We compute the cogrowth series for Baumslag-Solitar groups $mathrm{BS}(N,N) = < a,b | a^N b = b a^N > $, which we show to be D-finite. It follows that their cogrowth rates are algebraic numbers.
Let $mathsf k$ be a local field. Let $I_ u$ and $I_{ u}$ be smooth principal series representations of $mathrm{GL}_n(mathsf k)$ and $mathrm{GL}_{n-1}(mathsf k)$ respectively. The Rankin-Selberg integrals yield a continuous bilinear map $I_ utimes I_{
u}rightarrow mathbb C$ with a certain invariance property. We study integrals over a certain open orbit that also yield a continuous bilinear map $I_ utimes I_{ u}rightarrow mathbb C$ with the same invariance property, and show that these integrals equal the Rankin-Selberg integrals up to an explicit constant. Similar results are also obtained for Rankin-Selberg integrals for $mathrm{GL}_n(mathsf k)times mathrm{GL}_n(mathsf k)$.
A subset $A$ of a semigroup $S$ is called a $chain$ ($antichain$) if $xyin{x,y}$ ($xy otin{x,y}$) for any (distinct) elements $x,yin S$. A semigroup $S$ is called ($anti$)$chain$-$finite$ if $S$ contains no infinite (anti)chains. We prove that each a
ntichain-finite semigroup $S$ is periodic and for every idempotent $e$ of $S$ the set $sqrt[infty]{e}={xin S:exists ninmathbb N;;(x^n=e)}$ is finite. This property of antichain-finite semigroups is used to prove that a semigroup is finite if and only if it is chain-finite and antichain-finite. Also we present an example of an antichain-finite semilattice that is not a union of finitely many chains.
A Cayley graph for a group $G$ is CCA if every automorphism of the graph that preserves the edge-orbits under the regular representation of $G$ is an element of the normaliser of $G$. A group $G$ is then said to be CCA if every connected Cayley graph
on $G$ is CCA. We show that a finite simple group is CCA if and only if it has no element of order 4. We also show that many 2-groups are non-CCA.
Let $W_{m|n}$ be the (finite) $W$-algebra attached to the principal nilpotent orbit in the general linear Lie superalgebra $mathfrak{gl}_{m|n}(mathbb{C})$. In this paper we study the {em Whittaker coinvariants functor}, which is an exact functor from
category $mathcal O$ for $mathfrak{gl}_{m|n}(mathbb{C})$ to a certain category of finite-dimensional modules over $W_{m|n}$. We show that this functor has properties similar to Soergels functor $mathbb V$ in the setting of category $mathcal O$ for a semisimple Lie algebra. We also use it to compute the center of $W_{m|n}$ explicitly, and deduce some consequences for the classification of blocks of $mathcal O$ up to Morita/derived equivalence.
We study an impartial achievement game introduced by Anderson and Harary. The game is played by two players who alternately select previously unselected elements of a finite group. The game ends when the jointly selected elements generate the group.
The last player able to make a move is the winner of the game. We prove that the spectrum of nim-values of these games is ${0,1,2,3,4}$. This positively answers two conjectures from a previous paper by the last two authors.