The model companion of the class of pseudocomplemented semilattices is finitely axiomatizable

It is shown that the class \({\mathcal{PCSL}^{ec}}\) of existentially closed pseudocomplemented semilattices is finitely axiomatizable by appropriately extending a finite axiomatization of the class \({\mathcal{PCSL}^{ac}}\) of algebraically closed pseudocomplemented semilattices. Because \({\mathcal{PCSL}^{ec}}\) coincides with the model companion of the class \({\mathcal{PCSL}}\) of pseudocomplemented semilattices, this answers the question asked by Albert and Burris in a paper in 1986: “Does the class of pseudocomplemented semilattices have a finitely axiomatizable model companion?"     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">l</Emphasis>-Groups <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">X</Emphasis>) in continuous logic

In the context of continuous logic, this paper axiomatizes both the class \(\mathcal {C}\) of lattice-ordered groups isomorphic to C(X) for X compact and the subclass \(\mathcal {C}^+\) of structures existentially closed in \(\mathcal {C}\); shows that the theory of \(\mathcal {C}^+\) is \(\aleph _0\)-categorical and admits elimination of quantifiers; establishes a Nullstellensatz for \(\mathcal {C}\) and \(\mathcal {C}^+\); shows that \(C(X)\in \mathcal {C}\) has a prime-model extension in \(\mathcal {C}^+\) just in case X is Boolean; and proves that in a sense relevant to continuous logic, positive formulas admit in \(\mathcal {C}^+\) elimination of quantifiers to positive formulas.     

On Standard Derived Equivalences of Orbit Categories

Let k be a commutative ring, \(\mathcal {A}\) and \(\mathcal {B}\) – two k-linear categories with an action of a group G. We introduce the notion of a standard G-equivalence from \(\mathcal {K}_{p}^{\mathrm {b}}\mathcal {B}\) to \(\mathcal {K}_{p}^{\mathrm {b}}\mathcal {A}\), where \(\mathcal {K}_{p}^{\mathrm {b}}\mathcal {A}\) is the homotopy category of finitely generated projective \(\mathcal {A}\)-complexes. We construct a map from the set of standard G-equivalences to the set of standard equivalences from \(\mathcal {K}_{p}^{\mathrm {b}}\mathcal {B}\) to \(\mathcal {K}_{p}^{\mathrm {b}}\mathcal {A}\) and a map from the set of standard G-equivalences from \(\mathcal {K}_{p}^{\mathrm {b}}\mathcal {B}\) to \(\mathcal {K}_{p}^{\mathrm {b}}\mathcal {A}\) to the set of standard equivalences from \(\mathcal {K}_{p}^{\mathrm {b}}(\mathcal {B}/G)\) to \(\mathcal {K}_{p}^{\mathrm {b}}(\mathcal {A}/G)\), where \(\mathcal {A}/G\) denotes the orbit category. We investigate the properties of these maps and apply our results to the case where \(\mathcal {A}=\mathcal {B}=R\) is a Frobenius k-algebra and G is the cyclic group generated by its Nakayama automorphism ν. We apply this technique to obtain the generating set of the derived Picard group of a Frobenius Nakayama algebra over an algebraically closed field.     

Largest initial segments pointwise fixed by automorphisms of models of set theory

