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How do maximum norms relatively change in Euclidean translations
Let $Q$ be the cube $[-1,1]^{3}$ and $\pi$ be a plane in $\mathbb{R}^{3}$
that contains the origin but doesn't contain any vertex of $Q$. Suppose that $A$ is an invertible
linear transformation from $\...
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Proving that a function $f(x,y)$, that is unbounded in every direction, is uniformly bounded below by $1$ outside some disc of large enough radius
I have a smooth function $f(x,y)$ that is unbounded in every direction. In other words, if we choose a direction $(a,b)\in S^1$ and keep moving along the curve $(ta,tb)$, then $$\lim_{t\to\infty}f(ta,...
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Computation of tangent functional
In Measures Which Agree on Balls by Hoffmann-Jørgenson, the tangent functional is defined as follows.
If $x \in S$, we define the tangent functional $\tau(x,\cdot)$ at $x$ as
\begin{equation}
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Spectrum of Mathieu equation
I have the differential equation $-f''(x)-q \cos(x) f(x) = \lambda f(x)$ and I want to find all the eigenvalues of this equation analytically on $[0,2\pi]$ that satisfy the boundary condition $f(0) = ...
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Weierstrass Approximation Theorem with an additional condition
Good afternoon:
Let $f$ be a continuous function defined on an closed interval $[a, b]\subset\mathbb R$.
By Weierstrass Approximation Theorem, for any $\epsilon>0$, there is a polynomial $p$ such ...
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Convergence of ODE with uniform $L^\infty \cap L^1$ bound on nonlinearity
Consider the IVP
$$
\left\{
\begin{aligned}
\frac{d}{dt} \Phi_n(t,x) &= f_n(\Phi_n(t,x)) && \forall t \in \mathbf{R}_+ \\
\Phi_n(0,x) &= x && \forall x \in \mathbf{R}
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On the compact embedding of Sobolev space
In dimension three, we know that the Sobolev space $W^{\frac{13}{11},11}(D)$ is compactly embedded into $W^{1,11}(D)$, where $D$ is a bounded domain in $R^3$ with smooth boundary. My question is: Does ...
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On an integral equation
Let $B: C^{\infty}([0,1]^3)$ satisfy
$$B(t,t,x)=0 \quad \text{for all $t,x \in [0,1]$.}$$
Let $f \in C^{\infty}([0,1]^2)$ satisfy the following integral equation:
$$ \int_0^1 f(t,x)\,dx + \int_0^t\...
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Are separable, continuous, monotonic and scale invariant real-valued functions everywhere differentiable?
Consider a function $f:\mathbb{R}_+^2\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ of two non-negative real variables (or more generally of several real variables) that is increasing in each argument, continuous, additively ...
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How do I integrate this inequality that appears in a paper of Rabinowitz?
Sorry if this is too easy for MO, but I found it in a research paper, so I thought that it was worth posting here.
I was reading a paper by Rabinowitz(this one to be more precise) and I came across ...
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Interpolation of $L^p$ spaces
Let $\Omega_x$ and $\Omega_y$ be sets of finite Lebesgue measure.
We can then look at the space $X_1:=L^2(\Omega_x \times \Omega_y).$
This space is contained in the larger space
$$X_0:=L^2(\...
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Interpolation of a trilinear functional
Let $f,g,h\in L^2([0,1]^2)$ and let $K:\mathbb{R}^3\to \mathbb{C}$ be some smooth kernel with support containing $[0,1]^3$. Denote by $\|f\|_2$ the $L^2([0,1]^2)$ norm of $f$, and same with $g,h.$ If ...
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A property of one-parameter groups of operators
Let $X$ be a Banach space. We consider the evolution equation:
$$x'(t)=Ax(t), \ \ \ \ \ \ \ t\in \mathbb{R},$$
where $A$ is a bounded operator.
I know that if $X=\mathbb{R^n}$ and $A$ is a matrix, ...
