Elementary equivalence for lattices of subalgebras of free algebras

A class of varieties V (including all finitely based lattice varieties) is determined for which the elementary equivalence of lattices of subalgebras of free V-algebras, F_v(X) and F_v(Y), is equivalent to sets X and Y being second-order equivalent. Supported by RFFR grant No. 99-01-00571. Supported by the National Research Foundation of the Republic of South Africa, and by the University of Cape Town Research Committee. Translated fromAlgebra i Logika, Vol. 39, No. 5, pp. 595–601, September–October, 2000.     

Endomorphisms of automorphism groups of free groups

It is proved that any non-trivial endomorphism of an automorphism group AutF_n of a free group F_n, for n 3, either is an automorphism or factorization over a proper automorphism subgroup. An endomorphism of AutF₂ is an automorphism, or else a homomorphism onto one of the groups S₃, D₈, Z₂ × Z₂, Z₂, or (Z₂ × Z₂). A non-trivial homomorphism of AutF_n into AutF_m, for n 3, m 2, and n > m, is a homomorphism onto Z₂ with kernel SAutF_n. As a consequence, we obtain that AutF_n is co-Hopfian.Supported by RFBR grant No. 02-01-00293 and by the Council for Grants (under RF President) and State Aid of Fundamental Science Schools, project NSh-2069.2003.1.__________Translated from Algebra i Logika, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 211–237, March–April, 2005.     

Isomorphism classes and automorphism groups of algebras of Weyl type

In one of our recent papers, the associative and the Lie algebras of Weyl typeA[D]=A⊗F[D] were defined and studied, whereA is a commutative associative algebra with an identity element over a field F of any characteristic, and F[D] is the polynomial algebra of a commutative derivation subalgebraD ofA. In the present paper, a class of the above associative and Lie algebrasA[D] with F being a field of characteristic 0,D consisting of locally finite but not locally nilpotent derivations ofA, are studied. The isomorphism classes and automorphism groups of these associative and Lie algebras are determined     

Structure of weak automorphism groups of mono-unary algebras

A weak automorphism of an algebra on A with the set T of term operations is a permutation of of A such that . In this note we describe the groups of weak automorphisms of mono-unary algebras. Some examples of such algebras without weak automorphisms are given. Received January 31, 1996; accepted in final form March 16, 1999.     

Complex algebras of subalgebras

Let V be a variety of algebras. We specify a condition (the so-called generalized entropic property), which is equivalent to the fact that for every algebra A ∈ V, the set of all subalgebras of A is a subuniverse of the complex algebra of the subalgebras of A. The relationship between the generalized entropic property and the entropic law is investigated. Also, for varieties with the generalized entropic property, we consider identities that are satisfied by complex algebras of subalgebras. Dedicated to George Gr?tzer on the occasion of his 70th birthday Supported by INTAS grant No. 03-51-4110. Supported by MŠMTČR (project MSM 0021620839) and by the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (grant No. 201/05/0002). Translated from Algebra i Logika, Vol. 47, No. 6, pp. 655–686, November–December, 2008.     

On local automorphisms of group algebras of compact groups

We show that with few exceptions every local isometric automorphism of the group algebra of a compact metric group is an isometric automorphism.

     

Polycyclic groups admitting a regular automorphism of order four

Let G be a polycyclic group and α a regular automorphism of order four of G. If the map φ: G→ G defined by g~φ= [g, α] is surjective, then the second derived group of G is contained in the centre of G. Abandoning the condition on surjectivity, we prove that C_G(α~2) and G/[G, α~2] are both abelian-by-finite.     

On automorphism groups of some finite groups

We show that if n > 1 is odd and has no divisor p4 for any prime p, then there is no finite group G such that│Aut(G)│ = n.     

Relatively free invariant algebras of finite reflection groups

Let be a finite subgroup of is a field of characteristic and acting by linear substitution on a relatively free algebra of a variety of unitary associative algebras. The algebra of invariants is relatively free if and only if is a pseudo-reflection group and contains the polynomial

     

Elementary Equivalence of Derived Structures of Free Semigroups, Unars, and Groups

We deal in elementary equivalence on arbitrary structures of free algebras in a series of varieties.     

Projective free algebras of continuous functions on compact abelian groups

It is proved that the Wiener algebra of functions on a connected compact abelian group whose Bohr-Fourier spectra are contained in a fixed subsemigroup of the (additive) dual group, is projective free. The semigroup is assumed to contain zero and have the property that it does not contain both a nonzero element and its opposite. The projective free property is proved also for the algebra of continuous functions with the same condition on their Bohr-Fourier spectra. As an application, the connected components of the set of factorable matrices are described. The proofs are based on a key result on homotopies of continuous maps on the maximal ideal spaces of the algebras under consideration.     

Regular representations of finite groups as automorphism groups of k‐tournaments

It was shown by Babai and Imrich [2] that every finite group of odd order except and admits a regular representation as the automorphism group of a tournament. Here, we show that for k ≥ 3, every finite group whose order is relatively prime to and strictly larger than k admits a regular representation as the automorphism group of a k‐tournament. Our constructions are elementary, suggesting that the problem is significantly simpler for k‐tournaments than for binary tournaments. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Graph Theory 41: 238–248, 2002     

On outer automorphism groups of coxeter groups

Summary It is shown that the outer automorphism group of a Coxeter groupW of finite rank is finite if the Coxeter graph contains no infinite bonds. A key step in the proof is to show that if the group is irreducible andΠ ₁ andΠ ₂ any two bases of the root system ofW, thenΠ ₂ = ±ωΠ ₁ for some ω εW. The proof of this latter fact employs some properties of the dominance order on the root system introduced by Brink and Howlett. This article was processed by the author using the Springer-Verlag TEX PJour1g macro package 1991.     

格蕴涵代数的区间值模糊子代数

将区间值模糊集的概念应用于格蕴涵代数,引入区间值模糊格蕴涵子代数的概念并研究它们的性质.讨论了区间值模糊格蕴涵子代数与（模糊）格蕴涵子代数之间的关系;定义了区间值模糊集的象和原象,获得了区间值模糊格蕴涵子代数的象和原象成为区间值模糊格蕴涵子代数的条件.     

Graded automorphism group of TKK algebra

The classification of extended affine Lie algebras of type A_1 depends on the Tits-Kantor- Koecher (TKK) algebras constructed from semilattices of Euclidean spaces.One can define a unitary Jordan algebra J(S) from a semilattice S of R~v (v≥1),and then construct an extended affine Lie algebra of type A_1 from the TKK algebra T(J(S)) which is obtained from the Jordan algebra J(S) by the so-called Tits-Kantor-Koecher construction.In R~2 there are only two non-similar semilattices S and S′,where S is a lattice and S′is a non-lattice semilattice.In this paper we study the Z~2-graded automorphisms of the TKK algebra T(J(S)).     

On free group algebras in division rings with uncountable center

Let be a division algebra with uncountable center . If contains a noncommutative free -algebra, then also contains the -group algebra of the free group of rank 2.

     

Characterization of automorphism groups of sporadic simple groups

It is proved that all automorphism groups of the sporadic simple groups are characterized by their element orders and the group orders.