Workshop in Analysis and Probability
Department of Mathematics
Texas A&M University
Summer 2006
The Summer 2006 session of the Workshop in Linear Analysis and
Probability at Texas A&M University will be in session from July 10
until August 11. For information about the Workshop, consult the Workshop
Home Page, URL
http://www.math.tamu.edu/research/workshops/linanalysis/
The Informal Regional Functional Analysis Seminar (SUMIRFAS) will be held
August 4-6.
Sanjeev Aurora <arora(a)CS.Princeton.EDU>, Moses Charikar
<moses(a)CS.Princeton.EDU>, Bill Johnson <johnson(a)math.tamu.edu>, Nati
Linial <nati(a)cs.huji.ac.il>, and Assaf Naor <anaor(a)microsoft.com> are
organizing a Concentration Week on "Metric Geometry and Geometric
Embeddings of Discrete Metric Spaces" that will take place July 17-22.
The purpose of the Concentration Week is to bring together researchers in
Computer Science, Analysis, and Geometric Group Theory who are interested
in various aspects of metric geometry in the expectation that interaction
among experts, students, and post docs in the various areas will be
fruitful. The first day will be devoted to introductory talks designed to
introduce non experts to the subject.
Pete Casazza <pete(a)math.missouri.edu>, David Larson
<larson(a)math.tamu.edu>, Gestur Olafsson <olafsson(a)math.lsu.edu>, and
Thomas Schlumprecht <schlump(a)math.tamu.edu> are organizing a Concentration
Week on "Frames, Banach spaces and Signal Processing" that will take place
August 7 - August 11. The purpose of the Concentration Week is to bring
researchers in Frame and Wavelet theory / Signal and Image processing
together with researchers in Banach space theory to generate a
"cross-fertilization" of areas.
The Workshop is supported in part by grants from the National Science
Foundation (NSF). Minorities, women, graduate students, and young
researchers are especially encouraged to attend.
For logistical support, including requests for support, please contact
Cara Barton <cara(a)math.tamu.edu>. For more information on the Workshop
itself, please contact William Johnson <johnson(a)math.tamu.edu>, David
Larson <larson(a)math.tamu.edu>, Gilles Pisier <pisier(a)math.tamu.edu>, or
Joel Zinn <jzinn(a)math.tamu.edu>.
For information about the Concentration Week on "Metric Geometry and
Geometric Embeddings of Discrete Metric Spaces", contact Bill Johnson
<johnson(a)math.tamu.edu>.
For information about the Concentration Week on "Frames, Banach spaces and
Signal Processing" contact David Larson <larson(a)math.tamu.edu> or Thomas
Schlumprecht <schlump(a)math.tamu.edu>.
This is an announcement for the paper "A remark on two duality
relations" by Emanuel Milman.
Abstract: We remark that an easy combination of two known results
yields a positive answer, up to log(n) terms, to a duality conjecture
that goes back to Pietsch. In particular, we show that for any two
symmetric convex bodies K,T in R^n, denoting by N(K,T) the minimal
number of translates of T needed to cover K, one has:
N(K,T) <= N(T*,(C log(n))^{-1} K*)^{C log(n) loglog(n)}, where
K*,T* are the polar bodies to K,T, respectively, and C > 1 is a
universal constant. As a corollary, we observe a new duality result
(up to log(n) terms) for Talagrand's \gamma_p functionals.
Archive classification: Functional Analysis; Metric Geometry
Remarks: 13 pages
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This is an announcement for the paper "Still more on norms of
completely positive maps" by Stanislaw J. Szarek.
Abstract: King and Ruskai asked whether the norm of a completely
positive map acting between Schatten classes of operators is equal
to that of its restriction to the real subspace of self-adjoint
operators. Proofs have been promptly supplied by Watrous and
Audenaert. Here we provide one more proof, in fact of a slightly
more general fact, under the (slightly weaker) assumption of
2-positivity. The argument is elementary and self-contained.
Archive classification: Quantum Physics; Functional Analysis
Remarks: 2 pages
Submitted from: szarek(a)cwru.edu
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LMS Northern Regional Meeting and Workshop in Functional Analysis
There will be a Meeting of the London Mathematical Society at the
University of Leeds, UK on Monday 3rd July 2006, at which the speakers
will be:
Uffe Haagerup (Odense) and Nigel Kalton (Missouri).
