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    Minimal Projective Extensions of Compact Spaces

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    A compact space E is called projective if for each mapping ψ of E into a compact space X, and each continuous mapping τ of a compact space Y onto X, there is a continuous mapping φ of E into Y such that ψ = τ o φ

    The Space of Minimal Prime Ideals of a Commutative Ring

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    The present paper is devoted to the space of minimal prime ideals of a more-or-less arbitrary commutative ring. Rings C(X) of continuous functions on topological spaces X appear only in §5 where they serve largely to provide significant examples

    On a Theorem of Gelfand and Kolmogoroff Concerning Maximal Ideals in Rings of Continuous Functions

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    This paper deals with a theorem of Gelfand and Kolmogoroff concerning the ring C= C(X, R) of all continuous real-valued functions on a completely regular topological space X, and the subring C* = C*(X, R) consisting of all bounded functions in C. The theorem in question yields a one-one correspondence between the maximal ideals of C and those of C*; it is stated without proof in [2]. Here we supply a proof (§2), and we apply the theorem to three problems previously considered by Hewitt in [5]. Our first result (§3) consists of two simple constructions of the Q-space vX. The second (§4) exhibits a one-one correspondence between the maximal ideals of C and those of C*, in a manner which may be considered qualitatively different from that expressed by Gelfand and Kolmogoroff. In our final application (§5), we confirm Hewitt\u27s conjecture that every m-closed ideal of C is the intersection of all the maximal ideals that contain it. In this connection, we also examine the corresponding problem for the ring C*; we find that a necessary and sufficient condition for the theorem to hold here is that every function in C be bounded

    Recent advances in the analysis of pointwise state-constrained elliptic optimal control problems

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    Optimal control problems for semilinear elliptic equations with control constraints and pointwise state constraints are studied. Several theoretical results are derived, which are necessary to carry out a numerical analysis for this class of control problems. In particular, sufficient second-order optimality conditions, some new regularity results on optimal controls and a sufficient condition for the uniqueness of the Lagrange multiplier associated with the state constraints are presented

    Weighted norm inequalities, off-diagonal estimates and elliptic operators. Part I: General operator theory and weights

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    This is the first part of a series of four articles. In this work, we are interested in weighted norm estimates. We put the emphasis on two results of different nature: one is based on a good-λ\lambda inequality with two-parameters and the other uses Calder\'on-Zygmund decomposition. These results apply well to singular 'non-integral' operators and their commutators with bounded mean oscillation functions. Singular means that they are of order 0, 'non-integral' that they do not have an integral representation by a kernel with size estimates, even rough, so that they may not be bounded on all LpL^p spaces for 1<p<1 < p < \infty. Pointwise estimates are then replaced by appropriate localized LpLqL^p-L^q estimates. We obtain weighted LpL^p estimates for a range of pp that is different from (1,)(1,\infty) and isolate the right class of weights. In particular, we prove an extrapolation theorem ' \`a la Rubio de Francia' for such a class and thus vector-valued estimates.Comment: 43 pages. Series of 4 paper

    Layered control architectures in robots and vertebrates

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    We revieiv recent research in robotics, neuroscience, evolutionary neurobiology, and ethology with the aim of highlighting some points of agreement and convergence. Specifically, we com pare Brooks' (1986) subsumption architecture for robot control with research in neuroscience demonstrating layered control systems in vertebrate brains, and with research in ethology that emphasizes the decomposition of control into multiple, intertwined behavior systems. From this perspective we then describe interesting parallels between the subsumption architecture and the natural layered behavior system that determines defense reactions in the rat. We then consider the action selection problem for robots and vertebrates and argue that, in addition to subsumption- like conflict resolution mechanisms, the vertebrate nervous system employs specialized selection mechanisms located in a group of central brain structures termed the basal ganglia. We suggest that similar specialized switching mechanisms might be employed in layered robot control archi tectures to provide effective and flexible action selection

    Paleobiology of titanosaurs: reproduction, development, histology, pneumaticity, locomotion and neuroanatomy from the South American fossil record

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    Fil: García, Rodolfo A.. Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología. Museo Provincial Carlos Ameghino. Cipolletti; ArgentinaFil: Salgado, Leonardo. Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología. General Roca. Río Negro; ArgentinaFil: Fernández, Mariela. Inibioma-Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Bariloche. Río Negro; ArgentinaFil: Cerda, Ignacio A.. Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología. Museo Provincial Carlos Ameghino. Cipolletti; ArgentinaFil: Carabajal, Ariana Paulina. Museo Carmen Funes. Plaza Huincul. Neuquén; ArgentinaFil: Otero, Alejandro. Museo de La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Coria, Rodolfo A.. Instituto de Paleobiología y Geología. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Neuquén; ArgentinaFil: Fiorelli, Lucas E.. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica. Anillaco. La Rioja; Argentin

    The Space Of Bounded Maps Into A Banach Space.

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    PhDMathematicsUniversity of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studieshttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/182862/2/0001516.pd
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