A characterization of finite simple groups by the orders of solvable subgroups

Let G be a finite group and S be a finite simple group. In this paper, we prove that if G and S have the same sets of all orders of solvable subgroups, then G is isomorphic to S, or G and S are isomorphic to Bn(q), Cn(q), where n≥3 and q is odd. This gives a positive answer to the problem put forward by Abe and Iiyori.     

The spectrum of path factorization of bipartite multigraphs

LetλK_(m,n)be a bipartite multigraph with two partite sets having m and n vertices, respectively.A P_v-factorization ofλK_(m,n)is a set of edge-disjoint P_v-factors ofλK_(m,n)which partition the set of edges ofλK_(m,n).When v is an even number,Ushio,Wang and the second author of the paper gave a necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of a P_v-factorization ofλK_(m,n).When v is an odd number,we have proposed a conjecture.Very recently,we have proved that the conjecture is true when v=4k-1.In this paper we shall show that the conjecture is true when v = 4k 1,and then the conjecture is true.That is,we will prove that the necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a P_(4k 1)-factorization ofλK_(m,n)are(1)2km≤(2k 1)n,(2)2kn≤(2k 1)m,(3)m n≡0(mod 4k 1),(4)λ(4k 1)mn/[4k(m n)]is an integer.     

Orbit configuration spaces of small covers and quasi-toric manifolds

In this article,we investigate the orbit configuration spaces of some equivariant closed manifolds over simple convex polytopes in toric topology,such as small covers,quasi-toric manifolds and(real)moment-angle manifolds;especially for the cases of small covers and quasi-toric manifolds.These kinds of orbit configuration spaces have non-free group actions,and they are all noncompact,but still built via simple convex polytopes.We obtain an explicit formula of the Euler characteristic for orbit configuration spaces of small covers and quasi-toric manifolds in terms of the h-vector of a simple convex polytope.As a by-product of our method,we also obtain a formula of the Euler characteristic for the classical configuration space,which generalizes the Félix-Thomas formula.In addition,we also study the homotopy type of such orbit configuration spaces.In particular,we determine an equivariant strong deformation retraction of the orbit configuration space of 2 distinct orbit-points in a small cover or a quasi-toric manifold,which allows to further study the algebraic topology of such an orbit configuration space by using the Mayer-Vietoris spectral sequence.     

P_(4k-1)-factorization of bipartite multigraphs

LetλKm,n be a bipartite multigraph with two partite sets having m and n vertices, respectively. A Pν-factorization ofλKm,n is a set of edge-disjoint Pν-factors ofλKm,n which partition the set of edges ofλKm,n. Whenνis an even number, Ushio, Wang and the second author of the paper gave a necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of a Pν-factorization ofλKm,n. When v is an odd number, we proposed a conjecture. However, up to now we only know that the conjecture is true forν= 3. In this paper we will show that the conjecture is true whenν= 4k-1. That is, we shall prove that a necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of a P4k-1-factorization ofλKm,n is (1) (2k-1)m≤2kn, (2) (2k-1)n≤2km, (3)m n = 0 (mod 4k-1), (4)λ(4k-1)mn/[2(2k-1)(m n)] is an integer.     

On Some Families of Smooth Affine Spherical Varieties of Full Rank

Let G be a complex connected reductive group. Losev has shown that a smooth affine spherical G-variety X is uniquely determined by its weight monoid, which is the set of irreducible representations of G that occur in the coordinate ring of X. In this paper we use a combinatorial characterization of the weight monoids of smooth affine spherical varieties to classify:(a) all such varieties for G = SL(2) × C~×and(b) all such varieties for G simple which have a G-saturated weight monoid of full rank. We also use the characterization and Knop's classification theorem for multiplicity free Hamiltonian manifolds to give a new proof of Woodward's result that every reflective Delzant polytope is the moment polytope of such a manifold.     

3-Blocks with Abelian Defect Groups Isomorphic to Z_(3~m)×Z_(3~n)

Let G be a finite group and let p be a fixed prime number. Let B be a p-block of G with defect group D. In this paper, we give results on 3-blocks with abelian defect groups isomorphic to Z3m ×Z3n. We are particularly interested in the number of irreducible ordinary characters and the number of irreducible Brauer characters in the block. We calculate two important block invariants k(B) andl(B) in this case.     

3-Blocks with Abelian defect groups isomorphic to Z_{3^m } \times Z_{3^n }

Let G be a finite group and let p be a fixed prime number. Let B be a p-block of G with defect group D. In this paper, we give results on 3-blocks with abelian defect groups isomorphic to Z3m ×Z3n. We are particularly interested in the number of irreducible ordinary characters and the number of irreducible Brauer characters in the block. We calculate two important block invariants k（B） and l（B） in this case.     

