Let be a semigroup of measure preserving transformations on a measure space (Ω, ℱ, μ). The main result of the paper is the proof of a.e. convergence for the moving averages where {FIn} is a superadditive process and {In} is a sequence of cubes in satisfying the "cone-condition". The identification of the limit is given. A moving local theorem is also proved.

The operator Im is defined as m-fold indefinite integration with zero constants of integration. The zero distribution of Im(p) for polynomials p is studied in general, and for two special classes of polynomials in detail. The main results are: (i) The zeros of In(Pn), where Pn(𝑧) is the n-th Legendre polynomial, converge to a certain algebraic curve; (ii) the zeros of an integer) converge to pieces of a circle and of two "Szegö curves".

It is shown that if ƒ is a Hauptmodul with rational integer coefficients for a group G < PGL2(ℚ)+, of genus zero, containing a with finite index and z ⟼ z+k precisely when k is an integer, then ƒ is replicable. Examples of such functions are given by the Moonshine functions described by Conway and Norton [CN].

Some comparison theorems of Liapunov-Razumikhin type are provided for uniform (asymptotic) stability and uniform (ultimate) boundedness of solutions to neutral functional differential equations with infinite delay with respect to a given phase space pair. Examples are given to illustrate how the comparison theorems and stability and boundedness of solutions depend on the choice(s) of phase space(s) and are related to asymptotic behavior of solutions to some difference and integral equations.

Let ƒ(z) be a complex function analytic in some neighbourhood of the origin with ƒ(0) = 1. It is known that ƒ(z) admits a unique "power product" expansion of the form convergent near zero. We derive a simple direct bound for the radius of convergence of this product expansion in terms of the coefficients of ƒ(z). In addition we show that the same bound holds in the case of "inverse power product" expansions Examples are given for which these bounds are sharp. We show also that products with nonnegative coefficients have the same radius of convergence as their corresponding series.

If X is a separable non-reflexive Banach space, then the set NA of all norm-attaining elements of X* is not a w*-Gδ subset of X*. However if the norm of X is locally uniformly rotund, then the set of norm attaining elements of norm one is w*-Gδ. There exist separable spaces such that NA is a norm-Borel set of arbitrarily high class. If X is separable and non-reflexive, there exists an equivalent Gâteaux-smooth norm on X such that the set of all Gâteaux-derivatives is not norm-Borel.

Using a new B-spline basis due to Dahmen, Micchelli and Seidel, we construct a univariate spline approximation operator of Bernstein-Schoenberg type. We show that it shares all the shape preserving properties of the usual Bernstein-Schoenberg operator and we derive a Voronovskaya type asymptotic error estimate.

In this paper, we prove that any sequence of polynomials (pn)n for which dgr(pn) = n which satisfies a (2N + l)-term recurrence relation is orthogonal with respect to a positive definite N × N matrix of measures. We use that result to prove asymptotic properties of the kernel polynomials associated to a positive measure or a positive definite matrix of measures. Finally, some examples are given.

Given a strongly continuous semigroup of isometries ∪ acting on a Hilbert space ℋ, we construct an E0-semigroup α∪, the free E0-semigroup over ∪, acting on the algebra of all bounded linear operators on full Fock space over ℋ. We show how the semigroup αU⊗V can be regarded as the free product of α∪ and αV. In the case where U is pure of multiplicity n, the semigroup au, called the Free flow of rank n, is shown to be completely spatial with Arveson index +∞. We conclude that each of the free flows is cocycle conjugate to the CAR/CCR flow of rank +∞.

Let F be a field of characteristic different from p containing a primitive p-th root of unity. This paper studies the cup product pairing Hl(F, p) x Hl(F, p) → H2(F, p) and its relationship to valuation theory and Galois theory. Sufficient conditions on the pairing which guarantee the existence of a valuation on the field are described. In the non p-adic case these results provide a converse to the well-known structure theory in this situation. In the p-adic case, the pairing is described using the notion of "relative rigidity". These results are analogues of results in quadratic form theory developed in the past decade, which cover the special case p = 2. Applications to the maximal pro-p Galois group of F are also described.

The fundamental lemma for standard endoscopy follows from the matching of unit elements in Hecke algebras. A simple form of the stable trace formula, based on the matching of unit elements, shows the fundamental lemma to be equivalent to a collection of character identities. These character identities are established by comparing them to a compact-character expansion of orbital integrals.

