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Recovering the population eigenvalue distribution from the Marchenko-Pastur distribution

Question: If we know the value of $y>0$ and the Marchenko-Pastur distribution $\nu$ (and thus also $m_\nu$), can we reconstruct the distribution $H$ from equality (1) below? Background on the ...
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Mellin-Barnes integral representation of the exponential function with a non-real argument

I have been studying a definite integral that I found out to be a particular (and possibly one of the simplest) case(s) of the arcane Mellin-Barnes integral. Solving this problem would lead to a ...
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Inverse kernel of a sine kernel [migrated]

I’m not a mathematician and I’m working with some transforms in physical chemistry. I use a transform to pass from the time domain of phase domain in a process that use a square wave to perturb and ...
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Computing the Laplace transform of an expression

I would like to find the Laplace transform of the following expression with respect to the Laplace parameter s $ \int_{z=u}^{\infty} e^{-az/c} g^{'}(\dfrac{z-u}{c}) \int_{x=0}^{\infty} \varphi(z-x)dF(...
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the design of kernel function and integral transform

I read a solution of an integral inequality. The solution uses condition $$f(1)=f(0)=f'(0)=0$$ to derive that $$f(x)=\int_0^1k(x,y)f'''(y)dy$$, $$k(x,y)=\begin{cases}-\frac{x^2(1-y)}{2} & x\leq y\...
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Possibility of bounding one functional by another functional (under certain constraints)

Suppose that we consider a class of $L^2(\mathbb{R}_+)$ functions $h$ such that $h$ can be expressed as a difference of two cumulative distribution functions $F$ and $G$ (whose corresponding densities ...
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Surjectivity of a class of integrals in dimensions two

Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^2$ be an open set and $G(x,\theta): \Omega \times [0,2\pi]\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a positive continuous function. Assume $F:\Omega \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^2$ defined ...
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How can I calculate the derivative of an integral with respect to a parameter if Leibniz's formula gives a divergent integral?

We are working on the problem related to a magnetic field in an axially symmetric magnetic plasma trap. Let's express the vector potential through the magnetic flux function \begin{gather} \label{1:01}...
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How fast can the Mellin transform of a twist $\eta(t) e(\alpha t)$ decay?

Let $\eta:[0,\infty)\to [0,\infty)$. Consider the Mellin transform $F_{\alpha}$ of $\eta(x) e(\alpha x)$, and examine its behavior on a vertical line, such as $\Re s = 1/2$. If $\alpha$ is close to $0$...
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Mellin transform of $(1-x)^k 1_{[0,1]}(x) e(\alpha x)$?

Let $f:[0,\infty)\to [0,\infty)$ be given by $$f(x) = \begin{cases} (1-x)^k e(\alpha x) &\text{for $0\leq x\leq 1$}\\ 0&\text{for $x>1$,}\end{cases}$$ where $e(t) = e^{2\pi i t}$ and $k\geq ...
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Scale convolution decomposition of a density

Is it possible to decompose the density: $$p(x) = \frac{8}{\,\pi^2} \frac{x^3\tanh(x)}{\cosh^2(x)},\quad x>0$$ into a scale convolution of two non-negative densities: $p(x) = \int_0^{\infty} \xi^{-...
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How to find the inverse of a product of two integral equations

Problem I am trying to invert an equation of the form: $R(l_0)=(\int_{0}^{l_0} \rho(x) \, dx)(\int_{l_0}^{l} \rho(x) \, dx)$ where $0\leq l_0 \leq l$ I.e. I want to find $\rho(x)$ given $R(l_0)$ via ...
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A question regarding Hermite polynomials and exponential operators $\exp[e^{x^2/2}p(\frac{d}{dx})e^{-x^2/2}]f(x)$

Is it possible to express $$\exp\left[\mathrm{e}^{x^2/2}p\left(\frac{d}{dx}\right)\mathrm{e}^{-x^2/2}\right] f(x)$$ as an integral transform or something similar? $p(x)$ is a polynomial. $$\exp\left[\...
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PDE coupled with the pronic numbers (related to triangular numbers)

I am studying the linear PDE: $$ t^2\frac{\partial^3}{\partial t^3}\sum_{n=1}^\infty \Psi_n(t,s)=s^2\frac{\partial}{\partial s}\sum_{n=1}^\infty \Psi_n(t,s)+\sum_{n=2}^\infty b(n)\frac{\partial}{\...
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Contour integral with two essential singularity

I'm solving problems on the Gamma random variables and there is this question where it wants me to calculate the Mellin transform of sum of two independent Gamma variables from their moment generating ...
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Solution or approximation to $\int x^{-a} \Gamma\left( b, c x^{-d} + e \right) dx$

I'm looking for a solution or approximation to the following indefinite integral $$\int x^{-a} \Gamma\left( b, c x^{-d} + e \right) dx.$$ I've tried Mathematica, but it does not converge to a solution....
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Numerical methods for integral eigenvalue equation

I have an integral equation which is not exactly an eigenvalue type equation, but similar: $$\int d^3 y\, K(x,y,\lambda) f(y) = f(x)$$ Here $\lambda$ can be thought of as an eigenvalue, so it is ...
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Are these continued fractions of integrals known?

Simplified repost of Are these continued fractions of integrals known? on MSE EDIT: The period of the oscillations of $$f(s)=\dfrac1{1+\dfrac s{1+\dfrac{s^2/2!}{1+\dfrac{s^3/3!}{1+\cdots}}}}$$ ...
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Expressing a double Riemann Sum as a definite integral

I am reading a paper where the authors rewrite the following expression (for a continious function $\alpha$) into an integral: $$\lim_{n\to \infty} \left(\min_{1\leq j \leq n}\left(\sum_{k=1}^{j-1} \...
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On an asymptotic integral decay

Let $f\in C^{\infty}([-1,0])$ be real-valued and suppose that $$ \left| \int_{-1}^{0} f(t)\,e^{\lambda t} \,{\rm d} t \right| \leq e^{-\sqrt{\lambda}},$$ for all $\lambda > 0$. Does it follow that $...
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A generalisation of Cauchy-Stieltjes transform

For a nice function $\nu$ (say smooth and compactly supported), its Cauchy-Stieltjes transform is defined as $$\int_\mathbb R \frac{\nu(s)}{z-s}\mathrm{d}s$$ which is holomorphic in $\mathbb C\...
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Transporting a Cauchy foliation of Minkowski space

Consider a spacetime $(\zeta^{3,1},g)$ where $$g=\frac{du\,dv}{uv}-\frac{dr^2}{r^2}-\frac{dw^2}{w^2} \quad \forall u,v,r,w \in (0,1)$$ Now this is just Minkowski space in different coordinates (...
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Range of a Laplace-type transform

I'm interested in germs of functions $f(h)$ for $h\geq 0$ small. My question is, for what functions $f(h)$ can I write, for some $\delta>0$: $$f(h) = \frac{1}{h} \int_0^{\delta} e^{-s/h} a(s)\: ds +...
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A density claim

Suppose that $g_k\in C([1,2])$, $k\in \mathbb N$ are continuous functions such that $\|g_k\|_{C([1,2])} \leq \epsilon^k$ for some sufficiently small $\epsilon>0$. Is the following claim true: If $f\...
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Question on estimate in one of Jean Bourgain's 1992 papers

The paper in question is A Remark on Schrodinger Operators. The goal of the argument is to estimate the following integral: $$K_1(x,y)=\int_{\mathbb{R}^2} e^{i(x-y)\cdot\xi+i(t(x)-t(y))|\xi|^2}\...
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Monotonicity of a function defined by an integral

The question below is motivated by the related question Integral of a function changing sign and the associated answer: Can we study the monotonicity of the following function on $(0,1)$? $$\small f(x)...
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A geometric interpretation of the fractional Fourier transform

I was reading Joe Polchinsky’s autobiography which contains the following anecdote from his time at Caltech (page 18): Once a week, Feynman led Physics X, where freshman and sophomores could ask ...
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Sonin inversion formula, equivalence of two solutions of an integral equation

Let me first specify the problem I am facing, and then below explain where it arises. Given a function $f(x)$ on the interval $0<x<1$ and a real number $s\in(-1,1)$ I consider the integral ...
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Integral of a function changing sign

By some numerical tests, we can see that the following function is negative on $(0,1)$: $$\small f(x)=\int_0^\infty\frac{s^{x-1} e^{-2 s} (\pi \cos(\pi x) (s^{2 x}+(0.1)^2)-\sin(\pi x) \ln(s) (s^{2 x}-...
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Fourier transform of an exponential function with radical argument divided by a radical

I have $f(t)=\dfrac{e^{-i\sqrt{(t-t_0)^2+A^2}}}{\sqrt{(t-t_0)^2+A^2}}$ where $t_0$ and $A$ are constant. I need to take the Fourier transform of $f(t)$. I made few substitutions to take it to a form ...
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When can convolutional integral operators be sampled

Consider an integral operator $F:C^{1/2}([0,T],\mathbb{R}^n)\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ of the form $$ f\mapsto \int_0^T f(t)^{\top}\kappa(T-t)dt, $$ for some $\kappa\in C^{\infty}(\mathbb{R})(\mathbb{R},\...
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Proof of covariant convolution for a kernel function that is rotation symmetric in Fourier space

Problem Statement Let $g:\mathbb R^{d}\to \mathbb R,d\in\{2,3\}$ be an integrable function (assumption I1). Suppose $\mathcal T$ is a rotation, and $f:\mathbb R^d\to\mathbb C$ (assumption C) is an ...
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Representation of the Dirac delta function

The Dirac delta function appears in the Sokhotsky formula, $$\text{Im}\lim_{\epsilon\to 0^+} \frac{1}{x-i\epsilon} = \pi\delta(x),$$ to be understood in the integral sense $$\text{Im}\lim_{\epsilon\to ...
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Eigenfunction of $h\mapsto H(h')|_{[-1,1]}$?

Let $H$ be the Hilbert transform. Is there a continuous, even function $h:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ with support on $[-1,1]$ such that, for some $\lambda\in \mathbb{R}$, $$H(h')(t) = \lambda h(t)$$ ...
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Best smoothing for the Prime Number Theorem?

There are plenty of proofs of the Prime Number Theorem with explicit error terms - it actually looks like a rather competitive field (see Remark 1.4 in https://arxiv.org/pdf/2204.02588.pdf). Several ...
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Optimizing a smoothing function with the Prime Number Theorem in mind

Let $f:[0,\infty)\to \mathbb{R}$ be a function with $f(x)=1$ for $0\leq x\leq 1$. Write $Mf$ for the Mellin transform of $f$. Let $c>0$, $T>10^6$ be constants. We are interested in minimizing ...
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A solution satisfying an integral inequality is bounded [closed]

Let $y$ be a positive function and $c>0$. If $y$ satisfies the following integral inequality \begin{equation} y(t)+\int_{0}^{t}y(s)ds\leq c_{1}\int_{0}^{t} y^{\frac{3}{2}}(s)ds+c_{2} \end{equation} ...
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Characterizing image of integral transform applied to sections of a fiber bundle

Geometry is not my area, and so, I am not sure the title accurately captures what I am interested in exactly... I hope the tags are appropriate. For any vector $v$, denote it's $i$-th component by $v_{...
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Computing $\int_0^{2\pi}\frac{e^{ikt}}{|e^{it}-e^{it_0}|^m}~\text{d}t$, where $k\in\mathbb{Z}$, $t_0\in\mathbb{C}$, and $m=1,3,5,\dots$

I am working on a project on accurate numerical quadrature where I need to compute the following integral in order to find my quadrature weights, $$ \int_{0}^{2\pi}\frac{{\rm e}^{{\rm i}kt}}{\,\left\...
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Kernel representation of a power of (pseudo-)differential operator

Let $\mathcal{T}$ be a (pseudo-)differential operator that admits the following kernel representation: \begin{equation} \mathcal{T}f(x) = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} K(x,t)f(t)dt. \end{equation} What can ...
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A generalization of Weierstrass transform

As stated in this article, the Weierstrass transform of $f(x)$ is defined as: \begin{equation} W[f](x)=\frac{1}{4\pi}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}f(y)e^{-\frac{(x-y)^{2}}{4}}dy \end{equation} which can be ...
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Fourier series of $e^{(\cos(\pi x) - m)^2}$

I'm looking for the Fourier coefficient of a "periodic Gaussian", which writes $$ f(x) = e^{-\frac{1}{2s}(\cos(\pi x) - m)^2} $$ It is a real even 2-periodic function, so its Fourier ...
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Find an integral kernel for the solution of a partial differential equation: an initial value problem

Consider the following partial differential equation with an initial condition $u(x,0)=f(x)$: \begin{equation} \frac{\partial}{\partial t} u(x,t)=g_{1}(x)\frac{\partial u}{\partial x}+g_{2}(x)\frac{\...
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Fourier transform of the hyperboloid

Equip $\mathbb{R}^{d+1}$ with the Lorentzian form $\langle x, y\rangle=-x^0y^0+{\bf x}\cdot{\bf y}$ where $x=(x^0,{\bf x})$ and $\cdot$ is the usual Euclidean dot product. We define the hyperboloid $\...
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Definite integral of Bessel function of the first kind times $x^{3/2}$

I am looking for preferably a closed form (or series solution if not possible) for the following integral: $$\int_0^a x^{3/2} J_\nu (bx) dx$$ where $\nu$ is an integer. This 1D integral appears when ...
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The inequality $\int^\infty_0 \frac{\sin(rt)}{rt}\frac{r^4}{\sinh^2(r)} e^{-ar\coth(r)}dr\leq c \big(e^{-At}\big)$

Let $a>0$. How to prove the following inequality $$\exists c>0,\exists A>0,\forall t>0:\quad\int^\infty_0 \frac{\sin(rt)}{rt}\frac{r^4}{\sinh^2(r)} e^{-ar\coth(r)}dr\leq c \big(e^{-At}\big)...
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Operators for norm for some classes of integral operators

Let $T:L^2(\mathbb{R}^n,\mathbb{R}^n)\rightarrow L^2(\mathbb{R}^n,\mathbb{R}^n)$ be a linear operator of the form: for all $x\in \mathbb{R}^n$ $$ T_{\kappa}(f)(x):=\int_{u\in\mathbb{R}^n} \, f(u)\...
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Mellin transform of the Bessel function $Y_n$ of order $n \geq 2$

The Mellin transform of the function $h$, locally integrable on $(0,\infty)$, is defined by $$M[h,z] = \int_0^\infty t^{z-1} h(t) dt \tag{1}$$ For some functions $h$ the above integral is not ...
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Mellin transform (of sequences)

Is it possible to define the Mellin transform for sequences of real numbers or even for tuples? Is there any book treating this argument? Any idea or suggestion will be greatly appreciated Since the ...
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Zeroes of Mellin transform

There exist a "standard" or canonical way to construct a real valued function whose Mellin transform has a prescribed set of zeroes? Clearly for some set of zeroes this could be impossible ...
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