A bifurcation problem governed by the boundary condition II

In this work we consider the problem u = a(x)u^p in on , where is a smooth bounded domain, isthe outward unit normal to , is regarded as a parameter and0 < p < 1. We consider both cases where a(x) > 0 in or a(x) is allowed to vanish in a whole subdomain ₀ of . Ourmain results include existence of non-negative non-trivial solutionsin the range 0 < < ₁, where ₁ is characterized by meansof an eigenvalue problem, uniqueness and bifurcation from infinityof such solutions for small , and the appearance of dead coresfor large enough .     

On Decomposition Numbers and Branching Coefficients for Symmetric and Special Linear Groups

In this paper we find the multiplicities dim L()_– where is an arbitrary root and L() is an irreducible SL_n-module withhighest weight . We provide different bases of the correspondingweight spaces and outline some applications to the symmetricgroups. In particular we describe certain composition multiplicitiesin the modular branching rule. 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification:20C05, 20G05.     

Scattering matrices and Weyl functions

For a scattering system {A, A₀} consisting of self-adjoint extensionsA and A₀ of a symmetric operator A with finite deficiency indices,the scattering matrix {S()} and a spectral shift function arecalculated in terms of the Weyl function associated with a boundarytriplet for A*, and a simple proof of the Krein–Birmanformula is given. The results are applied to singular Sturm–Liouvilleoperators with scalar and matrix potentials, to Dirac operatorsand to Schrödinger operators with point interactions.     

Higher correlations of divisor sums related to primes II: variations of the error term in the prime number theorem

We calculate the triple correlations for the truncated divisorsum _R(n). The _R(n) behave over certain averages just as theprime counting von Mangoldt function (n) does or is conjecturedto do. We also calculate the mixed (with a factor of (n)) correlations.The results for the moments up to the third degree, and thereforethe implications for the distribution of primes in short intervals,are the same as those we obtained (in the first paper with thistitle) by using the simpler approximation _R(n). However, when_R(n) is used, the error in the singular series approximationis often much smaller than what _R(n) allows. Assuming the GeneralizedRiemann Hypothesis (GRH) for Dirichlet L-functions, we obtainan _±-result for the variation of the error term in theprime number theorem. Formerly, our knowledge under GRH wasrestricted to -results for the absolute value of this variation.An important ingredient in the last part of this work is a recentresult due to Montgomery and Soundararajan which makes it possiblefor us to dispense with a large error term in the evaluationof a certain singular series average. We believe that our resultson the sums _R(n) and _R(n) can be employed in diverse problemsconcerning primes.     

Unicity of Types for Supercuspidal Representations of GLN

Let F be a non-Archimedean local field, with the ring of integerso_F. Let G = GL_N(F), K = GL_N (o_F), and be a supercuspidal representationof G. We show that there exists a unique irreducible smoothrepresentation of K, such that the restriction to K of a smoothirreducible representation ' of G contains if and only if 'is isomorphic to ° det, where is an unramified quasicharacterof F^x. Moreover, we show that contains with the multiplicity1. As a corollary we obtain a kind of inertial local Langlandscorrespondence. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification 22E50.     

Dynamics of projective morphisms having identical canonical heights

Let , :^{N N} be morphisms of degree at least 2 whose canonicalheights and are identical. We draw various conclusions aboutthe Green functions, Julia sets, and canonical local heightsof and . We use this information to completely characterize and in the following cases: (i) and are polynomial mapsin one variable; (ii) is the dth-power map; (iii) is a Lattèsmap.     

On the laplace equation with non-linear dynamical boundary conditions

The main part of the paper deals with local existence and globalexistence versus blow-up for solutions of the Laplace equationin bounded domains with a non-linear dynamical boundary condition.More precisely, we study the problem consisting in: (1) theLaplace equation in (0, ) x ; (2) a homogeneous Dirichlet condition(0, ) x ₀; (3) the dynamical boundary condition ; (4) the initial condition u(0, x) = u₀ (x) on . Here is a regular and bounded domain in Rⁿ, with n 1, and₀ and ₁ endow a measurable partition of . Moreover, m>1,2 p < r, where r = 2 (n – 1) / (n – 2) whenn 3, r = when n = 1,2, and u₀ H^1/2 , u₀ = 0 on ₀. The final part of the paper deals with a refinement of a globalnon-existence result by Levine, Park and Serrin, which is appliedto the previous problem. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification35K55 (primary), 35K90, 35K77 (secondary).     

