On tensor products of certain group C1-algebras

If A and B are C¹-algebras there is, in general, a multiplicity of C¹-norms on their algebraic tensor product A ⊙ B, including maximal and minimal norms ν and α, respectively. A is said to be nuclear if α and ν coincide, for arbitrary B. The earliest example, due to Takesaki [11], of a nonnuclear C¹-algebra was $\text{C}{}_{\mathrm{l}}{}^1\text{(F}{}_2\text{)}$, the C¹-algebra generated by the left regular representation of the free group on two generators F₂. It is shown here that W¹-algebras, with the exception of certain finite type I's, are nonnuclear.If $\text{C}{}^1\text{(F}{}_2\text{)}$ is the group C¹-algebra of F₂, there is a canonical homomorphism λ_l of $\text{C}{}^1\text{(F}{}_2\text{)}$ onto $\text{C}{}_{\mathrm{l}}{}^1\text{(F}{}_2\text{)}$. The principal result of this paper is that there is a norm ζ on $\text{C}{}_{\mathrm{l}}{}^1\text{(F}{}_2\text{) ⊙ C}{}_{\mathrm{l}}{}^1\text{(F}{}_2\text{)}$, distinct from α, relative to which the homomorphism $\text{λ ⊙ λ}{}_{\mathrm{l}}\text{: C}{}^1\text{(F}{}_2\text{) ⊙ C}{}^1\text{(F}{}_2\text{) → C}{}_{\mathrm{l}}{}^1\text{(F}{}_2\text{) ⊙ C}{}_{\mathrm{l}}{}^1\text{(F}{}_2\text{)}$ is bounded ($\text{C}{}^1\text{(F}{}_2\text{) ⊙ C}{}^1\text{(F}{}_2\text{)}$ being endowed with the norm α). Thus quotients do not, in general, respect the norm α; a consequence of this is that the set of ideals of the α-tensor product of C¹-algebras A and B may properly contain the set of product ideals {$\text{I ? B + A ? J: I ? A, J ? B}$}.Let A and B be C¹-algebras. If A or B is a W¹-algebra there are on A ⊙ B certain C¹-norms, defined recently by Effros and Lance [3], the definitions of which take account of normality. In the final section of the paper it is shown by example that these norms, with α and ν, can be mutually distinct.     

On Lp-spectrum of elliptic operators

For elliptic operators $\text{A = ∑}{}_{\mathrm{¦\alpha ¦\; ?\; m}}\text{a}{}_{\mathrm{\alpha }}\text{(x) D}{}^{\mathrm{\alpha }}$ on Rⁿ and certain of their singular perturbations $\text{B = ∑}{}_{\mathrm{¦\alpha ¦\; ?\; m}}\text{b}{}_{\mathrm{\alpha }}\text{(x)D}{}^{\mathrm{\alpha }}$ relative compactness of B with respect to A is established. This result applies to the study of L^p-spectra of elliptic operators for different p.     

Bounds for iterated normal matrices

Given a normal matrix A, asymptotic bounds are obtained for $\text{|}\text{A}{}^{\mathrm{m}}\text{|}{}_{\mathrm{\infty }}$ in terms of the spectral radius of A, the number of eigenvalues of A with modulus equal to the spectral radius of A, and the order of A. These results are extended to provide bounds for $\text{|}\text{A}{}^{\mathrm{m}}\text{|}{}_{\mathrm{\infty }}$ for all m ? 1.     

