We distribute the points and lines of PG(2, 2n+1) according to a special structure that we call the daisy structure. This distribution is intimately related to a special block design which turns out to be isomorphic to PG(n, 2).

We show a blocking set of 3q points in PG(2, 2n+1)that intersects each line in at least two points and we apply this to find a lower bound for the heterochromatic number of the projective plane.

If ω ≡ 1 is a group law implying virtual nilpotence in every finitely generated metabelian group satisfying it, then it implies virtual nilpotence for the finitely generated groups of a large class of groups including all residually or locally soluble-or-finite groups. In fact the groups of satisfying such a law are all nilpotent-by-finite exponent where the nilpotency class and exponent in question are both bounded above in terms of the length of ω alone. This yields a dichotomy for words. Finally, if the law ω ≡ 1 satisfies a certain additional condition—obtaining in particular for any monoidal or Engel law—then the conclusion extends to the much larger class consisting of all ‘locally graded’ groups.

It is shown that a twist of a Dirichlet series by a Dirichlet character may lead to very different analytic properties.

Let B denote the unit ball in Cn, and ν the normalized Lebesgue measure on B. For α > −1, define Here cα is a positive constant such that να(B) = 1. Let H(B) denote the space of all holomorphic functions in B. For a twice differentiable, nondecreasing, nonnegative strongly convex function ϕ on the real line R, define the Bergman-Orlicz space Aϕ(να) by

In this paper we prove that a function f ∈ H(B) is in Aϕ(να) if and only if where is the radial derivative of f.

In this paper we obtain some normality criteria of families of meromorphic functions, which improve and generalize the related results of Gu and Bergweiler, respectively. Some examples are given to show the sharpness of our results.

Following the analogy with group theory, we define the Wielandt subalgebra of a finite-dimensional Lie algebra to be the intersection of the normalisers of the subnormal subalgebras. In a non-zero algebra, this is a non-zero ideal if the ground field has characteristic 0 or if the derived algebra is nilpotent, allowing the definition of the Wielandt series. For a Lie algebra with nilpotent derived algebra, we obtain a bound for the derived length in terms of the Wielandt length and show this bound to be best possible. We also characterise the Lie algebras with nilpotent derived algebra and Wielandt length 2.

Let G be a finite group of even order, k be a field of characteristic 2, and M be a finitely generated kG-module. If M is realized by a compact G-Moore space X, then the Betti numbers of the fixed point set XCn and the multiplicities of indecomposable summands of M considered as a kCn-module are related via a localization theorem in equivariant cohomology, where Cn is a cyclic subgroup of G of order n. Explicit formulas are given for n = 2 and n = 4.

Let ℳ be a semi-finite von Neumann algebra equipped with a faithful normal trace τ. We prove a Kadec-Pelczyński type dichotomy principle for subspaces of symmetric space of measurable operators of Rademacher type 2. We study subspace structures of non-commutative Lorentz spaces Lp, q, (ℳ, τ), extending some results of Carothers and Dilworth to the non-commutative settings. In particular, we show that, under natural conditions on indices, ℓp cannot be embedded into Lp, q (ℳ, τ). As applications, we prove that for 0 < p < ∞ with p ≠ 2, ℓp cannot be strongly embedded into Lp(ℳ, τ). This provides a non-commutative extension of a result of Kalton for 0 < p < 1 and a result of Rosenthal for 1 ≦ p < 2 on Lp [0, 1].

We examine what can be said about a polynomial p and an entire function f given that p o f is an even, or an odd, function.

Let G be a locally compact abelian group, 1 < p < ∞, and A be a commutative Banach algebra. In this paper we study the space of multipliers on Lp (G, A) and characterize it as the space of multipliers of certain banach algebra. We also study the multipliers space on L1 (G, A) ∩ Lp (G, A).

