Homogeneous spaces yielding solutions of the k[S] –hierarchy and its strict version

The k[S] -hierarchy and its strict version are two deformations of the commutative algebra k[S], k=R or C; in the N×N-matrices, where S is the matrix of the shift operator. In this paper we show first of all that both deformations correspond to conjugating k[S] with elements from an appropriate group. The dressing matrix of the deformation is unique in the case of the k[S]-hierarchy and it is determined up to a multiple of the identity in the strict case. This uniqueness enables one to prove directly the equivalence of the Lax form of the k[S]-hierarchy with a set of Sato-Wilson equations. The analogue of the Sato-Wilson equations for the strict k[S]-hierarchy always implies the Lax equations of this hierarchy. Both systems are equivalent if the setting one works in, is Cauchy solvable in dimension one. Finally we present a Banach Lie group G(S_2), two subgroups P_+ (H) and U_+ (H) of G(S_2), with U_+ (H)⊂P_+ (H), such that one can construct from the homogeneous spaces G(S_2 )/P_+ (H) resp. G(S_2)/U_+ (H) solutions of respectively the k[S]-hierarchy and its strict version.

Sphere and projective space of a C*-algebra with a faithful state

Let 𝒜 be a unital C*-algebra with a faithful state ϕ. We study the geometry of the unit sphere 𝕊ϕ = {x ∈ 𝒜 : ϕ(x*x) = 1} and the projective space ℙϕ = 𝕊ϕ/𝕋. These spaces are shown to be smooth manifolds and homogeneous spaces of the group 𝒰ϕ(𝒜) of isomorphisms acting in 𝒜 which preserve the inner product induced by ϕ, which is a smooth Banach-Lie group. An important role is played by the theory of operators in Banach spaces with two norms, as developed by M.G. Krein and P. Lax. We define a metric in ℙϕ, and prove the existence of minimal geodesics, both with given initial data, and given endpoints.

Multiplicity-freeness of Unitary Representations in Sections of Holomorphic Hilbert Bundles

We prove several results asserting that the action of a Banach–Lie group on Hilbert spaces of holomorphic sections of a holomorphic Hilbert space bundle over a complex Banach manifold is multiplicity-free. These results require the existence of compatible anti-holomorphic bundle maps and certain multiplicity-freeness assumptions for stabilizer groups. For the group action on the base, the notion of an $(S,\sigma )$-weakly visible action (generalizing T. Koboyashi’s visible actions) provides an effective way to express the assumptions in an economical fashion. In particular, we derive a version for group actions on homogeneous bundles for larger groups. We illustrate these general results by several examples related to operator groups and von Neumann algebras.

Infinite Dimensional DeWitt Supergroups and their Bodies

For Dewitt super groups G modeled via an underlying finitely generated Grassmann algebra it is well known that when there exists a body group BG compatible with the group operation on G, then, generically, the kernel K of the body homomorphism is nilpotent. This is not true when the underlying Grassmann algebra is infinitely generated. We show that it is quasi-nilpotent in the sense that as a Banach Lie group its Lie algebra κ has the property that for each a ∊ κ ada has a zero spectrum. We also show that the exponential mapping from κ to K is surjective and that K is a quotient manifold of the Banach space κ via a lattice in κ.