Generators of C0‐groups with smallest spectra

Let T = {T (t)}_{t ∈?} be a C₀‐group on a Banach space X with generator A. Under what conditions the assumption σ (A) = {0} implies that A = 0? This is called “A = 0” problem. In this paper we present some results related to this problem. (© 2007 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Graded automorphism group of TKK algebra

The classification of extended affine Lie algebras of type A_1 depends on the Tits-Kantor- Koecher (TKK) algebras constructed from semilattices of Euclidean spaces.One can define a unitary Jordan algebra J(S) from a semilattice S of R~v (v≥1),and then construct an extended affine Lie algebra of type A_1 from the TKK algebra T(J(S)) which is obtained from the Jordan algebra J(S) by the so-called Tits-Kantor-Koecher construction.In R~2 there are only two non-similar semilattices S and S′,where S is a lattice and S′is a non-lattice semilattice.In this paper we study the Z~2-graded automorphisms of the TKK algebra T(J(S)).     

The unit group of FS 4

A complete characterization is given for the unit group U(FS ₄) of the group algebra FS ₄ of the symmetric group S ₄ of degree 4 over a finite field F.      

Topological centers of certain dual algebras

Let be a Banach algebra with a bounded approximate identity. Let and be, respectively, the topological centers of the algebras and . In this paper, for weakly sequentially complete Banach algebras, in particular for the group and Fourier algebras and , we study the sets , , the relations between them and with several other subspaces of or .

     

Classification of graded Hecke algebras for complex reflection groups

The graded Hecke algebra for a finite Weyl group is intimately related to the geometry of the Springer correspondence. A construction of Drinfeld produces an analogue of a graded Hecke algebra for any finite subgroup of GL(V). This paper classifies all the algebras obtained by applying Drinfeld's construction to complex reflection groups. By giving explicit (though nontrivial) isomorphisms, we show that the graded Hecke algebras for finite real reflection groups constructed by Lusztig are all isomorphic to algebras obtained by Drinfeld's construction. The classification shows that there exist algebras obtained from Drinfeld's construction which are not graded Hecke algebras as defined by Lusztig for real as well as complex reflection groups. Received: July 25, 2001     

Weakly compact homomorphisms of regular Banach algebras

Let A be a uniformly regular Ditkin algebra. It is shown that every weakly compact homomorphism of A into a Banach algebra is finite-dimensional.     

The Group of Outer Automorphisms and the Picard Group of an Algebra

The primary goal of this work is to develop a strategy to compute Pic_K(A) and Out_K(A) where A is a finite-dimensional algebra over a field K. The basic idea is to put the normal subgroup Inn^*(A) of the inner automorphisms of A induced by elements of 1 + J(A), as a common denominator in the fraction Aut_K(A) / Inn(A). The new numerator Aut_K(A)/Inn^*(A) and the new denominator Inn(A)/Inn^*(A) are much easier to deal with than the original Aut_K(A) and Inn(A). The main ingredient to study Out(A) is now the appearance of an Abelian group Ch(, K), the group of acyclic characters of the quiver of A, that can be completely calculated. We show how to apply these results to compute the Picard group of a split finite-dimensional algebra in several cases.     

Normal subgroups ofSL 1,D and the classification of finite simple groups

LetD be a division algebra of degree three over an algebraic number fieldK and let G = SL_D. We prove that the normal subgroup structure of G(K) is given by the Platonov-Margulis conjecture. The proof uses the classification of finite simple groups.     

On the radical for some class of Banach algebras

Let A be a complex Banach algebra. It is well known that the second dual A** of A can be equipped with a multiplication that extends the original multiplication on A and makes A** a Banach algebra. We show that Rad(A) = ^⊥(A ^* · A) and Rad(A ^**) = (A ^* · A)^⊥ for some classes of Banach algebras A with scattered structure space. Some applications of these results are given.     

Second Homology Groups and Universal Coverings of Steinberg Leibniz Algebras of Small Characteristic

It is known that the second Leibniz homology group HL ₂ (𝔰𝔱𝔩 _n (R)) of the Steinberg Leibniz algebra 𝔰𝔱𝔩 _n (R) is trivial for n ≥ 5. In this article, we determine HL ₂(𝔰𝔱𝔩 _n (R)) explicitly (which are shown to be not necessarily trivial) for n = 3, 4 without any assumption on the base ring.     

Nonabelian free subgroups in homomorphic images of valued quaternion division algebras

Given a quaternion division algebra a noncentral element is called pure if its square belongs to the center. A theorem of Rowen and Segev (2004) asserts that for any quaternion division algebra of positive characteristic and any pure element the quotient of by the normal subgroup generated by is abelian-by-nilpotent-by-abelian. In this note we construct a quaternion division algebra of characteristic zero containing a pure element such that contains a nonabelian free group. This demonstrates that the situation in characteristic zero is very different.

     

Regularity of Segal algebras

Let A be a Banach algebra. The second dual A** can be equipped with two multiplications, each of which is a natural extension of the original multiplication in A. The algebra A is said to be Arens regular if these two multiplications coincide. We give necessary (and, for some classes of algebras, sufficient) conditions for the regularity of a Segal algebra. We also obtain necessary and sufficient conditions for the weak complete continuity of a Segal algebra.     

Hochschild cohomologies for associative conformal algebras

We introduce the concept of Hochschild cohomologies for associative conformal algebras. It is shown that the second cohomology group of a conformal Weyl algebra with values in any bimodule is trivial. As a consequence, we derive that the conformal Weyl algebra is segregated in any extension with nilpotent kernel. Supported by RFBR grant No. 05-01-00230 and via SB RAS Integration project No. 1.9. __________ Translated from Algebra i Logika, Vol. 46, No. 6, pp. 688–706, November–December, 2007.     

Cyclic homology of K[?/p·?]

The cyclic homology of the group algebra A= K[G] for a finite cyclic group G=Z/pZ and p a prime not a zero divisor in K, is

Groups of Exponential Algebras

In this paper we study groups corresponding a free exponential algebra, a free product of exponential algebras and a HNN-extension of exponential algebras over a field F of characteristic 0.     

The equivariant Brauer group of a group

We consider the Brauer group of a group (finite or infinite) over a commutative ring with identity. A split exact sequence

is obtained. This generalizes the Fröhlich-Wall exact sequence from the case of a field to the case of a commutative ring, and generalizes the Picco-Platzeck exact sequence from the finite case of to the infinite case of . Here is the Brauer-Taylor group of Azumaya algebras (not necessarily with unit). The method developed in this paper might provide a key to computing the equivariant Brauer group of an infinite quantum group.

     

The Partition Algebra as a Centralizer Algebra of the Alternating Group

ABSTRACT

In this article, we focus on the result of V.F.R. Jones which says that the partition algebra is the algebra of all transformations commuting with the action of the symmetric group on tensor products of its permutation representation. In particular, we restrict the action of the symmetric group to the action of the alternating group. In this context, we compute a basis for the centralizer algebra and show when the centralizer is isomorphic to the partition algebra.