The structure of 0-bisimple strongly E *-unitary inverse monoids

We introduce a class of strongly E ^*-unitary inverse semigroups S _i (G, P) (i = 1,2) determined by a group G and a submonoid P of G and give an embedding theorem for S _i (G, P). Moreover we characterize 0-bisimple strongly E ^*-unitary inverse monoids and 0-bisimple strongly F ^*-inverse monoids by using S _i (G, P).     

The Structure of 0 -Bisimple R -unipotent Semigroups

We generalize theory of Lawson for 0 -bisimple inverse monoids to wider classes of 0 -bisimple regular semigroups. We give a necessary and sufficient condition for a 0 -bisimple R -unipotent semigroup to admit a 0 -restricted idempotent-pure prehomomorphism to a primitive inverse semigroup. Several illustrations of the theory are obtained as an application of the results in this paper.     

Graph expansions of unipotent monoids

Margolis and Meakin use the Cayley graph of a group presentation to construct E-unitary inverse monoids [11]. This is the technique we refer to as graph expansion. In this paper we consider graph expansions of unipotent monoids, where a monoid is unipotent if it contains a unique idempotent. The monoids arising in this way are E-unitary and belong to the quasivariety of weakly left ample monoids. We give a number of examples of such monoids. We show that the least unipotent congruence on a weakly left ample monoid is given by the same formula as that for the least group congruence on an inverse monoid and we investigate the notion of proper for weakly left ample monoids.

Using graph expansions we construct a functor F^e from the category U of unipotent monoids to the category PWLA of proper weakly left ample monoids. The functor F^e is an expansion in the sense of Birget and Rhodes [2]. If we equip proper weakly left ample monoids with an extra unary operation and denote the corresponding category by PWLA ⁰ then regarded as a functor U→PWLA ⁰ F^e is a left adjoint of the functor F^σ : PWLA ⁰ → U that takes a proper weakly left ample monoid to its greatest unipotent image.

Our main result uses the covering theorem of [8] to construct free weakly left ample monoids.     

The Atiyah-Segal completion theorem for C*-algebras

We generalize the Atiyah-Segal completion theorem to C ^*-algebras as follows. Let A be a C ^*-algebra with a continuous action of the compact Lie group G. If K _* ^G (A) is finitely generated as an R(G)-module, or under other suitable restrictions, then the I(G)-adic completion K _* ^G (A) is isomorphic to RK _*([A C(EG)]^G), where RK _* is representable K-theory for - C ^*-algebras and EG is a classifying space for G. As a corollary, we show that if and are homotopic actions of G, and if K _*(C ^* (G,A,)) and K _*(C ^* (G,A,)) are finitely generated, then K _*(C ^*(G,A,))K_*(C ^* (G,A,)). We give examples to show that this isomorphism fails without the completions. However, we prove that this isomorphism does hold without the completions if the homotopy is required to be norm continuous.This work was partially supported by an NSF Graduate Fellowship and by an NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship.     

The Structure of ℒ-Unipotent Semigroups with Zero

Abstract

We generalise theory of Lawson for inverse monoids with zero to wider classes of regular semigroups. We give a structure theorem for ?-unipotent monoids with zero. Several connections between cancellative categories and 0-E-unitary semigroups are obtained as an application of the results of this paper.     

Some group actions on K(x 1 , x 2 , x 3 )

LetK be any field which may not be algebraically closed,K(x ₁ ,x ₂ ,x ₃ ) be the rational function field of three variables overK, and σ:K(x ₁ ,x ₂ ,x ₃ ) → K(x ₁ ,x ₂ ,x ₃ ) be aK-automorphism defined by wherea _i ,b _i ,c _i ,d _i ∈K anda _i d _i −b _i c _i ≠0. Let ,f _i (T)=T ² −(a _i +d _i )T+(a _i d _i −b _i c _i )∈K[T] be the “characteristic polynomial” of σ _i . Theorem:Assume that charK≠2.Then the fixed field K(x ₁ ,x ₂ ,x ₃ ) ^<σ> is not rational (=purely transcendental) over K if and only if (i) for each 1≤i≤3, f _i (T) is irreducible; (ii) the Galois group of f ₁ (T)f ₂ (T)f ₃ (T) over K is of order 8; and (iii) for each 1≤i≤3,ord (σ _[itn] )is an even integer.     