Generalized Schur complements

Let A be an n×n complex matrix. For a suitable subspace $\text{M}$ of Cⁿ the Schur compression A _$\text{M}$ and the (generalized) Schur complement A_/$\text{M}$ are defined. If A is written in the form

$\text{A=}\text{B}\text{C}\text{S}\text{T}$

according to the decomposition $\text{C}{}^{\mathrm{n}}\text{=}\text{M}\text{⊕}\text{M}{}^{\mathrm{\perp }}$ and if B is invertible, then

$\text{A}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>M</mtext>}}\text{=}\text{B}\text{C}\text{S}\text{SB}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{C}$

and

$\text{A}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>/</mtext><mtext>M</mtext>}}\text{=}\text{0}\text{0}\text{0}\text{T?SB}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{C}\text{·}$

The commutativity rule for Schur complements is proved:

$\text{(A}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>/</mtext><mtext>M</mtext>}}\text{)}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>/</mtext><mtext>N</mtext>}}\text{=(A)}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>/</mtext><mtext>N</mtext>}}\text{)}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>/</mtext><mtext>M</mtext>}}\text{·}$

This unifies Crabtree and Haynsworth's quotient formula for (classical) Schur complements and Anderson's commutativity rule for shorted operators. Further, the absorption rule for Schur compressions is proved:

$\text{(A}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>/</mtext><mtext>M</mtext>}}\text{)}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>N</mtext>}}\text{=(A}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>N</mtext>}}\text{)}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>M</mtext>}}\text{=A}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>M</mtext>}}\text{whenever}\text{M}\text{?}\text{N}$

.     

The KMS condition and spectral passivity in group duality

Let (A, G, α) be a C¹-dynamical system, where G is abelian, and let φ be an invariant state. Suppose that there is a neighbourhood Ω of the identity in $\text{G}\text{?}$ and a finite constant κ such that $\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{i\; =\; 1}}{}^{\mathrm{n}}\text{φ(x}{}_{\mathrm{i}}{}^1\text{x}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{) ? κ}\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{i\; =\; 1}}{}^{\mathrm{n}}\text{φ(x}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{x}{}_{\mathrm{i}}{}^1\text{)}$ whenever x_i lies in a spectral subspace $\text{R}{}^{\mathrm{\alpha }}\text{(Ω}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{)}$, where $\text{Ω}{}_1\text{+ … + Ω}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{? Ω}$. This condition of complete spectral passivity, together with self-adjointness of the left kernel of φ, ensures that φ satisfies the KMS condition for some one-parameter subgroup of G.     

Multiplicativity of lp norms for matrices. II

For 1 ? p ? ∞, let

$\text{|A|}{}_{\mathrm{p}}\text{=}\text{Σ}\text{i=1}\text{m}\text{Σ}\text{j=1}\text{n}\text{, |α}{}_{\mathrm{ij}}\text{|}{}^{\mathrm{p}}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>p</mtext>}}$

, be the l_p norm of an m × n complex A = (α_ij) ?C_{m × n}. The main purpose of this paper is to find, for any p, q ? 1, the best (smallest) possible constants τ(m, k, n, p, q) and σ(m, k, n, p, q) for which inequalities of the form

$\text{|AB|}{}_{\mathrm{p}}\text{? τ(m, k, n, p, q) |A|}{}_{\mathrm{p}}\text{|B|}{}_{\mathrm{q}}\text{, |AB|}{}_{\mathrm{p}}\text{? σ (m, k, n, p, q)|A|}{}_{\mathrm{q}}\text{|B|}{}_{\mathrm{p}}$

hold for all A?C_{m × k}, B?C_{k × n}. This leads to upper bounds for inner products on C^k and for ordinary l_p operator norms on C_{m × n}.     

Sur la compatibilité des extensions ponctuelles d'un matroïde

A natural sufficient condition for a finite family of single element extensions of a matroid to be compatible is given. Characterizations of all the finite extensions N of a matroid M(E) are given for which the rank function satisfies

$\text{ρ}{}_{\mathrm{N}}\text{(X)=}\text{Min}\text{Z?E}\text{{ρ}{}_{\mathrm{M}}\text{(Z)+|X?}\text{Z}{}^{\mathrm{N}}\text{|}}$

or equivalently the closure operator satisfies $\text{X}{}^{\mathrm{N}}\text{=}\text{X}{}^{\mathrm{N}}\text{? E}{}^{\mathrm{N}}\text{? X}$. The single element extensions and the principal extensions are examples of such matroids. The notion of a sheaf of flats of M. Las Vergnas is used in the proof of a new necessary and sufficient condition for two single element extensions of a matroid to be compatible. An initial announcement of part of these results appeared in R. Cordovil (C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris. A284 (1977), 1249–1252).     

