. We prove that \mathfrakr_d ￡ non(M),non(N),\mathfrakd{\mathfrak{r}_{d}\leq\mathsf{non}(\mathcal{M}),\mathsf{non}(\mathcal{N}),\mathfrak{d}} and \mathfraks_d 3 \mathfrakb{\mathfrak{s}_{d}\geq\mathfrak{b}} . We also show the consistency results ${\mathfrak{r}_{d} > \mathfrak{b}, \mathfrak{s}_{d} < \mathfrak{d}, \mathfrak{s}_{d} < \mathfrak{r}, \mathfrak{r}_{d} < \mathsf{add}(\mathcal{M})}${\mathfrak{r}_{d} > \mathfrak{b}, \mathfrak{s}_{d} < \mathfrak{d}, \mathfrak{s}_{d} < \mathfrak{r}, \mathfrak{r}_{d} < \mathsf{add}(\mathcal{M})} and ${\mathfrak{s}_{d} > \mathsf{cof}(\mathcal{M})}${\mathfrak{s}_{d} > \mathsf{cof}(\mathcal{M})} . To prove the consistency \mathfrakr_d < add(M){\mathfrak{r}_{d} < \mathsf{add}(\mathcal{M})} and \mathfraks_d < cof(M){\mathfrak{s}_{d} < \mathsf{cof}(\mathcal{M})} we introduce new cardinal invariants \mathfrakr_pair{\mathfrak{r}_{pair}} and \mathfraks_pair{\mathfrak{s}_{pair}} . We also study the relation between \mathfrakr_pair, \mathfraks_pair{\mathfrak{r}_{pair}, \mathfrak{s}_{pair}} and other cardinal invariants. We show that cov(M),cov(N) ￡ \mathfrakr_pair ￡ \mathfraks_d,\mathfrakr{\mathsf{cov}(\mathcal{M}),\mathsf{cov}(\mathcal{N})\leq\mathfrak{r}_{pair}\leq\mathfrak{s}_{d},\mathfrak{r}} and \mathfraks ￡ \mathfraks_pair ￡ non(M),non(N){\mathfrak{s}\leq\mathfrak{s}_{pair}\leq\mathsf{non}(\mathcal{M}),\mathsf{non}(\mathcal{N})} .     

Maximal Chains in Positive Subfamilies of P(ω)

A family P ì [w]^w{\mathcal P} \subset [\omega]^\omega is called positive iff it is the union of some infinite upper set in the Boolean algebra P(ω)/Fin. For example, if I ì P(w){\mathcal I} \subset P(\omega) is an ideal containing the ideal Fin of finite subsets of ω, then P(w) \IP(\omega) \setminus {\mathcal I} is a positive family and the set Dense(\mathbb Q)\mbox{Dense}({\mathbb Q}) of dense subsets of the rational line is a positive family which is not the complement of some ideal on P(\mathbb Q)P({\mathbb Q}). We prove that, for a positive family P{\mathcal P}, the order types of maximal chains in the complete lattice áP è{?}, ì ?\langle {\mathcal P} \cup \{\emptyset\}, \subset \rangle are exactly the order types of compact nowhere dense subsets of the real line having the minimum non-isolated. Also we compare this result with the corresponding results concerning maximal chains in the Boolean algebras P(ω) and Intalg[0,1)_{\mathbb R}\mbox{Intalg}[0,1)_{{\mathbb R}} and the poset E(\mathbb Q)E({\mathbb Q}), where E(\mathbb Q)E({\mathbb Q}) is the set of elementary submodels of the rational line.     

