Some algebraic aspects of tournament theory

Some aspects of the algebraic theory of quadratic forms

There are many good references for this material including [EKM], [L], [Pf] and [S]. 1 Quadratic forms Let k be a field with char k = 2. Definition 1.1. A quadratic form q : V → k on a finite-dimensional vector space V over k is a map satisfying: 1. q(λv) = λ 2 q(v) for v ∈ V , λ ∈ k. 2. The map b q : V × V → k, defined by b q (v, w) = 1 2 [q(v + w) − q(v) − q(w)] is bilinear. We denote a quadr...

Algebraic Aspects of Spectral Theory

We describe some aspects of spectral theory that involve algebraic considerations but need no analysis. Some of the important applications of the results are to the algebra of n× n matrices with entries that are polynomials or more general analytic functions. Short title: Algebraic Spectral Theory MSC subject classification: 47A56, 47C05, 15A22, 16Sxx, 16Bxx

Some Algebraic Aspects of Morse Code Sequences

1 Morse code polynomials Morse code sequences are finite sequences of dots (•) and dashes (−). If a dot has length 1 and a dash has length 2 then the number of all such sequences of total length n−1 is the Fibonacci number Fn, which is defined as the sequence of numbers satisfying the recursion Fn = Fn−1 + Fn−2 with initial conditions F0 = 0 and F1 = 1. If a dash is assumed to have length j, j≥...

Constructive aspects of algebraic euclidean field theory

This paper is concerned with constructive and structural aspects of euclidean field theory. We present a C*-algebraic approach to lattice field theory. Concepts like block spin transformations, action, effective action, and continuum limits are generalized and reformulated within the C*-algebraic setup. Our approach allows to relate to each family of lattice models a set of continuum limits whi...

Algebraic aspects of higher nonabelian Hodge theory