K-theory for the leaf space of foliations by Reeb components

The K-theory of the C¹-algebra $\text{C}{}^1\text{(V, F)}$ associated to C^∞-foliations (V, F) of a manifold V in the simplest non-trivial case, i.e., dim V = 2, is studied. Since the case of the Kronecker foliation was settled by Pimsner and Voiculescu (J. Operator Theory4 (1980), 93–118), the remaining problem deals with foliations by Reeb components. The K-theory of $\text{C}{}^1\text{(V, F)}$ for the Reeb foliation of S³ is also computed. In these cases the C¹-algebra $\text{C}{}^1\text{(V, F)}$ is obtained from simpler C¹-algebras by means of pullback diagrams and short exact sequences. The K-groups $\text{K}{}_1\text{(C}{}^1\text{(V, F))}$ are computed using the associated Mayer-Vietoris and six-term exact sequences. The results characterize the C¹-algebra of the Reeb foliation of $\text{T}$² uniquely as an extension of C(S¹) by C(S¹). For the foliations of $\text{T}$² it is found that the K-groups count the number of Reeb components separated by stable compact leaves. A C^∞-foliation of $\text{T}$² such that K₁(C¹($\text{T}$², F)) has infinite rank is also constructed. Finally it is proved, by explicit calculation using (M. Penington, “K-Theory and C¹-Algebras of Lie Groups and Foliations,” D. Phil. thesis, Oxford, 1983), that the natural map $\text{μ: K}{}_1\text{,}{}_{\mathrm{\tau }}\text{(BG) → K}{}_1\text{(C}{}^1\text{(V, F))}$ is an isomorphism for foliations by Reeb components of $\text{T}$² and S³. In particular this proves the Baum-Connes conjecture (P. Baum and A. Connes, Geometric K-theory for Lie groups, preprint, 1982; A. Connes, Proc. Symp. Pure Math.38 (1982), 521–628) when V = $\text{T}$².     

On the fair coin tossing process

Let Ω = {1, 0} and for each integer n ≥ 1 let $\text{Ω}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{= Ω × Ω × … × Ω}$ (n-tuple) and $\text{Ω}{}_{\mathrm{n}}{}^{\mathrm{k}}\text{= {(a}{}_1\text{, a}{}_2\text{, …, a}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{)|(a}{}_1\text{, a}{}_2\text{, … , a}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{) ? Ω}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{and}\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{i=1}}{}^{\mathrm{n}}\text{a}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{= k}}$ for all k = 0,1,…,n. Let {Y_m}_m≥1 be a sequence of i.i.d. random variables such that $\text{P(Y}{}_1\text{= 0) = P(Y}{}_1\text{= 1) =}\text{1}\text{2}$. For each A in $\text{Ω}{}_{\mathrm{n}}$, let T_A be the first occurrence time of A with respect to the stochastic process {Y_m}_m≥1. R. Chen and A.Zame (1979, J. Multivariate Anal. 9, 150–157) prove that if n ≥ 3, then for each element A in $\text{Ω}{}_{\mathrm{n}}$, there is an element B in $\text{Ω}{}_{\mathrm{n}}$ such that the probability that T_B is less than T_A is greater than $\text{1}\text{2}$. This result is sharpened as follows: (I) for n ≥ 4 and 1 ≤ k ≤ n ? 1, each element A in $\text{Ω}{}_{\mathrm{n}}{}^{\mathrm{k}}$, there is an element B also in $\text{Ω}{}_{\mathrm{n}}{}^{\mathrm{k}}$ such that the probability that T_B is less than T_A is greater than $\text{1}\text{2}$; (II) for n ≥ 4 and 1 ≤ k ≤ n ? 1, each element A = (a₁, a₂,…,a_n) in $\text{Ω}{}_{\mathrm{n}}{}^{\mathrm{k}}$, there is an element C also in $\text{Ω}{}_{\mathrm{n}}{}^{\mathrm{k}}$ such that the probability that T_A is less than T_C is greater than $\text{1}\text{2}$ if n ≠ 2m or n = 2m but a_i = a_{i + 1} for some 1 ≤ i ≤ n?1. These new results provide us with a better and deeper understanding of the fair coin tossing process.     

