In this dissertation, we study solutions to certain low degree polynomials in terms of Hecke eigenforms. We show that the number of solutions to the equation $h=af^2+bfg+g^2$ is finite for all $N$, where $f,g,h$ are Hecke newforms with respect to $\Gamma_1(N)$ of weight $k>2$ and $a,b\neq 0$. Using polynomial identities between Hecke eigenforms, we give another proof that the $j$-function is algebraic on zeros of Eisenstein series of weight $12k$. Assuming Maeda's conjecture, we prove that the Petersson inner product $\langle f^2,g\rangle$ is nonzero, where $f$ and $g$ are any nonzero cusp eigenforms for $SL_2(\mathhbb{Z})$ of weight $k$ and $2k$, respectively. As a corollary, we obtain that, assuming Maeda's conjecture, identities between cusp eigenforms for $SL_2(\mathbb{Z})$ of the form $X^2+\sum_{i=1}^n \alpha_iY_i=0$ all are forced by dimension considerations, i.e., a square of an eigenform for the full modular group is unbiased. We show by an example that this property does not hold in general for a congruence subgroup. Finally we attach our Sage code in the appendix. / Mathematics

Dans le chapitre 1, nous développons le “corps d’Okounkov” pour une (1,1)-classe pseudo-effective sur une variété kählerienne compacte. Nous démontrons la formule de différentiabilité des volumes de classes grosses pour les varétés kähleriennes sur lesquelles les cônes nef modifiés et les cônes nef coı̈ncident. Par conséquent, nous démontrons l’inégalité de Morse transcendante de Demailly pour ces variétés kähleriennes particulières, y compris les surfaces kähleriennes. Ensuite, nous construisons le corps d’Okounkov généralisé pour toute (1,1)-classe grosse, et nous donnons une caractérisation complète des corps d’Okounkov généralisés sur les surfaces. Nous démontrons que cela se rapporte le volume euclidien standard du corps au volume de la classe grosse correspondant défini par Boucksom, ce qui permet de résoudre un problème proposé par Lazarsfeld et Mustaţă dans le cas des surfaces. Nous étudions aussi le comportement des corps d’Okounkov généralisé sur le bord du cône gros.Dans le chapitre 2, nous étudions la dégénérescence des courbes entières qui sont les feuilles de feuilletages sur des variétés projectives. Nous généralisons l’approximation diophantienne de McQuillan pour les feuilletages de dimension 1 avec des singularités absolument isolées. Comme une application, nous donnons une nouvelle preuve du théorème de Brunella, c’est-à-dire, toutes les feuilles d’un feuilletage générique de degré superieur à 2 dans CP^n est hyperbolique. Ensuite, nous introduisons la notion singularités faiblement réduites pour les feuilletages de dimension 1. L’hypothèse de singularités faiblement réduites est moins exigeante que celle de singularités réduites, mais joue le même rôle dans l’étude de la conjecture de Green-Griffiths-Lang. Finalement, nous discutons d’une stratégie pour démontrer cette conjecture pour les surfaces complexes.Dans le chapitre 3, nous démontrons la non-dégénérescence de la mesure de volume au sens de Kobayashi-Eisenman pour une variété dirigée singulière, c’est-à-dire l’hyperbolicité de la mesure au sens de Kobayashi, lorsque le faisceau canonique est gros au sens de Demailly.Dans le chapitre 4, notre premier objectif est de traiter des questions d’effitivité liées aux conjectures de Kobayashi et Debarre, reliant sur le travail de Brotbek et celui en collaboration avec Darondeau. Ensuite, nous combinons ces techniques pour étudier la conjecture sur l’amplitude des fibrés de Demailly-Semple proposés par Diverio et Trapani, et nous obtenons des estimations effectives liées à ce problème. Notre résultat contient à la fois les conjectures de Kobayashi et Debarre, avec certaines estimations effectives.Le but du chapitre 5 est double: d’une part, nous étudions une conjecture du type Fujita proposée par Popa et Schnell, et nous donnons une borne effective linéaire sur la génération globale générique de l’image directe du faisceau pluricanonique tordu. Nous signalons également la relation entre la constante de Seshadri et la borne optimale. D’autre part, nous donnons une réponse affirmative à une question de Demailly-Peternell-Schneider dans un cadre plus général. Comme des applications, nous généralisons les théorèmes de Fujino et Gongyo sur les images des variétés de Fano faibles aux cas KLT, et nous raffinons un résultat de Broustet et Pacienza sur la connexité rationnelle de l’image.Dans le chapitre 6, nous donnons une preuve concrète et constructive de l’équivalence entre la catégorie de fibrés de Higgs semistables de classes de Chern nulles, et celle des représentations linéaires du groupe fondamental d’une variété kählerienne compacte lisse. / In Part 1 of this thesis, we construct “Okounkov bodies” for an arbitrary pseudo-effective (1,1-class on a Kähler manifold. We prove the differentiability formula of volumes of big classes for Kähler manifolds on which modified nef cones and nef cones coincide. As a consequence we prove Demailly’s transcendental Morse inequality for these particular Kähler manifolds; this includes Kähler surfaces. Then we construct the generalized Okounkov body for any big (1,1)-class, and give a complete characterization of generalized Okounkov bodies on surfaces. We show that this relates the standard Euclidean volume of the body to the volume of the corresponding big class as defined by Boucksom; this solves a problem raised by Lazarsfeld and Mustaţă in the case of surfaces. We also study the behavior of the generalized Okounkov bodies on theboundary of the big cone.Part 2 deals with Kobayashi hyperbolicity-related problems. Chapter 2’s goal is to study the degeneracy of leaves of the one-dimensional foliations on higher dimensional manifolds. The first part of Chapter 2 generalizes McQuillan’s Diophantine approximations for one-dimensional foliations with absolutely isolated singularities, on higher dimensional manifolds. As an application, we give a new proof of Brunella’s hyperbolicity theorem, that is, all the leaves of a generic foliation of degree larger than 2 in CP 6n is hyperbolic. In the second part of Chapter 2 we introduce the so-called weakly reduced singularities for one-dimensional foliations on higher dimensional manifolds. The “weakly reduced singularities” assumption is less demanding than the one required for “reduced singularities”, but play the same role in studying the Green-Griffiths-Lang conjecture. Finally we discuss a strategy to prove the Green-Griffiths-Lang conjecture for complex surfaces.In Chapter 3, assuming that the canonical sheaf is big in the sense of Demailly, we prove theKobayashi volume-hyperbolicity for any (possibly singular) directed variety.In Chapter 4, our first goal is to deal with effective questions related to the Kobayashi and Debarre conjectures, relying on the work of Brotbek and his joint work with Darondeau. We then combine these techniques to study the conjecture on the ampleness of the Demailly-Semple bundles raised by Diverio and Trapani, and also obtain some effective estimates related to this problem. Our result integrates both the Kobayashi and Debarre conjectures, with some effective estimates.The purpose of Chapter 5 is twofold: on the one hand we study a Fujita-type conjecture by Popa and Schnell, and give an effective (linear) bound on the generic global generation of the direct image of the twisted pluricanonical bundle. We also point out the relation between the Seshadri constant and the optimal bound. On the other hand, we give an affirmative answer to a question by Demailly-Peternell-Schneider in a more general setting. As applications, we generalize the theorems by Fujino and Gongyo on images of weak Fano manifolds to the Kawamata log terminal cases, and refine a result by Broustet and Pacienza on the rational connectedness of the image.In Chapter 6, we give a concrete and constructive proof of the equivalence between the category of semistable Higgs bundles with vanishing Chern classes and the category of all representations of the fundamental groups on smooth Kähler manifolds. This chapter is written for the complex geometers who are not familiar with the language of differential graded category used by Simpson to prove the above equivalence on smooth projective manifolds, and for those who would like to see an elementary proof of Corlette-Simpson correspondence for semistable Higgs bundles.

