In this paper new proofs of the Canonical Ramsey Theorem, which originally has been proved by ErdSs and Rado, are given. These yield improvements over the known bounds for the arising Erd6s-Rado numbers ER(k; l), where the numbers ER(k; l) are defined as the least positive integer n such that for every partition of the k-element subsets of a totally ordered n-element set X into an arbitrary num...

We raise and investigate the algorithmic complexity of the following problem. Given a graph G = (V; E) and p-element sets L(v) for its vertices v 2 V such that jL(u) L(v)j p + r for all edges uv 2 E, do there exist q-element subsets C (v) L(v) with C (u) \ C (v) = ; for all uv 2 E ? Here p; q; r are positive integers, p q and p + r 2q. We characterize precisely which triples (p; q; r) admit a p...

we characterize the rational subsets of a finite group and discuss the relations to integral cayley graphs.

We introduce a “geometric” method to bound periods of automorphic forms. The key features of this method are the use of equidistribution results in place of mean value theorems, and the systematic use of mixing and the spectral gap. Applications are given to equidistribution of sparse subsets of horocycles and to equidistribution of CM points; to subconvexity of the triple product period in the...

HADWIGER INTEGRATION OF DEFINABLE FUNCTIONS Matthew L. Wright Robert Ghrist, Advisor This thesis defines and classifies valuations on definable functionals. The intrinsic volumes are valuations on “tame” subsets of R, and by easy extension, valuations on functionals on R with finitely many level sets, each a “tame” subset of R. We extend these valuations, which we call Hadwiger integrals, to de...

We define a class of L-convex-concave subsets of RP , where L is a projective line in RP . These are sets whose sections by any plane containing L are convex and concavely depend on this plane. We prove a version of Arnold’s conjecture for these sets, namely we prove that each such set contains a line.

We define a class of L-convex-concave subsets of RP 3 , where L is a projective line in RP 3. These are sets whose sections by any plane containing L are convex and concavely depend on this plane. We prove a version of Arnold hypothesis for these sets, namely we prove that each such set contains a line.

Let dent A denote the set of denting points of a subset A of some Banach space. We prove dent cl co( K ® L) = dent K ® dent L for closed, bounded, absolutely convex subsets K and L of Banach spaces X and Y. Here the closure refers to the completion of X ® Y w.r.t. some reasonable crossnorm.

Introduction: Quantitative evaluation is recommended to improve diagnostic ability and serial assessment of dopamine transporter (DAT) density scans. We decided to compare the ordered subsets expectation-maximization (OSEM) with filtered back-projection (FBP), and to investigate the impact of different iteration and cut-off frequencies on SBR values. Methods</stro...

Current information on Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) is based on retrospective or single-institution studies of patients requiring therapy. Between 1992 and 1998, 231 patients with WM were enrolled in a prospective observational multicenter clinical trial. Of these, 182 patients with symptomatic or progressive disease were treated with 4 to 8 cycles of therapy with a purine nucleoside anal...