Best pseudo-isolated Gerschgorin disks for Eigenvalues

Let A be an arbitrary n×n matrix, partitioned so that if A=[A_ij], then all submatrices A_ii are square. If x is a positive vector, it is well-known that $\text{G(}\text{x}\text{) =∪}{}^{\mathrm{N}}{}_{\mathrm{i=1}}\text{G}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{(}\text{x}\text{)}$, where

$\text{G}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{(}\text{x}\text{) =}\text{z}\text{6(zI ? A}{}_{\mathrm{ii}}\text{)}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{6}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{?}\text{1}\text{x}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{∑}\text{j = 1}\text{j ≠ i}\text{N}\text{`6A}{}_{\mathrm{ij}}\text{6x}{}_{\mathrm{j}}$

, contains all the eigenvalues of A. The purpose of this paper is to give a new definition of the concept of an isolated subregion of G(x). An algorithm is given for obtaining the best such isolated subregion in a certain sense, and examples are given to show that tighter bounds for some eigenvalues of A may be obtained than with previous algorithms. For ease of computation, each subregion G_i(x) is replaced by the union of circular disks centered at the eigenvalues of A_ii.     

A regularity result for singular nonlinear elliptic systems in inverse-power weighted Sobolev spaces

The compactness method to weighted spaces is extended to prove the following theorem:Let H_2,s¹(B₁) be the weighted Sobolev space on the unit ball in Rⁿ with norm

$\text{6ν6}{}^1{}_{\mathrm{2,s}}\text{=}\text{∫}{}_{\mathrm{B1}}\text{(}\text{1}\text{r}{}^{\mathrm{s}}\text{)|ν|}{}^2\text{dx + ∫}{}_{\mathrm{B1}}\text{(}\text{1}\text{r}{}^{\mathrm{s}}\text{)|Dν|}{}^2\text{dx.}$

Let n ? 2 ? s < n. Let u? [H_2,s¹(B₁) ∩ L^∞(B₁)]^N be a solution of the nonlinear elliptic system

$\text{∫}{}_{\mathrm{B1}}\text{1}\text{r}{}^{\mathrm{s}}\text{,}\text{∑}\text{i,j=1}\text{n}\text{,}\text{∑}\text{h,K=1}\text{N}\text{A}{}^{\mathrm{hK}}{}_{\mathrm{ij}}\text{(x,u) D}{}^{\mathrm{i}}\text{u}{}_{\mathrm{h}}\text{D}{}^{\mathrm{j\psi }}{}_{\mathrm{K}}\text{dx=0}$

, $\text{∨}\text{ψ}\text{?}\text{¦C}{}_0{}^1\text{(B}{}_1\text{)¦}{}^{\mathrm{N}}\text{,}\text{where}\text{¦A}{}_{\mathrm{ij}}{}^{\mathrm{hk}}\text{¦ ? L, A}{}_{\mathrm{ij}}{}^{\mathrm{hk}}$ are uniformly continuous functions of their arguments and satisfy:

$\text{|η|}{}^2\text{=}\text{∑}\text{i=1}\text{n}\text{,}\text{∑}\text{j=1}\text{N}\text{|η}{}^{\mathrm{i}}{}_{\mathrm{j}}\text{|}{}^2\text{?}\text{∑}\text{i,j=1}\text{n}\text{,}\text{1}\text{r}{}^{\mathrm{s}}\text{,}\text{∑}\text{h,K=1}\text{N}\text{A}{}^{\mathrm{hK}}{}_{\mathrm{ij}}\text{η}{}^{\mathrm{i}}{}_{\mathrm{h}}\text{η}{}^{\mathrm{i}}{}_{\mathrm{k}}\text{,}\text{?η?R}{}^{\mathrm{Nn}}$

