# All Questions

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### Restricted Burnside Problem: Lower bound nilpotency class

Let $p$ be a prime and let $F$ be a free group of rank $d\geq 1$. Kostrikin [1] proved that the $d$-generated Burnside group $B=B(d,p)=F/F^p$ of exponent $p$ has a maximal finite quotient ...
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I have a question about weak derivatives. Let $u,v \in L^{1}_{loc}(U)$ (the space of locally integrable functions) for some open set $\emptyset \neq U \in \mathbb{R}^{n}$. We often say that $v$ is ...
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### Finite dimensional subspaces of functions on 2-sphere which are invariant under isometries [on hold]

Characterize all finite dimensional subspaces of smooth functions on $S^2$ which are invariant under rotations.
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### $P_3$-factors for 3-regular, 3-connected cubic graphs

Suppose that $G=(V,E)$ is a simple graph. We know if $G$ is 3-regular, 3-connected and $|V|=4k$ for some $k\in \mathbb{N}$, then $G$ has $P_4$-factor. Question. Let $G=(V,E)$ be 3-regular, ...
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### Convergence of weighted double sum of random variables

I'm looking for convergence results of particular weighted sum: $$S_n=\frac{1}{n}\sum_{i=1}^{n}\sum_{j=1}^{n}a_{i,j}X_i X_j.$$ when random variables $X_i$ ar i.i.d. Are there any investigation ...
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### Compact $R_1$-spaces

A space $(X,\tau)$ is said to be $R_1$ if for all $x,y\in X$ with $cl(\{x\}) \neq cl(\{y\})$, there are disjoint open sents separating $cl(\{x\})$ and $cl(\{y\})$. If $X$ is compact and $R_1$, does ...
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### Vanishing of higher direct image of a morphism with generic fiber $\Bbb{P}^1$

The following question was asked on math.stackexchange.com with no reply for the past week or so. Let $f : X \to Y$ be a morphism of smooth (integral) varieties over $\Bbb{C}$ with generic fiber equal ...
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### What is Jantzen's formula for the determinant of the Shapovalov form in the case of generalized Verma modules?

The best reference I found is [Kac, Kazhdan '79] which extends the results of Shapovalov and Jantzen to the case of infinite dimensional Lie algebras. Theorem 1 of this paper gives the Shapovalov ...
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### A conjecture on the prime counting function

I was thinking about the Second Hardy-Littlewood conjecture for quite sometime (some of my posts are related to this). In one of my earlier post I conjectured that the inequality ($\pi(x)$ denotes the ...
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### Explicit computation of a limit of a cosimplicial object

Let $\Delta$ be the simplex category. Let $T_{n}$ be the standard topological $n$ simplex, i.e. it is the set of points of $\mathbb{R}^{n}$ such that $0\leq t_{1}\leq \dots \leq t_{n}\leq 1$. Its ...
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### What is the reverse mathematical strength of the fundamental theorem of algebra?

Reverse mathematics (RM) is that area that tries to pin down exactly which axioms are necessary to prove theorems, given some weak base theory. Harvey Friedman has pointed out several times (on the ...
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### How to generate computational data in graph theory?

For a given number of nodes how many non-isomorphic graphs are available? Might be this is an open problem. For less number of vertices some computational statistics available. I want to get all ...
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### Does projective imply flat?

Let $\mathcal C$ be an abelian category equipped with a closed symmetric monoidal structure. This implies in particular that the monoidal structure $\otimes$ is right exact in each variable. I care ...
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### The canonical bundle of an infinitesimal deformation

Let $X_0$ be a smooth projective variety over the complex numbers and let $X$ be an infinitesimal deformation of $X_0$ over the ring of dual numbers. If the canonical bundle of $X_0$ is ample (resp. ...
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### Transversal intersection in the moving lemma

Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over an algebraically closed field and let $A,B$ be closed irreducible subvarieties of $X$. Chow's moving lemma which is proved in the book by Eisenbud and ...
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### The Tensor product of algebra group

Let G is a locally compact group. Is the following true? The tensor product of $L^1(G)$ with $L^1(G)$ is $L^1(G \times G)$.
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### What conditions imply that a function over $\mathbb{Z}$ is a polynomial? [on hold]

How would one prove that a function is a polynomial? I can't seem to find anything about this on the internet. I would like to know if there are any unique properties that only polynomials can ...
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### Is there an E8 symmetry in the zero-field Ising model?