An Inverse Theorem for the Uniformity Seminorms Associated with the Action of {{\mathbb {F}^{\infty}_{p}}}

Let ${\mathbb {F}}Let \mathbb F{\mathbb {F}} a finite field. We show that the universal characteristic factor for the Gowers–Host–Kra uniformity seminorm U ^k (X) for an ergodic action (T_g)_{g ? \mathbb F^w}{(T_{g})_{{g} \in \mathbb {F}^{\omega}}} of the infinite abelian group \mathbb F^w{\mathbb {F}^{\omega}} on a probability space X = (X, B, m){X = (X, \mathcal {B}, \mu)} is generated by phase polynomials f: X ? S¹{\phi : X \to S^{1}} of degree less than C(k) on X, where C(k) depends only on k. In the case where k ￡ char(\mathbb F){k \leq {\rm char}(\mathbb {F})} we obtain the sharp result C(k) = k. This is a finite field counterpart of an analogous result for \mathbb Z{\mathbb {Z}} by Host and Kra [HK]. In a companion paper [TZ] to this paper, we shall combine this result with a correspondence principle to establish the inverse theorem for the Gowers norm in finite fields in the high characteristic case k ￡ char(\mathbb F){k \leq {\rm char}(\mathbb {F})} , with a partial result in low characteristic.     

Irreducible holonomy algebras of Riemannian supermanifolds

Possible irreducible holonomy algebras \mathfrakg ì \mathfrakosp(p, q|2m){\mathfrak{g}\subset\mathfrak{osp}(p, q|2m)} of Riemannian supermanifolds under the assumption that \mathfrakg{\mathfrak{g}} is a direct sum of simple Lie superalgebras of classical type and possibly of a 1-dimensional center are classified. This generalizes the classical result of Marcel Berger about the classification of irreducible holonomy algebras of pseudo-Riemannian manifolds.     

An inverse spectral theorem for Kre?n strings with a negative eigenvalue

A string is a pair (L, \mathfrakm){(L, \mathfrak{m})} where L ? [0, ￥]{L \in[0, \infty]} and \mathfrakm{\mathfrak{m}} is a positive, possibly unbounded, Borel measure supported on [0, L]; we think of L as the length of the string and of \mathfrakm{\mathfrak{m}} as its mass density. To each string a differential operator acting in the space L²(\mathfrakm){L^2(\mathfrak{m})} is associated. Namely, the Kreĭn–Feller differential operator -D_\mathfrakmD_x{-D_{\mathfrak{m}}D_x} ; its eigenvalue equation can be written, e.g., as

New Besov-type spaces and Triebel–Lizorkin-type spaces including Q spaces

Let ${s,\,\tau\in\mathbb{R}}Let s, t ? \mathbbR{s,\,\tau\in\mathbb{R}} and q ? (0,￥]{q\in(0,\infty]} . We introduce Besov-type spaces [(B)\dot]^s, t_p, q(\mathbbRⁿ){{{{\dot B}^{s,\,\tau}_{p,\,q}(\mathbb{R}^{n})}}} for p ? (0, ￥]{p\in(0,\,\infty]} and Triebel–Lizorkin-type spaces [(F)\dot]^s, t_p, q(\mathbbRⁿ) for p ? (0, ￥){{{{\dot F}^{s,\,\tau}_{p,\,q}(\mathbb{R}^{n})}}\,{\rm for}\, p\in(0,\,\infty)} , which unify and generalize the Besov spaces, Triebel–Lizorkin spaces and Q spaces. We then establish the j{\varphi} -transform characterization of these new spaces in the sense of Frazier and Jawerth. Using the j{\varphi} -transform characterization of [(B)\dot]^s, t_p, q(\mathbbRⁿ) and [(F)\dot]^s, t_p, q(\mathbbRⁿ){{{{\dot B}^{s,\,\tau}_{p,\,q}(\mathbb{R}^{n})}\, {\rm and}\, {{\dot F}^{s,\,\tau}_{p,\,q}(\mathbb{R}^{n})}}} , we obtain their embedding and lifting properties; moreover, for appropriate τ, we also establish the smooth atomic and molecular decomposition characterizations of [(B)\dot]^s, t_p, q(\mathbbRⁿ) and [(F)\dot]^s, t_p, q(\mathbbRⁿ){{{{\dot B}^{s,\,\tau}_{p,\,q}(\mathbb{R}^{n})}\,{\rm and}\, {{\dot F}^{s,\,\tau}_{p,\,q}(\mathbb{R}^{n})}}} . For s ? \mathbbR{s\in\mathbb{R}} , p ? (1, ￥), q ? [1, ￥){p\in(1,\,\infty), q\in[1,\,\infty)} and t ? [0, \frac1(max{p, q})￠]{\tau\in[0,\,\frac{1}{(\max\{p,\,q\})'}]} , via the Hausdorff capacity, we introduce certain Hardy–Hausdorff spaces B[(H)\dot]^s, t_p, q(\mathbbRⁿ){{{{B\dot{H}^{s,\,\tau}_{p,\,q}(\mathbb{R}^{n})}}}} and prove that the dual space of B[(H)\dot]^s, t_p, q(\mathbbRⁿ){{{{B\dot{H}^{s,\,\tau}_{p,\,q}(\mathbb{R}^{n})}}}} is just [(B)\dot]^-s, t_p￠, q￠(\mathbbRⁿ){\dot{B}^{-s,\,\tau}_{p',\,q'}(\mathbb{R}^{n})} , where t′ denotes the conjugate index of t ? (1,￥){t\in (1,\infty)} .     

Projective Freeness of Algebras of Real Symmetric Functions

Let \mathbb Dⁿ:={z=(z₁,?, z_n) ? \mathbb Cⁿ:|z_j| < 1,   j=1,?, n}{\mathbb {D}^n:=\{z=(z_1,\ldots, z_n)\in \mathbb {C}^n:|z_j| < 1, \;j=1,\ldots, n\}}, and let [`(\mathbbD)]ⁿ{\overline{\mathbb{D}}^n} denote its closure in \mathbb Cⁿ{\mathbb {C}^n}. Consider the ring

Pontrjagin–Thom maps and the homology of the moduli stack of stable curves

We study the singular homology (with field coefficients) of the moduli stack [`(\mathfrakM)]<sub>g, n</sub>{\overline{\mathfrak{M}}_{g, n}} of stable n-pointed complex curves of genus g. Each irreducible boundary component of [`(\mathfrakM)]_{g, n}{\overline{\mathfrak{M}}_{g, n}} determines via the Pontrjagin–Thom construction a map from [`(\mathfrakM)]<sub>g, n</sub>{\overline{\mathfrak{M}}_{g, n}} to a certain infinite loop space whose homology is well understood. We show that these maps are surjective on homology in a range of degrees proportional to the genus. This detects many new torsion classes in the homology of [`(\mathfrakM)]_{g, n}{\overline{\mathfrak{M}}_{g, n}}.     

On Representations of Integers in Thin Subgroups of {{\rm SL}_2({\mathbb {Z}})}

Let ${\Gamma < {\rm SL}(2, {\mathbb Z})}Let G < SL(2, \mathbb Z){\Gamma < {\rm SL}(2, {\mathbb Z})} be a free, finitely generated Fuchsian group of the second kind with no parabolics, and fix two primitive vectors v₀, w₀ ? \mathbb Z²  \  {0}{v_{0}, w_{0} \in \mathbb {Z}^{2} \, {\backslash} \, \{0\}}. We consider the set S{\mathcal {S}} of all integers occurring in áv₀g, w₀?{\langle v_{0}\gamma, w_{0}\rangle}, for g ? G{\gamma \in \Gamma} and the usual inner product on \mathbb R²{\mathbb {R}^2}. Assume that the critical exponent δ of Γ exceeds 0.99995, so that Γ is thin but not too thin. Using a variant of the circle method, new bilinear forms estimates and Gamburd’s 5/6-th spectral gap in infinite-volume, we show that S{\mathcal {S}} contains almost all of its admissible primes, that is, those not excluded by local (congruence) obstructions. Moreover, we show that the exceptional set \mathfrak E(N){\mathfrak {E}(N)} of integers |n| < N which are locally admissible (n ? S   (mod  q)   for all   q 3 1){(n \in \mathcal {S} \, \, ({\rm mod} \, q) \, \, {\rm for\,all} \,\, q \geq 1)} but fail to be globally represented, n ? S{n \notin \mathcal {S}}, has a power savings, |\mathfrak E(N)| << N^1-e₀{|\mathfrak {E}(N)| \ll N^{1-\varepsilon_{0}}} for some ${\varepsilon_{0} > 0}${\varepsilon_{0} > 0}, as N → ∞.     

