Farrell cohomology of GL(n,Z)

The Tate-Farrell cohomology of GL(n,Z) with coefficients inZ/p is computed forp an odd prime andp−1 ≦n ≦ 2p−3. Its size depends on the Galois structure of the class group of the cyclotomic fieldQ(p√1) and is shown to be quite large in general. Research partially supported by NSF Grant No. DMS-8701758.     

On collineation groups of finite projective spaces containing a Singer cycle

By a result of Kantor, any subgroup of GL(n, q) containing a Singer cycle normalizes a field extension subgroup. This result has as a consequence a projective analogue, and this paper gives the details of this deduction, showing that any subgroup of PΓL(n, q) containing a projective Singer cycle normalizes the image of a field extension subgroup GL(n/s, q^s) under the canonical homomorphism GL(n, q) → PGL(n, q), for some divisor s of n, and so is contained in the image of ΓL(n/s, q^s) under the canonical homomorphism ΓL(n, q) → PΓL(n, q). The actions of field extension subgroups on V (n, q) are also investigated. In particular, we prove that any field extension subgroup GL(n/s, q^s) of GL(n, q) has a unique orbit on s-dimensional subspaces of V (n, q) of length coprime to q. This orbit is a Desarguesian s-partition of V (n, q).     

On closures of orbits and arithmetic of quaternions

ForG=PGL₂(ℚ _p )×PGL₂ ℚ we study the closures of orbits under the maximal split Cartan subgroup ofG in homogeneous spacesΓ\G. We show that if a closure of an orbit contains a closed orbit then the orbit is either dense or closed. We show the relation of this to divisibility properties of integral quaternions and other lattices. Sponsored in part by the Edmund Landau Center for Research in Mathematical Analysis supported by the Minerva Foundation (Germany). Research at MSRI supported by NSF grant DMS8505550.     

Semigroups containing proximal linear maps

A linear automorphism of a finite dimensional real vector spaceV is calledproximal if it has a unique eigenvalue—counting multiplicities—of maximal modulus. Goldsheid and Margulis have shown that if a subgroupG of GL(V) contains a proximal element then so does every Zariski dense subsemigroupH ofG, providedV considered as aG-module is strongly irreducible. We here show thatH contains a finite subsetM such that for everyg∈GL(V) at least one of the elements γg, γ∈M, is proximal. We also give extensions and refinements of this result in the following directions: a quantitative version of proximality, reducible representations, several eigenvalues of maximal modulus. Partially supported by NSF grant DMS 9204-720.     

Stable properties of plethysm : on two conjectures of Foulkes

Two conjectures made by II.O. Foulkes in 1950 can be stated as follows.

On gonality of Riemann surfaces

A compact Riemann surface X is called a (p, n)-gonal surface if there exists a group of automorphisms C of X (called a (p, n)-gonal group) of prime order p such that the orbit space X/C has genus n. We derive some basic properties of (p, n)-gonal surfaces considered as generalizations of hyperelliptic surfaces and also examine certain properties which do not generalize. In particular, we find a condition which guarantees all (p, n)-gonal groups are conjugate in the full automorphism group of a (p, n)-gonal surface, and we find an upper bound for the size of the corresponding conjugacy class. Furthermore we give an upper bound for the number of conjugacy classes of (p, n)-gonal groups of a (p, n)-gonal surface in the general case. We finish by analyzing certain properties of quasiplatonic (p, n)-gonal surfaces. An open problem and two conjectures are formulated in the paper.     

On mappings of the Galois space

LetV be a metric vector space over a fieldK, dimV=n<∞, and let δ:V×V→K denote the corresponding distance function. Given a mappingσ:V→V such that δ(p,q) = 1⇒ δ(p ^σ ,q ^ς) = 1, ifn=2, indV=1 and charK≠2, 3, 5, thenσ is semilinear [5], [11]; ifn≧3,K=R and the distance function is either Euclidean or Minkowskian, thenσ is linear [3], [10]. Here the following is proved: IfK=GF(p ^m ),p>2 andn≧3, thenσ is semilinear (up to a translation), providedn≠0, −1, −2 (modp) or the discriminant ofV satisfies a certain condition. The proof is based on the condition for a regular simplex to exist in a Galois space, which may be of interest for its own sake.     

