Commutativity of Almost <Emphasis Type="Italic">F</Emphasis>-algebras

Let A be an Archimedean vector lattice, let be its Dedekind completion and let B be a Dedekind complete vector lattice. If Ψ ₀:A × A→ B is a positive orthosymmetric bimorphism, then there exists a positive bimorphism extension Ψ of Ψ ₀ to × in B which is orthosymmetric. This leads to a new and short proof of the commutativity of the almost f-algebras multiplications.     

An acyclic extension of the braid group

We relate Artin's braid groupB _℞=lim_→B_n to a certain groupF′ ofpl-homeomorphisms of the interval. Namely, there exists a short exact sequence 1→B _∞→A→F′→1 whereH _kA=0,k≥1.     

Extension ofUV n -valued mappings

A new method for extending upper semicontinuousUV ⁿ -valued mappings is introduced. Any upper semicontinuousUV ⁿ -valued mapping Ψ:A→Y of a closed subsetA of a separable metric spaceX into ann-connected, locallyn-connected complete metric spaceY satisfying the property of disjoint (n+1)-disks is proved to be extendable to an upper semicontinuousUV ⁿ -valued mapping Ψ′:X→Y such that Ψ′|a=Ψ. As an application, some results aboutn-soft mappings are obtained. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 66, No. 3, pp. 351–363, September, 1999.     

Characterization of separating couples

Let A, B be two archimedean ℓ-algebras and let U,V be two positive linear maps from A to B. We call that the couple (U,V) is separating with respect to A and B if |a||b| = 0 in A implies |U (a)||V (b)| = 0 in B. In this paper, we prove that if A is an f-algebra with unit elment e, if B is an ℓ-algebra and if (U,V) is a separating couple with respect to A and B then (U ^∼∼,V ^∼∼), where U ^∼∼ (resp V ^∼∼) is the bi-adjoint of U (resp of V), is again a separating couple with respect to the order continuous order biduals (A′)′ _n and (B′)′ _n of A and B respectively furnished with their Arens products respectively. Moreover, in the case where B′ separates the points of B, we give a characterization of any separating couple with respect to A and B.      

Polynomially dependent homomorphisms and frobenius n-homomorphisms

We introduce and study polynomially dependent homomorphisms, which are special linear maps between associative algebras with identity. The multiplicative structure is much involved in the definition of such homomorphisms (we consider only the case of maps f: A → B with commutative B). The most important particular case of these maps are the Frobenius n-homomorphisms, which were introduced by V.M. Buchstaber and E.G. Rees in 1996–1997. A 1-homomorphism f: A → B is just an algebra homomorphism (the algebra B is commutative). A typical example of an n-homomorphism is given by the sum of n algebra homomorphisms, f = f ₁ + ... + f _n , f _i : A → B, 1 ≤ i ≤ n. Another example is the trace of n × n matrices over a field R of characteristic zero, tr: M _n (R) → R, and, more generally, the character of any n-dimensional representation, tr ρ: A → R, ρ: A → M _n (R). The properties of n-homomorphisms (some of which were proved by Buchstaber and Rees under additional conditions) are derived, and a general theory of polynomially dependent homomorphisms is developed. One of the main results of the paper is a uniqueness theorem, which distinguishes the classes of n-homomorphisms among all polynomially dependent homomorphisms by a single natural completeness condition. As a topological application of n-homomorphisms, we consider the theory of n-homomorphisms between commutative C*-algebras with identity. We prove that the norm of any such n-homomorphism is equal to n and describe the structure of all such n-homomorphisms, which generalizes the classical Gelfand transform (the case of n = 1). An interesting fact discovered is that the Gelfand transform, which is a functorial bijection between appropriate spaces of maps, becomes a homeomorphism after considering natural topologies on these spaces.     

A desingularization theorem of Néron type

Summary LetA→A′ be a regular morphism between two noetherian rings. Then for everyA-algebra of finite typeB, everyA-morphism fromB toA′ can be factorised through aB-algebra of finite typeB′ which is standard (smooth) overA and which is ?as smooth as possible? overB (i.e. except above the singular locus ofB overA). This result is a positive answer to one conjecture due to M. Artin.

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Riassunto SiaA→A′ un omomorfismo regolare di anelli noetheriani. Si dimostra che per ogniA-algebraB di tipo finito, ogniA-omomorfismoB→A′ si può fattorizzare mediante unaB-algebraB′ di tipo finito che è liscia suA ed è ?la più liscia posibile? suB (più precisamente liscia suB meno il luogo singolare diB suA). Questo risultato è una risposta affermativa a una congettura di M. Artin.

