On rigidity of Clifford torus in a unit sphere

We extend the scalar curvature pinching theorems due to Peng-Terng, Wei-Xu and Suh-Yang. Let M be an n-dimensional compact minimal hypersurface in S n+1 satisfying Sf 4 f_3~2 ≤ 1/n S~3 , where S is the squared norm of the second fundamental form of M, and f_k =sum λ_i~k from i and λ_i (1 ≤ i ≤ n) are the principal curvatures of M. We prove that there exists a positive constant δ(n)(≥ n/2) depending only on n such that if n ≤ S ≤ n + δ(n), then S ≡ n, i.e., M is one of the Clifford torus S~k ((k/n)~1/2 ) ×S~...     

A presentation for the singular part of the full transformation semigroup

The (full) transformation semigroup T_n\mathcal{T}_{n} is the semigroup of all functions from the finite set {1,…,n} to itself, under the operation of composition. The symmetric group S_n í T_n{\mathcal{S}_{n}\subseteq \mathcal{T}_{n}} is the group of all permutations on {1,…,n} and is the group of units of T_n\mathcal{T}_{n}. The complement T_n\S_n\mathcal{T}_{n}\setminus \mathcal{S}_{n} is a subsemigroup (indeed an ideal) of T_n\mathcal{T}_{n}. In this article we give a presentation, in terms of generators and relations, for T_n\S_n\mathcal{T}_{n}\setminus \mathcal{S}_{n}, the so-called singular part of T_n\mathcal{T}_{n}.     

Rigidity of minimal submanifolds with flat normal bundle

Let M ⁿ (n ≥ 3) be an n-dimensional complete immersed $ \frac{{n - 2}} {n} $ \frac{{n - 2}} {n} -super-stable minimal submanifold in an (n + p)-dimensional Euclidean space ℝ ^n+p with flat normal bundle. We prove that if the second fundamental form of M satisfies some decay conditions, then M is an affine plane or a catenoid in some Euclidean subspace.     

Complete Minimal Hypersurfaces in a Sphere

In this paper we investigate complete minimal hypersurfaces f : Mⁿ? \Bbb Sⁿ⁺¹f : M^{n}\rightarrow {\Bbb S}^{n+1} with at most two principal curvatures. We prove that if the squared norm S of the second fundamental form satisfies S ≥ n, then S = n and f(Mⁿ) is a minimal Clifford torus.     

Isoperimetric profile comparisons and Yamabe constants

We estimate from below the isoperimetric profile of S² ×\mathbb R²{S^2 \times {\mathbb R}^2} and use this information to obtain lower bounds for the Yamabe constant of S² ×\mathbb R²{S^2 \times {\mathbb R}^2} . This provides a lower bound for the Yamabe invariants of products S ² ×  M ² for any closed Riemann surface M. Explicitly we show that Y (S ² ×  M ²) >  (2/3)Y(S ⁴).     

The Moduli Space of Points in the Boundary of Complex Hyperbolic Space

We consider the space M(n,m)\mathcal{M}(n,m) of ordered m-tuples of distinct points in the boundary of complex hyperbolic n-space, H_\mathbbCⁿ\mathbf{H}_{\mathbb{C}}^{n}, up to its holomorphic isometry group PU(n,1). An important problem in complex hyperbolic geometry is to construct and describe the moduli space for M(n,m)\mathcal{M}(n,m). In particular, this is motivated by the study of the deformation space of complex hyperbolic groups generated by loxodromic elements. In the present paper, we give the complete solution to this problem.     

A pinching theorem for minimal hypersurfaces in a sphere

We study compact minimal hypersurfaces Mⁿ in Sⁿ⁺¹S^{n+1} with two distinct principal curvatures and prove that if the squared norm S of the second fundamental form of Mⁿ satisfies S \geqq nS \geqq n, then S o nS \equiv n and Mⁿ is a minimal Clifford torus.     

