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Rate of convergence of mollified distributions in Besov spaces with negative regularity

Given a standard mollifier $\rho_\delta$ and a distribution $ u \in B^\alpha_{ p, p}$ with $\alpha<0$, $p \in [1, \infty]$ and $B^\alpha_{p,p}$ is a not-homogeneous Besov space, I'm trying to prove ...
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A bilinear estimate with a simple one-dimensional oscillatory integral kernel

Let $f\in L^{p}(\mathbb{R})$, $1\leq p\leq 2$. I am trying to show that $$\int_{\mathbb{R}}\int_{\mathbb{R}} \,K(y,z)\, \frac{f(y)f(z)}{y^{\frac{1}{2\,p^{\prime}}}\,z^{\frac{1}{2\,p^{\prime}}}}\,dy\,...
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An asymmetric quadrilinear estimate

Fix $1<p<2$ and let $a_{i}=1-\frac{\theta_{i}}{p^{\prime}}$ where $\theta_{i}\in (0,1/2)$, $i=1,2,3,4$, and $p^{\prime}$ is the conjugate exponent of $p$. Note here that $0<a_{i}=1-\theta_{i}+...
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A simple bilinear estimate

Let $2\leq p,q <\infty$ and fix $0<\alpha<1$ such that $\frac{1}{p}+\frac{1}{q}\leq 2-\alpha$. Suppose that $f\in L^{p}([0,1])$ and $g\in L^{q}([0,1])$. What is the optimal value of $t=t(\...
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Prove J.L. Lions’s Lemma without using Fourier transform

When I read the book Linear and Nonlinear Functional Analysis with Applications, I came across J.L. Lions's Lemma (the book doesn't give a proof), which states Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^n$ be a ...
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A fractional weighted Poincaré inequality

Does there exists a constant $C>0$ such that $$ \int_{-1}^1 \lvert x\rvert\lvert\partial_x u\rvert^2 \,dx \geq C\, \lVert u\rVert^2_{H^{1/2}((-1,1))},$$ for all $u\in C^{\infty}_0((-1,1))$?
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Possible research directions in analysis? [closed]

I am an undergraduate student who loves basic mathematics in the analysis branch, but I have learned that some directions, for example, harmonic analysis, are already well developed and difficult to ...
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How to choose some $h$ so its Fourier transform supported in some set?

Suppose that $K=[-N, N]$ is some compact subset of $\mathbb R$, for some $N>2.$ Can we expect to choose $h$ such that $h=1$ on $K$ and the support of the Fourier transform of $\widehat{h}$ ...
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Why we have $f=0$

Define the Fourier transform for a suitable function $f\in L^1(\Bbb R)$ by $\widehat{f}(\xi)=\int_{\Bbb R}f(x)e^{-ix\xi} dx$. Assume the condition $$\int_{\Bbb R}\int_{\Bbb R}|\widehat{f}(\xi)f(x)|^...
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$|\partial $ as Fourier multiplier

I have the following nonlinear dispersive PDEs $$i \partial_t u- \partial_x^2 u =|\partial_x| |u|^2$$ where $f$ is some nice complex-valued function. I am trying to use the ansatz $u(t,x) = e^{i \...
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A potential wrong proof of a Lemma

Consider the following lemma: Let $g \in H^s_{x,y}(S)$ where $S = \mathbb{R}^2$ or $S = \mathbb{T}^2$, and $\eta \in C^\infty(\mathbb{R})$, $\operatorname{Supp}(\eta) \subset [-2,2]$, and $\eta \equiv ...
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Riesz transform after linear transformation

I am encountering the term $\partial_x \mathcal{R}_x(f(x,y))$. I needed to do the following linear transformation $$x' = a x+ by,\,\,\,\,\, y'=ax-by,\,\,\, and \,\,f(x,y)=g(x',y') $$ I ended up with ...
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Explanation of a step in a work by C. E. Kenig and A.D. Ionescu

I am studying the work Ionescu, A. D.; Kenig, C. E., Local and global wellposedness of periodic KP-I equations, Bourgain, Jean (ed.) et al., Mathematical aspects of nonlinear dispersive equations. ...
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Integrability of fractional heat kernel

In Estimates of fractional heat kernel, it was stated that $$ \partial_{x_j} p_t^{(n)}(x) = -\frac{x_j}{2 \pi} \, p_t^{(n+2)}(\tilde x) $$ where $x = (x_1, \ldots, x_n) \in \mathbb R^n$, $\tilde x = (...
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Smoothing property of a certain singular integral operator of non-convolution type

For simplicity, suppose that the dimension $d=2$, and let $g_s(x)$ be the Coulomb or Riesz potential defined by $$g_s(x) := \begin{cases} -\frac{1}{2\pi}\ln|x|, & {s=0} \\ c_s|x|^{-s},& {0<...
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Is the translation/dilation of an $L^p$-multiplier again an $L^{p}$-multiplier?

