Graded central polynomials for the algebra <Emphasis Type="Italic">M</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Subscript>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis>)

Let M _n (K) be the algebra of all n × n matrices over an infinite field K. This algebra has a natural ℤ _n -grading and a natural ℤ-grading. Finite bases for its ℤ _n -graded identities and for its ℤ-graded identities are known. In this paper we describe finite generating sets for the ℤ _n -graded and for the ℤ-graded central polynomials for M _n (K) Partially supported by CNPq 620025/2006-9     

Eigenvalues of the Manifold Sp（n）/U（n）

In this paper, we give the eigenvalues of the manifold Sp(n)/U(n). We prove that an eigenvalue λ _s (f ₂, f ₂, …, f _n ) of the Lie group Sp(n), corresponding to the representation with label (f ₁, f ₂, ..., f _n ), is an eigenvalue of the manifold Sp(n)/U(n), if and only if f ₁, f ₂, …, f _n are all even.     

Best approximation by ridge functions in <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Subscript>-spaces

We study the approximation of the classes of functions by the manifold R _n formed by all possible linear combinations of n ridge functions of the form r(a · x)): It is proved that, for any 1 ≤ q ≤ p ≤ ∞, the deviation of the Sobolev class W ^r _p from the set R _n of ridge functions in the space L _q (B ^d ) satisfies the sharp order n ^-r/(d-1).     

Maximal subgroups of <Emphasis Type="Italic">GL</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Subscript>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">D</Emphasis>) with finite conjugacy classes

Let D be an infinite division ring. A famous result due to Herstein says that every non-central element of D has infinitely many conjugates and so, if D ^* is an FC-group, then D is a field. Let M be a maximal subgroup of GL _n (D), where n ≥ 1. In this paper, we prove that if M is an FC-group, then it is the multiplicative group of some maximal subfield of M _n (D). Moreover, if M is algebraic over Z(D), then [D : Z(D)] < ∞.     

The classification of irreducible admissible mod <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis> representations of a <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-adic GL<Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Subscript>

Let F be a finite extension of ℚ _p . Using the mod p Satake transform, we define what it means for an irreducible admissible smooth representation of an F-split p-adic reductive group over  [`( \mathbbF)]<sub>p</sub>\overline{ \mathbb{F}}_{p} to be supersingular. We then give the classification of irreducible admissible smooth GL <sub>n</sub> (F)-representations over  [`( \mathbbF)]_p\overline{ \mathbb{F}}_{p} in terms of supersingular representations. As a consequence we deduce that supersingular is the same as supercuspidal. These results generalise the work of Barthel–Livné for n=2. For general split reductive groups we obtain similar results under stronger hypotheses.     

Hopf Algebras of Type <Emphasis Type="Italic">A</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Subscript>, Twistings and the FRT-construction

We study pointed Hopf algebras of the form U(R _Q ), (Faddeev et al., Quantization of Lie groups and Lie algebras. Algebraic Analysis, vol. I, Academic, Boston, MA, pp. 129–139, 1988; Faddeev et al., Quantum groups. Braid group, knot theory and statistical mechanics. Adv. Ser. Math. Phys., vol. 9, World Science, Teaneck, NJ, pp. 97–110, 1989; Larson and Towber, Commun. Algebra 19(12):3295–3345, 1991), where R _Q is the Yang–Baxter operator associated with the multiparameter deformation of GL _n supplied in Artin et al. (Commun. Pure Appl. Math. 44:8–9, 879–895, 1991) and Sudbery (J. Phys. A, 23(15):697–704, 1990). We show that U(R _Q ) is of type A _n in the sense of Andruskiewitsch and Schneider (Adv. Math. 154:1–45, 2000; Pointed Hopf algebras. Recent developments in Hopf Algebras Theory, MSRI Series, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2002). We consider the non-negative part of U(R _Q ) and show that for two sets of parameters, the corresponding Hopf sub-algebras can be obtained from each other by twisting the multiplication if and only if they possess the same groups of grouplike elements. We exhibit families of finite-dimensional Hopf algebras arising from U(R _Q ) with non-isomorphic groups of grouplike elements. We then discuss the case when the quantum determinant is central in A(R _Q ) and show that under some assumptions on the group of grouplike elements, two finite-dimensional Hopf algebras U(R _Q ), U(R _Q′) can be obtained from each other by twisting the comultiplication if and only if In the last part we show that U _Q is always a quotient of a double crossproduct. I wish to thank UIC, where some of the work was done, for hospitality.     

