How large can a hereditarily separable or hereditarily Lindelöf space be?

The main result of this paper is that ifV satisfies GCH andω ₁<λ<μ are arbitrary regular cardinals, then in some cardinal preserving forcing extensionW ofV we have λ^<λ=λ=2 ^N 0,μ=2 ^λ and there are a hereditarily separableX ?2 ^λ with |X|= \(2^{\aleph _0 } \) =μ and a hereditarily LindelöfY ?2 ^μ withw(Y)= \(2^{2^\aleph 0} \) =μ. So far similar results have only been obtained under the assumption of CH.     

On the critical behavior of the magnetization in high-dimensional Ising models

We derive rigorously general results on the critical behavior of the magnetization in Ising models, as a function of the temperature and the external field. For the nearest-neighbor models it is shown that ind4 dimensions the magnetization is continuous atT _c and its critical exponents take the classical values=3 and=1/2, with possible logarithmic corrections atd=4. The continuity, and other explicit bounds, formally extend tod>3 1/2. Other systems to which the results apply include long-range models ind=1 dimension, with 1/|x–y| couplings, for which 2/(–1) replacesd in the above summary. The results are obtained by means of differential inequalities derived here using the random current representation, which is discussed in detail for the case of a nonvanishing magnetic field.Research supported in part by NSF grant PHY-8301493 A02, and by a John S. Guggenheim Foundation fellowship (M.A.).     

On a construction of Thomassen

Using a construction of Thomassen [Discrete Math. 9, 91–96 (1974)] we prove that for infinitely manyn there is a family _n of triangle-free maximally non-hamiltonian graphs of ordern with | _n | exponentially inn. In particular, for everym 48 we construct such a graph; an infinite number of these provide new almost extremal examples in the sense of minimal size.     

Coloring of universal graphs

LetG be a graph andr a cardinal number. Extending the theorem of J. Folkman we show that if eitherr or clG are finite then there existsH with clH = clG andH (G) _r ¹ . Answering a question of A. Hajnal we show that countably universal graphU ₃ satisfiesU ₃ (U₃) _r ¹ for every finiter.     

Additive functions

1<q<2 L:= _n=1 1/q ⁿ=1/q–1. [0,1] _n()=1, A _n:= _i=1 ^n–1 _i(x)/q^i+1/n x _n(x)=0, _n>. , = _{n=1 n}(x)/qⁿ. F: [0,L]R , F(x)= _{n=1 n}(x)a_n, _n=1 ¦a _n¦<. [0,L]. q(1,2), . , q(1, 2), . .     

Continuous additive functions and difference equations of infinite order

Пустьq∈(1, 2) иL=(q?1)^?1. Дляz∈[0,L] обозначимδ(z) функцию, для которойδ(z)=1, еслиz≧1/q иδ(z)=0, еслиz<1/q. Пустьy(z) определяется из урав ненияz= =δ(z)q ^?1+y(z)q ^?1, и регулярное представление \(\mathop \Sigma \limits_{n = 1}^\infty \varepsilon _n \left( x \right)q^{ - n} \) аргументах определя ется из следующих соотношен ий: $$x = x_0 , \varepsilon _n \left( x \right) = \delta \left( {x_n } \right), x_{n + 1} = y\left( {x_n } \right).$$ ФункцияF: [0,L]→C называе тся аддитивной, если о на представляется в вид е $$F\left( x \right) = \mathop \Sigma \limits_{n = 1}^\infty \varepsilon _n \left( x \right)a_n ,$$ где ε ¦a _n ¦<∞. «Бесконеч ное» представление 1=εl _i q ^?1 числа 1 определяется с ледующим образом: еслие _n (1)=1 для б есконечно многихп, т оl _n =ε _n (1) (n=1, 2, ...); если ? максим альный индекс, для которогоε _s (1)=1, то $$l_{ks + 1} = \left\{ \begin{gathered} \varepsilon _i \left( 1 \right) \left( {k = 0, 1, 2, ...; i = 1, ..., s - 1} \right) \hfill \\ 0 \left( {i = 0; k = 1, 2, ...} \right). \hfill \\ \end{gathered} \right.$$ В более ранней работе, опубликованной в это м журнале, авторы доказали, что а ддитивная функция является неп рерывной на отрезке [0,L] тогда и только тогда, когда ра венство $$a_n = \mathop \Sigma \limits_{i = 1}^\infty l_i a_{n + 1} $$ выполняется для всехn∈N. В настоящей работе ра ссматриваются непре рывные функции для которых в ыполняются дополнительные усло вия видаa _n =O(q ^??n ) (0a _n ≧0. Анализируются их свя зи с корнями функцииG(z)=1 +ε l _i z ⁱ . Доказы вается, что непрерывн ая аддитивная функция и ли вляется линейной, или нигде не дифференцир уема на отрезке [0,L].     

Single-step preparation and catalytic activity of mesoporous MCM-41 and SBA-15 silicas functionalized with perfluoroalkylsulfonic acid groups analogous to Nafion

Preparation of hybrid organic-inorganic MCM-41 and SBA-15 silicas functionalized with perfluoroalkylsulfonic acid groups has been achieved in a single step by reacting the mesoporous silicas with 1,2,2-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-1-trifluoromethylethane sulfonic acid beta-sultone; the catalysts showed higher activity than commercial Nafion-silica composite for the esterification of long chain fatty acids with ethanol.     

Restoration of multiplicity scaling in high energy proton-proton and antiproton-proton collisions

The energy dependent parameter characterizing the leading particle effect allows to restore the scaling in proton-proton and antiproton-proton multiplicity distributions from Serpukhov until highest available CERN \(S \bar ppS\) collider energies. The identification of theoretical second dispersions with the experimental ones represents one of the basic ingredients in the quantum statistical bosonic approach applied in the present contribution. The KNO scaling at the ISR energies as well as the Worblewski relation for the second dispersions at the \(S \bar ppS\) collider energies arise quite naturally; similar phenomena might appear at higher energies too. Some predictions for 2 and 10 TeV cms energies are specified.     

Ligand Exchange Between Penta-Coordinated Phosphoryl Serine and Histidine Compounds

With the assistance of HPLC-ESI-MS/MS, the self-assembly products of serine and histidine penta-coordinated phosphorus compound were separated and identified. The expectative product was seryl-histidine dipeptide, but it was found that there was almost equimolar amount of histidyl-histidine dipeptide as well as seryl-histidine dipeptide. The mechanism was speculated that there was iigand exchange between penta-coordinated phosphoryl serine and histidine in the reaction process. As a result,two types of dipeptide were produced.