Complete Minimal Hypersurfaces in a Sphere

In this paper we investigate complete minimal hypersurfaces with at most two principal curvatures. We prove that if the squared norm S of the second fundamental form satisfies S ≥ n, then S = n and f(Mⁿ) is a minimal Clifford torus.     

The supersingular locus of the Shimura variety of GU(1,<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>−1) II

We complete the study of the supersingular locus M^ss\mathcal{M}^{\mathrm{ss}} in the fiber at p of a Shimura variety attached to a unitary similitude group GU(1,n−1) over ℚ in the case that p is inert. This was started by the first author in Can. J. Math. 62, 668–720 (2010) where complete results were obtained for n=2,3. The supersingular locus M^ss\mathcal{M}^{\mathrm{ss}} is uniformized by a formal scheme N\mathcal{N} which is a moduli space of so-called unitary p-divisible groups. It depends on the choice of a unitary isocrystal N. We define a stratification of N\mathcal{N} indexed by vertices of the Bruhat-Tits building attached to the reductive group of automorphisms of N. We show that the combinatorial behavior of this stratification is given by the simplicial structure of the building. The closures of the strata (and in particular the irreducible components of N_red\mathcal{N}_{\mathrm{red}}) are identified with (generalized) Deligne-Lusztig varieties. We show that the Bruhat-Tits stratification is a refinement of the Ekedahl-Oort stratification and also relate the Ekedahl-Oort strata to Deligne-Lusztig varieties. We deduce that M^ss\mathcal{M}^{\mathrm{ss}} is locally a complete intersection, that its irreducible components and each Ekedahl-Oort stratum in every irreducible component is isomorphic to a Deligne-Lusztig variety, and give formulas for the number of irreducible components of every Ekedahl-Oort stratum of M^ss\mathcal{M}^{\mathrm{ss}}.     

On a semilattice of numberings

We study some properties of a $ \mathfrak{c} $ \mathfrak{c} -universal semilattice $ \mathfrak{A} $ \mathfrak{A} with the cardinality of the continuum, i.e., of an upper semilattice of m-degrees. In particular, it is shown that the quotient semilattice of such a semilattice modulo any countable ideal will be also $ \mathfrak{c} $ \mathfrak{c} -universal. In addition, there exists an isomorphism $ \mathfrak{A} $ \mathfrak{A} such that $ {\mathfrak{A} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {\mathfrak{A} {\iota \left( \mathfrak{A} \right)}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {\iota \left( \mathfrak{A} \right)}} $ {\mathfrak{A} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {\mathfrak{A} {\iota \left( \mathfrak{A} \right)}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {\iota \left( \mathfrak{A} \right)}} will be also $ \mathfrak{c} $ \mathfrak{c} -universal. Furthermore, a property of the group of its automorphisms is obtained. To study properties of this semilattice, the technique and methods of admissible sets are used. More exactly, it is shown that the semilattice of mΣ-degrees $ L_{m\Sigma }^{\mathbb{H}\mathbb{F}\left( S \right)} $ L_{m\Sigma }^{\mathbb{H}\mathbb{F}\left( S \right)} on the hereditarily finite superstructure $ \mathbb{H}\mathbb{F} $ \mathbb{H}\mathbb{F} (S) over a countable set S will be a $ \mathfrak{c} $ \mathfrak{c} -universal semilattice with the cardinality of the continuum.     

The Minding formula and its applications

We apply the Minding Formula for geodesic curvature and the Gauss-Bonnet Formula to calculate the total Gaussian curvature of certain 2-dimensional open complete branched Riemannian manifolds, the M\cal M surfaces. We prove that for an M\cal M surface, the total curvature depends only on its Euler characteristic and the local behaviour of its metric at ends and branch points. Then we check that many important surfaces, such as complete minimal surfaces in \Bbb Rⁿ{\Bbb R}^n with finite total curvature, complete constant mean curvature surfaces in hyperbolic 3-space H³ (–1) with finite total curvature, are actually branch point free M\cal M surfaces. Therefore as corollaries we give simple proofs of some classical theorems such as the Chern-Osserman theorem for complete minimal surfaces in \Bbb Rⁿ{\Bbb R}^n with finite total curvature. For the reader's convenience, we also derive the Minding Formula.     

