A generalized square of the zeta function. Spectral decompositions

The spectral decomposition for the square of the classical Riemann zeta function ζ²(s) is generalized to the case of the product of two such functions ζ(s₁) · ζ(s₂) of different arguments. Bibliography: 6 titles. __________ Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 322, 2005, pp. 17–44.     

Poincaré series and zeta-function for irreducible plane curve singularities

The Poincaré series of an irreducible plane curve singularity equals the ζ-function of its monodromy, by a result of Campillo, Delgado, and Gusein-Zade. We discuss the derivation of this fact from a formula of Ebeling and Gusein-Zade relating the Poincaré series of a quasi-homogeneous complete intersection singularity to the Saito dual of a product of ζ-functions. __________ Translated from Sovremennaya Matematika i Ee Prilozheniya (Contemporary Mathematics and Its Applications), Vol. 33, Suzdal Conference-2004, Part 1, 2005.     

Cyclotomic units over finite fields

Let ζ be a primitivesp-th root of unity for a primep>2, and consider the group Ω(ζ) of cyclotomic units in the ringR(ζ)=ℒ[ζ+ζ^-1]. This paper deals with the image of Ω(ζ) in the unit group ofR(ζ)/qR(ζ), whereq is a prime ≠p. In particular, it obtains criteria for this image to be essentially everything, and a lower bound on the density of primesp (withq fixed) for which it cannot be. These results have a direct bearing on previous work about units in integral group rings for cyclic groups of orderpq. Work supported in part by an operating grant from NSERC (Canada).     

Projection methods for the solution of Fredholm integral equations of the first kind with (ϕ, β)-differentiable kernels and random errors

We estimate errors of projection methods for the solution of the Fredholm equaitons of the first kindAx=y+ζ with random perturbation ζ under the assumption that the integral operatorA has a (ϕ, β)-differentiable kernel and the mathematical expectation of ∥ξ∥² does not exceed σ². Under these assumptions, we obtain an estimate that is a complete analog of the well-known result by Vainikko and Plato for the deterministic case where ∥ξ∥≤σ. Institute of Mathematics, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Kiev. Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 51, No. 5, pp. 713–717, May, 1999.     

On limit distribution of the Hurwitz zeta-function

The distribution of the vector (|ζ(s, α)|; ζ(s, α)), where ζ(s, α) is the Hurwitz zeta-function with transcendental parameter α, is considered and a probabilistic limit theorem is obtained. Also, the dependence between |ζ(s, α)| and ζ(s, α) in terms of m-characteristic transforms is discussed.     

ζ μ -sets in generalized topological spaces

We define ζ _μ -sets, (ζ,μ)-closed sets and generalized ζ _μ -sets in a generalized topological space and investigate properties of several low separation axioms of generalized topologies constructed by the families of these sets. Characterizations of some properties of (ζ,μ)-R ₀ and (ζ,μ)-R ₁ generalized topological spaces will be given.     

Estimates of the Bergman kernel for some pseudoconvex domains

Denote by K_ω(z, ζ) the Bergman kernel of a pseudoconvex domain Ω. For some classes of domains Ω, a relationship is found between the rate of increase of K_ω(z, z) as z tends to ∂Ω, and a purely geometric property of Ω. Bibliography: 5 titles. Translated fromZapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 222, 1995, pp. 222–245.     

On multiple integrals represented as a linear form in 1, ζ(3), ζ(5),..., ζ(2<Emphasis Type="Italic">k</Emphasis> − 1)

A theorem on the presentability of a multiple integral as a linear form in 1, ζ(3), ζ(5),..., ζ(2k − 1) over ℚ is proved. This theorem refines the results recently obtained by D. Vasiliev, V. Zudilin, and S. Zlobin. __________ Translated from Fundamentalnaya i Prikladnaya Matematika, Vol. 11, No. 6, pp. 143–178, 2005.     