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specific improper integral involving erf
I have encountered an integral, and kindly ask for help with a solution. It is beyond my own capabilities, and neither Maple nor Mathematica were of any help:
$$
\int_{1}^{\infty} \left[\mathrm{erf}\...
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Bounding a smooth function near the boundary
Let $f: \Omega\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ where $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^d$ is bounded with lipschitz smooth boundary. Further suppose that $f\in\mathcal{H}^{\tau}(\Omega)$, $\tau>0$ and that $f$ ...
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A bilinear estimate with a simple one-dimensional oscillatory integral kernel
Let $f\in L^{p}(\mathbb{R})$, $1\leq p\leq 2$.
I am trying to show that
$$\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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Construction of the Lipschitz function with a given Lipschitz constant and given two values
Let the function $f\colon [a,b] \to\mathbb{C}$ be Lipschitz and let $|f(a)| \geq c$ and $|f(b)| = c$. Is there a Lipschitz function $g$ such that $|g| \geq c,$ $g(a)=f(a),$ $ g(b)=f(b)$ and Lipschitz ...
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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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Existence and uniqueness for the equation $u_t + \nabla |u| = 0$
How does one prove the existence, uniqueness, and regularity for the equation
$$u_t + \nabla_x |u| = 0 $$
with initial data $u(0,x) = u_0(x)$ and where the unknown function is $u:\mathbb (0,\infty)\...
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Functions such that $ \Vert\tfrac{d^4}{dx^4}f\Vert_{L^2(0,1)} < \sqrt{2} \Vert f \Vert_{L^1(0,1)}$
Is there a (non-constant) function $f \in C^4((0,1))$ that is zero in an interval $(a,b) \subset (0,1)$ and such that the inequality
$$\Vert\tfrac{d^4}{dx^4}f\Vert_{L^2(0,1)} < \sqrt{2}\Vert f \...
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$L^p$ compactness for a sequence of functions from compactness of cut-off
Fix $p \in [1,\infty)$. Let $f_n:[a,b] \to \mathbb R$, $n \in \mathbb N$, be a sequence of $C^1$ functions. For every fixed $m\in \mathbb N^*$, suppose that the sequence of functions $$\{f_{n}\psi_m(...
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How to compute integral of a gaussian over a noncentered ball?
Let $\mathcal{B}(x,r)$ the ball of center $x \in \mathbb{R}^n$ and radius $r>0$ (so $\mathcal{B}(x,r) = \{y \in \mathbb{R}^n : \|y-x\| \leq r\}$, where all norms are $\ell^2$-norms).
I would like ...
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Regular Lagrangian flow for the problem $\frac{d}{dt} X(t,x) = \chi_{\{x>0\}}(X(t,x))$
Consider the problem
$$(\star) \quad \begin{cases} \frac{d}{dt} X(t,x) = \chi_{\{x>0\}}(X(t,x)), &t \in [0,T],\\
X(0,x) = x, &x \in \mathbb R
\end{cases}
$$
where $\chi$ denotes the ...
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Growth assumption and example of finite (arbitrarily small) time blow up for ODE
Consider the following ODE initial value problem
\begin{align*}
&\frac{d}{dt}\Phi(t,x) = \boldsymbol{F}(t,\Phi(t,x)), & t \in [0,T], \ \ x \in \mathbb{R}^N,\\
&\Phi(0,x) = x, & x \in \...
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Elliptic interface problem without conditions on the interface
Consider an open domain $U$ split in two non-overlapping subdomains: $U = U_1 \cup U_2$.
For a model case, consider a ball split in a smaller ball and an anulus.
Consider the following elliptic ...
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Relationship between $f(t,x)$ as $t \to \infty$ and $f(t/\epsilon, x/\epsilon^2)$ as $\epsilon \to 0$ (periodic functions)
Let $f: (0,\infty)\times \mathbb {R} \to \mathbb{R}$ be $1$-periodic in the second variable and in $L^\infty((0,\infty)\times \mathbb{R}).$ If it is necessary, we can also assume $f$ to be continuous. ...
