Tietze extension theorem for Hilbert -modules

We prove the following generalization of the noncommutative Tietze extension theorem: if is a countably generated Hilbert -module over a -unital -algebra, then the canonical extension of a surjective morphism of Hilbert -modules to extended (multiplier) modules, , is also surjective.

     

Automatic continuity of -derivations on -algebras

Let be a -algebra acting on a Hilbert space , let be a linear mapping and let be a -derivation. Generalizing the celebrated theorem of Sakai, we prove that if is a continuous -mapping, then is automatically continuous. In addition, we show the converse is true in the sense that if is a continuous --derivation, then there exists a continuous linear mapping such that is a --derivation. The continuity of the so-called - -derivations is also discussed.

     

A Hilbert -module not anti-isomorphic to itself

We study the complexification of real Hilbert -modules over real -algebras. We give an example of a Hilbert -module that is not the complexification of any Hilbert -module, where is a real -algebra.

     

A dual graph construction for higher-rank graphs, and -theory for finite 2-graphs

Given a -graph and an element of , we define the dual -graph, . We show that when is row-finite and has no sources, the -algebras and coincide. We use this isomorphism to apply Robertson and Steger's results to calculate the -theory of when is finite and strongly connected and satisfies the aperiodicity condition.

     

On the index and spectrum of differential operators on

If is an system of differential operators on having continuous coefficients with vanishing oscillation at infinity, the Cordes-Illner theory ensures that is Fredholm from to for all or no value We prove that both the index (when defined) and the spectrum of are independent of

     

An obstruction for the mean curvature of a conformal immersion

We prove a Pohozaev type identity for non-linear eigenvalue equations of the Dirac operator on Riemannian spin manifolds with boundary. As an application, we obtain that the mean curvature of a conformal immersion satisfies where is a conformal vector field on and where the integration is carried out with respect to the Euclidean volume measure of the image. This identity is analogous to the Kazdan-Warner obstruction that appears in the problem of prescribing the scalar curvature on inside the standard conformal class.

     

(APD)-property of -algebras by extensions of -algebras with (APD)

A unital -algebra is said to have the (APD)-property if every nonzero element in has the approximate polar decomposition. Let be a closed ideal of . Suppose that and have (APD). In this paper, we give a necessary and sufficient condition that makes have (APD). Furthermore, we show that if and or is a simple purely infinite -algebra, then has (APD).

     

On the algebra range of an operator on a Hilbert -module over compact operators

Let be a Hilbert -module over the -algebra of all compact operators on a complex Hilbert space . Given an orthogonal projection , we describe the set for an arbitrary adjointable operator . The relationship between the set and the matricial range of is established.

     

Isomorphism of Borel full groups

Suppose that and are Polish groups which act in a Borel fashion on Polish spaces and . Let and denote the corresponding orbit equivalence relations, and and the corresponding Borel full groups. Modulo the obvious counterexamples, we show that .

     

Weak properties of weighted convolution algebras

Suppose that is a weighted convolution algebra on with the weight normalized so that the corresponding space of measures is the dual space of the space of continuous functions. Suppose that is a continuous nonzero homomorphism, where is also a convolution algebra. If is norm dense in , we show that is (relatively) weak dense in , and we identify the norm closure of with the convergence set for a particular semigroup. When is weak continuous it is enough for to be weak dense in . We also give sufficient conditions and characterizations of weak continuity of . In addition, we show that, for all nonzero in , the sequence converges weak to 0. When is regulated, converges to 0 in norm.

     

Holes in the spectrum of functions generating affine systems

Given a expansive dilation matrix , a measurable set is called a -dilation generator of if is tiled (modulo null sets) by the collection . Our main goal in this paper is to prove certain results relating the support of the Fourier transform of functions generating a wavelet or orthonormal affine system associated with the dilation to an arbitrary set which is a -dilation generator of .

     

-boundedness for the Hilbert transform and maximal operator along a class of nonconvex curves

Some sufficient conditions on a real polynomial and a convex function are given in order for the Hilbert transform and maximal operator along to be bounded on , for all in , with bounds independent of the coefficients of . The same conclusion is shown to hold for the corresponding hypersurface in under weaker hypotheses on .

     

Small volume on big -spheres

We consider Riemannian metrics on the -sphere for such that the distance between any pair of antipodal points is bounded below by 1. We show that the volume can be arbitrarily small. This is in contrast to the -dimensional case where Berger has shown that .

     

A prediction problem in

For a nonnegative integrable weight function on the unit circle , we provide an expression for , in terms of the series coefficients of the outer function of , for the weighted distance , where is the normalized Lebesgue measure and ranges over trigonometric polynomials with frequencies in , , . The problem is open for .

     

A condition under which follows from

We will give some sufficient conditions for a -hyponormal operator, , to be normal, and a sufficient condition for a triplet of operators , , with , self-adjoint and unitary such that necessarily satisfies .

     

Spectrally bounded operators on simple -algebras

A linear mapping from a subspace of a Banach algebra into another Banach algebra is called spectrally bounded if there is a constant such that for all , where denotes the spectral radius. We prove that every spectrally bounded unital operator from a unital purely infinite simple -algebra onto a unital semisimple Banach algebra is a Jordan epimorphism.

     

The problem of minimizing locally a functional around non-critical points is well-posed

In this paper, we prove the following general result: Let be a real Hilbert space and a functional, with locally Lipschitzian derivative.

Then, for each with , there exists such that, for every , the restriction of to the sphere has a unique global minimum toward which every minimizing sequence strongly converges.

     

Lightface -indescribable cardinals

-absoluteness for forcing means that for any forcing , . `` inaccessible to reals' means that for any real , . To measure the exact consistency strength of `` -absoluteness for forcing and is inaccessible to reals', we introduce a weak version of a weakly compact cardinal, namely, a (lightface) -indescribable cardinal; has this property exactly if it is inaccessible and .

     

An ultrafilter with property

Let be a -supercompact cardinal. We show that carries a normal ultrafilter with a property introduced by Menas. With it we give a transparent proof of Kamo's theorem that carries a normal ultrafilter with the partition property.

     

Global dominated splittings and the Newhouse phenomenon

We prove that given a compact -dimensional boundaryless manifold , , there exists a residual subset of the space of diffeomorphisms such that given any chain-transitive set of , then either admits a dominated splitting or else is contained in the closure of an infinite number of periodic sinks/sources. This result generalizes the generic dichotomy for homoclinic classes given by Bonatti, Diaz, and Pujals (2003).

It follows from the above result that given a -generic diffeomorphism , then either the nonwandering set may be decomposed into a finite number of pairwise disjoint compact sets each of which admits a dominated splitting, or else exhibits infinitely many periodic sinks/sources (the `` Newhouse phenomenon"). This result answers a question of Bonatti, Diaz, and Pujals and generalizes the generic dichotomy for surface diffeomorphisms given by Mañé (1982).