Rotation Numbers, Boundary Forces and Gap labelling

We review the Johnson-Moser rotation number and the $K_0$-theoretical gap labelling of Bellissard for one-dimensional Schr\"odinger operators. We compare them with two further gap-labels, one being related to the motion of Dirichlet eigenvalues, the other being a $K_1$-theoretical gap label. We argue that the latter provides a natural generalisation of the Johnson-Moser rotation number to higher dimensions.Comment: 10 pages, version accepted for publicatio

On stronger conjectures that imply the Erd\"os-Moser conjecture

The Erd\"os-Moser conjecture states that the Diophantine equation $S_k(m) = m^k$, where $S_k(m)=1^k+2^k+...+(m-1)^k$, has no solution for positive integers $k$ and $m$ with $k \geq 2$. We show that stronger conjectures about consecutive values of the function $S_k$, that seem to be more naturally, imply the Erd\"os-Moser conjecture.Comment: 7 page

Formal Solutions of a Class of Pfaffian Systems in Two Variables

In this paper, we present an algorithm which computes a fundamental matrix of formal solutions of completely integrable Pfaffian systems with normal crossings in two variables, based on (Barkatou, 1997). A first step was set in (Barkatou-LeRoux, 2006) where the problem of rank reduction was tackled via the approach of (Levelt, 1991). We give instead a Moser-based approach. And, as a complementary step, we associate to our problem a system of ordinary linear singular differential equations from which the formal invariants can be efficiently derived via the package ISOLDE, implemented in the computer algebra system Maple.Comment: Keywords: Linear systems of partial differential equations, Pfaffian systems, Formal solutions, Moser-based reduction, Hukuhara- Turritin normal for

What Moser Could Have Asked: Counting Hamilton Cycles in Tournaments

Moser asked for a construction of explicit tournaments on $n$ vertices having at least $(\frac{n}{3e})^n$ Hamilton cycles. We show that he could have asked for rather more