We consider the motion of a particle of mass m and electrical charge e, moving in a constant magnetic field Bk, where k is a unit vector, and acted upon by a force mf(t). The position vector r(t) of this particle is governed by the differential equation where .

We propose to study a topological property which is not new, but seems not to have been systematically investigated.

The interesting results arising from the study of ‘Four intersecting spheres’ [9] in a solid made the author think of an analogous picture in higher spaces too and thus the present paper arose.

In a recent paper, Maher [2] proved that for any algebraic number field K of degree n and discriminant d there exists a constant C depending only on n and d such that for any ceiling λP of K there exists a basis α1 …, αn of the corresponding ideal αλ such that .

The main purpose of this paper is to prove the proposition: “A set of r mutually perspective (m.p.) (s—1)-simplexes have the same [s−2] (say x) of perspectivity, if and only if their centres of perspectivity (c.p.) lie in an [r−2] (say y); there then arises another such set of s m.p. (r—1)-simplexes, having the same rs vertices, which have y as their common [r−2] of perspectivity such that their c.p. lie in x.” The proposition is true in any [k] for k = s−1, s,…, r+s−2 (r ≦ s). The configuration of the proposition in [r+s−2] arises from the incidences of any r+s arbitrary primes therein and is therefore invariant under the symmetric group of permutations of r+s objects, and that in [r+s−3] is self-dual and therefore self- polar for a quadric therein. Some special cases of some interest for r = s are deduced. The treatment is an illustration of the elegance of the Möbius Barycentric Calculus ([15], pp. 136–143; [1], p. 71).

In this paper we derive solutions of the field equations of general relativity for a compressible fluid sphere which obeys density-temperature and pressure-temperature relations which allow for a variation of the polytropic index throughout the sphere.

The subject matter of this note is the notion of a dependence structure on an abstract set. There are a number of different approaches to this topic and it is known that many of these lead to precisely the same structure. Axioms are given here to specify the minimal dependent sets for such a structure. They are closely related to conditions introduced by Hassler Whitney in [1] and to a certain “elimination axiom” for the independent sets.

Let K be a bounded open convex set in euclidean n-space Rn symmetric in the origin 0. Further let L be a discrete point set in Rn containing 0 and at least n linearly independent points of Rn. Put mi = inf ui extended over all positive real numbers ui for which uiK contains i linearly independent points of L, i = 1, 2, …, n.

It is known that to every proper homogeneous Lorentz transformation there corresponds a unique proper complex rotation in a three-dimensional complex linear vector space, the elements of which are here called “rotors”. Equivalently one has a one-one correspondence between rotors and self- dual bi-vectors in space-time (w-space). Rotor calculus fully exploits this correspondence, just as spinor calculus exploits the correspondence between real world vectors and hermitian spinors; and its formal starting point is the definition of certain covariant connecting quantities τAkl which transform as vectors under transformations in rotor space (r-space) and as tensors of valence 2 under transformations in w-space.

In this paper we study certain operators allied to the Poisson operator and the transforms Hα(f) considered by the author in [2]. We define the integrals ψ(α)α(f) and θ(α)a(f) as follows:

Let S = A0 hellip An be an n-simplex and Aih the foot of its altitude from its vertex Ai to its opposite prime face Si; O, G the circumcentre and centroid of S and Oi, Gi of Si. Representing the position vector of a point P, referred to O, by p, Coxeter [2] defines the Monge pointM of S Collinear with O and G by the relation so that the Monge point Mi of Si is given by If the n+1 vectors a are related by oi be given by Aih is given by Since Aih lies in Si, If Ti be a point on MiAih such that i.e. That is, MTi is parallel to ooi or normal to Si at Ti:. Or, the normals to the prime faces Si of S at their points Ti concur at M. In fact, this property of M has been used to prove by induction [3] that an S-point S of S lies at M. Thus M = 5, M = S or .

The well-known Taylor expansion of a function around a point a can be formally written as The last expression is just a symbolic form and is valid, as we know, under certain restrictive conditons. The last expression is just a symbolic form and is valid, as we know, under certain restrictive conditons. We shall study the situation when the differential operator d/da is replaced by the finite difference operator Δh/h, where the operator Δh, is defined by In general, Then we have the following theorem.

In the development of the rotor calculus presented in a previous paper space-time was taken to be flat. This work is now extended to the case of curved space-times, which, in the first instance, is taken to be Riemannian. (The calculus bears at times a strong formal resemblance to the spinor analysis of Infeld and van der Waerden, but it is in fact developed quite independently of this.) Owing to the fact that all general relations had earlier already been written in a generally covariant form they may be taken over unchanged into the present context. In particular,

now serves as a defining relation for the connecting quantities τAkl. A linear rotor connection is introduced, and the covariant derivative of a rotor defined. The covariant constancy of the τAkl establishes the relation between the linear connections in w-space and in r-space. A rotor curvature tensor is considered alongside a number of other curvature objects. Next, conformal transformations are dealt with, of which duality rotations may be considered as a special case. This leads naturally to a gauge-covariant generalization of the whole calculus. A so-called rotor-derivative is defined, and some general relations involving such derivatives investigated. The relation of the rotor curvature tensor to the spin-curvature tensor is touched upon, after which the introduction of “geodesic frames” is considered. After this general theory some points concerning the Maxwell field are dealt with, which is followed by some work concerning basic quadratic and cubic invariants. Finally, a certain basic symmetric rotor is re-considered in the context of the classification of Weyl tensors, and the idea of a canonical representation suggested.

The study of topological semirings, initiated by Selden [5], arises naturally from the theory of topological semigroups. It is of interest to take a known multiplication and investigate the possible additions. Selden has done this in [5] for several compact semirings.

In this paper a solution of the Einstein field equations for a spherically symmetric distribution of a perfect fluid of variable density has been obtained.

W. Feit [1], N. Itô [2] and M. Suzuki [3] have determined all doubly transitive groups with the property that only the identity fixes three symbols. It is of interest to the theory of projective planes to determine whether any of these groups contain a sharply doubly transitive subset (see Definition 1). It is found that if such a group G contains such a subset R then R is a normal subgroup of G, i.e. R is a doubly transitive normal subgroup of G in which only the identity fixes two symbols.

In this paper we shall discuss infinite capacity storage processes in which periods of input and output alternate. The length of a period of input and the length of the period of output immediately following may be statistically dependent and the change in storage level during an input or output period may depend on the length of the time interval in a rather general manner. However, we do not exploit either of these facts in the present paper.

The theory of Cosserats' couple-stresses is briefly described in a cartesian system of coordinates, and is applied to the problem of stress distribution in a semi-infinite medium which possesses a non-homogeneous elastic property of an exponential type. Effects of couple-stresses on the stress concentration factors are determined both in homogeneous and non-homogeneous materials.

In Part I of this paper we shall be concerned with the representation as convolutions of continuous linear operators which act on various function- spaces linked with a locally compact group and which commute with left — or right — translations; cf. the results in [12]. For completeness some known results are included whenever they follow from the general procedure. We have tried to follow simple general approaches as much as possible.