Parabolic twists for the linear algebras <Emphasis Type="Italic">A</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>−1</Subscript>

New solutions of twist equations for the universal enveloping algebras U (A_n−1) are found. These solutions can be represented as products of full chains of extended Jordanian twists Abelian factors (“rotations”) , and sets of quasi-Jordanian twists . The latter are generalizations of Jordanian twists (with carrier b²) for special deformed extensions of the Hopf algebra U (b²). The carrier subalgebra for the composition is a nonminimal parabolic subalgebra in A _n−1 such that . The parabolic twisting elements are obtained in an explicit form. Details of the construction are illustrated by considering the examples n = 4 and n = 11. Bibliography: 21 titles. Published in Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 347, 2007, pp. 187–213.     

Hyperbolic unit groups and quaternion algebras

We classify the quadratic extensions and the finite groups G for which the group ring [G] of G over the ring of integers of K has the property that the group of units of augmentation 1 is hyperbolic. We also construct units in the ℤ-order of the quaternion algebra , when it is a division algebra.     

Three-dimensional sets with small sumset

We describe the structure of three dimensional sets of lattice points, having a small doubling property. Let be a finite subset of ℤ³ such that dim = 3. If and , then lies on three parallel lines. Moreover, for every three dimensional finite set that lies on three parallel lines, if , then is contained in three arithmetic progressions with the same common difference, having together no more than terms. These best possible results confirm a recent conjecture of Freiman and cannot be sharpened by reducing the quantity υ or by increasing the upper bounds for .     

Oscillation theorems for second-order nonlinear neutral delay dynamic equations on time scales

By employing the generalized Riccati transformation technique, we will establish some new oscillation criteria and study the asymptotic behavior of the nonoscillatory solutions of the second-order nonlinear neutral delay dynamic equation

The hardy and bellman operators in spaces connected with H( \mathbb{T} ) and BMO( \mathbb{T} )

Assume that 1 ≤ p < ∞ and a function f ∈ L ^p [0, π] has the Fourier series $ \sum\limits_{n = 1}^\infty {a_n } Assume that 1 ≤ p < ∞ and a function f ∈ L ^p [0, π] has the Fourier series cos nx. According to one result of G.H. Hardy, the series cos nx is the Fourier series for a certain function (f) ∈ L ^p [0, π]. But if 1 < p ≤ ∞ and f ∈ L ^p [0, π], then the series cos nx is the Fourier series for a certain function (f) ∈ L ^p [0, π]. Similar assertions are true for sine series. This allows one to define the Hardy operator on L ^p (), 1 ≤ p < ∞, and to define the Bellman operator on L ^p (), 1 < p ≤ ∞. In this paper we prove that the Bellman operator boundedly acts in VMO(), and the Hardy operator also maps a certain subspace C() onto VMO(). We also prove the invariance of certain classes of functions with given majorants of modules of continuity or best approximations in the spaces H(), L(), VMO() with respect to the Hardy and Bellman operators. Original Russian Text ? S.S. Volosivets and B.I. Golubov, 2008, published in Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii. Matematika, 2008, No. 5, pp. 4–13.     

Degenerating curves and surfaces: first results

Let be a smooth family of surfaces whose general fibre is a smooth surface of ℙ³ and whose special fibre has two smooth components, intersecting transversally along a smooth curve R. We consider the Universal Severi-Enriques variety on . The general fibre of is the variety of curves on in the linear system with k cusps and δ nodes as singularities. Our problem is to find all irreducible components of the special fibre of . In this paper, we consider only the cases (k, δ) = (0, 1) and (k, δ) = (1, 0). In particular, we determine all singular curves on the special fibre of which, counted with the right multiplicity, are a limit of 1-cuspidal curves on the general fibre of .      

<Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis><Subscript>0</Subscript>-group and approximate similarity invariants of strongly irreducible operators

Let H olenote a complex separable Hilbert space and L(H) denote the collection of bounded linear operators on H. An operator T ∈ L(H) is said to be strongly irreducible if T does not commute with any nontrivial idempotent. Herrero and Jiang showed that the norm-closure of the class of all strongly irreducible operators is the class of all operators with connected spectrum. This result can be considered as an approximate inverse of the Riesz decomposition theorem. In the paper, we give a more precise charact...     

The Generalized Prime Number Theorem for Automorphic L-Functions

Let π and π＇ be automorphic irreducible cuspidal representations of GLm（QA） and GLm′ （QA）, respectively, and L（s, π×π′） be the Rankin-Selberg L-function attached to π and π＇. Without assuming the Generalized Ramanujan Conjecture （GRC）, the author gives the generalized prime number theorem for L（s, π × π′） when π =π＇. The result generalizes the corresponding result of Liu and Ye in 2007.     

A formula for the Bloch norm of a C 1-function on the unit ball of ℂ n

For a C ¹-function f on the unit ball ⊂ ℂ ⁿ we define the Bloch norm by , where is the invariant derivative of f, and then show that . Supported by MNZŽS Serbia, Project No. 144010.     

