Taylor series and divisibility

LetA be an augmentedK-algebra; defineT:A →A ?k _kA byT(a)=1?a ?a?1,a ∈A. We prove, under some conditions, thatg is in the subalgebraK[f] ofA generated byf if and only ifT(g) is in the principal ideal generated byT(f) inA?k _kA. WhenA=K[[X]],T(f) is a multiple ofT(X) if and only iff belongs to the ringL obtained by localizingK[X] at (X).     

Observable actions of algebraic groups

Let G be an affine algebraic group and let X be an affine algebraic variety. An action G × X → X is called observable if for any G-invariant, proper, closed subset Y of X there is a nonzero invariant f ∈ \Bbbk\Bbbk [X] ^G such that f| _Y = 0. We characterize this condition geometrically as follows. The action G × X → X is observable if and only if:

A note on the kernels of higher derivations

Let k ? k′ be a field extension. We give relations between the kernels of higher derivations on k[X] and k′[X], where k[X]:= k[x ₁,…, x _n ] denotes the polynomial ring in n variables over the field k. More precisely, let D = {D _n } _n=0 ^∞ a higher k-derivation on k[X] and D′ = {D′ _n } _n=0 ^∞ a higher k′-derivation on k′[X] such that D′ _m (x _i ) = D _m (x _i ) for all m ? 0 and i = 1, 2,…, n. Then (1) k[X] ^D = k if and only if k′[X] ^D′ = k′; (2) k[X] ^D is a finitely generated k-algebra if and only if k′[X] ^D′ is a finitely generated k′-algebra. Furthermore, we also show that the kernel k[X] ^D of a higher derivation D of k[X] can be generated by a set of closed polynomials.     

On strong reality of the unipotent Lie-type subgroups over a field of characteristic 2

A group G is called strongly real if its every nonidentity element is strongly real, i.e. conjugate with its inverse by an involution of G. We address the classical Lie-type groups of rank l, with l ≤ 4 and l ≤ 13, over an arbitrary field, and the exceptional Lie-type groups over a field K with an element η such that the polynomial X ² + X + η is irreducible either in K[X] or K ₀[X] (in particular, if K is a finite field). The following question is answered for the groups under study: What unipotent subgroups of the Lie-type groups over a field of characteristic 2 are strongly real?     

Carleson measures and the generalized Campanato spaces of vector-valued martingales

In this paper, the so-called(p, φ)-Carleson measure is introduced and the relationship between vector-valued martingales in the general Campanato spaces Lp,φ(X) and the(p, φ)-Carleson measures is investigated. Specifically, it is proved that for q ∈ [2, ∞), the measure dμ := ||dfk||~qdP ? dm is a(q, φ)-Carleson measure on ? × N for every f ∈ L_q,φ(X)if and only if X has an equivalent norm which is q-uniformly convex; while for p ∈(1, 2], the measure dμ :=||dfk||~pdP ? dm is a(p, φ)-Carleson measure on ? × N implies that f ∈ L_p,φ(X)if and only if X admits an equivalent norm which is p-uniformly smooth. This result extends an earlier result in the literature from BMO spaces to general Campanato spaces.     

Graphs admitting transitive commutative group actions

Let X be a compact metric space, and Homeo(X) be the group consisting of all homeomorphisms from X to X. A subgroup H of Homeo(X) is said to be transitive if there exists a point x∈X such that {k(x):k∈H} is dense in X. In this paper we show that, if X=G is a connected graph, then the following five conditions are equivalent: (1) Homeo(G) has a transitive commutative subgroup; (2) G admits a transitive Z²-action; (3) G admits an edge-transitive commutative group action; (4) G admits an edge-transitive Z²-action; (5) G is a circle, or a k-fold loop with k?2, or a k-fold polygon with k?2, or a k-fold complete bigraph with k?1. As a corollary of this result, we show that a finite connected simple graph whose automorphism group contains an edge-transitive commutative subgroup is either a cycle or a complete bigraph.     

Rings of Constants of the Form k[f]

Let k[X] be the algebra of polynomials in n variables over a field k of characteristic zero, and let f ? k[X]? k. We present a construction of a derivation d of k[X] whose ring of constants is equal to the integral closure of k[f] in k[X]. A similar construction for fields of rational functions is also given.     

