Quantization of Lie bialgebras and shuffle algebras of Lie algebras

To any field \Bbb K \Bbb K of characteristic zero, we associate a set (\mathbbK) (\mathbb{K}) and a group G₀(\Bbb K) {\cal G}_0(\Bbb K) . Elements of (\mathbbK) (\mathbb{K}) are equivalence classes of families of Lie polynomials subject to associativity relations. Elements of G₀(\Bbb K) {\cal G}_0(\Bbb K) are universal automorphisms of the adjoint representations of Lie bialgebras over \Bbb K \Bbb K . We construct a bijection between (\mathbbK)×G₀(\Bbb K) (\mathbb{K})\times{\cal G}_0(\Bbb K) and the set of quantization functors of Lie bialgebras over \Bbb K \Bbb K . This construction involves the following steps.? 1) To each element v \varpi of (\mathbbK) (\mathbb{K}) , we associate a functor \frak a?\operatornameSh^v(\frak a) \frak a\mapsto\operatorname{Sh}^\varpi(\frak a) from the category of Lie algebras to that of Hopf algebras; \operatornameSh^v(\frak a) \operatorname{Sh}^\varpi(\frak a) contains U\frak a U\frak a .? 2) When \frak a \frak a and \frak b \frak b are Lie algebras, and r_{\frak a\frak b} ? \frak a?\frak b r_{\frak a\frak b} \in\frak a\otimes\frak b , we construct an element ?^v (r_{\frak a\frak b}) {\cal R}^{\varpi} (r_{\frak a\frak b}) of \operatornameSh^v(\frak a)?\operatornameSh^v(\frak b) \operatorname{Sh}^\varpi(\frak a)\otimes\operatorname{Sh}^\varpi(\frak b) satisfying quasitriangularity identities; in particular, ?^v(r_{\frak a\frak b}) {\cal R}^\varpi(r_{\frak a\frak b}) defines a Hopf algebra morphism from \operatornameSh^v(\frak a)^* \operatorname{Sh}^\varpi(\frak a)^* to \operatornameSh^v(\frak b) \operatorname{Sh}^\varpi(\frak b) .? 3) When \frak a = \frak b \frak a = \frak b and r_\frak a ? \frak a?\frak a r_\frak a\in\frak a\otimes\frak a is a solution of CYBE, we construct a series r^v(r_\frak a) \rho^\varpi(r_\frak a) such that ?^v(r^v(r_\frak a)) {\cal R}^\varpi(\rho^\varpi(r_\frak a)) is a solution of QYBE. The expression of r^v(r_\frak a) \rho^\varpi(r_\frak a) in terms of r_\frak a r_\frak a involves Lie polynomials, and we show that this expression is unique at a universal level. This step relies on vanishing statements for cohomologies arising from universal algebras for the solutions of CYBE.? 4) We define the quantization of a Lie bialgebra \frak g \frak g as the image of the morphism defined by ?^v(r^v(r)) {\cal R}^\varpi(\rho^\varpi(r)) , where r ? \mathfrakg ?\mathfrakg^* r \in \mathfrak{g} \otimes \mathfrak{g}^* .<\P>     

When is the Uvarov transformation positive definite?

Let L\cal{L} be a positive definite bilinear functional, then the Uvarov transformation of L\cal{L} is given by  U(p,q) = L(p,q) + m p(a)[`(q)](a<sup>-1</sup>) +[`(m)] p([`(a)]<sup>-1</sup>)\,\mathcal{U}(p,q) = \mathcal{L}(p,q) + m\,p(\alpha)\overline{q}(\alpha^{-1}) + \overline{m}\,p(\overline{\alpha}^{-1}) [`(q)]([`(a)])\overline{q}(\overline{\alpha}) where $|\alpha| > 1, m \in \mathbb{C}$|\alpha| > 1, m \in \mathbb{C}. In this paper we analyze conditions on m for U\cal{U} to be positive definite in the linear space of polynomials of degree less than or equal to n. In particular, we show that m has to lie inside a circle in the complex plane defined by α, n and the moments associated with L\cal{L}. We also give an upper bound for the radius of this circle that depends only on α and n. This and other conditions on m are visualized for some examples.     

