Questions tagged [lebesgue-measure]
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Does Hahn-Banach for $\ell^\infty$ imply the existence of a non-measurable set?
Working over ZF but without the Axiom of Choice (AC), assume that the Hahn–Banach Theorem holds for $\ell^\infty$. Does it follow that there exists a set of real numbers that is not Lebesgue ...
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*-homomorphisms from $L^\infty(0, 1)$ to itself that acts as the identity on continuous functions
Let $\pi: L^\infty([0, 1], \lambda) \rightarrow L^\infty([0, 1], \lambda)$ be a *-homomorphism (where $\lambda$ is the Lebesgue measure on $[0, 1]$), not necessarily normal (otherwise the question is ...
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orthogonal projector onto the set of convex functions
Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^d$ be an open, convex domain, and consider the Hilbert space $L^2(\Omega)$. Each sum of convex functions is convex, hence the subset $Conv(\Omega)$ of all convex functions ...
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Existence of a limit of alpha-difference quotient for Hölder functions
Let $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}^d,d\geq 1,$ be an Hölder function with exponent $\alpha\in (0,1)$, meaning that
\begin{equation}
\sup_{x, y \in \mathbb R, \,x\neq y}\frac{|f(x)-f(y)|}{|x-y|^\alpha}<...
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Is there a natural finitely additive measure for which Vitali sets have measure zero?
Vitali sets are nonmeasurable and in particular are not null sets. But all Vitali sets are in some sense small, as described below. Let $V$ be any Vitali set and let $k \in \mathbb{N}$. For each $i \...
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Which reals are Lebesgue measures of regions in $\mathbb R^n$ defined by inequalities involving polynomials with integer coefficients?
Let $a$ be a real number. What are necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a positive integer $n$ and a finite set of polynomials $p_1,\ldots,p_k$ with integer coefficients in $n$ ...
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Extending gauge integral to higher dimensions/spaces and analogue of Riemann rearrangement theorem for it
The gauge/Henstock-Kurzweil integral allows for the integration of a very large set of functions in $\Bbb R$, at the cost of many of the nice properties of Lebesgue integration, of which it is a ...
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Measure of the boundary of an BV-extension domain: do we have $|\nabla Eu|(\partial \Omega)=0?$
Let $\Omega\subset \Bbb R^d$ be open. The space $BV(\Omega)$ consists in functions $u\in L^1(\Omega)$ with bounded variation, i.e. $|u|_{BV(\Omega) }<\infty$ where
\begin{align}\label{eq:bounded-...
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Computing the infinite dimensional Lebesgue measure of "cubes"
There is no Lebesgue measure in infinite dimensions—this slogan is familiar to every student interested in analysis. One possible, precise statement of this result may be as follows: if $X$ is an ...
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Existence of $A\subset\Bbb{R}^n$ of finite measure and $\hat{1_A}\in\bigcap_{q>1}L^q$, but s.t. for some $1<p<\infty$, $1_A$ is no $L^p$-Fourier mult
I am interested in the following somewhat obscure question:
Is there some $n \in \Bbb{N}$, and a set $A \subset \Bbb{R}^n$ of finite measure such that the Fourier transform $\widehat{1_A}$ of its ...
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Naïve definition of a measure on a fractal
This question was previously posted on MSE.
Let $K\subset \mathbb R^2$ be a compact fractal of Hausdorff dimension $1<d<2$. I want to define a natural measure on $K$.
One option would be to use ...
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If a derivative is defined everywhere and $\pm1$ almost everywhere, is it constant?
Let $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ be a differentiable function such that the set $A:=\{x\in\mathbb{R};f'(x)\not\in\{1,-1\}\}$ has measure $0$. Does this imply that $f'$ is constant?
Context: I was ...
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Continuity of the Lebesgue measure w.r.t the Hausdorff metric
I have a question linked to Interplay of Hausdorff metric and Lebesgue measure. Let us denote as $\mathcal K(\mathbb R^n)$ the space of compact subsets of $\mathbb R^n$ endowed with the Hausdorff ...
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trace-class embeddings
There is a classical theorem of Riesz-Kolmogorov that characterizes compact embedding in $L^p$-spaces of some subspace of them. A generalization to arbitrary metric spaces has been recently obtained ...
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Lebesgue points of a function is not affected by multiplication of the integrand with a smooth function?
Let $S^1$ be the circle, let us consider a function $f(x,t): S^1 \times [0,\infty) \to \mathbb{R}$ such that
\begin{equation}
\int_0^T \int_{S^1} \lvert f(x,t) \rvert dxdt <\infty
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Simple proof of the Lebesgue density theorem in $\Bbb{R}^n$
[I posted this on MSE a while ago, but no answer was forthcoming.]
I am looking for a simple proof of the Lebesgue density theorem for $\Bbb{R}^n$. The Wikipedia page on the Lebesgue differentation ...
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Does there exist a compactly supported integrable function with infinite Coulomb energy?
The title of the question pretty much says it all. I am looking for a function $f\in L^1(\Omega)$, where $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^3$ is a bounded domain, such that
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E[f] = \iint\limits_{\Omega\...
