Papers by Anna Torstensson
The aim of this study was to assess the perceptions of Ph.D. candidates and ... more The aim of this study was to assess the perceptions of Ph.D. candidates and supervisors regarding how well Ph.D. students fulfill the learning outcomes specified for third-cycle higher education in Sweden. Data were gathered using a survey sent to doctoral students and supervisors at five departments at Lund University and one department at Malmo University. The investigation concentrated on 18 skills outlined in the learning objectives and on specific analyses of student and supervisor ratings, gender differences, and differences across departments. Responses from 123 survey participants show that skills for specialized knowledge and specific method competencies were rated most highly by respondents, while skills relating to contributing to others’ learning, ethics, presenting to society, and identifying ...
Journal of Commutative Algebra, 2010
Every finite group acts as the full isometry group of some compact hyperbolic 3-manifold. In this... more Every finite group acts as the full isometry group of some compact hyperbolic 3-manifold. In this paper we study those finite groups which act maximally, that is when the ratio |Isom + (M)|/vol(M) is maximal among all such manifolds. In two dimensions maximal symmetry groups are called Hurwitz groups, and arise as quotients of the (2, 3, 7)-triangle group. Here we study quotients of the minimal co-volume lattice Γ of hyperbolic isometries in three dimensions, and its orientation-preserving subgroup Γ + , and we establish results analogous to those obtained for Hurwitz groups. In particular, we show that for every prime p there is some q = p k such that either PSL(2, q) or PGL(2, q) is quotient of Γ + , and that for all but finitely many n, the alternating group An and the symmetric group Sn are quotients of both Γ and Γ + , by torsion-free normal subgroups. We also describe all torsion-free subgroups of index up to 120 in Γ + (and index up to 240 in Γ), and explain how other infinite families of quotients of Γ and Γ + can be constructed. 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification 20B25, 57M60. 1 supported in part by the N.Z. Marsden Fund UOA0412. 2 supported in part by the N.Z. Marsden Fund MAU0412.
Comput. Sci. J. Moldova, 2000
The basic question, of which we will study a special case, is whether all classical simple Lie al... more The basic question, of which we will study a special case, is whether all classical simple Lie algebras can be decomposed into a direct sum of Cartan subalgebras which are orthogonal to each other in the sense that the Killing form B(X, Y ) = 0 if X and Y are elements from different Cartan subalgebras occurring in the decomposition. This problem has been studied for all four infinite series of classical simple Lie algebras, and OD:s have been constructed in all cases except for An when n + 1 is not a prime power and Cn when n is not a power of 2 [?]. In all other cases the existence of an OD is an open question. One result pointing to a negative answer to this question is that A5 has no OD of monomial type [?]. The main result of this paper is that C3 has no monomial orthogonal decomposition either.
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Applicable Algebra in Engineering, Communication and Computing
We introduce the concept of subalgebra spectrum, Sp(A), for a subalgebra A of finite codimension ... more We introduce the concept of subalgebra spectrum, Sp(A), for a subalgebra A of finite codimension in $$\mathbb {K}[x]$$ K [ x ] . The spectrum is a finite subset of the underlying field. We also introduce a tool, the characteristic polynomial of A, which has the spectrum as its set of zeroes. The characteristic polynomial can be computed from the generators of A, thus allowing us to find the spectrum of an algebra given by generators. We proceed by using the spectrum to get descriptions of subalgebras of finite codimension. More precisely we show that A can be described by a set of conditions that each is either of the type $$f(\alpha )=f(\beta )$$ f ( α ) = f ( β ) for $$\alpha ,\beta$$ α , β in Sp(A) or of the type stating that some linear combination of derivatives of different orders evaluated in elements of Sp(A) equals zero. We use these types of conditions to, by an inductive process, find explicit descriptions of subalgebras of codimension up to three. These descriptions also...
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We introduce the concept of subalgebra spectrum, $Sp(A)$, for a subalgebra $A$ of finite codimens... more We introduce the concept of subalgebra spectrum, $Sp(A)$, for a subalgebra $A$ of finite codimension in $\mathbb{K}[x]$. The spectrum is a subset of the underlying field. We also introduce a tool, the characteristic polynomial of $A$, which has the spectrum as its set of zeroes. The characteristic polynomial can be computed from the generators of $A$, thus allowing us to find the spectrum of an algebra given by generators. We proceed by using the spectrum to get descriptions of subalgebras of finite codimension. More precisely we show that $A$ can be described by a set of conditions that each is either of the type $f(\alpha)=f(\beta)$ for $\alpha,\beta$ in $Sp(A)$ or of the type stating that some sum of derivatives of different orders evaluated in elements of $Sp(A)$ equals zero. We use this type of conditions to, by an inductive process, find explicit descriptions of subalgebras of codimension up to three. These descriptions also include SAGBI bases for each family of subalgebras.