Purity for overconvergence

Let X \hookrightarrow[`(X)]{X \hookrightarrow \overline{X}} be an open immersion of smooth varieties over a field of characteristic p > 0 such that the complement is a simple normal crossing divisor and [`(Z)] í Z í [`(X)]{\overline{Z}\subseteq Z \subseteq \overline{X}} closed subschemes of codimension at least 2. In this paper, we prove that the canonical restriction functor between the categories of overconvergent F-isocrystals F-Isoc<sup>f</sup>(X,[`(X)]) ? F-Isoc^f(X\Z,[`(X)]\[`(Z)]){F-{\rm Isoc}^\dagger(X,\overline{X}) \longrightarrow F-{\rm Isoc}^\dagger(X{\setminus}Z, \overline{X}{\setminus}\overline{Z})} is an equivalence of categories. We also give an application of our result to the equivalence of certain categories.     

Characterization of field homomorphisms and derivations by functional equations

Summary. Let K and [`(K)] \overline K be fields containing \Bbb Q {\Bbb Q} . We characterize pairs of additive functions f,g: K ?[`(K)] f,g: K \to \overline K satisfying a functional equation¶¶ g(x^ln) = f(x^l)ⁿ     \textrespectively        g(x^ln) = Ax^ln + x^ln-lf(x^l) g(x^{ln}) = f(x^l)^n \quad \text{respectively} \qquad g(x^{ln}) = Ax^{ln} + x^{ln-l}f(x^l) ,¶where n ? \Bbb Z \{0,1} n \in {\Bbb Z} \setminus \{0,1\} , l ? \Bbb N l\in {\Bbb N} and A ? K A \in K .     

(Almost) primitivity of Hecke L -functions

Let f be a cusp form of the Hecke space \frak M₀(l,k,e){\frak M}_0(\lambda,k,\epsilon) and let L _f be the normalized L-function associated to f. Recently it has been proved that L _f belongs to an axiomatically defined class of functions [`(S)]<sup>\sharp</sup>\bar{\cal S}^\sharp . We prove that when λ ≤ 2, L <sub>f</sub> is always almost primitive, i.e., that if L <sub>f</sub> is written as product of functions in [`(S)]^\sharp\bar{\cal S}^\sharp , then one factor, at least, has degree zeros and hence is a Dirichlet polynomial. Moreover, we prove that if l ? {?2,?3,2}\lambda\notin\{\sqrt{2},\sqrt{3},2\} then L _f is also primitive, i.e., that if L _f = F ₁ F ₂ then F ₁ (or F ₂) is constant; for l ? {?2,?3,2}\lambda\in\{\sqrt{2},\sqrt{3},2\} the factorization of non-primitive functions is studied and examples of non-primitive functions are given. At last, the subset of functions f for which L _f belongs to the more familiar extended Selberg class S^\sharp{\cal S}^\sharp is characterized and for these functions we obtain analogous conclusions about their (almost) primitivity in S^\sharp{\cal S}^\sharp .     

Base point free pencils of small degree on certain smooth curves

We give sufficient conditions on numbers d and m such that a linear system of degree m on the normalization C of a plane curve [`(C)]\overline {C} of degree d which is in a certain sense not too singular is in the natural way induced by either a pencil of lines or a pencil of conics in the plane. Those results generalize results on nodal and cuspidal plane curves and seem to complement the recent results of [2]. We present a new approach via the geometry of curves in \Bbb P₁×\Bbb P₂{\Bbb P}_1\times {\Bbb P}_2.     

