Questions tagged [schwartz-distributions]
A distribution is a continuous linear functional on the space $\mathcal{C}^{\infty}_c$ of smooth (indefinitely differentiable) functions with compact support. Though they appeared in formal computations in the physics and engineering literature in the late $19^{th}$ century, their formal setting was brought up by the work of S. Sobolev and L. Schwartz in the middle of the $20^{th}$ century.
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Existence and uniqueness of solutions to a distributional ordinary differential equation
Suppose that $v$ is a distribution on the real line. Then under what conditions can I solve the differential equation
$$
\dot{x}(t) = v(x(t))
$$
which I might interpret as an integral equation
$$
-\...
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Is there any work on distributional vector fields?
I know that people think about weak solutions to PDEs by turning a differential equation into an integral equation. Have people studied any analogue to this where we start with an integral equation, ...
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Approximating a sequence of tempered distributions "uniformly" by Schwartz functions
This question has been motivated by the post making sense of distributions on the diagonal.
Let $T$ be a tempered distribution on $\mathbb{R}^2$ and $\eta$ be a given mollifier on $\mathbb{R}$. For $f ...
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For a tempered distribution $F$ on $\mathbb{R}^2$, what exactly does it mean by $\lvert F(x,y) \rvert \leq \lvert x-y \rvert^{-n}$?
Let $F$ be a tempered distribution on $\mathbb{R}^2$ and $n \in \mathbb{N}$ be a fixed natural number. I wonder what exactly it means by
$\lvert F(x,y) \rvert \leq \lvert x-y \rvert^{-n}$ where $x,y \...
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Construction of random tempered distributions
Let $(\xi_\phi)_{\phi \in L^2(\mathbb{R}_+ \times \mathbb{R}^d,\lambda_d)}$ be a collection of centered Gaussian processes on a probability space $(\Omega,\mathcal{F},P)$ such that $$\forall \phi \in ...
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Is the Schwartz space a tame Frechet space?
I ran into the following definition of tame Frechet spaces and Nash-Moser therem.
It says that the space of smooth functions on a compact manifold is tame Frechet.
However, I wonder if
The Schwartz ...
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Topology of ${\mathcal D}(\Omega)$ (space of test functions)
I have seen two approaches to the topology of ${\mathcal D}(\Omega)$:
(i) Let $K$ be a compact subset of $\Omega$ and consider the subset ${\mathcal D}_K(\Omega)$ of test functions with support ...
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Is it possible to bound the L2 norm of the gradient of a divergent by the L2 norm of the Lapacian?
Is it possible to show for $u:\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^3\rightarrow \mathbb{R}^3$
that
$$\||\nabla(\nabla\cdot u)|\|_2^2\leq C\||\Delta u|\|_2^2?$$
Here $\||f|\|_2$ is the norm in $(L^2(\Omega))^3$ and ...
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How are distributions and divergent series summations related?
When we do Fourier analysis, we don't always get convergent series. A classic example comes from considering the Sawtooth function. It has Fourier Coefficients
$$s(x) = \frac{1}{2} + \sum_{n \neq 0} \...
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Proof that generalized Laplacian is essentially self-adjoint (Heat Kernels and Dirac Operators)
According to Proposition 2.33 in Heat Kernels and Dirac Operators each symmetric generalized Laplacian $H$ is essentially self-adjoint. This is an immediate consequence of the fact that
\begin{...
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Finding an element of Gelfand triple with a designated time derivative
Let $V$ be a real separable Banach space and $H$ be a real separable Hilbert space such that
\begin{equation}
V \subset H \subset V'
\end{equation}
where $V'$ is the dual of $V$ and the inclusions are ...
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Special Schwartz function on the positive interval
Is there a Schwartz function $\zeta(t)$, defined on $\mathbb{R}$, satisfying the following:
$\int \zeta(t)\: dt=1$,
$\int t^k \zeta(t)\: dt=0$ for all $k\geq 1$,
$\operatorname{supp}(\zeta)\subset (0,...