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Derivative of a time evolution operator w.r.t. a parameter
Let $N\geq1$ be an integer and let $H:[0,1]^2\to\mathbb C^{N\times N}$ be a pointwise hermitean matrix valued function.
For $y\in[0,1]$ and $0\leq a\leq b\leq 1$, let $U_y(b,a)$ be the time evolution ...
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Is the speed of a curve in $ \ell^\infty $ zero a.e. if the derivative of each component is zero a.e.?
Let $ A $ be an $ \mathcal{H}^1$-measurable subset of $ \mathbb{R} $ and $ \gamma \colon A \subseteq \mathbb{R} \to \ell^\infty $ be a Lipschitz mapping with the Lipschitz constant $ L $. Also, assume ...
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High dimensional beta integral (a typo in Stein's book "singular integrals")
Hello,
When I read Stein's book of Singular Integrals, at p. 118, there is an obvious mistake:
$$
\int_{R^n} |x-y|^{-n+\alpha} |y|^{-n+\beta}=\frac{\gamma(\alpha)\gamma(\beta)}{\gamma(\alpha+\beta)},...
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An integral which is related to Biharmonic extension
In my research, I need to evaluate an integral:
$$\int_{R^{3}}\frac{y^{3}}{(|x-\xi|^{2}+y^{2})^{3}}\log(|\xi^{2}|+\frac{1}{4})d\xi$$
where $x\in R^{3}$, $y\geq0$. Moreover, I want to see whether it ...
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Laplace equation over concentric spheres
Is there a closed formula for the solution of Dirichlet problem ($\Delta u=0$) for annulus $r <|x| < R$, $x \in R^n$ (n>2), with two given boundary value functions, $f$ over $|x|=r$ and $g$ over ...
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How to show such result for generalized $ O(|x|^{-1/2}) $ function?
Assuming that $ \chi\in C_c^{\infty}([-2,2]) $ is a cutoff function such that $\text{supp }\chi\subset[-2,2]$, $\chi\equiv 1 $ in $ [-1,1] $, and $ 0\leq\chi\leq 1 $, suppose that $ f\in C^{\infty}(\...
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Complex interpolation of subspaces
Let $(X_0,X_1)$ be an interpolation couple of Banach spaces. Using complex interpolation we can form Banach spaces $X_\theta:=(X_0,X_1)_\theta$ where $0<\theta<1.$ Let $E_\theta\subseteq X_\...
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Finding $W^{1,\infty}$ solutions to an integral equation by fixed point
Let $f \in L^\infty((0,1)\times(0,1))$ and consider the integral equation
\begin{align*}
u(x, y)= \int_0^y \int_0^{x-y} u(x-y+\tau, s+\tau) f(s+\tau, \tau) d s d \tau -\int_0^y f(x-y+s, s) d s.
\end{...
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Prove $\int_\Omega \left(\rho_{1} \ln \frac{\rho_{1}}{\rho_{2}}\right)dx dy \leq C\int_\Omega |\rho_1-\rho_2|dxdy$ for $0 \le \rho_1, \rho_2 \in L^1$
Let $\rho_1, \rho_2 \in L^1(\Omega;\mathbb R_+)$ such that $\int \rho_i|\ln \rho_i| < \infty$. Is it true that there exists a constant $C>0$ such that
\begin{align*}
\int_\Omega \left(\rho_{1} \...
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Construct suitable cutoff function
Let $\bar x \in \mathbb R$. Is there a cut-off function such that $\phi_\epsilon \in C^\infty(\mathbb R)$, $0 \le \phi \le 1$, and
$$\phi_\epsilon(x) = \begin{cases}
1 &\text{ if } |x - \bar x| \...
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Does the Implicit Function Theorem in Banach spaces holds if the differential is only one-to-one (not onto!)?
