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The Digraph Of The Square Mapping On Elliptic Curves, Katrina Glaeser

Mathematical Sciences Technical Reports (MSTR)

Consider a subgroup of an elliptic curve generated by a point P of order n. It is possible to match any point Q to an integer k (mod n) such that Q = kP using a brute force method. By observing patterns in the digraph of the squaring map on the integers modulo n it is possible to perform this matching. These techniques can be applied to solving the Elliptic Curve Discrete Log Problem given a complete graph of the square mapping k P -> k^2 P for the elliptic curve points.

Continuous Trace C*-Algebras, Gauge Groups And Rationalization, John R. Klein, Claude Schochet, Samuel B. Smith

Mathematics Faculty Research Publications

Let ζ be an n-dimensional complex matrix bundle over a compact metric space X and let A_ζ denote the C*-algebra of sections of this bundle. We determine the rational homotopy type as an H-space of UA_ζ, the group of unitaries of A_ζ. The answer turns out to be independent of the bundle ζ and depends only upon n and the rational cohomology of X. We prove analogous results for the gauge group and the projective gauge group of a principal bundle over a compact metric space X.

Fan Cohomology And Equivariant Chow Rings Of Toric Varieties, Mu-Wan Huang

Department of Mathematics: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Toric varieties are varieties equipped with a torus action and constructed from cones and fans. In the joint work with Suanne Au and Mark E. Walker, we prove that the equivariant K-theory of an affine toric variety constructed from a cone can be identified with a group ring determined by the cone. When a toric variety X(Δ) is smooth, we interpret equivariant K-groups as presheaves on the associated fan space Δ. Relating the sheaf cohomology groups to equivariant K-groups via a spectral sequence, we provide another proof of a theorem of Vezzosi and Vistoli: equivariant K …

Discrete Logarithm Over Composite Moduli, Marcus L. Mace

Mathematical Sciences Technical Reports (MSTR)

In an age of digital information, security is of utmost importance. Many encryption schemes, such as the Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement and RSA Cryptosystem, use a function which maps x to y by a modular power map with generator g. The inverse of this function - trying to find x from y - is called the discrete logarithm problem. In most cases, n is a prime number. In some cases, however, n may be a composite number. In particular, we will look at when n = p^b for a prime p. We will show different techniques of obtaining graphs of this …

Structural Properties Of Power Digraphs Modulo N, Joseph Kramer-Miller

Mathematical Sciences Technical Reports (MSTR)

We define G(n, k) to be a directed graph whose set of vertices is {0, 1, ..., n−1} and whose set of edges is defined by a modular relation. We say that G(n, k) is symmetric of order m if we can partition G(n, k) into subgraphs, each containing m components, such that all the components in a subgraph are isomorphic. We develop necessary and sufficient conditions for G(n, k) to contain symmetry when n is odd and square-free. Additionally, we use group theory to describe the structural properties of the subgraph of G(n, k) containing only those vertices relatively …

Fan Cohomology And Its Application To Equivariant K-Theory Of Toric Varieties, Suanne Au

Department of Mathematics: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Mu-Wan Huang, Mark Walker and I established an explicit formula for the equivariant K-groups of affine toric varieties. We also recovered a result due to Vezzosi and Vistoli, which expresses the equivariant K-groups of a smooth toric variety in terms of the K-groups of its maximal open affine toric subvarieties. This dissertation investigates the situation when the toric variety X is neither affine nor smooth. In many cases, we compute the Čech cohomology groups of the presheaf K_q^T on X endowed with a topology. Using these calculations and Walker's Localization Theorem for equivariant K-theory, we give explicit formulas …

The Effects Of The Use Of Technology In Mathematics Instruction On Student Achievement, Ron Y. Myers

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the use of technology on students’ mathematics achievement, particularly the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) mathematics results. Eleven schools within the Miami-Dade County Public School System participated in a pilot program on the use of Geometers Sketchpad (GSP). Three of these schools were randomly selected for this study. Each school sent a teacher to a summer in-service training program on how to use GSP to teach geometry. In each school, the GSP class and a traditional geometry class taught by the same teacher were the study participants. Students’ mathematics …

Fixing Numbers Of Graphs And Groups, Courtney Gibbons, Joshua D. Laison

Articles

The fixing number of a graph G is the smallest cardinality of a set of vertices S such that only the trivial automorphism of G fixes every vertex in S. The fixing set of a group Γ is the set of all fixing numbers of finite graphs with automorphism group Γ. Several authors have studied the distinguishing number of a graph, the smallest number of labels needed to label G so that the automorphism group of the labeled graph is trivial. The fixing number can be thought of as a variation of the distinguishing number in which every label …

The Dixmier-Douady Invariant For Dummies, Claude Schochet

Mathematics Faculty Research Publications

The Dixmier-Douady invariant is the primary tool in the classification of continuous trace C*-algebras. These algebras have come to the fore in recent years because of their relationship to twisted K-theory and via twisted K-theory to branes, gerbes, and string theory.

This note sets forth the basic properties of the Dixmier-Douady invariant using only classical homotopy and bundle theory. Algebraic topology enters the scene at once since the algebras in question are algebras of sections of certain fibre bundles.

