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Eric T. Sawyer's proof of Fourier restriction conjecture

Some days ago Eric T. Sawyer uploaded a paper to arxiv claiming a proof of the Fourier restriction conjecture https://arxiv.org/pdf/2311.03145.pdf. If complete and correct this work will be a landmark ...
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Can one prove Rademacher’s theorem via the rising sun lemma?

The classical Rademacher’s theorem states that Lipschitz continuous functions on $\mathbb R^n$ are differentiable almost everywhere. In dimension one, a stronger result holds - it can be shown that ...
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a question on the paper of Łaba and Wolff

I'm reading the paper A local smoothing estimate in higher dimensions by Izabella Łaba and Thomas Wolff. The paper can be found at J. Anal. Math. 88 (2002), 149–171, doi: 10.1007/BF02786576, arxiv: ...
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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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Fourier series of smooth functions in infinitely many variables

Let $J$ be a set (usually countable). Let $t_j$, $j\in J$, be variables in ${\mathbb R}/2\pi i{\mathbb Z}.$ Put $u_j=\exp(it_j),$ $j\in J.$ Introduce the following semi-norms on the space of Fourier ...
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Equivalent forms of Fourier restriction conjecture

this question is posted in mathstackexchange, but it seems that no one answers it. Sorry to the administrator if this question is not appropriate on Mathoverflow. I'm reading Pertti Maattila's book ...
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Regularity of $|u|^{\alpha}$ when $u$ is Schwartz

Let $0<\alpha<1$. Let $D_x^{\alpha}$ denote the Fourier multiplier given by $\xi\to |\xi|^{\alpha}$. Suppose $u:\mathbb{R}^d\to\mathbb{C}$ is Schwartz (or even just smooth with compact support). ...
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Condition on the support of $f$ which ensure that $\widehat{f}$ has a zero-measure nodal region

Suppose that $f\in L^2(\mathbb{R})$ is non-zero and compactly supported. Then its Fourier transform $\widehat{f}\neq 0$ is analytic, and in particular the nodal set $\{\xi\in\mathbb{R}\,s.t.\,\widehat{...
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Is there a way to solve this integral on the sphere explicitly?

Let $k_{j}\in {\mathbb{Z}}^{+}$ and $\,a_{j}\in \,]0,1[$, be such that $k_{j}\,a_{j}<1$, $j=1,\cdots,n$. Let $f:\mathbb{R}^{n}\rightarrow [0,\infty[$ be defined by the integral $$f(y):=\int_{\...
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The convention of Fourier transform on symmetric spaces

When trying to understand the Plancherel formula of reductive symmetric space of Harish-Chandra class, I get confused on the convention of Fourier and related transforms. $\newcommand{\H}{\mathcal{H}} ...
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Pointwise convergence of the eigenfunctions expansion of $f(x)=\frac{1}{|x|}$

Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ a bounded domain with smooth boundary, $0<\lambda_1\leq \lambda_2 \leq \dots \leq \lambda_k\leq \dots$ the Dirichlet eigenvalues and $\{w_k\}_{k=1}^{+\infty}$ an $L^...
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Fefferman's article: Pointwise convergence of Fourier series, II

I have some problems reading Pointwise convergence of Fourier series by Fefferman https://www.jstor.org/stable/1970917 I got stuck in Chapter 6, Lemma 5. In the proof he split the $\mathcal P'$ into ...
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Calderón's complex interpolation: what is the corresponding classical theorem?

This question is closely related to my answer to Dan's question, which contains the definitions of some terms I use here. In addition, the notion of exact interpolation functor of exponent $\theta$ is ...
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The Fourier transform of a compactly supported smooth function on Lie groups over $\mathbb{Q}_S$, where $S$ contains finitely many primes and $\infty$

Let $G$ be a semisimple Lie group defined over global Field $\mathbb{Q}$. Let $S$ be a set of finitely many non-Archimedean places including Archimedean places. Let $P_{0}=M_{0}A_{0}N_{0}$ be the ...
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Pushforward of measures with Fourier decay

Suppose $\gamma: [0,1]^d \to \mathbf{R}^{d+1}$ is a smooth map with nonvanishing Gaussian curvature, and $\mu$ is a probability measure compactly supported on $(0,1)^d$ such that $|\widehat{\mu}(\xi)| ...
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Completeness of discrete shifts in $\mathbb{R}^n$

Consider the space $L^2(\mathbb{R})$. Let $(x_n)_n \subset \mathbb{R}$ be a sequence and $f \in L^2(\mathbb{R})$ a functions. It is well understood under which assumptions the span of the set $$ S = \{...
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About optimizing decay rate of Fourier transforms?