Defect Functions of Holomorphic Contractive Operator Functions and the Scattering Suboperator through the Internal Channels of a System. Part I

Let θ(ζ) be a Schur operator function, i.e., it is defined and holomorphic on the unit disk := C : 1 {\mathbb {D} := \{\zeta \in \mathbb {C} : \vert\zeta\vert < 1 \}} and its values are contractive operators acting from one Hilbert space into another one. In the first part of the paper the outer and *-outer Schur operator functions j(z){\varphi(\zeta)} and ψ(ζ) which describe respectively the deviations of the function θ(ζ) from inner and *-inner operator functions are studied. If j(z) 1 0{\varphi(\zeta)\neq 0} , then it means that in the scattering system for which θ(ζ) is the transfer function a portion of “information” comes inward the system and does not go outward, i.e., it is left in the internal channels of the system (Sect. 6). The function ψ(ζ) has the analogous property for the dual system. For this reason these functions are called the defect functions of the function θ(ζ). The explicit form of the defect functions j(z){\varphi(\zeta)} and ψ(ζ) is obtained and the analytic connection of these functions with the function θ(ζ) is described (Sects. 3, 5). The operator functions (l j(z)q(z)){\left(\begin{array}{l} \varphi(\zeta)\\ \theta(\zeta)\end{array}\right)} and (ψ(ζ), θ(ζ)) are Schur functions as well (Sect. 3). It is important that there exists the unique contractive measurable operator function χ(t), t ? ?\mathbb D{t\in\partial\mathbb {D}} , such that the operator function (l c(t)    j(t)y(t)    q(t) ){\left(\begin{array}{l} \chi(t)\quad \varphi(t)\\ \psi(t)\quad \theta(t) \end{array}\right)} , t ? ?\mathbb D,{t\in\partial\mathbb {D},} is also contractive (Part II, Sect. 12). The second part of the paper is devoted to studying the properties of the function χ(t). Specifically, it is shown that the function χ(t) is the scattering suboperator through the internal channels of the scattering system for which θ(ζ) is the transfer function (Part II, Sect. 12).     

On the distribution of values of the derivative of the Riemann zeta function at its zeros. I

Let ζ′(s) be the derivative of the Riemann zeta function ζ(s). A study on the value distribution of ζ′(s) at the non-trivial zeros ρ of ζ(s) is presented. In particular, for a fixed positive number X, an asymptotic formula and a non-trivial upper bound for the sum Σ_{0<Im ρ≤T} ζ′(ρ)X ^ρ as T → ∞ are given. We clarify the dependence on the arithmetic nature of X.     

On the global theory of projective mappings

We consider the theory of constant rank projective mappings of compact Riemannian manifolds from the global point of view. We study projective immersions and submersions. As an example of the results, letf:(M, g) → (N, g′) be a projective submersion of anm-dimensional Riemannian manifold (M, g) onto an (m−1)-dimensional Riemannian manifold (N, g′). Then (M, g) is locally the Riemannian product of the sheets of two integrable distributions Kerf _* and (Kerf _*)^⊥ whenever (M, g) is one of the two following types: (a) a complete manifold with Ric ≥ 0; (b) a compact oriented manifold with Ric ≤ 0. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 58, No. 1, pp. 111–118, July, 1995. This work was partially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research grant No. 94-01-0195.     

An extension of Hawkes theorem on the Hausdorff dimension of a Galton–Watson tree

Let ? be the genealogical tree of a supercritical multitype Galton–Watson process, and let Λ be the limit set of ?, i.e., the set of all infinite self-avoiding paths (called ends) through ? that begin at a vertex of the first generation. The limit set Λ is endowed with the metric d(ζ, ξ) = 2 ⁻ⁿ where n = n(ζ, ξ) is the index of the first generation where ζ and ξ differ. To each end ζ is associated the infinite sequence Φ(ζ) of types of the vertices of ζ. Let Ω be the space of all such sequences. For any ergodic, shift-invariant probability measure μ on Ω, define Ω_μ to be the set of all μ-generic sequences, i.e., the set of all sequences ω such that each finite sequence v occurs in ω with limiting frequency μ(Ω(v)), where Ω(v) is the set of all ω′?Ω that begin with the word v. Then the Hausdorff dimension of Λ∩Φ⁻¹ (Ω_μ) in the metric d is

The limiting distribution of the trace of a random plane partition

We study the asymptotic behaviour of the trace (the sum of the diagonal parts) τ _n = τ _n (ω) of a plane partition ω of the positive integer n, assuming that ω is chosen uniformly at random from the set of all such partitions. We prove that (τ _n − c ₀ n ^2/3)/c ₁ n ^1/3 log^1/2 n converges weakly, as n → ∞, to the standard normal distribution, where c ₀ = ζ(2)/ [2ζ(3)]^2/3, c ₁ = √(1/3/) [2ζ(3)]^1/3 and ζ(s) = Σ _j=1^∞ j ^−s . Partial support given by the National Science Fund of the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science, grant No. VU-MI-105/2005.     

