Remarks on affine complete distributive lattices

We characterise the Priestley spaces corresponding to affine complete bounded distributive lattices. Moreover we prove that the class of affine complete bounded distributive lattices is closed under products and free products. We show that every (not necessarily bounded) distributive lattice can be embedded in an affine complete one and that ℚ ∩ [0, 1] is initial in the class of affine complete lattices.     

Brill-Noether theory for rank two vector bundles generated by their sections

We here study the Brill-Noether theory for rank two vector bundles generated by their sections. We generalize the vanishing theorem, the Clifford theorem and the existence theorem to such bundles.     

Tuning Strategy for the Proximity Parameter in Convex Minimization

We present a new bundle method in which the use of the proximal trajectory of the cutting plane function allows the automatic tuning of the proximity parameter. An updating criterion of the stability center based on the agreement between the objective function and the polyhedral model is presented. Convergence properties are provided together with some numerical results.This research has been partially supported by the Italian Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca Scientifica under FIRB Project RBNE01WBBB, Large-Scale Nonlinear Optimization.     

Local Systems on P1 - S for S a Finite Set

I give the necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of Unitary local systems with prescribed local monodromies on P¹ – S where S is a finite set. This is used to give an algorithm to decide if a rigid local system on P¹ – S has finite global monodromy, thereby answering a question of N. Katz. The methods of this article (use of Harder–Narasimhan filtrations) are used to strengthen Klyachko's theorem on sums of Hermitian matrices. In the Appendix, I give a reformulation of Mehta–Seshadri theorem in the SU(n) setting.     

Intrinsic normalizations of a nonholonomic hypersurface with <Emphasis Type="Italic">m</Emphasis>-dimensional generators in affine space <Emphasis Type="Italic">A</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Subscript>

We consider some intrinsic normalizations of a nonholonomic hypersurface with m-dimensional generators in the n-dimensional affine spaced. Published in Lietuvos Matematikos Rinkinys, Vol. 47, No. 3, pp. 532–562, October–December, 2007.     

Rank 2 totally arithmetically Cohen–Macaulay vector bundles on Hirzebruch surfaces

Here we study the totally arithmetically Cohen–Macaulay rank 2 vector bundles on any Hirzebruch surface F _e . E. Ballico was partially supported by MIUR and GNSAGA of INdAM (Italy).     

Universal Maslov class of a Bohr-Sommerfeld Lagrangian embedding into a pseudo-Einstein manifold

We show that in the case of a Bohr-Sommerfeld Lagrangian embedding into a pseudo-Einstein symplectic manifold, a certain universal 1-cohomology class, analogous to the Maslov class, can be defined. In contrast to the Maslov index, the presented class is directly related to the minimality problem for Lagrangian submanifolds if the ambient pseudo-Einstein manifold admits a Kähler-Einstein metric. We interpret the presented class geometrically as a certain obstruction to the continuation of one-dimensional supercycles from the Lagrangian submanifold to the ambient symplectic manifold.     

The geometry of sets of orthogonal frequency hypercubes

We extend the notion of a framed net, introduced by D. Jungnickel, V. C. Mavron, and T. P. McDonough, J Combinatorial Theory A, 96 (2001), 376–387, to that of a d‐framed net of type ?, where d ≥ 2 and 1 ≤ ? ≤ d‐1, and we establish a correspondence between d‐framed nets of type ? and sets of mutually orthogonal frequency hypercubes of dimension d. We provide a new proof of the maximal size of a set of mutually orthogonal frequency hypercubes of type ? and dimension d, originally established by C. F. Laywine, G. L. Mullen, and G. Whittle, Monatsh Math 119 (1995), 223–238, and we obtain a geometric characterization of the framed net when this bound is satisfied as a PBIBD based on a d‐class association Hamming scheme H(d,n). © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Combin Designs 15: 449–459, 2007     

On Affine-Scaling Interior-Point Newton Methods for Nonlinear Minimization with Bound Constraints

A class of new affine-scaling interior-point Newton-type methods are considered for the solution of optimization problems with bound constraints. The methods are shown to be locally quadratically convergent under the strong second order sufficiency condition without assuming strict complementarity of the solution. The new methods differ from previous ones by Coleman and Li [Mathematical Programming, 67 (1994), pp. 189–224] and Heinkenschloss, Ulbrich, and Ulbrich [Mathematical Programming, 86 (1999), pp. 615–635] mainly in the choice of the scaling matrix. The scaling matrices used here have stronger smoothness properties and allow the application of standard results from non smooth analysis in order to obtain a relatively short and elegant local convergence result. An important tool for the definition of the new scaling matrices is the correct identification of the degenerate indices. Some illustrative numerical results with a comparison of the different scaling techniques are also included.     

The Hermite-Einstein equation and stable principal bundles (an updated survey)

This is a survey of work done in the past two decades relating a basic equation of general relativity and quantum field theory with the theory of stable vector bundles and stable principal bundles, as well as providing moduli spaces for such objects, and compactifying them. This is an updated version of a previous one which met an internal publication with occasion of the memorial homage in October 2003 to prof. José María Fraile, a friend and analyst member of our faculty then departed. Since perhaps this short exposition of facts may help to outsiders interested in the subject, or help people just entering the field, we have found it convenient to take advantage of the lecture of the second author on this subject in Ouro Preto 2007, to provide in this volume of wider diffusion and addressed to geometers an updated version of that exposé.