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Examples of Borel probability measures on the Schwartz function space?
Let $\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^d)$ be the Frechet space of Schwartz functions on $\mathbb{R}^n$. Its dual space $\mathcal{S}'(\mathbb{R}^d)$ is the space of tempered distributions.
Minlos Theorem as ...
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Making sense of the limit $\lim\limits_{x \to y} T(x,y) $ for a tempered distribution $T$ on $\mathbb{R}^{2n}$
I already posted a similar question on MO and looked into the references therein.
However, I cannot find a satisfactory answer for my question..So I ask here again in a more refined form.
Let $T \in \...
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Is the test function topology a Mackey topology?
I am a physicist, and I have lately been thinking about distributions as they appear in quantum field theory. In the standard development of the theory of distributions, one considers the space $C^{\...
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Derive distributional inequalities from pointwise estimates
My question is how to prove the following claim:
Suppose that $E$ is an algebraic set in $\mathbb{R}^n (n\ge3)$ with dimension $\le n-2$, and $u$ is locally Lipschitz continuous
on $\mathbb{R}^n$. If ...
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Limit of a distribution using Hörmander’s theorem
Let $\alpha \in \mathbb{C}$. I want to prove that
$$ (e^{i2\theta}\xi_1^2 + \xi_2^2 + \dots + \xi_n^2)^{-\alpha} \longrightarrow (Q(\xi)-i0)^{-\alpha}, $$
in $D’(\mathbb{R}^n\setminus \left\{0\right\})...
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Is this a well known space? Perhaps homogeneous Sobolev-like space?
The homogeneous Sobolev space $\dot H^s(\mathbb{R}^n) $ is often defined as the closure of $\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^n)$ under the norm
$$ || |\omega|^s \widehat{f} ||_{L^2(\mathbb{R}^d)} =\int_{\...
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Non-Schwartz test functions for the explicit formula for L-functions
The statements of the explicit formula for L-functions that I am aware of require the test function to be a Schwartz function (see, e.g., equation (4.11) in Section 4 of Low lying zeros of families of ...
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Is there an infinite dimensional Stein's lemma?
Classical Stein's lemma says that if $\mathbf{X}$ is a centered Gaussian random vector and $g$ is a function which is nice enough, we have
$$
\mathbb{E} \, X_i \, g ( \mathbf{X} )
= \sum_k \...
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A Gaussian measure $\mu$ on $\mathcal{E}'(S^1)$ by Minlos theorem and its value for Sobolev spaces $H^{\alpha}(S^1)$
I posted this question on ME as "A Gaussian measure on $\mathcal{E}'(S^1)$ by Minlos Theorem and its value for $L^2(S^1)$",
but it seems much more nontrivial than I expected... so, I post an ...
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Infinite dimensional version of the Laplace transform and Gaussian integrals
This question is somehow related to my previous one Convergence of the Gaussian integral on $\mathcal{E}'$ for a mapping supported on $L^2$
Let $F : L^2(S^1) \to L^2(S^1)$ be a (nonlinear) Borel-...
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Blow up for certain classes of distributions
Let $\mathbb D$ be the open unit disc centered at the origin and let $u \in H^{-N}(\mathbb D)$ be a distribution for some natural number $N>0$. Suppose that $$u|_{\mathbb D\setminus \{0\}} \in C^{\...
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Convergence of the Gaussian integral on $\mathcal{E}'$ for a mapping supported on $L^2$
Let $F : L^2(S^1) \to L^2(S^1)$ be a (nonlinear) mapping such that
\begin{equation}
\lVert F(f) \rVert \leq \lVert f \rVert
\end{equation}
for all $f \in L^2(S^1)$. For the space of smooth periodic ...
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Existence of adjoint operators on manifolds
Let $(M,g)$ be an oriented Riemannian manifold and $V$ a finite-rank vector bundle equipped with a non-degenerate bundle metric $\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle_{V}$. This bundle metric, in turn, gives rise ...
