Operator Interpretation of Resonances Arising in Spectral Problems for 2 × 2 Operator Matrices

We consider operator matrices ${\rm{H = }}\left( {{_{B_{10} }^{A{_0}}} {_{A_{1} }^{B{_{01}}}} } \right)$ with self - adjoint entries A_i, i = 0,1, and bounded B₁₀ = B₁₀ acting in the orthogonal sum μ=μ₀ ⊕ μ₁ of Hilbert spaces μ₀ and μ₁. We are especially interested in the case where the spectrum of, say, A₁ is partly or totally embedded into the continuous spectrum of A₀ and the transfer function V₁(z) = B₁₀ where (χ - A₀)^?1 B₀₁, admits analytic continuation (as an operator - valued function) through the cuts along branches of the continuous spectrum of the entry A₀ into the unphysical sheet(s) of the spectral parameter plane. The values of χ in the unphysical sheets where M₁^?1(z) and consequently the resolvent (H - z)^?1 have poles are usually called resonances. A main goal of the present work is to find non - selfadjoint operators whose spectra include the resonances as well as to study the completeness and basis properties of the resonance eigenvectors of M₁(z) in μ₁. To this end we first construct an operator - valued function V₁(Y) on the space of operators in μ₁ possessing the property: V₁(Y)?₁ = V₁(z)?₁ for any eigenvector ?₁ of Y corresponding to an eigenvalue z and then study the equation H₁ = A₁ + V₁(H₁). We prove the solvability of this equation even in the case where the spectra of A₀ and A₁ overlap. Using the fact that the root vectors of the solutions H₁ are at the same time such vectors for M₁(z), we prove completeness and even basis properties for the root vectors (including those for the resonances).     

Fourier-Integral-Operator Approximation of Solutions to First-Order Hyperbolic Pseudodifferential Equations I: Convergence in Sobolev Spaces

An approximation Ansatz for the operator solution, U(z′,z), of a hyperbolic first-order pseudodifferential equation, ? _z  + a(z,x,D _x ) with Re (a) ≥ 0, is constructed as the composition of global Fourier integral operators with complex phases. An estimate of the operator norm in L(H ^(s),H ^(s)) of these operators is provided, which yields a convergence result for the Ansatz to U(z′,z) in some Sobolev space as the number of operators in the composition goes to ∞.     

APPLICATIONS OF CLIFFORD ALGEBRAS TO INVOLUTIONS AND QUADRATIC FORMS

ABSTRACT

Let k be a field, char k ≠ 2, F = k(x), D a biquaternion division algebra over k, and σ an orthogonal involution on D with nontrivial discriminant. We show that there exists a quadratic form ? ∈ I ²(F) such that dim ? = 8, [C(?)] = [D], and ? does not decompose into a direct sum of two forms similar to two-fold Pfister forms. This implies in particular that the field extension F(D)/F is not excellent. Also we prove that if A is a central simple K-algebra of degree 8 with an orthogonal involution σ, then σ is hyperbolic if and only if σ _K(A) is hyperbolic. Finally, let σ be a decomposable orthogonal involution on the algebra M _{2 ^m} (K). In the case m ≤ 5 we give another proof of the fact that σ is a Pfister involution. If m ≥ 2 ^n?2 ? 2 and n ≥ 5, we show that q _σ ∈ I ⁿ (K), where q _σ is a quadratic form corresponding to σ. The last statement is founded on a deep result of Orlov et al. (2000) concerning generic splittings of quadratic forms.     

Some Closed Range Integral Operators on Spaces of Analytic Functions

Our main result is a characterization of g for which the operator S_g(f)(z) = ò₀^z f￠(w)g(w) dw{S_g(f)(z) = \int_0^z f'(w)g(w)\, dw} is bounded below on the Bloch space. We point out analogous results for the Hardy space H ² and the Bergman spaces A ^p for 1 ≤ p < ∞. We also show the companion operator T_g(f)(z) = ò₀^z f(w)g￠(w)  dw{T_g(f)(z) = \int_0^z f(w)g'(w) \, dw} is never bounded below on H ², Bloch, nor BMOA, but may be bounded below on A ^p .     

