Integration of the lifting formulas and the cyclic homology of the algebras of differential operators

We integrate the Lifting cocycles Y_2n+1, Y_2n+3, Y_2n+5,? ([Sh1,2]) \Psi_{2n+1}, \Psi_{2n+3}, \Psi_{2n+5},\ldots\,([\rm Sh1,2]) on the Lie algebra Dif_n of holomorphic differential operators on an n-dimensional complex vector space to the cocycles on the Lie algebra of holomorphic differential operators on a holomorphic line bundle l \lambda on an n-dimensional complex manifold M in the sense of Gelfand--Fuks cohomology [GF] (more precisely, we integrate the cocycles on the sheaves of the Lie algebras of finite matrices over the corresponding associative algebras). The main result is the following explicit form of the Feigin--Tsygan theorem [FT1]:¶¶ H^·_Lie(\frak g\frak l^fin_￥(Dif_n);\Bbb C) = ù^·(Y_2n+1, Y_2n+3, Y_2n+5,? ) H^\bullet_{\rm Lie}({\frak g}{\frak l}^{\rm fin}_\infty({\rm Dif}_n);{\Bbb C}) = \wedge^\bullet(\Psi_{2n+1}, \Psi_{2n+3}, \Psi_{2n+5},\ldots\,) .     

Rigidity and finiteness under Ricci curvature and volume controls

Consider the class of closed Riemannian manifolds M of dimension dim(M) \geqq 3 \dim(M) \geqq 3 , Ricci curvature Ric(M) \geqq -(n - 1) \textrm{Ric}(M) \geqq -(n - 1) , diameter diam(M) < D and almost maximal volume. We show that the isomorphism types of fundamental groups characterize the diffeomorphism types of manifolds in such a class. In particular, it can be viewed as a generalization of the well-known Mostow‘s rigidity theorem and a finiteness theorem.     

Linear groups over a skew field of quaternions containing the group T_{n}(A, \Phi) over a subsfield

We study the subgroups of GL_n(D) (n \geqq 3) GL_{n}(D) (n \geqq 3) over a skew field of quaternions D that comprise the subgroup of the unitary group U_n(A, F) U_{n}(A, \Phi) over a subsfield A \subseteqq D A \subseteqq D generated by all transvections in U_n(A, F) U_{n}(A, \Phi) .     

On formal quantum group laws

There exist natural generalizations of the concept of formal groups laws for noncommutative power series. This is a note on formal quantum group laws and quantum group law chunks. Formal quantum group laws correspond to noncommutative (topological) Hopf algebra structures on free associative power series algebras ká áx₁,...,x_m ? ?k\langle\! \langle x_1,\dots,x_m \rangle\! \rangle , k a field. Some formal quantum group laws occur as completions of noncommutative Hopf algebras (quantum groups). By truncating formal power series, one gets quantum group law chunks. ¶If the characteristic of k is 0, the category of (classical) formal group laws of given dimension m is equivalent to the category of m-dimensional Lie algebras. Given a formal group law or quantum group law (chunk), the corresponding Lie structure constants are determined by the coefficients of its chunk of degree 2. Among other results, a classification of all quantum group law chunks of degree 3 is given. There are many more classes of strictly isomorphic chunks of degree 3 than in the classical case.     

Blocks with cyclic defect of Hecke orders of Coxeter groups

Let B\cal B be a p-block of cyclic defect of a Hecke order over the complete ring \Bbb Z[q] _{áq-1,p ?}\Bbb {Z}[q] _{\langle q-1,p \rangle}; i.e. modulo áq-1 ?\langle q-1 \rangle it is a p-block B of cyclic defect of the underlying Coxeter group G. Then B\cal B is a tree order over \Bbb Z[q]_{áq-1, p ?}\Bbb {Z}[q]_{\langle q-1, p \rangle } to the Brauer tree of B. Moreover, in case B\cal B is the principal block of the Hecke order of the symmetric group S(p) on p elements, then B\cal B can be described explicitly. In this case a complete set of non-isomorphic indecomposable Cohen-Macaulay B\cal B-modules is given.     