The isometric extension of the into mapping from the unit sphere S 1( E ) to S 1( l ∞(Γ))

This paper considers the isometric extension problem concerning the mapping from the unit sphere S ₁(E) of the normed space E into the unit sphere S ₁(l ^∞(Γ)). We find a condition under which an isometry from S ₁(E) into S ₁(l ^∞(Γ)) can be linearly and isometrically extended to the whole space. Since l ^∞(Γ) is universal with respect to isometry for normed spaces, isometric extension problems on a class of normed spaces are solved. More precisely, if E and F are two normed spaces, and if V ₀: S ₁(E) → S ₁(F) is a surjective isometry, where c ₀₀(Γ) ⊆ F ⊆ l ^∞(Γ), then V ₀ can be extended to be an isometric operator defined on the whole space. This work is supported by Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (Grant No. 7300614)     

Torsion in Boundary Coinvariants and K -Theory for Affine Buildings

Let (G, I, N, S) be an affine topological Tits system, and let Γ be a torsion-free cocompact lattice in G. This article studies the coinvariants H ₀(Γ; C(Ω,Z)), where Ω is the Furstenberg boundary of G. It is shown that the class [1] of the identity function in H ₀(Γ; C(Ω, Z)) has finite order, with explicit bounds for the order. A similar statement applies to the K ₀ group of the boundary crossed product C ^*-algebra C(Ω)Γ. If the Tits system has type ? ₂, exact computations are given, both for the crossed product algebra and for the reduced group C ^*-algebra.     

Continuity in G

For a discrete group G, we consider βG, the Stone– ech compactification of G, as a right topological semigroup, and G^*=βGG as a subsemigroup of βG. We study the mappings λ_p^* :G^*→G^*and μ^* :G^*→G^*, the restrictions to G^* of the mappings λ_p :βG→βG and μ :βG→βG, defined by the rules λ_p(q)=pq, μ(q)=qq. Under some assumptions, we prove that the continuity of λ_p^* or μ^* at some point of G^* implies the existence of a P-point in ω^*.     

Quasirecognition by the set of element orders of the groups E 6( q ) and 2 E 6( q )

We prove that if L is one of the simple groups E ₆(q) and ² E ₆(q) and G is some finite group with the same spectrum as L, then the commutant of G/F(G) is isomorphic to L and the quotient G/G′ is a cyclic {2,3}-group. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2007 Kondrat’ev A. S. The author was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant 04-01-00463) and the RFBR-NSFC (Grant 05-01-39000). __________ Translated from Sibirskiĭ Matematicheskiĭ Zhurnal, Vol. 48, No. 6, pp. 1250–1271, November–December, 2007.     

Augmenting Edge-Connectivity over the Entire Range inÕ(nm) Time

For a given undirected graphG = (V, E, c_G) with edges weighted by nonnegative realsc_G:E → R ⁺ , let Λ_G(k) stand for the minimum amount of weights which needs to be added to makeG k-edge-connected, and letG*(k) be the resulting graph obtained fromG. This paper first shows that function Λ_Gover the entire rangek [0, +∞] can be computed inO(nm + n² log n) time, and then shows that allG*(k) in the entire range can be obtained fromO(n log n) weighted cycles, and such cycles can be computed inO(nm + n² log n) time, wherenandmare the numbers of vertices and edges, respectively.     

Lie subalgebras in a certain operator Lie algebra with involution

We show in a certain Lie*-algebra, the connections between the Lie subalgebra G ⁺:= G + G* + [G, G*], generated by a Lie subalgebra G, and the properties of G. This allows us to investigate some useful information about the structure of such two Lie subalgebras. Some results on the relations between the two Lie subalgebras are obtained. As an application, we get the following conclusion: Let A ⊂ B(X) be a space of self-adjoint operators and ℒ:= A ⊕ iA the corresponding complex Lie*-algebra. G ⁺ = G + G* + [G, G*] and G are two LM-decomposable Lie subalgebras of ℒ with the decomposition G ⁺ = R(G ⁺) + S, G = R _G + S _G , and R _G ⊆ R(G ⁺). Then G ⁺ is ideally finite iff R _G ⁺:= R _G + R* _G ^* + [R _G , R _G ^*] is a quasisolvable Lie subalgebra, S _G ⁺:= S _G + S _G ^* + [S _G , S _G ^*] is an ideally finite semisimple Lie subalgebra, and [R _G , S _G ] = [R _G ^*, S _G ] = {0}.     

On amenable groups of automorphisms on Von Neumann algebras

LetG ⊂ Aut ℳ be a countable group, ℳ a Von Neumann algebra. LetE be a set of pure states on ℳ such thatG*E ⊂E, S ^G be the set ofG invariant states on ℳ andS _E ^G =S ^G ∩w* cl coE. We investigate in this paper some geometric properties for the setS _E ^G which turn out to be equivalent to amenability for the groupG. For example, we show thatS _E ^G ⊂ ℳ_* (S _E ^G has the WRNP) implies that ℳ contains minimal projections (ê containsfinite G invariant orbits) hold true, for all ℳ iffG is amenable. Furthermore we show that ifG is amenable thenS ^G ∩M _* ^⊥ contains a big set, thus improving results obtained by Ching Chou in [2]. These results imply that no action of an amenable countable groupG on an arbitraryW* algebra ℳ iss — strongly ergodic. Moreover cardS ^G ∩M _* ^⊥ ≧2 ^c (see M. Choda [4], K. Schmidt [21] and compare with A. Connes and B. Weiss [5]). The author gratefully acknowledges the support of an Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Senior Fellowship.     

