Gelfand-Kirillov dimension of algebras with locally nilpotent derivations

Let R be a finitely generated algebra over a field of characteristic 0 with a locally nilpotent derivation δ ≠ 0. We show that if {ie313-1}, where the invariants {ie313-2} are prime and satisfy a polynomial identity, then {ie313-3}. Furthermore, when R is a domain, the same conclusion holds without the assumption that R is finitely generated. This enables us to obtain a result on skew polynomial rings. These results extend work of Bell and Smoktunowicz on domains with GK dimension in the interval [2, 3).     

Generalized 3-edge-connectivity of Cartesian product graphs

The generalized k-connectivity κ _k (G) of a graph G was introduced by Chartrand et al. in 1984. As a natural counterpart of this concept, Li et al. in 2011 introduced the concept of generalized k-edge-connectivity which is defined as λ _k (G) = min{λ(S): S ? V (G) and |S| = k}, where λ(S) denotes the maximum number l of pairwise edge-disjoint trees T ₁, T ₂, …, T _l in G such that S ? V (T _i ) for 1 ? i ? l. In this paper we prove that for any two connected graphs G and H we have λ ₃(G □ H) ? λ ₃(G) + λ ₃(H), where G □ H is the Cartesian product of G and H. Moreover, the bound is sharp. We also obtain the precise values for the generalized 3-edge-connectivity of the Cartesian product of some special graph classes.     

Ojective ideals in modular lattices

The concept of an extending ideal in a modular lattice is introduced. A translation of module-theoretical concept of ojectivity (i.e. generalized relative injectivity) in the context of the lattice of ideals of a modular lattice is introduced. In a modular lattice satisfying a certain condition, a characterization is given for direct summands of an extending ideal to be mutually ojective. We define exchangeable decomposition and internal exchange property of an ideal in a modular lattice. It is shown that a finite decomposition of an extending ideal is exchangeable if and only if its summands are mutually ojective.     

Toeplitz Operators with Uniformly Continuous Symbols

Let T _f be a Toeplitz operator on the Segal–Bargmann space or the standard weighted Bergman space over a bounded symmetric domain \({\Omega \subset {\bf C}^n}\) with possibly unbounded symbol f. Combining recent results in Bauer et al. (J. Funct. Anal. 259:57–78, 2010), Bauer et al. (J. reine angew. Math. doi: 10.1515/crelle-2015-0016), Issa (Integr. Equ. Oper. Theory 70:569–582, 2011) we show that in the case of uniformly continuous symbols f with respect to the Euclidean metric on C ⁿ and the Bergman metric on \({\Omega}\), respectively, the operator T _f is bounded if and only if f is bounded. Moreover, T _f is compact if and only if f vanishes at the boundary of \({\Omega.}\) This observation substantially extends a result in Coburn (Indiana Univ. Math. J. 23:433–439, 1973).