On Representations of Integers in Thin Subgroups of {{\rm SL}_2({\mathbb {Z}})}

Let ${\Gamma < {\rm SL}(2, {\mathbb Z})}Let G < SL(2, \mathbb Z){\Gamma < {\rm SL}(2, {\mathbb Z})} be a free, finitely generated Fuchsian group of the second kind with no parabolics, and fix two primitive vectors v₀, w₀ ? \mathbb Z²  \  {0}{v_{0}, w_{0} \in \mathbb {Z}^{2} \, {\backslash} \, \{0\}}. We consider the set S{\mathcal {S}} of all integers occurring in áv₀g, w₀?{\langle v_{0}\gamma, w_{0}\rangle}, for g ? G{\gamma \in \Gamma} and the usual inner product on \mathbb R²{\mathbb {R}^2}. Assume that the critical exponent δ of Γ exceeds 0.99995, so that Γ is thin but not too thin. Using a variant of the circle method, new bilinear forms estimates and Gamburd’s 5/6-th spectral gap in infinite-volume, we show that S{\mathcal {S}} contains almost all of its admissible primes, that is, those not excluded by local (congruence) obstructions. Moreover, we show that the exceptional set \mathfrak E(N){\mathfrak {E}(N)} of integers |n| < N which are locally admissible (n ? S   (mod  q)   for all   q 3 1){(n \in \mathcal {S} \, \, ({\rm mod} \, q) \, \, {\rm for\,all} \,\, q \geq 1)} but fail to be globally represented, n ? S{n \notin \mathcal {S}}, has a power savings, |\mathfrak E(N)| << N^1-e₀{|\mathfrak {E}(N)| \ll N^{1-\varepsilon_{0}}} for some ${\varepsilon_{0} > 0}${\varepsilon_{0} > 0}, as N → ∞.     

On Lipschitz selections of affine-set valued mappings

We prove a Helly-type theorem for the family of all k-dimensional affine subsets of a Hilbert space H. The result is formulated in terms of Lipschitz selections of set-valued mappings from a metric space (M,r) ({\cal M},\rho) into this family.¶Let F be such a mapping satisfying the following condition: for every subset M￠ ì M {\cal M'} \subset {\cal M} consisting of at most 2^k+1 points, the restriction F|_M￠ F|_{\cal M'} of F to M￠ {\cal M'} has a selection f_M￠ (i.e. f_M￠(x) ? F(x) for all x  ? M￠) f_{\cal M'}\,({\rm i.e.}\,f_{\cal M'}(x) \in F(x)\,{\rm for\,all}\,x\,\in {\cal M'}) satisfying the Lipschitz condition ||f_M￠(x) - f_M￠(y)||  ￡ r(x,y ), x,y ? M￠ \parallel f_{\cal M'}(x) - f_{\cal M'}(y)\parallel\,\le \rho(x,y ),\,x,y \in {\cal M'} . Then F has a Lipschitz selection f : M ? H f : {\cal M} \to H such that ||f(x) - f(y) ||  ￡ gr(x,y ), x,y ? M \parallel f(x) - f(y) \parallel\,\le \gamma \rho (x,y ),\,x,y \in {\cal M} where g = g(k) \gamma = \gamma(k) is a constant depending only on k. (The upper bound of the number of points in M￠ {\cal M'} , 2^k+1, is sharp.)¶The proof is based on a geometrical construction which allows us to reduce the problem to an extension property of Lipschitz mappings defined on subsets of metric trees.     

How quadratic are the natural numbers?

Abstract. For natural numbers n we inspect all factorizations n = ab of n with a ￡ ba \le b in \Bbb N\Bbb N and denote by n=a_n b_nn=a_n b_n the most quadratic one, i.e. such that b_n - a_nb_n - a_n is minimal. Then the quotient k(n) : = a_n/b_n\kappa (n) := a_n/b_n is a measure for the quadraticity of n. The best general estimate for k(n)\kappa (n) is of course very poor: 1/n ￡ k(n) ￡ 11/n \le \kappa (n)\le 1. But a Theorem of Hall and Tenenbaum [1, p. 29], implies(logn)^-d-e ￡ k(n) ￡ (logn)^-d(\log n)^{-\delta -\varepsilon } \le \kappa (n) \le (\log n)^{-\delta } on average, with d = 1 - (1+log₂  2)/log2=0,08607 ?\delta = 1 - (1+\log _2 \,2)/\log 2=0,08607 \ldots and for every e > 0\varepsilon >0. Hence the natural numbers are fairly quadratic.¶k(n)\kappa (n) characterizes a specific optimal factorization of n. A quadraticity measure, which is more global with respect to the prime factorization of n, is k^*(n): = ?_{1 ￡ a ￡ b, ab=n} a/b\kappa ^*(n):= \textstyle\sum\limits \limits _{1\le a \le b, ab=n} a/b. We show k^*(n) ~ \frac 12\kappa ^*(n) \sim \frac {1}{2} on average, and k^*(n)=W(2^{\frac 12(1-e) log n/log ₂n})\kappa ^*(n)=\Omega (2^{\frac {1}{2}(1-\varepsilon ) {\log}\, n/{\log} _2n})for every e > 0\varepsilon>0.     

