The Kaplansky test problems for -separable groups

We answer a long-standing open question by proving in ordinary set theory, ZFC, that the Kaplansky test problems have negative answers for -separable abelian groups of cardinality . In fact, there is an -separable abelian group such that is isomorphic to but not to . We also derive some relevant information about the endomorphism ring of .

     

Equimorphy in varieties of distributive double p-algebras

Any finitely generated regular variety V of distributive double p-algebras is finitely determined, meaning that for some finite cardinal n(V), any subclass S V of algebras with isomorphic endomorphism monoids has fewer than n(V) pairwise non-isomorphic members. This result follows from our structural characterization of those finitely generated almost regular varieties which are finitely determined. We conjecture that any finitely generated, finitely determined variety of distributive double p-algebras must be almost regular.     

Invariant ordering on the simply connected covering of the Shilov boundary of a symmetric domain

The Shilov boundary of a symmetric domain D = G/K of tube type has the form G/P, where P is a maximal parabolic subgroup of the group G. We prove that the simply connected covering of the Shilov boundary possesses a unique (up to inversion) invariant ordering, which is induced by the continuous invariant ordering on the simply connected covering of G and can readily be described in terms of the corresponding Jordan algebra.     

Kernel estimates and -spectral independence of generators of -semigroups

After the appearance of W. Arendt's result that “Gaussian estimate of a semigroup implies the L^p-spectral independence of the generator,” various generalizations have been obtained. This paper shows that a certain kernel estimate of a semigroup implies the L^p-spectral independence of the generator, generalizing the case of upper Gaussian estimate and “Gaussian estimate of order α(0,1] [S. Miyajima, H. Shindoh, Gaussian estimates of order α and L^p-spectral independence of generators of C₀-semigroups, Positivity 11 (1) (2007) 15–39], Definition 3.1.” The proof uses S. Karrmann's result about the L^p-spectral independence and B.A. Barnes' theorem about the spectrum of integral operators. As an application, the L^p-spectral independence of −[(−Δ)^α+V] (α(0,1]) for a suitable V is proved with the help of a recent result by V. Liskevich, H. Vogt and J. Voigt [V. Liskevich, H. Vogt, J. Voigt, Gaussian bounds for propagators perturbed by potentials, J. Funct. Anal. 238 (2006) 245–277].     

Algebraic aspects of an ordered band arising in nonlinear signal processing

For any positive integers M and N we define a selfdually ordered band ℬ(M,N) of cardinality and ask whether or not it is lattice-ordered. The origin of ℬ(M,N) in nonlinear signal processing is outlined.     

Frequency modules and nonexistence of quasi-periodic solutions of nonlinear evolution equations

This paper gives lower estimates for the frequency modules of almost periodic solutions to equations of the form , where A generates a strongly continuous semigroup in a Banach space , F(t,x) is 2π-periodic in t and continuous in (t,x), and f is almost periodic. We show that the frequency module ℳ(u) of any almost periodic mild solution u of (*) and the frequency module ℳ(f) of f satisfy the estimate e ^{2π iℳ(f)}⊂e ^{2π iℳ(u)}. If F is independent of t, then the estimate can be improved: ℳ(f)⊂ℳ(u). Applications to the nonexistence of quasi-periodic solutions are also given.     

Projectively condensed semigroups,generalized completely regular semigroups and projective orthomonoids

The class of projectively condensed semigroups is a quasivariety of unary semigroups, the class of projective orthomonoids is a subquasivariety of . Some well-known classes of generalized completely regular semigroups will be regarded as subquasivarieties of . We give the structure semilattice composition and the standard representation of projective orthomonoids, and then obtain the structure theorems of various generalized orthogroups. Partially supported by a UGC (HK) grant #2060123 (04-05).     

半群上的Green(e)-关系

半群上的Green(e)-关系是半群上通常Green's关系的一种推广.借助半群的左(右)S-系及半群的双系深入研究了Green(e)-关系的代数性质,证明了每个H(e)-类R(e)e∩L(e)f为一个强无挠的(H(e)e,H(e)f)-双系,其中e,f为幂等元,并给出了每个含幂等元的D(e)-类的代数结构.     

On generalized inverse transversals

Let S be a regular semigroup, S° an inverse subsemigroup of S.S° is called a generalized inverse transversal of S, if V（x）∩S°≠Ф. In this paper, some properties of this kind of semigroups are discussed. In particular, a construction theorem is obtained which contains some recent results in the literature as its special cases.     

Approximate Controllability of Neutral Functional Differential Systems with State-Dependent Delay

This paper deals with the approximate controllability of semilinear neutral functional differential systems with state-dependent delay. The fractional power theory and α-norm are used to discuss the problem so that the obtained results can apply to the systems involving derivatives of spatial variables. By methods of functional analysis and semigroup theory, sufficient conditions of approximate controllability are formulated and proved. Finally, an example is provided to illustrate the applications of the obtained results.