In this article we introduce and develop a theory of tensor products of JW-algebras. Since JW-algebras are so close to W*-algebras, one can expect that the W*-algebra tensor product theory will be actively involved. It is shown that if Mand N are JW-algebras with centres Z1 and Z2 respectively, then Z1 ⊗ Z2 is not the centre of the JW-tensor product JW() (see below for notation) ofMand N, in general. Also, the type decomposition of JW() has been determined in terms of the type decomposition of the JW-algebras M and N which, essentially, rely on the relationship between the types of the JW-algebra and the types of its universal enveloping Von Neumann algebra.

We examine the problem of factoring a positive invertible operator in an AF C*-algebra as T*T for some invertible operator T with both T and T-1 in a triangular AF subalgebra. A factorization theorem for a certain class of positive invertible operators in AF algebras is proven. However, we explicitly construct a positive invertible operator in the CAR algebra which cannot be factored with respect to the 2∞ refinement algebra. Our main result generalizes this example, showing that in any AF algebra, there exist positive invertible operators which fail to factor with respect to a given triangular AF subalgebra. We also show that in the context of AF algebras, the notions of having a factorization and having a weak factorization are the same.

Let C,D,D* be, respectively, the complex plane, {z ∈ C : |z| < 1}, and D — {0}. If P1(C) is the Riemann sphere, the Big Picard theorem states that if ƒ:D* → P1(C) is holomorphic and P1(C) → ƒ(D*) n a s more than two elements, then ƒ has a holomorphic extension . Under certain assumptions on M, A and X ⊂ Y, combined efforts of Kiernan, Kobayashi and Kwack extended the theorem to all holomorphic ƒ: M → A → X. Relying on these results, measure theoretic theorems of Lelong and Wirtinger, and other properties of complex spaces, Noguchi proved in this context that if ƒ: M → A → X and ƒn: M → A → X are holomorphic for each n and ƒn → ƒ, then . In this paper we show that all of these theorems may be significantly generalized and improved by purely topological methods. We also apply our results to present a topological generalization of a classical theorem of Vitali from one variable complex function theory.

For any finite abelian group A, let Ω(A) denote the group of units in the integral group ring which are mapped to cyclotomic units by every character of A. It always contains a subgroup Y(A), of finite index, for which a basis can be systematically exhibited. For A of order pq, where p and q are odd primes, we derive estimates for the index [Ω(A) : Y(A)]. In particular, we obtain conditions for its triviality.

The intersection IW(G) of the normalizers of the infinite subnormal subgroups of a group G is a characteristic subgroup containing the Wielandt subgroup W(G) which we call the generalized Wielandt subgroup. In this paper we show that if G is infinite, then the structure of IW(G)/ W(G) is quite restricted, being controlled by a certain characteristic subgroup S(G). If S(G) is finite, then so is IW(G)/ W(G), whereas if S(G) is an infinite Prüfer-by-finite group, then IW(G)/W(G) is metabelian. In all other cases, IW(G) = W(G).

We answer three problems by J. D. Monk on cardinal invariants of Boolean algebras. Two of these are whether taking the algebraic density πA resp. the topological density cL4 of a Boolean algebra A commutes with formation of ultraproducts; the third one compares the number of endomorphisms and of ideals of a Boolean algebra.

The well-known Tschirnhausen transformation, , eliminates the second term of the polynomial xn + axn-l + …. By a mere repeated application of this transformation, one can decide whether a given element of k[[x,y]] is prime (irreducible) or not. Here K is an algebraically closed field of characteristic 0. A generalised version of Hensel's Lemma is developed for the proofs. The entire paper can be understood by undergraduate students.

An important question in the study of moment problems is to determine when a fixed point in ℝn lies in the moment cone of vectors , with μ a nonnegative measure. In associated optimization problems it is also important to be able to distinguish between the interior and boundary of the moment cone. Recent work of Dachuna-Castelle, Gamboa and Gassiat derived elegant computational characterizations for these problems, and for related questions with an upper bound on μ. Their technique involves a probabilistic interpretation and large deviations theory. In this paper a purely convex analytic approach is used, giving a more direct understanding of the underlying duality, and allowing the relaxation of their assumptions.