Continuity of translation invariant linear functionals onC 0(G) for certain locally compact groupsG

LetG be either a non-amenable group or a compact group such that the trivial representation ofG is not weakly contained in the regular representation ofG onL ₂ ⁰ (G). Then every translation invariant linear functional onC ₀(G) or onL _p (G), where 1<p, is continuous.     

Integrability of certain solutions of differential equations

Let L=P_o(d/d_t)ⁿ+P₁(d/d_t)^n–1+...+P_n denote a formally self-adjoint differential expression on an open intervalI=(a, b) (–a. Here the P_k are complex valued with (n — k) continuous derivatives onI, and P₀(t) 0 onI. We discuss integrability of functions which are adjoint to certain fundamental solutions ofLy=y, and a related consequence.     

Numerical computation of least constants for the Sobolev inequality

Summary Least constantsc for the well-known Sobolev inequality fcf _{m, G} ,fH ^m (G) are obtained in closed form by a reproducing kernel technique, where the Sobolev spaceH ^m (G) for a domainG in ⁿ is defined as the completion ofC ^m (G) with respect to the Sobolev norm given by , where is the norm ofL ₂ (G) and is the supremum norm onG. Numerical values for the case whereG is the ⁿ are given.     

Fredholm weighted composition operators

We characterize the Fredholm weighted composition operators onC(X). In particular, ifX is a set with some regular property like intervals or balls inR ⁿ , our characterization implies that a weighted composition operator is Fredholm if and only if it is invertible. This equivalence is true for weighted composition operators onL ^p (), where is a nonatomic measure (1p<).     

An analysis of the numerical solution of Fredholm integral equations of the first kind

Summary This paper analyzes the numerical solution of Fredholm integral equations of the first kindTx=y by means of finite rank and other approximation methods replacingTx=y byT _N x=y _N ,N=1,2, .... The operatorsT andT _N can be viewed as operators from eitherL ₂[a, b] toL ₂[c,d] or as operators fromL [a, b] toL [c, d]. A complete analysis of the fully discretized problem as compared with the continuous problemTx=y is also given. The filtered least squares minimum norm solutions (LSMN) to the discrete problem and toT _N x=y are compared with the LSMN solution ofTx=y. Rates of convergence are included in all cases and are in terms of the mesh spacing of the quadrature for the fully discretized problem.     

Weakly compact operators onH ∞

We prove that a weakly compact operator fromH or any of its even duals into an arbitrary Banach space is uniformly convexifying. By using this, we establish three dicothomies: (1) every operator defined onH or any of its even duals either fixes a copy ofl or factors through a Banach space having the Banach-Saks property; (2) every quotient ofH or any of its even duals either contains a copy ofl or is super-reflexive; (3) every subspace ofL ¹/H ₀ ¹ or any of its even duals either contains a complemented copy ofl ¹ or is super-reflexive.     

On the asymptotic and invariantσ-algebras of random walks on locally compact groups

Summary Consider a random walk of law on a locally compact second countable groupG. Let the starting measure be equivalent to the Haar measure and denote byQ the corresponding Markov measure on the space of pathsG . We study the relation between the spacesL (G , ^a ,Q) andL (G , ⁱ ,Q) where ^a and ⁱ stand for the asymptotic and invariant -algebras, respectively. We obtain a factorizationL (G , ^a ,Q) L (G , ⁱ ,Q)L (C) whereC is a cyclic group whose order (finite or infinite) coincides with the period of the Markov shift and is determined by the asymptotic behaviour of the convolution powers ⁿ.     

A characterization of the interpolation spaces ofH 1 andL ∞ on the line

The Calderón-Mitjagin theorem characterizes all interpolation spaces of the pair of Lebesgue spaces (L ¹,L ) as the rearrangement-invariant spaces. The results of this paper show that the interpolation spaces ofH ¹(R) andL (R) consist of elements whose nontangential maximal functions lie in rearrangement-invariant spaces.Communicated by Jaak Peetre.     

Characterization,structure and analysis on abelian ℒ∞ groups

An abelian topological group is an group if and only if it is a locally -compactk-space and every compact subset in it is contained in a compactly generated locally compact subgroup. Every abelian groupG is topologically isomorphic to G ₀ where ₀ andG ₀ is an abelian group where every compact subset is contained in a compact subgroup. Intrinsic definitions of measures, convolution of measures, measure algebra,L ₁-algebra, Fourier transforms of abelian groups are given and their properties are studied.     

Dissipative Schrödinger Operators with Matrix Potentials

Maximal dissipative Schrödinger operators are studied in L ²((–,);E) (dimE=n<) that the extensions of a minimal symmetric operator with defect index (n,n) (in limit-circle case at – and limit point-case at ). We construct a selfadjoint dilation of a dissipative operator, carry out spectral analysis of a dilation, use the Lax–Phillips scattering theory, and find the scattering matrix of a dilation. We construct a functional model of the dissipative operator, determine its characteristic function in terms of the Titchmarsh–Weyl function of selfadjoint operator and investigate its analytic properties. Finally, we prove a theorem on completeness of the eigenvectors and associated vectors of a dissipative Schrödinger operators.     