Given a model \(\mathcal {M}\) of set theory, and a nontrivial automorphism j of \(\mathcal {M}\), let \(\mathcal {I}_{\mathrm {fix}}(j)\) be the submodel of \(\mathcal {M}\) whose universe consists of elements m of \(\mathcal {M}\) such that \(j(x)=x\) for every x in the transitive closure of m (where the transitive closure of m is computed within \(\mathcal {M}\)). Here we study the class \(\mathcal {C}\) of structures of the form \(\mathcal {I}_{\mathrm {fix}}(j)\), where the ambient model \(\mathcal {M}\) satisfies a frugal yet robust fragment of \(\mathrm {ZFC}\) known as \(\mathrm {MOST}\), and \(j(m)=m\) whenever m is a finite ordinal in the sense of \(\mathcal {M}.\) Our main achievement is the calculation of the theory of \(\mathcal {C}\) as precisely \(\mathrm {MOST+\Delta }_{0}^{\mathcal {P}}\)-\(\mathrm {Collection}\). The following theorems encapsulate our principal results: Theorem A. Every structure in \(\mathcal {C}\) satisfies \(\mathrm {MOST+\Delta }_{0}^{\mathcal {P}}\)-\(\mathrm { Collection}\). Theorem B. Each of the following three conditions is sufficient for a countable structure \(\mathcal {N}\) to be in \(\mathcal {C}\):(a) \(\mathcal {N}\) is a transitive model of \(\mathrm {MOST+\Delta }_{0}^{\mathcal {P}}\)-\(\mathrm {Collection}\).(b) \(\mathcal {N}\) is a recursively saturated model of \(\mathrm {MOST+\Delta }_{0}^{\mathcal {P}}\)-\(\mathrm {Collection}\).(c) \(\mathcal {N}\) is a model of \(\mathrm {ZFC}\). Theorem C. Suppose \(\mathcal {M}\) is a countable recursively saturated model of \(\mathrm {ZFC}\) and I is a proper initial segment of \(\mathrm {Ord}^{\mathcal {M}}\) that is closed under exponentiation and contains \(\omega ^\mathcal {M}\) . There is a group embedding \(j\longmapsto \check{j}\) from \(\mathrm {Aut}(\mathbb {Q})\) into \(\mathrm {Aut}(\mathcal {M})\) such that I is the longest initial segment of \(\mathrm {Ord}^{\mathcal {M}}\) that is pointwise fixed by \(\check{j}\) for every nontrivial \(j\in \mathrm {Aut}(\mathbb {Q}).\) In Theorem C, \(\mathrm {Aut}(X)\) is the group of automorphisms of the structure X, and \(\mathbb {Q}\) is the ordered set of rationals.     

Positive Systems of Kostant Roots

Let \(\mathfrak {g}\) be a simple complex Lie algebra and let \(\mathfrak {t} \subset \mathfrak {g}\) be a toral subalgebra of \(\mathfrak {g}\). As a \(\mathfrak {t}\)-module \(\mathfrak {g}\) decomposes as

$$\mathfrak{g} = \mathfrak{s} \oplus \left( \oplus_{\nu \in \mathcal{R}}~ \mathfrak{g}^{\nu}\right)$$

where \(\mathfrak {s} \subset \mathfrak {g}\) is the reductive part of a parabolic subalgebra of \(\mathfrak {g}\) and \(\mathcal {R}\) is the Kostant root system associated to \(\mathfrak {t}\). When \(\mathfrak {t}\) is a Cartan subalgebra of \(\mathfrak {g}\) the decomposition above is nothing but the root decomposition of \(\mathfrak {g}\) with respect to \(\mathfrak {t}\); in general the properties of \(\mathcal {R}\) resemble the properties of usual root systems. In this note we study the following problem: “Given a subset \(\mathcal {S} \subset \mathcal {R}\), is there a parabolic subalgebra \(\mathfrak {p}\) of \(\mathfrak {g}\) containing \(\mathcal {M} = \oplus _{\nu \in \mathcal {S}} \mathfrak {g}^{\nu }\) and whose reductive part equals \(\mathfrak {s}\)?”. Our main results is that, for a classical simple Lie algebra \(\mathfrak {g}\) and a saturated \(\mathcal {S} \subset \mathcal {R}\), the condition \((\text {Sym}^{\cdot }(\mathcal {M}))^{\mathfrak {s}} = \mathbb {C}\) is necessary and sufficient for the existence of such a \(\mathfrak {p}\). In contrast, we show that this statement is no longer true for the exceptional Lie algebras F₄,E₆,E₇, and E₈. Finally, we discuss the problem in the case when \(\mathcal {S}\) is not saturated.

     

Maps with the Unique Extension Property and $$\hbox {C}^{*}$$-Extreme Points

We investigate boundary representations in the context where Hilbert spaces are replaced by \(\hbox {C}^{*}\)-modules over abelian von Neumann algebras and apply this to study \(\hbox {C}^{*}\)-extreme points. We present an (unexpected) example of a weak* compact \(\mathcal {B}\)-convex subset of \({\mathbb {B}}(\mathcal {H})\) without \(\mathcal {B}\)-extreme points, where \(\mathcal {B}\) is an abelian von Neumann algebra on a Hilbert space \(\mathcal {H}\). On the other hand, if \(\mathcal {A}\) is a von Neumann algebra with a separable predual and whose finite part is injective, we show that each weak* compact \(\mathcal {A}\)-convex subset of \(\ell ^{\infty }(\mathcal {A})\) is generated by its \(\mathcal {A}\)-extreme points.     