Desingularization of singular Riemannian foliation

Let F{\mathcal{F}} be a singular Riemannian foliation on a compact Riemannian manifold M. By successive blow-ups along the strata of F{\mathcal{F}} we construct a regular Riemannian foliation [^(F)]{\hat{\mathcal{F}}} on a compact Riemannian manifold [^(M)]{\hat{M}} and a desingularization map [^(r)]:[^(M)]? M{\hat{\rho}:\hat{M}\rightarrow M} that projects leaves of [^(F)]{\hat{\mathcal{F}}} into leaves of F{\mathcal{F}}. This result generalizes a previous result due to Molino for the particular case of a singular Riemannian foliation whose leaves were the closure of leaves of a regular Riemannian foliation. We also prove that, if the leaves of F{\mathcal{F}} are compact, then, for each small ${\epsilon >0 }${\epsilon >0 }, we can find [^(M)]{\hat{M}} and [^(F)]{\hat{\mathcal{F}}} so that the desingularization map induces an e{\epsilon}-isometry between M/F{M/\mathcal{F}} and [^(M)]/[^(F)]{\hat{M}/\hat{\mathcal{F}}}. This implies in particular that the space of leaves M/F{M/\mathcal{F}} is a Gromov-Hausdorff limit of a sequence of Riemannian orbifolds {([^(M)]_n/[^(F)]_n)}{\{(\hat{M}_{n}/\hat{\mathcal{F}}_{n})\}}.     

The Moduli Space of Complex Geodesics in the Complex Hyperbolic Plane

We consider the space M\mathcal{M} of ordered m-tuples of distinct complex geodesics in complex hyperbolic 2-space, H_\mathbbC²{\rm\bf H}_{\mathbb{C}}^{2}, up to its holomorphic isometry group PU(2,1). One of the important problems in complex hyperbolic geometry is to construct and describe the moduli space for M\mathcal{M}. This is motivated by the study of the deformation space of groups generated by reflections in complex geodesics. In the present paper, we give the complete solution to this problem.     

Finiteness properties of minimax and coatomic local cohomology modules

Let R be a noetherian ring, \mathfraka{\mathfrak{a}} an ideal of R, and M an R-module. We prove that for a finite module M, if Hⁱ_\mathfraka(M){{\rm H}^{i}_{\mathfrak{a}}(M)} is minimax for all i ≥ r ≥ 1, then Hⁱ_\mathfraka(M){{\rm H}^{i}_{\mathfrak{a}}(M)} is artinian for i ≥ r. A local–global principle for minimax local cohomology modules is shown. If Hⁱ_\mathfraka(M){{\rm H}^{i}_{\mathfrak{a}}(M)} is coatomic for i ≤ r (M finite) then Hⁱ_\mathfraka(M){{\rm H}^{i}_{\mathfrak{a}}(M)} is finite for i ≤ r. We give conditions for a module which is locally minimax to be a minimax module. A non-vanishing theorem and some vanishing theorems are proved for local cohomology modules.     

Twisted conjugacy classes in symplectic groups,mapping class groups and braid groups (with an appendix written jointly with Francois Dahmani)

We prove that the symplectic group Sp(2n,\mathbbZ){Sp(2n,\mathbb{Z})} and the mapping class group Mod _S of a compact surface S satisfy the R _∞ property. We also show that B _n (S), the full braid group on n-strings of a surface S, satisfies the R _∞ property in the cases where S is either the compact disk D, or the sphere S ². This means that for any automorphism f{\phi} of G, where G is one of the above groups, the number of twisted f{\phi}-conjugacy classes is infinite.     

