Let G = GL(n, F) where F is a p-adic field, and let 𝓗(G) denote the Hecke algebra of spherical functions on G. Let u1,..., up denote a complete set of representatives for the unipotent conjugacy classes in G. For each 1 ≤ i ≤ p, let μi be the linear functional on such that μi(f) is the orbital integral of f over the orbit of ui. Waldspurger proved that the μi, 1 ≤ i ≤ p, are linearly independent. In this paper we give an elementary proof of Waldspurger's theorem which provides concrete information about the Hecke functions needed to separate orbits. We also prove a twisted version of Waldspurger's theorem and discuss the consequences for SL(n, F).

We consider minimal left ideals L of the universal semigroup compactification of a topological semigroup S. We show that the enveloping semigroup of L is homeomorphically isomorphic to if and only if given q ≠ r in , there is some p in the smallest ideal of with qp ≠ rp. We derive several conditions, some involving minimal flows, which are equivalent to the ability to separate q and r in this fashion, and then specialize to the case that S = , and the compactification is . Included is the statement that some set A whose characteristic function is uniformly recurrent has .

Chinburg's third invariant Ω(N/K, 3) ∊ C1(Z[Γ]) of a Galois extension N/K of number fields with group Γ is closely related to the Galois structure of unit groups and ideal class groups, and deep unsolved problems such as Stark's conjecture.

We give a formula for Ω(N/K, 3) modulo D(ZΓ) in the factorisability defect class group, reminiscent of analytic class number formulas. Specialising to the case of an absolutely abelian, real field N, we give a natural conjecture in terms of Hecke factorisations which implies the vanishing of the invariant in the defect class group.

We prove this conjecture when N has prime-power conductor using Euler systems of cyclotomic units, Ramachandra units and Hecke factorisation. This supports a general conjecture of Chinburg, which in our situation specialises to the statement that Ω(N/K, 3) = 0 for such extensions.

We also develop a slightly extended version of Euler systems of units for general abelian extensions, which will be applied to abelian extensions of imaginary quadratic fields elsewhere

We introduce a new method to calculate compositions of Brown-Peterson operations. We derive a formula for rn1 and a formula for commutators.

In this paper the Corwin's conjecture is proved, which says that if d is a function analytic near ∞, then the hypoellipticity of the convolution operator Ad, defined by for every u ∊ S'(ℝn), implies that P(x)/ logx → ∞ as x → ∞, where P(x) is the distance from x ∊ ℝn to the set of complex zeros of d.

Compact C*-convex subsets of Mn correspond exactly to n-th matrix ranges of operators. The main result of this paper is to discover the “right” analog of linear extreme points, called structural elements, and then to prove a generalised Krein-Milman theorem for C*-convex subsets of Mn. The relationship between structural elements and an earlier attempted generalisation, called C*-extreme points, is examined, solving affirmatively a conjecture of Loebl and Paulsen [8]. An improved bound for a C* -convex version of the Caratheodory theorem for convex sets is also given.

We approximate the exit distribution of a Markov jump process into a set of forbidden states and we apply these general results to an ATM multiplexor. In this case the forbidden states represent an overloaded multiplexor. Statistics for this overload or busy period are difficult to obtain since this is such a rare event. Starting from the approximate exit distribution, one may simulate the busy period without wasting simulation time waiting for the overload to occur.

Wiener-Lorentz amalgam spaces are introduced and some of their interpolation theoretic properties are discussed. We prove Hausdorff-Young theorems for these spaces unifying and extending Hunt's Hausdorff-Young theorem for Lorentz spaces and Holland's theorem for amalgam spaces. As consequences we prove weighted norm inequalities for the Fourier transform and show how these inequalities fit into a natural class of weighted Fourier transform estimates

Let G be a connected amenable locally compact group with left Haar measure λ. In an earlier work Jenkins claimed that exponential boundedness of G is equivalent to each of the following conditions: (a) every open subsemigroup S ⊆ G is amenable; (b) given and a compact K ⊆ G with nonempty interior there exists an integer n such that (c) given a signed measure of compact support and nonnegative nonzero f ∈ L∞(G), the condition v * f ≥ 0 implies v(G) ≥ 0. However, Jenkins‚ proof of this equivalence is not complete. We give a complete proof. The crucial part of the argument relies on the following two results: (1) an open σ-compact subsemigroup S ⊆ G is amenable if and only if there exists an absolutely continuous probability measure μ on S such that lim for every s ∈ S; (2) G is exponentially bounded if and only if for every nonempty open subset U ⊆ G.

We give sufficient conditions for the simplicity of reduced amalgamated products of C*-algebras. We show that in some situations a minimal projection in a unital C*-algebra A is minimal in a free product A *-cB. We show that in certain situations if a minimal projection in A were minimal in a particular reduced free product of A and B then the reduced free product would be a simple C*-algebra which has finite and infinite projections.