Harmonicity of functions satisfying a weak form of the mean value property

Let W ì \Bbb Rⁿ\Omega \subset {\Bbb R}^n be a smooth domain and let u ? C⁰(W).u \in C^0(\Omega ). A classical result of potential theory states that¶¶-ò_{Sr([`(x)])</sub> u(x)ds(x)=u([`(x)])-\kern-5mm\int\limits _{S_{r}(\bar x)} u(x)d\sigma (x)=u(\bar x)¶¶for every [`(x)] ? W\bar x\in \Omega and r > 0r>0 if and only if¶¶Du=0 in W.\Delta u=0 \hbox { in } \Omega.¶¶Here -ò<sub>Sr([`(x)])} u(x)ds(x)-\kern-5mm\int\limits _{S_{r}(\bar x)} u(x)d\sigma (x) denotes the average of u on the sphere S_r([`(x)])S_r(\bar x) of center [`(x)]\bar x and radius r. Our main result, which is a "localized" version of the above result, states:¶¶Theorem. Let u ? W^2,1(W)u\in W^{2,1}(\Omega ) and let x ? Wx\in \Omega be a Lebesgue point of Du\Delta u such that¶¶-ò_Sr([`(x)]) u d s- a = o(r²)-\kern-5mm\int\limits _{S_{r}(\bar x)} u d \sigma - \alpha =o(r^2)¶¶for some a ? \Bbb R\alpha \in \Bbb R and all sufficiently small r > 0.r>0. Then¶¶Du(x)=0.\Delta u(x)=0.     

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.     

Integration of the lifting formulas and the cyclic homology of the algebras of differential operators

We integrate the Lifting cocycles Y_2n+1, Y_2n+3, Y_2n+5,? ([Sh1,2]) \Psi_{2n+1}, \Psi_{2n+3}, \Psi_{2n+5},\ldots\,([\rm Sh1,2]) on the Lie algebra Dif_n of holomorphic differential operators on an n-dimensional complex vector space to the cocycles on the Lie algebra of holomorphic differential operators on a holomorphic line bundle l \lambda on an n-dimensional complex manifold M in the sense of Gelfand--Fuks cohomology [GF] (more precisely, we integrate the cocycles on the sheaves of the Lie algebras of finite matrices over the corresponding associative algebras). The main result is the following explicit form of the Feigin--Tsygan theorem [FT1]:¶¶ H^·_Lie(\frak g\frak l^fin_￥(Dif_n);\Bbb C) = ù^·(Y_2n+1, Y_2n+3, Y_2n+5,? ) H^\bullet_{\rm Lie}({\frak g}{\frak l}^{\rm fin}_\infty({\rm Dif}_n);{\Bbb C}) = \wedge^\bullet(\Psi_{2n+1}, \Psi_{2n+3}, \Psi_{2n+5},\ldots\,) .     

A correspondence for the supercuspidal representations of $\overline {SL_2(F)}$, F p-adic

Following D. Manderscheid, we describe the supercuspidal representations of the n-fold metaplectic cover [`(SL<sub>2</sub>(F))]\overline {SL_2(F)}, where F is a p-adic field with (p, 2n) = 1. We prove a "Frobenius formula" for the character of a supercuspidal representation of [`(SL₂(F))]\overline {SL_2(F)}. Using this formula, we obtain a character relation between corresponding supercuspidal representations of [`(SL₂(F))]\overline {SL_2(F)} and of SL₂(F)> in the case n = 2.     

Zyklische kubische monogene Erweiterungen der ganzalgebraischen Zahlen eines quadratischen Körpers