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What real distributions solve $f'=0$? [closed]
I mean specifically real-valued Schwartz distributions on the real line. That is linear functionals on $C^{\infty}_c(\mathbb{R})$ continuous in the canonical LF topology. My question is, what are ...
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$K *g_n$ converges in the topology of smooth functions, $K$ approximates $\delta(x)$ and $g_n$ is a.e convergent to $g$, then regularity of $g$?
This question is continuation from If $K *g_n$ converges in the Fréchet topology of smooth functions and $K$ approximates $\delta(x)$, is $g_n$ itself convergent? - revised.
As before, let us ...
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If $K *g_n$ converges in the Fréchet topology of smooth functions and $K$ approximates $\delta(x)$, is $g_n$ itself convergent? - revised
Let us consider the Fréchet space $C^\infty\Bigl([0,1],\mathbb{R} \Bigr)$ of real-valued, periodic smooth functions.
That is, $f_n \to f$ in $C^\infty\Bigl([0,1],\mathbb{R} \Bigr)$ if $f^{(m)}_n$ ...
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Schwartz kernel theorem for restricted operators
Let $(M,g)$ be a smooth Riemannian manifold. The celabrated kernel theorem of Schwartz shows that for any linear and continuous operator $A:C_{c}^{\infty}(M)\to C^{\infty}(M)$, there exists a ...
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Why do we work on homogeneous Besov/Triebel-Lizorkin spaces?
This question is mainly for understanding the history behind homogeneous spaces.
There is extensive literature on Besov and Triebel-Lizorkin spaces. For instance, see the standard textbook:
https://...
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Banach space valued distributions and test functions
Let $A,B,C$ be Banach spaces and $m\,:\,A\times B\to C$ be a bilinear map such that $\|m(a,b)\|\leq \textrm{const}\,\|a\|\|b\|$. We denote by $\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^d)$ be the standard space of ...
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Does the Minlos theorem work for real-valued cases as well?
Let $\mathcal{E}(\mathbb{T}^3, \mathbb{R})$ be the Frechet space of real-valued smooth periodic functions on $\mathbb{R}^3$. Here, $\mathbb{T}^3$ is the $3$-dimensional torus.
Let us define a real-...
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The notion of "Admissible" and "Permitted" in the context of convolution with distributions and hypocontinuity
I am reading the paper "On Convolutions" (1958) and have encountered the notion of "Admissible" and "Permitted" spaces.
In p.17-18 of the above paper, it says that an ...
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Regularity on $\mathbb{T}^3$ of the "functional average" of a map $S : C^\infty(\mathbb{T}^3, \mathbb{R}) \to L^2(\mathbb{T}^3, \mathbb{R})$
For simplicity, let $C^\infty(\mathbb{T}^3, \mathbb{R})$ be the real Frechet space of periodic smooth functions on $\mathbb{R}^3$. Here, $\mathbb{T}^3$ is the $3$-dimensional torus.
For a fixed ...
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Question about calculation in Schwartz space
While reading a paper Hengang Li and Weiping Yan - Asymptotic stability and instability of explicit self-similar waves for a class of nonlinear shallow water equations, I experienced that my ...
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How do we give a rigorous mathematical meaning to expressions like $\delta^4(0)$ or $\lim\limits_{x \to y} \delta^4(x-y)$?
The question is as in the title. In QFT literature, $\delta^4(0)$ is said to stand for the volume of entire $\mathbb{R}^4$, where $\delta^4(x)$ is the $4-$dimensional delta function.
Or when defining ...
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Is it possible to continuously embed $C^\infty(\mathbb{T}^n)$ as a vector space into $\mathcal{D}(\mathbb{R}^n)$ by some "inverse" of periodization?
Let $\mathbb{T}^n$ be the $n-$dimensional torus and $C^\infty(\mathbb{T}^n)$ be the Frechet space of smooth periodic functions on $\mathbb{R}^n$.
According to p.298 of Folland "Real Analysis"...