Fiber Coefficients and Depth of Fiber Cones

Let (R, 𝔪) be a Cohen–Macaulay local ring of dimension d > 0, I an 𝔪-primary ideal of R, and K an ideal containing I. When r(I | K)<∞, we give a lower bound and an upper bound for f ₁(I). Under the above assumption on r(I | K) and depth G(I) ≥ d ? 1, we also provide a characterization, in terms of f ₁(I), of the condition depth F _K (I) ≥ d ? 1.     

Inverse problem for a perturbed stratified strip in two dimensions

We consider the divergence form elliptic operator A=??_x,z·(c²(x,z) ?_x,z) in the strip Ω=?× [0,H]. The velocity c(x,z) describes the multistratification of Ω: a horizontal stratification with a compact perturbation K, the velocity in K is a L^∞(K) function. We suppose that the position of the perturbation is known and we prove uniqueness for identification of the perturbation from one generalized eigenfunction pattern in the neighbourhood of K. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A Lower Bound on the Second Fiber Coefficient of the Fiber Cones

Let (R, 𝔪) be a Cohen–Macaulay local ring of dimension d > 0, I an 𝔪-primary ideal of R and K an ideal containing I. When depth G(I) ≥ d ? 1 and r(I | K) < ∞, we present a lower bound on the second fiber coefficient of the fiber cones, and also provide a characterization, in terms of f ₂(I, K), of the condition depth F _K (I) ≥ d ? 1.     

Functorial Properties of Star Operations

We define a universal star operation to be an assignment *: A ? * _A of a star operation * _A on A to every integral domain A. Prime examples of universal star operations include the divisorial closure star operation v, the t-closure star operation t, and the star operation w = F _∞ of Hedstrom and Houston. For any universal star operation *, we say that an extension B ? A of integral domains is *-ideal class linked if there is a group homomorphism Cl_{* A} (A) → Cl_{* B} (B) of star class groups induced by the map I ? (IB)^{* _B} on the set of * _A -ideals I of A. We study several natural subclasses of the class of *-ideal class linked extensions.     

Primes and Right Ideals in Right Cones

A right cone H in a group G is a submonoid of G that generates G and aH ? bH for a, b ? H implies bH ? aH. With any right ideal I ≠ H of H a completely prime ideal P _r (I) of H is associated and the set 𝒫(I) of right ideals I′ of H with the same associated prime ideal P′ =P _r (I) is determined if P′·? P″ is a right invariant segment in H. The set 𝒫(I) is also described if P _r (I) is a limit prime.     

On Derived Equivalences for Selfinjective Algebras

We show that if A is a representation-finite selfinjective Artin algebra, then every P ^? ? K ^b(𝒫 _A ) with Hom _K(Mod?A)(P ^?,P ^?[i]) = 0 for i ≠ 0 and add(P ^?) = add(νP ^?) is a direct summand of a tilting complex, and that if A, B are derived equivalent representation-finite selfinjective Artin algebras, then there exists a sequence of selfinjective Artin algebras A = B ₀, B ₁,…, B _m  = B such that, for any 0 ≤ i < m, B _i+1 is the endomorphism algebra of a tilting complex for B _i of length ≤ 1.     

The Faber Operator and its Boundedness

Let G be a domain bounded by a Jordan curve Γ, and let A(G) be the Banach space of functions continuous on G and holomorphic in G. The Faber operator T is a linear mapping from A( ) to A(G) mapping wⁿ onto the nth Faber polynomial F_n(z) (n=0, 1, 2, …). We show that T<∞ if Γ is piecewise Dini-smooth, and give an example of a quasicircle Γ for which T=∞.     

On the Support Problem for Drinfeld Modules

Let Φ be a Drinfeld A-module over an A-field K of generic characteristic. We will prove the following two results which are analogous to ones in number fields. Case 1. Φ is of rank one. Suppose that P and Q are two nontorsion points in Φ(K). If for any element a ? A and almost all prime ideals 𝒫 in  one has that Φ _a (P) ≡ 0 (mod 𝒫) ? Φ _a (Q) ≡ 0 (mod 𝒫), then Q = Φ _m (P) for some m ? A. Case 2. Φ is of general rank ≥ 1. Let x, y ? Φ(K) be two K-rational points. Denote  = End _K (Φ) which is commutative and Λ =  · y which is a cyclic -module. Let red _v :Φ(K) → Φ(k _v ) be the reduction map at a place v of K with residue field k _v . If red _v (x) ? red _v (Λ) for almost all places v of K. Then f(x) = g(y), for some nonzero elements f and g in .     