The Relative Brauer Group of an Affine Double Plane

We study algebra classes and divisor classes on a normal affine surface of the form z ² = f(x, y). The affine coordinate ring is T = k[x, y, z]/(z ² ? f), and if R = k[x, y][f ^?1] and S = R[z]/(z ² ? f), then S is a quadratic Galois extension of R. If the Galois group is G, we show that the natural map H¹(G, Cl(T)) → H¹(G, Pic(S)) factors through the relative Brauer group B(S/R) and that all of the maps are onto. Sufficient conditions are given for H¹(G, Cl(T)) to be isomorphic to B(S/R). The groups and maps are computed for several examples.     

Computing invariants of algebraic groups in arbitrary characteristic

Let G be an affine algebraic group acting on an affine variety X. We present an algorithm for computing generators of the invariant ring KG[X] in the case where G is reductive. Furthermore, we address the case where G is connected and unipotent, so the invariant ring need not be finitely generated. For this case, we develop an algorithm which computes KG[X] in terms of a so-called colon-operation. From this, generators of KG[X] can be obtained in finite time if it is finitely generated. Under the additional hypothesis that K[X] is factorial, we present an algorithm that finds a quasi-affine variety whose coordinate ring is KG[X]. Along the way, we develop some techniques for dealing with nonfinitely generated algebras. In particular, we introduce the finite generation ideal.     

Group algebras

Given a group G and a commutative ring k with identity, one can define an k-algebra k[G] called the group algebra of G over k. An element α ∈ k[G] is said to be algebraic if f(α) = 0 for some non-zero polynomial f(X) ∈ k[X]. We will discuss some of the developments in the study of algebraic elements in group algebras.     

The Brauer group of an affine double plane associated to a hyperelliptic curve

We study the Brauer group of an affine double plane π:X→𝔸² defined by an equation of the form z² = f in two separate cases. In the first case, f is a product of n linear forms in k[x,y] and X is birational to a ruled surface ?¹×C, where C is rational if n is odd and hyperelliptic if n is even. In the second case, f = y²?p(x) is the equation of an affine hyperelliptic curve. For π as well as the unramified part of π, we compute the groups of divisor classes, the Brauer groups, the relative Brauer groups, and all of the terms in the sequences of Galois cohomology.     

Waldhausen's theory of k-fold end structures: a survey

Let R⁺ be the space of nonnegative real numbers. F. Waldhausen defines a k-fold end structure on a space X as an ordered k-tuple of continuous maps x_f:X → R⁺, 1 ? j ? k, yielding a proper map x:X → (R⁺)^k. The pairs (X,x) are made into the category E^k of spaces with k-fold end structure. Attachments and expansions in E^k are defined by induction on k, where elementary attachments and expansions in E⁰ have their usual meaning. The category E^k/Z consists of objects (X, i) where i: Z → X is an inclusion in E^k with an attachment of i(Z) to X, and the category E^k6Z consists of pairs (X,i) of E^k/Z that admit retractions X → Z. An infinite complex over Z is a sequence X = {X₁ ? X₂ ? … ? X_n …} of inclusions in E^k6Z. The abelian grou p S₀(Z) is then defined as the set of equivalence classes of infinite complexes dominated by finite ones, where the equivalence relation is generated by homotopy equivalence and finite attachment; and the abelian group S₁(Z) is defined as the set of equivalence classes of X₁, where X ∈ E^k/Z deformation retracts to Z. The group operations are gluing over Z. This paper presents the Waldhausen theory with some additions and in particular the proof of Waldhausen's proposition that there exists a natural exact sequence 0 → S₁(Z × R)→^πS₀(Z) by utilizing methods of L.C. Siebenmann. Waldhausen developed this theory while seeking to prove the topological invariance of Whitehead torsion; however, the end structures also have application in studying the splitting of a noncompact manifold as a product with R[1].     

Uniformly bounded composition operators in the banach space of bounded (p, k)-variation in the sense of Riesz-Popoviciu

We prove that if the composition operator F generated by a function f: [a, b] × ? → ? maps the space of bounded (p, k)-variation in the sense of Riesz-Popoviciu, p ≥ 1, k an integer, denoted by RV_(p,k)[a, b], into itself and is uniformly bounded then RV_(p,k)[a, b] satisfies the Matkowski condition.     