Filtrations on G1T-Modules

Let G be an almost simple algebraic group defined over F_p forsome prime p. Denote by G₁ the first Frobenius kernel in G andlet T be a maximal torus. In this paper we study certain Jantzentype filtrations on various modules in the representation theoryof G₁T. We have such filtrations on the baby Verma modules Z,where is a character of T. They are obtained via a certaindeformation of the natural homomorphism from Z into its contravariantdual Z. Using the same deformation we construct for each projectiveG₁T-module Q a filtration of the vector space . We then prove that this filtration may also bedescribed in terms of the above-mentioned homomorphism Z() Z() and this leads us to a sum formula for our filtrations.When Q is indecomposable with highest weight in the bottom alcove(with respect to some special point) we are able to computethe filtrations on F(Q) explicitly for all . This is then thestarting point of an induction which proceeds via wall crossingsto higher alcoves. If our filtrations behave as expected undersuch wall crossings then we obtain a precise relation betweenthedimensions of the layers in the filtrations of F(Q) for an arbitraryindecomposable projective Q and the coefficients in the correspondingKazhdan–Lusztig polynomials. We conclude the paper byproving that the above results in the G₁T theory have some analoguesin the representation theory of G (where, however, we have towork with representations of bounded highest weights) and thecorresponding theory for quantum groups at roots of unity. Theseresults extend previous work by the first author. 2000 MathematicsSubject Classification: 20G05, 20G10, 17B37.     

Global Branch of Solutions for Non-Linear Schrodinger Equations with Deepening Potential Well

We consider the stationary non-linear Schrödinger equation where > 0 and the functionsf and g are such that and for some bounded open set R^N. We use topological methods to establish the existenceof two connected sets D^± of positive/negative solutionsin R x W², ^p R^N where that cover the interval (, ()) in the sense that and furthermore, The number () is characterized as the unique value of in theinterval (, ) for which the asymptotic linearization has a positiveeigenfunction. Our work uses a degree for Fredholm maps of indexzero. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification 35J60, 35B32,58J55.     

On the Fredholm Alternative for the p-Laplacian in One Dimension

We investigate the existence of a weak solution u to the quasilineartwo-point boundary value problem We assume that 1 < p < p ¬ = 2, 0 < a < , andthat f L¹(0,a) is a given function. The number _k stands forthe k-th eigenvalue of the one-dimensional p-Laplacian. Let_{p p} x/a) denote the eigenfunction associated with ₁; then _p(k_p x/a) is the eigenfunction associated with _k. We show the existenceof solutions to (P) in the following cases. (i) When k=1 and f satisfies the orthogonality condition the set of solutions is bounded. (ii) If k=1 and f_t L¹(0,a) is a continuous family parametrizedby t [0,1], with then there exists some t^* [0,1] such that (P) has a solutionfor f = f_t^*. Moreover, an appropriate choice of t_* yields asolution u with an arbitrarily large L¹(0,a)-norm which meansthat such f cannot be orthogonal to _pp x/a. (iii) When k 2 and f satisfies a set of orthogonality conditionsto _p(k p x/a) on the subintervals , again, the set of solutions is bounded. is a continuous family satisfying either or another related condition, then there exists some t^* [0,1]such that (P) has a solution for f = f_t*. Prüfer's transformation plays the key role in our proofs.2000 Mathematical Subject Classification: primary 34B16, 47J10;secondary 34L40, 47H30.     

Spectra of graph neighborhoods and scattering

Let (G)_>0 be a family of ‘-thin’ Riemannian manifoldsmodeled on a finite metric graph G, for example, the -neighborhoodof an embedding of G in some Euclidean space with straight edges.We study the asymptotic behavior of the spectrum of the Laplace–Beltramioperator on G, as 0, for various boundary conditions. We obtaincomplete asymptotic expansions for the kth eigenvalue and theeigenfunctions, uniformly for kC^–1, in terms of scatteringdata on a non-compact limit space. We then use this to determinethe quantum graph which is to be regarded as the limit object,in a spectral sense, of the family (G). Our method is a directconstruction of approximate eigenfunctions from the scatteringand graph data, and the use of a priori estimates to show thatall eigenfunctions are obtained in this way.     

Decomposition of weighted Triebel-Lizorkin and Besov spaces on the ball

Weighted Triebel–Lizorkin and Besov spaces on the unitball B^d in ^d with weights w_µ(x)=(1–|x|²)^µ–1/2,µ0, are introduced and explored. A decomposition schemeis developed in terms of almost exponentially localized polynomialelements (needlets) {}, {} and it is shown that the membershipof a distribution to the weighted Triebel–Lizorkin orBesov spaces can be determined by the size of the needlet coefficients{f, } in appropriate sequence spaces.     

Algebraic K-Theory In Low Degree and The Novikov Assembly Map

We prove that the Novikov assembly map for a group factorizes,in ‘low homological degree’, through the algebraicK-theory of its integral group ring. In homological degree 2,this answers a question posed by N. Higson and P. Julg. As adirect application, we prove that if is torsion-free and satisfiesthe Baum-Connes conjecture, then the homology group H₁(; Z)injects in and in , for any ring A such that . If moreover B is of dimension lessthan or equal to 4, then we show that H₂(; Z) injects in and in , where A is as before, and ₂ is generated by the Steinberg symbols{,}, for . 2000 Mathematical Subject Classification: primary 19D55, 19Kxx,58J22; secondary: 19Cxx, 19D45, 43A20, 46L85.     

Ideal Spaces of Banach Algebras

The ideal space Id(A) of a Banach algebra A is studied as abitopological space Id(A), _u, _n, where _u is the weakest topologyfor which all the norm functions I || a + I|| (with a A andI Id(A)) are upper semi-continuous, and _n is the de Groot dualof _u. When A is separable, _nu is either a compact, metrizabletopology, or it is neither Hausdorff nor first countable. TAF-algebrasare shown to exhibit the first type of behaviour. Applicationsto Banach bundles (which motivate the study), and to PI-Banachalgebras, are given. 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification:46H10, 46J20.     