Applications of Operator Space Theory to Nest Algebra Bimodules

Recently, Blecher and Kashyap have generalized the notion of W ^*-modules over von Neumann algebras to the setting where the operator algebras are σ closed algebras of operators on a Hilbert space. They call these modules weak* rigged modules. We characterize the weak* rigged modules over nest algebras. We prove that Y is a right weak* rigged module over a nest algebra Alg(M){\rm{Alg}(\mathcal M)} if and only if there exists a completely isometric normal representation F{\Phi } of Y and a nest algebra Alg(N){\rm{Alg}(\mathcal N)} such that Alg(N) F(Y)Alg(M) ì F(Y){\rm{Alg}(\mathcal N) \Phi (Y)\rm{Alg}(\mathcal M)\subset \Phi (Y)} while F(Y){\Phi (Y)} is implemented by a continuous nest homomorphism from M{\mathcal M} onto N{\mathcal N} . We describe some properties which are preserved by continuous CSL homomorphisms.     

Canonical State/Signal Shift Realizations of Passive Continuous Time Behaviors

This work is devoted to the construction of canonical passive and conservative state/signal shift realizations of arbitrary passive continuous time behaviors. By definition, a passive future continuous time behavior is a maximal nonnegative right-shift invariant subspace of the Kreĭn space L²([0,￥);W){L^2([0,\infty);\mathcal W)}, where W{\mathcal W} is a Kreĭn space, and the inner product in L²([0,￥);W){L^2([0,\infty);\mathcal W)} is the one inherited from W{\mathcal W}. A state/signal system S = (V;X,W){\Sigma=(V;\mathcal X,\mathcal W)}, with a Hilbert state space X{\mathcal X} and a Kreĭn signal space W{\mathcal W}, is a dynamical system whose classical trajectories (x, w) on [0, ∞) satisfy x ? C¹([0,￥);X){x\in C^1([0,\infty);\mathcal X)}, w ? C([0,￥);W){w \in C([0,\infty);\mathcal W)}, and

Boundedness of the anisotropic maximal and anisotropic singular integral operators in generalized Morrey spaces

In this paper we give the conditions on the pair (ω ₁, ω ₂) which ensures the boundedness of the anisotropic maximal operator and anisotropic singular integral operators from one generalized Morrey space M_p,w1 \mathcal{M}_{p,\omega _1 } to another M_p,w2 \mathcal{M}_{p,\omega _2 }, 1 < p < g8, and from the space M_1,w1 \mathcal{M}_{1,\omega _1 } to the weak space WM_1,w2 W\mathcal{M}_{1,\omega _2 }.     

Resonant destabilization of a floating homogeneous ice layer

We show that a homogeneous elastic ice layer of finite thickness and infinite horizontal extension floating on the surface of a homogeneous water layer of finite depth possesses a countable unbounded set of of resonant frequencies. The water is assumed to be compressible, the viscous effects are neglected in the model. Responses of this water-ice system to spatially localized harmonic in time perturbations with the resonant frequencies grow at least as ?t\sqrt{t} in the two-dimensional (2-D) case and at least as lnt in the three-dimensional (3-D) case, when time t?￥.t\to\infty. The analysis is based on treating the 3-D linear stability problem by applying the Laplace-Fourier transform and reducing the consideration to the 2-D case. The dispersion relation for the 2-D problem D(k,w) = 0,{D}(k,\omega) = 0, obtained previously by Brevdo and Il'ichev [10], is treated analytically and also computed numerically. Here k is a wavenumber, and w\omega is a frequency. It is proved that the system D(k,w) = 0, D_k(k,w) = 0{D}(k,\omega) = 0, {D}_k(k,\omega) = 0 possesses a countable unbounded set of roots (k, w) = (0,w_n), n ? \Bbb Z(k, \omega) = (0,\omega_n), n\in\Bbb Z with Im w_n = 0.\rm{Im}\ \omega_n = 0. Then the analysis of Brevdo [6], [7], [8], [9], which showed the existence of resonances in a homogeneous elastic waveguide, is applied to show that similar resonances exist in the present water-ice model. We propose a resonant mechanism for ice-breaking. It is based on destabilizing the floating ice layer by applying localized harmonic perturbations, with a moderate amplitude and at a resonant frequency.     

