It is shown that if M is a nonsingular CS-module with an indecomposable decomposition M = ⊕i∊I Mi, then the family {Mi | i € I} is locally semi-T"- nilpotent. This fact is used to prove that any nonsingular self-generator Σ-CS module is a direct sum of uniserial Noetherian quasi-injective submodules. As an application, we provide a new proof of Goodearl's characterization of non-singular rings over which all nonsingular right modules are projective.

Under certain conditions the reduced product space JX of a space X has the same homotopy type as ΩΣX, the loop-space on the suspension of X. Several proofs can be found in the literature. The original proof [6] made unnecessarily strong assumptions. Later, in the last chapter of [3], torn Dieck, Kamps and Puppe gave a proof under much weaker conditions and showed that they could not be further weakened. The question then arose as to whether the reduced product construction could be generalized to provide combinatorial models not only of ΩΣX but also of Ω2Σ2X, Ω3Σ3X and so on. This was answered in the affirmative by May [10], using ideas of Boardman and Vogt [1], and the construction was further developed by Segal [11] and others.

The present note, however, is not concerned with these generalizations. Its purpose is to give a simple proof of the original result, without striving for maximum generality, and to show that the same method can be used to prove an equivariant version of the reduced product theorem and hence a fibrewise version. Fibrewise versions of the reduced product theorem have previously been given by Eggar [5] and, more recently, by one of us [8] but it may be useful to have a relatively simple treatment which is adequate for the majority of applications.

In 1913 Frobenius conjectured that for any positive integer m, there exists at most one pair of integers (x, y) with 0 ≤ x ≤ y ≤ m such that (x, y, m) is a solution to the Markoff equation: x2 + y2 + m2 = 3xym. We show this is true if either m, 3m — 2 or 3m + 2 is prime, twice a prime or four times a prime.

Let X and Y be Tychonov spaces and suppose there exists a continuous linear bijection from Cp(X)to CP(Y). In this paper we develop a method that enables us to compare the Lindelöf number of Y with the Lindelöf number of some dense subset Z of X. As a corollary we get that if for perfect spaces X and Y, CP(X) and Cp(Y)are linearly homeomorphic, then the Lindelöf numbers of Jf and Fare equal. Another result in this paper is the following. Let X and Y be any two linearly ordered perfect Tychonov spaces such that Cp(X)and Cp(Y)are linearly homeomorphic. Let be a topological property that is closed hereditary, closed under taking countable unions and closed under taking continuous images. Then X has isproperty if and only if Y has. As examples of such properties we consider certain cardinal functions.

We consider a specific Riemann type integral, called the gage integral. Using variational measures, we characterize all additive functions of intervals that are indefinite gage integrals. The characterization generalizes the descriptive definition of the classical Denjoy-Perron integral to all dimensions.

We consider the notion of a uniformly concave function, using it to characterize those Lorentz spaces Lw,1 that have the weak-star uniform Kadec-Klee property as precisely those for which the antiderivative ϕ of w is uniformly concave; building on recent work of Dilworth and Hsu. We also derive a quite general sufficient condition for a twice-differentiable ϕ to be uniformly concave; and explore the extent to which this condition is necessary.

In this paper a refinement of property Z of Zahorski-Weil is defined and shown to be, like the weaker property Z, satisfied by all common derivatives.

A new proof is given of the Doob-Meyer decomposition of a supermartingale into martingale and decreasing parts. Although not the most concise proof, the proof is elementary in the sense that nothing more sophisticated than Doob's inequality is used. If the supermartingale is bounded and the jump times are totally inaccessible, then it is shown that discrete time approximations converge to the decreasing part in L2. The general case is handled by reduction to the above special case.

Consider the delay differential equation

where α(t) and β(t) are positive, periodic, and continuous functions with period w > 0, and m is a nonnegative integer. We show that this equation has a positive periodic solution x*(t) with period w. We also establish a necessary and sufficient condition for every solution of the equation to oscillate about x*(t) and a sufficient condition for x*(t) to be a global attractor of all solutions of the equation.

We give a characterization of polynomials with rational coefficients which take integral values on the prime numbers: to test a polynomial of degree n, it is enough to consider its values on the integers from 1 to 2n —1.

We show that every element in the Brauer-Wall group of a field with characteristic different from 2 is represented uniquely by a division graded algebra, (i.e. homogeneous elements are invertible) but, of course, not necessarily by a graded (division algebra). This is a fairly direct consequence of Wall's structure theory for central simple Z/2-graded algebras.

If is an univariate polynomial with degree n then Bombieri norm of P is defined by

where denotes the binomial coefficient.

In the present paper we give, under assumptions on the roots of P, optimal Bernsteintype inequalities for the ratio between Bombieri norm of P and that of its derivative P′.

We also give such inequalities for the polar derivatives of P defined by

If R1 and R2 are root systems and there is a linear map which maps R1 ∪{0} onto R2∪{0} we write R1 —> R2. We determine all pairs (R1, R2) of irreducible root systems such that R1 —> R2.

A spectral radius formula for commuting tuples of operators has been proved in recent years. We obtain an analog for all the joint eigenvalues of a commuting tuple of matrices. For a single matrix this reduces to an old result of Yamamoto.

Loosely speaking, a function (meromorphic or harmonic) from the hyperbolic disk of the complex plane to the Riemann sphere is normal if its dilatation is bounded. We call a function strongly normal if its dilatation vanishes at the boundary. A sequential property of this class of functions is proved. Certain integral conditions, known to be sufficient for normality, are shown to be in fact sufficient for strong normality.

Let h∞(Dn) denote the space of all bounded n-harmonic functions on the unit polydisk Dn of Cn. In this paper we prove that the Bourgain algebra h∞(Dn)b and h∞(Dn)bb relative to the Lebesgue space L∞(Dn) are of the following forms:

Here V(Dn) is the space of those functions such that , where denotes the characteristic function of a subset E of Dn.

We show that polygonal products of polycyclic-by-finite groups amalgamating central cyclic subgroups, with trivial intersections, are conjugacy separable. Thus polygonal products of finitely generated abelian groups amalgamating cyclic subgroups, with trivial intersections, are conjugacy separable. As a corollary of this, we obtain that the group A1 *〈a1〉A2 *〈a2〉 • • • *〈am-1〉Am is conjugacy separable for the abelian groups Ai.

A study is made of sums of reciprocal norms of integral and prime ideal divisors of algebraic integer values of a generalised exponential polynomial. This includes the important special cases of linear recurrence sequences and general sums of S-units. In the case of an integral binary recurrence sequence, similar (but stronger) results were obtained by P. Erdős, P. Kiss and C. Pomerance.

AF C*-algebras contain natural AF masas which, here, we call standard diagonals. Standard diagonals are unique, in the sense that two standard diagonals in an AF C*-algebra are conjugate by an approximately inner automorphism. We show that this uniqueness fails for non-selfadjoint AF operator algebras. Precisely, we construct two standard diagonals in a particular non-selfadjoint AF operator algebra which are not conjugate by an approximately inner automorphism of the non-selfadjoint algebra.

A geometric invariant is associated to the parabolic moduli space on a marked surface and is related to the symplectic structure of the moduli space.