Altman [1] showed that Riesz-Schauder theory remains valid for a completely continuous linear operator on a locally convex Hausdorflf topological vector space over the complex field. In a later paper [2], he proved an analogue of the Aronszajn-Smith result; specifically, he showed that such an operator possesses a proper closed invariant subspace. The purpose of this paper is to show that Ringrose's theory of superdiagonal forms for compact linear operators [3] can be generalized to the case of a completely continuous linear operator on a locally convex Hausdorff topological vector space over the complex field. However, the proof given in [3] requires considerable modification.

In a recent illuminating paper, June M. Parker [5] discussed Choquet integral representations of comonotonic additive functionals and related concepts. In our paper we provide a generalization of the Choquet integral and use this to obtain an integral representation for comonotonic additive operators.

Let R = K[x, σ] be the skew polynomial ring over a field K, where σ is an automorphism of K of finite order. We show that prime elements in R correspond to completely prime one-sided ideals – a notion introduced by Reyes in 2010. This extends the natural correspondence between prime elements and prime ideals in commutative polynomial rings.

An ${\cal L}$-isomorphism between inverse semigroups $S$ and $T$ is an isomorphism between their lattices ${\cal L}(S)$ and ${\cal L}(T)$ of inverse subsemigroups. The author and others have shown that if $S$ is aperiodic – has no nontrivial subgroups – then any such isomorphism $\Phi$ induces a bijection $\phi$ between $S$ and $T$. We first characterize the bijections that arise in this way and go on to prove that under relatively weak ‘archimedean’ hypotheses, if $\phi$ restricts to an isomorphism on the semilattice of idempotents of $S$, then it must be an isomorphism on $S$ itself, thus generating a result of Goberstein. The hypothesis on the restriction to idempotents is satisfied in many applications. We go on to prove theorems similar to the above for the class of completely semisimple inverse semigroups.

In this paper we present sufficient conditions for all trajectories of the system to cross the vertical isocline h(y) = F(x), which is very important in the global asymptotic stability of the origin, oscillation theory and existence of periodic solutions. Also we give sufficient conditions for all trajectories which start at a point on the curve h(y) = F(x), to cross the y-axis which is closely connected with the existence of homoclinic orbits, stability of the zero solution, oscillation theory and the centre problem. The obtained results extend and improve some of the authors' previous results and some other theorems in the literature.

We will state some conditions under which if a quotient of a module M satisfies the radical formula of degree k (s.t.r.f of degree k), so does M. Especially, we will introduce some particular modules M′ such that M′ ⊕ M″ s.t.r.f of degree k, when M″ s.t.r.f of degree k. Furthermore, we will show that, under certain conditions, if the completion of a module M s.t.r.f of degree k, then there is a non-negative integer k′ such that M s.t.r.f. of degree k′. Moreover, we state a corrected version of Leung and Man's theorem (K. H. Leung and S. H. Man, On commutative Noetherian rings which satisfy the radical formula, Glasgow Math. J. 39 (1997), 285–293) on Noetherian rings that satisfies the radical formula.

Let 2 be the space of the holomorphic foliations on ℂℙ2 of degree 2. In this paper we study the linear action PGL(3, ℂ) × 2 → 2 given by gX = DgX ^(g−1) in the sense of the Geometric Invariant Theory. We obtain a characterisation of unstable and stable foliations according to properties of singular points and existence of invariant lines. We also prove that if X is an unstable foliation of degree 2, then X is transversal with respect to a rational fibration. Finally we prove that the geometric quotient of non-degenerate foliations without invariant lines is the moduli space of polarised del Pezzo surfaces of degree 2.

We present an algorithm for computing the Green function of the weighted biharmonic operator Δ|P′|−2Δ on the unit disc (with Dirichlet boundary conditions) for rational functions P. As an application, we show that if P is a Blaschke product with two zeros α1, α2 the Green function is positive if and only if |(α1−α2)/(1−{\bar α}1α2)|≤{2 \over 7}{\sqrt 10}, and also obtain an explicit formula for the Green function of the operator Δ|G|−2Δ, where G is the canonical zero-divisor of a finite zero set on the Bergman space.

Two themes are considered in this paper. First of all in the Introduction a comment is made about the Tzitzéica equation which occurred in the author's work as reported in [1]. Much recent work has referred to this equation and a representative bibliography is given in this paper with brief comments. The second theme of this paper is concerned with work surrounding Quantum Solitons and the author's talk at the ISLAND 2 meeting under the title ‘Quantum solitons’ is briefly summarised. An extended review of this subject matter has now appeared in [2] and as there the quantum soliton of the quantum attractive NLS model is seen as a ‘qubit’ for quantum information purposes. It is hoped that this summary and/or the reference [2] can help to stimulate further interest in this ‘quantum’ aspect of our subject in the solitons community. The actual observation of a quantum soliton is also reported and a proper theoretical description of it given. Reference is made to $q$-boson lattices first as a simple example of the quantum inverse method in the Introduction and then as a subject matter in its own right at the end of the paper.