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Random sets and invariant extensions of Lebesgue measure
Given AC, is there a probability measure $\mu$ on $2^{[0,1]}$ and a translation-invariant extension $\lambda$ of Lebesgue measure on $[0,1]$ such that: for all permutations $\pi$ of $[0,1]$ and all ...
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Understanding simple point processes
Background
I'm studying the basic theory of Random Finite Sets (RFS), which is the name that is used in my field to denote simple point processes.
A simple point process is a random variable whose ...
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Weak convergence of atomic measure to Lebesgue measure
Let $G$ be the open $n$-ball in $\mathbb{R}^n$ and $G^\Delta$ the set of points in $\mathbb{R}^n$ with distance less than $\Delta>0$ from $G$.
Let $G_T=\{Tx: x\in G \}$ and $G_T^\Delta = \{ Tx: x \...
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Necessary and sufficient conditions on kernels of trace-class operators
Question: Let $K \in L^2(R^n\times R^n)$. Are "explicit" necessary and sufficient conditions known such that $K$ is the kernel of some trace-class operator $A \in TC(L^2(R^n))$?
We know that ...
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Isometries and complex differentials
Assume that A is a linear operator of $L^2(D)$ onto istelf, where $D$ is the unit disk. Assume that $f\to \partial A[f](z)$ and $f\to \bar \partial A[f ](z)$ are isometries. Whether it implies that $A$...
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Functions that are almost (left-) continuous almost everywhere
Denote the Lebesgue measure on $[0, T]$ as $\lambda(\cdot)$. Call a measurable function $f : [0, T] \to \mathbb{R}$ almost left-continuous almost everywhere if there exists an $A \subseteq [0, T]$ ...
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Is a maximal set of rectangles known for which Lebesgue’s Differentiation Theorem holds true?
Lebesgue's differentiation theorem states that if $x$ is a point in $\mathbb{R}^n$ and $f:\mathbb{R}^n\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ is a Lebesgue integrable function, then the limit of $\frac{\int_B f d\...
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Existence of unbounded $M \subset \Bbb{R}$ of finite measure s.t. $1_M$ is $L^p$-Fourier multiplier
I would like to know if there is a measurable set $M \subset \Bbb{R}$ such that
$M$ has finite Lebesgue measure $0 < \lambda(M) < \infty$,
$M$ is unbounded in the sense that $\lambda(M \...
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Is the implication ($f$ is Riemann integrable over $D_1$ and $D_2$) $\Rightarrow $ ($f$ is Riemann integrable over $D=D_1\cup D_2$) true?
Let $D_1,D_2$ be a bounded subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$ and $\partial D_1,\partial D_2$ are both of Lebesgue measure zero (that is to say: $D_1,D_2$ are Jordan measurable).
Also, let $f:D_1\cup D_2=D\...
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Finding a functional that stays non-negative on a particular subset of $L^2[0, 1]$
Start with the Hilbert space $L^2([0, 1])$ with Lebesgue measure. Fix some Borel-to-Borel measurable function $f: [0, 1] \times [0, 1] \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$. I present 4 scenarios, each more ...
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Understanding simple point processes (part 2)
This is a follow up of this previous question. I'm trying to understand the following proposition from An Introduction to the Theory of Point Processes Volume I: Elementary Theory and Methods
by Daley ...
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Are orbits of a measurable flow always measurable with measure zero?
Let $(X, \mathcal{B})$ be a standard Borel space with a probability measure $\mu$ on $\mathcal{B}$. Let $(T_t)_{t \in \mathbb{R}}$ be a jointly measurable flow (i.e. $(T_t)_{t \in \mathbb{R}}$ is a ...
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Analyticity of a function in two complex variables
Let $f$ be a function defined on $\mathbb{C}^2$ given by
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f(s,t)=\int\limits_{-\infty}^{\infty}dk_1 \int\limits_{-\infty}^{\infty}dk_2 \int\limits_{-\infty}^{\infty}dk_3 \frac{1}{\left(\sqrt{s}-k_1\...
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The limit set of consecutive applications of linear transforms to the single segment
Problem. Consider $n$ positive integers $1 < a_1\le \ldots \le a_n$ and $I = \left[\frac{1}{a_n - 1}, \frac{1}{a_1 - 1}\right]$. For each $a_k$ define the linear transform $\phi_k\colon x\mapsto \...
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Measurability in a product space of a set defined only along its fibers
Consider the probability space $([0,1],\mathcal{B}([0,1]),\lambda)$, where $\mathcal{B}([0,1])$ denotes the Borel $\sigma$-algebra in $[0,1]$ and $\lambda$ is the Lebesgue measure in $[0,1]$. Then, ...
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Pontryagin's principle with Lebesgue-integrable control
Does there exist a (weak) version of Pontryagin's minimum principle in which the control is allowed to be just Lebesgue integrable? I am mostly familiar with the 1975 text of Fleming & Rishel, ...
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The Lebesgue measure of the solution space of a specific type of equation
Consider the solution space of parameter $x: D = \{x| F(x) = 0, x \in \mathbb{R}^m\}$, where $F(x) = \sum_{n=1}^{N}a_n \exp\{b_n^T x\}$ for $a_n\in \mathbb{R},b_n \in \mathbb{R}^{m}, n = 1, ..., N$.