A few remarks on ζ(3)

A new proof of the irrationality of the number ζ(3) is proposed. A new decomposition of this number into a continued fraction is found. Recurrence relations are proved for some sequences of Meyer'sG-functions that define a sequence of rational approximations to ζ(3) at the point 1. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 59, No. 6, pp. 865–880, June, 1996. This research was partially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research under grant No. 94-01-00739.     

A characterization of convexity and central symmetry for planar polygonal sets

LetS be a compact set inR ² with nonempty interior,L(u,k) be a line 〈u, x〉 =k, and ζ _u (k) be the linear Lebesgue measure ofS∩L(u,k). It is well known that for a convexS, ζ _u (k) is unimodal, that is, as a function ofk, it is first non-decreasing and then nonincreasing for everyu∈R ². Further, ifS is centrally symmetric with respect toM, ζ _u (k) achieves maximum whenL(u, k) passes throughM. Converse propositions are considered in this paper for polygonalS with Jordan boundary. It is shown that unimodality alone does not suffice for convexity. However, if ζ _u (k) achieves maximum wheneverL(u, k) passes through some fixed pointM then unimodality yields convexity as well as central symmetry. It is also shown that continuity of ζ _u (k) in the interior of its support implies convexity ofS. This last result, however, is false for non-polygonal sets. Research supported by National Science Foundation Grant GP-28154.     

Weighted estimates of Calderon’s commutators on complex plane

Let V(z) be a complex-valued function on the complex plane ℂ satisfying the condition |V(z) − V(ζ)| ≤ w|z − ζ|, z, ζ ε ℂ; ω ≥ 0 be a Muckenhoupt A _p weight on ℂ; i.e., the inequality

Cyclotomic and simplicial matroids

We show that two naturally occurring matroids representable over ℚ are equal: thecyclotomic matroid μ_n represented by then ^th roots of unity 1, ζ, ζ², …, ζ^n-1 inside the cyclotomic extension ℚ(ζ), and a direct sum of copies of a certain simplicial matroid, considered originally by Bolker in the context of transportation polytopes. A result of Adin leads to an upper bound for the number of ℚ-bases for ℚ(ζ) among then ^th roots of unity, which is tight if and only ifn has at most two odd prime factors. In addition, we study the Tutte polynomial of μ_n in the case thatn has two prime factors. First author supported by NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship. Second author supported by NSF grant DMS-0245379.     

Conjugation properties in incidence algebras

Incidence algebras can be regarded as a generalization of full matrix algebras. We present some conjugation properties for incidence functions. The list of results is as follows: a criterion for a convexdiagonal function f to be conjugated to the diagonal function fe; conditions under which the conjugacy f ∼ Ce + ζ _⋖-holds (the function Ce + ζ _⋖-may be thought of as an analog for a Jordan box from matrix theory); a proof of the conjugation of two functions ζ _< and gz _⋖-for partially ordered sets that satisfy the conditions mentioned above; an example of a partially ordered set for which the conjugacy ζ _< ∼ ζ _⋖-does not hold. These results involve conjugation criteria for convex-diagonal functions of some partially ordered sets. __________ Translated from Fundamentalnaya i Prikladnaya Matematika, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 111–123, 2003.     

On certain arithmetic functions involving the greatest common divisor

The paper deals with asymptotics for a class of arithmetic functions which describe the value distribution of the greatest-common-divisor function. Typically, they are generated by a Dirichlet series whose analytic behavior is determined by the factor ζ²(s)ζ(2s − 1). Furthermore, multivariate generalizations are considered.     

Existence of Universal Taylor Series for Nonsimply Connected Domains

It is known that, for any simply connected proper subdomain Ω of the complex plane and any point ζ in Ω, there are holomorphic functions on Ω that possess “universal” Taylor series expansions about ζ; that is, partial sums of the Taylor series approximate arbitrary polynomials on arbitrary compacta in ℂ\Ω that have connected complement. This paper shows, for nonsimply connected domains Ω, how issues of capacity, thinness and topology affect the existence of holomorphic functions on Ω that have universal Taylor series expansions about a given point.