Quasi-T\"oplitz functions in KAM theorem

We define and describe the class of Quasi-T\"oplitz functions. We then prove an abstract KAM theorem where the perturbation is in this class. We apply this theorem to a Non-Linear-Scr\"odinger equation on the torus $T^d$, thus proving existence and stability of quasi-periodic solutions and recovering the results of [10]. With respect to that paper we consider only the NLS which preserves the total Momentum and exploit this conserved quantity in order to simplify our treatment.Comment: 34 pages, 1 figur

Box splines and the equivariant index theorem

In this article, we start to recall the inversion formula for the convolution with the Box spline. The equivariant cohomology and the equivariant K-theory with respect to a compact torus G of various spaces associated to a linear action of G in a vector space M can be both described using some vector spaces of distributions, on the dual of the group G or on the dual of its Lie algebra. The morphism from K-theory to cohomology is analyzed and the multiplication by the Todd class is shown to correspond to the operator (deconvolution) inverting the semidiscrete convolution with a box spline. Finally, the multiplicities of the index of a G-transversally elliptic operator on M are determined using the infinitesimal index of the symbol.Comment: 44 page

On the Ado Theorem for finite Lie conformal algebras with Levi decomposition

We prove that a finite torsion-free conformal Lie algebra with a splitting solvable radical has a finite faithful conformal representation.Comment: 11 page

Widespread abiotic methane in chromitites

Recurring discoveries of abiotic methane in gas seeps and springs in ophiolites and peridotite massifs worldwide raised the question of where, in which rocks, methane was generated. Answers will impact the theories on life origin related to serpentinization of ultramafic rocks, and the origin of methane on rocky planets. Here we document, through molecular and isotopic analyses of gas liberated by rock crushing, that among the several mafic and ultramafic rocks composing classic ophiolites in Greece, i.e., serpentinite, peridotite, chromitite, gabbro, rodingite and basalt, only chromitites, characterized by high concentrations of chromium and ruthenium, host considerable amounts of 13C-enriched methane, hydrogen and heavier hydrocarbons with inverse isotopic trend, which is typical of abiotic gas origin. Raman analyses are consistent with methane being occluded in widespread microfractures and porous serpentine- or chlorite-filled veins. Chromium and ruthenium may be key metal catalysts for methane production via Sabatier reaction. Chromitites may represent source rocks of abiotic methane on Earth and, potentially, on Mars

Quasi-periodic solutions of completely resonant forced wave equations

We prove existence of quasi-periodic solutions with two frequencies of completely resonant, periodically forced nonlinear wave equations with periodic spatial boundary conditions. We consider both the cases the forcing frequency is: (Case A) a rational number and (Case B) an irrational number.Comment: 25 pages, 1 figur

On certain modules of covariants in exterior algebras

We study the structure of the space of covariants $B:=\left(\bigwedge (\mathfrak g/\mathfrak k)^*\otimes \mathfrak g\right)^{\mathfrak k},$ for a certain class of infinitesimal symmetric spaces $(\mathfrak g,\mathfrak k)$ such that the space of invariants $A:=\left(\bigwedge (\mathfrak g/\mathfrak k)^*\right)^{\mathfrak k}$ is an exterior algebra $\wedge (x_1,...,x_r),$ with $r=rk(\mathfrak g)-rk(\mathfrak k)$. We prove that they are free modules over the subalgebra $A_{r-1}=\wedge (x_1,...,x_{r-1})$ of rank $4r$. In addition we will give an explicit basis of $B$. As particular cases we will recover same classical results. In fact we will describe the structure of $\left(\bigwedge (M_n^{\pm})^*\otimes M_n\right)^G$, the space of the $G-$equivariant matrix valued alternating multilinear maps on the space of (skew-symmetric or symmetric with respect to a specific involution) matrices, where $G$ is the symplectic group or the odd orthogonal group. Furthermore we prove new polynomial trace identities.Comment: Title changed. Results have been generalised to other infinitesimal symmetric space

Polarizations and Nullcone of Representations of Reductive Groups

The paper starts with the following simple observation. Let V be a representation of a reductive group G, and let f_1,f_2,...,f_n be homogeneous invariant functions. Then the polarizations of f_1,f_2,...,f_n define the nullcone of k 0} h(t) x = 0 for all x in L. This is then applied to many examples. A surprising result is about the group SL(2,C) where almost all representations V have the property that all linear subspaces of the nullcone are annihilated. Again, this has interesting applications to the invariants on several copies. Another result concerns the n-qubits which appear in quantum computing. This is the representation of a product of n copies of $SL_2$ on the n-fold tensor product C^2 otimes C^2 otimes ... otimes C^2. Here we show just the opposite, namely that the polarizations never define the nullcone of several copies if n <= 3. (An earlier version of this paper, distributed in 2002, was split into two parts; the first part with the title ``On the nullcone of representations of reductive groups'' is published in Pacific J. Math. {bf 224} (2006), 119--140.