Regular interval Cantor sets of <Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis><Superscript>1</Superscript> and minimality

It is known that not every Cantor set of S ¹ is C ¹-minimal. In this work we prove that every member of a subfamily of what we here call regular interval Cantor set is not C ¹-minimal. We also prove that no member of a class of Cantor sets that includes this subfamily is C ^1+∈-minimal, for any ∈ > 0. Partially supported by CNPq-Brasil and PEDECIBA-Uruguay.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis>-theory from the point of view of <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis><Superscript>*</Superscript>-algebras and Fredholm representations

These notes represent the subject of five lectures which were delivered as a minicourse during the VI conference in Krynica, Poland, “Geometry and Topology of Manifolds”, May, 2–8, 2004.     

Consecutive customer losses in regular and oscillating <Emphasis Type="Italic">M</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">X</Emphasis></Superscript>/<Emphasis Type="Italic">G</Emphasis>/1/<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis> systems

We derive fast recursions to compute the probability that k or more consecutive customer losses take place during a busy period of a queue, the so called k-CCL probability, for regular and oscillating M ^X /G/1/n systems.     

Tensor Products of Hilbert Modules Over Locally <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis><Superscript>*</Superscript>-Algebras

In this paper the tensor products of Hilbert modules over locally C ^*-algebras are defined and their properties are studied. Thus we show that most of the basic properties of the tensor products of Hilbert C ^*-modules are also valid in the context of Hilbert modules over locally C ^*-algebras.     

Fundamental groups of manifolds with <Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis><Superscript>1</Superscript>-category 2

A closed topological n-manifold M ⁿ is of S ¹-category 2 if it can be covered by two open subsets W ₁,W ₂ such that the inclusions W _i → M ⁿ factor homotopically through maps W _i → S ¹ → M ⁿ . We show that the fundamental group of such an n-manifold is a cyclic group or a free product of two cyclic groups with nontrivial amalgamation. In particular, if n = 3, the fundamental group is cyclic.      

Analysis of GI<Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">X</Emphasis></Superscript>/<Emphasis Type="Italic">M</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>)//<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis> systems with stochastic customer acceptance policy

We investigate GI ^X /M(n)//N systems with stochastic customer acceptance policy, function of the customer batch size and the number of customers in the system at its arrival. We address the time-dependent and long-run analysis of the number of customers in the system at prearrivals and postarrivals of batches and seen by customers at their arrival to the system, as well as customer blocking probabilities. These results are then used to derive the continuous-time long-run distribution of the number of customers in the system. Our analysis combines Markov chain embedding with uniformization and uses stochastic ordering as a way to bound the errors of the computed performance measures.      

The flatness properties of <Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis>-poset <Emphasis Type="Italic">A</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">I</Emphasis>) and Rees factor <Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis>-posets

Let S be a pomonoid and I a proper right ideal of S. In a previous paper, using the amalgamated coproduct A(I) of two copies of _S S over I, we were able to solve one of the problems posed in S. Bulman-Fleming et al. (Commun. Algebra 34:1291–1317, 2006). In the present paper, we investigate further flatness properties of A(I). We also solve another problem stated in the paper cited above. Namely, we determine the condition under which Rees factor S-posets have property (P _w ). Research supported by nwnu-kjcxgc-03-18.     

Cohomologie <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript> en degré 1 des espaces homogènes

The L ^p -cohomology in degree 1 of Riemannian homogeneous spaces is computed. It turns out that reduced cohomology does not vanish exactly for spaces quasiisometric to negatively curved homogeneous spaces.      

Geometric interpolation by planar cubic <Emphasis Type="Italic">G</Emphasis><Superscript>1</Superscript> splines

In this paper, geometric interpolation by G ¹ cubic spline is studied. A wide class of sufficient conditions that admit a G ¹ cubic spline interpolant is determined. In particular, convex data as well as data with inflection points are included. The existence requirements are based upon geometric properties of data entirely, and can be easily verified in advance. The algorithm that carries out the verification is added. AMS subject classification (2000)  65D05, 65D07, 65D17     

Approximations for the <Emphasis Type="Italic">M</Emphasis>/<Emphasis Type="Italic">GI</Emphasis>/<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>+<Emphasis Type="Italic">GI</Emphasis> type call center

In this paper, we propose approximations to compute the steady-state performance measures of the M/GI/N+GI queue receiving Poisson arrivals with N identical servers, and general service and abandonment-time distributions. The approximations are based on scaling a single server M/GI/1+GI queue. For problems involving deterministic and exponential abandon times distributions, we suggest a practical way to compute the waiting time distributions and their moments using the Laplace transform of the workload density function. Our first contribution is numerically computing the workload density function in the M/GI/1+GI queue when the abandon times follow general distributions different from the deterministic and exponential distributions. Then we compute the waiting time distributions and their moments. Next, we scale-up the M/GI/1+GI queue giving rise to our approximations to capture the behavior of the multi-server system. We conduct extensive numerical experiments to test the speed and performance of the approximations, which prove the accuracy of their predictions.      