D'après [6] et [7] l'anneau des entiers du corps quadratique Q(?d), d \not = -3{\bf Q}(\sqrt {d}), d \not = -3, possède une extension cyclique cubique monogène (de discriminant 1) si, et seulement si, l'équation diophantienne¶¶ 4m³ = y²d + 274m^3 = y^2d + 27 a une solution avec d \not o 21d \not \equiv 21 (mod 36) et m \not o 3m \not \equiv 3 (mod 9).¶¶ On démontre ici que pour qu'une telle extension existe il faut que 3 divise h (d) et, lorsque d o 1d \equiv 1 (mod 8), d'où (2) = \frak p₁\frak p₂(2) = \frak p_1\frak p_2 où \frak p₁\frak p_1 et \frak p₂\frak p_2 sont deux idéaux premiers distincts de A_d, que la classe [\frak p₁][\frak p_1] de \frak p₁\frak p_1 dans le groupe de classes de Q(?d){\bf Q}(\sqrt {d}) ne soit pas un cube. Pour |d||d| < 100'000 cela élimine 68,37 % des valeurs restantes, les valeurs éliminées passent ainsi de 90 à 97 %.¶ De plus d ne doit pas être de la forme pq ou -3 pq pour lesquels le symbole d'Aigner T(p *q)T(p \star q) vale -1. L'article comporte aussi deux corrections, des résultats complétant [6] et [7], parus dans une thèse, et d'autres (en particulier l'indépendance des critères et des résultats numériques) parus ailleurs.     

How quadratic are the natural numbers?

Abstract. For natural numbers n we inspect all factorizations n = ab of n with a ￡ ba \le b in \Bbb N\Bbb N and denote by n=a_n b_nn=a_n b_n the most quadratic one, i.e. such that b_n - a_nb_n - a_n is minimal. Then the quotient k(n) : = a_n/b_n\kappa (n) := a_n/b_n is a measure for the quadraticity of n. The best general estimate for k(n)\kappa (n) is of course very poor: 1/n ￡ k(n) ￡ 11/n \le \kappa (n)\le 1. But a Theorem of Hall and Tenenbaum [1, p. 29], implies(logn)^-d-e ￡ k(n) ￡ (logn)^-d(\log n)^{-\delta -\varepsilon } \le \kappa (n) \le (\log n)^{-\delta } on average, with d = 1 - (1+log₂  2)/log2=0,08607 ?\delta = 1 - (1+\log _2 \,2)/\log 2=0,08607 \ldots and for every e > 0\varepsilon >0. Hence the natural numbers are fairly quadratic.¶k(n)\kappa (n) characterizes a specific optimal factorization of n. A quadraticity measure, which is more global with respect to the prime factorization of n, is k^*(n): = ?_{1 ￡ a ￡ b, ab=n} a/b\kappa ^*(n):= \textstyle\sum\limits \limits _{1\le a \le b, ab=n} a/b. We show k^*(n) ~ \frac 12\kappa ^*(n) \sim \frac {1}{2} on average, and k^*(n)=W(2^{\frac 12(1-e) log n/log ₂n})\kappa ^*(n)=\Omega (2^{\frac {1}{2}(1-\varepsilon ) {\log}\, n/{\log} _2n})for every e > 0\varepsilon>0.     

On the singularities of residual intertwining operators

Let G be a reductive algebraic group defined over \Bbb Q {\Bbb Q} . Let P, P' be parabolic subgroups of G, defined over \Bbb Q {\Bbb Q} , and let _boxclose_boxclose, a_P') t \in W({\frak a}_{P}, {\frak a}_{P'}) . In this paper we study the intertwining operator M_P￠|P(t,l), l ? \frak a^*_{P,\Bbb C} M_{P' \vert P}(t,\lambda),\,\lambda \in {\frak a}^*_{P,{\Bbb C}} , acting in corresponding spaces of automorphic forms. One of the main results states that each matrix coefficient of M_P￠|P(t,l) M_{P' \vert P}(t,\lambda) is a meromorphic function of order ￡ n + 1 \le n + 1 , where n = dim G. Using this result, we further investigate the rank one intertwining operators, in particular, we study the distribution of their poles.     

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

Idempotents in a complex group algebra, projective modules, and the von Neumann algebra

The complex group algebra \Bbb CG{\Bbb C}G of a countable group G can be imbedded in the von Neumann algebra NG of G. If G is torsion-free, and if P is a finitely generated projective module over \Bbb CG{\Bbb C}G it is proved that the central-valued trace of NG?_{\Bbb CG}PNG\otimes _{{\Bbb C}G}P, i.e. of an idempotent \Bbb CG{\Bbb C}G-matrix A defining P is equal to the canonical trace k(P)\kappa (P) times identity I. It follows that k(P)\kappa (P) characterizes the isomorphism type of NG?_{\Bbb CG}PNG\otimes _{{\Bbb C}G}P.¶If k(P)\kappa (P) is an integer, e.g., if the weak Bass conjecture holds for G then NG?_{\Bbb C G}PNG\otimes _{{\Bbb C} G}P is free. It is also shown that for certain classes of groups geometric arguments can be used to prove the Bass conjecture.     

