On <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-nilpotency of finite groups*

Let be a class of groups. A subgroup H of a group G is called -s-supplemented in G, if there exists a subgroup K of G such that G = HK and K/K ∩ H_G belongs to where H_G is the maximal normal subgroup of G which is contained in H. The main purpose of this paper is to study some subgroups of Fitting subgroup and generalized Fitting subgroup -s-supplemented and some new criterions of p-nilpotency of finite groups are obtained. *This research is supported by the grant of NSFC and TianYuan Fund of Mathematics of China (Grant #10626047).     

Infinite independent systems of the identities of the associative algebra over an infinite field of characteristic <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis> > 0

In this paper some infinitely based varieties of groups are constructed and these results are transferred to the associative algebras (or Lie algebras) over an infinite field of an arbitrary positive characteristic.     

Algorithms for the matrix <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>th root

New theoretical results are presented about the principal matrix pth root. In particular, we show that the pth root is related to the matrix sign function and to the Wiener–Hopf factorization, and that it can be expressed as an integral over the unit circle. These results are used in the design and analysis of several new algorithms for the numerical computation of the pth root. We also analyze the convergence and numerical stability properties of Newtons method for the inverse pth root. Preliminary computational experiments are presented to compare the methods. AMS subject classification 15A24, 65H10, 65F30Numerical Analysis Report 454, Manchester Centre for Computational Mathematics, July 2004.Dario A. Bini: This work was supported by MIUR, grant number 2002014121.Nicholas J. Higham: This work was supported by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council grant GR/R22612 and by a Royal Society – Wolfson Research Merit Award.     

Numerical Simulation of Nanopulse Penetration of Biological Matter Using the <Emphasis Type="Italic">z</Emphasis>-Transform

Short duration, fast rise time ultra-wideband (UWB) electromagnetic pulses (nanopulses) are generated by numerous electronic devices in use today. Moreover, many new technologies involving nanopulses are under development and expected to become widely available soon. Study of nanopulse bioeffects is needed to probe their useful range in possible biomedical and biotechnological applications, and to ensure human safety. In this work we develop a computational approach to investigate electromagnetic fields in biological cells exposed to nanopulses. The simulation is based on a z-transformation of the electric displacement and a second-order Taylor approximation of a Cole–Cole expression for the frequency dependence of the dielectric properties of tissues, useful for converting from the frequency domain to the time domain. Maxwells equations are then calculated using the finite difference time domain method (FDTD), coupled with a perfectly matched layer to eliminate reflections from the boundary. Numerical results for a biological cell model are presented and discussed.Mathematics Subject Classifications (2000) 65M06, 92C05.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">W</Emphasis><Superscript>1,<Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript>(R<Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Superscript>)-boundedness for maximal functions

In this paper, we get W ^1,p (R ⁿ )-boundedness for tangential maximal function and nontangential maximal function, which improves J.Kinnunen, P.Lindqvist and Tananka’s results. Supported by the key Academic Discipline of Zhejiang Province of China under Grant No.2005 and the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China.     

A Note on Some (3, 2<Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis> + 1)-Associative Rings

In this paper we consider the associativity of a (3, 2k + 1)-associative ring R in the following cases: (1) R is simple 2-divisible; (2) R is p-divisible trivial right ideal ring; (3) R is prime p-divisible.AMS Subject Classification: 17A30     

Vector Variational Inequalities and the (S)<Subscript>+</Subscript> Condition

Let $${\cal Z}$$ and X be Hausdorff real topological vector spaces and let $${\cal L}_b(X,{\cal Z})$$ be the space of continuous linear mappings from X into $${\cal Z}$$ equipped with the topology of bounded convergence. In this paper, we define the (S)₊ condition for operators from a nonempty subset of X into $${\cal L}_b(X,{\cal Z})$$ and derive some existence results for vector variational inequalities with operators of the class (S)₊. Some applications to vector complementarity problems are given.     

Quasirecognition by prime graph of the simple group <Superscript>2</Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">F</Emphasis><Subscript>4</Subscript>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">q</Emphasis>)

As the main result, we show that if G is a finite group such that Γ(G) = Γ(² F ₄(q)), where q = 2^2m+1 for some m ≧ 1, then G has a unique nonabelian composition factor isomorphic to ² F ₄(q). We also show that if G is a finite group satisfying |G| =|² F ₄(q)| and Γ(G) = Γ(² F ₄(q)), then G ≅ ² F ₄(q). As a consequence of our result we give a new proof for a conjecture of W. Shi and J. Bi for ² F ₄(q). The third author was supported in part by a grant from IPM (No. 87200022).     

