Trialitarian groups and the Hasse principle

Let F be a field of characteristic ≠ 2 such that is of cohomological 2- and 3-dimension ≤ 2. For G a simply connected group of type ³ D ₄ or ⁶ D ₄ over F, we show that the natural map

Volumes and diophantine inequalities associated with decomposable forms

For homogeneous decomposable forms in n variables with real coefficients, we consider the associated volume of all real solutions to the inequality 72" alt="View the MathML source" title="View the MathML source" src="http://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0022314X03000398-si3.gif">. We relate this to the number of integral solutions to the Diophantine inequality in the case where F has rational coefficients. We find quantities which bound the volume and which yield good upper bounds on the number of solutions to the Diophantine inequality in the rational case.     

Eigenfunctions of transfer operators and cohomology

The eigenfunctions with eigenvalues 1 or −1 of the transfer operator of Mayer are in bijective correspondence with the eigenfunctions with eigenvalue 1 of a transfer operator connected to the nearest integer continued fraction algorithm. This is shown by relating these eigenspaces of these operators to cohomology groups for the modular group with coefficients in certain principal series representations.     

Four applications of majorization to convexity in the calculus of variations

The resemblance between the Horn-Thompson theorem and a recent theorem by Dacorogna-Marcellini-Tanteri indicates that Schur-convexity and the majorization relation are relevant for applications in the calculus of variations and its related notions of convexity, such as rank one convexity or quasiconvexity. In Theorem 6.6, we give simple necessary and sufficient conditions for an isotropic objective function to be rank one convex on the set of matrices with positive determinant.Majorization is used in order to give a very short proof of a theorem of Thompson and Freede [R.C. Thompson, L.J. Freede, Eigenvalues of sums of Hermitian matrices III, J. Res. Nat. Bur. Standards B 75B (1971) 115-120], Ball [J.M. Ball, Constitutive inequalities and existence theorems in nonlinear elastostatics, in: R.J. Knops (Ed.), Nonlinear Analysis and Mechanics: Heriot-Watt Symposium, vol. 1, Res. Notes Math., 17, Pitman, 1977, pp. 187-241], or Le Dret [H. Le Dret, Sur les fonctions de matrices convexes et isotropes, CR Acad. Sci. Paris, Série I 310 (1990) 617-620], concerning the convexity of a class of isotropic functions which appear in nonlinear elasticity.Next we prove (Theorem 7.3) a lower semicontinuity result for functionals with the form _∫Ωw(D?(x))dx, with w(F)=h(lnV_F). Here F=R_FU_F=V_FR_F is the usual polar decomposition of F∈gl(n,R), and lnV_F is Hencky’s logarithmic strain.We close this paper with a compact proof of Dacorogna-Marcellini-Tanteri theorem, based only on classical results about majorization. The mentioned resemblance of this theorem with the Horn-Thompson theorem is thus explained.     

ADSORPTION OF CAFFEINE BY HYDROGEN DONATING ADSORBENTS BASED ON HYDROGEN BONDING

1. INTRODUCTIONHydrogen bonding is a useful mechanism for adsorptive separation. The low enemy of thisbond ensures reversibility, while the directionality and the short range of this bond conferselectivity. The adsorption of hydrogen donating solutes onto an adsorbent capable of acceptinghydrogenedmberlite XAD-7, an adsorbent consisted of polycarboxylic ester--based onhydrogen bonding has been examined in detail 11-41. However, the adsorption of hydrogenaccepting solutes onto polymeric a…     

Nombres de Tamagawa des groupes réductifs quasi-connexes

We define Tamagawa numbers for quasi-connected linear algebraic groups. This category of non-connected linear algebraic groups occurs naturally in the stabilization of the Arthur-Selberg trace formula. An expression for their Tamagawa numbers, needed for the stabilization process, is given in term of cohomological invariants generalizing results of Ono, Sansuc, Kottwitz and Kottwitz & Shestad. Received: 7 March 2000     

On the notion of canonical dimension for algebraic groups

We define and study a numerical invariant of an algebraic group action which we call the canonical dimension. We then apply the resulting theory to the problem of computing the minimal number of parameters required to define a generic hypersurface of degree d in P^n-1.     

Stability of the Cournot process – experimental evidence

We report results of experiments designed to test the predictions of the best-reply process. In a Cournot oligopoly with four firms, the best-reply process should theoretically explode if demand and cost functions are linear. We find, however, no experimental evidence of such instability. Moreover, we find no differences between a market which theoretically should not converge to Nash equilibrium and one which should converge because of inertia. We investigate the power of several learning dynamics to explain this unpredicted stability. Received May 1997/Revised June 2002