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Asymptotic behavior of Sturm-Liouville eigenvalues
I have two questions.
Consider the operator $Av = -v'' + a(x)v$ on $I = (0, L)$, with zero Dirichlet condition and $a \in C([0, L])$.
Let $(\lambda_n)$ denote the sequence of eigenvalues of $A$....
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Subspaces of $L^2(0,1)$ dense on every truncation $L^2(c,1)$
It may be better to move this to a separate question.
Let me call a linear subspace $V \subset L^2(0,1)$ to be tame if, for every linear subspace $W \subset V$, either $W$ is dense in $L^2(0,1)$, or ...
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Improper integral $\int_0^1 \frac{\exp(ctx)}{\sqrt{(\exp(bt)-1)(1-\exp(atx))-(1-\exp(at))(\exp(btx)-1)}} dx$ with $-a$ and $b$ positive
Is the following function real analytic in $t>0$:
$$F(t)=\int_0^1\frac{\exp(ctx)}{\sqrt{(\exp(bt)-1)(1-\exp(atx))-(1-\exp(at))(\exp(btx)-1)}} dx,$$
where $-a$ and $b$ are positive, and $c\not=a$?
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Uniqueness of solutions of Young differential equations
Consider the following one dimensional Young differential equation:
\begin{align*}
&Y_t=\int_0^t Y_s dX_s,\quad t\in[0,1];\\
&Y_0=0.
\end{align*}
Here the driving process $X$ is a bounded ...
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Number of critical points of smooth functions on $S^1$
Let $u$ be a smooth function on the unit circle $S^1$ such that $\int_{S^1}ux_j=0$, for $j=1,2$. Is the number of critical points of $u$ strictly bigger than 2?
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Given any sequence of interpolating nodes, can we find a continuous function $f$ whose interpolating polynomials doesn't converge to $f$ point-wise
Let $[a,b]$ be an interval in real line . Given any function $f:[a,b]\to \mathbb R$ and set $A \subseteq [a,b]$ of size $n+1$, there exists a unique polynomial $p_{f,A,n}(x)$ of degree $n$ such that $...
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A density claim
Suppose that $g_k\in C([1,2])$, $k\in \mathbb N$ are continuous functions such that $\|g_k\|_{C([1,2])} \leq \epsilon^k$ for some sufficiently small $\epsilon>0$. Is the following claim true:
If $f\...
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How can we show that if $f$ is convex, then $\liminf_{|x|\to\infty}\frac{x\cdot\nabla f(x)}{|x|}>0$?
Let $d\in\mathbb N$ and $f:\mathbb R^d\to\mathbb R$ be convex with $$\int e^{-f(x)}\:{\rm d}x<\infty\tag1.$$ How can we show that $$\liminf_{|x|\to\infty}\frac{x\cdot\nabla f(x)}{|x|}>0?$$ $f$ ...
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A seemingly trivial property of differentiable functions
NOTE. This is not really the question I wanted to ask. Somehow I forgot to mention that I am assuming $f$ is continuous. However, since Iosif's answer has been well-received I have left this question ...
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How to prove that $ \sum_{m=0}^{\infty} { \Gamma\{(1+2m)/\alpha\}\over \Gamma(1/2+m)} { (-t^2/4)^{m}\over m !} \ge (\alpha/2)^{3}\exp(-t^{2}/4) $
I would love to prove the following inequality
$$
{1\over \sqrt{\pi} } \sum_{m=0}^{\infty}
\Gamma\{(1+2m)/\alpha\}
{ (-t^2)^{m}\over (2m) !}=$$
$$
\sum_{m=0}^{\infty}
{ \Gamma\{(1+2m)/\alpha\}\over \...
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Shrinking subset and product
Given a segment and a value $c$ less than the segment length, let $A_1,\dots,A_n$ be finite unions of intervals on the segment. We choose a finite union of intervals $B$ with $|B|=c$ that maximizes $|...
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An inequality related to Riesz–Thorin theorem, determinants and $L_p$ norm
Let $a, b, c \in \mathbb{R}^n$ , $p \in [1, +\infty)$, prove that
$$\left( \sum_{1\leq i < j <k \leq n} \left| \det\left(\begin{matrix} a_i & b_i & c_i \\
a_j & b_j & c_j \\
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Are $f\sqrt{1+g^2}$ and $fg\sqrt{1+g^2}$ smooth if $f,fg,fg^2$ are smooth?
Suppose that $f$ and $g$ are functions from $\mathbb R$ to $\mathbb R$ such that the functions $f,fg,fg^2$ are smooth, that is, are in $C^\infty(\mathbb R)$. Does it then necessarily follow that the
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Whitney extension theorem preserving monotonicity
This question is related to Monotone version of one-dimensional Whitney extension theorem.
Let $m$ be a positive integer or $m=\infty$.
Suppose that $E\subset\mathbb{R}$ is a closed set and $f:E\to\...