On the equation of generalized bisymmetry with outer functions injective in each argument

Summary. It is shown that provided F and G are injective in every argument, the functional equation of generalized m ×n m \times n bisymmetry (m,n 3 2) (m,n \ge 2) ,¶¶ G(F₁(x₁₁, \hdots , x_1n),\hdots , F_m(x_m1,\hdots, x_mn)) G(F_1(x_{11}, \hdots , x_{1n}),\hdots , F_m(x_{m1},\hdots, x_{mn})) ¶ = F(G₁(x₁₁,\hdots , x_m1),\hdots , G_n(x_1n,\hdots , x_mn)) = F(G_1(x_{11},\hdots , x_{m1}),\hdots , G_n(x_{1n},\hdots , x_{mn})) ¶may be reduced to ¶¶ G([`(F)]<sub>1</sub>(u<sub>11</sub>, \hdots , u<sub>1n</sub>),\hdots ,[`(F)]_m(u_m1,\hdots, u_mn)) G(\overline{F}_1(u_{11}, \hdots , u_{1n}),\hdots , \overline{F}_m(u_{m1},\hdots, u_{mn})) ¶ = F([`(G)]<sub>1</sub>(u<sub>11</sub>,\hdots , u<sub>m1</sub>),\hdots ,[`(G)]_n(u_1n,\hdots , u_mn)) = F(\overline{G}_1(u_{11},\hdots , u_{m1}),\hdots ,\overline{G}_n(u_{1n},\hdots , u_{mn})) ¶where¶¶ F_i(x_i1,\hdots , x_in) = [`(F)]<sub>i</sub> (j<sub>i1</sub>(x<sub>i1</sub>),\hdots , j<sub>in</sub>(x<sub>in</sub>)), G<sub>j</sub>(x<sub>1j</sub>, \hdots , x<sub>mj</sub>) = [`(G)]_j(j_1j (x_1j),\hdots, j_mj(x_mj)) F_i(x_{i1},\hdots , x_{in}) = \overline{F}_i (\varphi_{i1}(x_{i1}),\hdots , \varphi_{in}(x_{in})), G_j(x_{1j}, \hdots , x_{mj}) = \overline{G}_j(\varphi_{1j} (x_{1j}),\hdots, \varphi_{mj}(x_{mj})) ,¶¶j_ij < /FORMULA > are surjections and < FORMULA > \varphi_{ij} are surjections and \overline{F}_i, \overline{G}_j < /FORMULA > are injective in every argument for all < FORMULA > are injective in every argument for all 1\le i \le m,\ 1\le j\le n $. The result is also shown to hold for a wider class of functional equations.     

Essential norms of some singular integral operators

Let a\alpha and b\beta be bounded measurable functions on the unit circle T. The singular integral operator S_a, bS_{\alpha ,\,\beta } is defined by S_a, b f = aPf + bQf(f ? L² (T))S_{\alpha ,\,\beta } f = \alpha Pf + \beta Qf(f \in L^2 (T)) where P is an analytic projection and Q is a co-analytic projection. In the previous paper, the norm of S_a, bS_{\alpha ,\,\beta } was calculated in general, using a,b\alpha ,\beta and a[`(b)] + H<sup>￥</sup>\alpha \bar {\beta } + H^\infty where H<sup>￥</sup>H^\infty is a Hardy space in L<sup>￥</sup> (T).L^\infty (T). In this paper, the essential norm ||S<sub>a, b</sub> ||<sub>e</sub>\Vert S_{\alpha ,\,\beta } \Vert _e of S<sub>a, b</sub>S_{\alpha ,\,\beta } is calculated in general, using a[`(b)] + H^￥ + C\alpha \bar {\beta } + H^\infty + C where C is a set of all continuous functions on T. Hence if a[`(b)]\alpha \bar {\beta } is in H^￥ + CH^\infty + C then ||S_a, b ||_e = max(||a||_￥ , ||b||_￥ ).\Vert S_{\alpha ,\,\beta } \Vert _e = \max (\Vert \alpha \Vert _\infty , \Vert \beta \Vert _\infty ). This gives a known result when a, b\alpha , \beta are in C.     

