Tubes in three–dimensional projective spaces

A partial tube in PG(3, q) is a pair , where is a collection of mutually disjoint lines of PG(3, q) with the property that for each plane π of PG(3, q) through L, the intersection of π with the lines of is an arc. Here, we generalize the notion of partial tube allowing the ground field to be any algebraically closed field. To a generalized partial tube we will associate an irreducible surface of degree d in providing upper bounds on d. The authors were partially supported by MIUR and GNSAGA of INdAM (Italy).     

Some Characterizations of Finite Hermitian Veroneseans

We characterize the finite Veronesean of all Hermitian varieties of PG(n,q²) as the unique representation of PG(n,q²) in PG(d,q), d n(n+2), where points and lines of PG(n,q²) are represented by points and ovoids of solids, respectively, of PG(d,q), with the only condition that the point set of PG(d,q) corresponding to the point set of PG(n,q²) generates PG(d,q). Using this result for n=2, we show that is characterized by the following properties: (1) ; (2) each hyperplane of PG(8,q) meets in q²+1, q³+1 or q³+q²+1 points; (3) each solid of PG(8,q) having at least q+3 points in common with shares exactly q²+1 points with it.51E24     

The polynomial degree of the Grassmannian G(1,n,q) of lines in finite projective space PG(n, q)

Let G: = G(1,n,q) denote the Grassmannian of lines in PG(n,q), embedded as a point-set in PG(N, q) with For n = 2 or 3 the characteristic function of the complement of G is contained in the linear code generated by characteristic functions of complements of n-flats in PG(N, q). In this paper we prove this to be true for all cases (n, q) with q = 2 and we conjecture this to be true for all remaining cases (n, q). We show that the exact polynomial degree of is for δ: = δ(n, q) = 0 or 1, and that the possibility δ = 1 is ruled out if the above conjecture is true. The result deg( for the binary cases (n,2) can be used to construct quantum codes by intersecting G with subspaces of dimension at least      

Polar Graphs and Corresponding Involution Sets, Loops and Steiner Triple Systems

A 1-factorization (or parallelism) of the complete graph with loops is called polar if each 1-factor (parallel class) contains exactly one loop and for any three distinct vertices x₁, x₂, x₃, if {x₁} and {x₂, x₃} belong to a 1-factor then the same holds for any permutation of the set {1, 2, 3}. To a polar graph there corresponds a polar involution set , an idempotent totally symmetric quasigroup (P, *), a commutative, weak inverse property loop (P, + ) of exponent 3 and a Steiner triple system . We have: satisfies the trapezium axiom is self-distributive ⇔ (P, + ) is a Moufang loop is an affine triple system; and: satisfies the quadrangle axiom is a group is an affine space.     

The Schur–Potapov Algorithm for Sequences of Complex p × q Matrices. I

The main theme of this paper is to characterize distinguished subclasses of the matricial Schur class in terms of Taylor coefficients. Starting point of our investigations is the observation that the Taylor coefficient sequences of functions from are exactly the infinite p  ×  q Schur sequences. We draw our attention mainly to the subclass of which consists of all p ×  q Schur functions for which the corresponding Taylor coefficient sequences are nondegenerate p  ×  q Schur sequences. Using an appropriate adaptation of the Schur–Potapov algorithm for functions belonging to to infinite sequences of complex p  ×  q matrices we obtain an one-to-one correspondence between infinite nondegenerate p  ×  q Schur sequences and the set of all infinite sequences (E_j)_j=0^∞ of strictly contractive complex p  ×  q matrices. Taking into account the construction of this gives us an one-to-one correspondence between and the set of all infinite sequences (E_j)_j=0^∞ of strictly contractive complex p  ×  q matrices. Hereby, (E_j)_{j =0}^∞ is called the sequence of Schur–Potapov parameters (shortly SP-parameters) of f. Communicated by Daniel Alpay. Submitted: August 17, 2006; Accepted: September 13, 2006     

Set of involutions arising from an egglike inversive plane

To every egglike inversive plane there is associated a family of involutions of the point set of such that circles of are the fixed point sets of the involutions in . Korchmaros and Olanda characterized a family of involutions on a set of size n² + 1to be for an egglike inversive plane of order n by four conditions. In this paper, we give an alternative proof where the Galois space PG(3,n) in which is embedded is built up directly by using concepts and results on finite linear spaces.     