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The translation is continuous in $L^1(\mathbb{R}^n,d\mu)$, $d\mu=\frac{1}{1+|y|^{n+a}}dy$,$ a>0$
For any function $f\colon\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}$, set: $\tau_hf(x):=f(x+h)$, $x,h\in\mathbb{R}^n$. Consider the following finite measure on $\mathbb{R}^n$:
$$\mu(A):=\int_A\frac{1}{1+|y|^{n+a}}\,dy$...
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Recursive expression of Lebesgue measure for balls with removed intersection
This is not the most theoretically challenging question; rather it is more of a reference request for a simple formula (which must be known).
Let $\left\{B_{\epsilon_n}(x_n)\right\}_{n=0}^N$ be a set ...
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Convergence of solutions of the volterra integral equation with convergent kernels
Consider the following Volterra integral equation
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g(t) = \int_0^t K_n(t,s)w_n(s) ds
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where g(t) and K_n(t,s) are continuous and $K_n(t,s)\geq K_{n+1}(t,s)$ for all $t,s$. Moreover, $K_n(t,s)$ ...
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On the proof of a $W^{2,p}$ estimate - regularity on eliptic PDE
I see this proof on http://www.math.uiowa.edu/~lwang/cccalderon.pdf and I couldn't understand what he did. If $||f||_{L^p(B_{4})} = \delta$ is small and the measure $|\{ x \in B_1; M(|D^2u|^2)>N_1^...
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Relationship between weak Lp and strong Lq topologies for q<p
Specificaly:
Does convergence in $L^{\frac{1}{2}}$ imply weak $L^2$ convergence?
Having a limit in $L^{\frac{1}{2}}$ topology and a limit in weak $L^2$ topology whether these are always equal? If not,...
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Existence of derivative of distribution of exponential family?
Suppose $(X, \mathcal{F})$ is a measurable space and $\left\{F_\theta, \theta \in \Theta\right\}$ is a distribution family on $(X, \mathcal{F})$. When $\left\{F_\theta, \theta \in \Theta\right\}$ is ...
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A question about associated operator on continuous functions space equiped with L2 norm
$$\text{For M a connected compact manifold, T is in }C^{1+\nu}(M,M) \text{ with } \nu\in(0,1),\\ \text{i.e. DT is some Hölder continuous function with Hölder exponent }\\ \text{, Denote m as the ...
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Uncountable collections of sets with positive measures
Let $X$ be a compact metric space and let $T: X \rightarrow X$ be continuous. Let $\mu$ be a $T$-invariant Borel probability measure (which we can always find by the Krylov-Bogoliubov theorem).
Let $(...
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Sets measurable in every affine subspace
Take a non-measurable subset $S\subseteq [-1,1]$ and subtract $S\times \{0\}$ from the unit disk $B$ in $\mathbb{R}^2$. The set $X=B\setminus (S\times \{0\})$ is measurable by 2-D Lebesgue measure ...
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Lebesgue measure of a neighbourhood of a curve
Let $\Omega\subseteq\mathbb{R}^N$ be an open, bounded and with smooth boundary (e.g. Lipschitz boundary or more if necessary).
For any function $\phi:\Omega\to\mathbb{R},\ \phi\in C^1(\overline{\Omega}...
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Sequence of open sets converge in characteristic function to an open set?
Let $\Omega\subseteq\mathbb{R}^N$ be an open and bounded set with Lipschitz boundary. Consider a sequence of open sets $\omega_n\subseteq\Omega,\ n\in\mathbb{N}^*$ such that there is a Lebesgue ...
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Signed distance function
Let $\Omega\subseteq\mathbb{R}^N$ be an open and bounded set with uniform Lipschitz boundary. Consider the signed distance function:
$d:\mathbb{R}^N\to\mathbb{R},\ d(x)=\begin{cases} \mathrm{dist}(x,\...
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Coincidence Topologies for $L^p$ spaces
If $X$ and $Y$ are compact metric spaces then it is well-known that the compact-open topology on $C(X,Y)$ coincides with the topology of uniform convergence on compacts. Therefore, the latter is ...
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Estimate Integral w.r.t Dirac measure by Integral w.r.t Lebesgue measure
Given a bounded, nonnegative and measurable function $f$ and denote the Euclidean ball with center $z$ and radius $r$ by $B_r(z)$.
Is it somehow possible to estimate the Integral w.r.t. the Dirac ...
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Egorov's and Lusin's Theorem in the space with infinite measure
Both the fundamental Egorov's and Lusin's Theorem in measure theory are given on any measurable space $X$ whose measure is finite.
On the measurable space whose measure is infinite, does there ...
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When convolution with exponential kernel is bounded
Let $g(t)=e^{-\omega t}$, $\omega>0$. What is, in terms of well-known function spaces, the space $X$, $L_{loc}^2(0,\infty)\subset X$, of all functions $f:\mathbb{R}^+\to \mathbb{R}^+$, satisfying
$...