The recognition of the class of indecomposable digraphs under low hemimorphy

Given a digraph G=(V,A), the subdigraph of G induced by a subset X of V is denoted by G[X]. With each digraph G=(V,A) is associated its dual G^?=(V,A^?) defined as follows: for any x,y∈V, (x,y)∈A^? if (y,x)∈A. Two digraphs G and H are hemimorphic if G is isomorphic to H or to H^?. Given k>0, the digraphs G=(V,A) and H=(V,B) are k-hemimorphic if for every X⊆V, with |X|≤k, G[X] and H[X] are hemimorphic. A class C of digraphs is k-recognizable if every digraph k-hemimorphic to a digraph of C belongs to C. In another vein, given a digraph G=(V,A), a subset X of V is an interval of G provided that for a,b∈X and x∈V−X, (a,x)∈A if and only if (b,x)∈A, and similarly for (x,a) and (x,b). For example, 0?, {x}, where x∈V, and V are intervals called trivial. A digraph is indecomposable if all its intervals are trivial. We characterize the indecomposable digraphs which are 3-hemimorphic to a non-indecomposable digraph. It follows that the class of indecomposable digraphs is 4-recognizable.     

Quasikonvexe Multiplikatoren starker Konvergenz

пУсть {f _k; f _k ^* ?X×X^* — пОлНАь БИОРтОгОНАльНАь сИс тЕМА В БАНАхОВОМ пРОстРАН стВЕ X (X^* — сОпРьжЕННОЕ пРОст РАНстВО). пУсть (?→+0) $$\begin{gathered} S_n f = \sum\limits_{k = 0}^n {f_k^* (f)f_k ,} K(f,t) = \mathop {\inf }\limits_{g \in Z} (\left\| {f - g} \right\|_x + t\left| g \right|_z ), \hfill \\ X_0 = \{ f \in X:\mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } \left\| {S_n f - f} \right\|_x = 0\} ,X_\omega = \{ f \in X:K(f,t) = 0(\omega (t))\} , \hfill \\ \end{gathered} $$ гДЕZ?X — НЕкОтОРОЕ пОД пРОстРАНстВО с пОлУН ОРМОИ ¦·¦ И Ω — МОДУль НЕпРЕРыВНО стИ УДОВлЕтВОРьУЩИИ Усл ОВИУ sup Ω(t)/t=∞. пОслЕДОВАтЕ льНОстьΤ={Τ _k} кОМплЕксНых ЧИ сЕл НАжыВАЕтсь МНОжИтЕл ЕМ сИльНОИ схОДИМОст И ДльX _Τ, жАпИсьΤ?М[X _Τ,X _Τ], ЕслИ Д ль кАжДОгО ЁлЕМЕНтАf?X _Τ сУЩЕстВ УЕт тАкОИ ЁлЕМЕНтf ^τ?х₀, ЧтОf _k ^* (f ^τ)=Τ_kf _k ^* (f) Дль ВсЕхk. ДОкА жАНО сРЕДИ ДРУгИх слЕДУУЩ ЕЕ УтВЕРжДЕНИЕ. тЕОРЕМА. пУсmь {f_k; f _k ^* } —Н ЕкОтОРыИ (с, 1)-БАжИс тАк ОИ, ЧтО ВыпОлНьУтсь НЕРАВЕН стВА тИпА НЕРАВЕНстВА ДжЕ ксОНА с пОРьДкОМ O(?_n) u тИ пА НЕРАВЕНстВА БЕРНшmЕИ НА с пОРьДкОМ O(1/?_n). ЕслИ пОслЕДОВАтЕл ьНОсть Τ кВАжИВыпУкл А И ОгРАНИЧЕНА, тО $$\tau \in M[X_{\omega ,} X_0 ] \Leftrightarrow \omega (\varphi _n )\tau _n \left\| {S_n } \right\|_{[X,X]} = o(1).$$ ЁтОт ОБЩИИ пОДхОД НЕМ ЕДлЕННО ДАЕт клАссИЧ ЕскИЕ РЕжУльтАты, ОтНОсьЩИ Есь к ОДНОМЕРНыМ тРИгОНОМЕтРИЧЕскИМ РьДАМ. НО тЕпЕРь ВОжМО жНы ДАльНЕИшИЕ пРИлОжЕН Иь, НАпРИМЕР, к РАжлОжЕНИьМ пО пОлИ НОМАМ лЕжАНДРА, лАгЕР РА ИлИ ЁРМИтА.     

