Pseudo-Riemannian manifolds modelled on symmetric spaces

We construct irreducible pseudo-Riemannian manifolds (M, g) of arbitrary signature (p, q) with the same curvature tensor as a pseudo-Riemannian symmetric space which is a direct product of a two-dimensional Riemannian space form M ₂(c) and a pseudo-Euclidean space with the signature (p, q ? 2), or (p ? 2, q), respectively.     

Spaces of analytic functions of Hardy-Bloch type

For 0<p≤∞ and 0<q≤∞, the space of Hardy-Bloch type ℬ(p,q) consists of those functionsf which are analytic in the unit diskD such that (1−r)M _p (r,f′)⊂L ^q (dr/(1−r)). We note that ℬ(∞,∞) coincides with the Bloch space ℬ and that ℬ⊂ℬ(p,∞) for allp. Also, the space ℬ(p,p) is the Dirichlet spaceD _p−1 ^p . We prove a number of results on decomposition of spaces with logarithmic weights which allow us to obtain sharp results about the mean growth of the ℬ(p,q). In particular, we prove that iff is an analytic function inD and 2≤p<∞, then the conditionM _p (r,f′)=O((1−r)⁻¹), asr→1, implies that

Gauge-Invariant Characterization of Yang–Mills–Higgs Equations

Let C → M be the bundle of connections of a principal G-bundle P → M over a pseudo-Riemannian manifold (M,g) of signature (n⁺, n⁻) and let E → M be the associated bundle with P under a linear representation of G on a finite-dimensional vector space. For an arbitrary Lie group G, the O(n⁺, n⁻) × G-invariant quadratic Lagrangians on J¹(C × _M E) are characterized. In particular, for a simple Lie group the Yang–Mills and Yang–Mills–Higgs Lagrangians are characterized, up to an scalar factor, to be the only O(n⁺, n⁻) × G-invariant quadratic Lagrangians. These results are also analyzed on several examples of interest in gauge theory. Submitted: May 19, 2005; Accepted: April 25, 2006     

Cyclic branched coverings of lens spaces

Some infinite family is constructed of orientable three-dimensional closed manifoldsM _n (p, q), where n ≥ 2, p ≥ 3, 0 < q < p, and (p, q) = 1, such that M _n (p, q) is an n-fold cyclic covering of the lens space L(p, q) branched over a two-component link.     

Boundedness Properties of Pseudo-Differential and Calderón-Zygmund Operators on Modulation Spaces

In this article, we study the boundedness of pseudo-differential operators with symbols in S _ρ,δ ^m on the modulation spaces M ^p,q . We discuss the order m for the boundedness Op(S _ρ,δ ^m )⊂ℒ(M ^p,q ) to be true. We also prove the existence of a Calderón-Zygmund operator which is not bounded on the modulation space M ^p,q with q≠2. This unboundedness is still true even if we assume a generalized T(1) condition. These results are induced by the unboundedness of pseudo-differential operators on M ^p,q whose symbols are of the class S _1,δ ⁰ with 0<δ<1.      

Clifford algebra and the Lorentz transformation with (p, q) form

In this paper, the concepts of Lorentz inner product with (p, q) form, the Lorentz space and the Lorentz transformation with (p, q) form are given by using Clifford algebra. It is shown that L_m^p,q is the Lorentz transformation with (p, q) form, and the matrix equality relation of Minkowski space with (n − 1, 1) form is given. The examples are given to illustrate the corresponding results.     

On the Fréchet space L p −

This paper contains a study of the structure of the Fréchet space L _p ⁻, 1< p ≤∞, defined as the intersection of L _q [0,1] for q<p, and endowed with the projective topology. The main topics covered are: normable, Schwartz and nuclear subspaces of L _p ⁻; construction of uncomplemented copies of ?₂ inside L _p ⁻ for p<2; construction of Montel non-Schwartz subspaces; the space L _p ⁻ is primary. Received: 30 October 1996 / Revised version: 1 February 1998     

Density of smooth maps in Wk, p(M, N) for a close to critical domain dimension

Assuming m − 1 < kp < m, we prove that the space C ^∞(M, N) of smooth mappings between compact Riemannian manifolds M, N (m = dim M) is dense in the Sobolev space W ^k,p (M, N) if and only if π _m−1(N) = {0}. If π _m−1(N) ≠ {0}, then every mapping in W ^k,p (M, N) can still be approximated by mappings M → N which are smooth except in finitely many points.     

Natural curvature operators of bounded spectrum

Let M be a pseudo-Riemannian manifold of signature (p,q) where p?1 and q?1. If the Jacobi operator has pointwise bounded spectrum on the pseudo-sphere bundles of unit spacelike or timelike vectors, then M is pointwise Osserman. Similar results are established for other natural operators of Riemannian geometry. Rigidity phenomena in Lorentzian geometry are discussed.     