On the singularities of residual intertwining operators

Let G be a reductive algebraic group defined over \Bbb Q {\Bbb Q} . Let P, P' be parabolic subgroups of G, defined over \Bbb Q {\Bbb Q} , and let _boxclose_boxclose, a_P') t \in W({\frak a}_{P}, {\frak a}_{P'}) . In this paper we study the intertwining operator M_P￠|P(t,l), l ? \frak a^*_{P,\Bbb C} M_{P' \vert P}(t,\lambda),\,\lambda \in {\frak a}^*_{P,{\Bbb C}} , acting in corresponding spaces of automorphic forms. One of the main results states that each matrix coefficient of M_P￠|P(t,l) M_{P' \vert P}(t,\lambda) is a meromorphic function of order ￡ n + 1 \le n + 1 , where n = dim G. Using this result, we further investigate the rank one intertwining operators, in particular, we study the distribution of their poles.     

Homogenization for strongly anisotropic nonlinear elliptic equations

In this paper we present homogenization results for elliptic degenerate differential equations describing strongly anisotropic media. More precisely, we study the limit as e? 0 \epsilon \to 0 of the following Dirichlet problems with rapidly oscillating periodic coefficients:¶¶ . \cases {{ -div(\alpha(\frac{x}{\epsilon}}, \nabla u) A(\frac{x}{\epsilon}) \nabla u) = f(x) \in L^{\infty}(\Omega) \atop u = 0 su \eth\Omega\ } ¶¶where, p > 1,     a: \Bbb Rⁿ ×\Bbb Rⁿ ? \Bbb R,     a(y,x) ? áA(y)x,x?^p/2-1, A ? M^{n ×n}(\Bbb R) p>1, \quad \alpha : \Bbb R^n \times \Bbb R^n \to \Bbb R, \quad \alpha(y,\xi) \approx \langle A(y)\xi,\xi \rangle ^{p/2-1}, A \in M^{n \times n}(\Bbb R) , A being a measurable periodic matrix such that A^t(x) = A(x) 3 0A^t(x) = A(x) \ge 0 almost everywhere.¶¶The anisotropy of the medium is described by the following structure hypothesis on the matrix A:¶¶l^2/p(x) |x|² ￡ áA(x)x,x? ￡ L ^2/p(x) |x|², \lambda^{2/p}(x) |\xi|^2 \leq \langle A(x)\xi,\xi \rangle \leq \Lambda ^{2/p}(x) |\xi|^2, ¶¶where the weight functions l \lambda and L \Lambda (satisfying suitable summability assumptions) can vanish or blow up, and can also be "moderately" different. The convergence to the homogenized problem is obtained by a classical compensated compactness argument, that had to be extended to two-weight Sobolev spaces.     

Sharp bounds for the Bernoulli numbers

We determine the best possible real constants a\alpha and b\beta such that the inequalities [(2(2n)!)/((2p)²ⁿ)] [1/(1-2^a-2n)] \leqq |B_2n| \leqq [(2(2n)!)/((2p)²ⁿ)] [1/(1-2^b-2n)]{2(2n)! \over(2\pi)^{2n}} {1 \over 1-2^{\alpha -2n}} \leqq |B_{2n}| \leqq {2(2n)! \over (2\pi )^{2n}}\, {1 \over 1-2^{\beta -2n}}hold for all integers n\geqq 1n\geqq 1. Here, B₂, B₄, B₆,... are Bernoulli numbers.     

A new characterization for some linear groups

Let G be a group and π _e (G) be the set of element orders of G. Let k ? p_e(G){k\in\pi_e(G)} and m _k be the number of elements of order k in G. Let nse(G) = {m_k|k ? p_e(G)}{{\rm nse}(G) = \{m_k|k\in\pi_e(G)\}} . In Shen et al. (Monatsh Math, 2009), the authors proved that A₄ @ PSL(2, 3), A₅ @ PSL(2, 4) @ PSL(2,5){A_4\cong {\rm PSL}(2, 3), A_5\cong \rm{PSL}(2, 4)\cong \rm{PSL}(2,5)} and A₆ @ PSL(2,9){A_6\cong \rm{PSL}(2,9)} are uniquely determined by nse(G). In this paper, we prove that if G is a group such that nse(G) = nse(PSL(2, q)), where q ? {7,8,11,13}{q\in\{7,8,11,13\}} , then G @ PSL(2,q){G\cong {PSL}(2,q)} .     

