On curves of genus 2 with Jacobian of GL2-type

Ribet [Ri] has generalized the conjecture of Shimura–Taniyama–Weil to abelian varieties defined over Q,giving rise to the study of abelian varieties of GL₂-type. In this context, all curves over Q of genus one have Jacobian variety of GL₂-type. Our aim in this paper is to begin with the analysis of which curves of genus 2 have Jacobian variety of GL₂-type. To this end, we restrict our attention to curves with rational Rosenhain model and non-abelian automorphism group, and use the embedding of this group into the endomorphism algebra of its Jacobian variety to determine if it is of GL₂-type. Received: 31 March 1998 / Revised version: 29 June 1998     

Formal Groups of Building Blocks Completely Defined Over Finite Abelian Extensions of Q

Let C be an elliptic curve defined over Q. We can associatetwo formal groups with C: the formal group (X, Y) determinedby the formal completion of the Néron model of C overZ along the zero section, and the formal group F_L(X, Y) of theL-series attached to l-adic representations on C of the absoluteGalois group of Q. Honda shows that F_L(X, Y) is defined overZ, and it is strongly isomorphic over Z to (X, Y). In this paperwe give a generalization of the result of Honda to buildingblocks over finite abelian extensions of Q. The difficulty isto define new matrix L-series of building blocks. Our generalizationcontains the generalization of Deninger and Nart to abelianvarieties of GL₂-type. It also contains the generalization ofour previous paper to Q-curves over quadratic fields. 2000 MathematicsSubject Classification 11G10 (primary), 11F11 (secondary).     

On the Hecke Equivariance of the Borcherds Isomorphism

The Borcherds isomorphism is proved to be Hecke equivariantif one considers multiplicative Hecke operators acting on theintegral weight meromorphic modular forms. This answers a partof a question of Borcherds (see ‘Automorphic forms onO_{s+2, 2}(R) and infinite products’, Invent. Math. 120 (1995)161–213, 17.10), using his suggestion to define the multiplicativeHecke operators. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification 11F37.     

A Note on Serre's Conjecture Modulo 6

It is shown that, given continuous, absolutely irreducible representationsof Gal(Q^ac/Q) with values in GL₂(F₂) and GL₂(F₃), and havingcyclotomic determinant, there is a weight 2 newform of somelevel whose mod 2 and mod 3 representations are equivalent tothose given. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification 11F80,11F33 (primary); 11G18 (secondary).     

Un Theoreme De Finitude Dans Le Spectre Automorphe Pour Les Formes Interieures De GLn Sur Un Corps Global

A proof is given to show that for an inner form of GL_n overa global field of zero characteristic, there exist only a finitenumber of automorphic representations with fixed local factor(up to equivalence) at almost every place. What is new in comparisonto earlier work (see A. I. Badulescu and P. Broussous, ‘Unthéorème de finitude’, Compositio Math.132 (2002) 177–190) is the case when the local factorsare not fixed at the infinite places, as well as the statementof the result for the automorphic spectrum, rather than thecuspidal one. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification 11F70.     

Partial Difference Sets with Paley Parameters

Partial difference sets with parameters (,k,,µ) = (,(– 1)/2, ( – 5)/4,( – 1)/4) are called Paleypartial difference sets. By using finite local rings, we constructa family of Paley PDSs for abelian p-groups with any given exponent.Furthermore, we prove some non-existence results on Paley PDSs.Using these results, we prove that Paley PDSs exist in a rank2 abelian group if and only if the group is isomorphic to Z_p^r x Z_{p ^r} where p is an odd prime.     