Harmonic maps from a Riemannian manifold with a pole into an Hadamard manifold with negative sectional curvatures

In this paper we show a nonexistence result for harmonic maps with a rotational nondegeneracy condition from a Riemannian manifoldM with polep ₀ to a negatively curved Hadamard manifold under the condition that the metric tensor ofM is bounded and that the sectional curvature ofM at a pointp is bounded from below by −c dist(p ₀,p)⁻² (c: a positive constant) as dist(p ₀,p)→∞. Partly supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, The Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Japan     

Tightening Turyn’s bound for Hadamard difference sets

This work examines the existence of (4q ²,2q ²−q,q ²−q) difference sets, for q=p ^f , where p is a prime and f is a positive integer. Suppose that G is a group of order 4q ² which has a normal subgroup K of order q such that G/K ≅ C _q ×C ₂×C ₂, where C _q ,C ₂ are the cyclic groups of order q and 2 respectively. Under the assumption that p is greater than or equal to 5, this work shows that G does not admit (4q ²,2q ²−q,q ²−q) difference sets.     

On the cohomology of orbit space of free ℤ<Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Subscript>-actions on lens spaces

Let G = ℤ _p , p an odd prime, act freely on a finite-dimensional CW-complex X with mod p cohomology isomorphic to that of a lens space L ^2m−1(p; q ₁, …, q _m ). In this paper, we determine the mod p cohomology ring of the orbit space X/G, when p ² ∤ m.     

Rearrangement invariant norms of symmetric sequence norms of independent sequences of random variables

LetX ₁,X ₂, …,X _n be a sequence of independent random variables, letM be a rearrangement invariant space on the underlying probability space, and letN be a symmetric sequence space. This paper gives an approximate formula for the quantity ‖‖(X _i )‖ _N ‖ _M wheneverL _q embeds intoM for some 1≤q<∞. This extends work of Johnson and Schechtman who tackled the case whenN=ℓ _p , and recent work of Gordon, Litvak, Schütt and Werner who obtained similar results for Orlicz spaces. The author was partially supported by NSF grant DMS 9870026, and a grant from the Research Office of the University of Missouri.     

A characterization for isometries and conformal mappings of pseudo-Riemannian manifolds

Generalizing theorems of Myers-Steenrod and of Hawking, we obtain characterizations for isometries and conformal mappings of pseudo-Riemannian spaces (M, g): Define a local distance function on convex normal neighbourhoods by (p, q) =g(exp _p ^–1 q, exp _p ^–1 q). Then every homeomorphismf locally preserving these functions is an isometry. If (M, g) has indefinite signature andf locally preserves distance zero, it is a conformal diffeomorphism.     

Pseudo unitary conformal groups and Clifford algebras for standard pseudo hermitian spaces

This paper, self-contained, deals with pseudo-unitary spin geometry. First, we present pseudo-unitary conformal structures over a 2n-dimensional complex manifold V and the corresponding projective quadrics for standard pseudo-hermitian spaces H_p,q. Then we develop a geometrical presentation of a compactification for pseudo-hermitian standard spaces in order to construct the pseudo-unitary conformal group of H_p,q. We study the topology of the projective quadrics and the “generators” of such projective quadrics. Then we define the space S of spinors canonically associated with the pseudo-hermitian scalar product of signature (2ⁿ⁻¹, 2ⁿ⁻¹). The spinorial group Spin U(p,q) is imbedded into SU(2ⁿ⁻¹, 2ⁿ⁻¹). At last, we study the natural imbeddings of the projective quadrics      

Ergodic actions of mapping class groups on moduli spaces of representations of non-orientable surfaces

Let M be a non-orientable surface with Euler characteristic χ(M) ≤ −2. We consider the moduli space of flat SU(2)-connections, or equivalently the space of conjugacy classes of representations

Large time behavior of solutions to a class of doubly nonlinear parabolic equations

We study the large time asymptotic behavior of solutions of the doubly degenerate parabolic equation u _t = div(u ^m−1|Du| ^p−2 Du) − u ^q with an initial condition u(x, 0) = u ₀(x). Here the exponents m, p and q satisfy m + p ⩾ 3, p > 1 and q > m + p − 2. The paper was supported by NSF of China (10571144), NSF for youth of Fujian province in China (2005J037) and NSF of Jimei University in China.     

On the ratio of the expected maximum of a martingale and theL p-norm of its last term

For eachp>1, the supremum,S, of the absolute value of a martingale terminating at a random variableX inL _p, satisfiesES≦(Γ(q))^1/q‖X‖_p (q=p(p-1)^-1).The maximum,M, of a mean-zero martingale which starts at zero and terminates atX, satisfiesES≦(Γ(q))^1/q‖X‖_p (q=p(p-1)^-1), whereσ _q is the unique solution of the equationt = ‖Z −t ‖ _q for an exponentially distributed random variableZ with mean 1.σ _p has other characterizations and satisfies lim _p‖ q ^{− 1} σ _q =c withc determined byce ^c+1 = 1. Equalities in (1) and (2) are attainable by appropriate martingales which can be realized as stopped segments of Brownian motion. A presumably new property of the exponential distribution is obtained en route to inequality (2).     

Compositions of isometric immersions¶in higher codimension

Given a submanifold M ⁿ of Euclidean space ℝ ^{n + p} with codimension p≤6, under generic conditions on its second fundamental form, we show that any other isometric immersion of M ⁿ into ℝ ^{n + p + q} , 0≤q≤n− 2p−1 and 2q≤n+ 1 if q≥ 5, must be locally a composition of isometric immersions. This generalizes several previous results on rigidity and compositions of submanifolds. We also provide conditions under which our result is global. 14 March 2001