Tameness of Pseudovariety Joins Involving ${\sf R}$

In this paper, we establish several decidability results for pseudovariety joins of the form , where is a subpseudovariety of or the pseudovariety . Here, (resp. ) denotes the pseudovariety of all -trivial (resp. -trivial) semigroups. In particular, we show that the pseudovariety is (completely) κ-tame when is a subpseudovariety of with decidable κ-word problem and is (completely) κ-tame. Moreover, if is a κ-tame pseudovariety which satisfies the pseudoidentity x₁ ⋯ x_ry^ω+1zt^ω = x₁ ⋯ x_ryzt^ω, then we prove that is also κ-tame. In particular the joins , , , and are decidable. Partial support by FCT, through the Centro de Matemática da Universidade do Porto, is also gratefully acknowledged. Partial support by FCT, through the Centro de Matemática da Universidade do Minho, is also gratefully acknowledged.     

Covering and packing in \Bbb Zn{\Bbb Z}^n and \Bbb Rn{\Bbb R}^n, (I)

Given a finite subset A{\cal A} of an additive group \Bbb G{\Bbb G} such as \Bbb Zⁿ{\Bbb Z}^n or \Bbb Rⁿ{\Bbb R}^n , we are interested in efficient covering of \Bbb G{\Bbb G} by translates of A{\cal A} , and efficient packing of translates of A{\cal A} in \Bbb G{\Bbb G} . A set S ì \Bbb G{\cal S} \subset {\Bbb G} provides a covering if the translates A + s{\cal A} + s with s ? Ss \in {\cal S} cover \Bbb G{\Bbb G} (i.e., their union is \Bbb G{\Bbb G} ), and the covering will be efficient if S{\cal S} has small density in \Bbb G{\Bbb G} . On the other hand, a set S ì \Bbb G{\cal S} \subset {\Bbb G} will provide a packing if the translated sets A + s{\cal A} + s with s ? Ss \in {\cal S} are mutually disjoint, and the packing is efficient if S{\cal S} has large density. In the present part (I) we will derive some facts on these concepts when \Bbb G = \Bbb Zⁿ{\Bbb G} = {\Bbb Z}^n , and give estimates for the minimal covering densities and maximal packing densities of finite sets A ì \Bbb Zⁿ{\cal A} \subset {\Bbb Z}^n . In part (II) we will again deal with \Bbb G = \Bbb Zⁿ{\Bbb G} = {\Bbb Z}^n , and study the behaviour of such densities under linear transformations. In part (III) we will turn to \Bbb G = \Bbb Rⁿ{\Bbb G} = {\Bbb R}^n .     

Idempotent multipliers for LP (\Bbb R)(\Bbb R)

The algebra B_p(\Bbb R){\cal B}_p({\Bbb R}), p ? (1,￥)\{2}p\in (1,\infty )\setminus \{2\}, consisting of all measurable sets in \Bbb R{\Bbb R} whose characteristic function is a Fourier p-multiplier, forms an algebra of sets containing many interesting and non-trivial elements (e.g. all intervals and their finite unions, certain periodic sets, arbitrary countable unions of dyadic intervals, etc.). However, B_p(\Bbb R){\cal B}_p({\Bbb R}) fails to be a s\sigma -algebra. It has been shown by V. Lebedev and A. Olevskii [4] that if E ? B_p(\Bbb R)E\in {\cal B}_p({\Bbb R}), then E must coincide a.e. with an open set, a remarkable topological constraint on E. In this note we show if $2 < p < \infty $2 < p < \infty , then there exists E ? B_p(\Bbb R)E\in {\cal B}_p({\Bbb R}) which is not in B_q(\Bbb R){\cal B}_q({\Bbb R}) for any q > pq>p.     

