In this paper we prove that minimal 3-spheres of CR type with constant sectional curvature c in the complex projective space CPn are all equivariant and therefore the immersion is rigid. The curvature c of the sphere should be c = 1/(m2-1) for some integer m≥ 2, and the full dimension is n = 2m2-3. An explicit analytic expression for such an immersion is given.

This work is concerned with the question of when a von Neumann regular ring is expressible as a directed union of Artinian subrings.

Let µ be Radon measure on Rd which may be non doubling. The only condition that µ must satisfy is the size condition µ(B(x, r)) ≤ Crn for some fixed n є (0, d). Recently, Tolsa introduced the spaces RBMO(µ) and Hatb1.∞ (µ), which, in some ways, play the role of the classical spaces BMO and H1 in case u is a doubling measure. In this paper, the author considers the local versions of the spaces RBMO(µ) and Hatb1.∞ (µ) in the sense of Goldberg and establishes the connections between the spaces RBMO(µ) and Hatb1.∞ (µ) with their local versions. An interpolation result of linear operators is also given.

We show that monotone σ -complete effect algebras under some conditions are σ - homomorphic images of effect-tribes (as monotone σ -complete effect algebras), which are nonempty systems of fuzzy sets closed under complements, sums of fuzzy sets less than 1, and containing all pointwise limits of nondecreasing fuzzy sets. Because effect-tribes are generalizations of Boolean σ -algebras of subsets, we present a generlization of the Loomis-Sikorski theorem for such effect algebras. We show that we can choose an effect-tribe to be a system of affin fuzzy sets. In addition, we present a new version of the Loomis-Sikorski theorem for σ-complete MV-algebras.

In this paper we investigate the boundedness on Hardy spaces for the higher order commutator Tb, m generated by the BMO function b and fractional integral type operator Tτ, and establish the boundness theorems for Tτb, m from Hp1.q1.sb, m to Lp2 and to Hp2 (0 < p1 ≤ 1), and from H Ka. p1.sq1, b, m to Ka.p2q2 and to H Ka. p2q2, respectively, for certain ranges of α, p1, q1, p2, q2 and s.

We define a notion of conjugacy in singular Artin moniods, and solve the corresponding conjugacy problem for finite types. We sgiw that this definition is appropriate to describe type (1) singular Markov moves on singular braids. Parabolic submonoids of singular Artin monoids are defined and, in finite type, are shown to be singular Artin monoids. Solutions to conjugacy-type problems of parabolic submonoids are described. Geometric objects defined by Fenn, Rolfsen and Zhu, called (j, k)-bands, are algebraically characterised, and a procedure is given which determines when a word represents a (j, k)-band.

In this paper we investigate when negative definite functions on commutative hypergroups satisfy the Schoenberg criterion.

In this paper, we give certain analytic functional relations for the double harmonic series related to the double Euler numbers. These can be regarded as continuous generalizations of the known discrete relations obtained by the author recently.

For a permutation group H on an infinite set X and a transformation f of X, let 〈f: H〉 = 〈{hfh-1:h є; H}〉 be a group closure of f. We find necessary and sufficient conditions for distinct normal subgroups of the symmetric group on X and a one-to-one transformation f of X to generate distinct group closures of f. Amongst these group closures we characterize those that are left simple, left cancellative, idempotent-free semigroups, whose congruence lattice forms a chain and whose congruences are preserved under automorphisms.

Let F′ be the commutator subgroup of F and let Γ0 be the cyclic group generated by the first generator of F. We continue the study of the central sequences of the factor L(F′), and we prove that the abelian von Neumann algebra L(Γ0) is a strongly singular MASA in L(F). We also prove that the natural action of F on [0, 1] is ergodic and that its ratio set is {0} ∪ {2k; k ∞ Z}.