     

Stability of almost submetries

In this paper, we consider a triple of Gromov-Hausdorff convergence: $ A_i ^{\underrightarrow {d_{GH} }} A,B_i ^{\underrightarrow {d_{GH} }} A $ A_i ^{\underrightarrow {d_{GH} }} A,B_i ^{\underrightarrow {d_{GH} }} A and maps f _i : A _i → B _i converge to a map f: A → B, where A _i are compact Alexandrov n-spaces and B _i are compact Riemannian m-manifolds such that the curvature, diameter and volume are suitably bounded (non-collapsing). When f is a submetry, we give a necessary and sufficient condition for the sequence to be stable, that is, for i large, there are homeomorphisms, Ψ _i : A _i → A, Φ _i : B _i → B such that f ∘ Ψ _i = Φ _i ∘ f _i . When f is an ε-submetry with ε > 0, we obtain a sufficient condition for the stability in the case that A _i are Riemannian manifolds. Our results generalize the stability/finiteness results on fiber bundles by Riemannian submersions and by submetries.     

On semi-fredholm properties of a boundary value problem inR + n

The paper considers a boundary value problem with the help of the smallest closed extensionL ^∼ :H _k →H _{k 0}×B _{h 1}×...×B _{h N} of a linear operatorL :C ₍₀₎ ^∞ (R ₊ ⁿ ) →L(R ₊ ⁿ )×L(R ⁿ⁻¹)×...×L(R ⁿ⁻¹). Here the spacesH _k (the spaces ℬ _h ) are appropriate subspaces ofD′(R ₊ ⁿ ) (ofD′(R ⁿ⁻¹), resp.),L(R ₊ ⁿ ) andC ₍₀₎ ^∞ (R ₊ ⁿ )) denotes the linear space of smooth functionsR ⁿ →C, which are restrictions onR ₊ ⁿ of a function from the Schwartz classL (fromC ₀ ^∞ , resp.),L(R ⁿ⁻¹) is the Schwartz class of functionsR ⁿ⁻¹ →C andL is constructed by pseudo-differential operators. Criteria for the closedness of the rangeR(L ^∼) and for the uniqueness of solutionsL ^∼ U=F are expressed. In addition, ana priori estimate for the corresponding boundary value problem is established.     

On the boundedness of solutions of nonlinear differential equations in Hilbert spaces

LetH be a complex Hilbert space and letB be the space of all bounded linear operators fromH intoH with the strong operator topology. We will give a boundedness result for the solutions of the differential equationx′=A(t)x+f(t,x) whereA: I=[t ₀, ∞)→B is continuous,f: I×H→H is also continuous and for every bounded setS⊂I×H there exists a constantM(S)>0 such that |f(t,x)−f(t,y)|≤M(S)|x−y|,(t,x), (t,y)∈S.

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Sunto SiaH uno spazio di Hilbert complesso e siaB lo spazio degli operatori lineari limitati daH inH, con la topologia forte. In questo lavoro si prova un risultato di limitatezza per le soluzioni dell'equazione differenzialex′=A(t)x+f(t,x), doveA: I=[t ₀, ∞)→B è continua,f: I×H→H è continua e per ogni insieme limitatoS⊂I×H esiste una costanteM(S)>0 tale che |f(t,x)−f(t,y)|≤M(S)|x−y| per ogni(t,x), (t,y)∈S.

     

Completely positive maps and*-isomorphism ofC *-algebras II

LetA, B be unitalC ^*-algebras,D _A ¹ the set of all completely positive maps ϕ fromA toM _n (C), with Tr ϕ(I)≤1(n≥3). If Ψ is an α-invariant affine homeomorphism betweenD _A ¹ andD _B ¹ with Ψ (0)=0, thenA is^*-isomorphic toB. Obtained results can be viewed as non-commutative Kadison-Shultz theorems. This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.     

Canonical form with respect to semiscalar equivalence for a matrix pencil with nonsingular first matrix

Polynomial n × n matrices A(x) and B(x) over a field \mathbbF \mathbb{F} are called semiscalar equivalent if there exist a nonsingular n × n matrix P over \mathbbF \mathbb{F} and an invertible n × n matrix Q(x) over \mathbbF \mathbb{F} [x] such that A(x) = PB(x)Q(x). We give a canonical form with respect to semiscalar equivalence for a matrix pencil A(x) = A _0x - A ₁, where A ₀ and A ₁ are n × n matrices over \mathbbF \mathbb{F} , and A ₀ is nonsingular.     