Multiple solutions for a superlinear and periodic elliptic system on \mathbbRN{\mathbb{R}^N}

This paper is concerned with the following periodic Hamiltonian elliptic system

On certain functional equations related to Jordan triple (q, f){(\theta, \phi)}-derivations on semiprime rings

The main purpose of this paper is to prove the following result. Let R be a 2-torsion free semiprime ring with symmetric Martindale ring of quotients Q _s and let q{\theta} and f{\phi} be automorphisms of R. Suppose T:R? R{T:R\rightarrow R} is an additive mapping satisfying the relation T(xyx)=T(x)q(y)q(x)-f(x)T(y)q(x)+f(x)f(y)T(x){T(xyx)=T(x)\theta (y)\theta (x)-\phi (x)T(y)\theta (x)+\phi (x)\phi (y)T(x)}, for all pairs x,y ? R{x,y\in R}. In this case T is of the form 2T(x)=qq(x)+f(x)q{2T(x)=q\theta (x)+\phi (x)q}, for all x ? R{x\in R} and some fixed element q ? Q_s{q\in Q_{s}}.     

Hyperflock determining line sets and totally regular parallelisms of PG (3, \mathbbR){(3,\,{\mathbb{R}})}

By a totally regular parallelism of the real projective 3-space P₃:=PG(3, \mathbb R){\Pi_3:={{\rm PG}}(3, \mathbb {R})} we mean a family T of regular spreads such that each line of Π ₃ is contained in exactly one spread of T. For the investigation of totally regular parallelisms the authors mainly employ Klein’s correspondence λ of line geometry and the polarity π ₅ associated with the Klein quadric H ₅ (for details see Chaps. 1 and 3). The λ-image of a totally regular parallelism T is a hyperflock of H ₅, i.e., a family H of elliptic subquadrics of H ₅ such that each point of H ₅ is on exactly one subquadric of H. Moreover, {p₅(span  l(X))|X ? T}=:H_T{\{\pi_5({{\rm span}} \,\lambda(\mathcal {X}))\vert\mathcal {X}\in\bf{T}\}=:\mathcal {H}_{\bf{T}}} is a hyperflock determining line set, i.e., a set Z{\mathcal {Z}} of 0-secants of H ₅ such that each tangential hyperplane of H ₅ contains exactly one line of Z{\mathcal {Z}} . We say that dim(span H_T)=:d_T{{{\rm dim}}({{\rm span}}\,\mathcal {H}_{\bf{T}})=:d_{\bf{T}}} is the dimension of T and that T is a d _T - parallelism. Clifford parallelisms and 2-parallelisms coincide. The examples of non-Clifford parallelisms exhibited in Betten and Riesinger [Result Math 47:226–241, 2004; Adv Geom 8:11–32, 2008; J Geom (to appear)] are totally regular and of dimension 3. If G{\mathcal{G}} is a hyperflock determining line set, then {l^-1 (p₅(X) ?H₅) | X ? G}{\{\lambda^{-1}\,{\rm (}\pi_5(X){\,\cap H_5)\,|\, X\in\mathcal{G}\}}} is a totally regular parallelism. In the present paper the authors construct examples of topological (see Definition 1.1) 4- and 5-parallelisms via hyperflock determining line sets.     

Notes on the nuclearity of random subalgebras of O2{\mathcal {O}_2}

There exists a separable exact C*-algebra A which contains all separable exact C*-algebras as subalgebras, and for each norm-dense measure μ on A and independent μ-distributed random elements x ₁, x ₂, ... we have lim_{n ? ￥}\mathbb P(C^*(x₁,?,x_n) is nuclear)=0{\rm {lim}}_{n \rightarrow \infty}\mathbb {P}(C^*(x_1,\ldots,x_n) \mbox{ is nuclear})=0. Further, there exists a norm-dense non-atomic probability measure μ on the Cuntz algebra O₂{\mathcal {O}_2} such that for an independent sequence x ₁, x ₂, ... of μ-distributed random elements x _i we have lim inf_{n ? ￥}\mathbb P(C^*(x₁,?,x_n) is nuclear)=0{\rm {lim\, inf}}_{n \rightarrow \infty}\mathbb {P}(C^*(x_1,\ldots,x_n) \mbox{ is nuclear})=0. We introduce the notion of the stochastic rank for a unital C*-algebra and prove that the stochastic rank of C([0, 1] ^d ) is d.     

Constant angle surfaces in \Bbb S2×\Bbb R {\Bbb S}^2\times {\Bbb R}

In this article we study surfaces in \Bbb S²×\Bbb R {\Bbb S}^2\times {\Bbb R} for which the unit normal makes a constant angle with the \Bbb R {\Bbb R} -direction. We give a complete classification for surfaces satisfying this simple geometric condition.     