Periodic subgroups of projective linear groups in positive characteristic

We classify the maximal irreducible periodic subgroups of PGL(q, ), where is a field of positive characteristic p transcendental over its prime subfield, q = p is prime, and ^× has an element of order q. That is, we construct a list of irreducible subgroups G of GL(q, ) containing the centre ^×1 _q of GL(q, ), such that G/ ^×1 _q is a maximal periodic subgroup of PGL(q, ), and if H is another group of this kind then H is GL(q, )-conjugate to a group in the list. We give criteria for determining when two listed groups are conjugate, and show that a maximal irreducible periodic subgroup of PGL(q, ) is self-normalising.      

Deterministic extractors for affine sources over large fields

An (n,k)-affine source over a finite field is a random variable X = (X ₁,..., X _n ) ∈ , which is uniformly distributed over an (unknown) k-dimensional affine subspace of . We show how to (deterministically) extract practically all the randomness from affine sources, for any field of size larger than n ^c (where c is a large enough constant). Our main results are as follows:

Graded monads and rings of polynomials

Models for free graded monads over the category of sets are constructed. Certain rings of generalized noncommutative polynomials, generated by an operation of arbitrary arity, are implemented as subrings of classical rings of noncommutative polynomials. It is shown that natural homomorphisms from rings of generalized polynomials to rings of the usual commutative polynomials are not inclusions as a rule. For instance, the natural homomorphism , where t is a binary variable, is not an inclusion even if t is subject to the alternating condition. Bibliography: 2 titles. __________ Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 349, 2007, pp. 174–210.     

Lacunary series and pseudocontinuations

The main goal of this paper is to prove the following statement. Let be a function holomorphic and of bounded characteristic in the unit disk , where E is a Λ(1)-subset of ℤ₊. Assume that f has a pseudocontinuation of bounded characteristic to the annulus {zɛℂ:1<|z|<R}. Then f admits analytic continuation to the disk R . In particular, f is a polynomial if R=+∞. Bibliography: 16 titles. Translated fromZapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 232, 1996, pp. 16–32. Translated by A. B. Aleksandrov.     

Vanishing of the top local cohomology modules over Noetherian rings

Let R be a (not necessarily local) Noetherian ring and M a finitely generated R-module of finite dimension d. Let be an ideal of R and denote the intersection of all prime ideals . It is shown that

Invariant and quasi-invariant transformations of measures that correspond to stable processes with independent increments

Let ξ(t), t ∈ [0, 1], be a strictly stable process with an index of stability α ∈ (0, 2). By we denote the law of ξ in the Skorokhod space [0,1]. For arbitrary strictly stable process ξ, we construct a semigroup of transformations of [0, 1] for which the measure is quasi-invariant. For strictly stable processes with positive and negative jumps, we construct a group of transformations of [0, 1] for which the measure is quasi-invariant. In the symmetric case, this group is a group of invariant transformations. Bibliography: 10 titles. __________ Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 339, 2006, pp. 135–149.     

Rational invariants of certain classical groups over finite fields

Let be a finite field with q elements, where q is a prime power. Let G be a subgroup of the general linear group over and be the rational function field over . We seek to understand the structure of the rational invariant subfield . In this paper, we prove that is rational (or, purely transcendental) by giving an explicit set of generators when G is the symplectic group. In particular, the set of generators we gave satisfies the Dickson property.      

Remarks on Thurston’s Construction of Pseudo-Anosov Maps of Riemann Surfaces

It is well known that certain isotopy classes of oseudo-Anosov maos on a Riemann surface S of non-excluded type can be defined through Dehn twists tα and tβ along simple closed geodesics α and β on S,respectively. Let G be the corresponding Fuchsian group acting on the hyperbolic plane H so that H/G≌S.For any point α∈S,define S = S／{α}.In this article, the author gives explicit parabolic elements of G from which he constructs pseudo-Anosov classes on S that can be projected to a given pseudo-Anosov class on S obtained from Thurston＇s construction.     

Self-intersecting geodesics and entropy of the geodesic flow

Given a symmetric Finsler metric on T^2 whose geodesic flow has zero topological entropy, we show that the lift in the universal covering R^2 →T^2 of any closed geodesic on T^2 must be an embedded curve in R^2.     

On polynomial automorphisms of spheres

Let K be an infinite field with characteristic different from two and (K) the n-sphere over K. We show that ambient polynomial automorphisms of (K) preserve the quadratic form x ₀² + ⋯ + x _n ² and the group Aut ((K ⁿ⁺¹, (K)) of such automorphisms of (K) is isomorphic to the (n + 1)-orthogonal group O(n + 1, K) provided K is real. Next, the restriction map Aut (K ³, (K)) → Aut ( (K)) yields a surjection provided K is an algebraically closed field as well. Furthermore, for any such a field K, there is an imbedding