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How does the parity of $n$ affect the properties of $\mathbb{R}^n$? [closed]
Does the parity of the dimension of $\mathbb{R}^n$ affect its structure/properties? As in, does it make a difference if $n$ is even or odd?
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Almost Arzela Ascoli
Definitions:
We say a sequence of continuous functions $f_n: [0, 1] \to \mathbb R$ is equicontinuous on average if for every $x \in [0, 1]$ and $\varepsilon > 0$ there exists some $\delta > 0$ ...
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Criterion for smooth functions [duplicate]
Let $f:\mathbb{R}→\mathbb{R}$ a real-valued function and $m,n∈\mathbb{N}^∗$ coprime, i.e. greatest common divisor of m and n is 1, and define $f^m:=f\cdot f\cdot\ldots\cdot f.$
Show that
$$f^m,f^n\in ...
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Real-rooted polynomials
I proposed this question at MO which was resolved neatly by Gerald Edgar in the form
$$
u_n(x) =
{2}^{n-1}\prod _{k=0}^{n-1}(2x+2k+1)
-{2\,n-1\choose n-1}\prod _{k=0}^{n-1}(x+k).$$
Now that we ...
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An infinite series that converges to $\frac{\sqrt{3}\pi}{24}$
Can you prove or disprove the following claim:
Claim:
$$\frac{\sqrt{3} \pi}{24}=\displaystyle\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{1}{(6n+1)(6n+5)}$$
The SageMath cell that demonstrates this claim can be found ...
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Density of prime pairs whose gap is less than the average gap
By the prime number theorem we know that the "average gap" between the first $n$ primes is $\ln p_n$. I would like to know the density of consecutive prime pairs whose gap is less than the average gap ...
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Is taking the product of signed measures weakly continuous?
For a Polish space $X$, let $C_b(X)$ denote the real Banach space of bounded continuous real-valued functions on $X$. Let $M(X)$ denote the space of all finite signed Borel measures on $X$, equipped ...
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Heisenberg group: function without vertical derivative
Let $\mathbb H$ be Heisenberg group with vector fields
$$
X=\partial_x - \frac12y\partial_t,\quad Y=\partial_y + \frac12x\partial_t,\quad T=\partial_t
$$
and $U\subset\mathbb H$ is an open set.
I am ...
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Does integrating with respect to a finitely additive measure respect addition?
Let $X$ be a set and $\mathcal{A} \subseteq P(X)$ a $\sigma$-algebra. Assume $\nu : \mathcal{A} \to [0,\infty]$ is a finitely additive measure. If $f : X \to [0,\infty]$ is a measurable function, we ...
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Do proper Zariski closed sets of algebraic sets have measure zero
This is a question related to another question I asked: here.
Say we induce a probability measure that is absolutely continuous with respect to to Lebesgue measure onto an irreducible real algebraic ...
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Gross's log Sobolev inequality proof with variational calculus?
For $f\in C^{1}(\mathbb{R}^{n})$, Gross's logarithmic Sobolev inequality says that
$$\int f^{2} \log f^{2}\,d\mu -\int f^{2}\,d\mu \log\left(\int f^{2}\,d\mu\right)\leq \frac{2}{c}\int |\nabla f|^{2}...
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Upper bound of the expectation of sum of the absolute value pairs
We have two arrays $A,B$ of length $n$. All values are i.i.d drawn from same distribution on $[0,1]$. If we sort $A,B$ in non-decreasing order and let $A_{(i)},B_{(i)}$ denote the i-th value in the ...
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Function of two sets
Let $U$ be the set of all nonempty subsets of $[0,1]$ that are a union of finitely many closed intervals (where an "interval" that is a single point does not count as an interval). Does ...
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Measure of chords from a cantor set
The following problem is inspired by a problem in Pugh's Mathematical Analysis book. (Chapter 2 Problem 42).
In the problem he asks one to consider the standard Cantor set on the unit interval, and ...
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Extending continuous functions from $\mathbb Q$ to $\mathbb R$
Definitions:
Let $E$ be a subset of $X$. By an extension of a function $f: E \to \mathbb R$, I mean a function $\bar f: X \to \mathbb R$ such that $f = \bar f$ on $E$.
Question: For every continuous ...
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Hölder continuity for operators
Let $x,y$ be positive real numbers then
$$|\sqrt{x}-\sqrt{y}|=\dfrac{|x-y|}{\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{y}}=\sqrt{|x-y|}\cdot \dfrac{\sqrt{|x-y|}}{\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{y}}\leq 1\cdot |x-y|^{\frac{1}{2}}$$
we obtain $1/...
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Non-separable metric probability space
Let us say a metric probability space $(X,\rho,\mu)$ has property (*) if:
the support of $\mu$ is contained in a separable subspace of $X$.
Questions:
1. Is there a standard name for this property?
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Dominated convergence 2.0?
During my research, I came across the following question.
Let $(f_n)_n$ be a sequence in $C^2([0,1])$ converging pointwise to $g \in L^1([0,1])$. Assume that:
$\forall n\in\mathbb N, f_n''<h$, ...
