Let$α$_{1},$α$_{2},…,$α$_{$m$}be linear forms defined on ℂ^{$n$}and $\mathcal{X}=\mathbb{C}^{n}\setminus\bigcup_{i=1}^{m}V(\alpha_{i})$ , where$V$($α$_{$i$})={$p$∈ℂ^{$n$}$:$$α$_{$i$}($p$)=0}. The coordinate ring $O_{\mathcal{X}}$ of $\mathcal{X}$ is a holonomic$A$_{$n$}-module, where$A$_{$n$}is the$n$th Weyl algebra and since holonomic$A$_{$n$}-modules have finite length, $O_{\mathcal{X}}$ has finite length. We consider a “twisted” variant of this$A$_{$n$}-module which is also holonomic. Define M_{$α$}^{$β$}to be the free rank-1 ℂ[$x$]_{$α$}-module on the generator$α$^{$β$}(thought of as a multivalued function), where $\alpha^{\beta}=\alpha_{1}^{\beta_{1}},\ldots,\alpha_{m}^{\beta_{m}}$ and the multi-index$β$=($β$_{1},…,$β$_{$m$})∈ℂ^{$m$}. Our main result is the computation of the number of decomposition factors of M_{$α$}^{$β$}and their description when$n$=2.

To compare continued fraction digits with the denominators of the corresponding approximants we introduce the arithmetic-geometric scaling. We will completely determine its multifractal spectrum by means of a number-theoretical free-energy function and show that the Hausdorff dimension of sets consisting of irrationals with the same scaling exponent coincides with the Legendre transform of this free-energy function. Furthermore, we identify the asymptotic of the local behaviour of the spectrum at the right boundary point and discuss a connection to the set of irrationals with continued-fraction digits exceeding a given number which tends to infinity.

Nonsingular matrix subspaces can be separated into two categories: by being either invertible, or merely possessing invertible elements. The former class was introduced for factoring matrices into the product of two matrices. With the latter, the problem of characterizing the inverses and related nonlinear matrix geometries arises. For the singular elements there is a natural concept of spectrum defined in terms of determinantal hypersurfaces, linking matrix analysis with algebraic geometry. With this, matrix subspaces and the respective Grassmannians are split into equivalence classes. Conditioning of matrix subspaces is addressed.

A moment problem is presented for a class of signed measures which are termed pseudo-positive. Our main result says that for every pseudo-positive definite functional (subject to some reasonable restrictions) there exists a representing pseudo-positive measure.

A Łojasiewicz-type estimate is a powerful tool in studying the rigidity properties of the harmonic map heat flow. Topping proved such an estimate using the Riesz potential method, and established various uniformity properties of the harmonic map heat flow from $\mathbb{S}^{2}$ to $\mathbb{S}^{2}$ ($J. Differential Geom.$$45$(1997), 593–610). In this note, using an inequality due to Sobolev, we will derive the same estimate for maps from $\mathbb{S}^{2}$ to a compact Kähler manifold$N$with nonnegative holomorphic bisectional curvature, and use it to establish the uniformity properties of the harmonic map heat flow from $\mathbb{S}^{2}$ to$N$, which generalizes Topping’s result.