On bending of a convex surface to a convex surface with prescribed spherical image

We prove the following theorem. LetF be a regular convex surface homeomorphic to the disk. Suppose the Gaussian curvature ofF is positive and the geodesic curvature of its boundary is positive as well. LetG be a convex domain on the unit sphere bounded by a smooth curve and strictly contained in a hemisphere. LetP be an arbitrary point on the boundary ofF andP ^* be an arbitrary point on the boundary ofG. If the area ofG is equal to the integral curvature of the surfaceF, then there exists a continuous bending of the surfaceF to a convex surfaceF such that the spherical image ofF coincides withG andP ^* is the image of the point inF corresponding to the pointP F under the isometry.Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 58, No. 2, pp. 295–300, August, 1995.     

The Dirichlet problem of a discontinuous Markov process

Given a Markov process satisfying certain general type conditions, whose paths are not assumed to be continuous. LetD be an open subset of the state spaceE. Any bounded function defined on the complement ofD extends to be a function onE such that it is harmonic inD and satisfies the Dirichlet boundary condition at any regular boundary point ofD. The relation between harmonic functions and the characteristic operator of the given process is discussed.     

An unfeasible matching problem

LetG be a bipartite graph with natural edge weights, and letW be a function from the set of vertices ofG into natural numbers. AW-matching ofG is a subset of the set of edges ofG such that for each vertexv the total weight of edges in the subset incident tov does not exceedW(v). Letm be a natural number. We show that the problem of deciding whether there is aW-matching inG whose total weight is not less thanm is NP-complete even ifG is bipartite and its edge weights as well as theW(v)-constraints are constantly bounded.     

Farthest points in weakly compact sets

LetS be a weakly compact subset of a Banach spaceB. We show that of all points inB which have farthest points inS contains a denseG ₅ ofB. Also, we give a necessary and sufficient condition for bounded closed convex sets to be the closed convex hull of their farthest points in reflexive Banach spaces.     

Affine embeddings with a finite number of orbits

LetG be a reductive algebraic group and letH be a reductive subgroup ofG. We describe all pairs (G, H) such that, for any affineG-varietyX with a denseG-orbit isomorphic toG/H, the number ofG-orbits inX is finite.Work of both authors was supported by INTAS-OPEN-97-1570, by CRDF grant RM1-2088, and by RFBR grant 01-01-00756.     

Square area integral estimates for subharmonic functions in NTA domains

In this paper, we prove a good-λ inequality between the nontangential maximal function and the square area integral of a subharmonic functionu in a bounded NTA domainD inR ⁿ . We achieve this by showing that a weighted Riesz measure ofu is a Carleson measure, with the Carleson norm bounded by a constant independent ofu. As consequences of the good-λ inequality, we obtain McConnell-Uchiyama's inequality and an analogue of Murai-Uchiyama's inequality for subharmonic functions inD.     

Finite dimensional representations and subgroup actions on homogeneous spaces

LetH be an ℝ-subgroup of a ℚ-algebraic groupG. We study the connection between the dynamics of the subgroup action ofH onG/G _ℤ and the representation-theoretic properties ofH being observable and epimorphic inG. We show that ifH is a ℚ-subgroup thenH is observable inG if and only if a certainH orbit is closed inG/G _ℤ; that ifH is epimorphic inG then the action ofH onG/G _ℤ is minimal, and that the converse holds whenH is a ℚ-subgroup ofG; and that ifH is a ℚ-subgroup ofG then the closure of the orbit underH of the identity coset image inG/G _ℤ is the orbit of the same point under the observable envelope ofH inG. Thus in subgroup actions on homogeneous spaces, closures of ‘rational orbits’ (orbits in which everything which can be defined over ℚ, is defined over ℚ) are always submanifolds.     

On galois descent for Hochschild and cyclic homology

LetG be a finite group acting by automorphisms on an algebraS over some commutative ringk. We show that if the action ofG restricted to the center ofS is Galois in the sense of [C-H-R], thenHH _*(S ^G)≊HH _* (S) ^G. An analogous result holds for cyclic homology, provided the order ofG is invertible ink. The author was supported in part by a grant from the NSF.     

