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Symmetric sums and Representations of SO(3)

I had tried to help someone on math.StackExchange to prove the identity: $$ (1-Tr(A))^2+\sum_{1\le i\le j\le 3}(a_{ij}-a_{ji})^2=4$$ I guess you could argue the left hand side is …
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Existence and uniqueness of a matrix differential equation with L^1 coefficients

I came across the following differential equation when considering some direct scattering problems: $$ N'_x(x,z)=G(x,z)N(x,z) $$ where $N(x,z)$ is a $2\times2$ complex matrix wit …
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Lower bound on $L^2$ norm of mean curvature in general dimensions

Suppose $\Sigma\subset \mathbb{R}^{n+1}$ is a closed embedded hypersurface. We know that when $n=1$ $$ \int_{\Sigma} |H|^2 \geq \frac{4 \pi^2}{|\Sigma|} $$ by Gauss-Bonnet and th …
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Associated vector bundles of infinite rank and induced connections

Let $\mathbb{V}$ be a representation of a Lie group $G$ and let $P \to M$ be a principal $G$-bundle with a principal connection. If $\mathbb{V}$ is finite-dimensional, then one can …
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Any closed form for series like $F(x)=\Sigma_{i=p}^{\infty}x^p$,p is prime$?

Any closed form for series like $$F(x)=\Sigma_{i=2}^{\infty}x^p,\text{p is prime}$$ or $$F(x)=\Sigma_{i=0}^{\infty}x^{i!}$$? More generally,we can obtain a power series from decim …
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Approximating higher dimension step function

Let $s \in R^{n}$ (meaning $s$ is $n \times 1$ vector), where $n$ is the dimension of the vector. The ideal sliding term, $\nu$ is taken to be: \begin{equation} \nu = \frac …
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To be or not to be? $2b\vee \lnot 2b$? [closed]

I am just asking it so that somebody can close it as "not a real question".
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A machine learning application question

I am familiar with basic probabilities, random processes but not so much of machine learning methods. This is the problem I am trying to solve. I want to predict the nature of use …
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Lie algebra version of principal bundle?

I am wondering whether there is a Lie algebraic version of principal bundle for Lie group over a given manifold $M$. The first thing I try to think of is group cocycle picture of p …
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Anything special (historical?) about surface $x\cdot y\cdot z\ +\ x+y+z=0$?

QUESTION I wanted to introduce and develop the complex logarithm from scratch. As the result I've arrived a couple of months ago at the following identity after which the road to …
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twiced tangent bundle of manifolds, two contradictory arguments

I am considering the twiced tangent bundle $T(TM)$ of manifolds $M$. Locally, if $M=R^d$ then $T(TM)=R^{4d}=\oplus^3 TM$. My attempt is to see whether $T(TM)\cong \oplus^3 TM$ natu …
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Proof that a finitely generated projective module over a Von Neumann Regular ring is free

I'm searching for a proof that a finitely generated projective module over a Von Neumann Regular ring is free. I know that this result is true, because a friend of mine have proved …
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Amalgamation of two ccc algebras may collapse the continuum

The claim that appears in the title of this question is mentioned in the paper "On Shelah's amalgamation" by Judah and Roslanowski. I'd really like to see a proof of this fact, but …
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Hyperbolic pair of pants.

Suppose $Y$ is a pair of pants with a hyperbolic structure and $\gamma_i; i = 1, 2, 3$ are the geodesic boundaries of length $l_i; i=1, 2, 3$ respectively. Now consider a essential …
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Counterexample of non-negative sequence weakly converging in $\mathscr{M}^1$ but not $L^1$

Hi. Consider a a sequence of non-negative functions $(f_n)_n$, bounded in $L^1([-1,1])$ and weakly$-\star$ converging in $\mathscr{M}^1([-1,1])$ to some $f\in L^1([-1,1])$. What I …

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