On the Theory of <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Subscript>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">q</Emphasis></Subscript>)-Banach Lattices

Given 1≤ p,q < ∞, let BL_pL_q be the class of all Banach lattices X such that X is isometrically lattice isomorphic to a band in some L_p(L_q)-Banach lattice. We show that the range of a positive contractive projection on any BL_pL_q-Banach lattice is itself in BL_pL_q. It is a consequence of this theorem and previous results that BL_pL_q is first-order axiomatizable in the language of Banach lattices. By studying the pavings of arbitrary BL_pL_q-Banach lattices by finite dimensional sublattices that are themselves in this class, we give an explicit set of axioms for BL_pL_q. We also consider the class of all sublattices of L_p(L_q)-Banach lattices; for this class (when p/q is not an integer) we give a set of axioms that are similar to Krivine’s well-known axioms for the subspaces of L_p-Banach spaces (when p/2 is not an integer). We also extend this result to the limiting case q = ∞.     

The mixed problem in <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript> for some two-dimensional Lipschitz domains

We consider the mixed problem,

The strong <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>1</Superscript>-<Emphasis Type="Italic">greedy</Emphasis> property of the Walsh system

For any 0 < ? < 1 one can find a measurable set E ? [0, 1] with the measure |E| > 1 ? ? such that for each function f(x) ε L ¹ (0, 1) a function g(x) ε L ¹ (0, 1) exists such that it coincides with f (x) on E, its Fourier—Walsh series converges to it in the metric of L ¹ (0, 1), and all nonzero terms of the sequence of Fourier coefficients of the new function obtained by the Walsh system have the modulo decreasing order; consequently, the greedy algorithm for this function converges to it in the L ¹ (0, 1)-norm.     

Pointwise convergence for semigroups in vector-valued <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript> spaces

Suppose that {T _t  : t  ≥  0} is a symmetric diffusion semigroup on L ²(X) and denote by its tensor product extension to the Bochner space , where belongs to a certain broad class of UMD spaces. We prove a vector-valued version of the Hopf–Dunford–Schwartz ergodic theorem and show that this extends to a maximal theorem for analytic continuations of on . As an application, we show that such continuations exhibit pointwise convergence.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript>-convergence of Lagrange interpolation on the semiaxis

In order to approximate functions defined on (0, +∞), the authors consider suitable Lagrange polynomials and show their convergence in weighted L ^p -spaces.      

The <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Subscript>-saturation for linear combination of Bernstein-Kantorovich operators

We study the L _p -saturation for the linear combination of Bernstein-Kantorovich operators. As a result we obtain the saturation class by using K-functional as well as some modulus of smoothness. Research supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (10671019) and Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (102005).     

On <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Subscript>-theory of stochastic partial differential equations of divergence form in <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis><Superscript>1</Superscript> domains

Stochastic partial differential equations of divergence form are considered in C¹ domains. Existence and uniqueness results are given in a Sobolev space with weights allowing the derivatives of the solutions to blow up near the boundary.Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): 60H15, 35R60     

Generalized inverses in<Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis><Superscript>*</Superscript>-algebras, 2

Sea é un elemento di unaC ^*-algebra tale chepa=a per qualche proiezionep, alloraa é una unitá inversa generalizzata, chiamata inversa di Moore-Penrose, e si denotata cona ⁺. Per leC ^*-algebras, si ottiene altrest un risultato sulla minimizzazione di ∥axb−c∥.      

Hyperbolic <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>-dimensional manifolds with automorphism group of dimension <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis><Superscript>2</Superscript>

We obtain a complete classification of complex Kobayashihyperbolic manifolds of dimension n ≥ 2, for which the dimension of the group of holomorphic automorphisms is equal to n². Received: May 2005 Accepted: November 2005     

Some new scales of weight characterizations of the class <Emphasis Type="Italic">B</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Subscript>

We present an equivalence theorem, which includes all known characterizations of the class B _p , i.e., the weight class of Ariño and Muckenhoupt, and also some new equivalent characterizations. We also give equivalent characterizations for the classes B _p ^* , B _∞ ^* and RB _p , and prove and apply a “gluing lemma” of independent interest.     

Multivariate Refinement Equations and Convergence of Cascade Algorithms in Lp（0〈p〈1）Spaces

We consider the solutions of refinement equations written in the form

Double bubbles in<Emphasis Type="Bold">S</Emphasis><Superscript>3</Superscript> and<Emphasis Type="Bold">H</Emphasis><Superscript>3</Superscript>

We prove the double bubble conjecture in the three-sphereS ³ and hyperbolic three-spaceH ³ in the cases where we can apply Hutchings theory: