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AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY VOLUME 9, NUMBER 4 ISSUE NO. 62 AUGUST 1962 THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY Edited by John W. Green and Gordon L. Walker CONTENTS MEETINGS Calendar of Meetings .•.......•.•.•...•.....•......••••.•. 248 Program of the Summer Meeting in Vancouver, B. C .•.............. 249 Abstracts of the Meeting - pages 284-313 PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT OF MEETING •..•.••...........•..•. 263 ACTIVITIES OF OTHER ASSOCIATIONS .••.••••..•.....•.........••• 265 NEWS ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS .••.•.....••.....•.•. 262, 267,276 PERSONAL ITEMS .•..•.••.....•.•.•.•.....................•. 268 NEW AMS PUBLICATIONS •.....•..••••.....•••....•.....•.•...• 273 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ....•....•....•.......•..••.......•.. 274 MEMORANDA TO MEMBERS The National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel . • • . • . • . 2 77 The Employment Register ....••.••.•.•...•.•.•.•.•..••....• 277 The Combined Membership List, 1962-1963 •...•.....•.....•...•. 277 Corporate Members •.••...............•.•....•.....•••..• 278 The Australian Mathematical Society . 278 Backlog of Mathematical Research Journals • . • . • . • . 279 SUPPLEMENTARY PROGRAM - NO. 12 . • . 280 ABSTRACTS OF CONTRIBUTED PAPERS ...•.............••.....•.• 284 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS ...•...•..•..•.....•.....•............ 355 RESERVATION FORM . • • . • . • . • . • . • . • . 3 55 MEETINGS CALENDAR OF MEETINGS NOTE: This Calendar lists all of the meetings which have been approved by the Council up to the date at which this issue of the NOTICES was sent to press. The summer and annual meetings are joint meetings of the Mathematical Association of America and the American Mathematical Society. The meeting dates which fall rather far in the future are subject to change. This is particularly true of the meetings to which no numbers have yet been assigned. Meet Deadline ing Date Place for No. Abstracts* 593 October ?.7, 1962 Hanover, New Hampshire Sept. lZ 594 November 16-17, 196?. Tallahassee, Florida Oct. Z 595 November 17, 196?. Los Angeles, California Oct, Z 596 November ?.3, ?.4, 196?. Northwestern University Oct. Z 597 January ?.4-?.8, 1963 Berkeley, California Nov. ?.3 (69th Annual Meeting) April ?.6-Z 7, 1963 New Mexico State University August ?.6-30, 1963 Boulder, Colorado (68th Summer Meeting) January Z0-?.4, 1964 Miami, Florida (70th Annual Meeting) August, 1964 Ann Arbor, Michigan (69th Summer Meeting) January, 1965 Denver, Colorado (7lst Annual Meeting) August, 1965 Ithaca, New York August, 1966 New Brunswick, New Jersey * The abstracts of papers to be presented in person at the meetings must be received in the Head quarters Offices of the Society in Providence, Rhode Island, on or before these deadlines. The dead lines also apply to news items. The next two deadline dates for by title abstracts are September 5 and September ?.5. --------~~~------- The NOTICES of the American Mathematical Society is published by the Society in January, February, April, June, August, October and November. Price per annual volume is $7.00, Price per copy, $?..00, Special price for copies sold at registration desks of meetings of the Society, $1.00 per copy. Subscriptions, orders for back numbers (not available before 1958), and inquiries should be addressed to the American Mathematical Society, 190 Hope Street, Providence 6, Rhode Island. Second-class postage paid at Providence, Rhode Island, and additional mailing offices. Authorization is granted under the authority of the act of August ?.4, 191?., as amended by the act of August 4, 1947 (Sec. 34, Zl, P. L. and R.). Accepted for mailing at the special rate of postage provided for in section 34.40, paragraph (d). Copyright© 1962 by tbe American Matbematical Society Printed in tbe United States of America ~1xty-~eventn ~ummer Meet1ng University of British Columbia Vancouver, B. C. August 28-31, 1962 PROGRAM The sixty-seventh summer meeting August 30. The title of his talk is "Models of the American Mathematical Society will of complete theories". be held at the University of British Colum Sessions for contributed papers will bia, Vancouver, B. C., from Tuesday, be held in the Buchanan Building at 10:30 August ZB, to Friday, August 31, 196Z. A.M. on Wednesday, 10:30 A.M.and 3:3"0 During this week there will be meetings at P.M. on Thursday, and at Z:OO P.M. on the University of British Columbia of the Friday. Abstracts of the papers to be pre Mathematical Association of America, and sented at these sessions appear on pages the Society for Industrial and Applied 284-313 of these NOTICES. There are Mathematics. Additional information about cross references to the abstracts in the the programs of these other meetings will program. For example, the title of paper be found elsewhere in these NOTICES under (1) in the program is followed by (592-9) "Activities of Other Associations". indicating that the abstract can be found There will be