Gorenstein Flat Covers and Gorenstein Cotorsion Modules Over Integral Group Rings

Every module over an Iwanaga–Gorenstein ring has a Gorenstein flat cover [13] (however, only a few nontrivial examples are known). Integral group rings over polycyclic-by-finite groups are Iwanaga–Gorenstein [10] and so their modules have such covers. In particular, modules over integral group rings of finite groups have these covers. In this article we initiate a study of these covers over these group rings. To do so we study the so-called Gorenstein cotorsion modules, i.e. the modules that split under Gorenstein flat modules. When the ring is ℤ, these are just the usual cotorsion modules. Harrison [16] gave a complete characterization of torsion free cotorsion ℤ-modules. We show that with appropriate modifications Harrison's results carry over to integral group rings ℤG when G is finite. So we classify the Gorenstein cotorsion modules which are also Gorenstein flat over these ℤG. Using these results we classify modules that can be the kernels of Gorenstein flat covers of integral group rings of finite groups. In so doing we necessarily give examples of such covers. We use the tools we develop to associate an integer invariant n with every finite group G and prime p. We show 1≤n≤|G : P| where P is a Sylow p-subgroup of G and gives some indication of the significance of this invariant. We also use the results of the paper to describe the co-Galois groups associated to the Gorenstein flat cover of a ℤG-module. Presented by A. Verschoren Mathematics Subject Classifications (2000) 20C05, 16E65.     

Hierarchy of the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equations under nonlocal constraints: Many-dimensional generalizations and exact solutions of reduced system

We present a spatially two-dimensional generalization of the hierarchy of Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equations under nonlocal constraints (the so-called 2-dimensionalk-constrained KP-hierarchy, briefly called the 2d k-c-hierarchy). As examples of (2+1)-dimensional nonlinear models belonging to the 2d k-c KP-hierarchy, both generalizations of already known systems and new nonlinear systems are presented. A method for the construction of exact solutions of equations belonging to the 2d k-c KP-hierarchy is proposed. Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 78–97, January, 1999.     

Geometric approach to stable homotopy groups of spheres. Kervaire invariants. II

We present an approach to the Kervaire-invariant-one problem. The notion of the geometric (ℤ/2 ⨁ ℤ/2)-control of self-intersection of a skew-framed immersion and the notion of the (ℤ/2 ⨁ ℤ/4)-structure on the self-intersection manifold of a D ₄-framed immersion are introduced. It is shown that a skew-framed immersion ↬ℝ ⁿ , 0 < q ≪ n (in the -range), admits a geometric (ℤ/2 ⨁ ℤ/2)-control if the characteristic class of the skew-framing of this immersion admits a retraction of order q, i.e., there exists a mapping such that this composition → ℝP^∞ is the characteristic class of the skew-framing of f. Using the notion of (ℤ/2 ⨁ ℤ/2)-control, we prove that for a sufficiently large n, n = 2 ^l − 2, an arbitrarily immersed D ₄-framed manifold admits in the regular cobordism class (modulo odd torsion) an immersion with a (ℤ/2 ⨁ ℤ/4)-structure. Translated from Fundamentalnaya i Prikladnaya Matematika, Vol. 13, No. 8, pp. 17–41, 2007.     

ℤ-graded loop Lie algebras, loop groups, and Toda equations

We consider Toda equations associated with twisted loop groups. Such equations are specified by ℤ-gradings of the corresponding twisted loop Lie algebras. We discuss the classification of Toda equations related to twisted loop Lie algebras with integrable ℤ-gradings. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 154, No. 3, pp. 451–476, March, 2008.     

On polynomial symbols for subdivision schemes

Given a dilation matrix A :ℤ^d→ℤ^d, and G a complete set of coset representatives of 2π(A ^−Tℤ^d/ℤ^d), we consider polynomial solutions M to the equation ∑ _g∈G M(ξ+g)=1 with the constraints that M≥0 and M(0)=1. We prove that the full class of such functions can be generated using polynomial convolution kernels. Trigonometric polynomials of this type play an important role as symbols for interpolatory subdivision schemes. For isotropic dilation matrices, we use the method introduced to construct symbols for interpolatory subdivision schemes satisfying Strang–Fix conditions of arbitrary order. Research partially supported by the Danish Technical Science Foundation, Grant No. 9701481, and by the Danish SNF-PDE network.     

