Period of the adelic Ikeda lift for <Emphasis Type="Italic">U</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">m</Emphasis>, <Emphasis Type="Italic">m</Emphasis>)

We give a period formula for the adelic Ikeda lift of an elliptic modular form f for U(m, m) in terms of special values of the adjoint L-functions of f. This is an adelic version of Ikeda’s conjecture on the period of the classical Ikeda lift for U(m, m).     

On coherent systems of type (<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>, <Emphasis Type="Italic">d</Emphasis>, <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis> + 1) on Petri curves

We study coherent systems of type (n, d, n + 1) on a Petri curve X of genus g ≥ 2. We describe the geometry of the moduli space of such coherent systems for large values of the parameter α. We determine the top critical value of α and show that the corresponding “flip” has positive codimension. We investigate also the non-emptiness of the moduli space for smaller values of α, proving in many cases that the condition for non-emptiness is the same as for large α. We give some detailed results for g ≤ 5 and applications to higher rank Brill–Noether theory and the stability of kernels of evaluation maps, thus proving Butler’s conjecture in some cases in which it was not previously known. The authors are members of the research group VBAC (Vector Bundles on Algebraic Curves). The first two authors were supported by EPSRC grant GR/T22988/01 for a visit to the University of Liverpool. The second author acknowledges the support of CONACYT grant 48263-F. The third author thanks CIMAT, Guanajuato, México and California State University Channel Islands, where a part of this paper was completed, and acknowledges support from the Academia Mexicana de Ciencias, under its exchange agreement with the Royal Society of London.     

On common values of <Emphasis Type="Italic">φ</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>) and <Emphasis Type="Italic">σ</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">m</Emphasis>). I

We show, conditional on a uniform version of the prime k-tuples conjecture, that there are x/(log x)^1+o(1) numbers not exceeding x common to the ranges of φ and σ. Here φ is Euler’s totient function and σ is the sum-of-divisors function.     

An <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis>-approach for packing (<Emphasis Type="Italic">ℓ</Emphasis>, <Emphasis Type="Italic">w</Emphasis>)-rectangles into rectangular and <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis>-shaped pieces

This paper presents an approach using a recursive algorithm for packing (?, w)-rectangles into larger rectangular and L-shaped pieces. Such a problem has actual applications for non-guillotine cutting and pallet/container loading. Our motivation for developing the L-approach is based on the fact that it can solve difficult pallet loading instances. Indeed, it is able to solve all testing problems (more than 20 000 representatives of infinite equivalence classes of the literature), including the 18 hard instances unresolved by other heuristics. We conjecture that the L-approach always finds optimum packings of (?, w)-rectangles into rectangular pieces. Moreover, the approach may also be useful when dealing with cutting and packing problems involving L-shaped pieces.     

Derivatives for smooth representations of <Emphasis Type="Italic">GL</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>, ℝ) and <Emphasis Type="Italic">GL</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>, ℂ)

The notion of derivatives for smooth representations of GL(n, ? _p ) was defined in [BZ77]. In the archimedean case, an analog of the highest derivative was defined for irreducible unitary representations in [Sah89] and called the “adduced” representation. In this paper we define derivatives of all orders for smooth admissible Fréchet representations of moderate growth. The real case is more problematic than the p-adic case; for example, arbitrary derivatives need not be admissible. However, the highest derivative continues being admissible, and for irreducible unitarizable representations coincides with the space of smooth vectors of the adduced representation.In the companion paper [AGS] we prove exactness of the highest derivative functor, and compute highest derivatives of all monomial representations.We apply those results to finish the computation of adduced representations for all irreducible unitary representations and to prove uniqueness of degenerate Whittaker models for unitary representations, thus completing the results of [Sah89, Sah90, SaSt90, GS13a].     

On blocks with <Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">B</Emphasis>)−<Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">B</Emphasis>)=1

We use the method of local representation and original method of Brauer to study the block with K(B)−L(B)=1, and get some properties on the defect group and the structure of this kind of blocks. Then, we show that K(B) conjecture holds for this kind of blocks.     