This is to be followed by a workshop on functional analysis, the theme
being "bounded and unbounded operators on Banach and Hilbert spaces".
Haagerup and Kalton will give further talks, and additional speakers
include:
Michel Crouzeix (Rennes), Ken Davidson (Waterloo), Alexander Helemskii
(Moscow), Thomas Ransford (Laval and Oxford), Thomas Schlumprecht
(Texas A&M), Hanne Schultz (Odense), Steen Thorbjoernsen (Odense), and
Lutz Weis (Karlsruhe).
For full details and instructions how to register for the meeting,
see
http://www.maths.leeds.ac.uk/pure/analysis/lms/
Jonathan R. Partington
j.r.partington(a)leeds.ac.uk
This is an announcement for the paper "A Banach space dichotomy for
quotients of subspaces" by Valentin Ferenczi.
Abstract: A Banach space $X$ with a Schauder basis is defined to
have the restricted quotient hereditarily indecomposable (QHI)
property if $X/Y$ is hereditarily indecomposable (HI) for any
infinite codimensional subspace $Y$ with a successive finite-dimensional
decomposition on the basis of $X$. A reflexive space with the
restricted QHI property is in particular HI, has HI dual, and is
saturated with subspaces which are HI and have HI dual.
The following dichotomy theorem is proved: any infinite dimensional
Banach space contains a quotient of subspace which either has an
unconditional basis, or has the restricted QHI property.
Archive classification: Functional Analysis
Mathematics Subject Classification: 46B03, 46B10
Remarks: 25 pages
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This is an announcement for the paper "On the structure of asymptotic
l_p spaces" by E. Odell, Th. Schlumprecht, and A. Zsak.
Abstract: We prove that if X is a separable, reflexive space which
is asymptotic l_p, then X embeds into a reflexive space Z having
an asymptotic l_p finite-dimensional decomposition. This result
leads to an intrinsic characterization of subspaces of spaces with
an asymptotic l_p FDD. More general results of this type are also
obtained.
Archive classification: Functional Analysis
Mathematics Subject Classification: 46B20
Remarks: 32 pages
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Banach space theory:
classical topics and new directions
4-8 September 2006 · Cáceres · Spain
http://www.banachspaces.com
A Satellite Conference of the International
Congress of Mathematicians, Madrid 2006
The conference aims to contemplate the topic of Banach spaces from an open
and broader point of view; so, in addition to classical Banach space
theory, related topics of active research have been included. The main
lines of the conference are:
· Structure and geometry of infinite dimensional Banach and quasi-Banach
spaces.
· Infinite dimensional topology.
· Asymptotic geometric analysis.
· Categorical and homological methods.
· Applications of descriptive set theory.
PROGRAM
During the mornings there will take place the invited lectures
MAIN SPEAKERS
S. Argyros, National Technical University, Athens, Greece.
K. Ball, University College London, London, UK.
J. Bastero, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.
F. Bombal, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
G. Godefroy, Université Paris 6, Paris, France.
N.J. Kalton, University of Missouri, Columbia (Missouri), USA.
V. Milman, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel.
A. Naor, Microsoft Research, Redmond (Washington), USA.
J. Orihuela, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
A. Rodríguez-Palacios, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain.
S. Szarek, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (Ohio), USA. E.
Odell, University of Texas, Austin (Texas), USA.
M. Valdivia, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
J.M.F. Castillo, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain (Coordinator).
W.B. Johnson, Texas A&M University, U.S.A.
J. Lindenstrauss, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
B. Maurey, Université Paris 7, France.
A. Pajor, Université de Marne-la-Vallée, France.
A. Pelczynski, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsawa, Poland.
D. Preiss, University College, London, England.
N. Tomczak-Jaegermann, University of Alberta, Canada.
CONTRIBUTED TALKS
During the evenings there will be sessions of contributed talks of 15-30
min. People willing to deliver a talk are kindly encouraged to send a
message to the organization (banach(a)unex.es) or visit the web site of
the conference (http://www.banachspaces.com) and click the icon
contributed talks. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 31 May 2006.
THEMATIC SESSIONS
There is the possibility to group contributed talks in thematic sessions.
People interested in organizing such sessions please send a proposal to
the coordinator (castillo(a)unex.es).