A Class of Constrained Inverse Eigenproblem and Associated Approximation Problem for Symmetric Reflexive Matrices

Let S∈Rn×n be a symmetric and nontrival involution matrix. We say that A∈E R n×n is a symmetric reflexive matrix if AT = A and SAS = A. Let S R r n×n(S)={A|A= AT,A = SAS, A∈Rn×n}. This paper discusses the following two problems. The first one is as follows. Given Z∈Rn×m (m < n),∧= diag(λ1,...,λm)∈Rm×m, andα,β∈R withα<β. Find a subset (?)(Z,∧,α,β) of SRrn×n(S) such that AZ = Z∧holds for any A∈(?)(Z,∧,α,β) and the remaining eigenvaluesλm 1 ,...,λn of A are located in the interval [α,β], Moreover, for a given B∈Rn×n, the second problem is to find AB∈(?)(Z,∧,α,β) such that where ||.|| is the Frobenius norm. Using the properties of symmetric reflexive matrices, the two problems are essentially decomposed into the same kind of subproblems for two real symmetric matrices with smaller dimensions, and then the expressions of the general solution for the two problems are derived.     

Equivalence Relation on the Set of Subsets of Z_v and Enumeration of the Equivalence Classes

Motivated by the concept of equivalent cyclic difference sets on Z_v (the residue ring modulo v), we introduce a similar equivalence relation on the set of subsets of Z_v as follows. Difinition Let D_1 and D_2 be two subsets of Z_v. If D_1=tD_2+s for some t, s∈Z_v(ged(t,v)=1), then D_1 and D_2 are said to be equivalent, denoted by D_～D_2.     

Cardinality of a Class of (0.1) Matrices Covering a Given Matrix

Let R and S be two vectors whose components are m and non-negative integers,respectively. Let P be an m×n (0,1)-matrix with column sums at most one. Let (R,S) be the class consisting of all m×n (0,1)-matrices with row sum vector R and columu sum vector S, which cover P. In this paper we derive a lower bound to the cardinality of class (R,S), which can be computed readily. Let R=(r_1,r_2,…,r_m) and S=(s_1,s_2,…, s_n)be vectors with nonnegative     

有向循环图的同构

Let S belong to Zn-{0}.The circulant digraph DCn(S) is a directed graph with vertex set Zn and are set {(i,i s):i∈Zn,s∈S},A.Adam conjectured that DCn(S)≌DCn(T) if and only if T=uS for some unit u mod n.In this paper we prove that the conjecture is true if S is a minimal generating set of Zn and thus determine the full automorphism groups of such digraphs.The methods we employ are new and easy to be understood.     

Thom-Sebastiani properties of Kohn-Rossi cohomology of compact connected strongly pseudoconvex CR manifolds

Let X_1 and X_2 be two compact connected strongly pseudoconvex embeddable Cauchy-Riemann(CR) manifolds of dimensions 2m-1 and 2n-1 in C~(m+1)and C~(n+1), respectively. We introduce the ThomSebastiani sum X = X_1 ⊕X_2which is a new compact connected strongly pseudoconvex embeddable CR manifold of dimension 2m+2n+1 in C~(m+n+2). Thus the set of all codimension 3 strongly pseudoconvex compact connected CR manifolds in Cn+1for all n 2 forms a semigroup. X is said to be an irreducible element in this semigroup if X cannot be written in the form X_1 ⊕ X_2. It is a natural question to determine when X is an irreducible CR manifold. We use Kohn-Rossi cohomology groups to give a necessary condition of the above question. Explicitly,we show that if X = X_1 ⊕ X_2, then the Kohn-Rossi cohomology of the X is the product of those Kohn-Rossi cohomology coming from X_1 and X_2 provided that X_2 admits a transversal holomorphic S~1-action.     

On the Unitriangular Groups over Rational Numbers Field

Let U(n,Q) be the group of all n× n(upper) unitriangular matrices over rational numbers field Q.Let S be a subset of U(n,Q).In this paper,we prove that S is a subgroup of U(n,Q) if and only if the(i,j)-th entry S_ij satisfies some condition(see Theorem 3.5).Furthermore,we compute the upper central series and the lower central series for S,and obtain the condition that the upper central series and the lower central series of S coincide.     

