Extremal Decomposition Problems in the Space of Riemann Surfaces

An extension of a theorem on extremal decomposition of a Riemann surface is obtained. The problem of extremal decomposition is extended from the case of a Riemann surface with a prescribed set of distinguished points to the case of the Teichmüller space corresponding to under quasiconformal homeomorphisms f. For the functional of our problem on extremal decomposition of a surface , we consider a function expressing the dependence of the extremal value of on a point . Differentiation formulas for the function are derived. These formulas are different and depend on the genus g of the surface . The case where the function is pluriharmonic is considered. Bibliography: 8 titles.     

The Spectrum of the C*-Algebra of Pseudodifferential Boundary Value Problems on a Manifold with Smooth Edges

The C ^*-algebra generated by the operators of pseudodifferential boundary value problems on a manifold with smooth closed disjoint edges and boundary is studied. The operators act in the space L ₂( ) L ₂( ). The goal of this paper is to describe all (up to an equivalence) irreducible representations of the algebra Bibliography: 12 titles.     

On Brualdi's Theorem

This paper studies irreducible matrices , satisfying Brualdi's conditions , or, shortly, Brualdi matrices. Here, is the set of circuits of length in the directed graph of A, and is the support of . Among the results obtained are a characterization of Brualdi matrices, implying, in particular, that they are generalized diagonally dominant; the necessary and sufficient conditions of singularity of Brualdi matrices; explicit expressions for the absolute values of the components of right null-vectors of a singular Brualdi matrix, and conditions necessary and sufficient for a boundary point of Brualdi's inclusion region to be an eigenvalue of an irreducible matrix. Bibliography: 8 titles.     

Transversals of Families of Translations of a Planar Convex Compact

Let be a family of translations of a convex compact set such that every two elements of have a common point. Then there exist three points such that each element of contains one of these points. This answers in the affirmative an old question by Grünbaum. Bibliography: 13 titles.     

QF-Proper Classes and Relative Stable Categories

A relative version of Rickard's theorem is proved, namely, if is a quasi-Frobenius proper class of short sequences in an Abelian category , then the -stable category of the category is a quotient category of the relative bounded derived category ( ). Bibliography: 20 titles.     

Coreflections Versus Regular Epimorphisms in Categories of Topological Spaces

Let be an epireflective subcategory of the category Top of topological spaces which is not contained in the category of indiscrete spaces (e.g. Top, the category of Hausdorff spaces, the category of Tychonoff spaces) and be a coreflective subcategory of . In this paper we prove that the coreflector preserves regular epimorphisms if and only if or is contained in the category of discrete spaces.     

Continuous Functors and Duality

Let be an associative ring with identity, and let be the category of left unitary -modules. A complete characterization of continuous additive co- and contravariant functors is given. Such functors are either representable, or equivalent to a tensor product, or trivial ones. The class of categories that are dual to and, therefore, are equivalent to the category of compact right -modules is constructed by purely algebraic means. A canonical category is singled out in this class. A purely algebraic structure that is equivalent to the topology-algebraic structure of compact right -modules is constructed. Algebraic analogs of connection and complete disconnection are given. Bibliography: 6 titles.     

On Asymptotic Behavior of Increments of Sums Along Head Runs

Let be a sequence of independent equidistributed random vectors with . Let , where and denotes the indicator function of the event in brackets. If, for example, are the gains and are the indicators of success in repetitions of a game of chance, then is the maximal gain along head runs (sequences of successes without interruptions) of length j. We investigate the asymptotic behavior of the values , , where is the length of the longest head run in . We show that the asymptotics of the values depend significantly on the growth rate of j and that these asymptotics vary from the strong noninvariance (as in the ErdsRéenyi law of large numbers) to the strong invariance (as in the CsöorgRévész strong approximation laws). We also consider the Shepp-type statistics. Bibliography: 17 titles.     

On the Sets of Values of the Initial Coefficients in Class of Typically Real Functions

Let be the class of functions satisfying the following conditions: these functions are regular and typically real in the unit disk, they have the form , and the equality holds for some fixed and with . We find the set of values of the first two coefficients for functions from this class. Boundary functions for these sets of values are found. Some previous results of the author are supplemented. Boundary functions for the sets of values for the functionals and in the class are found. Bibliography: 5 titles.     

Problems on Extremal Decomposition of the Riemann Sphere

We apply a variant of the method of the extremal metric to some problems concerning extremal decompositions and related problems. Let be a system of distinct points on and let be the family of all systems of nonoverlapping simply connected domains on such that . Let

On intervals and isometries of MV-algebras

Let Int be the lattice of all intervals of an MV-algebra . In the present paper we investigate the relations between direct product decompositions of and (i) the lattice Int , or (ii) 2-periodic isometries on , respectively.     

