Automorphisms fixing elements of prime order in finite groups

Let σ be an automorphism of a finite group G and suppose that σ fixes every element of G that has prime order or order 4. The main result of this paper shows that the structure of the subgroup H=[G, σ] is severely limited in terms of the order n of σ. In particular, H has exponent dividing n and it is nilpotent of class bounded in terms of n.     

Graphs of small dimensions

LetG=(V, E) be a graph withn vertices. The direct product dimension pdim (G) (c.f. [10], [12]) is the minimum numbert such thatG can be embedded into a product oft copies of complete graphsK _n.In [10], Lovász, Neetil and Pultr determined the direct product dimension of matchings and paths and gave sharp bounds for the product dimension of cycles, all logarithmic in the number of vertices.     

On the metric theory of the nearest integer continued fraction expansion

Supposek _n denotes either (n) or (p _n) (n=1,2,...) where the polynomial maps the natural numbers to themselves andp _k denotes thek ^th rationals prime. Also let denote the sequence of convergents to a real numberx and letc _n(x)) _n=1 be the corresponding sequence of partial quotients for the nearest integer continued fraction expansion. Define the sequence of approximation constants _n(x)) _n=1 by

On values of n 2 + 1 free of large prime factors

Let P ⁺(m) denote the greatest prime factor of the positive integer m. Improving and simplifying work of Dartyge [3] we show that

Annihilators of derivations with Engel conditions on lie ideals

LetR a prime ring,L a noncentral Lie ideal ofR anda ∈R. Suppose thatd is a nonzero derivation ofR such thata[d(u),u] _k =0 for allu ∈L, wherek is a fixed positive integer. Thena=0 except when charR=2 and dim _C RC=4.     

Note on the rings of integers of certain tame 2-galois extensions over a number field

For a number fieldF, we prove that any tame D4-extensionN/F has a normal integral basis (NIB) if and only if any tame (2, 2)-extensionK/F has a NIB.     

On the classification of Galois objects over the quantum group of a nondegenerate bilinear form

We study Galois and bi-Galois objects over the quantum group of a nondegenerate bilinear form, including the quantum group (SL(2)). We obtain the classification of these objects up to isomorphism and some partial results for their classification up to homotopy.     

Selmer groups and quadratic reciprocity

In this article we study the 2-Selmer groups of number fieldsF as well as some related groups, and present connections to the quadratic reciprocity law inF.     

Waring type congruences involving factorials modulo a prime

In this paper we prove that any residue class λ modulo a large prime number p can be represented in the form

Statistics about elliptic curves over finite prime fields

We derive formulas for the probabilities of various properties (cyclicity, squarefreeness, generation by random points) of the point groups of randomly chosen elliptic curves over random prime fields.     

A fast two-grid and finite section method for a class of integral equations on the real line with application to an acoustic scattering problem in the half-plane

Summary  We consider the numerical treatment of second kind integral equations on the real line of the form

On the structure of inner ideals of nest algebras

IfA is a nest algebra andA _s=A ∩ A* , whereA* is the set of the adjoints of the operators lying inA, then the pair (A, A _s) forms a partial Jordan *-triple. Important tools when investigating the structure of a partial Jordan *-triple are its tripotents. In particular, given an orthogonal family of tripotents of the partial Jordan *-triple (A, A _s), the nest algebraA splits into a direct sum of subspaces known as the Peirce decomposition relative to that family. In this paper, the Peirce decomposition relative to an orthogonal family of minimal tripotents is used to investigate the structure of the inner ideals of (A, A _s), whereA is a nest algebra associated with an atomic nest. A property enjoyed by inner ideals of the partial Jordan *-triple (A, A _s) is presented as the main theorem. This result is then applied in the final part of the paper to provide examples of inner ideals. A characterization of the minimal tripotents as a certain class of rank one operators is also obtained as a means to deduce the principal theorem.     

Recurrent and almost-periodic sequences

A sequence g : N → C is called almost-periodic if it belongs to the completion of the C-linear space spanned by the sequences e _ϑ with ϑ ∈ R/Z, where e _ϑ(n) = e ^2πiϑn for n ∈ N, under the semi-norm . Every has a mean value . A sequence g: N → C is called recurrent if it satisfies a linear recurrence equation of the form

A remark on roots of polynomials with positive coefficients

A short proof of a theorem of Dubickas on roots of polynomials with positive rational coefficients is presented.     

On the derivability of Lipschitz functions

We show that given any Borel measure onR, every Lipschitz function is μ-a.e. differentiable with respect to μ.     

Existence theorems for nonlinear functional differential equations of neutral type

Conditions are found upon satisfaction of which the differential equation

On two-point boundary value problems for systems of higher-order ordinary differential equations with singularities

The sufficient conditions of solvability and unique solvability of the two-point boundary value problems of Vallèe-Poussin and Cauchy-Niccoletti have been found for a system of ordinary differential equations of the form

On some properties of cohomotopy-type functors

It is shown that if II ⁿ ,n\s>2, are Chogoshvili's cohomotopy functors [1, 2, 3], then

A useful fixpoint theorem

A sufficient condition for each extensive mapping of an ordered set to have a fixpoint is presented. Financial support of the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic under the grant no. 201/93/0950 is gratefully acknowledged.