We show that proving the conjectured sharp constant in a theorem of Dennis Sullivan concerning convex sets in hyperbolic 3-space would imply the Brennan conjecture. We also prove that any conformal map$f$:$D$→Ω can be factored as a$K$-quasiconformal self-map of the disk (with$K$independent of Ω) and a map$g$:$D$→Ω with derivative bounded away from zero. In particular, there is always a Lipschitz homeomorphism from any simply connected Ω (with its internal path metric) to the unit disk.

Let$X$(-ϱ$B$^{$m$}×$C$^{$n$}be a compact set over the unit sphere ϱ$B$^{$m$}such that for each$z$∈ϱ$B$^{$m$}the fiber$X$_{$z$}={ω∈$C$^{$n$};($z, ω$)∈$X$} is the closure of a completely circled pseudoconvex domain in$C$^{$n$}. The polynomial hull $$\hat X$$ of$X$is described in terms of the Perron-Bremermann function for the homogeneous defining function of$X$. Moreover, for each point ($z$_{0},$w$_{0})∈Int $$\hat X$$ there exists a smooth up to the boundary analytic disc$F$:Δ→$B$^{$m$}×$C$^{$n$}with the boundary in$X$such that$F$(0)=($z$_{0},$w$_{0}).

A local-global principle is shown to hold for all conjugacy classes of any inner form of GL($n$), SL($n$), U($n$), SU($n$), and for all semisimple conjugacy classes in any inner form of Sp($n$), over fields$k$with vcd($k$)≤1. Over number fields such a principle is known to hold for any inner form of GL($n$) and U($n$), and for the split forms of Sp($n$), O($n$), as well as for SL($p$) but not for SL($n$),$n$non-prime. The principle holds for all conjugacy classes in any inner form of GL($n$), but not even for semisimple conjugacy classes in Sp($n$), over fields$k$with vcd($k$)≤2. The principle for conjugacy classes is related to that for centralizers.

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Cwikel's bound is extended to an operator-valued setting. One application of this result is a semi-classical bound for the number of negative bound states for Schrödinger operators with operator-valued potentials. We recover Cwikel's bound for the Lieb-Thirring constant$L$_{0,3}which is far worse than the best available by Lieb (for scalar potentials). However, it leads to a uniform bound (in the dimension$d$≥3) for the quotient$L$_{0,d}/L^{cl}_{0,d}is the so-called classical constant. This gives some improvement in large dimensions.

The harmonic Bergman kernel$Q$_{Ω}for a simply, connected planar domain Ω can be expanded in terms of powers of the Friedrichs operator$F$_{Ω}║$F$_{Ω}║<1 in operator norm. Suppose that Ω is the image of a univalent analytic function ø in the unit disk with ø' ($z$)=1+ψ ($z$) where ψ(0)=0. We show that if the function ψ belongs to a space$D$_{$s$}($D$),$s$>0, of Dirichlet type, then provided that ║ψ║∞<1 the series for$Q$_{Ω}also converges pointwise in $$\bar \Omega \times \bar \Omega \backslash \Delta (\partial \Omega )$$ , and the rate of convergence can be estimated. The proof uses the eigenfunctions of the Friedrichs operator as well as a formula due to Lenard on projections in Hilbert spaces. As an application, we show that for every$s$>0 there exists a constant$C$_{$s$}>0 such that if ║ψ║_{$D$}_{s}($D$)≤$C$_{$s$}, then the biharmonic Green function for Ω=ø ($D$) is positive.

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We establish sharp asymptotics for the$L$^{$p$}-norm of Hermite polynomials and prove convergence in distribution of suitably normalized Wick powers. The results are combined with numerical integration to study an extremal problem on Wiener chaos.

The problem of inversion of the attenuated X-ray transformation is solved by an explicit formula. Several subsequent results are also given.

We give a sharp upper estimate for the response of boundary current-voltage measurements to perturbations of the admittivity in a body that are localized in space and frequency. We calculate the differential of the measurement mapping and study the$Gabor symbol$of this operator.

We present an elementary and concrete description of the Hilbert scheme of points on the spectrum of fraction rings$k[X]$_{$U$}of the one-variable polynomial ring over a commutative ring$k$. Our description is based on the computation of the resultant of polynomials in$k[X]$. The present paper generalizes the results of Laksov-Skjelnes [7], where the Hilbert scheme on spectrum of the local ring of a point was described.

We prove a theorem on non-existence of lacunas of the fundamental solution for hyperbolic differential operators with constant coefficients.

We study the dynamics of polynomial automorphisms of$C$^{$k$}. To an algebraically stable automorphism we associate positive closed currents which are invariant under$f$, considering$f$as a rational map on$P$^{$k$}. These currents give information on the dynamics and allow us to construct a canonical invariant measure which is shown to be mixing.