Suppose that $m:\mathbb R \to \mathbb C$ satisfies: there exists $C > 0$ such that $$\| (m \hat{f})^{\vee} \|_{L^{p}} \leq C \|f\|_{L^{p}}.$$ That is, $m$ is an $L^{p}$-multiplier. Let $M(L^{p}...
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Hilbert transform on weighted Sobolev spaces

Let $\mathscr H\,f$ denote the Hilbert transform of a function $f \in L^2(\mathbb R)$. We know that $\mathscr H$ is an isometry on $L^2(\mathbb R)$, but I want to know to what is the mapping ...
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What are (the different aspects of) harmonic analysis good for?

Let $G$ be a locally compact group. To the best of my understanding, harmonic analysis has three legs that all work perfectly in the case that $G$ is in addition compact and abelian, but have ...
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Eigenvalues of convolution matrices

Let $h: \mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ be a smooth function. Fix $0\leq s_1\leq \cdots \leq s_m\leq 1$ and $0\leq t_1\leq \cdots \leq t_n\leq 1$. Construct $A\in \mathbb{R}^{m\times n}$ by letting $A_{i,j}:...
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Sobolev extension from a discrete set of points

Let $1 > \alpha > 0$ and fix some $C > 0$. Consider $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ a bounded domain and $Y \subset \Omega$ a discrete (finite) set of points. For $f: Y \to \mathbb{R}$ define $$...
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$L^2$ bound and Sobolev spaces

Let $f \in L^2(\mathbb R)$ be a function such that $$\vert f \vert_{\alpha}:=\sup_{h>0}h^{-\alpha}\Vert f(\bullet+h)-f \Vert_{L^2}< \infty$$ for some $\alpha \in (0,1).$ I would like to know ...
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Characterizing pseudo-differential operators as a subalgebra of continuous endomorphisms of tempered distributions

I'm aware that the following question is at best a refined version of at least 2 questions which are already on this site. I think it is justified however in that it is more precise and has some new ...
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Nonlinear Schrödinger equation with discrete Laplacian

In the paper "Global existence and scattering for rough solutions of a nonlinear Schrödinger equation on $\mathbb{R}^3$" by Colliander, Keel, Staffilani, Takaoka and Tao it is argued in the beginning ...
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$\|f\|^2_{H^{-1}(\mathbb{T})}\lesssim \int_\mathbb{T} |\sin(x)f(x)|^2 \; dx$?

I have been stuck in this question for a while, and I would appreciate any new ideas. I have been considering the inequality $$ \|f\|^2_{H^{-1}(\mathbb{T})}\lesssim \int_\mathbb{T} |\sin(x)f(x)|^2 \; ...
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Is every continuous endomorphism of the Schwartz space a pseudo-differential operator?

Let $\mathcal{S}:= \mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^n)$ be the Schwartz space of smooth functions with rapid decay. The question is pretty simply stated in the title. Pseudo-differential act continuously on the ...
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Orthonormal basis and decay

Edit: I added smoothness, hoping to simplify the problem with this additional assumption. Let me motivate this question first: In signal analysis it is often of interest to understand when a certain ...
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Schwartz kernel theorem

I would like to understand how the Schwartz kernel theorem works for some more difficult cases and therefore would like to discuss an example from scratch: Let the Dirichlet Laplacian on the half-...
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Fourier transform of $C^\infty_0$, smooth functions vanishing at infinity

Is there a proper description of the space $$\{\hat f\ | \ f\in C^\infty \ s.t. \forall \alpha\in\mathbb{N}^n,\forall \epsilon>0\exists K\subseteq \mathbb{R}^n\ K\ \text{compact};\ \sup_{x\in \...
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Easy Garding Inequality

Easy Garding Inequality states that if $a=a(x,\xi)$ is a symbol in $S=\{a\in C^{\infty}||\partial_{\alpha}a|<C_{\alpha} \hspace{2mm} \forall \alpha\}$ with $a\geq \gamma >0 $ on $\mathbb{R}^{2n}$...
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Perturbation in Besov space