Malcev products of unipotent monoids and varieties of bands

Let \(\mathcal{U}\) be the class of all unipotent monoids and \(\mathcal{B}\) the variety of all bands. We characterize the Malcev product \(\mathcal{U} \circ \mathcal{V}\) where \(\mathcal{V}\) is a subvariety of \(\mathcal{B}\) low in its lattice of subvarieties, \(\mathcal{B}\) itself and the subquasivariety \(\mathcal{S} \circ \mathcal{RB}\), where \(\mathcal{S}\) stands for semilattices and \(\mathcal{RB}\) for rectangular bands, in several ways including by a set of axioms. For members of some of them we describe the structure as well. This succeeds by using the relation \(\widetilde{\mathcal{H}}= \widetilde{\mathcal{L}} \cap \widetilde{\mathcal{R}}\), where \(a\;\,\widetilde{\mathcal{L}}\;\,b\) if and only if a and b have the same idempotent right identities, and \(\widetilde{\mathcal{R}}\) is its dual.We also consider \((\mathcal{U} \circ \mathcal{RB}) \circ \mathcal{S}\) which provides the motivation for this study since \((\mathcal{G} \circ \mathcal{RB}) \circ \mathcal{S}\) coincides with completely regular semigroups, where \(\mathcal{G}\) is the variety of all groups. All this amounts to a generalization of the latter: \(\mathcal{U}\) instead of \(\mathcal{G}\).     

Reproducing Kernel for the Herglotz Functions in $$\mathbb {R}^n$$ and Solutions of the Helmholtz Equation

The purpose of this article is to extend to \(\mathbb {R}^{n}\) known results in dimension 2 concerning the structure of a Hilbert space with reproducing kernel of the space of Herglotz wave functions. These functions are the solutions of Helmholtz equation in \(\mathbb {R} ^{n}\) that are the Fourier transform of measures supported in the unit sphere with density in \(L^{2}(\mathbb {S}^{n-1})\). As a natural extension of this, we define Banach spaces of solutions of the Helmholtz equation in \(\mathbb {R}^{n}\) belonging to weighted Sobolev type spaces \(\mathcal {H}^{p}\) having in a non local norm that involves radial derivatives and spherical gradients. We calculate the reproducing kernel of the Herglotz wave functions and study in \(\mathcal {H}^{p}\) and in mixed norm spaces, the continuity of the orthogonal projection \(\mathcal {P}\) of \(\mathcal {H}^{2}\) onto the Herglotz wave functions.     

On the horizontal diameter of the unit sphere

For a singular Riemannian foliation \(\mathcal {F}\) on a Riemannian manifold M, a curve is called horizontal if it meets the leaves of \(\mathcal {F}\) perpendicularly. For a singular Riemannian foliation \(\mathcal {F}\) on a unit sphere \(\mathbb {S}^{n}\), we show that if \(\mathcal {F}\) satisfies some properties, then the horizontal diameter of \(\mathbb {S}^{n}\) is \(\pi \), i.e., any two points in \(\mathbb {S}^{n}\) can be connected by a horizontal curve of length \(\le \pi \).     

Generalized derivations on some convolution algebras

Let G be a locally compact abelian group, \(\omega \) be a weighted function on \({\mathbb {R}}^+\), and let \(\mathfrak {D}\) be the Banach algebra \(L_0^\infty (G)^*\) or \(L_0^\infty (\omega )^*\). In this paper, we investigate generalized derivations on the noncommutative Banach algebra \(\mathfrak {D}\). We characterize \(\textsf {k}\)-(skew) centralizing generalized derivations of \(\mathfrak {D}\) and show that the zero map is the only \(\textsf {k}\)-skew commuting generalized derivation of \(\mathfrak {D}\). We also investigate the Singer–Wermer conjecture for generalized derivations of \(\mathfrak {D}\) and prove that the Singer–Wermer conjecture holds for a generalized derivation of \(\mathfrak {D}\) if and only if it is a derivation; or equivalently, it is nilpotent. Finally, we investigate the orthogonality of generalized derivations of \(L_0^\infty (\omega )^*\) and give several necessary and sufficient conditions for orthogonal generalized derivations of \(L_0^\infty (\omega )^*\).     

