On K_0-groups of operator algebras on Banach spaces

This paper merges some classifications of G-M-type Banach spaces simplifically, discusses the condition of K0(B(X)) = 0 for operator algebra B(X) on a Banach space X, and obtains a result to improve Laustsen's sufficient condition, gives an example to show that X ≈ X2 is not a sufficient condition of K0(B(X)) = 0.     

On the Poincaré inequality for vector fields

We prove the Poincaré inequality for vector fields on the balls of the control distance by integrating along subunit paths. Our method requires that the balls are representable by means of suitable “controllable almost exponential maps”. Both authors were partially supported by the University of Bologna, funds for selected research topics.     

Minimal inner-Σ-Ω-groups and their applications

We introduce and study the minimal inner-Σ-Ω-groups and the minimal outer-Σ-■-groups.Then we give some applications and obtain some interesting results,including characterizations of nilpotent,supersolvable,solvable,and p-closed groups in terms of the join of two conjugate cyclic subgroups having the same property.     

On Iwasawa λ−-invariants of imaginary abelian fields

The value distribution of λ⁻-invariants for imaginary abelian fields (and for a fixed prime number p) will be studied.     

On finite intersections of “henselian valued” fields

In this note we study finite intersections of henselian valued fields, i.e. fields carrying either a henselian valuation ring or a henselian absolute value which is (real-) archimedean. To be more precise, we intersect a finite number of henselian valued respectively real closed fields such that the induced valuation rings respectively orderings generate different V-topologies on the intersection, and investigate its algebraic and valuation-theoretic properties.     

On Serreʼs conjecture over imaginary quadratic fields

We study an analog of Serre?s conjecture over imaginary quadratic fields. In particular, we ask whether the weight recipe of Buzzard, Diamond and Jarvis will hold in this setting. Using a program written by the author, we provide computational evidence that this is in fact the case. In order to justify the method used in the program, we prove that a modular symbols method will work for arbitrary weights over imaginary quadratic fields.     

On the Multiplicative Orders of γ and γ+γ−1 over finite fields

Using bounds of character sums we show that one of the open questions about the possible relation between the multiplicative orders of γ and γ+γ⁻¹ has a negative answer. In fact we show that in some sense the multiplicative orders of these elements are independent.     

Lamron ℓ-groups

The article introduces a new class of lattice-ordered groups. An ?-group G is lamron if Min(G)^?1 is a Hausdorff topological space, where Min(G)^?1 is the space of all minimal prime subgroups of G endowed with the inverse topology. It will be evident that lamron ?-groups are related to ?-groups with stranded primes. In particular, it is shown that for a W-object (G,u), if every value of u contains a unique minimal prime subgroup, then G is a lamron ?-group; such a W-object will be said to have W-stranded primes. A diverse set of examples will be provided in order to distinguish between the notions of lamron, stranded primes, W-stranded primes, complemented, and weakly complemented ?-groups.     

Clean unital ℓ-groups

A ring with identity is said to be clean if every element can be written as a sum of a unit and an idempotent. The study of clean rings has been at the forefront of ring theory over the past decade. The theory of partially-ordered groups has a nice and long history and since there are several ways of relating a ring to a (unital) partially-ordered group it became apparent that there ought to be a notion of a clean partially-ordered group. In this article we define a clean unital lattice-ordered group; we state and prove a theorem which characterizes clean unital ?-groups. We mention the relationship of clean unital ?-groups to algebraic K-theory. In the last section of the article we generalize the notion of clean to the non-unital context and investigate this concept within the framework of W-objects, that is, archimedean ?-groups with distinguished weak order unit.     