On the Structure of Modular Categories

For a braided tensor category C and a subcategory K there isa notion of a centralizer C_C K, which is a full tensor subcategoryof C. A pre-modular tensor category is known to be modular inthe sense of Turaev if and only if the center Z₂C C_CC (not tobe confused with the center Z₁ of a tensor category, relatedto the quantum double) is trivial, that is, consists only ofmultiples of the tensor unit, and dimC 0. Here , the X_i being the simple objects. We prove several structural properties of modular categories.Our main technical tool is the following double centralizertheorem. Let C be a modular category and K a full tensor subcategoryclosed with respect to direct sums, subobjects and duals. ThenC_CC_CK = K and dim K·dim C_CK = dim C. We give several applications. (1) If C is modular and K is a full modular subcategory,then L=C_CK is also modular and C is equivalent as a ribbon categoryto the direct product: . Thus every modular category factorizes (non-uniquely, in general)into prime modular categories. We study the prime factorizationsof the categories D(G)-Mod, where G is a finite abelian group. (2) If C is a modular *-category and K is a full tensorsubcategory then dim C dim K · dim Z₂K. We give exampleswhere the bound is attained and conjecture that every pre-modularK can be embedded fully into a modular category C with dim C=dimK·dim Z₂K. (3) For every finite group G there is a braided tensor*-category C such that Z₂CRep,G and the modular closure/modularization is non-trivial. 2000 MathematicsSubject Classification 18D10.     

Kazhdan-Lusztig Cells, q-Schur Algebras and James' Conjecture

We consider the Dipper–James q-Schur algebra S_q(n, r)_k,defined over a field k and with parameter q 0. An understandingof the representation theory of this algebra is of considerableinterest in the representation theory of finite groups of Lietype and quantum groups; see, for example, [6] and [11]. Itis known that S_q(n, r)_k is a semisimple algebra if q is nota root of unity. Much more interesting is the case when S_q(n,r)_k is not semisimple. Then we have a corresponding decompositionmatrix which records the multiplicities of the simple modulesin certain ‘standard modules’ (or ‘Weyl modules’).A major unsolved problem is the explicit determination of thesedecomposition matrices.     

One-Factorizations of Complete Graphs with a Doubly Transitive Automorphism Group

It is shown that a 1-factorization of K_n with a doubly transitiveautomorphism group on vertices is either the affine line-parallelismof AG(d, 2), or one of three ‘sporadic’ exampleswith n = 6, 12 or 28. The full automorphism groups are respectivelyAGL (d, 2) (the holomorph of an elementary abelian group oforder 2^d), PGL(2,5), PSL(2,11) and PL(2,8).     

Modular Branching Rules and the Mullineux Map for Hecke Algebras of Type A

We prove the quantum version - for Hecke algebras H A_n of typeA at roots of unity - of Kleshchev's modular branching rulefor symmetric groups. This result describes the socle of therestriction of an irreducible H A_n-module to the subalgebraH A_n–1. As a consequence, we describe the quantum versionof the Mullineux involution describing the irreducible moduleobtained on twisting an irreducible module with the sign representation.1991 Mathematics Subject Classification: 20C05, 20G05.     

Stability in the Sense of Bounded Average Power

An R^m-valued sequence (x_k): = (x_k : k = 1, 2, ...), e.g. generatedrecursively by x_k = f_k (x_k–_k, U_k), is called ‘averagepth power bounded’ if (1/K) is bounded uniformly in K= 1, 2,.... (The case p = 2 may correspond to ‘power’in the physical sense.) This is a notion of stability. Givenestimates of the form: f_k (x, u) < a x + ¶ _k conditionsare obtained on the coefficient sequence (a_k) and the inputestimates e_k:=¶_k (u_k) which ensure this form of stabilityfor the output (x_k). In particular, a condition (utilized inan application to adaptive control) is obtained which imposes(i) a bound b on (a_k) and a ‘sparsity measure’ m(K) on #{kK: a_k>} as K ( >1) (ii) average pth power boundednesson (e_k), and (iii) a growth condition on (e_k) related to b andm (•). This condition is sharp.     