. Then there exists an R₁, 0 < R₁ < 1, and an α, 0 < α < 1, along with a set $\text{Ω ? B}{}_1$ such that (1) $\text{H}{}_{\mathrm{n\; ?\; 2}}\text{(Ω) = 0}$, (2) Ω does not contain the origin; Ω does not contain B_R1, (3) $\text{B}{}_1\text{? Ω}$ is open, (4) u is $\text{Lip}{}_{\mathrm{\alpha }}\text{(B}{}_1\text{? Ω)}$; u is Lip_αB_R1.     

Transformation group C1-algebras with continuous trace

We obtain several results characterizing when transformation group C¹-algebras have continuous trace. These results can be stated most succinctly when ($\text{G, Ω}$) is second countable, and the stability groups are contained in a fixed abelian subgroup. In this case, $\text{C}{}^1\text{(G, Ω)}$ has continuous trace if and only if the stability groups vary continuously on Ω and compact subsets of Ω are wandering in an appropriate sense. In general, we must assume that the stability groups vary continuously, and if ($\text{G, Ω}$) is not second countable, that the natural maps of $\text{G}\text{S}{}_{\mathrm{x}}$ onto G · x are homeomorphisms for each x. Then $\text{C}{}^1\text{(G, Ω)}$ has continuous trace if and only if compact subsets of Ω are wandering and an additional C¹-algebra, constructed from the stability groups and Ω, has continuous trace.     

More bounds for elgenvalues using traces

Let the n × n complex matrix A have complex eigenvalues λ₁,λ₂,…λ_n. Upper and lower bounds for Σ(Reλ_i)² are obtained, extending similar bounds for Σ|λ_i|² obtained by Eberlein (1965), Henrici (1962), and Kress, de Vries, and Wegmann (1974). These bounds involve the traces of A¹A, B², C², and D², where $\text{B}\text{=}\text{1}\text{2}\text{(}\text{A}\text{+}\text{A}{}^1\text{)}$, $\text{C}\text{=}\text{1}\text{2}\text{(}\text{A}\text{?}\text{A}{}^1\text{) /i}$, and $\text{D}\text{=}\text{AA}{}^1\text{?}\text{A}{}^1\text{A}$, and strengthen some of the results in our earlier paper “Bounds for eigenvalues using traces” in Linear Algebra and Appl. [12].     

Limit behavior of solutions of singular difference equations

Necessary and sufficient conditions for a solution {z_k} of the difference equation $\text{A}\text{z}{}_{\mathrm{k+1}}\text{+}\text{B}\text{z}{}_{\mathrm{k}}\text{= b, k ?0}$, with $\text{A}$ singular, to be a convergent sequence of vectors are given under a variety of assumptions. Theoretical results on iterative schemes for solving Ax = b by singular splittings, $\text{A =}\text{A}\text{+}\text{B}$, are given first. In particular, the case when $\text{A = A}{}^1$ and $\text{A}$ is positive semi-definite is considered. Then applications to discrete control problems and backwards population projection are discussed.     

