In this paper we study domains, Scott domains, and the existence of measurements. We use a space created by D. K. Burke to show that there is a Scott domain $P$ for which $\max (P)$ is a ${{G}_{\delta }}$-subset of $P$ and yet no measurement $\mu $ on $P$ has $\text{ker(}\mu \text{)}\,=\,\max (P)$. We also correct a mistake in the literature asserting that $[0,\,{{\omega }_{1}})$ is a space of this type. We show that if $P$ is a Scott domain and $X\,\subseteq \,\max (P)$ is a ${{G}_{\delta }}$-subset of $P$, then $X$ has a ${{G}_{\delta }}$-diagonal and is weakly developable. We show that if $X\,\subseteq \,\max (P)$ is a ${{G}_{\delta }}$-subset of $P$, where $P$ is a domain but perhaps not a Scott domain, then $X$ is domain-representable, first-countable, and is the union of dense, completely metrizable subspaces. We also show that there is a domain $P$ such that $\max (P)$ is the usual space of countable ordinals and is a ${{G}_{\delta }}$-subset of $P$ in the Scott topology. Finally we show that the kernel of a measurement on a Scott domain can consistently be a normal, separable, non-metrizable Moore space.

It is shown that a separable ${{C}^{*}}$-algebra is inner quasidiagonal if and only if it has a separating family of quasidiagonal irreducible representations. As a consequence, a separable ${{C}^{*}}$-algebra is a strong $\text{NF}$ algebra if and only if it is nuclear and has a separating family of quasidiagonal irreducible representations. We also obtain some permanence properties of the class of inner quasidiagonal ${{C}^{*}}$-algebras.

Let $S$ be a subset of an amenable group $G$ such that $e\,\in \,S$ and ${{S}^{-1}}\,=\,S$. The main result of this paper states that if the Cayley graph of $G$ with respect to $S$ has a certain combinatorial property, then every positive definite operator-valued function on $S$ can be extended to a positive definite function on $G$. Several known extension results are obtained as corollaries. New applications are also presented.

It is proved that if a positive operator $S\,:\,E\,\to \,F$ is $\text{AM}$-compact whenever its adjoint ${{S}^{'}}:{{F}^{'}}\to {{E}^{'}}$ is $\text{AM}$-compact, then either the norm of $\text{F}$ is order continuous or $E\prime $ is discrete.

We give explicit parametrizations for all parabolic geodesics in 3-dimensional Sasakian space forms.

As an analog of a well-known theoremon the bilinear fractional integral on ${{\mathbb{R}}^{n}}$ by Kenig and Stein, we establish the similar boundedness property for a bilinear fractional integral on a compact Lie group. Our result is also a generalization of our recent theorem about the bilinear fractional integral on torus.

Consider the second order superlinear dynamic equation

$$(*)\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{{x}^{\Delta \Delta }}(t)+p(t)f(x(\sigma (t)))=0$$

where $p\,\in \,C(\mathbb{T},\,\mathbb{R})$, $\mathbb{T}$ is a time scale, $f\,:\,\mathbb{R}\,\to \,\mathbb{R}$ is continuously differentiable and satisfies ${{f}^{'}}(x)>0$, and $x\,f\,(x)\,>\,0$ for $x\,\ne \,0$. Furthermore, $f(x)$ also satisfies a superlinear condition, which includes the nonlinear function $f(x)\,=\,{{x}^{\alpha }}$ with $\alpha \,>\,1$, commonly known as the Emden–Fowler case. Here the coefficient function $p(t)$ is allowed to be negative for arbitrarily large values of $t$. In addition to extending the result of Kiguradze for $\left( * \right)$ in the real case $\mathbb{T}\,=\,\mathbb{R}$, we obtain analogues in the difference equation and $q$-difference equation cases.

The Kestelman–Borwein–Ditor Theorem, on embedding a null sequence by translation in (measure/category) “large” sets has two generalizations. Miller replaces the translated sequence by a “sequence homotopic to the identity”. The authors, in a previous paper, replace points by functions: a uniform functional null sequence replaces the null sequence, and translation receives a functional form. We give a unified approach to results of this kind. In particular, we show that (i) Miller's homotopy version follows fromthe functional version, and (ii) the pointwise instance of the functional version follows from Miller's homotopy version.

We consider a class of strongly $q$-log-convex polynomials based on a triangular recurrence relation with linear coefficients, and we show that the Bell polynomials, the Bessel polynomials, the Ramanujan polynomials and the Dowling polynomials are strongly $q$-log-convex. We also prove that the Bessel transformation preserves log-convexity.

