The Poincaré series of a local Gorenstein ring of multiplicity up to 10 is rational

Let R be a local, Gorenstein ring with algebraically closed residue field k of characteristic 0 and let P _R (z):= Σ _p=0^∞ dim _k (Tor _p ^R (k, k))z ^p be its Poincaré series. We compute P _R when R belongs to a particular class defined in the Introduction, proving its rationality. As a by-product we prove the rationality of P _R for all local, Gorenstein rings of multiplicity at most 10.     

Weak generators of the algebral ∞ and the commutant of a model operator

Let B be a Blaschke product with simple zeros in the unit disk, let Λ be the set of its zeros, and let ϕ∈H^∞. It is known that ϕ+BH^∞ is a weak^* generator of the algebra H^∞/BH^∞ if (for B that satisfy the Carleson condition (C)) and only if the sequence ϕ(Λ) is a weak^* generator of the algebra l^∞. In this paper, we show that for any Blaschke product B with simple zeros that does not satisfy condition (C), there exists B=B₁·…·B_N, where N ∈ℕ, and B₁, …, B_N are Blaschke products satisfying condition (C), there exists a function ϕ∈H^∞ such that ϕ(Λ) is a weak^* generator of the algebra l^∞, and ϕ+BH^∞ is not a weak^* generator of the algebra H^∞/BH^∞. Bibliography: 12 titles. Translated fromZapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 232, 1996, pp. 73–85. Translated by M. F. Gamal'.     

Uniqueness theorem of solutions for stochastic differential equation in the plane

LetM={M _z, z ∈ R ₊ ² } be a continuous square integrable martingale andA={A _z, z ∈ R ₊ ² be a continuous adapted increasing process. Consider the following stochastic partial differential equations in the plane:dX _z=α(z, X_z)dM_z+β(z, X_z)dA_z, z∈R ₊ ² , X_z=Z_z, z∈∂R ₊ ² , whereR ₊ ² =[0, +∞)×[0,+∞) and ∂R ₊ ² is its boundary,Z is a continuous stochastic process on ∂R ₊ ² . We establish a new theorem on the pathwise uniqueness of solutions for the equation under a weaker condition than the Lipschitz one. The result concerning the one-parameter analogue of the problem we consider here is immediate (see [1, Theorem 3.2]). Unfortunately, the situation is much more complicated for two-parameter process and we believe that our result is the first one of its kind and is interesting in itself. We have proved the existence theorem for the equation in [2]. Supported by the National Science Foundation and the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China     

On the homotopy of the stable mapping class group

By considering all surfaces and their mapping class groups at once, it is shown that the classifying space of the stable mapping class group after plus construction, BΓ_∞ ⁺, has the homotopy type of an infinite loop space. The main new tool is a generalized group completion theorem for simplicial categories. The first deloop of BΓ_∞ ⁺ coincides with that of Miller [M] induced by the pairs of pants multiplication. The classical representation of the mapping class group onto Siegel's modular group is shown to induce a map of infinite loop spaces from BΓ_∞ ⁺ to K-theory. It is then a direct consequence of a theorem by Charney and Cohen [CC] that there is a space Y such that BΓ_∞ ⁺≃Im J _(1/2)×Y, where Im J _(1/2) is the image of J localized away from the prime 2. Oblatum 23-X-1995 &19-XI-1996     

Ideals and simplicity of unitary Lie algebras

Double graded ideals and simplicity of elementary unitary Lie algebra eu _n (R,⁻, γ) and Steinberg unitary Lie algebra stu _n (R,⁻, γ) are characterized, where R is a unital involutory associative algebra over a field F of characteristic zero, n ⩾ 5.     

Prime ideals in crossed products of finite groups

LetR * G be a crossed product of the finite groupG over the ringR. In this paper we discuss the relationship between the prime ideals ofR*G and theG-prime ideals ofR. In particular, we show that Incomparability and Going Down hold in this situation. In the course of the proof, we actually completely describe all the prime idealsP ofR*G such thatP∩R is a fixedG-prime ideal ofR. As an application, we prove that ifG is a finite group of automorphisms ofR, then the prime (primitive) ranks ofR and of the fixed ringR ^G are equal provided •G•⁻∈R. In an appendix, we extend some of these 3 results to crossed products of the infinite cyclic group.     