Is the Implicit Function Theorem in the following form correct:
Let $V_1,V_2,W$ be Banach spaces, and $Ω⊂V_1×V_2$ an open subset containing $(x_0,y_0)$. Let consider a continuously differentiable map $...
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Proving an estimate for the Neumann problem on $\mathbb{R}^3 \setminus B_1$ in Weighted Sobolev spaces
Let $M := \mathbb{R}^3 \setminus B_1$ where $B_1$ is the unit ball.
It is known that for every $g \in H^{\frac{1}{2}} (\partial M)$, and for an appropriate $\delta$, there exists a unique solution $u$ ...
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Green function of symmetric stable process in dimension 1 and 2
Are the results in this paper on the Green function of a symmetric stable process available also in space dimension $d =1$ and $d=2$? The main theorems here are stated only for $d \ge 3$.
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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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Existence and regularity for fractional elliptic problem with gradient term: $ (-\Delta)^s u + v\cdot \nabla u = 0$ with $v \in \dot H^s$
Let us consider the problem
$$ (-\Delta)^s u + v\cdot \nabla u = 0 \quad \text{ in } \mathbb R^n, $$
where $s \in (0,1)$, $(-\Delta)^s$ is the fractional Laplace operator and
$v:\mathbb R^n \to \...
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Fractional Laplacian problem on half-line
Is it possible to obtain an explicit solution for the following fractional problem on the half-line?
$$(-\Delta)^\alpha u(x) + M u'(x) + K u(x) + C = 0 \quad \text{ in } (0,\infty)$$
$$u(x) = a, \quad ...
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$L^p$ compactness for a sequence of functions from compactness of product with cut-off
Fix $p \in [1,\infty)$. Let $f_n:[a,b] \to \mathbb R$, $n \in \mathbb N$, be a sequence of $C^1$ functions. For every fixed $m\in \mathbb N^*$, suppose that the sequence of functions $$\{f_{n}\psi_m(...
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Continuity of subharmonic functions
There is a result saying that the set where a subharmonic function defined on an open set of $\mathbb{R}^{m}$ ($m\geq2$) is discontinuous is a polar set. Could someone give me a reference for this ...
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Estimate on first derivatives given $L^2$-norm of Laplacian
Let $B$ be the unit ball in the Euclidean space $\mathbb{R}^n$. Consider the set of functions
$$X=\{u\in C^2(\bar B) \mid u|_{\partial B}=0 \text{ and } \|\Delta u\|_{L^2(B)}\leq 1\},$$
where $\Delta$ ...
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Approximation of functions by tensor products
Given a function $f(x,y)\in L^p(R^d;L^\infty(B_R))$ with $1<p<\infty$, where $B_R:=\{y\in R^d: |y|\le R\}$, can we find a sequence of functions $f_n$ of the form $f_n(x,y)=\sum_{i=1}^ng_i(x)h_i(...
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Is there an asymptotic bound for this oscillatory integral?
I have an oscillatory integral:
$$ \int u(x,y) e^{i\lambda f(x,y)} dx $$
with $f(x,y)\in \mathbb{C}^{\infty}$ a complex-valued function in a neighborhood of $(0,0)$ satisfying:
$$ \text{Im} f \geq ...
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What are the basis functions for a product space?
Let $X=L^1\left([0,1]^3\right)$,
for numerical purpose, what are the possible basis function for $X$?
In finite element method, the basis functions are tooth functions, or polynomial functions.
Is ...
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Uniformly continuous functions and Borel hierarchy in the compact-open topology
Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ be open, $\mathscr{C}(\Omega,\mathbb{R})$ the Fréchet space of real-valued continuous functions on $\Omega$ endowed with the compact-open topology, and $\mathscr{C}_u(\...
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variational formulation: boundedness of the bilinear form
The simplest case of the problem I'm thinking about involves an elliptic differential operator, $Lu = -u'' + qu$, on the interval $(0,1)$, with homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions. I want to ...
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