On the *-Polynomial Identities of a Class of *-Minimal Algebras

Let F be an infinite field. We consider certain block-triangular algebras with involution U _n , with n ∈ ?, having minimal *-exponent. We describe their *-polynomial identities, and in case char.F = 0, their structure as a T _*-ideal under the action of general linear groups. These goals are achieved by means of Y-proper polynomials. We also compute explicitly the irreducible modules occurring in the decomposition of B _Y (U ₃) and their multiplicities.     

Radial Multiresolution, Cuntz Algebras Representations and an Application to Fractals

We study Bernoulli type convolution measures on attractor sets arising from iterated function systems on R. In particular we examine orthogonality for Hankel frequencies in the Hilbert space of square integrable functions on the attractor coming from a radial multiresolution analysis on R³. A class of fractals emerges from a finite system of contractive affine mappings on the zeros of Bessel functions. We have then fractal measures on one hand and the geometry of radial wavelets on the other hand. More generally, multiresolutions serve as an operator theoretic framework for the study of such selfsimilar structures as wavelets, fractals, and recursive basis algorithms. The purpose of the present paper is to show that this can be done for a certain Bessel–Hankel transform. Submitted: February 20, 2008., Accepted: March 6, 2008.     

A harmonic analysis approach to essential normality of principal submodules

Guo and the second author have shown that the closure [I] in the Drury-Arveson space of a homogeneous principal ideal I in C[z₁,…,zn] is essentially normal. In this note, the authors extend this result to the closure of any principal polynomial ideal in the Bergman space. In particular, the commutators and cross-commutators of the restrictions of the multiplication operators are shown to be in the Schatten p-class for p>n. The same is true for modules generated by polynomials with vector-valued coefficients. Further, the maximal ideal space XI of the resulting C^?-algebra for the quotient module is shown to be contained in Z(I)∩∂Bn, where Z(I) is the zero variety for I, and to contain all points in ∂Bn that are limit points of Z(I)∩Bn. Finally, the techniques introduced enable one to study a certain class of weight Bergman spaces on the ball.     

Large transversals to small families of unit disks

Summary It is proved that if the nonempty intersection of bounded closed convex sets AnB is contained in (A + F)U(B+F) and one of the following holds true: (i) the space X is less-than-three dimensional, (ii) AUB is convex, (iii) F is a one-point set, then AnBCA+F or AnBCB+F (Theorems 2 and 3). Moreover, under some hypotheses the characterization of A and B such that AnB is a summand of AUB is given (Theorem 3).     

A New Approach to the Creation and Propagation of Exponential Moments in the Boltzmann Equation

We study the creation and propagation of exponential moments of solutions to the spatially homogeneous d-dimensional Boltzmann equation. In particular, when the collision kernel is of the form |v ? v _*|^β b(cos (θ)) for β ∈ (0, 2] with cos (θ) = |v ? v _*|^?1(v ? v _*)·σ and σ ∈ 𝕊 ^d?1, and assuming the classical cut-off condition b(cos (θ)) integrable in 𝕊 ^d?1, we prove that there exists a > 0 such that moments with weight exp (amin {t, 1}|v|^β) are finite for t > 0, where a only depends on the collision kernel and the initial mass and energy. We propose a novel method of proof based on a single differential inequality for the exponential moment with time-dependent coefficients.     

Application of homotopy-perturbation method to fractional IVPs

Fractional initial-value problems (fIVPs) arise from many fields of physics and play a very important role in various branches of science and engineering. Finding accurate and efficient methods for solving fIVPs has become an active research undertaking. In this paper, both linear and nonlinear fIVPs are considered. Exact and/or approximate analytical solutions of the fIVPs are obtained by the analytic homotopy-perturbation method (HPM). The results of applying this procedure to the studied cases show the high accuracy, simplicity and efficiency of the approach.     

Application of circuit analysis programs to systems of partial differential equations

A general approach for solving systems of time domain partial differential equations using circuit analysis programs is described. The approach is then used to solve a nonlinear one-dimensional transient fluid flow problem. Using the general purpose circuit analysis program SPICE, the approach is fully implicit and should provide a convenient method for physical simulations in one dimension. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 13: 601–615, 1997     

Inverse systems of groupoids,with applications to groupoid C⁎-algebras

We define what it means for a proper continuous morphism between groupoids to be Haar system preserving, and show that such a morphism induces (via pullback) a *-morphism between the corresponding convolution algebras. We proceed to provide a plethora of examples of Haar system preserving morphisms and discuss connections to noncommutative CW-complexes and interval algebras. We prove that an inverse system of groupoids with Haar system preserving bonding maps has a limit, and that we get a corresponding direct system of groupoid $C^{?}$-algebras. An explicit construction of an inverse system of groupoids is used to approximate a σ-compact groupoid G by second countable groupoids; if G is equipped with a Haar system and 2-cocycle then so are the approximation groupoids, and the maps in the inverse system are Haar system preserving. As an application of this construction, we show how to easily extend the Maximal Equivalence Theorem of Jean Renault to σ-compact groupoids.     

Application to differential transformation method for solving systems of differential equations

In this paper, we present an analytical solution for different systems of differential equations by using the differential transformation method. The convergence of this method has been discussed with some examples which are presented to show the ability of the method for linear and non-linear systems of differential equations. We begin by showing how the differential transformation method applies to a non-linear system of differential equations and give two examples to illustrate the sufficiency of the method for linear and non-linear stiff systems of differential equations. The results obtained are in good agreement with the exact solution and Runge–Kutta method. These results show that the technique introduced here is accurate and easy to apply.     

On a Multivalued Version of the Sharkovskii Theorem and Its Application to Differential Inclusions, II

A multivalued version of the celebrated Sharkovskii theorem is established which is applicable to differential equations and inclusions for obtaining subharmonic periodic solutions. The results in our earlier paper (Set-Valued Anal. 10(1) (2002), 1–14) are completed to a sharp form. A multivalued analogue of the Levinson transformation theory (dissipativity implies the existence of harmonics) is stated.Mathematics Subject Classifications (2000) 34A60, 34C25, 47H04, 58C06.Jan Andres: Supported by the Council of Czech Goverment (J14/98:153100011) and by the grant No. 201-00-0768 of the Grant Agency of Czech Republic.