The Automorphism Group of Plane Algebraic Curves with Singer Automorphisms

The main result in Cossidente and Siciliano (J. Number Theory, Vol. 99 (2003) pp. 373–382) states that if a Singer subgroup of PGL(3,q) is an automorphism group of a projective, geometric irreducible, non-singular plane algebraic curve then either or . In the former case is projectively equivalent to the curve with equation X^q+1Y+Y^q+1+X=0 studied by Pellikaan. Furthermore, the curve has a very nice property from Finite Geometry point of view: apart from the three distinguished points fixed by the Singer subgroup, the set of its -rational points can be partitioned into finite projective planes . In this paper, the full automorphism group of such curves is determined. It turns out that is the normalizer of a Singer group in .     

Blocking sets in PG(2, q n ) from cones of PG(2n, q)

Let Ω and be a subset of Σ = PG(2n−1,q) and a subset of PG(2n,q) respectively, with Σ ⊂ PG(2n,q) and . Denote by K the cone of vertex Ω and base and consider the point set B defined by

On the Characters of the Maximal Subgroup <f 1> Sp 4 ( q ) of the Symplectic Group Sp 4(q), q-Even

The aim of this paper is to study the characters of the maximal subgroup of the symplectic group Sp ₄(q)q-even, where is the stabilizer of the one-dimensional space <f ₁> in Sp ₄(q).     

A Symmetric Function Resolution of the Number of Permutations With Respect to Block-Stable Elements

We consider a question raised by Suhov and Voice from quantum information theory and quantum computing. An element of a partition of {1, ..., n} is said to be block-stable for if it is not moved to another block under the action of π. The problem concerns the determination of the generating series for elements of with respect to the number of block-stable elements of a canonical partition of a finite n-set, with block sizes k₁, ..., k_r, in terms of the moment (power) sums p_q(k₁, ..., k_r). We also consider the limit subject to the condition that exists for q = 1, 2,.... Received January 31, 2006     

Generalized quadrangles with an ovoid that is translation with respect to opposite flags

The article [6] contains the result that if a finite generalized quadrangle of order s has an ovoid that is translation with respect to two opposite flags, but not with respect to any two non-opposite flags, then is self-polar and is the set of absolute points of a polarity. In particular, if is the classical generalized quadrangle Q(4, q) then is a Suzuki-Tits ovoid. In this article, we remove the need to assume that is Q(4, q) in order to conclude that is a Suzuki-Tits ovoid by showing that the initial assumptions in fact imply that is Q(4, q). At the same time, we also relax the requirement that have order s.Received: 14 May 2004     

Bivariate Function Spaces and the Embedding of Their Marginal Spaces

For a probability space we denote the marginal measures of , defined on Σ and Λ respectively, by and . If ρ is a function norm defined on marginal function norms ρ₁ and ρ₂ are defined on and . We find conditions which guarantee L_{ρ 1} + L_{ρ 2} to be embedded in L_ρ as a closed subspace. The problem is encountered in Statistics when estimating a bivariate distribution with known marginals. We find a condition which, applied to the binormal distribution in L², improves some known conditions.     

On Two Variable Jordan Block (II)

On the Hardy space over the bidisk H²(D²), the Toeplitz operators and are unilateral shifts of infinite multiplicity. A closed subspace M is called a submodule if it is invariant for both and . The two variable Jordan block (S₁, S₂) is the compression of the pair to the quotient H²(D²) ⊖M. This paper defines and studies its defect operators. A number of examples are given, and the Hilbert-Schmidtness is proved with good generality. Applications include an extension of a Douglas-Foias uniqueness theorem to general domains, and a study of the essential Taylor spectrum of the pair (S₁, S₂). The paper also estabishes a clean numerical estimate for the commutator [S₁*, S₂] by some spectral data of S₁ or S₂. The newly-discovered core operator plays a key role in this study.     