Stable systolic category of manifolds and the cup-length

It follows from a theorem of Gromov that the stable systolic category cat_stsys M{\rm cat}_{\rm stsys} M of a closed manifold M is bounded from below by cl_\mathbbQ M{\rm cl}_{\mathbb{Q}} M, the rational cup-length of M [Ka07]. We study the inequality in the opposite direction. In particular, combining our results with Gromov’s theorem, we prove the equality cat_stsys M = cl_\mathbbQ M{\rm cat}_{\rm stsys} M = {\rm cl}_{\mathbb{Q}} M for simply connected manifolds of dimension ≤ 7.     

On $\frak {F}$-normal Fitting classes of finite soluble groups

Let \frak X, \frak F,\frak X\subseteqq \frak F\frak {X}, \frak {F},\frak {X}\subseteqq \frak {F}, be non-trivial Fitting classes of finite soluble groups such that G_{\frak X}G_{\frak {X}} is an \frak X\frak {X}-injector of G for all G ? \frak FG\in \frak {F}. Then \frak X\frak {X} is called \frak F\frak {F}-normal. If \frak F=\frak S_p\frak {F}=\frak {S}_{\pi }, it is known that (1) \frak X\frak {X} is \frak F\frak {F}-normal precisely when \frak X^*=\frak F^*\frak {X}^{\ast }=\frak {F}^{\ast }, and consequently (2) \frak F í \frak X\frak N\frak {F}\subseteq \frak {X}\frak {N} implies \frak X^*=\frak F^*\frak {X}^{\ast }=\frak {F}^{\ast }, and (3) there is a unique smallest \frak F\frak {F}-normal Fitting class. These assertions are not true in general. We show that there are Fitting classes \frak F\not = \frak S_p\frak {F}\not =\frak {S}_{\pi } filling property (1), whence the classes \frak S_p\frak {S}_{\pi } are not characterized by satisfying (1). Furthermore we prove that (2) holds true for all Fitting classes \frak F\frak {F} satisfying a certain extension property with respect to wreath products although there could be an \frak F\frak {F}-normal Fitting class outside the Lockett section of \frak F\frak {F}. Lastly, we show that for the important cases \frak F=\frak Nⁿ, n\geqq 2\frak {F}=\frak {N}^{n},\ n\geqq 2, and \frak F=\frak S_p1?\frak S_pr, p_i \frak {F}=\frak {S}_{p_{1}}\cdots \frak {S}_{p_{r}},\ p_{i} primes, there is a unique smallest \frak F\frak {F}-normal Fitting class, which we describe explicitly.     

Fujita-Liouville Type Theorem for Coupled Fourth-Order Parabolic Inequalities

This paper deals with a coupled system of fourth-order parabolic inequalities |u|t ≥ 2u + |v|q,|v|t ≥ 2v + |u|p in S = Rn × R+ with p,q > 1,n ≥ 1.A FujitaLiouville type theorem is established that the inequality system does not admit nontrivial nonnegative global solutions on S whenever n4 ≤ max(ppq+11,pqq+11).Since the general maximum-comparison principle does not hold for the fourth-order problem,the authors use the test function method to get the global non-existence of nontrivial solutions.     

Analytic cohomology groups in top degrees of Zariski open sets in {\mathbb{P}^n}

We show that if A is a closed analytic subset of \mathbbPⁿ{\mathbb{P}^n} of pure codimension q then Hⁱ(\mathbbPⁿ\ A,F){H^i(\mathbb{P}^n{\setminus} A,{\mathcal F})} are finite dimensional for every coherent algebraic sheaf F{{\mathcal F}} and every i 3 n-[\fracn-1q]{i\geq n-\left[\frac{n-1}{q}\right]} . If n-1 3 2q we show that H^n-2(\mathbbPⁿ\ A,F)=0{n-1\geq 2q\,{\rm we show that}\, H^{n-2}(\mathbb{P}^n{\setminus} A,{\mathcal F})=0} .