We investigate a problem of approximation of a large class of nonlinear expressions$f$($x, u$, ∇$u$), including polyconvex functions. Here$u$: Ω→$R$^{$m$}, Ω⊂$R$^{$n$}, is a mapping from the Sobolev space$W$^{$1,p$}. In particular, when$p=n$, we obtain the approximation by mappings which are continuous, differentiable a.e. and, if in addition$n=m$, satisfy the Luzin condition. From the point of view of applications such mappings are almost as good as Lipschitz mappings. As far as we know, for the nonlinear problems that we consider, no natural approximation results were known so far. The results about the approximation of$f$($x, u$, ∇$u$) are consequences of the main result of the paper, Theorem 1.3, on a very strong approximation of Sobolev functions by locally weakly monotone functions.

We give interior estimates for first derivatives of solutions to a type of complex Monge-Ampère equations in convex domains. We also show global estimates for first derivatives of solutions in arbitrary domains. These global estimates are then used to show interior regularity of solutions to the complex Monge-Ampère equations in hyperconvex domains having a bounded exhaustion function which is globally Lipschitz. Finally we give examples of domains which have such an exhaustion function and domains which do not.

Let$X$be a complex manifold with finitely many ends such that each end is either$q$-concave or ($n−q$)-convex. If $$q< \tfrac{1}{2}n$$ , then we prove that$H$^{p$n−q$}$(X)$is Hausdorff for all$p$. This is not true in general if $$q \geqslant \tfrac{1}{2}n$$ (Rossi’s example with$n$=2 and$q$=1). If all ends are$q$-concave, then this is the classical Andreotti-Vesentini separation theorem (and holds also for $$q \geqslant \tfrac{1}{2}n$$ ). Moreover the result was already known in the case when the$q$-concave ends can be ‘filled in’ (again also for $$q \geqslant \tfrac{1}{2}n$$ ). To prove the result we first have to study Serre duality for the case of more general families of supports (instead of the family of all closed sets and the family of all compact sets) which is the main part of the paper. At the end we give an application to the extensibility of CR-forms of bidegree ($p, q$) from ($n−q$)-convex boundaries, $$q< \tfrac{1}{2}n$$ .

Let$r, s$∈ [0, 1], and let$X$be a Banach space satisfying the$M(r, s)$-inequality, that is, $$\parallel x^{***} \parallel \geqslant r\parallel \pi _X x^{***} \parallel + s\parallel x^{***} - \pi _X x^{***} \parallel for x^{***} \in X^{***} ,$$ where π_{$X$}is the canonical projection from$X$^{***}onto$X$^{*}. We show some examples of Banach spaces not containing$c$_{0}, having the point of continuity property and satisfying the above inequality for$r$not necessarily equal to one. On the other hand, we prove that a Banach space$X$satisfying the above inequality for$s$=1 admits an equivalent locally uniformly rotund norm whose dual norm is also locally uniformly rotund. If, in addition,$X$satisfies $$\mathop {\lim \sup }\limits_\alpha \parallel u^* + sx_\alpha ^* \parallel \leqslant \mathop {\lim \sup }\limits_\alpha \parallel v^* + x_\alpha ^* \parallel $$ whenever$u$^{*},$v$^{*}∈$X$^{*}with ‖$u$^{*}‖≤‖$v$^{*}‖ and ($x$_{α}^{*}) is a bounded weak^{*}null net in$X$^{*}, then$X$can be renormed to satisfy the,$M(r, 1)$and the$M(1, s)$-inequality such that$X$^{*}has the weak^{*}asymptotic-norming property I with respect to$B$_{$X$}.

We give a detailed description of nonconstant harmonic functions and their level sets on the Sierpiński gasket. We introduce a parameter, called$eccentricity$, which classifies these functions up to affine transformations$h→ah+b$. We describe three (presumably) distinct measures that describe how the eccentricities are distributed in the limit as we subdivide the gasket into smaller copies (cells) and restrict the harmonic function to the small cells. One measure simply counts the number of small cells with eccentricity in a specified range. One counts the contribution to the total energy coming from those cells. And one counts just those cells that intersect a fixed generic level set. The last measure yields a formula for the box dimension of a generic level set. All three measures are defined by invariance equations with respect to the same iterated function system, but with different weights. We also give a construction for a rectifiable curve containing a given level set. We exhibit examples where the curve has infinite winding number with respect to some points.

A Sobolev space in several variables in an$L$^{1}-type norm is not complemented in its second dual. Hence it is not isomorphic as a Banach space to any complemented subspace of a Banach lattice.

We study the Möbius invariant spaces$Q$_{$p$}and$Q$_{$p, 0$}of analytic functions. These scales of spaces include BMOA=$Q$_{1}, VMOA=$Q$_{1, 0}and the Dirichlet space=$Q$_{0}. Using the Bergman metric, we establish decomposition theorems for these spaces. We obtain also a fractional derivative characterization for both$Q$_{$p$}and$Q$_{$p, 0$}.