Automorphisms of An Orthomodular Poset of Projections

By using a lattice characterization of continuous projections defined on a topological vector space E arising from a dual pair, we determine the automorphism group of their orthomodular poset Proj(E) by means of automorphisms and anti-automorphisms of the lattice L of all closed subspaces of E. A connection between the automorphism group of the ring of all continuous linear mappings defined on E and the automorphism group of the orthoposet Proj(E) is established.     

Axiomatization of quantum logics

Starting with a quantum logic (a -orthomodular poset)L, a set of probabilistically motivated axioms is suggested to identifyL with a standard quantum logicL(H) of all closed linear subspaces of a complex, separable, infinite-dimensional Hilbert space. Attention is paid to recent results in this field.     

Orthomodularity of Decompositions in a Categorical Setting

We provide a method to construct a type of orthomodular structure known as an orthoalgebra from the direct product decompositions of an object in a category that has finite products and whose ternary product diagrams give rise to certain pushouts. This generalizes a method to construct an orthomodular poset from the direct product decompositions of familiar mathematical structures such as non-empty sets, groups, and topological spaces, as well as a method to construct an orthomodular poset from the complementary pairs of elements of a bounded modular lattice. Mathematics Subject Classifications (2000): 06C15, 81P10, 03G12, 18A30     

The Variational Principle for a Class of Asymptotically Abelian C*-Algebras

Let (A,α) be a C^*-dynamical system. We introduce the notion of pressure P _α(H) of the automorphism α at a self-adjoint operator H∈A. Then we consider the class of AF-systems satisfying the following condition: there exists a dense α-invariant *-subalgebra ? of A such that for all pairs a,b∈? the C^*-algebra they generate is finite dimensional, and there is p=p(a,b)∈ℕ such that [α ^j (a),b]= 0 for |j|≥p. For systems in this class we prove the variational principle, i.e. show that P _α(H) is the supremum of the quantities h _φ(α) −φ(H), where h _φ(α) is the Connes–Narnhofer–Thirring dynamical entropy of α with respect to the α-invariant state φ. If H∈A, and P _α(H) is finite, we show that any state on which the supremum is attained is a KMS-state with respect to a one-parameter automorphism group naturally associated with H. In particular, Voiculescu's topological entropy is equal to the supremum of h _φ(α), and any state of finite maximal entropy is a trace. Received: 19 April 2000 / Accepted: 14 June 2000     

Modeling the bioconcentration factors and bioaccumulation factors of polychlorinated biphenyls with posetic quantitative super-structure/activity relationships (QSSAR)

Summary During bioconcentration, chemical pollutants from water are absorbed by aquatic animals via the skin or a respiratory surface, while the entry routes of chemicals during bioaccumulation are both directly from the environment (skin or a respiratory surface) and indirectly from food. The bioconcentration factor (BCF) and the bioaccumulation factor (BAF) for a particular chemical compound are defined as the ratio of the concentration of a chemical inside an organism to the concentration in the surrounding environment. Because the experimental determination of BAF and BCF is time-consuming and expensive, it is efficacious to develop models to provide reliable activity predictions for a large number of chemical compounds. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) released from industrial activities are persistent pollutants of the environment that produce widespread contamination of water and soil. PCBs can bioaccumulate in the food chain, constituting a potential source of exposure for the general population. To predict the bioconcentration and bioaccumulation factors for PCBs we make use of the biphenyl substitution-reaction network for the sequential substitution of H-atoms by Cl-atoms. Each PCB structure then occurs as a node of this reaction network, which is some sort of super-structure, turning out mathematically to be a partially ordered set (poset). Rather than dealing with the molecular structure via ordinary QSAR we use only this poset, making different quantitative super-structure/activity relationships (QSSAR). Thence we developed cluster expansion and splinoid QSSARs for PCB bioconcentration and bioaccumulation factors. The predictive ability of the BAF and BCF models generated for 20 data sets (representing different conditions and fish species) was evaluated with the leave-one-out cross-validation, which shows that the splinoid QSSAR (r between 0.903 and 0.935) are better than models computed with the cluster expansion (r between 0.745 and 0.887). The splinoid QSSAR models for BAF and BCF yield predictions for the missing PCBs in the investigated data sets.     

