Baer cotorsion Pairs

LetR be a unital associative ring and two classes of leftR-modules. In [St3] the notion of a ( ) pair was introduced. In analogy to classical cotorsion pairs, a pair (V,W) of subclasses is called a ( ) pair if it is maximal with respect to the classes and the condition Ext _R ¹ (V, W)=0 for all . In this paper we study pairs whereR = ℤ and is the class of all torsion-free abelian groups andT is the class of all torsion abelian groups. A complete characterization is obtained assumingV=L. For example, it is shown that every pair is singly cognerated underV=L. The author was supported by a DFG grant.     

A question in the theory of saturated formations of finite soluble groups

This paper examines the following question. If and are saturated formations then is defined to be the class of all soluble groups whose belong to . In general is a formation, but need not be a saturated formation. Here the smallest saturated formation containing is studied.     

An example of pointwise non-convergence of iterated conditional expectation operators

Given ∈, we construct a sequence , … of Borel sub-sigma-algebras on the unit interval with the following property. Suppose the identity functionf(x)=x is transformed by successive conditioning on , then , then , Then the lim sup, with respect ton, will exceed (pointwise almost-everywhere) 1−∈ and its lim inf will be less than ∈. The sequence of functions also will fail to converge in the . This contrasts with the long-open conjecture that if all the come from a finite set of sigma-algebras, then the resulting sequence of functions must converge in . J. L. King was partially supported by NSF grant DMS-9112595.     

Eine Verallgemeinerung derCW-Komplexe

In the definition ofCW-complexes, the one-point spaceP, respectively the spaceP∪* with basepoint *, play the roll of the only “building-stone”. Let be a family of compact spaces. Then the definition of a generalizedCW-complex over is obtained from the definition of aCW-complex by replacingP by the spaces of and formation of the mapping cone by a slightly modified construction. LetCW * denote the category of all pointed spaces which have the homotopy type of a generalizedCW-complex over . If , thenCW * is the category of all pointedCW-spaces.CW * is closed under the formation of direct sums and of mapping cones, cylinders and tori, and is formally characterized as the smallest such subcategory of Top * containing the spaces W∪*, . Following the methods of E. H. Brown, it is proved, that any half exact homotopy functor onCW * is representable, and any cohomology theory onCW is naturally equivalent to the cohomology theory of an Ω-spectrum; for example, the singular cohomo logy is representable onCW for any family of compact spaces.      

Exponential generating functions and complexity of Lie varieties

Suppose that % MathType!End!2!1! is a variety of Lie algebras, and letc _n( % MathType!End!2!1!) be the dimension of the linear span of all multilinear words onn distinct letters in the free algebraF( % MathType!End!2!1!,X) of the variety % MathType!End!2!1!. We consider an exponential generating function % MathType!End!2!1!, called the complexity function. The complexity function is an entire function of a complex variable provided the variety of Lie algebras is nontrivial. In this paper we introduce the notion of complexity for Lie varieties in terms of the growth of complexity functions; also we describe what the complexity means for the codimension growth of the variety. Our main goal is to specify the complexity of a product of two Lie varieties in terms of the complexities of multiplicands. The main observation here is thatC( % MathType!End!2!1!),z) behaves like a composition of three functionsC( % MathType!End!2!1!),z), exp(z), andC( % MathType!End!2!1!),z). Partially supported by grant RFFI 96-01-00146; the author is grateful to the University of Bielefeld for hospitality, where he was DAAD-fellow.     

The Beckman-Quarles theorem for mappings from ℝ2 to $${\mathbb{F}}^2 $$ , where F is a subfield of a commutative field extending ℝ, where F is a subfield of a commutative field extending ℝ

Let F be a subfield of a commutative field extending ℝ. Let We say thatf : preserves distanced ≥ 0 if for eachx,y ∈ ℝ ∣x- y∣= d implies ϕ₂(f(x),f(y)) = d² . We prove that each unit-distance preserving mappingf : has a formI o (ρ,ρ), where is a field homomorphism and is an affine mapping with orthogonal linear part.     