A class of bounded operators on Sobolev spaces

We describe a class of nonlinear operators which are bounded on the Sobolev spaces , for and 1 < p < . As a corollary, we prove that the Hardy-Littlewood maximal operator is bounded on , for and 1 < p < ; this extends the result of J. Kinnunen [7], valid for s = 1. Received: 5 December 2000     

Sequential Dynamical Systems Over Words

In this paper we study sequential dynamical systems (SDS) over words. An SDS is a triple consisting of: (a) a graph Y with vertex set {v₁, ..., v_n}, (b) a family of Y-local functions , where K is a finite field and (c) a word w, i.e., a family (w₁, ..., w_k), where w_i is a Y-vertex. A map is called Y-local if and only if it fixes all variables and depends exclusively on the variables , for . An SDS induces an SDS- map, , obtained by the map-composition of the functions according to w. We show that an SDS induces in addition the graph G(w,Y) having vertex set {1, ..., k} where r, s are adjacent if and only if w_s, w_r are adjacent in Y. G(w, Y) is acted upon by S_k via and Fix(w) is the group of G(w, Y) graph automorphisms which fix w. We analyze G(w, Y)-automorphisms via an exact sequence involving the normalizer of Fix(w) in Aut(G(w, Y)), Fix(w) and Aut(Y). Furthermore we introduce an equivalence relation over words and prove a bijection between word equivalence classes and certain orbits of acyclic orientations of G(w, Y). Received September 12, 2004     

Optimal estimates on rotation number of almost periodic systems

In this paper, we will give some optimal estimates on the rotation number of the linear equation and that of the asymmetric equation: where p(t) and q(t) are almost periodic functions and These estimates are obtained by introducing some kind of new norms in the spaces of almost periodic functions. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 10325102), TRAPOYT-M.O.E. of China (2001), and the National 973 Project of China (no. G1999075108). Received: April 6, 2004; revised: July 7, 2004     

Blocking Sets of Certain Line Sets Related to a Conic

In this paper we classify point sets of minimum size of two types (1) point sets meeting all secants to an irreducible conic of the desarguesian projective plane PG(2,q), q odd; (2) point sets meeting all external lines and tangents to a given irreducible conic of the desarguesian projective plane PG(2,q), q even.     

Solution of the Truncated Hyperbolic Moment Problem

Let Q(x, y) = 0 be an hyperbola in the plane. Given real numbers β ≡ β ⁽²ⁿ⁾={ β _ij } _{i,j ≥ 0,i+j ≤ 2n} , with β₀₀ > 0, the truncated Q-hyperbolic moment problem for β entails finding necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a positive Borel measure μ, supported in Q(x, y) = 0, such that We prove that β admits a Q-representing measure μ (as above) if and only if the associated moment matrix is positive semidefinite, recursively generated, has a column relation Q(X,Y) = 0, and the algebraic variety associated to β satisfies card In this case, if then β admits a rank -atomic (minimal) Q-representing measure; if then β admits a Q-representing measure μ satisfying      

Beckman-Quarles type theorems for mappings from $$ \mathbb{R}^n $$ to $$ \mathbb{C}^n $$

Summary. Let We say that preserves the distance d 0 if for each implies Let A _n denote the set of all positive numbers d such that any map that preserves unit distance preserves also distance d. Let D _n denote the set of all positive numbers d with the property: if and then there exists a finite set S _xy with such that any map that preserves unit distance preserves also the distance between x and y. Obviously, We prove: (1) (2) for n 2 D _n is a dense subset of (2) implies that each mapping f from to (n 2) preserving unit distance preserves all distances, if f is continuous with respect to the product topologies on and      

Maximally singular functions in Besov spaces

Assuming that 0 < α p < N, p, q ∈(1,∞), we construct a class of functions in the Besov space such that the Hausdorff dimension of their singular set is equal to N − α p. We show that these functions are maximally singular, that is, the Hausdorff dimension of the singular set of any other Besov function in is ≦ N − α p. Similar results are obtained for Lizorkin-Triebel spaces and for the Hardy space . Some open problems are listed. Received: 5 July 2005; revised: 18 October 2005