Property $${(\hbar)}$$ and cellularity of complete Boolean algebras

A complete Boolean algebra \mathbbB{\mathbb{B}}satisfies property ((^h/_2p)){(\hbar)}iff each sequence x in \mathbbB{\mathbb{B}}has a subsequence y such that the equality lim sup z _n = lim sup y _n holds for each subsequence z of y. This property, providing an explicit definition of the a posteriori convergence in complete Boolean algebras with the sequential topology and a characterization of sequential compactness of such spaces, is closely related to the cellularity of Boolean algebras. Here we determine the position of property ((^h/_2p)){(\hbar)}with respect to the hierarchy of conditions of the form κ-cc. So, answering a question from Kurilić and Pavlović (Ann Pure Appl Logic 148(1–3):49–62, 2007), we show that ${``\mathfrak{h}{\rm -cc}\Rightarrow (\hbar)"}${``\mathfrak{h}{\rm -cc}\Rightarrow (\hbar)"}is not a theorem of ZFC and that there is no cardinal \mathfrakk{\mathfrak{k}}, definable in ZFC, such that ${``\mathfrak{k} {\rm -cc} \Leftrightarrow (\hbar)"}${``\mathfrak{k} {\rm -cc} \Leftrightarrow (\hbar)"}is a theorem of ZFC. Also, we show that the set { k: each k-cc c.B.a. has ((^h/_2p) ) }{\{ \kappa : {\rm each}\, \kappa{\rm -cc\, c.B.a.\, has}\, (\hbar ) \}}is equal to [0, \mathfrakh){[0, \mathfrak{h})}or [0, \mathfrak h]{[0, {\mathfrak h}]}and that both values are consistent, which, with the known equality {k: each c.B.a. having  ((^h/_2p) ) has the k-cc } = [\mathfrak s, ￥){{\{\kappa : {\rm each\, c.B.a.\, having }\, (\hbar )\, {\rm has\, the}\, \kappa {\rm -cc } \} =[{\mathfrak s}, \infty )}}completes the picture.     

