Bourbaki spaces of topological groups

A study is presented of the relationship between the topological and uniformity properties of a group G and the spaces (G), (G) of all nonempty closed subsets and closed subgroups of G. A base for the neighborhood system of a closed subset X of G is formed by the sets S(X, U)={Y Y XU, X YU}, where U ranges over all neighborhoods of the identity in G. Criteria are obtained for the space (G) and some of its subspaces to be totally bounded and locally totally bounded. Some classes of groups with compact spaces (G) are described. It is proved that the spaces (G), (G) are complete in the case of projective metrizable groups G.Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 42, No. 4, pp. 542–549, April, 1990.     

Smoothability of the Conformal Boundary of a Lorentz Surface Implies 'Global Smoothability'

In 1985, Kulkarni defined the conformal boundary of a simply connected and time-oriented Lorentzian surface . He also introduced a notion of 'smoothability' of this boundary, depending only on local properties of . In this paper we show that smoothability of is in fact a global property of . In doing so, we classify Lorentzian surfaces with smoothable boundaries up to conformal homeomorphism. To be specific, suppose that the Minkowski plane E ² ₁ is the x,y-plane with metric dxdy. Our main theorem states that if is smoothable then is conformally homeomorphic to the interior U of a Jordan curve in E ² ₁ that is locally the graph of a continuous function over either the x-axis or the y-axis at each point of U.     

On the homogeneous Riemannian structures of type ℐ1⊕ℐ3

We study homogeneous Riemannian structures belonging to the class ₁₃ of the classification given by Tricerri and Vanhecke. The main result is the following: a connected, simply connected Riemannian manifoldM admits a homogeneous structureT of type ₁₃,T₃, if and only ifM is isometric to a hyperbolic space ⁿ .This work was partially supported by M.P.I.     

Characterization,structure and analysis on abelian ℒ∞ groups

An abelian topological group is an group if and only if it is a locally -compactk-space and every compact subset in it is contained in a compactly generated locally compact subgroup. Every abelian groupG is topologically isomorphic to G ₀ where ₀ andG ₀ is an abelian group where every compact subset is contained in a compact subgroup. Intrinsic definitions of measures, convolution of measures, measure algebra,L ₁-algebra, Fourier transforms of abelian groups are given and their properties are studied.     

Singular points of a star-finite tiling

Let be a star-finite tiling of a topological vector space of dimension greater than one and let S() denote the set of singular points of . We show that S() is either uncountable or empty by investigating the density in S() of certain subcollections of geometrically interesting singular points.     

Support functions of convex compacta

The properties of the space (X_x) of all sublinear functionals, defined on a space X' (topologically adjoint to a Hausdorff locally convex barrelled space X) and continuous in the Arens topology × (X, X), equipped with topology of uniform convergence on bounded subsets of X are studied. It is shown that completeness and separability of a space X are hereditary for (X_x). Criteria for the compactness of subsets of (X_x) and conditions for the metrizability of compacta in (X_x) are given. The topological isomorphism between (X_x) and the space of all nonempty convex compacta in X with the Vietoris topology is established. The results obtained here are applied for the study of the properties of multiple-valued integrals.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 203–213, August, 1977.The author thanks S. S. Kutateladze for useful discussions regarding this article.     

Normal bundles of rational curves inP 3

LetP ^r=P _k ^r be the projective space over an algebraically closed ground field k. Let X be a rational space cur ve of degree n with only ordinary singularities. Since X is rational, the normal bundleN of X inP ³ splits inN = _{1 2} where ₁, and ₂ are line bundles, and we have deg ₁ + deg ₂ = 4n – 2. We consider the non-negative integer defined by 2 = |deg ₁ – deg ₂|. The aim of this paper is to determine all possible values of and to describe the variety parametrizing all twisted rational curves inP ³ with only ordinary singularities for a fixed degree n and fixed .The paper was supported by C.N.R., while both authors were members of GNSAGA     

Brownian charges around loops

Summary Let (X _t ⁿ ) be a Poisson sequence of independent Brownian motions in ^d ,d3; Let be a compact oriented submanifold of d, of dimensiond–2 and volume ; let t be the sum of the windings of (X _s ⁿ , 0st) around ; then t/t converges in law towards a Cauchy variable of parameter /2. A similar result is valid when the winding is replaced by the integral of a harmonic 1-form in ^d .     

Groups acting simply transitively on the vertices of a building of typeà 2, II: The casesq=2 andq=3

If (P, L) is a projective plane and is a triangle presentation compatible with a point-line correspondence :P L, then gives rise to a group and a thick building of typeà ₂ on the vertices of which acts simply transitively. We find all triangle presentations (up to natural equivalence) compatible with some point-line correspondence :P L, when (P, L) is the projective plane of orderq=2 orq=3. For some, but not all, of these , is isomorphic to the building associated withG=PGL(3,K) whereK is a local field with discrete valuation and residual field of orderq. We identify the for which this is the case, and in these cases, find embeddings of intoG. We also describe the arithmetic nature of these groups.     

A construction of semimodular lattices

In this paper we prove that if is a finite lattice, and r is an integral valued function on satisfying some very natural conditions, then there exists a finite geometric (that is, semimodular and atomistic) lattice I containing as a sublattice such that r is the height function of restricted to . Moreover, we show that if, for all intervals [e, f] of , semimodular lattices I, of length at most r(f)-r(e) are given, then I can be chosen to contain I in its interval [e, f] as a cover preserving {0}-sublattice. As applications, we obtain results of R. P. Dilworth and D. T. Finkbeiner.     