Bavrin’s Type Factorization of the Temljakov Operator for Holomorphic Functions in Circular Domains of $$\mathbb {C}^{n}$$

The paper concerns investigations of holomorphic functions of several complex variables with a factorization of their Temljakov transform. Firstly, there were considered some inclusions between the families \(\mathcal {C}_{\mathcal {G}},\mathcal {M}_{\mathcal {G}},\mathcal {N}_{\mathcal {G}},\mathcal {R}_{\mathcal {G}},\mathcal {V}_{\mathcal {G}}\) of such holomorphic functions on complete n-circular domain \(\mathcal {G}\) of \(\mathbb {C}^{n}\) in some papers of Bavrin, Fukui, Higuchi, Michiwaki. A motivation of our investigations is a condensation of the mentioned inclusions by some new families of Bavrin’s type. Hence we consider some families \(\mathcal {K}_{ \mathcal {G}}^{k},k\ge 2,\) of holomorphic functions f :  \(\mathcal {G}\rightarrow \mathbb {C},f(0)=1,\) defined also by a factorization of \( \mathcal {L}f\) onto factors from \(\mathcal {C}_{\mathcal {G}}\) and \(\mathcal {M} _{\mathcal {G}}.\) We present some interesting properties and extremal problems on \(\mathcal {K}_{\mathcal {G}}^{k}\).     

On kernels and nuclei of rank metric codes

For each rank metric code \(\mathcal {C}\subseteq \mathbb {K}^{m\times n}\), we associate a translation structure, the kernel of which is shown to be invariant with respect to the equivalence on rank metric codes. When \(\mathcal {C}\) is \(\mathbb {K}\)-linear, we also propose and investigate other two invariants called its middle nucleus and right nucleus. When \(\mathbb {K}\) is a finite field \(\mathbb {F}_q\) and \(\mathcal {C}\) is a maximum rank distance code with minimum distance \(d<\min \{m,n\}\) or \(\gcd (m,n)=1\), the kernel of the associated translation structure is proved to be \(\mathbb {F}_q\). Furthermore, we also show that the middle nucleus of a linear maximum rank distance code over \(\mathbb {F}_q\) must be a finite field; its right nucleus also has to be a finite field under the condition \(\max \{d,m-d+2\} \geqslant \left\lfloor \frac{n}{2} \right\rfloor +1\). Let \(\mathcal {D}\) be the DHO-set associated with a bilinear dimensional dual hyperoval over \(\mathbb {F}_2\). The set \(\mathcal {D}\) gives rise to a linear rank metric code, and we show that its kernel and right nucleus are isomorphic to \(\mathbb {F}_2\). Also, its middle nucleus must be a finite field containing \(\mathbb {F}_q\). Moreover, we also consider the kernel and the nuclei of \(\mathcal {D}^k\) where k is a Knuth operation.     

On counting subring-submodules of free modules over finite commutative frobenius rings

Let \(\texttt {R}\) be a finite commutative Frobenius ring and \(\texttt {S}\) a Galois extension of \(\texttt {R}\) of degree m. For positive integers k and \(k'\), we determine the number of free \(\texttt {S}\)-submodules \(\mathcal {B}\) of \(\texttt {S}^\ell \) with the property \(k=\texttt {rank}_\texttt {S}(\mathcal {B})\) and \(k'=\texttt {rank}_\texttt {R}(\mathcal {B}\cap \texttt {R}^\ell )\). This corrects the wrong result (Bill in Linear Algebr Appl 22:223–233, 1978, Theorem 6) which was given in the language of codes over finite fields.     