On (<Emphasis Type="Italic">m</Emphasis>, <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis>)-Isometric Operators

In this paper we study the spectral properties of (m, C)-isometric operators. In particular, if \(T\in \mathcal{{L(H)}}\) is (m, C)-isometric operators, then the power of (m, C)-isometric operators is also (m, C)-isometric operators. Moreover, if \(T^{*}\) has the single-valued extension property, then T has the single-valued extension property. Finally, we investigate conditions for (m, C)-isometric operators to be (1, C)-isometric operators.     

Systematic Construction of <Emphasis Type="Italic">q</Emphasis>-Analogs of <Emphasis Type="Italic">t</Emphasis>−(<Emphasis Type="Italic">v</Emphasis>,<Emphasis Type="Italic">k</Emphasis>,λ)-Designs

In the present paper we consider a q-analog of t–(v,k,)-designs. It is canonic since it arises by replacing sets by vector spaces over GF(q), and their orders by dimensions. These generalizations were introduced by Thomas [Geom.Dedicata vol. 63, pp. 247–253 (1996)] they are called t –(v,k,;q)- designs. A few of such q-analogs are known today, they were constructed using sophisticated geometric arguments and case-by-case methods. It is our aim now to present a general method that allows systematically to construct such designs, and to give complete catalogs (for small parameters, of course) using an implemented software package. &nbsp; In order to attack the (highly complex) construction, we prepare them for an enormous data reduction by embedding their definition into the theory of group actions on posets, so that we can derive and use a generalization of the Kramer-Mesner matrix for their definition, together with an improved version of the LLL-algorithm. By doing so we generalize the methods developed in a research project on t –(v,k,)-designs on sets, obtaining this way new results on the existence of t–(v,k,;q)-designs on spaces for further quintuples (t,v,k,;q) of parameters. We present several 2–(6,3,;2)-designs, 2–(7,3,;2)-designs and, as far as we know, the very first 3-designs over GF(q).classification 05B05     

On the Crossing Number of <Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">m</Emphasis></Subscript> □ <Emphasis Type="Italic">P</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Subscript>

Crossing numbers of graphs are in general very difficult to compute. There are several known exact results on the crossing number of the Cartesian products of paths, cycles or stars with small graphs. In this paper we study cr(K_m □ P_n), the crossing number of the Cartesian product K_m □ P_n. We prove that for m ≥ 3,n ≥ 1 and cr(K_m □ P_n)≥ (n − 1)cr(K_m+2 − e) + 2cr(K_m+1). For m≤ 5, according to Klešč, Jendrol and Ščerbová, the equality holds. In this paper, we also prove that the equality holds for m = 6, i.e., cr(K₆ □ P_n) = 15n + 3. Research supported by NFSC (60373096, 60573022).     

The critical group of <Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">m</Emphasis></Subscript> × <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Subscript>

In this paper, the structure of the critical group of the graph K _m × C _n is determined, where m, n ≥ 3.     

Finite-dimensional <Emphasis Type="Italic">ℓ</Emphasis>-simple lattice-ordered algebras with a <Emphasis Type="Italic">d</Emphasis>-basis

It is shown that a unital finite-dimensional ℓ-simple ℓ-algebra with a distributive basis is isomorphic to a lattice-ordered matrix algebra with the entrywise lattice order over a lattice-ordered twisted group algebra of a finite group with the coordinatewise lattice order. It is also shown that the isomorphism is unique.     

On the equation Δ<Emphasis Type="Italic">u</Emphasis> + <Emphasis Type="Italic">q</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis>)<Emphasis Type="Italic">u</Emphasis> = 0

Sufficient conditions for the blow-up of nontrivial generalized solutions of the interior Dirichlet problem with homogeneous boundary condition for the homogeneous elliptic-type equation Δu + q(x)u = 0, where either q(x) ≠ const or q(x) = const= λ > 0, are obtained. A priori upper bounds (Theorem 4 and Remark 6) for the exact constants in the well-known Sobolev and Steklov inequalities are established.     