On the Theory of <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Subscript>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">q</Emphasis></Subscript>)-Banach Lattices

Given 1≤ p,q < ∞, let BL_pL_q be the class of all Banach lattices X such that X is isometrically lattice isomorphic to a band in some L_p(L_q)-Banach lattice. We show that the range of a positive contractive projection on any BL_pL_q-Banach lattice is itself in BL_pL_q. It is a consequence of this theorem and previous results that BL_pL_q is first-order axiomatizable in the language of Banach lattices. By studying the pavings of arbitrary BL_pL_q-Banach lattices by finite dimensional sublattices that are themselves in this class, we give an explicit set of axioms for BL_pL_q. We also consider the class of all sublattices of L_p(L_q)-Banach lattices; for this class (when p/q is not an integer) we give a set of axioms that are similar to Krivine’s well-known axioms for the subspaces of L_p-Banach spaces (when p/2 is not an integer). We also extend this result to the limiting case q = ∞.     

Codimensions of Newton strata for <Emphasis Type="Italic">SL</Emphasis><Subscript>3</Subscript>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">F</Emphasis>) in the Iwahori case

We study the Newton stratification on SL ₃(F), where F is a Laurent power series field. We provide a formula for the codimensions of the Newton strata inside each component of the affine Bruhat decomposition on SL ₃(F). These calculations are related to the study of certain affine Deligne–Lusztig varieties. In particular, we describe a method for determining which of these varieties is non-empty in the case of SL ₃(F).     

Modular <Emphasis Type="Italic">W</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis> Type Lie Algebras

The modular Witt algebra W(p, n) and H(p, 2n) are defined on the polynomial rings Z_p[x₁,...,x_n] and Z_p[X₁,...,x_n, y₁,...,y_n] respectively. We generalize Z_p[x₁,...,xn] and Zp[x₁,...,xn, y₁,...,y_n], so we get the generalized W-type and H-type modular Lie algebras. We find all the derivations of W(p, 1).AMS Subject Classification: Primary 17B40, 17B56.     

Congruences Concerning Values of the Modular Functions <Emphasis Type="Italic">j</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Subscript>

The j-function j(z) = q⁻¹+ 744 + 196884q + ⋅s plays an important role in many problems. In [7], Zagier, presented an interesting series of functions obtained from the j-function: j_m(ζ) = (j(ζ) – 744)∨T₀(m), where T₀(m) is the usual m′th normalized weight 0 Hecke operator. In [3], Bruinier et al. show how this series of functions can be used to describe all meromorphic modular forms on SL₂(ℤ). In this note we use these functions and basic notions about modular forms to determine previously unidentified congruence relations between the coefficients of Eisenstein series and the j-function. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary–11B50, 11F03, 11F30 The author thanks the National Science Foundation for their generous support.     

The Dirichlet series for the exterior square <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis>-function on GL(<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>)

We present an elementary derivation of the Jacquet–Shalika construction for the exterior square L-function on GL(n), as a classical Dirichlet series in the Fourier coefficients A(m ₁,…,m _n−1).     

Orthosymplectic Quantum Function Superalgebras OSPq（2l＋ 1｜2n）

By the R-matrix of orthosymplectic quantum superalgebra U _q (osp(2l+1|2n)) in the vector representation, we establish the corresponding quantum Hopf superalgebra OSP _q (2l + 1|2n). Furthermore, it is shown that OSP _q (2l + 1|2n) is coquasitriangular.     