On almost-divided domains

Let B be a domain, Q a maximal ideal of B, π: B → B/Q the canonical surjection, D a subring of B/Q, and A:=π ⁻¹(D). If both B and D are almost-divided domains (resp., n-divided domains), then A = B × _B/Q D is an almost-divided domain (resp., an n-divided domain); the converse holds if B is quasilocal. If 2 ≤ d ≤ ∞, an example is given of an almost-divided domain of Krull dimension d which is not a divided domain.      

Existence Results for Set-Valued Vector Quasiequilibrium Problems

This paper deals with the set-valued vector quasiequilibrium problem of finding a point (z ₀,x ₀) of a set E×K such that (z ₀,x ₀)∈B(z ₀,x ₀)×A(z ₀,x ₀), and, for all η∈A(z ₀,x ₀),

An interlacing theorem for matrices whose graph is a given tree

Let A and B be (n×n)-matrices. For an index set S ⊂ {1, …, n}, denote by A(S) the principal submatrix that lies in the rows and columns indexed by S. Denote by S′ the complement of S and define η(A, B) = det A(S) det B(S′), where the summation is over all subsets of {1, …, n} and, by convention, det A(∅) = det B(∅) = 1. C. R. Johnson conjectured that if A and B are Hermitian and A is positive semidefinite, then the polynomial η(λA,-B) has only real roots. G. Rublein and R. B. Bapat proved that this is true for n ⩽ 3. Bapat also proved this result for any n with the condition that both A and B are tridiagonal. In this paper, we generalize some little-known results concerning the characteristic polynomials and adjacency matrices of trees to matrices whose graph is a given tree and prove the conjecture for any n under the additional assumption that both A and B are matrices whose graph is a tree. __________ Translated from Fundamentalnaya i Prikladnaya Matematika, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 245–254, 2004.     

Bands of invariantly extensible measures

Given two σ-algebrasU ⊂A, invariant under a fixed semigroupG of transformations, the following subsetC of the lattice coneM (U) _G ofG-invariant finite measures onU is shown to be (the positive part of) a band inM (U) _G : AG-invariant measure μ belongs toC iff the setexM Bμ) _G of extremalG-invariant extensions of μ toB is non-empty and eachG-invariant extensionv of μ admits a barycentric decompositionv=→v′ρ(dv′) with some representing probability ρ onexM U μ) _G .—Any band of extensible measures allows to study the corresponding extension problem locally.     

A sum formula for the Casson-Walker invariant

We study the following question: How does the Casson-Walker invariant λ of a rational homology 3-sphere obtained by gluing two pieces along a surface depend on the two pieces? Our partial answer may be stated as follows. For a compact oriented 3-manifold A with boundary ∂A, the kernel L _A of the map from H ₁(∂A;Q) to H ₁(A;Q) induced by the inclusion is called the Lagrangian of A. Let Σ be a closed oriented surface, and let A, A′, B and B′ be four rational homology handlebodies such that ∂A, ∂A′, −∂B and −∂B′ are identified via orientation-preserving homeomorphisms with Σ. Assume that L _A = L _{A ′} and L _B = L _{B ′} inside H ₁(Σ;Q) and also assume that L _A and L _B are transverse. Then we express

Measures on the Product of Compact Spaces

 If K is an uncountable metrizable compact space, we prove a “factorization” result for a wide variety of vector valued Borel measures μ defined on K ⁿ . This result essentially says that for every such measure μ there exists a measure μ′ defined on K such that the measure μ of a product A ₁ × ⋯ × A _n of Borel sets of K equals the measure μ′ of the intersection A ₁′∩⋯∩A _n ′, where the A _i ′’s are certain transforms of the A _i ’s. Partially supported by DGICYT grant PB97-0240. Received August 23, 2001; in revised form March 21, 2002     

On a Class of Generalized Vector Quasiequilibrium Problems with Set-Valued Maps

This paper considers the following generalized vector quasiequilibrium problem: find a point (z ₀,x ₀) of a set E×K such that x ₀∈A(z ₀,x ₀) and

Nonlinear perturbations of linear accretive operators in Banach spaces

It is shown that a strongly continuous semi-group of nonlinear nonexpansive operators can be constructed as lim _n→∞ ((I+t/nB)⁻¹ (I+t/nB)⁻¹) ⁿ whereA is a linearm-accretive operator,B is a nonlinearm-accretive operator, andB satisfies a boundedness condition relative toA.     

Analytic sets extending the graphs of holomorphic mappings

Let D, D′ ⊂ ℂⁿ be bounded domains with smooth real analytic boundaries and ƒ: D → D′ be a proper holomorphic map. Our main result implies that if the graph of ƒ extends as an analytic set to a neighborhood of a poìnt (a, a′) ∈ ∂D × 3D′ with a′ ∈ cl_ƒ(a), then ƒ extends holomorphically to a neighborhood of a.