Quasilinear elliptic equations on \mathbbRN{\mathbb{R}^{N}} with singular potentials and bounded nonlinearity

We study the existence and multiplicity of nontrivial radial solutions of the quasilinear equation

Morse and semistable stratifications of K?hler spacesby \Bbb C*{\Bbb C}^{\ast}-actions

We prove that the Morse decomposition in the sense of Kirwan and semistable decomposition in the sense of GIT of a \Bbb C^*{\Bbb C}^{\ast} -K?hler manifold coincide if the moment map is proper and if the fixed points set X^{\Bbb C*}X^{{\Bbb C}^{\ast}} has a finite number of connected components. For general K?hler space with holomorphic action of a complex reductive group G, if every component of the moment map is proper, the two decompositions also coincide if each semistable piece is Zariski open in its topological closure and the moment map square is minimal degenerate Morse function in the sense of Kirwan.     

A Volumetric Penrose Inequality for Conformally Flat Manifolds

We consider asymptotically flat Riemannian manifolds with non-negative scalar curvature that are conformal to \mathbbRⁿ\ W, n 3 3{\mathbb{R}^{n}{\setminus} \Omega, n\ge 3}, and so that their boundary is a minimal hypersurface. (Here, W ì \mathbbRⁿ{\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^{n}} is open bounded with smooth mean-convex boundary.) We prove that the ADM mass of any such manifold is bounded below by \frac12(V/b_n)^(n-2)/n{\frac{1}{2}\left(V/\beta_{n}\right)^{(n-2)/n}}, where V is the Euclidean volume of Ω and β _n is the volume of the Euclidean unit n-ball. This gives a partial proof to a conjecture of Bray and Iga (Commun. Anal. Geom. 10:999–1016, 2002). Surprisingly, we do not require the boundary to be outermost.     

Schlicht envelopes of holomorphy and topology

Let Ω be a domain in ${\mathbb{C}^{2}}Let Ω be a domain in \mathbbC²{\mathbb{C}^{2}}, and let p: [(W)\tilde]? \mathbbC²{\pi: \tilde{\Omega}\rightarrow \mathbb{C}^{2}} be its envelope of holomorphy. Also let W￠=p([(W)\tilde]){\Omega'=\pi(\tilde{\Omega})} with i: W\hookrightarrow W￠{i: \Omega \hookrightarrow \Omega'} the inclusion. We prove the following: if the induced map on fundamental groups i_*:p₁(W) ? p₁(W￠){i_{*}:\pi_{1}(\Omega) \rightarrow \pi_{1}(\Omega')} is a surjection, and if π is a covering map, then Ω has a schlicht envelope of holomorphy. We then relate this to earlier work of Fornaess and Zame.     

Degenerate elliptic operators in one dimension

Let H be the symmetric second-order differential operator on L ₂(R) with domain ${C_c^\infty({\bf R})}Let H be the symmetric second-order differential operator on L ₂(R) with domain C_c^￥(R){C_c^\infty({\bf R})} and action Hj = -(c j^￠)^￠{H\varphi=-(c\,\varphi^{\prime})^{\prime}} where c ? W^1,2_loc(R){ c\in W^{1,2}_{\rm loc}({\bf R})} is a real function that is strictly positive on R\{0}{{\bf R}\backslash\{0\}} but with c(0) = 0. We give a complete characterization of the self-adjoint extensions and the submarkovian extensions of H. In particular if n = n₊ún_-{\nu=\nu_+\vee\nu_-} where n_±(x)=±ò^±1_±x c^-1{\nu_\pm(x)=\pm\int^{\pm 1}_{\pm x} c^{-1}} then H has a unique self-adjoint extension if and only if n ? L₂(0,1){\nu\not\in L_2(0,1)} and a unique submarkovian extension if and only if n ? L_￥(0,1){\nu\not\in L_\infty(0,1)}. In both cases, the corresponding semigroup leaves L ₂(0,∞) and L ₂(−∞,0) invariant. In addition, we prove that for a general non-negative c ? W^1,￥_loc(R){ c\in W^{1,\infty}_{\rm loc}({\bf R})} the corresponding operator H has a unique submarkovian extension.     