Tidy Noether lattices

A Noether lattice satisfying the union condition on primes which is not a domain and in which every nonzero principal element is integrally closed is characterized in terms of its direct summands. It is shown that either: (1) if has no proper nonzero direct summands, then every nonzero principal element of is integrally closed if and only if is a local Noether lattice whose maximal element is principal and has square zero; or (2) if has a proper nonzero direct summand, then every nonzero principal element of is integrally closed if and only if for each minimal direct summandA of, the quotient lattice [0,A] is an integrally closed domain.Presented by R. P. Dilworth.     

On the divisibility of homogeneous hypergraphs

We denote byK _k ,k, 2, the set of allk-uniform hypergraphsK which have the property that every element subset of the base ofK is a subset of one of the hyperedges ofK. So, the only element inK ₂ ² are the complete graphs. If is a subset ofK _k then there is exactly one homogeneous hypergraphH whose age is the set of all finite hypergraphs which do not embed any element of . We callH -free homogeneous graphsH _n have been shown to be indivisible, that is, for any partition ofH _n into two classes, oue of the classes embeds an isomorphic copy ofH _n . [5]. Here we will investigate this question of indivisibility in the more general context of-free homogeneous hypergraphs. We will derive a general necessary condition for a homogeneous structure to be indivisible and prove that all-free hypergraphs for K _k with 3 are indivisible. The-free hypergraphs with K _k ² satisfy a weaker form of indivisibility which was first shown by Henson [2] to hold forH _n . The general necessary condition for homogeneous structures to be indivisible will then be used to show that not all-free homogeneous hypergraphs are indivisible.This research has been supported by NSERC grant 69–1325.     

The Terwilliger algebras of certain association schemes over the Galois rings of characteristic 4

In a cyclotomic scheme over a finite field, there are some relations between the irreducible modules of the Terwilliger algebra and the Jacobi sums over the field. These relations were investigated in [3]. In this paper, we replace the finite field by a commutative local ring which is called a Galois ring of characteristic 4. Hence we want to find similar relations between the irreducible modules of the Terwilliger algebra and the Jacobi sums over the local ring. Specifically, if we let be a Galois ring of characteristic 4,X a cyclotomic scheme over with classD and the Terwilliger algebra ofX, then we show that most of the irreducible -modules have standard forms; otherwise, certain relations of the Jacobi sums hold. When the classD is three, we can completely determine the irreducible -modules using Jacobi sums.     

Generalized ornstein-uhlenbeck process having a characteristic operator with polynomial coefficients

Summary Let be a weighted Schwartz's space of rapidly decreasing functions, the dual space and (t) a perturbed diffusion operator with polynomial coefficients from into itself. It is proven that (t) generates the Kolmogorov evolution operator from into itself via stochastic method. As applications, we construct a unique solution of a Langevin's equation on : whereW(t) is a Brownian motion and ^*(t) is the adjoint of (t) and show a central limit theorem for interacting multiplicative diffusions.     

Some properties of metrics in a study on convergence to normality

Summary This paper is concerned with the use of the ₁ and metrics in a study of certain properties and implications of convergence rates in the central limit theorem for sums of independent and identically distributed random variables which belong to the domain of attraction of the normal distribution. Also, some general convergence rate results on the metric obtained under the assumption of a finite second moment are used as a vital tool in a new proof of the classical iterated logarithm law and in extending the scope of classical methods for the proof of other similar results of a more general kind.     

Study of a filtration expanded to include an honest time

Summary Let (,, P) be a measurable space, and { _t} be a filtration on (,). Then, given a fixed honest timeL a new filtrationG _t} is defined, the smallest containing { _t} and for whichL is a stopping time, and the martingales, semimartingales and stopping times of this new filtration are characterised.     

On an isomorphism problem on the closed-set lattice of a graph

Let (G) and V(G) be, respectively, the closed-set lattice and the vertex set of a graph G. Any lattice isomorphism : V(G)(G) induces a bijection : V(G)V(G) such that for each x in V(G), (x)=x' in V(G') iff ({x})={x'}. A graph G is strongly sensitive if for any graph G' and any lattice isomorphism : (G)(G), the bijection induced by is a graph isomorphism of G onto G'. In this paper we present some sufficient conditions for graphs to be strongly sensitive and prove in particular that all C ₄-free graphs and all covering graphs of finite lattices are strongly sensitive.     

Flocks of a quadratic cone in PG(3, q), q ≤ 8

If (O) is a quadratic cone in PG(3,q), with vertex x, then a flock of (O) is a partition of (O)-{x} into q disjoint conics. With such a flock there correspond a translation plane of order q ² and a generalized quadrangle of order (q ², q). Here we determine all flocks of (O) for q 8.     

The ε c -Product of a Schwartz b-Space by a Quotient Banach Space and Applications

We define the -product of a -space by a quotient Banach space. We give conditions under which this -product will be monic. Finally, we define the _c -product of a Schwartz b-space by a quotient Banach space and we give some examples of applications.     

Removability of singularities in potential theory

IfQ is a compact metric space, a system of its closed subsets andg: R a prescribed nonnegative function, the conditions ong, and a closedF Q are specified guaranteeing the existence of a nontrivial Borel measure with support inF such that (L)g(L), L.For some kernels in potential theory these conditions permit to characterize geometrically those sets which contain support of a nontrivial measure whose potential belongs to a given class of functions. Several applications concerning removability of singularities of partial differential equations are presented.