Characterizations of new Cohen summing bilinear operators

We prove two characterizations of new Cohen summing bilinear operators. The first one is: Let X, Y and Z be Banach spaces, 1 < p < ∞, V : X × Y → Z a bounded linear operator and n ≥ 2 a natural number. Then V is new Cohen p-summing if and only if for all Banach spaces X₁,?…?, X_n and all p-summing operators U : X₁ × · · · × X_n → X, the operator V ? (U, I_Y) : X₁ × · · · × X_n × Y → Z is -summing. The second result is: Let H be a Hilbert space,, Y, Z Banach spaces and V : H × Y → Z a bounded bilinear operator and 1 < p < ∞. Then V is new Cohen p-summing if and only if for all Banach spaces E and all p-summing operators U : E → H, the operator V ? (U, I_Y) is (p, p*)-dominated.     

On V-orthogonal projectors associated with a semi-norm

For any n ×  p matrix X and n ×  n nonnegative definite matrix V, the matrix X(X′V X)⁺ X′V is called a V-orthogonal projector with respect to the semi-norm , where (·)⁺ denotes the Moore-Penrose inverse of a matrix. Various new properties of the V-orthogonal projector were derived under the condition that rank(V X) =  rank(X), including its rank, complement, equivalent expressions, conditions for additive decomposability, equivalence conditions between two (V-)orthogonal projectors, etc.     

Morita equivalence of smooth noncommutative tori

We show that in the generic case the smooth noncommutative tori associated with two n × n real skew-symmetric matrices are Morita equivalent if and only if the matrices are in the same orbit of the natural SO(n, n∣Z) action. This research was supported by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, held by the first named author.     

On completely reducible solvable subgroups of GL(n, Δ)

Let Δ be a finite field and denote by GL(n, Δ) the group ofn×n nonsingular matrices defined over Δ. LetR⊆GL(n, Δ) be a solvable, completely reducible subgroup of maximal order. For |Δ|≧2, |Δ|≠3 we give bounds for |R| which improve previous ones. Moreover for |Δ|=3 or |Δ|>13 we determine the structure ofR, in particular we show thatR is unique, up to conjugacy. This work is part of a Ph.D. thesis done at the Hebrew University under the supervision of Professor A. Mann.     

On the distribution of Pickands coordinates in bivariate EV and GP models

Let (U,V) be a random vector with U0, V0. The random variables Z=V/(U+V), C=U+V are the Pickands coordinates of (U,V). They are a useful tool for the investigation of the tail behavior in bivariate peaks-over-threshold models in extreme value theory.We compute the distribution of (Z,C) among others under the assumption that the distribution function H of (U,V) is in a smooth neighborhood of a generalized Pareto distribution (GP) with uniform marginals. It turns out that if H is a GP, then Z and C are independent, conditional on C>c−1.These results are used to derive approximations of the empirical point process of the exceedances (Z_i,C_i) with C_i>c in an iid sample of size n. Local asymptotic normality is established for the approximating point process in a parametric model, where c=c(n)↑0 as n→∞.     

Vertex-reinforced random walk

Summary This paper considers a class of non-Markovian discrete-time random processes on a finite state space {1,...,d}. The transition probabilities at each time are influenced by the number of times each state has been visited and by a fixed a priori likelihood matrix,R, which is real, symmetric and nonnegative. LetS _i (n) keep track of the number of visits to statei up to timen, and form the fractional occupation vector,V(n), where . It is shown thatV(n) converges to to a set of critical points for the quadratic formH with matrixR, and that under nondegeneracy conditions onR, there is a finite set of points such that with probability one,V(n)p for somep in the set. There may be more than onep in this set for whichP(V(n)p)>0. On the other handP(V(n)p)=0 wheneverp fails in a strong enough sense to be maximum forH.This research was supported by an NSF graduate fellowship and by an NSF postdoctoral fellowship     

Group algebra series and coboundary modules

The shift action on the 2-cocycle group Z²(G,C) of a finite group G with coefficients in a finitely generated abelian group C has several useful applications in combinatorics and digital communications, arising from the invariance of a uniform distribution property of cocycles under the action. In this article, we study the shift orbit structure of the coboundary subgroup B²(G,C) of Z²(G,C). The study is placed within a well-known setting involving the Loewy and socle series of a group algebra over G. We prove new bounds on the dimensions of terms in such series. Asymptotic results on the size of shift orbits are also derived; for example, if C is an elementary abelian p-group, then almost all shift orbits in B²(G,C) are maximal-sized for large enough finite p-groups G of certain classes.     