Solutions to Polynomial Generalized Bers–Vekua Equations in Clifford Analysis

In this paper, we mainly study polynomial generalized Vekua-type equation _boxclose)w=0{p(\mathcal{D})w=0} and polynomial generalized Bers–Vekua equation p(D)w=0{p(\mathcal{\underline{D}})w=0} defined in W ì \mathbbRⁿ⁺¹{\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{n+1}} where D{\mathcal{D}} and D{\mathcal{\underline{D}}} mean generalized Vekua-type operator and generalized Bers–Vekua operator, respectively. Using Clifford algebra, we obtain the Fischer-type decomposition theorems for the solutions to these equations including (D-l)^kw=0,(D-l)^kw=0(k ? \mathbbN){\left(\mathcal{D}-\lambda\right)^{k}w=0,\left(\mathcal {\underline{D}}-\lambda\right)^{k}w=0\left(k\in\mathbb{N}\right)} with complex parameter λ as special cases, which derive the Almansi-type decomposition theorems for iterated generalized Bers–Vekua equation and polynomial generalized Cauchy–Riemann equation defined in W ì \mathbbRⁿ⁺¹{\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{n+1}}. Making use of the decomposition theorems we give the solutions to polynomial generalized Bers–Vekua equation defined in W ì \mathbbRⁿ⁺¹{\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{n+1}} under some conditions. Furthermore we discuss inhomogeneous polynomial generalized Bers–Vekua equation p(D)w=v{p(\mathcal{\underline{D}})w=v} defined in W ì \mathbbRⁿ⁺¹{\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{n+1}}, and develop the structure of the solutions to inhomogeneous polynomial generalized Bers–Vekua equation p(D)w=v{p(\mathcal{\underline{D}})w=v} defined in W ì \mathbbRⁿ⁺¹{\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{n+1}}.     

Numerical verification of condition for approximately midconvex functions

Let X be a normed space and V be a convex subset of X. Let a\colon \mathbbR₊ ? \mathbbR₊{\alpha \colon \mathbb{R}_+ \to \mathbb{R}_+}. A function f \colon V ? \mathbbR{f \colon V \to \mathbb{R}} is called α-midconvex if

Punishing Factors for Finitely Connected Domains

Let Ω and Π be two finitely connected hyperbolic domains in the complex plane \Bbb C{\Bbb C} and let R(z, Ω) denote the hyperbolic radius of Ω at z and R(w, Π) the hyperbolic radius of Π at w. We consider functions f that are analytic in Ω and such that all values f(z) lie in the domain Π. This set of analytic functions is denoted by A(Ω, Π). We prove among other things that the quantities C_n(W,P) := sup_{f ? A(W,P)}sup_{z ? W}\frac|f⁽ⁿ⁾(z)| R(f(z),P)n! (R(z,W))ⁿC_n(\Omega,\Pi)\,:=\,\sup_{f\in A(\Omega,\Pi)}\sup_{z\in \Omega}\frac{\vert f^{(n)}(z)\vert\,R(f(z),\Pi)}{n!\,(R(z,\Omega))^n} are finite for all n ? \Bbb N{n \in {\Bbb N}} if and only if ∂Ω and ∂Π do not contain isolated points.     

On pseudo-random subsets of \mathbb Z n{\mathbb Z _n}

The notion of pseudo-randomness of subsets of \mathbb Z_n{\mathbb Z_n} is defined, and the measures of pseudo-randomness are introduced. Then a construction (based on the use of hybrid character sums) will be presented for subsets of \mathbb Z_p{\mathbb Z_p} with strong pseudo-random properties.     

Fully developed laminar slip and no-slip flow in rough microtubes

The effect of surface roughness on developed laminar flow in microtubes is investigated. The tube boundary is defined by r=R[1+e sin( lq)]{r=R\left[{1+\varepsilon\, {\rm sin}\left( {\lambda \theta }\right)}\right]}, with R representing the reference radius and e{\varepsilon} and λ the roughness parameters. The momentum equation is solved using Fourier–Galerkin–Tau method with slip at the boundary. A novel semi-analytical method is developed to predict friction factor and pressure drop in corrugated rough microtubes for continuum flow and slip flow that are not restricted to small values of el{\varepsilon \lambda } . The analytical solution collapses onto the perturbation solution ofDuan and Muzychka (J. Fluids Eng., 130:031102, 2008) for small enough values of el{\varepsilon \lambda } .