A generalization of the Pastijn product is introduced so that, on the level of e-varieties and pseudoe-varieties, this product and the regular semidirect product by completely simple semigroups ‘almost always’ coincide. This is applied to give a model of the bifree objects in every e-variety formed as a regular semidirect product of a variety of inverse semigroups by a variety of completely simple semigroups that is not a group variety.

We remark on pseudo-elliptic integrals and on exceptional function fields, namely function fields defined over an infinite base field but nonetheless containing non-trivial units. Our emphasis is on some elementary criteria that must be satisfied by a squarefree polynomial D(x) whose square root generates a quadratic function field with non-trivial unit. We detail the genus I case.

In this paper, we investigate Volterra spaces and relevant topological properties. New characterizations of weakly Volterra spaces are provided. An analogy of the Banach category theorem in terms of Volterra properties is obtained. It is shown that every weakly Volterra homogeneous space is Volterra, and there are metrizable Baire spaces whose hyperspaces of nonempty compact subsets endowed with the Vietoris topology are not weakly Volterra.

In this paper certain injectivity conditions in terms of extensions of monomorphisms are considered. In particular, it is proved that a ring R is a quasi-Frobenius ring if and only if every monomorphism from any essential right ideal of R into R(N)R can be extended to RR. Also, known results on pseudo-injective modules are extended. Dinh raised the question if a pseudo-injective CS module is quasi-injective. The following results are obtained: M is quasi-injective if and only if M is pseudo-injective and M2 is CS. Furthermore, if M is a direct sum of uniform modules, then M is quasi-injective if and only if M is pseudo-injective. As a consequence of this it is shown that over a right Noetherian ring R, quasi-injective modules are precisely pseudo-injective CS modules.

Hypercentrally embedded subgroups of finite groups can be characterized in terms of permutability as those subgroups which permute with all pronormal subgroups of the group. Despite that, in general, hypercentrally embedded subgroups do not permute with the intersection of pronormal subgroups, in this paper we prove that they permute with certain relevant types of subgroups which can be described as intersections of pronormal subgroups. We prove that hypercentrally embedded subgroups permute with subgroups of prefrattini type, which are intersections of maximal subgroups, and with F-normalizers, for a saturated formation F. In the soluble universe, F-normalizers can be described as intersection of some pronormal subgroups of the group.

Suppose that the finite group G acts faithfully and irreducibly on the finite G-module V of characteristic p not dividing |G|. The well-known k(GV)-problem states that in this situation, if k(G V) is the number of conjugacy classes of the semidirect product GV, then k(GV) ≤ |V|. For p—solvable groups, this is equivalent to Brauer's famous k(B)-problem. In 1996, Robinson and Thompson proved the k(GV) problem for large p. This ultimately led to a complete proof of the k(GV)-problem. In this paper, we present a new proof of the k(G V)-problem for large p.

The purpose of this paper is to prove strong type inequalities with pairs of related weights for commutators of one-sided singular integrals (given by a Calderón-Zygmund kernel with support in (-∞, 0)) and the one-sided discrete square function. The estimate given by C. Segovia and J. L. Torrea is improved for these one-sided operators giving a wider class of weights for which the inequality holds.

The aim of this work is to offer a new characterization of the Hilbert symbol Q*p from the commutator of a certain central extension of groups. We obtain a characterization for Q*p (p≠2) and a different one for Q*2.

Kallenberg has introduced the concept of conditional spreadability for random sequences and has developed characterizations of this property in terms of one dimensional martingales and optional times, and as well has proven a predictable sampling theorem. This paper investigates the relationship between planar martingale structures and the natural analogues of conditional spreadability when extended to arrays of random elements. Analogues of the predictable sampling theorem are also established for spreadable arrays.

Finite innately transitive permutation groups include all finite quasiprimitive and primitive permutation groups. In this paper, results in the theory of quasiprimitive and primitive groups are generalised to innately transitive groups, and in particular, we extend results of Praeger and Shalev. Thus we show that innately transitive groups possess parameter bounds which are similar to those for primitive groups. We also classify the innately transitive types of quotient actions of innately transitive groups.