Let $H$ be a separable, infinite-dimensional, complex Hilbert space and let $A,\,B\,\in \,\mathcal{L}\left( H \right)$, where $\mathcal{L}(H)$ is the algebra of all bounded linear operators on $H$. Let ${{\delta }_{AB}}\,:\mathcal{L}\left( H \right)\to \mathcal{L}\left( H \right)$ denote the generalized derivation ${{\delta }_{AB}}\left( X \right)\,=\,AX\,-\,XB$. This note will initiate a study on the class of pairs $\left( A,\,B \right)$ such that $\overline{R\left( {{\delta }_{AB}} \right)}\,=\,\overline{R\left( {{\delta }_{A*\,B*}} \right)}$.

We show that every free semigroup algebra has a (strongly) unique Banach space predual. We also provide a new simpler proof that a weak-$*$ closed unital operator algebra containing a weak-$*$ dense subalgebra of compact operators has a unique Banach space predual.

We will give a characterization of stable real ${{C}^{*}}$-algebras analogous to the one given for complex ${{C}^{*}}$-algebras by Hjelmborg and Rørdam. Using this result, we will prove that any real ${{C}^{*}}$-algebra satisfying the corona factorization property is stable if and only if its complexification is stable. Real ${{C}^{*}}$-algebras satisfying the corona factorization property include $\text{AF}$-algebras and purely infinite C*-algebras. We will also provide an example of a simple unstable C*-algebra, the complexification of which is stable.

An example is given of a map $f$ defined between arcwise connected continua such that $C(f)$ is light and ${{2}^{f}}$ is not light, giving a negative answer to a question of Charatonik and Charatonik. Furthermore, given a positive integer $n$, we study when the lightness of the induced map ${{2}^{f}}$ or ${{C}_{n}}(f)$ implies that $f$ is a homeomorphism. Finally, we show a result in relation with the lightness of $C(C(f))$.

The purpose of this paper is to show the existence of a generalized solution of the photon transport problem. By means of the theory of equicontinuous ${{C}_{0}}$-semigroup on a sequentially complete locally convex topological vector space we show that the perturbed abstract Cauchy problem has a unique solution when the perturbation operator and the forcing term function satisfy certain conditions. A consequence of the abstract result is that it can be directly applied to obtain a generalized solution of the photon transport problem.

We classify real hypersurfaces in complex projective space whose structure Jacobi operator satisfies two conditions at the same time.

We establish the existence of power series in ${{\mathbb{C}}^{N}}$ with the property that the subsequences of the sequence of partial sums uniformly approach any holomorphic function on any well chosen compact subset outside the set of convergence of the series. We also show that, in a certain sense, most series enjoy this property.

Questions concerning the lengths of factorizations into irreducible elements in numerical monoids have gained much attention in the recent literature. In this note, we show that a numerical monoid has an element with two different irreducible factorizations of the same length if and only if its embedding dimension is greater than two. We find formulas in embedding dimension three for the smallest element with two different irreducible factorizations of the same length and the largest element whose different irreducible factorizations all have distinct lengths. We show that these formulas do not naturally extend to higher embedding dimensions.

Let $RG$ denote the group ring of the group $G$ over the ring $R$. Using an isomorphism between $RG$ and a certain ring of $n\,\times \,n$ matrices in conjunction with other techniques, the structure of the unit group of the group algebra of the dihedral group of order 8 over any finite field of chracteristic 2 is determined in terms of split extensions of cyclic groups.

We prove that every complete family of linearly non-degenerate rational curves of degree $e\,>\,2$ in ${{\mathbb{P}}^{n}}$ has at most $n\,-\,1$ moduli. For $e\,=\,2$ we prove that such a family has at most $n$ moduli. The general method involves exhibiting a map from the base of a family $X$ to the Grassmannian of $e$-planes in ${{\mathbb{P}}^{n}}$ and analyzing the resulting map on cohomology.

Let $M$ be a finite module over a commutative noetherian ring $R$. For ideals $\mathfrak{a}$ and $\mathfrak{b}$ of $R$, the relations between cohomological dimensions of $M$ with respect to $\mathfrak{a},\,\mathfrak{b},\,\mathfrak{a}\,\cap \,\mathfrak{b}$ and $\mathfrak{a}\,+\,\mathfrak{b}$ are studied. When $R$ is local, it is shown that $M$ is generalized Cohen–Macaulay if there exists an ideal $\mathfrak{a}$ such that all local cohomology modules of $M$ with respect to $\mathfrak{a}$ have finite lengths. Also, when $r$ is an integer such that $0\,\le \,r\,<\,{{\dim}_{R}}(M)$, any maximal element q of the non-empty set of ideals {$\mathfrak{a}\,:\,\text{H}_{\mathfrak{a}}^{i}(M)$ is not artinian for some $i$, $i\,\ge \,r$} is a prime ideal, and all Bass numbers of $\text{H}_{\mathfrak{q}}^{i}(M)$ are finite for all $i\,\ge \,r$.