On the comparison theorem for étale cohomology of non-Archimedean analytic spaces

Let ϕ:Y →X be a morphism of finite type between schemes of locally finite type over a non-Archimedean fieldk, and letF be an étale constructible sheaf onY. In [Ber2] we proved that if the torsion orders ofF are prime to the characteristic of the residue field ofk then the canonical homomorphisms (R ^Q ϱ*F)^an →R ^q ϱ _* ^an F ^an are isomorphisms. In this paper we extend the above result to the class of sheavesF with torsion orders prime to the characteristic ofk.     

Oscillation of forced neutral differential equations with positive and negative coefficients

In this paper the forced neutral difterential equation with positive and negative coefficients d/dt [x(t)-R(t)x(t-r)] P(t)x(t-x)-Q(t)x(t-σ)=f(t),t≥t0,is considered,where f∈L^1(t0,∞)交集C([t0,∞],R^ )and r,x,σ∈(0,∞),The sufficient conditions to oscillate for all solutions of this equation are studied.     

On the abelianizations of congruence subgroups of Aut(<Emphasis Type="Italic">F</Emphasis><Subscript>2</Subscript>)

Let F _n be the free group of rank n, and let Aut⁺(F _n ) be its special automorphism group. For an epimorphism π : F _n → G of the free group F _n onto a finite group G we call the standard congruence subgroup of Aut⁺(F _n ) associated to G and π. In the case n = 2 we fully describe the abelianization of Γ⁺(G, π) for finite abelian groups G. Moreover, we show that if G is a finite non-perfect group, then Γ⁺(G, π) ≤ Aut⁺(F ₂) has infinite abelianization.     

Almost sure central limit theorems for random functions

Let {Xn,-∞< n <∞} be a sequence of independent identically distributed random variables with EX1 = 0, EX12 = 1 and let Sn =∑k=1∞Xk, and Tn = Tn(X1,…,Xn) be a random function such that Tn = ASn Rn, where supn E|Rn| <∞and Rn = o(n~(1/2)) a.s., or Rn = O(n1/2-2γ) a.s., 0 <γ< 1/8. In this paper, we prove the almost sure central limit theorem (ASCLT) and the function-typed almost sure central limit theorem (FASCLT) for the random function Tn. As a consequence, it can be shown that ASCLT and FASCLT also hold for U-statistics, Von-Mises statistics, linear processes, moving average processes, error variance estimates in linear models, power sums, product-limit estimators of a continuous distribution, product-limit estimators of a quantile function, etc.     

Singular semi-linear equations inL 1(R)

Letg be a positive continuous function onR which tends to zero at −∞ and which is not integrable overR. The boundary-value problem −u″+g(u)=f, u′(±∞)=0, is considered forf∈L ¹(R). We show that this problem can have a solution if and only ifg is integrable at −∞ and if this is so then the problem is solvable precisely when ∫ _−∞ ^∞ . Some extensions of this result are also given. Sponsored by the United States Army under Contract No. DAAG29-75-C-0024 and by the National Science Foundation, Grant MPS 75-05501.     

On the moments of elements of continued fractions for some rational numbers

Let p be a prime and let 1 ≤ a ≤ p − 1. In the paper, an asymptotics for the sum over a of the moments of order α (0 < α < 1) of the sequence of elements of the expansion of a/p into a continued fraction is obtained. As a corollary, an upper bound for the number of those a whose expansions contain at least one element larger than log ^λ p (λ > 1) is derived. Note that in the case considered, the set of elements has no limiting distribution as p → ∞, which is in contrast with the case of rational fractions b/c, where (b, c) = 1 and b² + c² ≤ R² (R → ∞). Bibliography: 6 titles. __________ Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 337, 2006, pp. 13–22.     

On quasi-similarity of subnormal operators

For a compact subset K in the complex plane, let Rat(K) denote the set of the rational functions with poles off K. Given a finite positive measure with support contained in K, let R2(K,v) denote the closure of Rat(K) in L2(v) and let Sv denote the operator of multiplication by the independent variable z on R2(K, v), that is, Svf = zf for every f∈R2(K, v). SupposeΩis a bounded open subset in the complex plane whose complement has finitely many components and suppose Rat(Ω) is dense in the Hardy space H2(Ω). Letσdenote a harmonic measure forΩ. In this work, we characterize all subnormal operators quasi-similar to Sσ, the operators of the multiplication by z on R2(Ω,σ). We show that for a given v supported onΩ, Sv is quasi-similar to Sσif and only if v/■Ω■σ and log(dv/dσ)∈L1(σ). Our result extends a well-known result of Clary on the unit disk.     

On double sine and cosine transforms,Lipschitz and Zygmund classes

We consider complex-valued functions f ∈ L 1 (R+2),where R +:= [0,∞),and prove sufficient conditions under which the double sine Fourier transform f ss and the double cosine Fourier transform f cc belong to one of the two-dimensional Lipschitz classes Lip(α,β) for some 0 α,β≤ 1;or to one of the Zygmund classes Zyg(α,β) for some 0 α,β≤ 2.These sufficient conditions are best possible in the sense that they are also necessary for nonnegative-valued functions f ∈ L 1 (R+2).     

Dense inverse subsemigroups of a topological inverse semigroup

In this paper we study dense inverse subsemigroups of topological inverse semigroups. We construct a topological inverse semigroup from a semilattice. Finally, we give two examples of the closure of B _{( −∞, ∞ )}¹, a topological inverse semigroup obtained by starting with the real numbers as a semilattice with the operation a ∨ b=sup{a,b}. The author would like to thank to the referee for useful suggestions.     

On the strong law of large numbers for dependent random variables

Let {X _n} _n ^=1/∞ be a sequence of random variables with partial sumsS _n, and let {ie241-1} be the σ-algebra generated byX ₁,…,X _n. Letf be a function fromR toR and suppose {ie241-2}. Under conditions off and moment conditions on theX' _ns, we show thatS _n/n converges a.e. (almost everywhere). We give several applications of this result. Research supported by N.S.F. Grant MCS 77-26809     

Sharp estimation of the almost-sure Lyapunov exponent for the Anderson model in continuous space

In this article we study the exponential behavior of the continuous stochastic Anderson model, i.e. the solution of the stochastic partial differential equation u(t,x)=1+∫₀^tκΔ_xu (s,x) ds+∫₀^t W(ds,x) u (s,x), when the spatial parameter x is continuous, specifically x∈R, and W is a Gaussian field on R₊×R that is Brownian in time, but whose spatial distribution is widely unrestricted. We give a partial existence result of the Lyapunov exponent defined as lim_t→∞t⁻¹ log u(t,x). Furthermore, we find upper and lower bounds for lim sup_t→∞t⁻¹ log u(t,x) and lim inf_t→∞t⁻¹ log u(t,x) respectively, as functions of the diffusion constant κ which depend on the regularity of W in x. Our bounds are sharper, work for a wider range of regularity scales, and are significantly easier to prove than all previously known results. When the uniform modulus of continuity of the process W is in the logarithmic scale, our bounds are optimal. This author's research partially supported by NSF grant no. : 0204999     

Almost Periodicity of Parabolic Evolution Equations with Inhomogeneous Boundary Values

We show the existence and uniqueness of the (asymptotically) almost periodic solution to parabolic evolution equations with inhomogeneous boundary values on \mathbbR{\mathbb{R}} and \mathbbR_±\mathbb{R}_{\pm}, if the data are (asymptotically) almost periodic. We assume that the underlying homogeneous problem satisfies the ‘Acquistapace–Terreni’ conditions and has an exponential dichotomy. If there is an exponential dichotomy only on half intervals ( − ∞, − T] and [T, ∞), then we obtain a Fredholm alternative of the equation on \mathbbR{\mathbb{R}} in the space of functions being asymptotically almost periodic on \mathbbR₊{\mathbb{R}}_{+} and \mathbbR_-\mathbb{R}_{-}.     

Higher order Riesz transforms associated with Bessel operators

In this paper we investigate Riesz transforms R _μ ^(k) of order k≥1 related to the Bessel operator Δ_μ f(x)=-f”(x)-((2μ+1)/x)f’(x) and extend the results of Muckenhoupt and Stein for the conjugate Hankel transform (a Riesz transform of order one). We obtain that for every k≥1, R _μ ^(k) is a principal value operator of strong type (p,p), p∈(1,∞), and weak type (1,1) with respect to the measure dλ(x)=x ^2μ+1  dx in (0,∞). We also characterize the class of weights ω on (0,∞) for which R _μ ^(k) maps L ^p (ω) into itself and L ¹(ω) into L ^1,∞(ω) boundedly. This class of weights is wider than the Muckenhoupt class of weights for the doubling measure dλ. These weighted results extend the ones obtained by Andersen and Kerman.