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### How to check if a symmetric random variables is the difference of two iid symmetric random variables

I have the continuous symmetric random variable $X$ in $\mathbb{R}$. If I know its distribution function $F(x)$ what are the conditions on $F(x)$ so that $X=Y_1 - Y_2$ where $Y_i$ are also continuous ...
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### An identity for elementary symmetric functions

Trying to understand a result in a representation theoretical paper, I realized that it implies the following elementary identity for symmetric functions. My question is whether this identity is true, ...
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### Characterising the adjoint representation of SU(N)

One can show that the adjoint representation of $\mathrm{SU}(n)$, the image of the map $\mathrm{Ad}:\mathrm{SU}(n) \rightarrow \mathrm{Aut}(\mathrm{su(n)})\subset \mathrm{GL}(\mathrm{su}(n))$, is an ...
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### An interesting calculation of derivative

I was trying to get the probability distribution $p(n)$ from a generating function $G(s)$ like this: $G(s) = e^{a(s-1)^2}=\sum s^np(n)$ I need first to do Maclaurin expansion of the exponential and ...
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### No of rotations by a series of connected cog wheels [on hold]

A machine has 4 cog wheels in connection. The largest wheel has 242 teeth and the others have 66,48 and 28 respectively. How many rotations must the largest wheel make before each of the wheel is back ...
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### Digits <---> Numbers [on hold]

What is the sum of all four digit numbers that are formed using each of the digits 1,2,3 and 4 exactly once? (ans provided is 66,660) Pls explain how...
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### The convergence of Matrix factorization

I'm trying to prove the convergence of Matrix factorization. The problem is described below. $|X-WH|^2 + |H|_2^2 +|W|_2^2$. My optimization steps are using Alternating least squares which update H ...
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### On the pole of local L-function

Let $F$ be a number field and $v$ a finite place of $F$. Let $\chi_v$ be a unramified unitary character of $F_v$. Then we define local L-function $L_v(s,\chi_v):=\frac{1}{1-\chi_v(\omega)q^{-s}}$ ...
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### Stabiliser of the lamination of a free group - Invariant subgraphs

I am studying the paper "Laminations, trees, and irreducible automorphisms of free groups" of Bestvina, Feighn and Handel. But I found a note in the paper "Stabilisers of $\mathbb{R}$-trees with ...
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### Left invertible operators of $B(X,Y)$

Suppose that $X$ and $Y$ are Banach spaces. Is $\{f\in B(X,Y):f\ \text{has a left inverse}\}$ an open subset of $B(X,Y)$?
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### Arbitrarily large $n$ divides $F_n$

Is it true that there exists $n \in \mathbb{N}$ with arbitrarily many prime factors such that $n$ divides $F_n$, where $F_n$ represents the n-th Fibonacci number?
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### Connectedness of moduli for topologically trivial rank two bundles on $\mathbb{P}^3$

What is known about connectedness of moduli of vector bundles of rank two, with trivial Chern classes and trivial Atiyah-Rees-$\alpha$-invariant? Ok, this is sort of a delicate question because there ...
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### Small values of a polynomial evaluated at roots of unity

The MO answer http://mathoverflow.net/a/98176/11926 notes the following: Let $\gamma$ be an algebraic number that is not a root of unity. Then Baker's theorem implies that there is a constant ...
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### Average distance between houses in the United States (per each of the 50 states) [on hold]

I'm trying to figure out what the average distance is between houses (per state in the U.S.). I can't seem to find it anywhere. My buddy told me about this site so here I am. I'd really appreciate ...
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### Hilbert scheme of an infinitesimal neighborhood of a subvariety

Let $X$ be a complex algebraic variety. Let $C\subset X$ be a compact (reduced) subvariety. Let $C^{(n)}$ denote the $n$th infinitesimal neighborhood of $C$ inside $X$. Let $Hilb(X)$ denote the ...
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### Publishing problem [on hold]

First, I want appreciate your work on this platform, as I have been getting very helpful advice even though I am not a member. My problem is that I have been working on-off on a famous math problem ...
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### Automorphism group of a smooth quadric $Q\subset\mathbb{P}^4$

Let $Q$ be the smooth quadric threefold in $\mathbb{P}^4_{\mathbb{C}}$ defined by the equation $x_0x_4+x_1x_3+x_2^2=0$. Is it true that the automorphism group of $Q$ is $SO(Q;\mathbb{C})$ which is ...
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### Can a lower-order trigonometric polynomials fit the data generated by a higher-order one? [on hold]

Let $x$ be a discrete finite-dimension vector $x$, and write $\hat{x}(\Omega) = \mathcal{F}_{\Omega}x$ where $\mathcal{F}_{\Omega}$ is the linear mapping collecting the Fourier transform of $x$ at the ...

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