In the paper On classification of modular tensor categories by Rowell, Stong and Wang, they list the Ising modular category $I$ as having 3 objects $1$, $\sigma$ and $\psi$, with fusion rules ...
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### Can phase significantly concentrate a function's spectrum?

Let $F$ denote the Fourier transform over some group. What is known about the following quantity? $$\gamma:=\inf_{x\neq 0}\frac{\|Fx\|_1}{\|F|x|\|_1}$$ Here, $|x|$ denotes the pointwise absolute ...
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### Moore spectra are not E-infinity (oldest known proof)

Fix a prime $p$. Let $M_p(i)$, the $i$-th Moore spectrum at the prime $p$, be the cofiber of the map $$S^0 \overset{p^i}\longrightarrow S^0$$ where $S^0$ be the sphere spectrum. In the Mathoverflow ...
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### Need explicit formula for certain “$q$-numbers” involving gcd's

The question is motivated by yet another possible approach to a combinatorial problem formulated previously in "Special" meanders. I'm not giving details of the connection as I believe the ...
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### Obstruction to the splitness of an exact sequence of holomorphic vector bundles [migrated]

This question was asked here, but I think there will not be an answer, so let me recopy the question on Mathoverflow. In the book of S. Kobayashi, hyperbolic complex spaces, there is the lemma ...
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### When is alternating sum $\sum_{i}f(a_i)-\sum_{i<j}f(a_i+a_j)+\ldots+(-1)^{n-1}f(a_1+\ldots+a_n)$ always positive?

Let $a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n\geq 1$, and let $f:\mathbb{R}^+\rightarrow\mathbb{R}^+$. Consider the sum ...
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### Reproducing Kernel of a RKHS of continuous functions may not be continuous in two variables together

Let $\mathcal{K}$ be a Hilbert Space of continuous functions on some topological space, where point evaluations are continuous linear functional on $\mathcal{K}$. That is $\mathcal{K}$ is RKHS, ...
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### Subgroup of Projective general linear group on complete discrete valuation ring

Let $R$ be a complete dvr and $k$ its residue field of positive characteristic. Let $H$ be a finite subgroup of $PGL_2(k)$ such that the order of $H$ is prime with $char(k)$. Is there some ...
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### How to explain the concentration-of-measure phenomenon intuitively?

One way to phrase the "concentration-of-measure" phenomenon is that, for a Euclidean sphere $S^d$ in $d$ dimensions, for large $d$, "most of the mass is close to the equator, for any equator."1 ...
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### Direct proof that the model category of cdgas is left proper

Let $k$ be a field of characteristic $0$. The projective model structure on the category $cdga$ of commutative differential graded $k$-algebras is proper. Since this model structure is transferred ...
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### How does one justify funding for mathematics research?

G. H. Hardy's A Mathematician's Apology provides an answer as to why one would do mathematics, but I'm unable to find an answer as to why mathematics deserves public funding. Mathematics can be ...
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### Rediscovery of lost mathematics

Archimedes (ca. 287-212BC) described what are now known as the 13 Archimedean solids in a lost work, later mentioned by Pappus. But it awaited Kepler (1619) for the 13 semiregular polyhedra to be ...
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### Books you would like to read (if somebody would just write them…)

I think that the title is self-explanatory but I'm thinking about mathematical subjects that have not received a full treatment in book form or if they have, they could benefit from a different ...
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### Can monodromy be described by the same matrix for chosen generators in case of the same singularity type?

Let $X$ be a surface in $\mathbb{P}^3$. We have a fibration $f: X \longrightarrow \mathbb{P}^1$, and $f^{-1}(s_1)$ and $f^{-1}(s_2)$ have the same singularity type. Let $\gamma_1$ and $\gamma_2$ be ...
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### Errata for Atiyah-Macdonald

Is there a good errata for Atiyah-Macdonald available? A cursory Google search reveals a laughably short list here, with just a few typos. Is there any source available online which lists inaccuracies ...