Algebraic independence of Mahler functions

Suppose that f₁, ?, f_mf_1, \ldots , f_m satisfy functional equations of type¶¶ f_i(z^d) = P_i(z, f_i(z))     or     f_i(z) = P_i(z, f_i(z^d))f_i({z^d}) = P_i(z, f_i(z)) \quad {or} \quad f_i(z) = P_i(z, f_i({z^d})) ¶for i = 1, ?, mi = 1, \ldots , m, an integer d > 1 and polynomials P_i ? \Bbb C (z)[ y]P_i \in \Bbb C (z)[ {y}] with pairwise distinct partial degrees deg_y( P₁), ?, deg_y( P_m)\deg _y( {P_1}), \ldots , \deg _y( {P_m}). Generalizing a result of Keiji Nishioka and using an idea of Kumiko Nishioka we show, that f₁, ?, f_mf_1, \ldots , f_m can only be algebraically dependent over \Bbb C (z)\Bbb C (z), if there is an index k ? { 1, ?, m}\kappa \in \{ {1, \ldots , m}\} such that f_kf_{\kappa } is rational.     

Solvability of systems of partial differential equations for functions defined on nonconvex sets

We consider systems of partial differential equations with constant coefficients of the form ( R(D_x, D_y)f = 0, P(D_x)f = g), f,g ? C^￥(W),\big ( R(D_x, D_y)f = 0, P(D_x)f = {g}\big ), f,g \in {C}^{\infty}(\Omega),, where R (and P) are operators in (n + 1) variables (and in n variables, respectively), g satisfies the compatibility condition R(D_x, D_y)g = 0  and  W ì \Bbb Rⁿ⁺¹R(D_x, D_y){g} = 0 \ {\rm and} \ \Omega \subset {\Bbb R}^{n+1} is open. Let R be elliptic. We show that the solvability of such systems for certain nonconvex sets W\Omega implies that any localization at ￥\infty of the principle part P_m of P is hyperbolic. In contrast to this result such systems can always be solved on convex open sets W\Omega by the fundamental principle of Ehrenpreis-Palamodov.     

Moser's second one-dimensional inequality for a class of integral operators

Suppose that $1 < p < \infty $1 < p < \infty , q=p/(p-1)q=p/(p-1), and for non-negative f ? L^p(-￥ ,￥)f\in L^p(-\infty\! ,\infty ) and any real x we let F(x)-F(0)=ò₀^xf(t) dtF(x)-F(0)=\int _0^xf(t)\ dt; suppose in addition that ò_-￥^￥ F(t)exp(-|t|) dt=0\int\limits _{-\infty }^\infty F(t)\exp (-|t|)\ dt=0. Moser's second one-dimensional inequality states that there is a constant C_pC_p, such that ò_-￥^￥ exp[a |F(x)|^q-|x|]  dx ￡ C_p\int\limits _{-\infty }^\infty \exp [a |F(x)|^q-|x|] \ dx\le C_p for each f with ||f||_p ￡ 1||f||_p\le 1 and every a ￡ 1a\le 1. Moreover the value a = 1 is sharp. We replace the operation connecting f with F by a more general integral operation; specifically we consider non-negative kernels K(t,x) with the property that xK(t,x) is homogeneous of degree 0 in t, x. We state an analogue of the inequality above for this situation, discuss some applications and consider the sharpness of the constant which replaces a.