We study the Poincaré duality map from equivariant Chow cohomology to equivariant Chow groups in the case of torus actions on complete, possibly singular, varieties with isolated fixed points. Our main results yield criteria for the Poincaré duality map to become an isomorphism in this setting. The methods rely on the localization theorem for equivariant Chow cohomology and the notion of algebraic rational cell. We apply our results to complete spherical varieties and their generalizations. / En este artículo estudiamos el homomorfismo de dualidad de Poincaré, el cual relaciona cohomología de Chow equivariante y grupos de Chow equivariante en aquellos casos donde un toro algebraico actúa sobre una variedad singular compacta y con puntos fijos aislados. Nuestros resultados proporcionan criterios bajo los cuales el homomorfismo de dualidadde  Poincaré es un isomorfismo. Para ello, usamos el teorema de localización en cohomología de Chow equivariante y la noción de célula algebraica racional. Aplicamos nuestros resultados a las variedades esféricas compactas y sus generalizaciones.

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Nous considérons la fonction zêta d’Epstein des réseaux euclidiens pour étudier le problème des minima de la hauteur du tore plat associé à un réseau. La hauteur est définie comme la dérivée au point s = 0 de la fonction zêta spectrale du tore, fonction qui coïncide, à un facteur près, avec la fonction zêta d’Epstein du réseau dual du réseau donné. Nous donnons dans cette dissertation une condition suffisante pour qu’un réseau donné soit un point critique de la hauteur. En particulier, en utilisant la théorie des designs sphériques, nous montrons qu’un réseau qui a des 2-designs sphériques sur toutes ses couches est un point critique de la hauteur. Nous donnons un algorithme pour tester si un réseau donné satisfait cette condition de 2-designs, et nous donnons des tables de résultats en dimension jusqu’à 7. Ensuite, nous montrons qu’un réseau qui réalise un minimum local de la hauteur est nécessairement irréductible. Enfin, nous nous intéressons à certains tores définis sur les corps de nombres quadratiques imaginaires, et nous prouvons une formule qui donne leur hauteur comme limite d’une suite de hauteurs de tores complexes discrets. / In this thesis we consider the Epstein zeta function of Euclidean lattices, in order to study the problem of the minima of the height of the flat torus associated to a lattice. The height is defined as the first derivative at the point s = 0 of the spectral zeta function of the torus ; this function coincides, up to a factor, with the Epstein zeta function of the dual lattice of the given lattice. We describe a sufficient condition for a given lattice to be a stationary point of the height. In particular, by means of the theory of spherical designs, we show that a lattice which has a spherical 2-design on every shell is a stationary point of the height. We give an algorithm to check whether a given lattice satisfies this 2-design condition or not, and we give some tables of results in dimension up to 7. Then, we show that a lattice which realises a local minimum of the height is necessarily irreducible. Finally, we deal with some tori defined over the imaginary quadratic number fields, and we show a formula which gives their height as a limit of a sequence of heights of discrete complex tori.

Cette thèse est consacré à l'étude des T-variétés affines à l'aide de la présentation due à Altmann et Hausen. On s'intéresse plus particulièrement au cas des actions hyperboliques du groupe multiplicatif Gm. Dans une première partie, on étudie les espaces affines exotiques, c'est-à-dire des variétés affines lisses et contractiles, en supposant de plus qu'elles sont munies d'une action de Gm. En particulier, dans le cas de dimension 3, on réinterprète la construction des variétésde Koras-Russell en terme de diviseurs polyédraux, et on donne des constructions de variétés affines lisses et contractiles en dimension supérieure à 3.Dans une deuxième partie, on introduit la propriété pour une G-variété d'être G-uniformément rationnelle, c'est-à-dire que tout point de cette variété admet un voisinage ouvert G-stable, qui est isomorphe de manière equivariante à un ouvert G-invariant de l'espace affine. En particulier, on exhibera des Gm-variétés qui sont lisses et rationnelles mais qui ne sont pas Gm-uniformément rationnelle. / This thesis is devoted to the study of affine T-varieties using the Altmann-Hausen presentation. We are especially interested in the case of hyperbolic actions of the multiplicative group Gm. In the first part, exotic affine spaces are studied, that is, smooth contractible affine varieties, assuming in addition that they are endowed with a Gm-action. In particular, in the case of dimension 3, we reinterpret the construction of Koras-Russell threefolds in terms of polyhedral divisors andwe give constructions of smooth contractible affine varieties and in dimensionslarger than 3.In the second part we consider the property of G-uniform rationality for a G-variety. This means that every point of this variety there exists an open G-stable neighborhood, which is equivariantly somorphic to a G-stable open subset of the affine space. In particular we will exhibit Gm-varieties which are smooth and rational but not Gm-uniformly rational.

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The irrational rotation algebra A_θ is known to be Poincaré self-dual in the KK-theoretic sense. The spectral triple representing the required K-homology fundamental class was constructed by Connes out of the Dolbeault operator on the 2-torus, but so far, there has not been an explicit description of the dual element. We geometrically construct, for certain elements g of the modular group, a finitely generated projective module L_g over A_θ ⊗ A_θ out of a pair of transverse Kronecker flows on the 2-torus. For upper triangular g, we find an unbounded cycle representing the dual of said module under Kasparov product with Connes' class, and prove that this cycle is invertible in KK(A_θ,A_θ), allowing us to 'untwist' L_g to an unbounded cycle representing the unit for the self-duality of A_θ. / Graduate

