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On Continua With Regular Non-Abelian Self Covers, Mathew Timm

Summer Conference on Topology and Its Applications

We look at a planar 2-dimensional continuum X which satisfy the following:

Given any finite group G there is an |G|-fold regular self cover f:X → X with G as its group of deck transformations.

A Trace Formula For Foliated Flows (Working Paper), Jesús A. Álvarez López, Yuri A. Kordyukov, Eric Leichtnam

Summer Conference on Topology and Its Applications

The talk, based on work in progress, will be about our progress to show a trace formula for foliated flows on foliated spaces, which has been conjectured by V. Guillemin, and later by C. Deninger with more generality. It describes certain Leftchetz distribution of the foliated flow, acting on some version of the leafwise cohomology, in terms of local data at the closed orbits and fixed points.

Which Topological Groups Arise As Automorphism Groups Of Locally Finite Graphs?, Xiao Chang, Paul Gartside

Summer Conference on Topology and Its Applications

Let Γ be a graph which is countable and locally finite (every vertex has finite degree). Then the automorphism group of Γ, Aut(Γ), with the pointwise topology has a compact, zero dimensional open normal subgroup. We investigate whether the converse holds.

Topologically Homogeneous Continua, Isometrically Homogeneous Continua, And The Pseudo-Arc, Janusz Prajs

Summer Conference on Topology and Its Applications

We use accumulated knowledge on topologically homogeneous continua, and, in particular, on the pseudo-arc, to investigate the properties of isometrically homogeneous continua.

Rigidity And Nonrigidity Of Corona Algebras, Paul Mckenney, Alessandro Vignati

Summer Conference on Topology and Its Applications

Shelah proved in the 1970s that there is a model of ZFC in which every homeomorphism of the Cech-Stone remainder of the natural numbers is induced by a function on the natural numbers. More recently, Farah proved that in essentially the same model, every automorphism of the Calkin algebra on a separable Hilbert space must be induced by a linear operator on the Hilbert space. I will discuss a common generalization of these rigidity results to a certain class of C*-algebras called corona algebras. No prerequisites in C*-algebra will be assumed.

Balanced And Functionally Balanced P-Groups, Menachem Shlossberg

Summer Conference on Topology and Its Applications

In relation to Itzkowitz's problem, we show that a c-bounded P-group is balanced if and only if it is functionally balanced. We prove that for an arbitrary P-group, being functionally balanced is equivalent to being strongly functionally balanced. A special focus is given to the uniform free topological group defined over a uniform P-space. In particular, we show that this group is (functionally) balanced precisely when its subsets B_n, consisting of words of length at most n, are all (resp., functionally) balanced.

Compactly Supported Homeomorphisms As Long Direct Limits, Rafael Dahmen, Gábor Lukács

Summer Conference on Topology and Its Applications

Let λ be a limit ordinal and consider a directed system of topological groups (G_α)_{α < λ} with topological embeddings as bonding maps and its directed union G=∪_{α < λ}G_α. There are two natural topologies on G: one that makes G the direct limit (colimit) in the category of topological spaces and one which makes G the direct limit (colimit) in the category of topological groups.

For λ = ω it is known that these topologies almost never coincide (Yamasaki's Theorem).

In my talk last year, I introduced the Long Direct Limit Conjecture, stating that …

Uncountable Discrete Sets And Forcing, Akira Iwasa

Summer Conference on Topology and Its Applications

Suppose that a space X has no uncountable discrete subspace. We will discuss if forcing can create an uncountable discrete subspace of X.

Locally Compact Groups: Traditions And Trends, Karl Heinrich Hofmann, Wolfgang Herfort, Francesco G. Russo

Summer Conference on Topology and Its Applications

For a lecture in the Topology+Algebra and Analysis section, the subject of locally compact groups appears particularly fitting: Historically and currently as well, the structure and representation theory of locally compact groups draws its methods from each of theses three fields of mathematics. Nowadays one might justifiably add combinatorics and number theory as sources. The example of a study of a class of locally compact groups called “near abelian,” undertaken by W. Herfort, K. H. Hofmann, and F. G. Russo, may be used to illustrate the liaison of topological group theory with this different areas of interest. Concepts like the …

Disjoint Infinity Borel Functions, Daniel Hathaway

Summer Conference on Topology and Its Applications

Consider the statement that every uncountable set of reals can be surjected onto R by a Borel function. This is implied by the statement that every uncountable set of reals has a perfect subset. It is also implied by a new statement D which we will discuss: for each real a there is a Borel function f_a : RtoR and for each function g : RtoR there is a countable set G(g) of reals such that the following is true: for each a in R and for each function g : R to R, if f_a is disjoint …

Dense Subsets Of Function Spaces With No Non-Trivial Convergent Sequences, Vladimir V. Tkachuk

Summer Conference on Topology and Its Applications

We will show that a monolithic compact space X is not scattered if and only if C_p(X) has a dense subset without non-trivial convergent sequences. Besides, for any cardinal κ ≥ c, the space R^κ has a dense subspace without non-trivial convergent sequences. If X is an uncountable σ-compact space of countable weight, then any dense set Y ⊂ C_p(X) has a dense subspace without non-trivial convergent sequences. We also prove that for any countably compact sequential space X, if C_p(X) has a dense k-subspace, then X is scattered.

