A refinement of the Hodge stratification for connected reductive groups

For connected reductive groups G over a finite extension F of and L the maximal unramified extension of F we study the sets of elements with given Hodge points . We explain the relationship to stratifications of some moduli scheme of abelian varieties defined by Goren and Oort respectively Andreatta and Goren. We show that for sufficiently large N the Newton point is constant on the sets and compute such N for certain classes of groups.     

Minimal solvable algebraic groups with a finite center

Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 120–124, August, 1991.     

On recognition of finite simple groups with connected prime graph

The spectrum of a finite group is the set of its element orders. We prove a theorem on the structure of a finite group whose spectrum is equal to the spectrum of a finite nonabelian simple group. The theorem can be applied to solving the problem of recognizability of finite simple groups by spectrum.     

Generic character sheaves on reductive groups over a finite ring

In this paper we propose a construction of generic character sheaves on reductive groups over finite local rings at even levels, whose characteristic functions are higher Deligne–Lusztig characters when the parameters are generic. We formulate a conjecture on the simple perversity of these complexes, and we prove it in the level two case (thus extend a result of Lusztig from the function field case). We then discuss the induction and restriction functors, as well as the Frobenius reciprocity, based on the perversity.     

On the structure of finite coverings of compact connected groups

Finite-sheeted covering mappings onto compact connected groups are studied. We show that for a covering mapping from a connected Hausdorff topological space onto a compact (in general, non-abelian) group there exists a topological group structure on the covering space such that the mapping becomes a homomorphism of groups. To prove this fact we construct an inverse system of covering mappings onto Lie groups which approximates the given covering mapping. As an application, it is shown that a covering mapping onto a compact connected abelian group G must be a homeomorphism provided that the character group of G admits division by degree of the mapping. We also get a criterion for triviality of coverings in terms of means and prove that each finite covering of G is equivalent to a polynomial covering.     

The argument principle and holomorphic extendibility to finite Riemann surfaces

Let M be a finite Riemann surface and let A(M) be the algebra of all continuous functions on M∪bM which are holomorphic on M. We prove that a continuous function Φ on bM extends to a function in A(M) if and only if for every f,g in A(M) such that fΦ+g≠0 on bM, the change of argument of fΦ+g is nonnegative.     

Polynomials and finite sets connected with an identity

It is shown that the polynomials satisfying the identityf(x) f(x + 1) = f(x ² +x – a), wherea either belongs to a field of characteristic zero or is transcendental over a prime field of characteristic exceeding 2, are precisely those of the form(x ² –a) ⁿ ; thus extending a result proved by Nathanson in the complex case. The result is not, in general, true in characteristic 2. Additionally, a class of finite sets, considered by Nathanson in connection with the identity, is completely determined.     

CR manifolds with noncompact connected automorphism groups

The main result of this paper is that the identity component of the automorphism group of a compact, connected, strictly pseudoconvex CR manifold is compact unless the manifold is CR equivalent to the standard sphere. In dimensions greater than 3, it has been pointed out by D. Burns that this result follows from known results on biholomorphism groups of complex manifolds with boundary and the fact that any such CR manifoldM can be realized as the boundary of an analytic variety. WhenM is 3-dimensional, Burns’s proof breaks down because abstract CR 3-manifolds are generically not realizable as boundaries. This paper provides an intrinsic proof of compactness that works in any dimension.     

Monomorphism categories associated with symmetric groups and parity in finite groups

Monomorphism categories of the symmetric and alternating groups are studied via Cayley’s Em-bedding Theorem. It is shown that the parity is well defined in such categories. As an application, the parity in a finite group G is classified. It is proved that any element in a group of odd order is always even and such a group can be embedded into some alternating group instead of some symmetric group in the Cayley’s theorem. It is also proved that the parity in an abelian group of even order is always balanced and the parity in an nonabelian group is independent of its order.