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Given a compact set $K \subset \mathbb{R}^n$, is the space of distributions supported on $K$ the dual of some test function space?
I am aware that the dual of $C^\infty(\mathbb{R}^n)$ is the space of distributions (not necessarily tempered) with compact support.
However, if we fix a compact set $K \subset \mathbb{R}^n$, is the ...
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Defining the multiplication of distributions in the context of QFT : Colombeau algebra vs Regularity structure?
This is a bit of a qualitative question.
A rigorous treatment of QFT comes down to making sense of multiplication of distributions, as far as I understand. This is in the aim of constructing and ...
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What exactly is the topology on $O_M$ that makes the convolution map $S \times S' \to O_M$ hypocontinuous?
Let $O_M(\mathbb{R}^n):= \mathcal{S}'(\mathbb{R}^n) \cap C^\infty(\mathbb{R}^n)$ be the space of slowly increasing smooth functions on $\mathbb{R}^n$.
Following p.294 proposition 9.10 of the "...
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Extreme confusion with the Gaussian measure on $\mathcal{S}'(\mathbb{R}^n)$ supported on $C^\infty(\mathbb{R}^n)$ and the issue of Borel sets
Let
\begin{equation}
C_a(x,y):=\frac{1}{(4\pi)^{n/2}} \int_a^\infty \frac{dk}{k^{n/2}}e^{-km^2-\lvert x-y \rvert ^2/(4k)}
\end{equation}
be a covariance operator with a cutoff $a>0$. Here, $m>0$ ...
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On spectral representation of solutions to wave equations with impulse initial data
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^n$ be a bounded domain with a smooth boundary that contains the origin. Let us consider the following classical linear wave equation
$$
\begin{cases}
\partial^2_t u -\...
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Singular support: equivalent definition
Let $U\subset\mathbb{R}^{d}$ be an open set. The singular support of a distribution $u\in\mathcal{D}^{\prime}(U)$ is defined to be the compliment of the set of points, which have a neighbourhood in ...
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Representation of an operator on a generalized eigenfunction
This is a cross-post from: https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/4651664/representation-of-an-operator-on-a-generalized-eigenfunction
Suppose we have an (essentially) self adjoint operator $L$ ...
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Can we define $\partial\bar{\partial}(\log|z_1|^2)\wedge \partial\bar{\partial}(\log|z_2|^2)$ as a current?
In complex analysis, by Poincare-Lelong theorem, we have
$$
\frac{\sqrt{-1}}{\pi}\partial\bar{\partial}(\log|z|^2)=T_{z=0}
$$
as currents, where
$$
T_{z=0}(\eta)=\int_{z=0}\eta.
$$
Now suppose we have ...
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Newtonian potentials of balls and spheres
This is a simple question whose answer was probably known to Poisson, but I was not able to find it by searching. I need explicit formulas for the Newtonian potential of the unit ball $\mathbb{B}^n$ ...
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Subharmonic distributions on the plane
A subharmonic (Schwartz) distribution on $\mathbf R^n$ is a distribution $u$ satisfying $\Delta u\ge0$. This implies $\Delta u$ is a positive Radon measure $\mu$, thus for any ball $B$ the convolution ...
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Nuclear spaces and intuition behind their topology
In functional analysis the nuclear spaces (coined by Grothendieck before he became involved in revolutionizing algebraic geometry) can be considered
as a kind of generalization of finite dimensional ...
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Properties of the displacement field, assuming only smooth charge distribution and Gauss's theorem
In physics, the displacement field satisfies Gauss's theorem:
$$
\int_{\partial \Omega} {\bf D}\ {\bf n}\operatorname{d\!}S = \int_{\Omega} \rho\operatorname{d\!}V,
$$ where
$\Omega$ is a bounded ...
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Real-analytic analogue of Schwartz functions
Consider the space $\mathcal{S}'$ of functions $\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb C$ that are (real-)analytic and with exponential decay at infinity. This is an analogue of Schwartz space, but real-analytic ...