Zero-Semidistributive Inverse Semigroups

An inverse semigroup S is said to be 0-semidistributive if its lattice ?F (S) of full inverse subsemigroups is 0-semidistributive. We show that it is sufficient to study simple inverse semigroups which are not groups. Our main theorem states that such a simple inverse semigroup S is 0-semidistributive if and only if (1) S is E-unitary, (2) S is aperiodic, (3) for any a,b ∈ S/σ with ab ≠ 1, there exist nonzero integers n and m such that (ab) ^m  = a ⁿ or (ab) ^m  = b ⁿ , where σ is the minimum group congruence on S.     

EQUIVARIANT SELF EQUIVALENCES OF PRINCIPAL FIBRE BUNDLES

Let E be a compact Lie group, G a closed subgroup of E, and H a closed normal sub-group of G. For principal fibre bundle (E,p, E,/G;G) tmd (E/H,p‘,E/G;G/H), the relation between auta(E) (resp. autce (E)) and autG/H(E/H) (resp. autGe/H(E/H)) is investigated by using bundle map theory and transformation group theory. It will enable us to compute the group JG(E) (resp. SG(E)) while the group J G/u(E/H) is known.     

Schur functions and the invariant polynomials characterizing U(n) tensor operators

We give a direct formulation of the invariant polynomials _μG_q⁽ⁿ⁾(, Δ_i,;, x_{i,i + 1},) characterizing U(n) tensor operators p, q, …, q, 0, …, 0 in terms of the symmetric functions S_λ known as Schur functions. To this end, we show after the change of variables Δ_i = γ_i − δ_i and x_{i, i + 1} = δ_i − δ_{i + 1} that_μG_q⁽ⁿ⁾(,Δ_i;, x_{i, i + 1},) becomes an integral linear combination of products of Schur functions S_α(, γ_i,) · S_β(, δ_i,) in the variables {γ₁,…, γ_n} and {δ₁,…, δ_n}, respectively. That is, we give a direct proof that _μG_q⁽ⁿ⁾(,Δ_i,;, x_{i, i + 1},) is a bisymmetric polynomial with integer coefficients in the variables {γ₁,…, γ_n} and {δ₁,…, δ_n}. By making further use of basic properties of Schur functions such as the Littlewood-Richardson rule, we prove several remarkable new symmetries for the yet more general bisymmetric polynomials _μ^mG_q⁽ⁿ⁾(γ₁,…, γ_n; δ₁,…, δ_m). These new symmetries enable us to give an explicit formula for both _μ^mG₁⁽ⁿ⁾(γ; δ) and ₁G₂⁽ⁿ⁾(γ; δ). In addition, we describe both algebraic and numerical integration methods for deriving general polynomial formulas for _μ^mG_q⁽ⁿ⁾(γ; δ).     

The injection and the projection theorem for spectral sets

For a closed normal subgroupN of a locally compact groupG view a closed subset of Prim_* L ¹ (G/N) as a subsetE of Prim_* L ¹ (G) in the canonical way and writeN for Prim_* L ¹ (G/N) as a subset of Prim_* L ¹ (G); then the injection theorem says: IfE is spectral (i.e. of synthesis), then is so; and if andN are spectral, thenE is too. In case of a group of polynomial growth with symmetricL ¹-algebra, where smallest idealsj (E) with given hulls exist, it is known thatN is always spectral. For a closed,G-invariant subsetF of Prim_* L ¹ (N) define a closed subsetE of Prim_* L ¹ (G) by . Denote by e (I') the ideal generated byC ₀₀ (G)*I', where theG-invariant idealI' ofL ¹ (N) is viewed as a subset of measures onG, then the projection theorem states: IfE is spectral, thenF is so, and ifF is spectral withe (j (F))=j (E) thenE is spectral. All assumptions are fulfilled for instance, ifG andN are of polynomial growth with symmetricL ¹-algebra and eitherSIN-groups or solvable.     

In between k -Sets, j -Facets, and i -Faces: (i ,j) - Partitions

   Abstract. Let S be a finite set of points in general position in R ^d . We call a pair (A,B) of subsets of S an (i,j) -partition of S if |A|=i , |B|=j and there is an oriented hyperplane h with S