Inversion of analytically perturbed linear operators that are singular at the origin

Let H and K be Hilbert spaces and for each z∈C let A(z)∈L(H,K) be a bounded but not necessarily compact linear map with A(z) analytic on a region |z|<a. If A(0) is singular we find conditions under which A⁻¹(z) is well defined on some region 0<|z|<b by a convergent Laurent series with a finite order pole at the origin. We show that by changing to a standard Sobolev topology the method extends to closed unbounded linear operators and also that it can be used in Banach spaces where complementation of certain closed subspaces is possible. Our method is illustrated with several key examples.²     

On Smash Products Of Hopf Algebras

Let H = X? _R A denote an R-smash product of the two bialgebras X and A. We prove that (X,A) is a pair of matched bialgebras, if the R-smash product H has a braiding structure. When X is an associative algebra and A is a Hopf algebra, we investigate the global dimension and the weak dimension of the smash product H = X? _R A and show that lD(H) ≤ rD(A) + lD(X) and wD(H) ≤ wD(A) + wD(X). As an application, we get lD(H ₄) = ∞ for Sweedler's four dimensional Hopf algebra H ₄. We also study the associativity of smash products and the relations between smash products and factorization for algebras.     

Strongly singular convolution operators on the weighted Herz-type Hardy spaces

Let 0<p≤1<q<0, andw ₁ ,w ₂ ∈ A ₁ (Muckenhoupt-class). In this paper the authors prove that the strongly singular convolution operators are bounded from the homogeneous weighted Herz-type Hardy spacesH K^{α, p} _q(w₁; w₂) to the homogeneous weighted Herz spacesK ^{α, p} _q (w₁; w₂), provided α=n(1−1/q). Moreover, the boundedness of these operators on the non-homogeneous weighted Herz-type Hardy spacesH K ^{α, p} _q (w ₁;w ₂) is also investigated. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China     

Small Data Scattering for the One-Dimensional Nonlinear Dirac Equation with Power Nonlinearity

We study scattering problems for the one-dimensional nonlinear Dirac equation (?_t + α?_x + iβ)Φ = λ|Φ|^p?1Φ. We prove that if p > 3 (resp. p > 3 + 1/6), then the wave operator (resp. the scattering operator) is well-defined on some 0-neighborhood of a weighted Sobolev space. In order to prove these results, we use linear operators D(t)xD(?t) and t?_x + x?_t ? α/2, where {D(t)}_t∈? is the free Dirac evolution group. For the reader's convenience, in an appendix we list and prove fundamental properties of D(t)xD(?t) and t?_x + x?_t ? α/2.     

Logarithmic Bounds on Sobolev Norms for Time Dependent Linear Schrödinger Equations

We consider the Aharonov–Bohm effect for the Schrödinger operator H = (?i? _x  ? A(x))² + V(x) and the related inverse problem in an exterior domain Ω in R ² with Dirichlet boundary condition. We study the structure and asymptotics of generalized eigenfunctions and show that the scattering operator determines the domain Ω and H up to gauge equivalence under the equal flux condition. We also show that the flux is determined by the scattering operator if the obstacle Ω ^c is convex.     

Generalizations of Prime Ideals

Let R be a commutative ring with identity. Various generalizations of prime ideals have been studied. For example, a proper ideal I of R is weakly prime (resp., almost prime) if a, b ∈ R with ab ∈ I ? {0} (resp., ab ∈ I ? I ²) implies a ∈ I or b ∈ I. Let φ:?(R) → ?(R) ∪ {?} be a function where ?(R) is the set of ideals of R. We call a proper ideal I of R a φ-prime ideal if a, b ∈ R with ab ∈ I ? φ(I) implies a ∈ I or b ∈ I. So taking φ_?(J) = ? (resp., φ₀(J) = 0, φ₂(J) = J ²), a φ_?-prime ideal (resp., φ₀-prime ideal, φ₂-prime ideal) is a prime ideal (resp., weakly prime ideal, almost prime ideal). We show that φ-prime ideals enjoy analogs of many of the properties of prime ideals.