Representation type of Hecke algebras of type

In this paper we provide a complete classification of the representation type for the blocks for the Hecke algebra of type , stated in terms of combinatorical data. The computation of the complexity of Young modules is a key component in the proof of this classification result.     

Multivariate Padé-Bergman approximants

Summary. We define the multivariate Padé-Bergman approximants (also called Padé approximants) and prove a natural generalization of de Montessus de Ballore theorem. Numerous definitions of multivariate Padé approximants have already been introduced. Unfortunately, they all failed to generalize de Montessus de Ballore theorem: either spurious singularities appeared (like the homogeneous Padé [3,4], or no general convergence can be obtained due to the lack of consistency (like the equation lattice Padé type [3]). Recently a new definition based on a least squares approach shows its ability to obtain the desired convergence [6]. We improve this initial work in two directions. First, we propose to use Bergman spaces on polydiscs as a natural framework for stating the least squares problem. This simplifies some proofs and leads us to the multivariate Padé approximants. Second, we pay a great attention to the zero-set of multivariate polynomials in order to find weaker (although natural) hypothesis on the class of functions within the scope of our convergence theorem. For that, we use classical tools from both algebraic geometry (Nullstellensatz) and complex analysis (analytic sets, germs). Received December 4, 2001 / Revised version received January 2, 2002 / Published online April 17, 2002     

The Rank of a Direct Power of a Small-Cancellation Group

We construct an example of a finitely generated group G such that rank((G )ⁿ)=2 for all n1. For each n, we construct a finitely presented group G _n such that rank((G _n )ⁿ)=2. We conjecture that if G is a word-hyperbolic group then rank(G ⁿ ) as $ n. For each m we give an example of a residually finite group K _m such that K _m has exactly two relators, but K _m has no proper subgroups of index $ m. We construct a finitely generated group D such that there is an epimorphism DD×D.     

The residual finiteness of negatively curved polygons of finite groups

A subgroup M⊂G is almost malnormal provided that for each g∈G−M, the intersection M ^g ∩M is finite. It is proven that the free product of two virtually free groups amalgamating a finitely generated almost malnormal subgroup, is residually finite. A consequence of a generalization of this result is that an acute-angled n-gon of finite groups is residually finite if n≥4. Another consequence is that if G acts properly discontinuously and cocompactly on a 2-dimensional hyperbolic building whose chambers have acute angles and at least 4 sides, then G is residually finite. Oblatum 17-VII-2000 & 13-II-2002?Published online: 29 April 2002     

Uniformly converging random variables for weakly converging laws

 Let {P _n , n ?ℕ} be a sequence of Borel probability measures on a compact and connected metric space X. We show that in case the measures P _n converge weakly to a fully supported limit measure P, there exist uniformly converging random variables X _n , n ?ℕ with these given laws. Connectivity and compactness are necessary conditions for our theorem to hold. We also present a decent generalization. We prove our theorem by means of a comparison of the Prokhorov and the so-called minimal L ^∞ metric. Then we only need to use the Strassen-Dudley theorem and Kellerer's measure extension theorem for decomposable families. Received: 2 November 2000 / Revised version: 5 January 2002/ Published online: 1 July 2002     

Testing Extreme Value Conditions

A test statistic is developed that checks the validity of the extreme value conditions without specifiying the shape parameter of the limiting extreme value distribution.     

Calibrating software reliability models when the test environment does not match the user environment

Software failures have become the major factor that brings the system down or causes a degradation in the quality of service. For many applications, estimating the software failure rate from a user's perspective helps the development team evaluate the reliability of the software and determine the release time properly. Traditionally, software reliability growth models are applied to system test data with the hope of estimating the software failure rate in the field. Given the aggressive nature by which the software is exercised during system test, as well as unavoidable differences between the test environment and the field environment, the resulting estimate of the failure rate will not typically reflect the user‐perceived failure rate in the field. The goal of this work is to quantify the mismatch between the system test environment and the field environment. A calibration factor is proposed to map the failure rate estimated from the system test data to the failure rate that will be observed in the field. Non‐homogeneous Poisson process models are utilized to estimate the software failure rate in both the system test phase and the field. For projects that have only system test data, use of the calibration factor provides an estimate of the field failure rate that would otherwise be unavailable. For projects that have both system test data and previous field data, the calibration factor can be explicitly evaluated and used to estimate the field failure rate of future releases as their system test data becomes available. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Un théorème de type Beurling–Lax dans la boule unitéA Beurling–Lax type theorem in the unit ball

We prove a Beurling–Lax theorem for a family of reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces of functions analytic in an open subset of the unit ball containing the origin. The spaces under consideration are characterized by functions called Schur multipliers. Using the theory of linear relations in Pontryagin spaces we also give coisometric realizations of Schur multipliers. To cite this article: D. Alpay et al., C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 334 (2002) 349–354.     

On concentration of solution to a Schrödinger logarithmic equation with deepening potential well

In this work, we prove the existence of positive solution for the following class of problems where λ>0 and is a potential satisfying some conditions. Using the variational method developed by Szulkin for functionals, which are the sum of a C¹ functional with a convex lower semicontinuous functional, we prove that for each large enough λ>0, there exists a positive solution for the problem, and that, as λ→+∞, such solutions converge to a positive solution of the limit problem defined on the domain Ω=int(V^?1({0})).