Journal of Symbolic Computation, 2005
A resultant-type identity for univariate polynomials is proved and used to characterise SAGBI bas... more A resultant-type identity for univariate polynomials is proved and used to characterise SAGBI bases of subalgebras generated by two polynomials. A new equivalent condition, expressed in terms of the degree of a field extension, for a pair of univariate polynomials to form a SAGBI basis is derived.
This thesis consists of a collection of articles all using and/or developing algorithmic methods ... more This thesis consists of a collection of articles all using and/or developing algorithmic methods for the investigation of different algebraic structures. Part A concerns orthogonal decompositions of simple Lie algebras. The main result of this part is that the symplectic Lie algebra C3 has no orthogonal decomposition of so called monomial type. This was achieved by developing an algorithm for finding all monomial orthogonal decompositions and implementing it in Maple. In part B we study subalgebras on two generators of the univariate polynomial ring and the semigroups of degrees associated to such subalgebras. The generators f and g of the subalgebra constitute a so called SAGBI basis if and only if the semigroup of degrees is generated by deg(f) and deg(g). We show that this occurs exactly when both the generators are contained in a subalgebra k[h] for some polynomial h of degree equal to the greatest common divisor of the degrees of f and g. In particular this is the case whenever...
Preprint without journal information; (2006:6) (2006), 2006
The problem of finding the largest finite group with a certain class number (number of conjugacy ... more The problem of finding the largest finite group with a certain class number (number of conjugacy classes), k(G), has been investigated by a number of researchers since the early 1900's and has been solved by computer for k(G) ≤ 9. (For the restriction to simple groups for k(G) ≤ 12.) One has also tried to find a general upper bound on |G| in terms of k(G). The best known upper bound in the general case is in the order of magnitude |G| ≤ k(G) 2 k(G)−1. In this paper we consider the restriction of this longstanding problem to groups of squarefree order. We derive an explicit formula for the class number k(G) of any group of squarefree order and we also obtain an estimate |G| ≤ k(G) 3 in this case. Combining the two results we get an efficient way to compute the largest squarefree order a group with a certain class number can have. We also provide an implementation of this algorithm to compute the maximal squarefree |G| for arbitrary k(G) and display the results obtained for k(G) ≤ 100.
Glasgow Mathematical Journal, 2008
A maximal symmetry group is a group of isomorphisms of a three-dimensional hyperbolic manifold of... more A maximal symmetry group is a group of isomorphisms of a three-dimensional hyperbolic manifold of maximal order in relation to the volume of the manifold. In this paper we determine all maximal symmetry groups of the typesPSL(2,q) andPGL(2,q). Depending on the primepthere are one or two such groups withq=pkandkalways equals 1, 2 or 4.
Nato Science Series Mathematics Physics and Chemistry, 2003
2013 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, 2013
ABSTRACT This paper presents a complete characterization and solution to microphone position self... more ABSTRACT This paper presents a complete characterization and solution to microphone position self-calibration problem for time-of-arrival (TOA) measurements. This is the problem of determining the positions of receivers and transmitters given all receiver-transmitter distances. Such calibration problems arise in application such as calibration of radio antenna networks, audio or ultra-sound arrays and WiFi transmitter arrays. We show for what cases such calibration problems are well-defined and derive efficient and numerically stable algorithms for the minimal TOA based self-calibration problems. The proposed algorithms are non-iterative and require no assumptions on the sensor positions. Experiments on synthetic data show that the minimal solvers are numerically stable and perform well on noisy data. The solvers are also tested on two real datasets with good results.
Commutative Algebra, Singularities and Computer Algebra, 2003
The problem of finding the largest finite group with a certain class number (num- ber of conjugac... more The problem of finding the largest finite group with a certain class number (num- ber of conjugacy classes), k(G), has been investigated by a number of researchers since the early 1900's and has been solved by computer for k(G) 9. (For the restriction to simple groups for k(G) 12.) One has also tried to find a general upper bound on |G| in terms of k(G). The best known upper bound in the general case is in the order of magnitude |G| k(G)2 k(G) 1 . In this paper we consider the restriction of this longstanding problem to groups of squarefree order. We derive an explicit formula for the class number k(G) of any group of squarefree order and we also obtain an estimate |G| k(G)3 in this case. Combining the two results we get an ecient way to compute the largest squarefree order a group with a certain class number can have. We also provide an implementation of this algorithm to compute the maximal squarefree |G| for arbitrary k(G) and display the results obtained for k(G) 100.
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