Let X be a Banach space with the analytic UMD property, and let A and B be two commuting sectorial operators on X which admit bounded H∞ functional calculi with respect to angles θ1 and θ2 satisfying θ1 + θ2 > π. It was proved by Kalton and Weis that in this case, A + B is closed. The first result of this paper is that under the same conditions, A + B actually admits a bounded H∞ functional calculus. Our second result is that given a Banach space X and a number 1 ≦ p < ∞, the derivation operator on the vector valued Hardy space Hp (R; X) admits a bounded H∞ functional calculus if and only if X has the analytic UMD property. This is an ‘analytic’ version of the well-known characterization of UMD by the boundedness of the H∞ functional calculus of the derivation operator on vector valued Lp-spaces Lp (R; X) for 1 < p < ∞ (Dore-Venni, Hieber-Prüss, Prüss).

Let Γ be a free noncommutative group with free generating set A+. Let μ ∈ ℓ1(Γ) be real, symmetric, nonnegative and suppose that supp. Let λ be an endpoint of the spectrum of μ considered as a convolver on ℓ2(Γ). Then λ − μ is in the left kernel of exactly one pure state of the reduced in particular, Paschke's conjecture holds for λ − μ.

It is shown that the injective tensor product of positive vector measures in certain Banach lattices is jointly continuous with respect to the weak convergence of vector measures. This result is obtained by a diagonal convergence theorem for injective tensor integrals. Our approach to this problem is based on Bartle's bilinear integration theory.

Some geometric properties of Lp spaces are studied which shed light on the prediction of infinite variance processes. In particular, a Pythagorean theorem for Lp is derived. Improved growth rates for the moving average parameters are obtained.

Generalizing and strengthening some well-known results of Higman, B. Neumann, Hanna Neumann and Dark on embeddings into two-generator groups, we introduce a construction of subnormal verbal embedding of an arbitrary (soluble, fully ordered or torsion free) ordered countable group into a twogenerator ordered group with these properties. Further, we establish subnormal verbal embedding of defect two of an arbitrary (soluble, fully ordered or torsion free) ordered group G into a group with these properties and of the same cardinality as G, and show in connection with a problem of Heineken that the defect of such an embedding cannot be made smaller, that is, such verbal embeddings of ordered groups cannot in general be normal.

We exhibit a canonical geometric pairing of the simple closed curves of the degree three cover of the modular surface, Γ3\ℋ, with the proper single self-intersecting geodesics of Crisp and Moran. This leads to a pairing of fundamental domains for Γ3 with Markoff triples.

The routes of the simple closed geodesics are directly related to the above. We give two parametrizations of these. Combining with work of Cohn, we achieve a listing of all simple closed geodesics of length within any bounded interval. Our method is direct, avoiding the determination of geodesic lengths below the chosen lower bound.

One way of realizing representations of the Heisenberg group is by using Fock representations, whose representation spaces are Hilbert spaces of functions on complex vector space with inner products associated to points on a Siegel upper half space. We generalize such Fock representations using inner products associated to points on a Hermitian symmetric domain that is mapped into a Seigel upper half space by an equivariant holomorphic map. The representations of the Heisenberg group are then given by an automorphy factor associated to a Kuga fiber variety. We introduce theta functions associated to an equivariant holomorphic map and study connections between such generalized theta functions and Fock representations described above. Furthermore, we discuss Jacobi forms on Hermitian symmetric domains in connection with twisted torus bundles over symmetric spaces.

Consider the quasi-variety generated by a finite algebra and assume that yields a natural duality on based on which is optimal modulo endomorphisms. We shoe that, provided satisfies certain minimality conditions, we can transfer this duality to a natural duality on based on , which is also optimal modulo endormorphisms, for any finite algebra in that has a subalgebra isomorphic to .

Let be a saturated formation of soluble Lie algebras over the field F, and let L ∈ . Let V and W be -hypercentral and -hyperexcentric L-modules respectively. Then V ⊗FW and HomF(V, W) are -hyperexcentric and Hn(L, W) = 0 for all n.

Let M be a commutative cancellative atomic monoid. We consider the behaviour of the asymptotic length functions and on M. If M is finitely generated and reduced, then we present an algorithm for the computation of both and where x is a nonidentity element of M. We also explore the values that the functions and can attain when M is a Krull monoid with torsion divisor class group, and extend a well-known result of Zaks and Skula by showing how these values can be used to characterize when M is half-factorial.