Positive definite distributions on K\GK

Let G be a semisimple noncompact Lie group with finite center and let K be a maximal compact subgroup. Then W. H. Barker has shown that if T is a positive definite distribution on G, then T extends to Harish-Chandra's Schwartz space $\text{C}$¹(G). We show that the corresponding property is no longer true for the space of double cosets $\text{K}\text{G}\text{K}$. If G is of real-rank 1, we construct liner functionals $\text{T}{}_{\mathrm{p}}\text{? (C}{}_{\mathrm{c}}{}^{\mathrm{\infty }}\text{(K}\text{G}\text{K}\text{))′}$ for each p, 0 < p ? 2, such that $\text{T}{}_{\mathrm{p}}\text{(f 1 f}{}^1\text{) ? 0, ?f ? C}{}_{\mathrm{c}}{}^{\mathrm{\infty }}\text{(K}\text{G}\text{K}\text{)}$ but T_p does not extend to a continuous functional on $\text{C}{}^{\mathrm{p}}\text{(K}\text{G}\text{K}\text{)}$. In particular, if p ? 1, T_v does not extend to a continuous functional on $\text{C}{}^1\text{(K}\text{G}\text{K}\text{)}$. We use this to answer a question (in the negative) raised by Barker whether for a K-bi-invariant distribution T on G to be positive definite it is enough to verify that $\text{T(f 1 f}{}^1\text{) ? 0, ?f ? C}{}_{\mathrm{c}}{}^{\mathrm{\infty }}\text{(K}\text{G}\text{K}\text{)}$. The main tool used is a theorem of Trombi-Varadarajan.     

On the van der Waerden conjecture and zeros of polynomials

Let

$\text{F(x) =}\text{∑}\text{k=o}\text{n}\text{n}\text{k}\text{A}{}_{\mathrm{k}}\text{x}{}^{\mathrm{k}}$

$\text{A}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{≠ 0,}$

and

$\text{G(x) =}\text{∑}\text{k=o}\text{n}\text{n}\text{k}\text{B}{}_{\mathrm{k}}\text{x}{}^{\mathrm{k}}$

$\text{B}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{≠ 0,}$

be polynomials with real zeros satisfying A_n?1 = B_n?1 = 0, and let

$\text{H(x) =}\text{∑}\text{k=o}\text{n-2}\text{n}\text{k}\text{A}{}_{\mathrm{k}}\text{B}{}_{\mathrm{k}}\text{x}{}^{\mathrm{k}}\text{.}$

Using the recently proved validity of the van der Waerden conjecture on permanents, some results on the real zeros of H(x) are obtained. These results are related to classical results on composite polynomials.     

Transcendental continued fractions

In a previous paper it was proven that given the continued fractions

$\text{A = a}{}_1\text{+}\text{1}\text{a}{}_2\text{+}\text{1}\text{a}{}_3\text{+… and B = b}{}_1\text{+}\text{1}\text{b}{}_2\text{+}\text{1}\text{b}{}_3\text{+…}$

where the a's and b's are positive integers, then A, B, A ± B, $\text{A}\text{B}$ and AB are irrational numbers if $\text{a}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{2}\text{> b}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{> a}{}_{\mathrm{n?1}}{}^{\mathrm{5n}}$ for all n sufficiently large, and transcendental numbers if for all n sufficiently large. Using a more direct approach it is proven in this paper that A, B, A ± B, $\text{A}\text{B}$ and AB are transcendental numbers if a_n > b_n > a_n?1^(n?1)2 for all n sufficiently large.     

On nuclear C1-algebras

A C¹-algebra is called nuclear if there is a unique way of forming its tensor product with any other C¹-algebra. Takesaki [17] showed that all C¹-algebras of type I and all inductive limits of such algebras are nuclear, but that the C¹-algebra $\text{C}{}_{\mathrm{r}}{}^1\text{(G)}$ generated by the left regular representation of G on l²(G) is nonnuclear, where G is the free group on two generators. In this paper an extension property for tensor products of C¹-algebras is introduced, and is characterized in terms of the existence of a certain family of weak expectations on the algebra. Nuclearity implies the extension property, and this is used to show that for a discrete group $\text{G, C}{}_{\mathrm{r}}{}^1\text{(G)}$ is nuclear if and only if G is amenable.An approximation property in the dual of a C¹-algebra is introduced, and shown to imply nuclearity. It is not clear whether the converse implication holds, but it is proved that the known nuclear C¹-algebras satisfy the approximation property.