Broue's Conjecture for the Hall-Janko Group and its Double Cover

Broué's abelian defect conjecture suggests a deep linkbetween the module categories of a block of a group algebraand its Brauer correspondent, viz. that they should be derivedequivalent. We are able to verify Broué's conjecturefor the Hall–Janko group, even its double cover 2.J₂,as well as for U₃(4) and Sp₄(4). In fact we verify Rickard'srefinement to Broué's conjecture and show that the derivedequivalence can be chosen to be a splendid equivalence for theseexamples. 2000 Mathematical Subject Classification: 20C20, 20C34.     

Exotic smooth structures on Formula

Motivated by Stipsicz and Szabó's exotic 4-manifoldswith b₂⁺ = 3 and b₂^– = 8, we construct a family of simplyconnected smooth 4-manifolds with b₂⁺ = 3 and b₂^– = 8.As a corollary, we conclude that the topological 4-manifold     

Splendid Derived Equivalences for Blocks of Finite Groups

A central issue in finite group modular representation theoryis the relationship between the p-local structure and the p-modularrepresentation theory of a given finite group. In [5], Brouéposes some startling conjectures. For example, he conjecturesthat if e is a p-block of a finite group G with abelian defectgroup D and if f is the Brauer correspondent block of e of thenormalizer, N_G(D), of D then e and f have equivalent derivedcategories over a complete discrete valuation ring with residuefield of characteristic p. Some evidence for this conjecturehas been obtained using an important Morita analog for derivedcategories of Rickard [11]. This result states that the existenceof a tilting complex is a necessary and sufficient conditionfor the equivalence of two derived categories. In [5], Brouéalso defines an equivalence on the character level between p-blockse and f of finite groups G and H that he calls a ‘perfectisometry’ and he demonstrates that it is a consequenceof a derived category equivalence between e and f. In [5], Brouéalso poses a corresponding perfect isometry conjecture betweena p-block e of a finite group G with an abelian defect groupD and its Brauer correspondent p-block f of N_G(D) and presentsseveral examples of this phenomena. Subsequent research hasprovided much more evidence for this character-level conjecture. In many known examples of a perfect isometry between p-blockse, f of finite groups G, H there are also perfect isometriesbetween p-blocks of p-local subgroups corresponding to e andf and these isometries are compatible in a precise sense. In[5], Broué calls such a family of compatible perfectisometries an ‘isotypy’. In [11], Rickard addresses the analogous question of defininga p-locally compatible family of derived equivalences. In thisimportant paper, he defines a ‘splendid tilting complex’for p-blocks e and f of finite groups G and H with a commonp-subgroup P. Then he demonstrates that if X is such a splendidtilting complex, if P is a Sylow p-subgroup of G and H and ifG and H have the same ‘p-local structure’, thenp-local splendid tilting complexes are obtained from X via theBrauer functor and ‘lifting’. Consequently, in thissituation, we obtain an isotypy when e and f are the principalblocks of G and H. Linckelmann [9] and Puig [10] have also obtained important resultsin this area. In this paper, we refine the methods and program of [11] toobtain variants of some of the results of [11] that have widerapplicability. Indeed, suppose that the blocks e and f of Gand H have a common defect group D. Suppose also that X is asplendid tilting complex for e and f and that the p-local structureof (say) H with respect to D is contained in that of G, thenthe Brauer functor, lifting and ‘cutting’ by blockindempotents applied to X yield local block tilting complexesand consequently an isotypy on the character level. Since thep-local structure containment hypothesis is satisfied, for example,when H is a subgroup of G (as is the case in Broué'sconjectures) our results extend the applicability of these ideasand methods.     

Shape-preserving interpolation by G1 and G2 PH quintic splines

The interpolation of a planar sequence of points p₀, ..., p_Nby shape-preserving G¹ or G² PH quintic splines with specifiedend conditions is considered. The shape-preservation propertyis secured by adjusting ‘tension’ parameters thatarise upon relaxing parametric continuity to geometric continuity.In the G² case, the PH spline construction is based on applyingNewton–Raphson iterations to a global system of equations,commencing with a suitable initialization strategy—thisgeneralizes the construction described previously in NumericalAlgorithms 27, 35–60 (2001). As a simpler and cheaperalternative, a shape-preserving G¹ PH quintic spline schemeis also introduced. Although the order of continuity is lower,this has the advantage of allowing construction through purelylocal equations.     