Shift automorphisms in the Hénon mapping

We investigate the global behavior of the quadratic diffeomorphism of the plane given byH(x,y)=(1+y–Ax ²,Bx). Numerical work by Hénon, Curry, and Feit indicate that, for certain values of the parameters, this mapping admits a strange attractor. Here we show that, forA small enough, all points in the plane eventually move to infinity under iteration ofH. On the other hand, whenA is large enough, the nonwandering set ofH is topologically conjugate to the shift automorphism on two symbols.Partially supported by NSF Grant MCS 77-00430     

A Rohlin property for one-parameter automorphism groups

We define a Rohlin property for one-parameter automorphism groups of unital simpleC ^*-algebras and show that for such an automorphism group any cocycle is almost a coboundary. We apply the same method to the single automorphism case and show that if an automorphism of a unital simpleC ^*-algebra with a certain condition has a central sequence of approximate eigen-unitaries for any complex number of modulus one, then any cocycle is almost a coboundary, or the automorphism has the stability. We also show that if a one-parameter automorphism group of a unital separable purely infinite simpleC ^*-algebra has the Rohlin property then the crossed product is simple and purely infinite. Dedicated to: Prof. H. Hasegawa     

Geometrical Meaning of R-Matrix Action for Quantum Groups at Roots of 1

The present work splits in two parts: first, we perform a straightforward generalization of results from [Re], proving that quantum groups and their unrestricted specializations at roots of 1, in particular the function algebra F[H] of the Poisson group H dual of G, are braided; second, as a main contribution, we prove the convergence of the (specialized) R-matrix action to a birational automorphism of a -fold ramified covering of when is a primitive -th root of 1, and of a 2-fold ramified covering of H, thus giving a geometric content to the notion of braiding for quantum groups at roots of 1. Received: 23 April 1996/Accepted: 12 August 1996     

Automorphism Groups of Orthomodular Lattices Obtained from Quadratic Spaces

We study the automorphism group of some orthomodular lattices, obtained from a quadratic space over a field K. We show how this group is linked to the semi-orthogonal group and with the group of all similarity transformations of the quadratic space. When the field K is finite, the cardinality of the automorphism group is given. AMS subject classification (1991): 06C15, 15A63, 20D45.     

Measures on the Splitting Subspaces of an Inner Product Space

Let S be an inner product space and let E(S) (resp. F(S)) be the orthocomplemented poset of all splitting (resp. orthogonally closed) subspaces of S. In this article we study the possible states/charges that E(S) can admit. We first prove that when S is an incomplete inner product space such that dim S/S < , then E(S) admits at least one state with a finite range. This is very much in contrast to states on F(S). We then go on showing that two-valued states can exist on E(S) not only in the case when E(S) consists of the complete/cocomplete subspaces of S. Finally we show that the well known result which states that every regular state on L(H) is necessarily -additive cannot be directly generalized for charges and we conclude by giving a sufficient condition for a regular charge on L(H) to be -additive.     

Automorphisms of the affineSU(3) fusion rules

We classify the automorphisms of the (chiral) level-k affineSU(3) fusion rules, for any value ofk, by looking for all permutations that commute with the modular matricesS andT. This can be done by using the arithmetic of the cyclotomic extensions where the problem is naturally posed. Whenk is divisible by 3, the automorphism group (Z ₂) is generated by the charge conjugationC. Ifk is not divisible by 3, the automorphism group (Z ₂×Z ₂) is generated byC and the Altschüler-Lacki-Zaugg automorphism. Although the combinatorial analysis can become more involved, the techniques used here forSU(3) can be applied to other algebras.     

Automorphisms and symmetries of quantum logics

Given an amalgam of groups then every quantum logicQ ₀ = (L ₀,M ₀) (L ₀ is aσ-orthomodular poset,M ₀ is a full set of states on it) satisfying some reasonable conditions can be embedded in a quantum logicQ = (L, M), in which (1) all the automorphisms ofL form a group ∼-G ₁, (2) all the automorphisms ofM form a group ∼-G ₂, and (3) all the symmetries ofQ form a group ∼-G ₀. The quantum logic of all closed subspaces of a Hilbert spaceH and all its measures satisfies the conditions required fromQ ₀; hence, enlarging it, one can obtain “anything.”     

Diffusion on the torus for Hamiltonian maps

For a mapping of the torusT ² we propose a definition of the diffusion coefficientD suggested by the solution of the diffusion equation ofT ². The definition ofD, based on the limit of moments of the invariant measure, depends on the set where an initial uniform distribution is assigned. For the algebraic automorphism of the torus the limit is proved to exist and to have the same value for almost all initial sets in the subfamily of parallelograms. Numerical results show that it has the same value for arbitrary polygons and for arbitrary moments.     

The Orthomodular Poset of Projections of A Symmetric Lattices

In a Hilbert space, there exists a natural correspondence between continuous projections and particular pairs of closed subspaces. In this paper, we generalize this situation and associate to a symmetric lattice L a subset P(L) of L× L, called its projection poset. If L is the lattice of closed subspaces of a topological vector space then elements of P(L) correspond to continuous projections and we prove that automorphisms of P(L) are determined by automorphisms of the lattice L when this lattice satisfies some basic properties of lattices of closed subspaces. Primary: 06C15, Secondary: 03G12 81P10.     