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Can the integral of a "generic" bounded measurable function be determined by its values on the rationals?
[This question is an extension of my question Does a positive-measure subset of the unit interval almost surely intersect a random translation of some countable subgroup of $\mathbb{R}$?. I'm asking ...
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Uniform approximation of separately continuous functions on zero-dimensional spaces
For topological spaces $X,Y,Z$ а function $f:X\times Y\to Z$ is called separately continuous if for any $(x,y)\in X\times Y$ the restrictions of $f$ to the sets $\{x\}\times Y$ and $X\times \{y\}$ are ...
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$H^s$ norm of a solution of a nonlinear Schrödinger equation
I'm reading 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.
They study the ...
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Stronger version of Besicovitch covering theorem
I'm wondering if the following strengthening of the Besicovitch covering theorem holds: Suppose $A\subset\mathbb R^n$ is a bounded subset and suppose $x\mapsto r_x$ is a function $A\to(0,\infty)$. Is ...
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A discontinuous construction
Suppose we have an uncountable family of functions $f_r: [0, 1] \to R$ indexed by $r \in [0, 1]$ such that for each $r$, there exists a unique $x$ in $[0, 1]$ such that $f_{r}$ is positive on $x$ and $...
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Bounds on polynomial values
Assume $f(x)\in\Bbb{R}[x]$ is a polynomial of degree $n$.
Question. If $\int_{-1}^1f^2(x)\,dx=1$, is it true that
$$\vert f(x)\vert\leq \frac1{\sqrt2}(n+1), \qquad \text{for $\vert x\vert\leq1$}\,\,\...
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Is it meaningful to work on convergencies, integration, etc. on the Zariski topology?
Since I have studied analysis as well as algebra recently, I am familiar to work on integrablities, and such concepts when I look at topologies. Currently, I am studying algebraic geometry, and I want ...
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Eventually almost periodic functions
Call a function $f: [0, \infty) \to \mathbb R$ eventually almost periodic with period $p > 0$ if for all $x \in [0, p)$, the sequence ${f(x + np)}_{n \in \mathbb N}$ converges.
Suppose $f: [0, \...
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Riemannian distance functions on the real line
A distance function $d: \mathbb{R} \times \mathbb{R} \rightarrow [0,\infty)$ that is defined by a smooth Riemannian metric on the real line satisfies the following properties:
$d$ is a length metric (...
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Method of characteristics for higher order PDEs in more than two variables
I am trying to understand the mathod of characteristics for solving partial differential equations. However, all the examples I found over the internet are for first order PDEs or for second order ...
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Rigorous estimates on roots of function
We consider the function
$$f(x) = 1- \frac{1}{N} \sum_{i=1}^N \frac{\sin\left(\tfrac{\pi i}{N}\right)^2}{1+\sin\left(\tfrac{\pi i}{2N}\right)^2-x}.$$
The arguments of the two sines differ by a factor ...
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The non-convergence of f(f(x))=exp(x)-1 and labeled rooted trees
This question is closely related to MO f(f(x))=exp(x)-1 and other functions “just in the middle” between linear and exponential. Consider $e^{e^x-1}$, this is the generating function of the Bell ...
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A seemingly trivial property of continuous functions differentiable at the origin (PART 2)
Let $F:\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}^n$ be a continuous function such that $F(0)=0$, $F$ is differentiable at $0$ and $DF(0)$ is invertible. Is there an elementary way to show that for all $\epsilon>0$ ...
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Poisson binomial conjecture
Let $X_i\in\{0,1\}$
be mutually independent and distributed according to $\mathrm{Bernoulli}(p_i)$
and similarly, $Y_i\sim\mathrm{Bernoulli}(q_i)$,
for some parameters $p,q\in[0,1]^n$. Put $X:=\sum_{i=...
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Criteria for operators to have infinitely many eigenvalues
Normal compact linear operators on Hilbert spaces have infinitely many (counting multiplicities) eigenvalues by the spectral theorem.
For non-normal operators this no longer has to be true.
There ...
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More on the Gram matrix of $6$ unit vectors in $\Bbb R^3$
Let $G=(g_{ij}\colon i,j=1,\dots,6)$ be the $6\times6$ Gram matrix of $6$ unit vectors in $\Bbb R^3$. Let
$$u:=\sum_{1\le i<j\le 6}g_{ij}^2,\quad v:=\sum_{1\le i<j<k\le 6}g_{ij}g_{ik}g_{jk}.$$...
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Should coffee machines be deconcentrated?
We model some region by convex and compact $E\subset \mathbb R^2$. $N\ge 1$ coffee machines are provided for the people living on $E$, of capacities $\alpha_1,\ldots, \alpha_N>0$. Assume the ...
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Two different kinds of definitions of $C^k(\overline{\Omega})$ — extension and restriction
This is cross-posted in MSE.
I have seen two different kinds of definitions of the notation $C^k(\overline{\Omega})$ — by "extension" of functions on $\Omega$ or by "restriction" of functions on $\...
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