Piecewise projective homeomorphisms and a noncommutative Steinberg extension

Let CP (R) be the group of compactly supported homeomorphisms ofR= which are piecewise with a parabolic defect at each breakpoint. An acyclic extension

Localizations of Transfors

Let be n-dimensional teisi, i.e., higher-dimensional Gray-categorical structures. The following questions can be asked. Does a left q-transfor , i.e., a functor 2 _q , induce a right q-transfor , i.e., a functor More generally, does a functor induce a functor For k-arrows c and whose (k – 1)-sources and targets agree, does a q-transfor induce a q-transfor , for appropriate k-arrows For k-arrows c and whose (k – 1)-sources and targets agree, does a q-transfor induce a (q + k + 1)-transfor , for appropriate k-arrows I give answers to these questions in the cases where n-dimensional teisi and their tensor product have been defined, i.e., for n 3, and for n up to 5 in some cases that do not need all data and axioms of n-dimensional teisi.I apply the above to compositions in teisi, in particular to braidings and syllepses. One of the results is that a braiding on a monoidal 2-category induces a pseudo-natural transformation , where is the reverse of ? –, which is almost, but not quite, equal to – ?. However, in higher dimensions need not be reversible, so a braiding on a higher-dimensional tas can not be seen as a transfor A B B A.     

Aluthge transforms of operators

Associated with every operatorT on Hilbert space is its Aluthge transform (defined below). In this note we study various connections betweenT and , including relations between various spectra, numerical ranges, and lattices of invariant subspaces. In particular, we show that if has a nontrivial invariant subspace, then so doesT, and we give various applications of our results.     

Homogeneous algebraic varieties defined by Jordan pairs

Every Jordan pair defines an algebraic varietyX containing as a dense open subset.X is projective (affine) if and only if is separable (radical). The Picard group ofX is generated by the irreducible factors of the generic norm of . If is separable then the automorphism group ofX is the projective group of .     

Rings of regular functions on nilpotent orbits and their covers

Summary LetG be a complex semisimple algebraic group with Lie algebra . Let be a nilpotentG-orbit, its ring of regular functions. We derive a formula for as aG-module and prove some partial results on a cover of . We then relate this formula to various existing multiplicity formulas forK-types in Harish-Chandra bimodules ofG.Supported by National Science Foundation Grant DMS-8505550     

Determinants in Triangulated Categories

For a small triangulated category , Bass's K ₁ group is described, and the theorem of the heart is proved. We define the determinant map from to Neeman's , and we compute this map when is the derived category of an Abelian category .     

Compound Poisson approximation for unbounded functions on a group,with application to large deviations

Summary A second order error bound is obtained for approximating h d by h d , where is a convolution of measures andQ a compound Poisson measure on a measurable abelian group, and the functionh is not necessarily bounded. This error bound is more refined than the usual total variation bound in the sense that it contains the functionh. The method used is inspired by Stein's method and hinges on bounding Radon-Nikodym derivatives related to . The approximation theorem is then applied to obtain a large deviation result on groups, which in turn is applied to multivariate Poisson approximation.Research of the second author was supported by Schweizerischer Nationalfonds     

Isometrische Immersionen der Kodimension 2 von Raumformen

Let M, resp. , denote Riemannian manifolds of dimensions m>4, resp. =m+2, and of constant sectional curvatures C, resp. , with 0 and is a standard space form, then the foliation L is a (globally) trivial fibre bundle with fibre S^m–1.     

On the isomorphisms and automorphism groups of circulants

Denote byC _n(S) the circulant graph (or digraph). LetM be a minimal generating element subset ofZ _n, the cyclic group of integers modulon, and In this paper, we discuss the problems about the automorphism group and isomorphisms ofC _n(S). When M S , we determine the automorphism group ofC _n(S) and prove that for any T if and only ifT = S, where is an integer relatively prime ton. The automorphism groups and isomorphisms of some other types of circulant graphs (or digraphs) are also considered. In the last section of this paper, we give a relation between the isomorphisms and the automorphism groups of circulants.