Results on the Generic Kurepa Hypothesis

K.J. Devlin has extended Jensen's construction of a model ofZFC andCH without Souslin trees to a model without Kurepa trees either. We modify the construction again to obtain a model with these properties, but in addition, without Kurepa trees inccc-generic extensions. We use a partially defined -sequence, given by a fine structure lemma. We also show that the usual collapse of Mahlo to ₂ will give a model without Kurepa trees not only in the model itself, but also inccc-extensions.     

Random fields and quantum effects in proton glasses

The effects of quantum fluctuations on the proton glass phase in mixed hydrogen-bonded ferro-antiferroelectric systems are considered. The system is described in terms of the infinite-ranged Ising pseudospin glass model in a transverse tunneling field in the presence of random parallel fields. The stability limit of the high-temperature proton glass phase is determined within the thermofield dynamic approach, and the behavior or linear and nonlinear susceptibility is evaluated.     

Disordered charge distributions and dielectric loss in extra dense flint glasses

The complex permittivities of some extra dense flint glasses (EDF glasses) have been studied. The dielectric features of the samples are dominated by their PbO content. Both refractive indices and dielectric losses exhibit a close relation to the concentration of Pb ions. The latter are located either at sites of the network atoms or filling the potential minima interstitially. They can be identified by their different relaxation mechanisms. The dispersion in the submillimeter wave and FIR area is characterized by a very broad distribution of comparably sharp resonant states. Thermal lens — or hysteresis effects can be excluded.     

On bundle shifts and cluster sets

An application of the Abrahamse-Douglas model of subnormal operators ([1], [7]) to the theory of analytic functions is presented. Section 1 shows a wide class of analytic Toeplitz operators covered by the model, i. e. equivalent to bundle shifts. In Section 2 their essential spectra are considered. As corollaries, we get the equality of essential spectra of certain quasisimilar Toeplitz operators and a nice property of global (boundary) cluster sets. Section 3, entitledApology points out two inexact claims made in the introductory part of [7]. Fortunately, none of the results was affected by these errors.     

Many function-spaces are not normal if the domain is not compact

V. Neves [4] has proved that C(M, N) with Whitney's C-topology or Michor's extension of Schwartz's D-topology is not a normal topological space provided that M is not compact. This result was shown by giving a closed embedding of Van Douwen's non-normal space using means of non-standard analysis. In this paper we recover this theorem by standard-techniques and by working in the function-space itself instead of giving an embedding. A similar method is used to obtain the same result for various other function-spaces in the case that the domain is not compact: spaces of continuous functions and C ^k-functions with Whitney's topology and spaces of sections of arbitrary differentiability-classes. Even any subspace of these spaces with non-empty interior is not normal, for example the spaces of immersions, embeddings, Riemannian metrics and symplectic structures. This also answers an open problem posed by Hirsch [2].     

On the dynamics of cosmological particle production

The time evolution of the particle number density and spectrum of massive scalar particles, coupled conformally to a classical Friedman-Robertson-Walker gravitational field is followed numerically. Not only for a pure radiation cosmos, but also for one with an inflationary interlude, the density of particles produced remains constant in time. This results in a constant equivalent temperature scale up to the Compton time of the massive particles, and opens the possibility that during a sufficiently long inflation the energy density of the particles produced can exceed that of the radiation background.     

Pair formation in age-structured populations

The modelling problems associated with pair formation in age-structured populations are discussed in this paper. The author also formulates a class of models for pair formation in human populations and derives some results on persistent distributions.     

Poisson structure of a periodic classical XYZ -chain

Classical variables ( -variables) are constructed for a periodic classical XYZ -chain (of the discrete Landau-Lifshitz equation). The connection of the quantum method of the inverse problem and the theory of finite-zone integration is discussed.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 150, pp. 154–180, 1986.     

Invariant submanifolds and properCR foliations on a para-coKählerian manifold with concircular structure vector field

After recalling the basic properties of para-coKählerian manifolds \(\tilde M\) with concircular structure vector field ξ, the infinitesimal auto morphismsX of the structure 1-form \(\tilde \eta \) are considered. One of the results is that the Lie derivative of all powers of the structure 2-form \(\tilde \Omega ,\) i.e. \(\mathcal{L}x\tilde \Omega ^p ;p = 1,...,m,\) is exterior recurrent. Further two types of horizontal distributionsD _n which are normal to ξ. IfD _t (resp.D _n ) is involutive, the corresponding leafM _t (resp.M _n ) is a minimal submanifold of \(\tilde M\) . FurtherM _n is a symplectic submanifold and ξ is an umbilical normal section ofM _n . Finally proper immersion \(M \to \tilde M\) are discussed, whereM is aCR-sub-manifold whose horizontal distribution isD _t . It is shown that the vertical distribution is involutive, and the restriction of ξ toM is an symptotic direction. Some interesting special cases are treated.     

Influence of crystal-field on the thermal conductivity of PrNi5

The thermal conductivity of PrNi₅ in the temperature range 0·5 to 20 K is investigated. The analysis of crystalline electric field effect on the experimentally obtained temperature dependence of the thermal conductivity indicates that beside the main electronic component also other contributions (phonons, magnetic excitons) can take place in the heat transport in this intermetallic compound.The authors would like to thank Dr. G. Eska for lending the sample and Dr. . Jáno for his interest in the work and stimulating discussions.