A note on transitive permutation groups of prime degree

LetG be a nonsolvable transitive permutation group of prime degreep. LetP be a Sylow-p-subgroup ofG and letq be a generator of the subgroup ofN _G(P) fixing one point. Assume that |N _G(P)|=p(p?1) and that there exists an elementj inG such thatj ^?1qj=q^(p+1)/2. We shall prove that a group that satisfies the above condition must be the symmetric group onp points, andp is of the form 4n+1.     

p-Pseudomeasures and closed subgroups

LetPM _p (G) be the space of allp-pseudomeasures on a locally compact groupG. We show the existence of a conditional expectation fromPM _p (G) ontoPM _p (H) whereH is a closed normal subgroup ofG. As an application we give a new proof of the fact thatH is a set ofp-synthesis inG; we also get an inequality involving the operator norm of bounded measures onG. Moreover, in analogy with a theorem of Reiter, we obtain a result concerning the closed ideals of the Figà-Talamanca Herz algebra ofG.     

Circle boundaries of planar graphs

Letg be an infinite, connected, planar graph with bounded vertex degree, which obeys a strong isoperimetric inequality and which can be embedded in the plane so that each cycle surrounds only finitely many vertices. We investigate a certain class of compactifications ofg; one of which has boundary homemorophic to a circle. We shall show that ifg is a tree or, more generally, ifg is hyperbolic, then this circle boundary supports an integral representation of any given bounded harmonic function. We further show that in the specific case of a triangulation of the plane, the graph is hyperbolic and therefore the Martin boundary is a circle.     

A characteristic subgroup ofN-stable groups

LetN be the class of quasinilpotent groups. LetK be anN-injector of a groupG. In this note we study the normality inG of the subgroupZJ(K). Using this subgroup we obtain a “factorization of Thompson type” ofG.     

Automorphisms of finite groups of bounded rank

LetG be a finite group admitting an automorphismα withm fixed points. Suppose every subgroup ofG isr-generated. It is shown that (1)G has a characteristic soluble subgroupH whose index is bounded in terms ofm andr, and (2) if the orders ofα andG are coprime, then the derived length ofH is also bounded in terms ofm andr. To Professor John Thompson, in honor of his outstanding achievements     

Konstruktion regulärer Hüllen konstanter Breite

LetM be a compact, convex set of diameter 2 inE ^d. There exists a bodyK of constant width 2 containingM such that every symmetry ofM is one ofK and every singular boundary point ofK is a boundary point ofM, for which the set of antipodes inK is the convex hull of the antipodes, which are already inM.

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Automatic boundedness of quantum measures

LetG be a commutative Hausdorff topological group. Letm be aG-valued, completely additive measure on a complete orthomodular posetL. It is shown, among other results, that when the centre ofL is non-atomic thenm must be strictly bounded. WhenL is specialised to being the lattice of projections in a von Neumann algebra this extends some results known for real valued measures. The first author was partially supported by GNAFA and by the project Analisi Real of MURST.     

Reduction theory for a rational function field

LetG be a split reductive group over a finite field F_q. LetF = F_q(t) and let A denote the adèles ofF. We show that every double coset inG(F)/G(A)/K has a representative in a maximal split torus ofG. HereK is the set of integral adèlic points ofG. WhenG ranges over general linear groups this is equivalent to the assertion that any algebraic vector bundle over the projective line is isomorphic to a direct sum of line bundles.     

Existenz und Eindeutigkeit für Lösungen des Neumann—Tricomi-Problems im ℝ2

In a bounded simply-connected domainG \( \subseteq \) ?² a boundary value problem for a linear partial differential equation of second orderLu=f is studied. The operatorL is elliptic inG?{y>0}, parabolic forG?{y=0} and hyperbolic inG?{y<0}. The boundary value problem consists in findingu satisfyingLu=f inG, d _n u=φ on the elliptic part of the boundary ofG, u=ψ on the noncharacteristic part (which is not empty) of the hyperbolic part of the boundary ofG.d _n u denotes the conormal (with respect toL) derivative ofu. It is proved that the problem has a generalized solution in anL ²-weight space. Uniqueness is otained in the class of quasiregular solutions. In order to get the results apriori estimates are proved; theorems from functional analysis are used.     

Square area integral estimates for subharmonic functions in NTA domains

In this paper, we prove a good-λ inequality between the nontangential maximal function and the square area integral of a subharmonic functionu in a bounded NTA domainD inR ⁿ . We achieve this by showing that a weighted Riesz measure ofu is a Carleson measure, with the Carleson norm bounded by a constant independent ofu. As consequences of the good-λ inequality, we obtain McConnell-Uchiyama's inequality and an analogue of Murai-Uchiyama's inequality for subharmonic functions inD.