The

In this paper we analyze the localization of , the fiber of the double suspension map , with respect to . If four cells at the bottom of , the th extended power spectrum of the Moore spectrum, are collapsed to a point, then one obtains a spectrum . Let be the James-Hopf map followed by the collapse map. Then we show that the secondary suspension map has a lifting to the fiber of and this lifting is shown to be a -periodic equivalence, hence an -equivalence.

     

Unicity in piecewise polynomial -approximation via an algorithm

Our main result shows that certain generalized convex functions on a real interval possess a unique best approximation from the family of piecewise polynomial functions of fixed degree with varying knots. This result was anticipated by Kioustelidis in [11]; however the proof given there is nonconstructive and uses topological degree as the primary tool, in a fashion similar to the proof the comparable result for the case in [5]. By contrast, the proof given here proceeds by demonstrating the global convergence of an algorithm to calculate a best approximation over the domain of all possible knot vectors. The proof uses the contraction mapping theorem to simultaneously establish convergence and uniqueness. This algorithm was suggested by Kioustelidis [10]. In addition, an asymptotic uniqueness result and a nonuniqueness result are indicated, which analogize known results in the case.

     

The version of Newman's Inequality for lacunary polynomials

The principal result of this paper is the establishment of the essentially sharp Markov-type inequality

for every with distinct real exponents greater than and for every . A remarkable corollary of the above is the Nikolskii-type inequality

for every with distinct real exponents greater than and for every . Some related results are also discussed.

     

There are no piecewise linear maps of type

The aim of this paper is to show that there are no piecewise linear maps of type . For this purpose we use the fact that any piecewise monotone map of type has an infinite -limit set which is a subset of a doubling period solenoid. Then we prove that piecewise linear maps cannot have any doubling period solenoids.

     

The nonarchimedean theta correspondence for

In this paper we consider the theta correspondence between the sets and when is a nonarchimedean local field and . Our main theorem determines all the elements of that occur in the correspondence. The answer involves distinguished representations. As a corollary, we characterize all the elements of that occur in the theta correspondence between and . We also apply our main result to prove a case of a new conjecture of S.S. Kudla concerning the first occurrence of a representation in the theta correspondence.

     

Every nonreflexive subspace of fails the fixed point property

The main result of this paper is that every nonreflexive subspace of fails the fixed point property for closed, bounded, convex subsets of and nonexpansive (or contractive) mappings on . Combined with a theorem of Maurey we get that for subspaces of , is reflexive if and only if has the fixed point property. For general Banach spaces the question as to whether reflexivity implies the fixed point property and the converse question are both still open.

     

Small values of polynomials and potentials with normalization

For a polynomial of degree , normalized by the condition

we show that has at most , where is explicitly given and sharp for each . Similar estimates are given for other normalizations, such as , and for planar measure, and for generalized polynomials and potentials, thereby extending work of Cuyt, Driver and the author for . The relation to Remez inequalities is briefly discussed.

     

Invertible completions of upper triangular operator matrices

In this note we prove that if

is a upper triangular operator matrix acting on the Banach space , then is invertible for some if and only if and satisfy the following conditions:

(i)

is left invertible;

(ii)

is right invertible;

(iii)

.

Furthermore we show that , where is the union of certain of the holes in which happen to be subsets of .

     

The zeros of Faber polynomials generated by an -star

It is shown that the zeros of the Faber polynomials generated by a regular -star are located on the -star. This proves a recent conjecture of J. Bartolomeo and M. He. The proof uses the connection between zeros of Faber polynomials and Chebyshev quadrature formulas.

     

A weighted estimate for the commutator of the Bochner-Riesz operator

A weighted estimate with power weights is established for the maximal operator associated with the commutator of the Bochner-Riesz operator. An application of this weighted estimate is also given.

     

On the homotopy invariance of torsion for covering spaces

We prove the homotopy invariance of torsion for covering spaces, whenever the covering transformation group is either residually finite or amenable. In the case when the covering transformation group is residually finite and when the cohomology of the covering space vanishes, the homotopy invariance was established by Lück. We also give some applications of our results.

     

On the absence of invariant measures with locally maximal entropy for a class of shifts of finite type

We prove that for a class of shifts of finite type, , any invariant measure which is not a measure of maximal entropy can be perturbed a small amount in the weak* topology to an invariant measure of higher entropy. Namely, there are no invariant measures which are strictly local maxima for the entropy function.

     

On the number of solutions of an algebraic equation on the curve , and a consequence for o-minimal structures

We prove that every polynomial of degree has at most zeros on the curve . As a consequence we deduce that the existence of a uniform bound for the number of zeros of polynomials of a fixed degree on an analytic curve does not imply that this curve belongs to an o-minimal structure.