On Analytic Campanato and <Emphasis Type="Italic">F</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>, <Emphasis Type="Italic">q</Emphasis>, <Emphasis Type="Italic">s</Emphasis>) Spaces

We investigate the relation between analytic Campanato spaces \(\mathcal {AL}_{p,s}\) and the spaces F(p, q, s), characterize the bounded and compact Riemann–Stieltjes operators from \(\mathcal {AL}_{p,s}\) to \(F(p,p-s-1,s)\). We also describe the corona theorem and the interpolating sequences for the class \(F(p,p-2,s)\), which is the Möbius invariant subspace of the analytic Besov type spaces \(B_p(s)\).     

Ramanujan complexes of type<Emphasis Type="Italic">Ã</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">d</Emphasis></Subscript>

We define and construct Ramanujan complexes. These are simplicial complexes which are higher dimensional analogues of Ramanujan graphs (constructed in [LPS]). They are obtained as quotients of the buildings of typeà _d?1 associated with PGL _d (F) whereF is a local field of positive characteristic.     

On Douglas general (<Emphasis Type="Italic">α</Emphasis>, <Emphasis Type="Italic">β</Emphasis>)-metrics

Douglas metrics are metrics with vanishing Douglas curvature which is an important projective invariant in Finsler geometry. To find more Douglas metrics, in this paper we consider a class of Finsler metrics called general (α, β)-metrics, which are defined by a Riemannian metric \(\alpha = \sqrt {{a_{ij}}\left( x \right){y^i}{y^j}} \) and a 1-form β = b _i (x)y ⁱ . We obtain the differential equations that characterizes these metrics with vanishing Douglas curvature. By solving the equivalent PDEs, the metrics in this class are totally determined. Then many new Douglas metrics are constructed.     

Lower semicontinuity of mappings with bounded (<Emphasis Type="Italic">θ</Emphasis>, 1)-weighted (<Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>, <Emphasis Type="Italic">q</Emphasis>)-distortion

We prove that, under some extra conditions, the locally uniform limit of mappings with bounded (θ, 1)-weighted (p, q)-distortion is a mapping of bounded (θ, 1)-weighted (p, q)-distortion too. Moreover, we obtain the lower semicontinuity of the distortion coefficients.     

Potentially <Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">m</Emphasis></Subscript> — <Emphasis Type="Italic">G</Emphasis>-graphical sequences: A survey

The set of all non-increasing nonnegative integer sequences π = (d(v ₁), d(v ₂), …, d(v _n )) is denoted by NS _n . A sequence π ∈ NS _n is said to be graphic if it is the degree sequence of a simple graph G on n vertices, and such a graph G is called a realization of π. The set of all graphic sequences in NS _n is denoted by GS _n . A graphical sequence π is potentially H-graphical if there is a realization of π containing H as a subgraph, while π is forcibly H-graphical if every realization of π contains H as a subgraph. Let K _k denote a complete graph on k vertices. Let K _m −H be the graph obtained from Km by removing the edges set E(H) of the graph H (H is a subgraph of K _m ). This paper summarizes briefly some recent results on potentially K _m −G-graphic sequences and give a useful classification for determining σ (H, n).     

On 2 – (<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis><Superscript>2</Superscript>, 2<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>, 2<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>–1) designs with three intersection numbers

The simple incidence structure , formed by the points and the unordered pairs of distinct parallel lines of a finite affine plane of order n > 4, is a 2 – (n ²,2n,2n–1) design with intersection numbers 0,4,n. In this paper, we show that the converse is true, when n ≥ 5 is an odd integer. Supported by M.I.U.R., Università di Palermo.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>1</Superscript>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">μ</Emphasis>) for vector-valued measure <Emphasis Type="Italic">μ</Emphasis>

Let μ be a measure from a σ-algebra of subsets of a set T into a sequentially complete Hausdorff topological vector space X. Assume that μ is convexly bounded, i.e., the convex hull of its range is bounded in X, and denote by L ¹(μ) the space of scalar valued functions on T which are integrable with respect to the vector measure μ. We study the inheritance of some properties from X to L ¹(μ). We show that the bounded multiplier property passes from X to L ¹(μ). Answering a 1972 problem of Erik Thomas, we show that for a rather large class of F-spaces X the non-containment of c ₀ passes from X to L ¹(μ).