Dans la première partie de cette thèse, on présente des bornes supérieures fines pour le nombre de sous-variétés irréductibles de torsion maximales dans une sous-variété du tore complexe algébrique $(\mathbb{C}^{\times})^n$ et d'une variété abélienne. Dans les deux cas, on donne une borne explicite en termes du degré des polynômes définissants et la variété ambiante. De plus, la dépendance en le degré des polynômes est optimale. Dans le cas du tore complexe, on donne aussi une borne explicite en termes du degré torique de la sous-variété. En conséquence de ce dernier résultat, on démontre les conjectures de Ruppert, et Aliev et Smyth pour le nombre de points de torsion isolés dans une hypersurface. Ces conjectures bornent ce nombre en terme, respectivement, du multi-degré et du volume du polytope de Newton d'un polynôme définissant l'hypersurface.Dans la deuxième partie de cette thèse, on présente une borne supérieure pour la hauteur des zéros isolés, dans le tore, d'un système de polynômes de Laurent sur un corps adélique qui satisfait la formule du produit. Cette borne s'exprime en termes des intégrales mixtes des fonctions toit locales associées à la hauteur choisie et le système des polynômes de Laurent. On montre aussi que cette borne est presque optimale dans quelques familles d'exemples. Ce résultat est un analogue arithmétique du théorème de Bern\v{s}tein-Ku\v{s}nirenko. / In the first part of this thesis we present sharp bounds on the number of maximal torsion cosets in a subvariety of a complex algebraic torus $(\mathbb{C}^{\times})^n$ and of an Abelian variety. In both cases, we give an explicit bound in terms of the degree of the defining polynomials and the ambient variety. Moreover, the dependence on the degree of the polynomials is sharp. In the case of the complex torus, we also give an effective bound in terms of the toric degree of the subvariety. As a consequence of the latter result, we prove the conjectures of Ruppert, and Aliev and Smyth on the number of isolated torsion points of a hypersurface. These conjectures bound this number in terms of the multidegree and the volume of the Newton polytope of a polynomial defining the hypersurface, respectively.In the second part of the thesis, we present an upper bound for the height of isolated zeros, in the torus, of a system of Laurent polynomials over an adelic field satisfying the product formula. This upper bound is expressed in terms of the mixed integrals of the local roof functions associated to the chosen height function and to the system of Laurent polynomials. We also show that this bound is close to optimal in some families of examples. This result is an arithmetic analogue of the classical Bern\v{s}tein-Ku\v{s}nirenko theorem.

Magnetically confined fusion (MCF) plasmas are typically subject to several unstable modes. The growth of one mode can limit the plasma energy confinement and might cause a termination of the plasma. Externally applied resonant magnetic perturbations (RMPs) are used to control and to mitigate some of the unstable modes. Examples are, mitigation of edge localized modes and steering of neoclassical tearing mode position for stabilization by electron cyclotron current drive. Consequently, use of RMPs are considered necessary in planned future fusion machines. There are however negative consequences, the RMP interaction with a tearing mode (TM) of the same resonance can cause deceleration of the TM and possibly wall-locking. If a TM is non-rotating relative the machine-wall, it can grow and degrade fusion plasma performance and lead to a plasma disruption. Thus, all fusion confinement machines want to avoid wall-locked modes. Resonant magnetic fields can also be present in the form of machine-error-fields, which can produce the same effects. Clearly, it is of importance to understand the TM-RMP interaction. Typically, the modes with long wavelength are described by magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) theory. Considering the finite plasma resistivity, MHD predicts a mode that tears and reconnects magnetic field lines, called a tearing mode (TM). TMs occur at surfaces where the magnetic field lines close on themselves after a number of (m) toroidal and (n)poloidal turns. These surfaces are resonant in the sense that magnetic field and helical current perturbation has the same helicity, which minimize stabilizing effect of magnetic field line bending. In this thesis, the mechanisms of TM locking and unlocking due to external resonant magnetic perturbations (RMPs) are experimentally studied. The studies are conducted in two MCF machines of the type reversed-field pinch (RFP): EXTRAP T2R and Madison Symmetric Torus (MST). The studied machines exhibit multiple rotating TMs under normal operation. In EXTRAP T2R TM locking and unlocking are studied by application of a single harmonic RMP. Observations show that after the TM is locked, RMP amplitude has to be reduced significantly in order to unlock the TM. In similar studies in MST unlocking is not observed at all after turn-off of the RMP. Hence, in both machines, there is hysteresis in the locking and subsequent unlocking of a tearing mode. Results show qualitative agreement with a theoretical model of the TM evolution when subjected to an RMP. It is shown that the RMP cause a reduction of TM and plasma rotation at the resonant surface. The velocity reduction is opposed by a viscous torque from surrounding plasma. After TM locking, relaxation of the whole plasma rotation is observed, due to the transfer of velocity reduction via viscosity. This results in a reduced viscous resorting torque, which explains the observed hysteresis. The hysteresis is further deepened by the increase in amplitude of a locked mode. / <p>QC 20160111</p>

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The goal of the QPACE project is to build a novel cost-efficient massive parallel supercomputer optimized for LQCD (Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics) applications. Unlike previous projects which use custom ASICs, this is accomplished by using the general purpose multi-core CPU PowerXCell 8i processor tightly coupled with a custom network processor implemented on a modern FPGA. The heterogeneous architecture of the PowerXCell 8i processor and its core-independent OS-bypassing access to the custom network hardware and application-oriented 3D torus topology pose interesting challenges for the implementation of the applications. This work will describe and evaluate the implementation possibilities of message passing APIs: the more general MPI, and the more QCD-oriented QMP, and their performance in PPE centric or SPE centric scenarios. These results will then be employed to optimize HPL for the QPACE architecture. Finally, the developed approaches and concepts will be briefly discussed regarding their applicability to heterogeneous node/network architectures as is the case in the "High-speed Network Interface with Collective Operation Support for Cell BE (NICOLL)" project.