Answering a question of Hoffmann and of Kambites, an example is exhibited of a finitely generated semigroup $S$ such that $S$ embeds in a group and $S$ is not automatic, but the universal group of $S$ is automatic.

We give an example of an element r of a free group F, and an element s of minimal length in the normal closure of r in F, such that s is not conjugate to r±1 or to [r±1f], for any element f of F.

Second order nonlinear delay differential equations with positive delays are considered, and sufficient conditions are given that guarantee the existence of positive increasing solutions on the half-line with first order derivatives tending to zero at infinity. The approach is elementary and is essentially based on an old idea which appeared in the author's paper Arch. Math. (Basel)36 (1981), 168–178. The application of the result obtained to second order Emden-Fowler type differential equations with constant delays and, especially, to second order linear differential equations with constant delays, is also presented. Moreover, some (general or specific) examples demonstrating the applicability of the main result are given.

Suppose E is an elliptic curve over $\Bbb Q$, and p>3 is a split multiplicative prime for E. Let q ≠ p be an auxiliary prime, and fix an integer m coprime to pq. We prove the generalised Mazur–Tate–Teitelbaum conjecture for E at the prime p, over number fields $K\subset \Bbb Q\big(\mu_{{q^{\infty}}},\;\!^{q^{\infty}\!\!\!\!}\sqrt{m}\big)$ such that p remains inert in $K\cap\Bbb Q(\mu_{{q^{\infty}}})^+$. The proof makes use of an improved p-adic L-function, which can be associated to the Rankin convolution of two Hilbert modular forms of unequal parallel weight.

We start here the study of some algebraic varieties related to cluster algebras. These varieties are defined as the fibres of the projection map from the cluster variety to the affine space of coefficients. We compute the number of points over finite fields on these varieties, for all simply laced Dynkin diagrams. We also compute the cohomology with compact support in some cases.

In this note we study properties of partially ample line bundles on simplicial projective toric varieties. We prove that the cone of q-ample line bundles is a union of rational polyhedral cones, and calculate these cones in examples. We prove a restriction theorem for big q-ample line bundles, and deduce that q-ampleness of the anticanonical bundle is not invariant under flips. Finally we prove a Kodaira-type vanishing theorem for q-ample line bundles.

We give sufficient conditions and necessary conditions for a Banach algebra, which is ℓ1-graded over a semi-lattice, to be biflat or biprojective. As an application we characterise biflat and biprojective discrete convolution algebras for commutative semi-groups.

We consider countably many three-dimensional PSL2($\mathbb{F}$7)-del Pezzo surface fibrations over ℙ1. Conjecturally, they are all irrational except two families, one of which is the product of a del Pezzo surface with ℙ1. We show that the other model is PSL2($\mathbb{F}$7)-equivariantly birational to ℙ2×ℙ1. Based on a result of Prokhorov, we show that they are non-conjugate as subgroups of the Cremona group Cr3(ℂ).

We derive a finite normal series for the group {\rm Aut}\nolimits _*(X\;\!) of self-homotopy equivalences which induce identity automorphisms of homology groups, where X is a countable, simply-connected and finite-dimensional CW-complex.

Using a variation on the concept of a CS module, we describe exactly when a simple ring is isomorphic to a ring of matrices over a Bézout domain. Our techniques are then applied to characterise simple rings which are right and left Goldie, right and left semihereditary.

Let F be a Banach space, (ω, ℱ, P) a fixed probability space, D a directed set filtering to the right with the order ≤, and (ℱt, D) a stochastic basis of ℱ, i.e. (ℱt, D) is an increasing family of sub-σ-algebras of ℱ:ℱs ⊂ for any s,t ε D and s≤t. Throughout this paper, (Xt) is an F-valued, (ℱt)-adapted sequence, i.e. Xt, is ℱt-measurable, t ε D. We also assume that Xt, ∈ L1, i.e. ∫ ∥Xt∥ <∞. We use I(H) to denote the indicator function of an event H. Let ∞ be a such element: t <∞, t ∈ D, = D ∪ ∞, and ℱ∞ = σ. A stopping time is a map τ:Ω→ such that (τ<t) ∈ ℱt, t ∈ D. A stopping time τ is called simple (countable) if it takes finitely (countably) many values in D(). Let T and Tc be the sets of simple and countable stopping times respectively and Tf = {τ ∈ Tc: τ<∞ a.s.}. Clearly, (T, <) and (Tf, <) are directed sets filtering to the right. For τ ∈ Tc, let

and

= {(Xt): there is σ∈ Tf such that ∫(ι<∞) ∥Xι∥ < ∞, σ ≤ τ ∈ Tc},

= {(Xt):(Xι, ι ∈ T) converges stochastically (i.e. in probability) in the norm topology},

ℰ = {(Xt):(Xι, ι ∈ T) converges essentially in the norm topology}.