Spin Models and Strongly Hyper-Self-Dual Bose-Mesner Algebras

We introduce the notion of hyper-self-duality for Bose-Mesner algebras as a strengthening of formal self-duality. Let denote a Bose-Mesner algebra on a finite nonempty set X. Fix p X, and let and denote respectively the dual Bose-Mesner algebra and the Terwilliger algebra of with respect to p. By a hyper-duality of , we mean an automorphism of such that for all ; and is a duality of . is said to be hyper-self-dual whenever there exists a hyper-duality of . We say that is strongly hyper-self-dual whenever there exists a hyper-duality of which can be expressed as conjugation by an invertible element of . We show that Bose-Mesner algebras which support a spin model are strongly hyper-self-dual, and we characterize strong hyper-self-duality via the module structure of the associated Terwilliger algebra.     

Sequence Spaces l p,q in Probabilistic Characterizations of Weak Type Operators

We study operators (not necessarily linear) defined on a quasi-Bahach space X and taking values in the space of real-valued Lebesgue-measurable functions. Factorization theorems for linear and superlinear operators with values in the space are proved with the help of the Lorentz sequence spaces . Sequences of functions belonging to fixed bounded sets in the spaces are characterized for and . The possibility of distinguishing weak type operators (bounded in the space ) from operators factorizable through is obtained in terms of sequences of independent random variables. A criterion under which an operator is symmetrically bounded in order in , is established. Some refinements of the above-mentioned results are obtained for translation shift-invariant sets and operators. Bibliography: 30 titles.     

Regular Unitarily Invariant Spaces on the Complex Sphere

Let K be a compact space, let X be a closed subspace of C(K), and let be a positive measure on K. The triple is said to be regular if, for any positive function and for any , there exists a function such that on K and . The case where K is the unit sphere in and the subspace X is invariant with respect to the unitary group is investigated. Sufficient spectral conditions and a necessary condition for the regularity of a triple are obtained. Connections with compactness of certain Hankel operators and applications to interpolation problems are presented. Bibliography: 16 titles.     

The Ideal Structure of Toeplitz Algebras

We investigate the ideal structure of the Toeplitz algebra of a totally ordered abelian group . We show that the primitive ideals of are parametrised by the disjoint union of the duals of the order ideals of , and identify the hull-kernel topology on when the chain of orderideals in is isomorphic to a subset of      

Projection in a Space of Solenoidal Vector Fields

Let R ³ be a bounded domain, 0$$ " align="middle" border="0"> , a family of extending subdomains, and =(x) a positive function in be a space of -solenoidal vector fields, 0$$ " align="middle" border="0"> , a family of subspaces, G orthogonal projectors in onto . A unitary transformation that diagonalizes the family of projectors {G} is constructed: it takes to the operator of multiplication by the independent variable. The isometry of this transformation is proved with the help of the operator Riccati equation for the NeumanntoDirichlet mapping. Bibliography: 8 titles.     

Geometry of the Sphere of Calibrations of Degree Two

A canonical bijection between the set of extreme points of the comass-unit sphere and the manifold of orthogonal complex structures in is described, under which unitary bases correspond to decompositions of the forms realizing the conjugate norm of the mass. This correspondence is used for obtaining a classification of faces of the sphere and the known classification of faces of the set polar to . Bibliography: 10 titles.     

Transformations of Grassmannians preserving the class of base subsets

Let be a finite-dimensional projective space and be the Grassmannian consisting of all k-dimensional subspaces of . In the paper we show that transformations of sending base subsets to base subsets are induced by collineations of to itself or to the dual projective space . This statement generalizes the main result of the authors paper [19].     

Profinite and Continuous Higher K-Theory of Exact Categories, Orders, and Group Rings

Let be a rational prime, an exact category. In this article, we define and study for all , the profinite higher K-theory of , that is as well as , where is the -dimensional mod- Moore space. We study connections between and prove several -completeness results involving these and associated groups including the cases where is the category of finitely generated (resp. finitely generated projective) modules over orders in semi-simple algebras over number fields and p-adic fields. We also define and study continuous K-theory of orders in p-adic semi-simple algebras and show some connection between the profinite and continuous K-theory of .     

Behavior of Automorphic L-Functions at the Center of the Critical Strip

Let be the Hecke eigenbasis of the space of -cusp forms of weight 2. Let p be a prime. Let be the Hecke L-series of form . The following statements are proved: