# All Questions

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### Cut and Fold Polyhedron!

I have two convex polyhedrons with equal side areas. It is true that I can cut one of them and flatten it on the plane, then fold the flattened polygon to reach the other polyhedron? For special case ...
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### Heat kernel asymptotics for the sublaplacian on a contact Riemannian manifold

Let $\Delta$ denote a Laplace-type differential operator on a compact Riemannian manifold $(M,g)$. The asymptotics of the heat kernel and the heat operator trace of $\Delta$ are well-known (cf. ...
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### Double Markovity

Suppose we have a double Markov relation for three random variables $X$, $Y$ and $W$ as follows $$X\to W\to Y,$$ and $$X\to Y\to W.$$ How to prove that there exist functions $f$ and $g$ such that ...
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### Connection between framed cobordisms and zero sets

Let $W\subseteq M\times[0,1]$ be a framed submanifold (a framed cobordism in $M$) and $2w<m-1$ where $w,m=\dim W,M$. Assume that $M$ is compact and that $W\cap M\times \{0\}$ is the zero set of a ...
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### Problem with equation structure and re-arrangement

I am creating a program which used an equation for photo-efficiency in certain types of plants. Because of the limits of the programming (or maybe my abilities with said language). I need to break ...
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### Problem of book Kunen

In $M$: $\left | P \right | \leq \omega_{1}$ and $P$ es c.c.c and $\Diamond$ is hold M. Shows that $\Diamond$ is hold $M[G]$. give one suggestion please
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### Questions about the Collatz conjecture-also known as the “3x+1 problem” [on hold]

Let "F(k,m)" denote the following recursive function of two positive integer variables. For all k, F(k,1)=k. For all k and all m, if F(k,m) is even, then F(k,m+1)=F(k,m)/2. For all k and all m, if ...
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### Contour integral around semi-circle

Can one use contour integration to evaluate $\int^{\pi}_{0} \frac{1}{1-\rho*sin(\theta)}d\theta$ for $0<\rho<1$? This would be trivial if the upper limit were $2\pi$ as we could let ...
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### If the $L$-series does not vanish

I refer to this paper http://wstein.org/papers/shark/shark.pdf At the top of page 24, we are dealing with the issue where the $L$-series does not vanish for the case where $p$ is good and ordinary. ...
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### Hypercovers of sheaves in classical and quasi-categories

I am interested in relating the definition of hypercovers in the $\infty$-topos of sheaves on an $\infty$-Grothendieck site to the classical definition of hypercovers of presheaves on a Grothendieck ...
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### Positive definite quadratic forms on Banach spaces

This is a question about characterizing Hilbert spaces in terms of quadratic forms. Let $X$ be a real Banach space and $E$ a bounded quadratic form on it. If $E(x,x)\geq a\|x\|^2$ for some $a>0$ ...
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### Probability that d-Brownian Motion ,d>3, avoids a set A

In other words, the probability that Brownian motion stays within $A^{c}$. So far I found that it is 1, for random cylinders and thorns. What about for connected and compact sets (traps)? Any other ...
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### Could anyone help me with a problem regarding fundamental groups? [on hold]

Let G be a group and x be an element of G. N is the least normal subgroup of G containing x. If there is a normal, path-connected space whose fundamental group is isomorphic to G, then I have to show ...
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### Counting sets of tuples [on hold]

I am looking to count the size of certain sets created by taking the product of multivariate functions $F,Q,\ldots$, where the input arguments come from finite sets $D_1, D_2$. For example, ...
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### Reducing $\ell_1$ norm of non-full-rank matrices

I have two matrices ${\bf{X}}_{p\times r}$ and ${\bf{Y}}_{r\times q}$ with $r<\min(p,q)$. Matrix ${\bf Y}$ does not have full row rank (i.e., rank$({\bf Y})<r$). Can I build two new matrices ...
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### Quotienting disk inside sphere result in sphere

Let $S^k$ be a topological $k$-dimensional sphere. Let $D^k$ be a $k$ dimensional disk that includes in $S^k$. Let $q: D^k \to D^r$ be a map and $r \leq k$. Let $$W = S^k \sqcup D^r/\sim$$ where ...
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### Mukai flops and derived categories

As proved by Kawamata and by Namikawa, if $M$ and $M'$ are complex projective varieties which are related by a Mukai flop (elementary transformation) along projective spaces $W\subset M$ and ...
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### Maximal ideals are prime (history thereof)

What is the origin of the familiar way of finding prime ideals as maximal ones using Zorn's Lemma? How were prime ideals found before the enactment of the Axiom of Choice? How do constructive ...
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### Vector Laplace Beltrami operator of the Gauss map

Consider an abstract surface $(M,g)$ embedded into $\mathbb{R}^3$ via $f:M \to \mathbb{R}^3$. Denote by $N:M \to \mathbb{R}^3$ the Gauss map (normal field) of the surface. Write the Laplace Beltrami ...
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### Bochner's theorem for measures of positive type

Is there a version of Bochner's theorem characterizing measures of positive type on a locally compact group? By a measure of positive type on the group $\Gamma$, I mean a measure $\mu$ satisfying ...
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### Rank 2^n quadratic form with non trivial invariant e_n

