Group-invariant solutions for the Ricci curvature equation and the Einstein equation

We consider the pseudo-Euclidean space $({\mathbb{R}}^n,g)$, $n\ge 3$, with coordinates $x=(x_1,\dots ,x_n)$ and metric $g_{ij}={\delta }_{ij}{?}_i$, ${?}_i=\pm 1$, where at least one ${?}_i$ is positive, and also tensors of the form $A={\sum }_{i,j}{A}_{ij}d{x}_{i}d{x}_j$, such that $A_{ij}$ are differentiable functions of x. For such tensors, we use Lie point symmetries to find metrics $\stackrel{￣}{g}=\frac{1}{u^2}g$ that solve the Ricci curvature and the Einstein equations. We provide a large class of group-invariant solutions and examples of complete metrics $\stackrel{￣}{g}$ defined globally in ${\mathbb{R}}^n$. As consequences, for certain functions $\stackrel{￣}{K}$, we show complete metrics $\stackrel{￣}{g}$, conformal to the pseudo-Euclidean metric g, whose scalar curvature is $\stackrel{￣}{K}$.     

The reconstruction conjecture for finite simple graphs and associated directed graphs

In this paper, we study the Reconstruction Conjecture for finite simple graphs. Let Γ and ${\mathrm{\Gamma }}^{\prime }$ be finite simple graphs with at least three vertices such that there exists a bijective map $f:V(\mathrm{\Gamma })\to V({\mathrm{\Gamma }}^{\prime })$ and for any $v\in V(\mathrm{\Gamma })$, there exists an isomorphism ${?}_v:\mathrm{\Gamma }?v\to {\mathrm{\Gamma }}^{\prime }?f(v)$. Then we define the associated directed graph $\stackrel{?}{\mathrm{\Gamma }}=\stackrel{?}{\mathrm{\Gamma }}(\mathrm{\Gamma },{\mathrm{\Gamma }}^{\prime },f,{\{{?}_v\}}_{v\in V(\mathrm{\Gamma })})$ with two kinds of arrows from the graphs Γ and ${\mathrm{\Gamma }}^{\prime }$, the bijective map f and the isomorphisms ${\{{?}_v\}}_{v\in V(\mathrm{\Gamma })}$. By investigating the associated directed graph $\stackrel{?}{\mathrm{\Gamma }}$, we study when are the two graphs Γ and ${\mathrm{\Gamma }}^{\prime }$ isomorphic.     

Free complex Banach lattices

The construction of the free Banach lattice generated by a real Banach space is extended to the complex setting. It is shown that for every complex Banach space E there is a complex Banach lattice ${\text{FBL}}_{\mathbb{C}}[E]$ containing a linear isometric copy of E and satisfying the following universal property: for every complex Banach lattice $X_{\mathbb{C}}$, every operator $T:E\to X_{\mathbb{C}}$ admits a unique lattice homomorphic extension $\stackrel{?}{T}:{\text{FBL}}_{\mathbb{C}}[E]\to X_{\mathbb{C}}$ with $6\stackrel{?}{T}6=6T6$. The free complex Banach lattice ${\text{FBL}}_{\mathbb{C}}[E]$ is shown to have analogous properties to those of its real counterpart. However, examples of non-isomorphic complex Banach spaces E and F can be given so that ${\text{FBL}}_{\mathbb{C}}[E]$ and ${\text{FBL}}_{\mathbb{C}}[F]$ are lattice isometric. The spectral theory of induced lattice homomorphisms on ${\text{FBL}}_{\mathbb{C}}[E]$ is also explored.     

A local–global principle for surjective polynomial maps

Let R be an affine domain of characteristic zero with finite quotients. We prove that a polynomial map over R is surjective if and only if it is surjective over $\stackrel{?}{R_{\mathfrak{m}}}$, the completion of R with respect to $\mathfrak{m}$, for every maximal ideal $\mathfrak{m}?R$. In fact, the completions $\stackrel{?}{R_{\mathfrak{m}}}$ may be replaced by arbitrary subrings containing R. We use this result to yield a characterization of surjective polynomial maps, and remark that there does not exist a similar principle for injective polynomial maps.     

Affine flag varieties and quantum symmetric pairs,II. Multiplication formula

We establish a multiplication formula for a tridiagonal standard basis element in the idempotent version, i.e., the Lusztig form, of the coideal subalgebras of quantum affine ${\mathfrak{gl}}_n$ arising from the geometry of affine partial flag varieties of type C. We apply this formula to obtain the stabilization algebras ${\dot{\mathbf{K}}}_n^{\mathfrak{c}}$, ${\dot{\mathbf{K}}}_{\mathfrak{n}}^{??}$, ${\dot{\mathbf{K}}}_{\mathfrak{n}}^{??}$ and ${\dot{\mathbf{K}}}_{\eta }^{??}$, which are idempotented coideal subalgebras of quantum affine ${\mathfrak{gl}}_n$. The symmetry in the formula leads to an isomorphism of the idempotented coideal subalgebras ${\dot{\mathbf{K}}}_{\mathfrak{n}}^{??}$ and ${\dot{\mathbf{K}}}_{\mathfrak{n}}^{??}$ with compatible monomial, standard and canonical bases.     

On invariant fields of vectors and covectors

Let ${\mathbb{F}}_q$ be the finite field of order q. Let G be one of the three groups $\mathrm{GL}(n,{\mathbb{F}}_q)$, $\mathrm{SL}(n,{\mathbb{F}}_q)$ or $\mathrm{U}(n,{\mathbb{F}}_q)$ and let W be the standard n-dimensional representation of G. For non-negative integers m and d we let $mW\oplus d{W}^{?}$ denote the representation of G given by the direct sum of m vectors and d covectors. We exhibit a minimal set of homogeneous invariant polynomials $\{{?}_1,{?}_2,\dots ,{?}_{(m+d)n}\}?{\mathbb{F}}_q{[mW\oplus d{W}^{?}]}^G$ such that ${\mathbb{F}}_q{(mW\oplus d{W}^{?})}^G={\mathbb{F}}_q({?}_1,{?}_2,\dots ,{?}_{(m+d)n})$ for all cases except when $md=0$ and $G=\mathrm{GL}(n,{\mathbb{F}}_q)$ or $\mathrm{SL}(n,{\mathbb{F}}_q)$.     

Even (s̄,t̄)-core partitions and self-associate characters of S̃n

We extend a method of Olsson and Bessenrodt to determine the number of even partitions that are simultaneously $\stackrel{?}{s}$-core and $\stackrel{?}{t}$-core. When $p$ and $q$ are distinct primes, this also determines the number of self-associate characters of ${\stackrel{?}{S}}_n$ that are simultaneously defect 0 for $p$ and $q$.     

On Yau's problem of evolving one curve to another: Convex case

A revised Yau's Curvature Difference Flow is considered to deform one convex curve $X_0$ to another one $\stackrel{?}{X}$. It is proved that this flow exists globally on time interval $[0,+\infty )$ and the evolving curve, preserving its convexity and bounded area A, converges to a fixed limiting curve $X_{\infty }$ (congruent to $\sqrt{A/\stackrel{?}{A}}\stackrel{?}{X}$) as time tends to infinity, where $\stackrel{?}{A}$ is the area bounded by the target curve $\stackrel{?}{X}$.