Kaluza-Klein pistons with noncommutative extra dimensions

We calculate the scalar Casimir energy and Casimir force for an ℝ³ × N Kaluza-Klein piston setup in which the extra-dimensional space N contains a noncommutative two-dimensional sphere S _fz. We study the cases with T ^d ×S _fz and S _fz as the extra-dimensional spaces, where T ^d is the d-dimensional commutative torus, and examine the validity of the results and the regularization obtained in the piston setup in each case. We examine the Casimir energy with one-loop corrections for one piston chamber due to the self-interacting scalar field in the noncommutative geometry. We compute with some approximations. We compare the obtained results with the results of analogous computations for the Minkowski space-time M ^D . In conclusion, we discuss the stabilization of the extra-dimensional space in the piston setup.     

Gelfand Numbers of Identity Operators Between Symmetric Sequence Spaces

Complementing and generalizing classical as well as recent results, we prove asymptotically optimal formulas for the Gelfand and approximation numbers of identities Eⁿ ↪ Fⁿ, where Eⁿ and Fⁿ denote the n-th sections of symmetric quasi-Banach sequence spaces E and F satisfying certain interpolation assumptions. We illustrate our results by considering classical spaces such as Lorentz and Orlicz sequence spaces. Supported by DFG grant Hi 584/2-2.     

Stencils with isotropic discretization error for differential operators

We derive stencils, i.e., difference schemes, for differential operators for which the discretization error becomes isotropic in the lowest order. We treat the Laplacian, Bilaplacian (= biharmonic operator), and the gradient of the Laplacian both in two and three dimensions. For three dimensions ??(h²) results are given while for two dimensions both ??(h²) and ??(h⁴) results are presented. The results are also available in electronic form as a Mathematica file. It is shown that the extra computational cost of an isotropic stencil usually is less than 20%. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq, 2006     

Finite dimensional Nichols algebras over certain p-groups

We investigate pointed Hopf algebras over finite nilpotent groups of odd order, with nilpotency class 2. For such a group G, we show that if its commutator subgroup coincides with its center, then there exists no non-trivial finite-dimensional pointed Hopf algebra with kG as its coradical. We apply these results to non-abelian groups of order p³, p⁴ and p⁵, and list all the pointed Hopf algebras of order p⁶, whose group of grouplikes is non-abelian.     

Bordism-Finiteness and Semi-simple Group Actions

We give bordism-finiteness results for smooth S ³-manifolds. Consider the class of oriented manifolds which admit an S ¹-action with isolated fixed points such that the action extends to an S ³-action with fixed point. We exhibit various subclasses, characterized by an upper bound for the Euler characteristic and properties of the first Pontryagin class p ₁, for example p ₁ = 0, which contain only finitely many oriented bordism types in any given dimension. Also we show finiteness results for homotopy complex projective spaces and complete intersections with S ³-action as above.     

Null spaces and ranges for the classical and spherical Radon transforms

Let R be the classical Radon transform that integrates a function over hyperplanes in Rⁿ and let SM be the transform that integrates a function over spheres containing the origin in Rⁿ. We prove continuity results for both transforms and explicitly give the null space of R for a class of square integrable functions on the exterior of a ball in Rⁿ as well as the null space of SM for square integrable functions on a ball. We show SM: L²(Rⁿ) → L²(Rⁿ) is one-one, and we characterize the range of SM on classes of smooth functions and square integrable functions by certain moment conditions. If g(x) is a Schwartz function on Rⁿ that is zero to infinite order at x = 0, we prove moment conditions sufficient for g to be in the range of SM(C^∞(Rⁿ)). We apply our results on SM to existence and uniqueness theorems for solutions to a characteristic initial value problem for the Darboux partial differential equation.     

Commutatively ordered Banach algebras

Abstract

Spectral theory in ordered Banach algebras (OBAs) has been investigated and several authors have made contributions. However, the results are not applicable to non-commutative C^*-algebras, since a non-commutative C^*-algebra is not an OBA. In this paper we introduce a more general structure, called a commutatively ordered Banach algebra (COBA), which includes the class of OBAs. Every C^* - algebra is a COBA. We will give the basic properties of COBAs and show how known results in OBAs can be generalized to the COBA setting. We will then discuss two spectral problems regarding COBA elements. The results obtained, of course, hold true in an OBA as well. These results extend the theory of COBAs and OBAs.     

L 2-Cohomology for Von Neumann Algebras

We study L ²-Betti numbers for von Neumann algebras, as defined by D. Shlyakhtenko and A. Connes in [CoS]. We give a definition of L ²-cohomology and show how the study of the first L ²-Betti number can be related to the study of derivations with values in a bi-module of affiliated operators. We show several results about the possibility of extending derivations from sub-algebras and about uniqueness of such extensions. In particular, we show that the first L ²-Betti number of a tracial von Neumann algebra coincides with the corresponding number for an arbitrary weakly dense sub-C*-algebra. Along the way, we prove some results about the dimension function of modules over rings of affiliated operators which are of independent interest. Received: March 2006 Revision: October 2006 Accepted: October 2006     

Convolution Operators on Discrete Hardy Spaces

We establish the connection between the boundedness of convolution operators on H^p(ℝ^N) and some related operators on H^p(ℤ^N). The results we obtain here extend the already known for L^p spaces with p > 1. We also study similar results for maximal operators given by convolution with the dilation of a fixed kernel. Our main tools are some known results about functions of exponential type already presented in [BC1] that, in particular, allow us to prove a sampling theorem for functions of exponential type belonging to Hardy spaces     

Tiling R 3 with circles and disks

While it is not possible to tile R ² with circles, several constructions are known for tiling R ³ with circles or with homeomorphs of circles subject to various constraints. We extend this work on circles and obtain as well some analogous results on tiling R ² and R ³ with disks.     