Unknotting Tunnels and Seifert Surfaces

Let K be a knot with an unknotting tunnel and suppose thatK is not a 2-bridge knot. There is an invariant = p/q Q/2Z,with p odd, defined for the pair (K, ). The invariant has interesting geometric properties. It is oftenstraightforward to calculate; for example, for K a torus knotand an annulus-spanning arc, (K, ) = 1. Although is definedabstractly, it is naturally revealed when K is put in thinposition. If 1 then there is a minimal-genus Seifert surfaceF for K such that the tunnel can be slid and isotoped to lieon F. One consequence is that if (K, ) 1 then K > 1. Thisconfirms a conjecture of Goda and Teragaito for pairs (K, )with (K, ) 1. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification 57M25,57M27.     

Grothendieck's Inequalities for Real and Complex JBW*-Triples

We prove that, if and >0, if V and W are complex JBW*-triples (with preduals V_* andW_*, respectively), and if U is a separately weak*-continuousbilinear form on V x W, then there exist norm-one functionals₁, ₂ V_* and ₁, ₂ W_* satisfying for all (x, y) V x W. Here, for a norm-one functional on acomplex JB*-triple V, |·| stands for the prehilbertianseminorm on V associated to given by for all x W, where z V^** satisfies z = |z| =1. We arrive at this form of ‘Grothendieck's inequality’through results of C.-H. Chu, B. Iochum, and G. Loupias, andan amended version of the ‘little Grothendieck's inequality’for complex JB*-triples due to T. Barton and Y. Friedman. Wealso obtain extensions of these results to the setting of realJB*-triples. 2000 Mathematical Subject Classification: 17C65,46K70, 46L05, 46L10, 46L70.     

Moduli of McKay quiver representations I: the coherent component

For a finite abelian group G GL (n, ), we describe the coherent component Y of the moduli space of-stable McKay quiver representations. This is a not-necessarily-normaltoric variety that admits a projective birational morphism obtained by variation of GeometricInvariant Theory quotient. As a special case, this gives a newconstruction of Nakamura's G-Hilbert scheme Hilb^G that avoidsthe (typically highly singular) Hilbert scheme of |G|-pointsin . To conclude, we describe the toric fan of Y and hence calculate the quiver representationcorresponding to any point of Y.     

Bounding the number of stable homotopy types of a parametrized family of semi-algebraic sets defined by quadratic inequalities

We prove a nearly optimal bound on the number of stable homotopytypes occurring in a k-parameter semi-algebraic family of setsin R, each defined in terms of m quadratic inequalities. Ourbound is exponential in k and m, but polynomial in . More precisely,we prove the following. Let R be a real closed field and let = {P₁, ... , P_m} R[Y₁, ... ,Y,X₁, ... ,X_k], with deg_Y(P_i) 2, deg_X(P_i) d, 1 i m. Let S R^+k be a semi-algebraic set,defined by a Boolean formula without negations, with atoms ofthe form P 0, P 0, P . Let : R^+k R^k be the projection onthe last k coordinates. Then the number of stable homotopy typesamongst the fibers S_x = ^–1(x) S is bounded by (2^mkd)^O(mk).     

An Index Theorem for Non-Periodic Solutions of Hamiltonian Systems

We consider a Hamiltonian setup M, , H, L, , P, where M, isa symplectic manifold, L is a distribution of Lagrangian subspacesin M, P is a Lagrangian submanifold of M, H is a smooth time-dependentHamiltonian function on M, and :[a,b] M is an integral curveof the Hamiltonian flow starting at P. We do not require any convexity property of the Hamiltonianfunction H. Under the assumption that (b) is not P-focal, weintroduce the Maslov index i_maslov of given in terms of thefirst relative homology group of the Lagrangian Grassmannian;under generic circumstances i_maslov() is computed as a sortof algebraic count of the P-focal points along . We prove thefollowing version of the Index Theorem: under suitable hypotheses,the Morse index of the Lagrangian action functional restrictedto suitable variations of is equal to the sum of i_maslov()and a convexity term of the Hamiltonian H relative to the submanifoldP. When the result is applied to the case of the cotangent bundleM = TM* of a semi-Riemannian manifold (M, g) and to the geodesicHamiltonian , we obtain a semi-Riemannian version of the celebrated Morse Index Theorem for geodesicswith variable endpoints in Riemannian geometry. 2000 MathematicalSubject Classification: 37J05, 53C22, 53C50, 53D12, 70H05.     

A Variation on a Theorem of Galvin and Hajnal

Let be a singular cardinal of regular uncountable cofinality. Let {(): < } be a continuous increasing sequence withlimit , and let =₍₎₊₍₎, < be regular cardinals. Let I be a normal ideal on , and assume that the reduced product_</I admits a cofinal -scale of ordinal functions. Then ₊, where =||||_I is the I-norm of .