Isomorphism rigidity of irreducible algebraic ℤd-actions

An irreducible algebraic ℤ ^d -actionα on a compact abelian group X is a ℤ ^d -action by automorphisms of X such that every closed, α-invariant subgroup Y⊊X is finite. We prove the following result: if d≥2, then every measurable conjugacy between irreducible and mixing algebraic ℤ ^d -actions on compact zero-dimensional abelian groups is affine. For irreducible, expansive and mixing algebraic ℤ ^d -actions on compact connected abelian groups the analogous statement follows essentially from a result by Katok and Spatzier on invariant measures of such actions (cf. [4] and [3]). By combining these two theorems one obtains isomorphism rigidity of all irreducible, expansive and mixing algebraic ℤ ^d -actions with d≥2. Oblatum 30-IX-1999 & 4-V-2000?Published online: 16 August 2000     

Multi‐component integrable couplings for the Ablowitz–Kaup–Newell–Segur and Volterra hierarchies

A kind of N × N non‐semisimple Lie algebra consisting of triangular block matrices is used to generate multi‐component integrable couplings of soliton hierarchies from zero curvature equations. Two illustrative examples are made for the continuous Ablowitz–Kaup–Newell–Segur hierarchy and the semi‐discrete Volterra hierarchy, together with recursion operators. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Rate of escape on the lamplighter tree

Suppose we are given a homogeneous tree {ie173-01} of degree q ≥ 3, where at each vertex sits a lamp, which can be switched on or off. This structure can be described by the wreath product (ℤ/2)≀Γ, where Γ = * _i=1^qℤ/2 is the free product group of q factors ℤ/2. We consider a transient random walk on a Cayley graph of (ℤ/2) ≀Γ, for which we want to compute lower and upper bounds for the rate of escape, that is, the speed at which the random walk flees to infinity. Translated from Sovremennaya Matematika i Ee Prilozheniya (Contemporary Mathematics and Its Applications), Vol. 50, Functional Analysis, 2007.     

Classification up to cobordism of manifolds with simple action of ℤ/p

We deal with quasi-complex manifolds with an action of the group ℤ/p such that the set of fixed points of this action has a trivial normal bundle. The set of cobordism classes of these manifolds is described in terms of the coefficients of the formal group of geometric cobordisms and in terms of characteristic numbers. We also establish the relationship between this work and relevant papers containing a solution of this problem in some particular cases. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 63, No. 2, pp. 260–268, February, 1998. The author is greatly indebted to his advisor Professor V. M. Bukhshtaber for his active interest in this work and useful discussions. This research was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research under grant No. 96-01-01404.     

Sur le 2-groupe de classes d'idéaux de ℚ(√d,i)

Let ℕ,i=√−1,k=ℚ(√d,i) andC ₂ the 2-part of the class group ofk. Our goal is to determine alld such thatC ₂⋍ℤ/2ℤ×ℤ/2ℤ. Soientd∈ℕ,i=√−1,k=ℚ(√d,i), etC ₂ la 2-partie du groupe de classes dek. On s'intéresse à déterminer tous lesd tel queC ₂⋍ℤ/2ℤ×ℤ/2ℤ.      

On A(X) → TC(X) for some X

Let X be a connected based space and p be a two-regular prime number. If the fundamental group of X has order p, we compute the two-primary homotopy groups of the homotopy fiber of the trace map A(X) → TC(X) relating algebraic K-theory of spaces to topological cyclic homology. The proof uses a theorem of Dundas and an explicit calculation of the cyclotomic trace map K(ℤ[C_p])→ TC(ℤ[C_p]).     

Hamiltonian Structures of Fermionic Two-Dimensional Toda Lattice Hierarchies

By exhibiting the corresponding Lax-pair representations, we propose a wide class of integrable two-dimensional (2D) fermionic Toda lattice (TL) hierarchies, which includes the 2D N=(2|2) and N=(0|2) supersymmetric TL hierarchies as particular cases. We develop the generalized graded R-matrix formalism using the generalized graded bracket on the space of graded operators with involution generalizing the graded commutator in superalgebras, which allows describing these hierarchies in the framework of the Hamiltonian formalism and constructing their first two Hamiltonian structures. We obtain the first Hamiltonian structure for both bosonic and fermionic Lax operators and the second Hamiltonian structure only for bosonic Lax operators. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 146, No. 1, pp. 90–102, January, 2006.     

Graded central polynomials for the algebra <Emphasis Type="Italic">M</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Subscript>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis>)

Let M _n (K) be the algebra of all n × n matrices over an infinite field K. This algebra has a natural ℤ _n -grading and a natural ℤ-grading. Finite bases for its ℤ _n -graded identities and for its ℤ-graded identities are known. In this paper we describe finite generating sets for the ℤ _n -graded and for the ℤ-graded central polynomials for M _n (K) Partially supported by CNPq 620025/2006-9     

Analysis of μ R,D -Orthogonality in Affine Iterated Function Systems

Let μ _R,D be a self-affine measure associated with an expanding integer matrix R∈M _n (ℤ) and a finite subset D⊆ℤ ⁿ . In the present paper we study the μ _R,D -orthogonality and compatible pair conditions. We also show that any set of μ _R,D -orthogonal exponentials contains at most 3 elements on the generalized plane Sierpinski gasket and the number 3 is the best.      

On the essential dimension of cyclic <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-groups

Let p be a prime number, let K be a field of characteristic not p, containing the p-th roots of unity, and let r≥1 be an integer. We compute the essential dimension of ℤ/p ^r ℤ over K (Theorem 4.1). In particular, i) We have ed_ℚ(ℤ/8ℤ)=4, a result which was conjectured by Buhler and Reichstein in 1995 (unpublished). ii) We have ed_ℚ(ℤ/p ^r ℤ)≥p ^r-1.     

On a cardinal group invariant related to decompositions of Abelian groups

For each Abelian groupG, a cardinal invariant χ(G) is introduced and its properties are studied. In the special caseG = ℤ ⁿ , the cardinalχ(ℤ ⁿ ) is equal to the minimal cardinality of an essential subset of ℤ ⁿ , i.e., a of a subsetA ⊂ ℤ ⁿ such that, for any coloring of the group ℤ ⁿ inn colors, there exists an infinite one-color subset that is symmetric with respect to some pointα ofA. The estimaten( ^{n +} l)/2 ≤χ(ℤ ⁿ ) < 2n is proved for alln and the relationχ(ℤ ⁿ ) =n(n + 1)/2 forn ≤ 3. The structure of essential subsets of cardinalityχ(ℤ ⁿ ) in ℤ ⁿ is completely described forn ≤ 3. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 64, No. 3, pp. 341–350, September, 1998.     

Arithmetical characterization of class groups of the form ℤ/<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>ℤ<Emphasis Type="Italic">⊕</Emphasis>ℤ/<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>ℤ via the system of sets of lengths

Let H be a Krull monoid with finite class group such that each class contains a prime divisor (e.g., the multiplicative monoid of the ring of algebraic integers of some number field). It is shown that it can be determined whether the class group is of the form ℤ/nℤ⊕ℤ/nℤ, for n≥3, just by considering the system of sets of lengths of H. Supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF (Project P18779-N13).     

Totally Disconnected and Locally Compact Heisenberg-Weyl Groups

Harmonic analysis on ℤ(p ^ℓ ) and the corresponding representation of the Heisenberg-Weyl group HW[ℤ(p ^ℓ ),ℤ(p ^ℓ ),ℤ(p ^ℓ )], is studied. It is shown that the HW[ℤ(p ^ℓ ),ℤ(p ^ℓ ),ℤ(p ^ℓ )] with a homomorphism between them, form an inverse system which has as inverse limit the profinite representation of the Heisenberg-Weyl group \mathfrak HW[\mathbbZ_p,\mathbbZ_p,\mathbbZ_p]\mathfrak {HW}[{\mathbb{Z}}_{p},{\mathbb{Z}}_{p},{\mathbb{Z}}_{p}]. Harmonic analysis on ℤ _p is also studied. The corresponding representation of the Heisenberg-Weyl group HW[(ℚ _p /ℤ _p ),ℤ _p ,(ℚ _p /ℤ _p )] is a totally disconnected and locally compact topological group.     

Classification of Refinable Splines in ℝ d

A refinable spline in ℝ ^d is a compactly supported refinable function whose support can be decomposed into simplices such that the function is a polynomial on each simplex. The best-known refinable splines in ℝ ^d are the box splines. Refinable splines play a key role in many applications, such as numerical computation, approximation theory and computer-aided geometric design. Such functions have been classified in one dimension in Dai et al. (Appl. Comput. Harmon. Anal. 22(3), 374–381, 2007), Lawton et al. (Comput. Math. 3, 137–145, 1995). In higher dimensions Sun (J. Approx. Theory 86, 240–252, 1996) characterized those splines when the dilation matrices are of the form A=mI, where m∈ℤ and I is the identity matrix. For more general dilation matrices the problem becomes more complex. In this paper we give a complete classification of refinable splines in ℝ ^d for arbitrary dilation matrices A∈M _d (ℤ).     

Regular Solution and Lattice Miura Transformation of Bigraded Toda Hierarchy

The authors give finite dimensional exponential solutions of the bigraded Toda hierarchy （BTH）. As a specific example of exponential solutions of the BTH, the authors consider a regular solution for the （1, 2）-BTH with a 3 × 3-sized Lax matrix, and discuss some geometric structures of the solution from which the difference between the （1, 2）- BTH and the original Toda hierarchy is shown. After this, the authors construct another kind of Lax representation of （N, 1）-BTH which does not use the fractional operator of Lax operator. Then the authors introduce the lattice Miura transformation of （N, 1）-BTH which leads to equations depending on one field, and meanwhile some specific examples which contain the Volterra lattice equation （a useful ecological competition model） are given.