<Emphasis Type="Italic">m</Emphasis> Components-admissible solutions of systems of higher-order partial differential equations on <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Superscript>

Using value distribution theory and techniques in several complex variables,we investigate the problem of existence of m components-admissible solutions of a class of systems of higher-order partial differential equations in several complex variables and estimate the number of admissible components of solutions.Some related results will also be obtained.     

Approximate Isomorphisms in <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis><Superscript>*</Superscript>-Algebras

This paper is a survey on the Hyers–Ulam–Rassias stability of the following Cauchy–Jensen functional equation in C ^*-algebras:

Properties of the <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis><Superscript>1</Superscript>-smooth functions with nowhere dense gradient range

One of the main results of the present article is as follows Theorem. Let v: Ω → ? be a C¹-smooth function on a domain Ω ? ?². Suppose that Int?v(Ω) = ?. Then, for every point z ∈ Ω, there is a straight line L ? z such that ?v ≡ const on the connected component of the set L ? Ω containing z.Also, we prove that, under the conditions of the theorem, the range of the gradient ?v(Ω) is locally a curve and this curve has tangents in the weak sense and the direction of these tangents is a function of bounded variation.     

On the ideal (<Emphasis Type="Italic">v</Emphasis><Superscript>0</Superscript>)

The σ-ideal (v ⁰) is associated with the Silver forcing, see [5]. Also, it constitutes the family of all completely doughnut null sets, see [9]. We introduce segment topologies to state some resemblances of (v ⁰) to the family of Ramsey null sets. To describe add(v ⁰) we adopt a proof of Base Matrix Lemma. Consistent results are stated, too. Halbeisen’s conjecture cov(v ⁰) = add(v ⁰) is confirmed under the hypothesis t = min{cf(c), r}. The hypothesis cov(v ⁰) = ω ₁ implies that (v ⁰) has the ideal type (c, ω ₁, c).      

On locally <Emphasis Type="Italic">A</Emphasis>-convex <Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>*-algebras

We endow any proper A-convex H*-algebra (E, τ) with a locally pre-C*-topology. The latter is equivalent to that introduced by the pre C*-norm given by Ptàk function when (E, τ) is a Q-algebra. We also prove that the algebra of complex numbers is the unique proper locally A-convex H*-algebra which is barrelled and Q-algebra.      

<Emphasis Type="Italic">∂</Emphasis>-operations and <Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">V</Emphasis></Subscript>-fields

The hyperoperations, called theta-operations （δ）, are motivated from the usual property, which the derivative has on the derivation of a product of functions. Using any map on a set, one can define δ-operations. In this paper, we continue our study on the δ-operations on groupoids, rings, fields and vector spaces or on the corresponding hyperstructures. Using δ-operations one obtains, mainly, Hwstructures, which form the largest class of the hyperstructures. For representation theory of hyperstructures, by hypermatrices, one needs special Hv-rings or Hy-fields, so these hyperstructures can be used. Moreover, we study the relation of these δ-structures with other classes of hyperstructures, especially with the Hv-structures.     

On <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Subscript>-theory of stochastic partial differential equations of divergence form in <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis><Superscript>1</Superscript> domains

Stochastic partial differential equations of divergence form are considered in C¹ domains. Existence and uniqueness results are given in a Sobolev space with weights allowing the derivatives of the solutions to blow up near the boundary.Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): 60H15, 35R60     

On the <Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis>-Theory of Graph <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis><Superscript>*</Superscript>-Algebras

We classify graph C ^*-algebras, namely, Cuntz-Krieger algebras associated to the Bass-Hashimoto edge incidence operator of a finite graph, up to strict isomorphism. This is done by a purely graph theoretical calculation of the K-theory of the C ^*-algebras and the method also provides an independent proof of the classification up to Morita equivalence and stable equivalence of such algebras, without using the boundary operator algebra. A direct relation is given between the K ₁-group of the algebra and the cycle space of the graph. We thank Jakub Byszewski for his input in Sect. 2.8. The position of the unit in K ₀( _Ч) was guessed based on some example calculations by Jannis Visser in his SCI 291 Science Laboratory at Utrecht University College.     

On <Emphasis Type="Italic">k</Emphasis>-Spaces and <Emphasis Type="Italic">k</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis></Subscript>-Spaces

In this note we study the relation between k _R -spaces and k-spaces and prove that a k _R -space with a σ-hereditarily closure-preserving k-network consisting of compact subsets is a k-space, and that a k _R -space with a point-countable k-network consisting of compact subsets need not be a k-space. This work was supported by the NSF of China (10271056).     

Some remarks on <Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis>-paracompact spaces

Some characterizations of S-paracompact spaces are given. We introduce a class of S-expandable spaces and study topological properties of S-expandable spaces. The second author acknowledges the support from the NSFC (No. 10571081) and the Natural Science Foundation of Jingsu Higher Education Institutions of China (Grant No. 07KJB110055).