no Colloquium Lec under the designation 59Z-9 among the ture at this meeting because of the occur published abstracts. There will be noses rence in August, 196Z of the International sion for late papers. Congress of Mathematicians at Stockholm, The Council of the Society will meet Sweden. at 4:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 30 in The Committee to Select Hour the Study Room of the International House. Speakers for Summer and Annual Meet There will be a Business Meeting of the ings has invited Professor C. C. Lin of Society at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, August31 the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in the Auditorium Building. Professor Charles Loewner of Stanford The Mathematical Sciences Employ University, Professor Albert Nijenhuis of ment Register will be located in Room 1 ZZ 1 the University of Washington, Professor of the Buchanan Building. It will be main R. S. Pierce of the UniversityofWashing tained on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs ton, and Professor R. L. Vaught of the day from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. During University of California, Berkeley to ad these same days, there will be book ex dress the Society. All of these lectures hibits in the main hall on the second floor will be given in the Auditorium Building of the Buchanan Building. about ZOO yards west of the Buchanan Building. Professor Lin's address, en titled "Hydrodynamic stability - a study REGISTRATION in applied mathematics", will be given at 9:00 A.M. on Wednesday, August Z9. Pro Registration headquarters will be in fessor Loewner will speak at Z:OO P.M. the main floor corridor of the Buchanan on Thursday, August 30. The title of his Building. The Registration Desk will be talk is "On semigroups in analysis and open from 2:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Sun geometry". Professor Nijenhuis' s talk on day, from 9:00A.M. to 5:00P.M. onMon "Derivations and structure" will be given day through Thursday, and from 9:00A.M. at Z:OO P.M. on Tuesday, August ZB.- Pro to 2:00 P.M. on Friday. All persons attend fessor Pierce will speak on "Representa ing the meeting are requested to register tions of lattices" at 9:00 A.M. on Friday, as soon as possible after their arrival. August 31. Professor Vaught's address _ The schedule of registration fees is as will be given at 9:00 A.M. on Thursday, follows: 249 Members of participating organi- matic laundry facilities are available. zations (except students) $2.00 Rooms in residences may be occupied from First nonmember in member's 2 :00 P .M.,Saturday, August 25 to 2:00P.M., family .50 Saturday, September 1. The nearest hotels or motels are Other nonmembers in mem- located in downtown Vancouver (about 6 ber's family free miles from the campus). The nearest pub Students free lic campsites are located at Alouette Lake, about 40 miles from the campus. Nonmembers not in any of the The main cafeteria located in the $5.00 above categories Auditorium building will be open all day A directory of all persons attending the from 8:30 A.M. Cafeteria service will also meetings will be located at registration be available in three dining rooms located headquarters. in the three main residence areas. Meal hours are: Breakfast 7:30-8:30 A.M.; ROOMS AND MEALS Lunch 11:45-1:00 P.M.; Dinner 5:00-6:30 Accommodations will be available P.M. Prices of regular cafeteria meals in the University residences to all attend are: Breakfast-50 cents; Lunch-65 cents; ing the meetings and to adult members of Dinner-85 cents. their families. Only a few units are avail RESERVATIONS able on campus which are suitable for families with children under twelve. Chil Reservations for University resi dren twelve and over can be accommodated dences and dormitories should be made by in the regular residences at the regular writing directly to the Conference Office, rates. Low cost dormitory space is avail Department of Extension, University of able in converted huts in Fort Camp and British Columbia, Vancouver 8, Canada at Acadia Camp. The cost of dormitory hous the earliest possible date and before ing will be $2,00 a night per person in a August 9. A reservation form for this pur single room. In a double room with separ pose can be found on the inside back cover ate beds the cost is $1,50 a nightper per of these NOTICES. The university also has a number of son. HOTELS AND MOTELS new, modern, three-story permanent resi dences containing mostly single rooms. Persons desiring hotel and motel The cost of permanent residence housing accommodations should make their reser will be $4.00 a night per person. A small vations directly with the appropriate number of double rooms with separate beds manager, and under no circumstances are available at $3.00 a night per person. write to the Conference Office which is in Towels and bedding will be provided. Auto- charge only of the University facilities. Suggested Hotels and Motels Units or Minimum Rates Name Address Phone Rooms Single Double Burrard Motel 1100 Burrard MU 1-2331 60 $ 8.00 $11.00 Devonshire Hotel 894 W.