We study the possible weights of an irreducible 2-dimensional modular mod p representation of Gal (F/F), where F is a totally real field in which p is allowed to ramify, and the representation is tamely ramified at primes above p. We describe a set of possible weights and completely determine the weights in some cases when e = 2, f = 2.

In this thesis we prove two main results. The Triangle Conjecture asserts that the convex hull of any optimal rectilinear drawing of <em>K_n</em> must be a triangle (for <em>n</em> &ge; 3). We prove that, for the larger class of pseudolinear drawings, the outer face must be a triangle. The other main result is the next step toward Guy's Conjecture that the crossing number of <em>K_n</em> is $(1/4)[n/2][(n-1)/2][(n-2)/2][(n-3)/2]$. We show that the conjecture is true for <em>n</em> = 11,12; previously the conjecture was known to be true for <em>n</em> &le; 10. We also prove several minor results.

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In this thesis we prove two main results. The Triangle Conjecture asserts that the convex hull of any optimal rectilinear drawing of <em>K_n</em> must be a triangle (for <em>n</em> &ge; 3). We prove that, for the larger class of pseudolinear drawings, the outer face must be a triangle. The other main result is the next step toward Guy's Conjecture that the crossing number of <em>K_n</em> is $(1/4)[n/2][(n-1)/2][(n-2)/2][(n-3)/2]$. We show that the conjecture is true for <em>n</em> = 11,12; previously the conjecture was known to be true for <em>n</em> &le; 10. We also prove several minor results.

Hajós conjectured that, for any positive integer k, every graph containing no K_(k+1)-subdivision is k-colorable. This is true when k is at most three, and false when k exceeds six. Hajós' conjecture remains open for k=4,5. We will first present some known results on Hajós' conjecture. Then we derive a result on the structure of 2-connected graphs with no cycle through three specified vertices. This result will then be used for the proof of the main result of this thesis. We show that any possible counterexample to Hajós' conjecture for k=4 with minimum number of vertices must be 4-connected. This is a step in an attempt to reduce Hajós' conjecture for k=4 to the conjecture of Seymour that any 5-connected non-planar graph contains a K_5-subdivision.

In this thesis we give two different proofs of the result chromatic number of a special graph is 4. The first proof is derived by analysing the structure of the special graph. The second proof is a method which was first studied in [1].

Akademisk avhandling--Matematiskt centrum--Göteborg universitet, 2005. / Comprend 4 articles. Bibliogr. en fin d'articles.

Reed's conjecture is a proposed upper bound for the chromatic number of a graph. Reed's conjecture has already been proven for several families of graphs. In this paper, I show how one of those families of graphs can be extended to include additional graphs and also show that Reed's conjecture holds for a family of graphs known as cycle-power graphs, and also for their complements.