Modular Lie algebras and the Gelfand–Kirillov conjecture

Let ${\mathfrak{g}}Let \mathfrakg{\mathfrak{g}} be a finite dimensional simple Lie algebra over an algebraically closed field \mathbbK\mathbb{K} of characteristic 0. Let \mathfrakg_\mathbbZ{\mathfrak{g}}_{{\mathbb{Z}}} be a Chevalley ℤ-form of \mathfrakg{\mathfrak{g}} and \mathfrakg_\Bbbk=\mathfrakg_\mathbbZ?_\mathbbZ\Bbbk{\mathfrak{g}}_{\Bbbk}={\mathfrak{g}}_{{\mathbb{Z}}}\otimes _{{\mathbb{Z}}}\Bbbk, where \Bbbk\Bbbk is the algebraic closure of  \mathbbF_p{\mathbb{F}}_{p}. Let G_\BbbkG_{\Bbbk} be a simple, simply connected algebraic \Bbbk\Bbbk-group with \operatornameLie(G_\Bbbk)=\mathfrakg_\Bbbk\operatorname{Lie}(G_{\Bbbk})={\mathfrak{g}}_{\Bbbk}. In this paper, we apply recent results of Rudolf Tange on the fraction field of the centre of the universal enveloping algebra U(\mathfrakg_\Bbbk)U({\mathfrak{g}}_{\Bbbk}) to show that if the Gelfand–Kirillov conjecture (from 1966) holds for \mathfrakg{\mathfrak{g}}, then for all p≫0 the field of rational functions \Bbbk (\mathfrakg_\Bbbk)\Bbbk ({\mathfrak{g}}_{\Bbbk}) is purely transcendental over its subfield \Bbbk(\mathfrakg_\Bbbk)^G_\Bbbk\Bbbk({\mathfrak{g}}_{\Bbbk})^{G_{\Bbbk}}. Very recently, it was proved by Colliot-Thélène, Kunyavskiĭ, Popov, and Reichstein that the field of rational functions \mathbbK(\mathfrakg){\mathbb{K}}({\mathfrak{g}}) is not purely transcendental over its subfield \mathbbK(\mathfrakg)^\mathfrakg{\mathbb{K}}({\mathfrak{g}})^{\mathfrak{g}} if \mathfrakg{\mathfrak{g}} is of type B _n , n≥3, D _n , n≥4, E₆, E₇, E₈ or F₄. We prove a modular version of this result (valid for p≫0) and use it to show that, in characteristic 0, the Gelfand–Kirillov conjecture fails for the simple Lie algebras of the above types. In other words, if \mathfrakg{\mathfrak{g}} is of type B _n , n≥3, D _n , n≥4, E₆, E₇, E₈ or F₄, then the Lie field of \mathfrakg{\mathfrak{g}} is more complicated than expected.     

Reflection equation algebras, coideal subalgebras, and their centres

Reflection equation algebras and related U_q(\mathfrak g){U{_q}(\mathfrak g)} -comodule algebras appear in various constructions of quantum homogeneous spaces and can be obtained via transmutation or equivalently via twisting by a cocycle. In this paper we investigate algebraic and representation theoretic properties of such so called ‘covariantized’ algebras, in particular concerning their centres, invariants, and characters. The locally finite part F_l(U_q (\mathfrak g)){F_l(U{_q} (\mathfrak g))} of U_q(\mathfrak g){U{_q}(\mathfrak g)} with respect to the left adjoint action is a special example of a covariantized algebra. Generalising Noumi’s construction of quantum symmetric pairs we define a coideal subalgebra B _f of U_q(\mathfrak g){U{_q}(\mathfrak g)} for each character f of a covariantized algebra. We show that for any character f of F_l(U_q(\mathfrak g)){F_l(U{_q}(\mathfrak g))} the centre Z(B _f ) canonically contains the representation ring Rep(\mathfrak g){{\rm Rep}(\mathfrak g)} of the semisimple Lie algebra \mathfrak g{\mathfrak g} . We show moreover that for \mathfrak g = \mathfrak sl_n(\mathbb C){\mathfrak g = {\mathfrak sl}_n(\mathbb C)} such characters can be constructed from any invertible solution of the reflection equation and hence we obtain many new explicit realisations of Rep(\mathfrak sl_n(\mathbb C)){{\rm Rep}({\mathfrak sl}_n(\mathbb C))} inside U_q(\mathfrak sl_n(\mathbb C)){U_q({\mathfrak sl}_n(\mathbb C))} . As an example we discuss the solutions of the reflection equation corresponding to the Grassmannian manifold Gr(m,2m) of m-dimensional subspaces in \mathbb C^2m{{\mathbb C}^{2m}}.     

Discreteness and rationality of F-jumping numbers on singular varieties

We prove that the F-jumping numbers of the test ideal t(X; D, \mathfraka^t){\tau(X; \Delta, \mathfrak{a}^t)} are discrete and rational under the assumptions that X is a normal and F-finite scheme over a field of positive characteristic p, K _X  + Δ is \mathbb Q{\mathbb {Q}}-Cartier of index not divisible p, and either X is essentially of finite type over a field or the sheaf of ideals \mathfraka{\mathfrak{a}} is locally principal. This is the largest generality for which discreteness and rationality are known for the jumping numbers of multiplier ideals in characteristic zero.