In this paper we introduce a nested family of spaces of continuous functions defined on the spectrum of a uniform algebra. The smallest space in the family is the uniform algebra itself. In the ``finite dimensional'' case, from some point on the spaces will be the space of all continuous complex-valued functions on the spectrum. These spaces are defined in terms of solutions to the nonlinear Cauchy--Riemann equations as introduced by the author in 1976, so they are not generally linear spaces of functions. However, these spaces do shed light on the higher dimensional properties of a uniform algebra. In particular, these spaces are directly related to the generalized Shilov boundary of the uniform algebra (as defined by the author and, independently, by Sibony in the early 1970s).

We provide concise series representations for various L-series integrals. Different techniques are needed below and above the abscissa of absolute convergence of the underlying L-series.

We classify the left-invariant metrics with nonnegative sectional curvature on $\SO(3)$ and $U(2)$.

Consider a real potential $V$ on $\RR^d$, $d\geq 2$, and the Schr\"odinger equation: \begin{equation} \tag{LS} \label{LS1} i\partial_t u +\Delta u -Vu=0,\quad u_{\restriction t=0}=u_0\in L^2. \end{equation} In this paper, we investigate the minimal local regularity of $V$ needed to get local in time dispersive estimates (such as local in time Strichartz estimates or local smoothing effect with gain of $1/2$ derivative) on solutions of \eqref{LS1}. Prior works show some dispersive properties when $V$ (small at infinity) is in $L^{d/2}$ or in spaces just a little larger but with a smallness condition on $V$ (or at least on its negative part). In this work, we prove the critical character of these results by constructing a positive potential $V$ which has compact support, bounded outside $0$ and of the order $(\log|x|)^2/|x|^2$ near $0$. The lack of dispersiveness comes from the existence of a sequence of quasimodes for the operator $P:=-\Delta+V$. The elementary construction of $V$ consists in sticking together concentrated, truncated potential wells near $0$. This yields a potential oscillating with infinite speed and amplitude at $0$, such that the operator $P$ admits a sequence of quasi-modes of polynomial order whose support concentrates on the pole.

In this paper, we study the tensor product $\pi=\sigma^{\min}\otimes \sigma^{\min}$ of the minimal representation $\sigma^{\min}$ of $O(p,q)$ with itself, and decompose $\pi$ into a direct integral of irreducible representations. The decomposition is given in terms of the Plancherel measure on a certain real hyperbolic space.

In this paper, we investigate the higher simplicial cohomology groups of the convolution algebra $\ell^1(S)$ for various semigroups $S$. The classes of semigroups considered are semilattices, Clifford semigroups, regular Rees semigroups and the additive semigroups of integers greater than $a$ for some integer $a$. Our results are of two types: in some cases, we show that some cohomology groups are $0$, while in some other cases, we show that some cohomology groups are Banach spaces.

Fix an integer $m>1$, and set $\zeta_{m}=\exp(2\pi i/m)$. Let ${\bar x}$ denote the multiplicative inverse of $x$ modulo $m$. The Kloosterman sums $R(d)=\sum_{x} \zeta_{m}^{x + d{\bar x}}$, $1 \leq d \leq m$, $(d,m)=1$, satisfy the polynomial $$f_{m}(x) = \prod_{d} (x-R(d)) = x^{\phi(m)} +c_{1} x^{\phi(m)-1} + \dots + c_{\phi(m)},$$ where the sum and product are taken over a complete system of reduced residues modulo $m$. Here we give a natural factorization of $f_{m}(x)$, namely, $$ f_{m}(x) = \prod_{\sigma} f_{m}^{(\sigma)}(x),$$ where $\sigma$ runs through the square classes of the group ${\bf Z}_{m}^{*}$ of reduced residues modulo $m$. Questions concerning the explicit determination of the factors $f_{m}^{(\sigma)}(x)$ (or at least their beginning coefficients), their reducibility over the rational field ${\bf Q}$ and duplication among the factors are studied. The treatment is similar to what has been done for period polynomials for finite fields.

Given a finite group $G$, we examine the classification of all frame representations of $G$ and the classification of all $G$-frames, i.e., frames induced by group representations of $G$. We show that the exact number of equivalence classes of $G$-frames and the exact number of frame representations can be explicitly calculated. We also discuss how to calculate the largest number $L$ such that there exists an $L$-tuple of strongly disjoint $G$-frames.

We study a real hypersurface $M$ in a complex space form $\mn$, $c \neq 0$, whose shape operator and structure tensor commute each other on the holomorphic distribution of $M$.

We study natural $*$-valuations, $*$-places and graded $*$-rings associated with $*$-ordered rings. We prove that the natural $*$-valuation is always quasi-Ore and is even quasi-commutative (i.e., the corresponding graded $*$-ring is commutative), provided the ring contains an imaginary unit. Furthermore, it is proved that the graded $*$-ring is isomorphic to a twisted semigroup algebra. Our results are applied to answer a question of Cimpri\v c regarding $*$-orderability of quantum groups.

In this paper, we consider Hermitian harmonic maps from Hermitian manifolds into convex balls. We prove that there exist no non-trivial Hermitian harmonic maps from closed Hermitian manifolds into convex balls, and we use the heat flow method to solve the Dirichlet problem for Hermitian harmonic maps when the domain is a compact Hermitian manifold with non-empty boundary.

We extend results of P.~M. Gauthier, W. Hengartner and A.~A. Nersesyan on simultaneous approximation and interpolation on Arakelian sets.

Starting with the Leibniz algebra defined by a $\varphi$-dialgebra, we construct examples of ``coquecigrues,'' in the sense of Loday, that is to say, manifolds whose tangent structure at a distinguished point coincides with that of the Leibniz algebra. We discuss some possible implications and generalizations of this construction.

We study the structure of the sets of symmetric sequences and spreading models of an Orlicz sequence space equipped with partial order with respect to domination of bases. In the cases that these sets are ``small'', some descriptions of the structure of these posets are obtained.

We show that there exists a non-archimedean Fr\'echet-Montel space $W$ with a basis and with a continuous norm such that any non-archimedean Fr\'echet space of countable type is isomorphic to a quotient of $W$. We also prove that any non-archimedean nuclear Fr\'echet space is isomorphic to a quotient of some non-archimedean nuclear Fr\'echet space with a basis and with a continuous norm.

Let $G(X)$ denote the number of positive composite integers $n$ satisfying $\sum_{j=1}^{n-1}j^{n-1}\equiv -1 \tmod{n}$. Then $G(X)\ll X^{1/2}\log X$ for sufficiently large $X$.