Banach Algebras And Rational Homotopy Theory, Gregory Lupton, N. Christopher Phillips, Claude Schochet, Samuel B. Smith

Mathematics Faculty Research Publications

Let A be a unital commutative Banach algebra with maximal ideal space Max(A). We determine the rational H-type of GL_n(A), the group of invertible n x n matrices with coefficients in A, in terms of the rational cohomology of Max(A). We also address an old problem of J. L. Taylor. Let Lc_n(A) denote the space of "last columns" of GL_n(A). We construct a natural isomorphism

Ȟ^s(Max(A);ℚ) ≅ π_2n-1-s(Lc_n(A)) ⊗ ℚ …

A Nonlinear Extremal Problem On The Hardy Space, William T. Ross, Stephan Ramon Garcia

Department of Math & Statistics Faculty Publications

We relate some classical extremal problems on the Hardy space to norms of truncated Toeplitz operators and complex symmetric operators

Equational Coalgebraic Logic, Alexander Kurz, Raul Leal

Engineering Faculty Articles and Research

Coalgebra develops a general theory of transition systems, parametric in a functor T; the functor T specifies the possible one-step behaviours of the system. A fundamental question in this area is how to obtain, for an arbitrary functor T, a logic for T-coalgebras. We compare two existing proposals, Moss’s coalgebraic logic and the logic of all predicate liftings, by providing one-step translations between them, extending the results in [21] by making systematic use of Stone duality. Our main contribution then is a novel coalgebraic logic, which can be seen as an equational axiomatization of Moss’s logic. The three logics are …

Review: A Class Of Solutions To The Quantum Colored Yang-Baxter Equation, Gizem Karaali

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

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The Schur Transformation For Nevanlinna Functions: Operator Representations, Resolvent Matrices, And Orthogonal Polynomials, Daniel Alpay, A. Dijksma, H. Langer

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

A Nevanlinna function is a function which is analytic in the open upper half plane and has a non-negative imaginary part there. In this paper we study a fractional linear transformation for a Nevanlinna function n with a suitable asymptotic expansion at ∞, that is an analogue of the Schur transformation for contractive analytic functions in the unit disc. Applying the transformation p times we find a Nevanlinna function np which is a fractional linear transformation of the given function n. The main results concern the effect of this transformation to the realizations of n and np, by which we …

Search Bounds For Zeros Of Polynomials Over The Algebraic Closure Of Q, Lenny Fukshansky

CMC Faculty Publications and Research

We discuss existence of explicit search bounds for zeros of polynomials with coefficients in a number field. Our main result is a theorem about the existence of polynomial zeros of small height over the field of algebraic numbers outside of unions of subspaces. All bounds on the height are explicit.

Review: On Quantum Yang-Baxter Coherent Algebra Sheaves, Gizem Karaali

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

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Review: Graded Structure And Hopf Structures In Parabosonic Algebra. An Alternative Approach To Bosonisation, Gizem Karaali

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

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Review: Dynamical Yang-Baxter Maps With An Invariance Condition, Gizem Karaali

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

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Review: Solutions For The Constant Quantum Yang-Baxter Equation From Lie (Super)Algebras, Gizem Karaali

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

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Review: Set-Theoretic Solutions Of The Yang-Baxter Equation, Graphs And Computations, Gizem Karaali

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

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Local-To-Global Spectral Sequences For The Cohomology Of Diagrams, David Blanc, Mark W. Johnson, James M. Turner

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

We construct local-to-global spectral sequences for the cohomology of a diagram, which compute the cohomology of the full diagram in terms of smaller pieces. These are motivated by the obstruction theory of D. Blanc et al. [D. Blanc, M.W. Johnson, J.M. Turner, On realizing diagrams of Π-algebras, Algebraic Geom. Topol. 6 (2006) 763-807] for realizing a diagram of Π-algebras, but are valid in quite general algebraic settings. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Generalized Q-Functions And Dirichlet-To-Neumann Maps For Elliptic Differential Operators, Daniel Alpay, Jussi Behrndt

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

The classical concept of Q-functions associated to symmetric and selfadjoint operators due to M.G. Krein and H. Langer is extended in such a way that the Dirichlet-to-Neumann map in the theory of elliptic differential equations can be interpreted as a generalized Q-function. For couplings of uniformly elliptic second order differential expression on bounded and unbounded domains explicit Krein type formulas for the difference of the resolvents and trace formulas in an H2-framework are obtained.

Superbimatrices And Their Generalizations, Florentin Smarandache, W.B Vasantha Kandasamy

Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications

The systematic study of supermatrices and super linear algebra has been carried out in 2008. These new algebraic structures find their applications in fuzzy models, Leontief economic models and data-storage in computers. In this book the authors introduce the new notion of superbimatrices and generalize it to super trimatrices and super n-matrices. Study of these structures is not only interesting and innovative but is also best suited for the computerized world. The main difference between simple bimatrices and super bimatrices is that in case of simple bimatrices we have only one type of product defined on them, whereas in case …

Transformée En Échelle De Signaux Stationnaires, Daniel Alpay, Mamadou Mboup

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

Using the scale transform of a discrete time signal we define a new family of linear systems. We focus on a particular case related to function theory in the bidisk.

Krein Systems, Daniel Alpay, I. Gohberg, M. A. Kaashoek, L. Lerer, A. Sakhnovich

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

In the present paper we extend results of M.G. Krein associated to the spectral problem for Krein systems to systems with matrix valued accelerants with a possible jump discontinuity at the origin. Explicit formulas for the accelerant are given in terms of the matrizant of the system in question. Recent developments in the theory of continuous analogs of the resultant operator play an essential role.

Groups As Graphs, Florentin Smarandache, W.B. Vasantha Kandasamy

Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications

Through this book, for the first time we represent every finite group in the form of a graph. The authors choose to call these graphs as identity graph, since the main role in obtaining the graph is played by the identity element of the group. This study is innovative because through this description one can immediately look at the graph and say the number of elements in the group G which are self-inversed. Also study of different properties like the subgroups of a group, normal subgroups of a group, p-sylow subgroups of a group and conjugate elements of a group …