$\|f\|_{B^{0}_{p,p}}=(\sum_{j\geq -1} \|\Delta_j f\|_p^p)^{1/p}$ is the Besov norm of $f$. Here the Fourier transform of $\Delta_jf~(j\geq 0)$ is $\psi(2^{-j}\xi)\hat{f}(\xi)$ and $\psi$ is a smooth ...
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The inverse of Laplacian operator for different orders

I post this question in MSE couple of days before and get no response. So I repost it here for better luck. Thank you! Let $u,v\in C_c^\infty(\Omega)$ and $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^N$ is open bounded ...
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Composition operators on fractional-order (periodic) Sobolev spaces

(The question was originally posted on MSE.) Preliminaries: We know that the fractional-order Sobolev spaces $\mathrm{H}^s(\mathbb{R})$ and $\mathrm{H}^s(\mathbb{T})$ are closed under multiplication ...
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decomposition of tempered distributions by entire analytic functions

Let $\phi$ be a $C^{\infty}$ function on $\mathbb R^{n}$ with $$ \operatorname{supp} \phi \subset \{\xi \in \mathbb R^{n}: |\xi|\leq 2, \phi(\xi)=1~~\text{if}~|\xi|\leq 1\}$$ Let $j\in \mathbb N$ ...
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What's the idea behind various equivalent norms on Besov spaces $B^{s}_{p,q}$?

I am trying to understand Besov spaces; and I am eager to see why the various norms are equivalent on it. Let $\phi$ be a $C^{\infty}$ function on $\mathbb R^{n}$ with $ \operatorname{supp} \phi \...
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Inverse Function Theorem on Zygmund Spaces, is the inverse in the same Zygmund Space?

Preliminary Definitions Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be open. We define the Zygmund spaces $C^r_{*}(\Omega)$ with $r>0$, $r \in \mathbb{R}$ in the following way: (all the functions are ...
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Are Besov spaces $B^{s}_{p,q}$ invariant under Fourier transform?

(This may be very easy question for MO; as I am just trying to understand Besov spaces) Let $\phi \in C^{\infty}(\mathbb R^{n})$ with $ \operatorname{supp} \phi \subset \{\xi \in \mathbb R^{n}: |\xi|...
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$f,g , |f|f, |g|g \in A(\mathbb R) \ \text{(Banach algebra)} \implies \left\|f|f|- g|g|\right\|\leq C \left \|f-g\right \|$?

Let $f\in L^{1}(\mathbb R)$ and it Fourier transform, $\hat{f} (y) : = \int _ {\mathbb R} f(x) e^{-2\pi i x\cdot y} dx ; y \in \mathbb R ;$ and consider Fourier algebra $$A(\mathbb R):= \{f\in L^{1}(...
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Can we expect $\left\||f|^{2}f-|g|^{2}g\right\|\leq C ||f-g||$ in the Banach algebra $A(\mathbb T)$ ?

Let $f\in L^{1}(\mathbb T)$ and define the Fourier coefficient of $f$ : $\hat{f}(n)=\frac{1}{2\pi} \int _{-\pi}^{\pi} f(t) e^{-int} dt; (n\in \mathbb Z)$.Consider the space, $$A(\mathbb T):= \{f\in L^...
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How to use, $(|u|^{2}u - |v|^{2}v)(s)= (u-v)|u|^{2}(s)+ v(|u|^{2}-|v|^{2}) (s)$; to prove contraction in a Banach space $C([0,T]; M^{p,1})$?

(May be this is very basic question for MO) (For details or this question you may see the paper page no. 9, MR2506839, Local well-posedness of nonlinear dispersive equations on modulation spaces; ...
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Finding a dimension-free bound for a certain multiplier on Euclidean space

The following question is indirectly motivated by strong type maximal function estimates. Let $f\in L_{p}(\mathbb{R}^{n})$. For $\xi=(\xi_{1},\ldots,\xi_{n})\in\mathbb{R}^{n}$ define $m(\xi)$ so ...
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fundamental solution of radial wave equation

i am trying to find resources on the derivation of the fundamental solution to the radial wave equation. any suggestions of or links to books, papers, and/or notes would be much appreciated. i have ...
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Elliptic regularity on bounded domains

I'm concerned with a generic uniformly elliptic operator $L$ on $\mathbb{R}^n$. If $L$ is uniformly elliptic and I am studying the equation $Lu=f$ then the way I can deduce regularity on $\mathbb{R}^n$...