Selberg＇s Normal Density Theorem for Automorphic L-Functions for GLm

Let π be an irreducible unitary cuspidal representation of GLm（AQ） with m ≥ 2, and L（s, Tr） the L-function attached to π. Under the Generalized Riemann Hypothesis for L（s,π）, we estimate the normal density of primes in short intervals for the automorphic L-function L（s, π）. Our result generalizes the corresponding theorem of Selberg for the Riemann zeta-function.     

Optimal (<Emphasis Type="Italic">k</Emphasis>, <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>) visual cryptographic schemes for general <Emphasis Type="Italic">k</Emphasis>

In (k, n) visual cryptographic schemes (VCS), a secret image is encrypted into n pages of cipher text, each printed on a transparency sheet, which are distributed among n participants. The image can be visually decoded if any k(≥2) of these sheets are stacked on top of one another, while this is not possible by stacking any k − 1 or fewer sheets. We employ a Kronecker algebra to obtain necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a (k, n) VCS with a prior specification of relative contrasts that quantify the clarity of the recovered image. The connection of these conditions with an L ₁-norm formulation as well as a convenient linear programming formulation is explored. These are employed to settle certain conjectures on contrast optimal VCS for the cases k = 4 and 5. Furthermore, for k = 3, we show how block designs can be used to construct VCS which achieve optimality with respect to the average and minimum relative contrasts but require much smaller pixel expansions than the existing ones.     

Compact composition operators on BMOA(<Emphasis Type="Italic">B</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Subscript>)

The paper gives some characterization theorems for the compact composition operator on some function spaces over the unit ball B _n in ℂ ⁿ . Especially, it gives a characterization for compact composition operators on BMOA(B _n ), which generalizes a result proved by Bourdon, Cima and Matheson for the case n = 1.     

A Lower Bound of <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Subscript> Norms in the CLT for Strongly Mixing Random Variables

We derive a lower bound of L _p norms, 1 ⩽ p ⩽ ∞, in the central limit theorem for strongly mixing random variables X ₁,..., X _n with under the boundedness condition ℙ{|X _i | ⩽ M} = 1 with a nonrandom constantM > 0 and condition ∑ _r⩾1 r ²α(r) < ∞, where α(r) are the Rosenblatt strong mixing coefficients. __________ Translated from Lietuvos Matematikos Rinkinys, Vol. 45, No. 4, pp. 587–602, October–December, 2005.     

On the Riesz means of coefficients of <Emphasis Type="Italic">m</Emphasis>th symmetric power <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis>-functions

Let c _n be the Fourier coefficients of L(sym ^m   f, s), and Δρ(x; sym ^m   f) be the error term in the asymptotic formula for ∑ _n≪x c _n . In this paper, we study the Riesz means of Δρ(x; sym ^m   f) and obtain a truncated Voronoi-type formula under the hypothesis Nice(m, f).     

Relative <Emphasis Type="Italic">FI</Emphasis>-injective and <Emphasis Type="Italic">FI</Emphasis>-flat modules

Let R be a ring, n a fixed nonnegative integer and FP _n (F _n ) the class of all left (right) R-modules of FP-injective (flat) dimensions at most n. A left R-module M (resp., right R-module F) is called n-FI-injective (resp., n-FI-flat) if Ext ¹(N,M) = 0 (resp., Tor ₁(F,N) = 0) for any N ∈ FP _n . It is shown that a left R-module M over any ring R is n-FI-injective if and only if M is a kernel of an FP _n -precover f: A → B with A injective. For a left coherent ring R, it is proven that a finitely presented right R-module M is n-FI-flat if and only if M is a cokernel of an F _n -preenvelope K → F of a right R-module K with F projective if and only if M ∈^⊥ F _n . These classes of modules are used to construct cotorsion theories and to characterize the global dimension of a ring.     

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.     

A new characterization of the simple group <Emphasis Type="Italic">A</Emphasis><Subscript>1</Subscript>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Superscript>)

The simple group A ₁(p ⁿ ) is proved to be uniquely determined by the set of the orders of the maximal abelian subgroups of A ₁(p ⁿ ).