The theory of multi-dimensional polynomial approximation

We consider the problem of polynomial approximation to a real valued functionf defined on a compact set . An approximation theorem is proven in terms of the newly defined modulus of approximation. It is shown to imply a multidimensional Jackson type theorem which is stronger than previously known results even for the interval [−1, 1]. A strong multidimensional Bernstein type inverse theorem is also proven. We allow quite general approximation quasi-norms including for 0<q≤∞. We have found that the space of polynomials ℙ on a compact setX induces a semimetric which encapsulates the local structure of ℙ. Any semimetric ρ equivalent to suffices for the rough theory presented here. Many examples of sets and their metrics are presented.     

Stability of the topological pressure for piecewise monotonic maps underC 1-perturbations

Assume thatX is a finite union of closed intervals and consider aC ¹-mapX→ℝ for which {c∈X: T′c=0} is finite. Set . Fix ann ∈ ℕ. For ε>0, theC ¹-map is called an ε-perturbation ofT if is a piecewise monotonic map with at mostn intervals of monotonicity and is ε-close toT in theC ¹-topology. The influence of small perturbations ofT on the dynamical system (R(T),T) is investigated. Under a certain condition on the continuous functionf:X → ℝ, the topological pressure is lower semi-continuous. Furthermore, the topological pressure is upper semi-continuous for every continuous functionf:X → ℝ. If (R(T),T) has positive topological entropy and a unique measure μ of maximal entropy, then every sufficiently small perturbation ofT has a unique measure of maximal entropy, and the map is continuous atT in the weak star-topology.     

Measure-valued almost periodic functions

We consider Stepanov almost periodic functions μ ∈ ranging in the metric space of Borel probability measures on a complete separable metric space is equipped with the Prokhorov metric). The main result is as follows: a function , belongs to if and only if for each bounded continuous function , the function is Stepanov almost periodic (of order 1) and

Lower bounds at infinity for solutions of differential equations with constant coefficients

Two extensions of a classical theorem of Rellich are proved: (1) LetP=P(−iϖ/ϖx) be a partial differential operator with constant coefficients in , let the manifolds contained in have codimension ≧k>0, and denote by Γ an open cone in intersecting each normal plane of every such manifold. If ,Pu=0 and it follows thatu=0. (2) Assume in addition that each irreducibe lfactor ofP van shes on a real hypersurface and that Γ contains both normal directions at some such point. If andP(D) u has compact support, the same condition withk=1 implies thatu has compact support. In both results the hypotheses on the cone Γ and on the operatorP are minimal.     

Analytic Hausdorff gaps II: The density zero ideal

We prove two results about the quotient over the asymptotic density zero ideal. First, it is forcing equivalent to % MathType!End!2!1!, where % MathType!End!2!1! is the homogeneous probability measure algebra of characterc. Second, if it has analytic Hausdorff gaps, then they look considerably different from proviously known gaps of this form. Partially supported by NSERC.     

Reconstruction of a plane convex body from the curvature of its boundary

Let denote the class of plane convex bodies having a width functionw, wherew′ is absolutely continuous. It is proved that a body in is determined (up to translation) by the radius of curvature function of its boundary. This result is then used for a characterization of the extreme (indecomposable) bodies in and for a density theorem for Reuleaux polygons in . The content of this paper is a revised version of a part of the Master of Science thesis written by the author under the supervision of Professor Micha A. Perles at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and submitted in October, 1971.     

On Banach spaces with unconditional bases

LetX be a Banach space with a sequence of linear, bounded finite rank operatorsR _n:X→X such thatR _nR_m=R_min(_n,m) ifn≠m and lim _n→∞ R _n x=x for allx∈X. We prove that, ifR _n−R_n −1 factors uniformly through somel _p and satisfies a certain additional symmetry condition, thenX has an unconditional basis. As an application, we study conditions on Λ ⊂ ℤ such thatL _Λ=closed span , where , has an unconditional basis. Examples include the Hardy space .     

On the Durrmeyer-type operators for bivariate functions

For measurable functions f of two real variables there are considered the Boolean sums of parametric extensions of certain univariate Durmeyer-type operators and . The weighted mixed moduli of continuity of are estimated and the degrees of approximation of f by in some weighted norms are investigated.     