Orbit closures in the enhanced nilpotent cone

We study the orbits of G=GL(V) in the enhanced nilpotent cone , where is the variety of nilpotent endomorphisms of V. These orbits are parametrized by bipartitions of n=dimV, and we prove that the closure ordering corresponds to a natural partial order on bipartitions. Moreover, we prove that the local intersection cohomology of the orbit closures is given by certain bipartition analogues of Kostka polynomials, defined by Shoji. Finally, we make a connection with Kato's exotic nilpotent cone in type C, proving that the closure ordering is the same, and conjecturing that the intersection cohomology is the same but with degrees doubled.     

Equimorphy in varieties of distributive double p-algebras

Any finitely generated regular variety V of distributive double p-algebras is finitely determined, meaning that for some finite cardinal n(V), any subclass S V of algebras with isomorphic endomorphism monoids has fewer than n(V) pairwise non-isomorphic members. This result follows from our structural characterization of those finitely generated almost regular varieties which are finitely determined. We conjecture that any finitely generated, finitely determined variety of distributive double p-algebras must be almost regular.     

On some extensions of <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-restricted completely splittable GL(<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>)-modules

In this paper, we calculate the space Ext _GL(n ¹ )(L _n (λ), L _n (μ)), where GL(n) is the general linear group of degree n over an algebraically closed field of positive characteristic, L _n (λ) and L _n (μ) are rational irreducible GL(n)-modules with highest weights λ and μ, respectively, the restriction of L _n (λ) to any Levi subgroup of GL(n) is semisimple, λ is a p-restricted weight, and μ does not strictly dominate λ. __________ Translated from Fundamentalnaya i Prikladnaya Matematika, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 219–226, 2005.     

Finite central height in linear groups

J.D. Dixon has characterized those pairs (n,F), where n is a positive integer and F a field, for which every locally nilpotent subgroup of GL(n,F) is nilpotent. He showed further that these pairs (n,F) have the stronger property that there is a bound on the nilpotency class of the nilpotent subgroups of GL(n,F). In this note we show that these pairs (n,F) have the still stronger property that every subgroup of GL(n,F) has finite bounded central height. Our main result generalizes to groups of automorphisms of Noetherian modules over commutative rings.     

A descent method for submodular function minimization

We show a descent method for submodular function minimization based on an oracle for membership in base polyhedra. We assume that for any submodular function f: ?→R on a distributive lattice ?⊆2 ^V with ?,V∈? and f(?)=0 and for any vector x∈R ^V where V is a finite nonempty set, the membership oracle answers whether x belongs to the base polyhedron associated with f and that if the answer is NO, it also gives us a set Z∈? such that x(Z)>f(Z). Given a submodular function f, by invoking the membership oracle O(|V|²) times, the descent method finds a sequence of subsets Z ₁,Z ₂,···,Z _k of V such that f(Z ₁)>f(Z ₂)>···>f(Z _k )=min{f(Y) | Y∈?}, where k is O(|V|²). The method furnishes an alternative framework for submodular function minimization if combined with possible efficient membership algorithms. Received: September 9, 2001 / Accepted: October 15, 2001?Published online December 6, 2001     

Supersoluble and Related Cofinitary Groups

Let D be a division ring (possibly commutative) and V an infinite-dimensional left vector space over D. We consider irreducible subgroups G of GL(V) containing an element whose fixed-point set in V is non-zero but finite dimensional (over D). We then derive conclusions about cofinitary groups, an element of GL(V) being cofinitary if its fixed-point set is finite dimensional and a subgroup G of GL(V) being cofinitary if all its non-identity elements are confinitary. In particular we show that an irreducible cofinitary subgroup G of GL(V) is usually imprimitive if G is supersoluble and is frequently imprimitive if G is hypercyclic. The latter includes the case where G is hypercentral, which apparently is also new.