Ladders and canonical varieties of completely regular semigroups

A completely regular semigroup is a (disjoint) union of its (maximal) subgroups. We consider it here with the unary operation of inversion within its maximal subgroups. Their totality \(\mathcal {C}\mathcal {R}\) forms a variety whose lattice of subvarieties is denoted by \(\mathcal {L}(\mathcal {C}\mathcal {R})\). On it, one defines the relations \(\mathbf {B}^\wedge \) and \(\mathbf {B}^\vee \) by

$$\begin{aligned} \begin{array}{lll} \mathcal {U}\ \mathbf {B}^\wedge \ \mathcal {V}&{} \Longleftrightarrow &{} \mathcal {U}\cap \mathcal {B} =\mathcal {V}\cap \mathcal {B}, \\ \mathcal {U}\ \mathbf {B}^\vee \ \mathcal {V}&{} \Longleftrightarrow &{} \mathcal {U}\vee \mathcal {B} =\mathcal {V}\vee \mathcal {B} , \end{array} \end{aligned}$$

respectively, where \(\mathcal {B}\) denotes the variety of all bands. This is a study of the interplay between the \(\cap \)-subsemilatice \(\triangle \) of \(\mathcal {L}(\mathcal {C}\mathcal {R})\) of upper ends of \(\mathbf {B}^\wedge \)-classes and their \(\mathbf {B}^\vee \)-classes. The main tool is the concept of a ladder and their \(\mathbf {B}^\vee \)-classes, an indispensable part of the important Polák’s theorem providing a construction for the join of varieties of completely regular semigroups. The paper includes the tables of ladders of the upper ends of most \(\mathbf {B}^\wedge \)-classes. Canonical varieties consist of two ascending countably infinite chains which generate most of the upper ends of \(\mathbf {B}^\wedge \)-classes.

     

Infra-nilmanifolds modeled on the group of uni-triangular matrices

Let \({\mathcal {N}}_m\) be the group of \(m\times m\) upper triangular real matrices with all the diagonal entries 1. Then it is an \((m-1)\)-step nilpotent Lie group, diffeomorphic to \({\mathbb {R}}^{\frac{1}{2} m(m-1)}\). It contains all the integer matrices as a lattice \(\Gamma _m\). The automorphism group of \({\mathcal {N}}_m \ (m\ge 4)\) turns out to be extremely small. In fact, \(\mathrm {Aut}({\mathcal {N}})=\mathcal {I} \rtimes \mathrm {Out}({\mathcal {N}})\), where \(\mathcal {I}\) is a connected, simply connected nilpotent Lie group, and \(\mathrm {Out}({\mathcal {N}})={{\tilde{K}}}={(\mathbb {R}^*)^{m-1}\rtimes \mathbb {Z}_2}\). With a nice left-invariant Riemannian metric on \({\mathcal {N}}\), the isometry group is \(\mathrm {Isom}({\mathcal {N}})= {\mathcal {N}} \rtimes K\), where \(K={(\mathbb {Z}_2)^{m-1}\rtimes \mathbb {Z}_2}\subset {{\tilde{K}}}\) is a maximal compact subgroup of \(\mathrm {Aut}({\mathcal {N}})\). We prove that, for odd \(m\ge 4\), there is no infra-nilmanifold which is essentially covered by the nilmanifold \(\Gamma _m\backslash {\mathcal {N}}_m\). For \(m=2n\ge 4\) (even), there is a unique infra-nilmanifold which is essentially (and doubly) covered by the nilmanifold \(\Gamma _m\backslash {\mathcal {N}}_m\).     

Idempotent and <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-potent quadratic functions: distribution of nonlinearity and co-dimension