The 2-length of the hughes subgroup

For a finite groupG and some prime powerp ⁿ , the -subgroup is defined by . Meixner proved that ifG is a finite solvable group and for somen≧1, then the Fitting length of is bounded by 4n. In the following note it is shown that the 2-length of is at mostn. This result cannot be derived from Meixner’s paper, since his result implies only that the 2-length is bounded by 2n.     

On residue complexes,dualizing sheaves and local cohomology modules

According to Grothendieck Duality Theory [RD], on each varietyV over a fieldk, there is a canonical complex of -modules, theresidue complex . These complexes satisfy (and are characterized by) functorial properties in the categoryV ofk-varieties. In [Ye] a complex is constructed explicitly (when the fieldk is perfect). The main result of this paper is that the two families of complexes, and , which carry certain additional data (such as trace maps…), are uniquely isomorphic. As a corollary we recover Lipman’s canonical dualizing sheaf of [Li], and we obtain formulas for residues of local cohomology classes of differential forms.     

On the relative Wall-Witt groups

LetR* be a simplicial involutive ring. According to certain involutions onK(R*) and _ε L R _∗, there are 1/2-local splittings and . It is known [2] that _ε L _\ga ^α R _∗, the Wall-Witt group. SupposeI→R S is a split extension of discrete involutive rings withI ²=0, andI is a freeS-bimodule. Then we have and . The trace map Tr: Prim _n ∧*M(I ⊗ ℚ)→ ₀ ρ _n ;I ⊗ ℚ) is an isomorphism. We prove in Lemma 1 that the trace map Tr is ℤ/2-equivariant. In Theorem 2 we show that under a certain assumption the rational relative Wall-Witt group vanishes. Theorem 2 can be extended to a more general case (Theorem 3) by employing Goodwillie’s reduction technique [3]. This work was partially supported by KOSEF under Grant 923-0100-010-1.     

The conformal radius as a function and its gradient image

Let Ω be a domain in with three or more boundary points in andR(w, Ω) the conformal, resp. hyperbolic radius of Ω at the pointw ε Ω/{∞}. We give a unified proof and some generalizations of a number of known theorems that are concerned with the geometry of the surface in the case that the Jacobian of ∇R(w, Ω), the gradient ofR, is nonegative on Ω. We discuss the function ∇R(w, Ω) in some detail, since it plays a central role in our considerations. In particular, we prove that ∇R(w, Ω) is a diffeomorphism of Ω for four different types of domains. This work was supported by a grant of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft for F. G. Avkhadiev.     

Construction of representations of the Poincaré Lie algebra by extension of direct integrals of representations ofSL(2,C)

Summary Continuing the program initiated in the first paper of this series, representations of the Lie algebra of the Poincaré group are constructed by forming suitable direct integrals of representations of SL(2, C) and extending them to by means of four additional momentum operators whose matrix elements are derived in a basis adapted to the direct integral structure. The representations obtained here include Wigner’s representations with positive mass and spin and Wigner’s representations with zero mass, spin and helicity ± . Lavoro eseguito con contributo del C.N.R. nell’ambito dell’attività di ricerca del Gruppo Nazionale per la Fisica Matematica e per le applicazioni della Matematica alla Fisica ed all’Ingegneria. Entrata in Redazione il 12 marzo 1972.     

Sui fibrati con struttura quaternionale generalizzata

Summary Quaternion generalized fiber bundles are studied, both isomorphic to global tensorial product ordinary quaternion fiber bundles right and left respectively) and quite general ones. A cohomology class is considered which represents the obstruction in order the fiber bundle be a tensorial product. Several properties and a splitting principle are proved for bundles . On this ground and founding on a convenient bundle B_E → X associated to jaz (that we call Bonan's bundle and for which ɛ( =ɛ(B_E)) relations are stated among Stiefel-Whitney classes of , B_E and the class ɛ.

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Entrata in Redazione il 14 agosto 1974.

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Lavoro eseguito con contributo del C.N.R., nell'ambito del Gruppo Nazionale per le Strutture Algebriche e Geometriche e loro Applicazioni.