Various disconnectivities of spaces and projectabilities of ?-groups

Arch denotes the category of archimedean ?-groups and ?-homomorphisms. Tych denotes the category of Tychonoff spaces with continuous maps, and α denotes an infinite cardinal or ∞. This work introduces the concept of an αcc-disconnected space and demonstrates that the class of αcc-disconnected spaces forms a covering class in Tych. On the algebraic side, we introduce the concept of an αcc-projectable ?-group and demonstrate that the class of αcc-projectable ?-groups forms a hull class in Arch. In addition, we characterize the αcc-projectable objects in W—the category of Arch-objects with designated weak unit and ?-homomorphisms that preserve the weak unit—and construct the αcc-hull for G in W. Lastly, we apply our results to negatively answer the question of whether every hull class (resp., covering class) is epireflective (resp., monocoreflective) in the category of W-objects with complete ?-homomorphisms (resp., the category of compact Hausdorff spaces with skeletal maps).     

Ideal convergence and divergence of nets in (ℓ)-groups

In this paper we introduce the I- and I*-convergence and divergence of nets in (?)-groups. We prove some theorems relating different types of convergence/divergence for nets in (?)-group setting, in relation with ideals. We consider both order and (D)-convergence. By using basic properties of order sequences, some fundamental properties, Cauchy-type characterizations and comparison results are derived. We prove that I*-convergence/divergence implies I-convergence/divergence for every ideal, admissible for the set of indexes with respect to which the net involved is directed, and we investigate a class of ideals for which the converse implication holds. Finally we pose some open problems.     

Nilpotent complements and Carter subgroups in stable ℜ-groups

The following theorems are proved about the Frattini-free componentG of a soluble stable -group: a) If it has a normal subgroupN with nilpotent quotientG /N, then there is a nilpotent subgroupH ofG withG =NH. b) It has Carter subgroups; if the group is small, they are all conjugate. c) Nilpotency modulo a suitable Frattini-subgroup (to be defined) implies nilpotency. The last result makes use of a new structure theorem for the centre of the derivative of the Frattini-free component of a centreless soluble -group.     

Continuum many top varieties of GMV-algebras and unital ℓ-groups

We prove that there are continuum many top varieties of GMV-algebras and examine the countable lattice of varieties generated by periodic primitive unital ℓ-groups with the unit a rational translation.     

Feebly projectable ℓ-groups

In the article [17], we introduced and investigated feebly and flatly projectable frames. In this article, we apply these two properties to lattice-ordered groups. An example is constructed to illustrate that the two properties are distinct, which solves a question from [17]. We also investigate these properties with respect to archimedean ℓ-groups with weak order unit, as well as commutative semiprime f-rings.     

Periodic automorphisms of takiff algebras, contractions, and θ-groups

Let be an algebraic Lie algebra and a (generalised) Takiff algebra. Any finite-order automorphism θ of induces an automorphism of of the same order, denoted . We study invariant-theoretic properties of representations of the fixed point subalgebra of on other eigenspaces of in . We use the observation that, for special values of m, the fixed point subalgebra, , turns out to be a contraction of a certain Lie algebra associated with and θ. To my teacher Supported in part by R.F.B.R. grant 06-01-72550.     

Some results on ℚ-groups

A finite group G whose irreducible characters are rational valued is called a ℚ-group. In this paper we will be concerned with the structure of a finite ℚ-group that contains a strongly embedded subgroup and the structure of a finite ℚ-group satisfying the property that none of its sections is isomorphic to .      

On the unit group and the class number¶of certain composita of two real quadratic fields

The purpose of this paper is to exhibit a new family of real bicyclic biquadratic fields K for which we can write the Hasse unit index of the group generated by the units of the three quadratic subfields in the unit group E _K of K. As a byproduct, one can explicitly relate the class number of K with the product of the class numbers of the three quadratic subfields. Received: 25 July 2000 / Revised version: 12 December 2000     

A family of à n -groups

For each integern≥2 and for each prime powerq, we exhibit a group Γ which acts simply transitively on the set of vertices of the building of type à _n associated with the local field $\mathbb{F}^q ((Y))$ . This generalizes work in [2] and [8] (wheren=2) and in [1] (wheren≤4).