The Marica-Schonheim Inequality in Lattices

The Marica-Schönheim Inequality says that if A is a finitefamily of sets, then |A–||A| where A–A=[A₁\A₂:A₁,A₂A]. For a finite lattice L and AL, we define a–b=(J_a\J_b)where J_a=[jL:ja and j is join-irreducible], and if AL then welet A–A=[a₁–a₂: a₁, a₂A]. Then the analogue of theMarica-Schöonheim Inequality is |A–A|A| for all AL.We prove that this is true if L is distributive or complementedand modular or L is a partition lattice.     

Arbitrary rank jumps for A-hypergeometric systems through Laurent polynomials

We investigate the solution space of hypergeometric systemsof differential equations in the sense of Gel’fand, Graev,Kapranov and Zelevinski. For any integer d 2, we constructa matrix A_(d) ^{d x 2d} and a parameter vector ß_(d)such that the holonomic rank of the A-hypergeometric systemH_A(d)(ß_(d)) exceeds the simplicial volume vol(A_(d))by at least d – 1. The largest previously known gap betweenrank and volume was 2. Our construction gives evidence to the general observation thatrank jumps seem to go hand in hand with the existence of multipleLaurent (or Puiseux) polynomial solutions.     

Relative K0, Annihilators, Fitting Ideals and Stickelberger Phenomena

When G is abelian and l is a prime we show how elements of therelative K-group K₀(Z_l[G], Q_l give rise to annihilator/Fittingideal relations of certain associated Z[G]-modules. Examplesof this phenomenon are ubiquitous. Particularly, we give examplesin which G is the Galois group of an extension of global fieldsand the resulting annihilator/Fitting ideal relation is closelyconnected to Stickelberger's Theorem and to the conjecturesof Coates and Sinnott, and Brumer. Higher Stickelberger idealsare defined in terms of special values of L-functions; whenthese vanish we show how to define fractional ideals, generalisingthe Stickelberger ideals, with similar annihilator properties.The fractional ideal is constructed from the Borel regulatorand the leading term in the Taylor series for the L-function.En route, our methods yield new proofs, in the case of abeliannumber fields, of formulae predicted by Lichtenbaum for theorders of K-groups and étale cohomology groups of ringsof algebraic integers. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification11G55, 11R34, 11R42, 19F27.     

Properties of Higher-Dimensional Shintani Generating Functions and Cocycles on Pgl3(Q)

In an earlier paper the second author used the formal, algebraicproperties of 2-dimensional Shintani generating functions toconstruct a 1-cocycle on PGL₂{Q}. We aim to generalise theseresults by using such functions in dimension n to obtain an(n–1)-cocycle on PGL_n{Q}, presumably related to the Bernoulliand Eisenstein cocycles of R. Sczech. By improving our methodswe achieve this goal for n=3. For n>3 we encounter obstaclesrelated to degenerate configurations of hyperplanes in n-space.Nevertheless, we obtain partial results closely connected toreciprocity laws for certain n-dimensional Dedekind sums. 1991Mathematics Subject Classification: 11F20, 11F75.     

Mixed hp-DGFEM for incompressible flows II: Geometric edge meshes

We consider the Stokes problem of incompressible fluid flowin three-dimensional polyhedral domains discretized on hexahedralmeshes with hp-discontinuous Galerkin finite elements of typeQ_k for the velocity and Q_k–1 for the pressure. We provethat these elements are inf-sup stable on geometric edge meshesthat are refined anisotropically and non-quasiuniformly towardsedges and corners. The discrete inf-sup constant is shown tobe independent of the aspect ratio of the anisotropic elementsand is of O(k^–3/2) in the polynomial degree k, as in thecase of conforming Q_k–Q_k–2 approximations on thesame meshes.