Quantum logics and hilbert space

Starting with a quantum logic (a -orthomodular poset) L. a set of probabilistically motivated axioms is suggested to identify L with a standard quantum logic L(H) of all closed linear subspaces of a complex, separable, infinite-dimensional Hilbert space.     

Determining Liquid Structure from the Tail of the Direct Correlation Function

In important early work, Stell showed that one can determine the pair correlation function h(r) of the hard-sphere fluid for all distances r by specifying only the tail of the direct correlation function c(r) at separations greater than the hard-core diameter. We extend this idea in a very natural way to potentials with a soft repulsive core of finite extent and a weaker and longer ranged tail. We introduce a new continuous function T(r) which reduces exactly to the tail of c(r) outside the (soft) core region and show that both h(r) and c(r) depend only on the out projection of T(r): i.e., the product of the Boltzmann factor of the repulsive core potential times T(r). Standard integral equation closures can thus be reinterpreted and assessed in terms of their predictions for the tail of c(r) and simple approximations for its form suggest new closures. A new and very efficient variational method is proposed for solving the Ornstein–Zernike equation given an approximation for the tail of c. Initial applications of these ideas to the Lennard-Jones and the hard-core Yukawa fluid are discussed.     

Mg2Si晶体结构及消光特性的研究

基于高能X射线的散射理论,研究了Mg₂Si晶体的结构和消光特性.结果表明,Mg₂Si晶体具有反萤石结构,当衍射指数H,K和L奇偶混合时其散射光就会出现系统消光,而当衍射指数H,K和L全为偶数或者全为奇数时,其散射光就会出现衍射.在实际应用中对研究具有反萤石结构的晶体具有重要意义. 关键词： 散射理论 消光特性 反萤石结构 衍射     

Magnetization studies in niobium and YBa2Cu3O7 samples

The results of experimental studies on hysteresis in magnetization, thermomagnetic history effects, anomalous variations in magnetic hysteresis curves and the decay rates of magnetization obtained under different thermomagnetic histories in specimens of conventional and high temperature superconductors are presented. The Bean’s critical state model is considered adequate to explain magnetic behaviour in conventional hard superconductors. The similarity in the general features of the results of different experiments on specimens of the two families of superconductors underscores the efficacy of the said model to understand some aspects of the macroscopic magnetic response of high temperature superconductors as well. For instance, the isothermal magnetization hysteresis loop which comprises of magnetization curves along forward (−H _max to +H _max) and reverse (+H _max to −H _max) paths define an envelop within which all isothermal magnetization data along different thermomagnetic histories lie. There exist inequality relationship between various field values identified asH _peak,H _I,H _II etc. in isothermal magnetization hysteresis as well as magnetic relaxation data. The entire field span of an isothermal magnetization hysteresis data set can be considered to comprise of three parts corresponding to (M _rem(H)−M _FC(H)+M _ZFC(H)) being equal to, less than or greater than zero, whereM _rem(H) are the remanent magnetization values obtained on reducing field to zero after having the specimen in different applied field (H) values. There are, however some situations amongst thermomagnetic history effects in specimens which show incomplete flux trapping on field cooling, where the critical state model has been found inadequate.     

Multifractal properties of self-similar stress distributions

We consider highly heterogeneous materials with multiscale microstructures, such as, for instance, the Earth's crust, and focus on the case when the microstructure could be considered self-similar, at least in a range of scales. The paper develops a conceptual framework to treat such materials within the paradigm of continuum mechanics. We represent the material, within its range of self-similarity, by a self-similar sequence of what we call H-continua. Each H-continuum replaces the original materials with all structural elements of sizes smaller than H, such that the average (over the volume elements of size H) response of the continuum is similar to the original material. In each continuum, stress, strain and displacement fields are defined as usual. We then continue this sequence in a self-similar manner to the limits H?→ 0 and H?→ ∞, such that a truly self-similar system is obtained. The intersection of these continua (generally a fractal F) consists of points where all fields scale according to power laws. In this system, the equations of equilibrium are determined using the H-derivative, which is a difference quotient with the increment equal to H. Multifractal formalism is developed for non-uniform stress scaling and applied to the growth of a crack in a continuous material with fractal distribution of body forces. Fractal dimension of the future fracture surface is determined and the conditions of stable and unstable crack growth are formulated based on the multifractal spectrum.     

Idempotents as <Emphasis Type="Italic">J</Emphasis>-Projections

Let B(H) ^Id be the set of all bounded idempotents on a Hilbert space H. Fix p∈B(H) ^Id . The aim of the paper is to show a set of symmetries J on H for which p is a J-projection.