Sets which are not tube null and intersection properties of random measures

We show that in $\mathbb{R}^d$ there are purely unrectifiable sets of Hausdorff (and even box counting) dimension $d-1$ which are not tube null, settling a question of Carbery, Soria and Vargas, and improving a number of results by the same authors and by Carbery. Our method extends also to "convex tube null sets", establishing a contrast with a theorem of Alberti, Cs\"{o}rnyei and Preiss on Lipschitz-null sets. The sets we construct are random, and the proofs depend on intersection properties of certain random fractal measures with curves.Comment: 24 pages. Referees comments incorporated. JLMS to appea

Restriction and decay for flat hypersurfaces

In the first part we consider restriction theorems for hypersurfaces [Gamma] in Rn, with the affine curvature [fòrmula] introduced as a mitigating factor. Sjolin, [19], showed that there is a universal restriction theorem for all convex curves in R2. We show that in dimensions greater than two there is no analogous universal restriction theorem for hypersurfaces with non-negative curvature. In the second part we discuss decay estimates for the Fourier transform of the density [fòrmula] supported on the surface and investigate the relationship between restriction and decay in this setting. It is well-known that restriction theorems follow from appropriate decay estimates; one would like to know whether restriction and decay are, in fact, equivalent. We show that this is not the case in two dimensions. We also go some way towards a classification of those curves/surfaces for which decay holds by giving some sufficient conditions and some necessary conditions for decay

Colouring multijoints

Let L_1, ..., L_d be pairwise disjoint collections of lines in a d-dimensional vector space over some field. If the collections are sufficiently generic we prove that there exists a d-colouring of the set of multijoints J such that for each j, for each line in L_j, the number of points on it of colour j is O(|J|^{1/d}).Comment: We welcome comments on how this result relates to others in discrete geometr

The endpoint multilinear Kakeya theorem via the Borsuk--Ulam theorem

We give an essentially self-contained proof of Guth's recent endpoint multilinear Kakeya theorem which avoids the use of somewhat sophisticated algebraic topology, and which instead appeals to the Borsuk-Ulam theorem

Three-electron two-centred bonds and the stabilisation of cationic sulfur radicals

Electronic communication in biological systems is fundamental to understanding protein signalling and electron hopping pathways. Frequently studied examples are cationic radical methionine and its functional derivatives. These systems are understood to be stabilised by a direct ‘three-electron two-centred’ bond. We demonstrate for methionine and a series of cationic radical methionine analogues that long-range multi-centred indirect stabilisation occurs, which cannot be attributed to three-electron two-centred interactions. A revised description of the radical stabilisation process is presented, which includes contributions from all atoms with accessible p-orbitals, independent of the distance to the sulfur radical

Counting joints in vector spaces over arbitrary fields

We give a proof of the "folklore" theorem that the Kaplan--Sharir--Shustin/Quilodr\'an result on counting joints associated to a family of lines holds in vector spaces over arbitrary fields, not just the reals. We also discuss a distributional estimate on the multiplicities of the joints in the case that the family of lines is sufficiently generic.Comment: Not intended for publication. References added and other minor edits in this versio

Singular Oscillatory Integrals on R^n

Let Pd,n denote the space of all real polynomials of degree at most d on R^n. We prove a new estimate for the logarithmic measure of the sublevel set of a polynomial P in Pd,1. Using this estimate, we prove a sharp estimate for a singular oscillatory integral on R^n.Comment: final version, 10 pages, small typos corrected, one reference added. To appear in Math.