Central simple algebras with involution: a geometric approach

Let k be an algebraically closed base field of characteristic zero. The category equivalence between central simple algebras and irreducible, generically free PGL _n -varieties is extended to the context of central simple algebras with involution. The associated variety of a central simple algebra with involution comes with an action of , where τ is the automorphism of PGL _n given by τ (h) = (h ⁻¹)^transpose. Basic properties of an involution are described in terms of the action of on the associated variety, and in particular in terms of the stabilizer in general position for this action.     

On the quiver with relations of a repetitive algebra

Let A = kQ/ár?A = kQ/\langle \rho \rangle be a finite-dimensional k-algebra where r\rho is a set of relations for the quiver Q. Assume that r\rho contains only zero-relations or commutativity-relations. We describe explicitly the quiver with relations of the repetitive algebra  of A. The following well known result of D. Happel is one of the main reasons for studying Â: If A is of finite global dimension, then the stable module category of  and the derived category of A are equivalent.     

Simple exceptional groups of Lie type are determined by their character degrees

Let G be a finite group. Denote by Irr(G) the set of all irreducible complex characters of G. Let cd(G)={c(1)  |  c ? Irr(G)}{{\rm cd}(G)=\{\chi(1)\;|\;\chi\in {\rm Irr}(G)\}} be the set of all irreducible complex character degrees of G forgetting multiplicities, and let X₁(G) be the set of all irreducible complex character degrees of G counting multiplicities. Let H be any non-abelian simple exceptional group of Lie type. In this paper, we will show that if S is a non-abelian simple group and cd(S) í cd(H){{\rm cd}(S)\subseteq {\rm cd}(H)} then S must be isomorphic to H. As a consequence, we show that if G is a finite group with X₁(G) í X₁(H){{\rm X}_1(G)\subseteq {\rm X}_1(H)} then G is isomorphic to H. In particular, this implies that the simple exceptional groups of Lie type are uniquely determined by the structure of their complex group algebras.     

Odd order groups with the rewriting property Q3

Let n be an integer greater than 1, and let G be a group. A subset {x₁, x₂, ..., x_n} of n elements of G is said to be rewritable if there are distinct permutations p \pi and s \sigma of {1, 2, ..., n} such that¶¶x_p(1)x_p(2) ?x_p(n) = x_s(1)x_s(2) ?x_s(n). x_{\pi(1)}x_{\pi(2)} \ldots x_{\pi(n)} = x_{\sigma(1)}x_{\sigma(2)} \ldots x_{\sigma(n)}. ¶¶A group is said to have the rewriting property Q_n if every subset of n elements of the group is rewritable. In this paper we prove that a finite group of odd order has the property Q₃ if and only if its derived subgroup has order not exceeding 5.     

A Property of Isometric Mappings Between Dual Polar Spaces of Type {DQ (2n, {\mathbb K})}

Let f be an isometric embedding of the dual polar space ${\Delta = DQ(2n, {\mathbb K})}Let f be an isometric embedding of the dual polar space D = DQ(2n, \mathbb K){\Delta = DQ(2n, {\mathbb K})} into D￠ = DQ(2n, \mathbb K￠){\Delta^\prime = DQ(2n, {\mathbb K}^\prime)}. Let P denote the point-set of Δ and let e￠: D￠? S￠ @ PG(2ⁿ - 1, \mathbb K￠){e^\prime : \Delta^\prime \rightarrow {\Sigma^\prime} \cong {\rm PG}(2^n - 1, {{\mathbb K}^\prime})} denote the spin-embedding of Δ′. We show that for every locally singular hyperplane H of Δ, there exists a unique locally singular hyperplane H′ of Δ′ such that f(H) = f(P) ?H￠{f(H) = f(P) \cap H^\prime}. We use this to show that there exists a subgeometry S @ PG(2ⁿ - 1, \mathbb K){\Sigma \cong {\rm PG}(2^n - 1, {\mathbb K})} of Σ′ such that: (i) e￠°f (x) ? S{e^\prime \circ f (x) \in \Sigma} for every point x of D; (ii) e : = e￠°f{\Delta; ({\rm ii})\,e := e^\prime \circ f} defines a full embedding of Δ into Σ, which is isomorphic to the spin-embedding of Δ.     

Representations of nilpotent Lie algebras

Let (L,[p]) a finite dimensional nilpotent restricted Lie algebra of characteristic p 3 3, c ? L^*p \geq 3, \chi \in L^* a linear form. In this paper we study the representation theory of the reduced universal enveloping algebra u(L,c)u(L,\chi ). It is shown that u(L,c)u(L,\chi ) does not admit blocks of tame representation type. As an application, we prove that the nonregular AR-components of u(L,c)u(L,\chi ) are of types \Bbb Z [A_￥ ]\Bbb Z [A_\infty ] or \Bbb Z [A_n]/(t)\Bbb Z [A_n]/(\tau ).