Differences of vector-valued functions on topological groups

Let be a locally compact group equipped with right Haar measure. The right differences of functions on are defined by for . Let and suppose for some and all . We prove that is a right uniformly continuous function of . If is abelian and the Beurling spectrum does not contain the unit of the dual group , then we show . These results have analogues for functions , where is a separable or reflexive Banach space. Finally, we apply our methods to vector-valued right uniformly continuous differences and to absolutely continuous elements of left Banach -modules.

     

sets of unbounded Loeb measure

For every and non-Borel subset of an internal set in a saturated nonstandard universe there exists an internal, unbounded, non-atomic measure so that is not finite for any Borel set in

     

On the dimension of infinite covers

We prove the following theorem and some generalizations. . Let be a connected CW complex which satisfies Poincaré duality of dimension . For any subgroup of , let denote the cover of corresponding to . If has infinite index in , then is homotopy equivalent to an -dimensional CW complex.

     

Vanishing of the leading term in Harish-Chandra's local character expansion

Harish-Chandra's formula for the character of an irreducible smooth representation of a reductive -adic group expresses near as a linear combination of the Fourier transforms of nilpotent -orbits in the Lie algebra of . In this note, we prove that if is tempered but not in the discrete series, then the coefficient attached to the zero nilpotent orbit vanishes.

     

Banach spaces in which every -weakly summable sequence lies in the range of a vector measure

Let be a Banach space. For we prove that the identity map is -summing if and only if the operator is nuclear for every unconditionally summable sequence in , where is the conjugate number for . Using this result we find a characterization of Banach spaces in which every -weakly summable sequence lies inside the range of an -valued measure (equivalently, every -weakly summable sequence in , satisfying that the operator is compact, lies in the range of an -valued measure) with bounded variation. They are those Banach spaces such that the identity operator is -summing.

     

On the size of lemniscates of polynomials in one and several variables

In the convergence theory of rational interpolation and Padé approximation, it is essential to estimate the size of the lemniscatic set and , for a polynomial of degree . Usually, is taken to be monic, and either Cartan's Lemma or potential theory is used to estimate the size of , in terms of Hausdorff contents, planar Lebesgue measure , or logarithmic capacity cap. Here we normalize and show that cap and are the sharp estimates for the size of . Our main result, however, involves generalizations of this to polynomials in several variables, as measured by Lebesgue measure on or product capacity and Favarov's capacity. Several of our estimates are sharp with respect to order in and .

     

Non-commutative disc algebras and their representations

It is shown that the smallest closed subalgebra

generated by any sequence of isometries on a Hilbert space such that is completely isometrically isomorphic to the non-commutative ``disc' algebra introduced in Math. Scand. 68 (1991), 292--304. We also prove that for the Banach algebras and are not isomorphic. In particular, we give an example of two non-isomorphic Banach algebras which are completely isometrically embedded in each other. The completely bounded (contractive) representations of the ``disc' algebras on a Hilbert space are characterized. In particular, we prove that a sequence of operators is simultaneously similar to a contractive sequence (i.e., ) if and only if it is completely polynomially bounded. The first cohomology group of with coefficients in is calculated, showing, in particular, that the disc algebras are not amenable. Similar results are proved for the non-commutative Hardy algebras introduced in Math. Scand. 68 (1991), 292--304. The right joint spectrum of the left creation operators on the full Fock space is also determined.

     

-Fréchet-Urysohn property of Franklin compact spaces

Franklin compact spaces defined by maximal almost disjoint families of subsets of are considered from the view of its -sequentiality and -Fréchet-Urysohn-property for ultrafilters . Our principal results are the following: CH implies that for every -point there are a Franklin compact -Fréchet-Urysohn space and a Franklin compact space which is not -Fréchet-Urysohn; and, assuming CH, for every Franklin compact space there is a -point such that it is not -Fréchet-Urysohn. Some new problems are raised.

     

Properties that characterize Gaussian periods and cyclotomic numbers

Let be a prime number, a -th primitive root of 1 and the periods of degree of . Write with . Several characterizations of the numbers and (or, equivalently, of the cyclotomic numbers of order ) are given in terms of systems of equations they satisfy and a condition on the linear independence, over , of the or on the irreducibility, over , of the characteristic polynomial of the matrix .

     

Compact operators and the geometric structure of -algebras

Given a -algebra and an element , we give necessary and sufficient geometric conditions equivalent to the existence of a representation of so that is a compact or a finite-rank operator. The implications of these criteria on the geometric structure of -algebras are also discussed.

     

-analyticity

Let be a finite-dimensional commutative algebra over and let , and be the ring of -differentiable functions of class , the ring of real analytic mappings with values in and the ring of -analytic functions, respectively, defined on an open subset of . We prove two basic results concerning -differentiability and -analyticity: ) , ) if and only if is defined over .

     

Gaps in

For a partial order , let denote the statement that for every -increasing -sequence there is a -decreasing -sequence on top of such that is an -gap in . The main result of this paper is that . It is also shown, as a corollary, that but .

     

Cohomology of groups with metacyclic Sylow -subgroups

We determine the cohomology algebras for all groups with a metacyclic Sylow -subgroup. The complete -local stable decomposition of the classifying space is also determined.

     

Bounds for the operator norms of some Nörlund matrices

Suppose is a non-increasing sequence of non-negative numbers with , , , and is the lower triangular matrix defined by , , and , . We show that the operator norm of as a linear operator on is no greater than , for ; this generalizes, yet again, Hardy's inequality for sequences, and simplifies and improves, in this special case, more generally applicable results of D. Borwein, Cass, and Kratz. When the tend to a positive limit, the operator norm of on is exactly . We also give some cases when the operator norm of on is less than .

     

On a measure-theoretic problem of Arveson

A probability measure on a product space is said to be bistochastic with respect to measures on and on if the marginals and are exactly and . A solution is presented to a problem of Arveson about sets which are of measure zero for all such .

     

Existence of positive solutions for singular ordinary differential equations with nonlinear boundary conditions

We prove the existence of nonnegative solutions of the problem , , for a physically motivated class of nonlinearity . The results, which are established using a ``forbidden value' argument, are new even in the case of linear .

     

On maximal functions in Orlicz spaces

Let and be the functions having the representations and , where is a positive continuous function such that and is quasi-increasing. Then the maximal function is a function in Orlicz space for all if and only if there exists a positive constant such that for all .

     

Paracompact subspaces in the box product topology

In 1975 E. K. van Douwen showed that if is a family of Hausdorff spaces such that all finite subproducts are paracompact, then for each element of the box product the -product is paracompact. He asked whether this result remains true if one considers uncountable families of spaces. In this paper we prove in particular the following result: Let be an infinite cardinal number, and let be a family of compact Hausdorff spaces. Let be a fixed point. Given a family of open subsets of which covers , there exists an open locally finite in refinement of which covers .

We also prove a slightly weaker version of this theorem for Hausdorff spaces with ``all finite subproducts are paracompact" property. As a corollary we get an affirmative answer to van Douwen's question.

     

Asymptotic behavior of nonexpansive sequences and mean points

Let be a real Banach space with norm and let be a nonexpansive sequence in (i.e., for all ). Let . We deal with the mean point of concerning a Banach limit. We show that if is reflexive and , then and there exists a unique point with such that . This result is applied to obtain the weak and strong convergence of .