PLACE
The conference will take place in Cáceres, in the Complejo Cultural S.
Francisco. The old town of Cáceres has been declared by the Unesco part
of the World Heritage (at the home-page of the conference there is a link
to perform a virtual tour). Cáceres is well connected with Madrid by
either bus or train. The Complejo S. Francisco is an old palace of XIV
siecle entirely reformed and kindly leased by the Diputación de Cáceres
for this meeting. Information and pictures of the palace can be seen at
the home-page of the conference.
REGISTRATION. There will be a registration fee of 100 EURO (150 EURO after
15 May 2006), with a reduced fee of 50 EURO for students. Click the icon
registration at http://www.banachspaces.com to see the different
possibilities of payment.
ACCOMMODATION. There is the possibility of housing at the Residence Diego
Muñoz Torrero, placed in front of the Complejo S. Francisco, site of the
conference. The price of is 30 EURO per day and person in a double room.
There is also a combined offer registration fee + accommodation at the
Residence + breakfast + lunch (not dinner) during all the Conference for a
total of 300 EURO.
CONTACT
Departamento de Matemáticas,
Universidad de Extremadura,
Avda de Elvas s/n,
06071-Badajoz
Spain
Phone: +34 924 289 563
Fax: +34 924 272 911
e-mail: banach(a)unex.es
ORGANIZATION
Javier Alonso, Patricia Arjona, Francisco Arranz, Manolo Báez, Carlos
Benítez, Félix Cabello Sánchez, Carmen Calvo, Jesús M.F. Castillo, Rosa
Díez, Manuel Fernández García-Hierro, Juan Antonio García, Ricardo García,
Germán Giraldez, Eva López, Pedro Martín, Francisco Montalvo, Yolanda
Moreno, Mª Angeles Mulero, Antonio Oyola, Carmen Ortiz, Paloma Pérez,
Antonio Pulgarín, Mª Luisa Soriano, Jesús Suárez, Antonio Ullán, Diego
Yáñez.
PREVIOUS CONFERENCES
Since 1996, the Department of Mathematics of the University of
Extremadura organizes the even years a Banach space conference in either
Badajoz or Cáceres. The proceedings of Conferences I-IV have appeared in
Extracta Mathematicae, and can be found in the journal web-site
http://unex.es/extracta/extracta.html. The proceedings of the V Conference
will be published by the Cambridge University Press as a volume in the
Lecture Notes Series of the London Mathematical Society. All information
about the V Conference (Cáceres 2004) and its proceedings can be found at
the web-site
http://www.banachspaces.com/banach04/
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Banach space theory: classical topics & new directions
Caceres, 4-8 September 2006
This is an announcement for the paper "Linearly ordered compacta
and Banach spaces with a projectional resolution of the identity"
by Wieslaw Kubis.
Abstract: We construct a compact linearly ordered space $K$ of
weight aleph one, such that the space $C(K)$ is not isomorphic to
a Banach space with a projectional resolution of the identity, while
on the other hand, $K$ is a continuous image of a Valdivia compact
and every separable subspace of $C(K)$ is contained in a 1-complemented
separable subspace. This answers two questions due to O. Kalenda
and V. Montesinos.
Archive classification: Functional Analysis; General Topology
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 46B03, 46B26; Secondary:
54F05, 46E15, 54C35
Remarks: 13 pages
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This is an announcement for the paper "Generalized cosine transforms
and classes of star bodies" by Boris Rubin.
Abstract: The spherical Radon transform on the unit sphere can be
regarded as a member of the analytic family of suitably normalized
generalized cosine transforms. We derive new formulas for these
transforms and apply them to study classes of intersections bodies
in convex geometry.
Archive classification: Functional Analysis; Differential Geometry
Mathematics Subject Classification: 44A12
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This is an announcement for the paper "Optimal domain for the Hardy
operator" by Olvido Delgado and Javier Soria.
Abstract: We study the optimal domain for the Hardy operator
considered with values in a rearrangement invariant space. In
particular, this domain can be represented as the space of integrable
functions with respect to a vector measure defined on a $\delta$-ring.
A precise description is given for the case of the minimal Lorentz
spaces.
Archive classification: Functional Analysis; Classical Analysis and
ODEs
Mathematics Subject Classification: 46E30, 46B25
Remarks: 15 pages
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