The Walsh transform \(\widehat{Q}\) of a quadratic function \(Q:{\mathbb F}_{p^n}\rightarrow {\mathbb F}_p\) satisfies \(|\widehat{Q}(b)| \in \{0,p^{\frac{n+s}{2}}\}\) for all \(b\in {\mathbb F}_{p^n}\), where \(0\le s\le n-1\) is an integer depending on Q. In this article, we study the following three classes of quadratic functions of wide interest. The class \(\mathcal {C}_1\) is defined for arbitrary n as \(\mathcal {C}_1 = \{Q(x) = \mathrm{Tr_n}(\sum _{i=1}^{\lfloor (n-1)/2\rfloor }a_ix^{2^i+1})\;:\; a_i \in {\mathbb F}_2\}\), and the larger class \(\mathcal {C}_2\) is defined for even n as \(\mathcal {C}_2 = \{Q(x) = \mathrm{Tr_n}(\sum _{i=1}^{(n/2)-1}a_ix^{2^i+1}) + \mathrm{Tr_{n/2}}(a_{n/2}x^{2^{n/2}+1}) \;:\; a_i \in {\mathbb F}_2\}\). For an odd prime p, the subclass \(\mathcal {D}\) of all p-ary quadratic functions is defined as \(\mathcal {D} = \{Q(x) = \mathrm{Tr_n}(\sum _{i=0}^{\lfloor n/2\rfloor }a_ix^{p^i+1})\;:\; a_i \in {\mathbb F}_p\}\). We determine the generating function for the distribution of the parameter s for \(\mathcal {C}_1, \mathcal {C}_2\) and \(\mathcal {D}\). As a consequence we completely describe the distribution of the nonlinearity for the rotation symmetric quadratic Boolean functions, and in the case \(p > 2\), the distribution of the co-dimension for the rotation symmetric quadratic p-ary functions, which have been attracting considerable attention recently. Our results also facilitate obtaining closed formulas for the number of such quadratic functions with prescribed s for small values of s, and hence extend earlier results on this topic. We also present the complete weight distribution of the subcodes of the second order Reed–Muller codes corresponding to \(\mathcal {C}_1\) and \(\mathcal {C}_2\) in terms of a generating function.     

Equilibrium Diffusion on the Cone of Discrete Radon Measures

Let \({\mathbb {K}(\mathbb {R}^{d})}\) denote the cone of discrete Radon measures on \(\mathbb {R}^{d}\). There is a natural differentiation on \(\mathbb {K}(\mathbb {R}^{d})\): for a differentiable function \(F:\mathbb {K}(\mathbb {R}^{d})\to \mathbb {R}\), one defines its gradient \(\nabla ^{\mathbb {K}}F\) as a vector field which assigns to each \(\eta \in \mathbb {K}(\mathbb {R}^{d})\) an element of a tangent space \(T_{\eta }(\mathbb {K}(\mathbb {R}^{d}))\) to \(\mathbb {K}(\mathbb {R}^{d})\) at point η. Let \(\phi :\mathbb {R}^{d}\times \mathbb {R}^{d}\to \mathbb {R}\) be a potential of pair interaction, and let μ be a corresponding Gibbs perturbation of (the distribution of) a completely random measure on \(\mathbb {R}^{d}\). In particular, μ is a probability measure on \(\mathbb {K}(\mathbb {R}^{d})\) such that the set of atoms of a discrete measure \(\eta \in \mathbb {K}(\mathbb {R}^{d})\) is μ-a.s. dense in \(\mathbb {R}^{d}\). We consider the corresponding Dirichlet form

$$\mathcal{E}^{\mathbb{K}}(F,G)={\int}_{\mathbb K(\mathbb{R}^{d})}\langle\nabla^{\mathbb{K}} F(\eta), \nabla^{\mathbb{K}} G(\eta)\rangle_{T_{\eta}(\mathbb{K})}\,d\mu(\eta). $$

Integrating by parts with respect to the measure μ, we explicitly find the generator of this Dirichlet form. By using the theory of Dirichlet forms, we prove the main result of the paper: If d ≥ 2, there exists a conservative diffusion process on \(\mathbb {K}(\mathbb {R}^{d})\) which is properly associated with the Dirichlet form \(\mathcal {E}^{\mathbb {K}}\).

     

Liouville Theorems for a General Class of Nonlocal Operators

In this paper, we study the equation \(\mathcal {L} u=0\) in \(\mathbb {R}^{N}\), where \(\mathcal {L}\) belongs to a general class of nonlocal linear operators which may be anisotropic and nonsymmetric. We classify distributional solutions of this equation, thereby extending and generalizing recent Liouville type theorems in the case where \(\mathcal {L}= (-{\Delta })^{s}\), s ∈ (0, 1) is the classical fractional Laplacian.     

Approximation of Invariant Subspaces in Some Dirichlet-Type Spaces

The Hilbert space \(\mathcal {D}_{2}\) is the space of all holomorphic functions f defined on the open unit disc \(\mathbb {D}\) such that \({f}^{'}\) is in the Hardy Hilbert space \(\mathbf {H}^2.\) In this paper, we prove that the invariant subspaces of \(\mathcal {D}_{2}\) with respect to multiplication operator \(M_{z}\) can be approximated with finite co-dimensional invariant subspaces. We also obtain a partial result in this direction for the classical Dirichlet space.