On rigidity of Clifford torus in a unit sphere

We extend the scalar curvature pinching theorems due to Peng-Terng, Wei-Xu and Suh-Yang. Let M be an n-dimensional compact minimal hypersurface in S n+1 satisfying Sf 4 f_3~2 ≤ 1/n S~3 , where S is the squared norm of the second fundamental form of M, and f_k =sum λ_i~k from i and λ_i (1 ≤ i ≤ n) are the principal curvatures of M. We prove that there exists a positive constant δ(n)(≥ n/2) depending only on n such that if n ≤ S ≤ n + δ(n), then S ≡ n, i.e., M is one of the Clifford torus S~k ((k/n)~1/2 ) ×S~...     

Remarks on minimal hypersur faces of sphere with constant scalar curvature

Let M be a n-dimension closed minimally immersed hypersurface in the unit sphere S~(n 1),and let h denote the second fundamental form of M.We denote the square of the length of h by S.Then we have S=n(n-1)-R,where R is the scalar curvature of M, which shows that S is intrinsic.In particular,S is constant if and only if M has constant scalar curvature.     

Incompressible pairwise incompressible surfaces in link complements

The central subject of studying in this paper is incompressible pairwise incompressible surfaces in link complements. Let L be a non-split prime link and let F be an incompressible pairwise incompressible surface in S~3 - L. We discuss the properties that the surface F intersects with 2-spheres in S~3 - L. The intersection forms a topological graph consisting of a collection of circles and saddle-shaped discs. We introduce topological graphs and their moves (R-move and S~2-move), and define the characteristic number of the topological graph for F∩S~2±. The characteristic number is unchanged under the moves. In fact, the number is exactly the Euler Characteristic number of the surface when a graph satisfies some conditions. By these ways, we characterize the properties of incompressible pairwise incompressible surfaces in alternating (or almost alternating) link complements. We prove that the genus of the surface equals zero if the component number of F∩S~2+(or F∩S~2-) is less than five and the graph is simple for alternating or almost alternating links. Furthermore, one can prove that the genus of the surface is zero if #(F) ≤8.     

On spinors

For a 2^n-dimensional complex Hermitian vector space S, we prove that any unitary basis of S can be explained as an augmented spinor structure on S. By using this explanation, a SpinC（2n）- action on S is equivalent to an action on a subset of augmented spinor structures. The latter action is a little easy to be understood, and is shown in the last part of this paper. Such kind of understanding could be of use to the discussions of Hermitian manifolds and spin manifolds, especially could help to find connections and elliptical operators.     

A Lower Bound for the Differences of Powers of Linear Operators

Let T be a bounded linear operator in a Banach space, with σ（T）={1}. In 1983, Esterle-Berkani＇ s conjecture was proposed for the decay of differences （I - T） T^n as follows： Eitheror lim inf （n→∞（n＋1）｜｜（I-T）T^n｜｜≥1/e or T = I. We prove this claim and discuss some of its consequences.     

关于完全三部图色唯一性的一个注记

Let P(G,λ) be the chromatic polynomial of a simple graph G. A graph G is chromatically unique if for any simple graph H, P(H,λ) = P(G,λ) implies that H is isomorphic to G. Many sufficient conditions guaranteeing that some certain complete tripartite graphs are chromatically unique were obtained by many scholars. Especially, in 2003, Zou Hui-wen showed that if n 31m2 + 31k2 + 31mk+ 31m? 31k+ 32√m2 + k2 + mk, where n,k and m are non-negative integers, then the complete tripartite graph K(n - m,n,n + k) is chromatically unique (or simply χ-unique). In this paper, we prove that for any non-negative integers n,m and k, where m ≥ 2 and k ≥ 0, if n ≥ 31m2 + 31k2 + 31mk + 31m - 31k + 43, then the complete tripartite graph K(n - m,n,n + k) is χ-unique, which is an improvement on Zou Hui-wen's result in the case m ≥ 2 and k ≥ 0. Furthermore, we present a related conjecture.     

Several Results on Systems of Residue Classes

Let (m,n) and a(n) denote the g.c.d, of m, n and the residue class {x∈Z∶x≡α (mod n)} respectively. Any period of the characteristic function ofkU a_i(n_i) is called a covering period of {a_i(n_i)}_(i-1)~k.i-ITheorem Let A = {a_i(n_i)}_(i-1)~k. be a disjoint system (i. e. a_I(n_I,...,a_k(n_k) are pairwise disjoint). Let [n_I,...,n_k] (the I.c.m. of n_1,...,n_k) have the prime faetorization [n_1,...,n_k] = Πp_i~ai and T = Πp_iβi(β_i≥0 be the smallest positive covering period of A. Then