I advise you to have a look this question of mine first Rank four quadratic Form with non trivial discriminant in I(k) From quadratic form theory its well known that for a field $k$ and the ...
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### Examples of cubic Julia sets

I'm looking for information on explicit cubic filled Julia sets with interesting properties such as: Having two different finite attractors (such as $f(z)=z^3-1.5z$) Being disconnected with ...
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### graded generalization of the Moyal–Weyl product

Has anyone written about the graded generalization of the Moyal–Weyl product/star product, that is, where the original algebra is already graded? Is it just a matter of signs?
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### Clifford algebras for quadratic modules over ringed spaces

What is the earliest possible reference for definition and basic properties of Clifford algebras associated to quadratic modules over a ringed space? The ringed space does not need to be locally ...
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### Bivariate skew-normal distribution

I'm using the Gaussian distribution as a weight function for solving pde's. I'm interested in skewing the function. For one-dimensional problems, it was easy to derive the resulting skewed Gaussian ...
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### First return time in an interval for N particles rotating on the circle at constant random speeds

Here is my problem: draw N velocities $v_1,v_2,\dots,v_n$ in $[-\pi,\pi]^N$ from some measure (Haar measure of uniform independent for simplicity) and make $N$ particles rotate around the circle with ...
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### Calculating of the sum $\sum_{i=1}^{n} \large{\frac{i}{i+1}}$? [on hold]

How can i calculate the sum $\sum_{i=1}^{n} \large{\frac{i}{i+1}}$?
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### Can a linear map on a finite-dimensional subspace be extended to the whole space “trivially”? [on hold]

I have a question concerning the extension of continuous linear maps. Let $X$ be a normed vector space and let $U$ be a finite-dimensional subspace of $X$. Furthermore, let $\varphi:U\rightarrow Y$ ...
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### An integral identity [on hold]

For all $n>1$ and $0<i<n$ we have the following identity? $$\int\limits_0^{\pi} \frac{\cos(nx)-\cos(i\pi)}{\cos x-\cos(i\pi/n)}dx=0.$$
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### String diagrams for bimodules over noncommutative algebras?

I'm trying to do some calculations with bimodules (over Azumaya algebras, as it happens), and I need a string diagram notation that mixes the tensor product over the base ring (a symmetric monoidal ...
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### Real Analysis : Uniform Convergence of sequences on the real line [on hold]

I want a sequence of continuous functions whose limit function is continuous but the convergence is not uniform. I have an example : fn(x)=x/n ; The limit function f(x)=0 is continuous but the ...
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### Cases where the number field case and the function field (with positive characteristic) are different

In number theory there is often an analogue between statements which holds over a number field (that is, a finite field extension $K/\mathbb{Q}$) and function fields (that is, finite extensions of the ...
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### Yang-Mills equations are not elliptic [on hold]

How does one prove that the Yang-Mills equations (from classical Yang-Mills theory) are not elliptic? Can someone please present a proof of this, or point out where this has been shown in the ...
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### Subplanes of Finite Projective Planes

If a finite projective plane $\pi_1$ of order $m$ contains, as a sub plane, a finite projective plane $\pi_2$ of order $n$, then $m \geq n^2$ with equality holding only in the case of a Baer sub ...
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### Motivic L-function vs motivic zeta function

Let $M$ be a pure motive over a field $k$. Roughly speaking, the L-function of $M$ is the product over all primes $p$ of $$L_p(M,s)=\det(I-Fr_p|_{M_\ell^I} N(p)^{-s})^{-1}$$ where $Fr_p$ is a ...
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### Constructing a transition matrix of a time-homogeneous, finite Markov chain with full support stationary distribution

is there a way to construct a transition matrix of a time-homogeneous, finite Markov chain such that the stationary distribution always has full support (this is equivalent to all states of the chain ...
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### Borel class of a set of measures

Let $K$ be a compact Hausdorff space and consider $X=Ball(M(K))$, the unit ball of the space of regular Borel measures on $K$. Endow $X$ with the weak-$*$ topology $\sigma(M(K),C(K))$, regarding ...
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### Why do I study a lot but still don't understand the material too well? [on hold]

I had a linear algebra test yesterday and I studied a week in advance for it. I did all the assigned homework questions, past exam questions, problem set questions, but I still did poorly on the test. ...
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### Homotopy equivalence vs weak homotopy equivalence in Gromov's h-principle

My question concerns Gromov's h-principle for open diffeomorphism-invariant partial differential relations on open manifolds; see e.g. Eliashberg/Mishachev: Introduction to the h-principle, §6.2.A and ...
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### When did coordinate plane “as we know it” come into play?

This is a historical question that needs some background to make sense. Let me start with the longer version of the question: When did negative numbers, algebra and coordinate plane come together? ...
A left distributive algebra is a set $A$ together with a binary operation, $\cdot$, satisfying $a\cdot(b\cdot c)=(a\cdot b)\cdot(a\cdot c)$. One important example of left distributive algebras arises ...