On Stably Free Modules over Affine Algebras

If X is a smooth affine variety of dimension d over an algebraically closed field k, and if (d?1)!??k ^× then any stably trivial vector bundle of rank (d?1) over X is trivial. The hypothesis that X is smooth can be weakened to X is normal if d??4.     

Classes of orderings of measures and related correlation inequalities. I. Multivariate totally positive distributions

A function f(x) defined on $\text{X}$ = $\text{X}$₁ × $\text{X}$₂ × … × $\text{X}$_n where each $\text{X}$_i is totally ordered satisfying f(x ∨ y) f(x ∧ y) ≥ f(x) f(y), where the lattice operations ∨ and ∧ refer to the usual ordering on $\text{X}$, is said to be multivariate totally positive of order 2 (MTP₂). A random vector Z = (Z₁, Z₂,…, Z_n) of n-real components is MTP₂ if its density is MTP₂. Classes of examples include independent random variables, absolute value multinormal whose covariance matrix Σ satisfies ?DΣ^?1D with nonnegative off-diagonal elements for some diagonal matrix D, characteristic roots of random Wishart matrices, multivariate logistic, gamma and F distributions, and others. Composition and marginal operations preserve the MTP₂ properties. The MTP₂ property facilitate the characterization of bounds for confidence sets, the calculation of coverage probabilities, securing estimates of multivariate ranking, in establishing a hierarchy of correlation inequalities, and in studying monotone Markov processes. Extensions on the theory of MTP₂ kernels are presented and amplified by a wide variety of applications.     

Signed k-independence in graphs

Let k ≥ 2 be an integer. A function f: V(G) → {?1, 1} defined on the vertex set V(G) of a graph G is a signed k-independence function if the sum of its function values over any closed neighborhood is at most k ? 1. That is, Σ _x∈N[v] f(x) ≤ k ? 1 for every v ∈ V(G), where N[v] consists of v and every vertex adjacent to v. The weight of a signed k-independence function f is w(f) = Σ _v∈V(G) f(v). The maximum weight w(f), taken over all signed k-independence functions f on G, is the signed k-independence number α _s ^k (G) of G. In this work, we mainly present upper bounds on α _s ^k (G), as for example α _s ^k (G) ≤ n ? 2?(Δ(G) + 2 ? k)/2?, and we prove the Nordhaus-Gaddum type inequality $\alpha _S^k \left( G \right) + \alpha _S^k \left( {\bar G} \right) \leqslant n + 2k - 3$ , where n is the order, Δ(G) the maximum degree and $\bar G$ the complement of the graph G. Some of our results imply well-known bounds on the signed 2-independence number.     

Constants and Darboux Polynomials for Tensor Products of Polynomial Algebras with Derivations

Abstract

Let d ₁ : k[X] → k[X] and d ₂ : k[Y] → k[Y] be k-derivations, where k[X] ? k[x ₁,…,x _n ], k[Y] ? k[y ₁,…,y _m ] are polynomial algebras over a field k of characteristic zero. Denote by d ₁ ⊕ d ₂ the unique k-derivation of k[X, Y] such that d| _k[X] = d ₁ and d| _k[Y] = d ₂. We prove that if d ₁ and d ₂ are positively homogeneous and if d ₁ has no nontrivial Darboux polynomials, then every Darboux polynomial of d ₁ ⊕ d ₂ belongs to k[Y] and is a Darboux polynomial of d ₂. We prove a similar fact for the algebra of constants of d ₁ ⊕ d ₂ and present several applications of our results.     

On complementability of subspaces in symmetric spaces with the Kruglov property

We show that, for a broad class of symmetric spaces on [0, 1], the complementability of the subspace generated by independent functions f _k (k = 1, 2,…) is equivalent to the complementability of the subspace generated by the disjoint translates $\bar f_k (t) = f_k (t - k + 1)\chi _{[k - 1,k]} (t)$ of these functions in some symmetric space Z _X ² on the semiaxis [0,∞). Moreover, if Σ _k=1 ^∞ m(supp f _k ) ? 1, then Z _X ² can be replaced by X itself. This result is new even in the case of L _p -spaces. A series of consequences is obtained; in particular, for the class of symmetric spaces, a result similar to a well-known theorem of Dor and Starbird on the complementability in L _p [0, 1] (1 ? p < ∞) of the subspace [f _k ] generated by independent functions provided that it is isomorphic to the space l _p is obtained.