The geometry of the Wilks’s Λ random field

The statistical problem addressed in this paper is to approximate the P value of the maximum of a smooth random field of Wilks’s Λ statistics. So far results are only available for the usual univariate statistics (Z, t, χ², F) and a few multivariate statistics (Hotelling’s T ², maximum canonical correlation, Roy’s maximum root). We derive results for any differentiable scalar function of two independent Wishart random fields, such as Wilks’s Λ random field. We apply our results to a problem in brain shape analysis.     

A gradient flow approach to an evolution problem arising in superconductivity

We study an evolution equation proposed by Chapman, Rubinstein, and Schatzman as a mean‐field model for the evolution of the vortex density in a superconductor. We treat the case of a bounded domain where vortices can exit or enter the domain. We show that the equation can be derived rigorously as the gradient flow of some specific energy for the Riemannian structure induced by the Wasserstein distance on probability measures. This leads us to some existence and uniqueness results and energy‐dissipation identities. We also exhibit some “entropies” that decrease through the flow and allow us to get regularity results (solutions starting in L^p, p > 1, remain in L^p). © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Stability of the Crank–Nicolson–Adams–Bashforth scheme for the 2D Leray‐alpha model

We consider the stability of an efficient Crank–Nicolson–Adams–Bashforth method in time, finite element in space, discretization of the Leray‐α model. We prove finite‐time stability of the scheme in L², H¹, and H², as well as the long‐time L‐stability of the scheme under a Courant‐Freidrichs‐Lewy (CFL)‐type condition. Numerical experiments are given that are in agreement with the theoretical results. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 32: 1155–1183, 2016     

The Problem of Topologies of Grothendieck and the Class of Fréchet T-Spaces

We examine the interpolation with periodic polynomial splines of degree d and defect r (d ≦ r) on equidistant partitions of the real axis and generalize known results for r = 0. We prove necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence and a certain L²-stability of the interpolants as well as their approximation properties in the scale of the periodic SOBOLEV spaces.     

Wieferich pairs and Barker sequences

We show that if a Barker sequence of length n > 13 exists, then either n = 189 260 468 001 034 441 522 766 781 604, or n > 2 · 10³⁰. This improves the lower bound on the length of a long Barker sequence by a factor of more than 10⁷. We also show that all but fewer than 1600 integers n ≤ 4 · 10²⁶ can be eliminated as the order of a circulant Hadamard matrix. These results are obtained by completing extensive searches for Wieferich prime pairs (q, p), which are defined by the relation q^p-1 o 1{q^{p-1} \equiv1} mod p ², and analyzing their results in combination with a number of arithmetic restrictions on n.     

A priori error estimates of an extrapolated space‐time discontinuous galerkin method for nonlinear convection‐diffusion problems

We deal with the numerical solution of a scalar nonstationary nonlinear convection‐diffusion equation. We employ a combination of the discontinuous Galerkin finite element (DGFE) method for the space as well as time discretization. The linear diffusive and penalty terms are treated implicitly whereas the nonlinear convective term is treated by a special higher order explicit extrapolation from the previous time step, which leads to the necessity to solve only a linear algebraic problem at each time step. We analyse this scheme and derive a priori asymptotic error estimates in the L^∞(L²) –norm and the L²(H¹) –seminorm with respect to the mesh size h and time step τ. Finally, we present an efficient solution strategy and numerical examples verifying the theoretical results. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 27: 1456–1482, 2010     

Zur Möbiusgeometrie der Kurventheorie

Using the derivational formulas for stripes we derive in section 1 the derivational formulas for spacecurves in three-dimensional conformal spaceM ₃. With a curve we associate locally a one-parameter family of so calledQ ⁴-surfaces having contact of order 5. AQ ⁴-surface is generated by two special parabolic pencils of spheres. We investigate alsoQ ⁴-surfaces having contact of orderk(k=7,8). Section 2 deals with isogonal-trajectories on the surface of the principal circles of the given spacecurve. We avoid invariant parameters as used in projective geometry for getting results of conformal geometry.     

The Structure of Finitely Generated Shift-Invariant Subspaces in Super Hilbert Spaces

We study the structure of finitely generated shift-invariant subspaces with generators from the super Hilbert space L ²(? ^d )^(N). We give a characterization for these subspaces. Moreover, we show that every finitely generated shift-invariant subspace possesses a tight frame. We also give a necessary and sufficient condition for such a space to be principal. Our results generalize similar ones for which generators are from L ²(? ^d ).     

Direct and Inverse Spectral Theory of One-dimensional Schrödinger Operators with Measures

We present a direct and rather elementary method for defining and analyzing one-dimensional Schrödinger operators H = −d²/dx² + μ with measures as potentials. The basic idea is to let the (suitably interpreted) equation −f′′ + μ f = zf take center stage.We show that the basic results from direct and inverse spectral theory then carry over to Schrödinger operators with measures.