Random Fourier series with respect to a general orthonormal system inL ∞(μ) spaces

The aim of this work is to study Fourier series with respect to general orthonormal systems inL () spaces from the point of view of random unconditional convergence     

Pointwise accuracy of a finite element method for nonlinear variational inequalities

Summary Consider the following quasilinear elliptic PDE, which is equivalent to a nonlinear variational inequality: –divF(u)+(u)f. Here is a singular maximal monotone graph and the nonlinear differential operator is only assumed to be monotone; surfaces of prescribed mean curvature over obstacles may thus be viewed as relevant examples. The numerical approximation proposed in this paper consists of combining continuous piecewise linear finite elements with a preliminary regularization of . The resulting scheme is shown to be quasi-optimally accurate inL . The underlying analysis makes use of both a topological technique and a sharpL ^p -duality argument.This work was partially supported by Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche of Italy while the author was in residence at the Istituto di Analisi Numerica del C.N.R. di Pavia     

An irreducible semigroup of non-negative square-zero operators

We construct an irreducible multiplicative semigroup of non-negative square-zero operators acting onL ^p [0,1), for 1p<.The main idea for this paper was developed at the 2nd Linear Algebra Workshop at Bled, Slovenia, in June 1999.The work of the three Slovenian authors was supported by the Research Ministry of Slovenia.This author's work was supported by a Division grant from Colby College.     

Approximation in the mean by bounded analytic functions

Let 1<p< and . LetC _q denote the Bessel capacity in the plane. Let be the set of homomorphisms ofH (G) such that (z)= and letNP denote the set of points in G for which is not a peak set forH (G). In this note, we show that ifC _q (NP)=0, thenH (G) is dense inL _a ^p (G), the Bergman space overG.Partially supported by NSF DMS-9401234     

Toeplitz operators with noncommuting symbols

LetM be a von Neumann algebra with a faithful normal tracial state and letH be a finite maximal subdiagonal subalgebra ofM. LetH ² be the closure ofH in the noncommutative Lebesgue spaceL ²(M). We consider Toeplitz operators onH ² whose symbol belong toM, and find that they possess several of the properties of Toeplitz operators onH ²( ) with symbol fromL ( ), including norm estimates, a Hartman-Wintner spectral inclusion theorem, and a characterisation of the weak^* continuous linear functionals on the space of Toeplitz operators.     

Superoptimal singular values and indices of matrix functions

LetG be a matrix-valued function on the unit circle which is the sum of a continuous function and anH function. We establish an inequality between corresponding terms of the sequence of singular values of the Hankel operator {s _j (H _G )} and a sequence formed from the superoptimal singular values ofG with repetitions. The number of times each superoptimal singular value is repeated is a positive integer index which is the winding number of a related scalar function on the circle and gives information about the superoptimal error functionG-Q withQH . In the second part of the paper we establish a property of invariance of the sum of the indices corresponding to a particular superoptimal singular value. This establishes the truth of two conjectures made in [PeY].The research was supported by an NSF grant in modern analysis.     

The commutant of rationally cyclic subnormal operators and rational approximation

Let denote the set of analytic bounded point evaluations forR ^q (K, ). Assume that . In this paper, we first show that if is a finitely connected domain and if the evaluation map fromR ^q (K, )L () toH () is surjective, then | is absolutely continuous with respect to harmonic measure for . This generalizes Olin and Yang's corresponding result for polynomials and the proof we present here is simpler. We also provide an example that shows this absolute continuity property fails in general when is an infinitely connected domain. In the second part, we then offer a solution to a problem of Conway and Elias.     

OnH 2 minimization for the Carathéodory-Schur interpolation problem

In this note we show that theH ² optimization of theH interpolant in the Carathéodory-Schur problem reduces to a finite dimensional albeit very nonlinear problem. Moreover we prove that theH ²-optimalH interpolant can be rational only in the trivial case, namely when it coincides with the original given polynomial.     

The empirical process of a short-range dependent stationary sequence under Gaussian subordination

Summary Consider the stationary sequenceX ₁=G(Z ₁),X ₂=G(Z ₂),..., whereG(·) is an arbitrary Borel function andZ ₁,Z ₂,... is a mean-zero stationary Gaussian sequence with covariance functionr(k)=E(Z ₁ Z _k+1) satisfyingr(0)=1 and _k=1 |r(k)| ^m < , where, withI{·} denoting the indicator function andF(·) the continuous marginal distribution function of the sequence {X _n }, the integerm is the Hermite rank of the family {I{G(·) x} –F(x):xR}. LetF _n (·) be the empirical distribution function ofX ₁,...,X _n . We prove that, asn, the empirical processn ^1/2{F _n (·)-F(·)} converges in distribution to a Gaussian process in the spaceD[–,].Partially supported by NSF Grant DMS-9208067