Compactness Via Adherence Dominators, Bhamini M. P. Nayar, Terrence A. Edwards, James E. Joseph, Myung H. Kwack

Summer Conference on Topology and Its Applications

This talk is based on a joint work by T. A. Edwards, J. E. Joseph, M. H. Kwack and B. M. P. Nayar that apperared in the Journal of Advanced studies in Topology, Vol. 5 (4), 2014), 8 - 15. B

An adherence dominator on a topological space X is a function π from the collection of filterbases on X to the family of closed subsets of X satisfying A(Ω) ⊆ π(Ω) where A(Ω) is the adherence of Ω. The notations π(Ω) and A(Ω) are used for the values of the functions π and A and π(Ω) =⋂_Ω π F= …

Entropy In Topological Groups, Part 2, Dikran Dikranjan

Summer Conference on Topology and Its Applications

Entropy was introduced first in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, as well as information theory. In the last sixty years entropy made its way also in topology, ergodic theory, as well as other branches of mathematics as algebra, geometry and number theory where dynamical systems appear in one way or another.

Roughly speaking, entropy is a non-negative real number or infinity assigned to a "selfmap" T of a "space" X, where the "space" X can be a topological or uniform space, a measure space, an abstract or topological group (or vector space) or just a set. The "selfmap" T can be, …

On Cardinality Bounds Involving The Weak Lindelöf Degree And H-Closed Spaces, Nathan Carlson, Angelo Bella, Jack Porter

Summer Conference on Topology and Its Applications

1. Bella and Carlson give several classes of spaces X for which |X| ≤ 2^wL(X)χ(X). This includes locally compact spaces and, more recently, extremally disconnected spaces. Three proofs of the former lead to more general results. One such result is that any regular space X with a π-base consisting of elements with compact closure satisfies |X| ≤ 2^wL(X)χ(X). It is also shown that if X is locally compact and power homogeneous that |X| ≤ 2^wL(X)t(X), an extension of De la Vega's Theorem.

2. Porter and Carlson give a new cardinality bound for any Hausdorff …

Some Relations On Generalized Rice's Matrix Polynomials, Ayman Shehata

Applications and Applied Mathematics: An International Journal (AAM)

The main aim of this paper is to obtain certain properties of generalized Rice’s matrix polynomials such as their matrix differential equation, generating matrix functions, an expansion for them. We have also deduced the various families of bilinear and bilateral generating matrix functions for them with the help of the generating matrix functions developed in the paper and some of their applications have also been presented here.

Some Properties Of Certain Mixed Type Special Matrix Functions And Polynomials, Ahmed A. Al-Gonah, Fatima M. Al-Samadi

Applications and Applied Mathematics: An International Journal (AAM)

By using certain operational methods, the authors introduce some new mixed type special matrix functions and polynomials. Some properties of these matrix functions and polynomials are established.

Numerical Study Of Soliton Solutions Of Kdv, Boussinesq, And Kaup-Kuperschmidt Equations Based On Jacobi Polynomials, Khadijeh Sadri, Hamideh Ebrahimi

Applications and Applied Mathematics: An International Journal (AAM)

In this paper, a numerical method is developed to approximate the soliton solutions of some nonlinear wave equations in terms of the Jacobi polynomials. Wave are very important phenomena in dispersion, dissipation, diffusion, reaction, and convection. Using the wave variable converts these nonlinear equations to the nonlinear ODE equations. Then, the operational Collocation method based on Jacobi polynomials as bases is applied to approximate the solution of ODE equation resulted. In addition, the intervals of the solution will be extended using an rational exponential approximation (REA). The KdV, Boussinesq, and Kaup–Kuperschmidt equations are studied as the test examples. Finally, numerical …

On The Three Dimensional Interaction Between Flexible Fibers And Fluid Flow, Bogdan Nita, Ryan Allaire

Department of Mathematics Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

In this paper we discuss the deformation of a flexible fiber clamped to a spherical body and immersed in a flow of fluid moving with a speed ranging between 0 and 50 cm/s by means of three dimensional numerical simulation developed in COMSOL . The effects of flow speed and initial configuration angle of the fiber relative to the flow are analyzed. A rigorous analysis of the numerical procedure is performed and our code is benchmarked against well established cases. The flow velocity and pressure are used to compute drag forces upon the fiber. Of particular interest is the behavior …

Series Solutions Of Polarized Gowdy Universes, Doniray Brusaferro

Theses and Dissertations

Einstein's field equations are a system of ten partial differential equations. For a special class of spacetimes known as Gowdy spacetimes, the number of equations is reduced due to additional structure of two dimensional isometry groups with mutually orthogonal Killing vectors. In this thesis, we focus on a particular model of Gowdy spacetimes known as the polarized T³ model, and provide an explicit solution to Einstein's equations.

Sine, Cosine, And Tangent Table: 0 To 360 Degrees, Paul Royster

Department of Mathematics: Class Notes and Learning Materials

In helping with my high school student's math homework, I was astonished to find no trig tables in the 800-page textbook. I was further astonished to find no printable version online that extended beyond 90°.

While most smartphones will tell you the sine of an angle, they will not necessarily tell you the angle for which the sine is x. And since multiple angles may have the same sine (e.g. 59° and 121°), it seems useful to see the numerical progression of the functions in addition to their graphical representation.

Here is a printable sine-cosine-tangent table for all integer angle …