Real matrix pairs (A,H) satisfying det H ≠ 0, HT = εH, and HA - ηATH, where ε, η take the values +1 or —1, are considered. It is shown that maximal A-invariant H-neutral subspaces have the same dimension (depending on ε and η), called the order of neutrality of the pair (A, H). The order of neutrality of definitizable pairs is investigated. In particular, this concept is used to obtain lower bounds for the number of pure imaginary eigenvalues of low rank perturbations of definitizable pairs when (ε,η) = (1, - 1 ) and when (ε,η) = (—1,—1).

In this paper we show that multi-dimensional bounded Besicovitch weights are good weights for the pointwise ergodic theorem for Dunford-Schwartz operators and positively dominated contractions of LP. This in particular implies new weighted results for multi-parameter measure preserving point transformations. The proofs show that Besicovitch weights are a very natural class when considered from the operator point of view. We also show that for 1 ≤ r < ∞, the r-bounded Besicovitch classes are all the same, generalizing a result of Bellow and Losert.

We investigate left conjugacy closed loops which can be given by invariant sections in the group generated by their left translations. These loops are generalizations of the conjugacy closed loops introduced in [13] just as Bol loops generalize Moufang loops. The relations of these loops to common classes of loops are studied. For instance on a connected manifold we construct proper topological left conjugacy closed loops satisfying the left Bol condition but show that any differentiable such loop must be a group. We show that the configurational condition in the 3-net corresponding to an isotopy class of left conjugacy closed loops has the same importance in the geometry of 3-nets as the Reidemeister or the Bol condition.

The main topic of this paper is to give characterizations of geometric properties of O-dimensional subschemes in terms of the algebraic structure of the canonical module of their projective coordinate ring. We characterize Cayley- Bacharach, (higher order) uniform position, linearly and higher order general position properties, and derive inequalities for the Hilbert functions of such schemes. Finally we relate the structure of the canonical module to properties of the minimal free resolution of X.

In this paper we characterize weighted Lorentz norm inequalities for the one sided Hardy-Littlewood maximal function

Similar questions are discussed for the maximal operator associated to an invertible measure preserving transformation of a measure space.

Let with . If G is a nondiscrete locally compact group which is amenable as a discrete group and m ∈ LIM(CB(G)), then we can embed into the set of all extensions of m to left invariant means on L∞(G) which are mutually singular to every element of TLIM(L∞(G)), where LIM(S) and TLIM(S) are the sets of left invariant means and topologically left invariant means on S with S = CB(G) or L∞(G). It follows that the cardinalities of LIM(L∞(G)) ̴ TLIM(L∞(G)) and LIM(L∞(G)) are equal. Note that which contains is a very big set. We also embed into the set of all left invariant means on CB(G) which are mutually singular to every element of TLIM(CB(G)) for G = G1 ⨯ G2, where G1 is nondiscrete, non–compact, σ–compact and amenable as a discrete group and G2 is any amenable locally compact group. The extension of any left invariant mean on UCB(G) to CB(G) is discussed. We also provide an answer to a problem raised by Rosenblatt.

Let G be a finite group. The real genus ρ(G) is the minimum algebraic genus of any compact bordered Klein surface on which G acts. Here we obtain a good general lower bound for the real genus of the group G. We use the standard representation of G as a quotient of a non-euclidean crystallographic group by a bordered surface group. The lower bound is used to determine the real genus of several infinite families of groups; the lower bound is attained for some of these families. Among the groups considered are the dicyclic groups and some abelian groups. We also obtain a formula for the real genus of the direct product of an elementary abelian 2-group and an “even” dicyclic group. In addition, we calculate the real genus of an abstract family of groups that includes some interesting 3-groups. Finally, we determine the real genus of the direct product of an elementary abelian 2-group and a dihedral group.

We prove a Jackson type theorem for rational functions with prescribed numerator degree: For continuous functions f: [—1,1] —> ℝ with ℓ sign changes in (—1,1), there exists a real rational function Rℓ,n(x) with numerator degree ℓ and denominator degree at most n, that changes sign exactly where f does, and such that

Here C is independent of f, n and ℓ, and ωφ is the Ditzian-Totik modulus of continuity. For special functions such as f(x) = sign(x)|x|α we consider improvements of the Jackson rate.

We prove the following result. Let A be a direct limit of direct sums of C*-algebras of the form C(X) ⊗ Mn, with the spaces X being compact metric. Suppose that there is a finite upper bound on the dimensions of the spaces involved, and suppose that A is simple. Then the C* exponential rank of A is at most 1 + ε, that is, every element of the identity component of the unitary group of A is a limit of exponentials. This is true regardless of whether the real rank of A is 0 or 1.

A new and very general and simple, yet powerful approach is introduced for obtaining new Tauberian theorems for a summability method V from known Tauberian conditions for V, where V is merely assumed to be linear and conservative. The technique yields the known theorems on the weakening of Tauberian conditions due to Meyer-König and Tietz and others and also improves many of them. Several new results are also obtained, even for classical methods of summability, including analogues of Tauber's second theorem for the Borel and logarithmic methods. The approach yields also new Tauberian conditions for the passage from summability by a method V to summability by a method V', as well as to more general methods of summability like absolute summability or summability in abstract spaces; the present paper however confines itself to ordinary summability.