Suppose we have a density function $f(t)$ of a random variable and $f \in C^1(R)$. If characteristic function of $f$ is $\phi_f(x) \asymp O(x^{-\beta})$ and $f$ satisfies some restrictive conditions ...
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Decay of the Fourier transform of a surface area measure

Let $\mu$ be a surface area measure of a manifold $M\hookrightarrow\mathbb{R}^{n+1}$. If $M$ is the unit sphere $S^n$, it's known that surprisingly the Fourier transform of $\mu$ decays: $$|\hat\mu(\...
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Optimal Kakeya maximal bound for bushes

Let $\{T_{\alpha}\}$ be a collection of $1\times\cdots\times 1\times N$ tubes, where $N\gg 1$, with maximal $1/N$-separated directions, which all are centered at the origin (i.e. they form a bush). In ...
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Harmonic analysis on the Heisenberg group

It is well known that: Theorem 1. For $f\in L^{2}(\mathbb H_{n}=\text{The Heisenberg group of dimesion } 2n+1)$ we have the expansion $$f(z, s)= (2\pi)^{-n} \sum_{k=0}^{\infty} \int_{0}^{\infty} f \...
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Asymptotic rearrangement

I had some trouble coming up with a good title for this question. Here is the setup. Suppose you have two infinite sets of (positive real, say) numbers $\{a_k\}$ and $\{b_k\}$ such that the ...
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Failure of Calderón–Zygmund inequality at the endpoints

$\newcommand\norm[1]{\lVert#1\rVert}\newcommand\abs[1]{\lvert#1\rvert}$I'd like to prove that the famous Calderón–Zygmund elliptic estimate $$ \norm{ \partial_{ij}u }_{L^p} \leq C \norm{\Delta u }_{L^...
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Fourier transform of Dirac delta distribution

Let $f,g$ be Schwartz functions on $\mathbb R^4$, we denote them as $\mathcal S(\mathbb R^4)$, one can then define the transform $V$ mapping $f,g$ to a Schwartz function $\mathcal S(\mathbb R^8)$ $$ V(...
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Multipole expansion

In Simon's book Harmonic Analysis, example 3.5.12 shows: Fix $x \in \mathbb{R}^{\nu}$ (with $\left.\nu \geq 3\right), x \neq 0$ and define $f$ on $\{y:| y|<| x |\}$ by $$ f(y)=|x-y|^{-(\nu-2)}. $$ ...
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Stein's book on harmonic analysis

My background : I am a Math PhD student. I will most probably work in harmonic analysis on Euclidean spaces. I am a fan of Folland's Real analysis and I have thoroughly studied first 8 chapters of ...
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About definition of NTA domain

I'm not an expert in analysis on very rough domains, such as NTA(Nontangentially Accessible Domain). Here is my question. Usually, NTA domain $\Omega$ is a domain that has inner and outer corkscrew ...
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Functions whose Fourier coefficients satisfy $ \sum_{k=1}^\infty |c_k| < 1 $?

Let $f:(0,1) \to \mathbb R$ be a function that can be written as $$f(x) = \sum_{k=1}^\infty c_k \phi_k(x),$$ where $\phi_k(x) = \cos(\pi k x)$. What is the minimal assumption required on $f$ to ...
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On the infimium of a functional

Let $(M^n,g)$ be a closed Riemannian manifold. Define $$\lambda(g)=\inf\{\mathcal{F}(g,f),\;0<f\in C^{\infty}(M),\; \int_Mf^2\;d\nu=1\},$$ where $$\mathcal{F}(g,f)=\int_M\left(|\nabla f|^2+ af^2\...
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Solvability of Neumann boundary problems with singular boundary data $g \in (H^{1})^{*}$

I have a question on the solvability of Neumann boundary problems with singular data. To state my question, let $\Omega$ be a bounded Lipschitz domain (open and connected) in $\mathbb{R}^n$. In the ...
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A specific Schwartz function $f$ on $\mathbb C^2$

Choose a Schwartz function on $\mathbb C$ of the form $f(z)=f(r e^{i\theta})= f_0(r) e^{in\theta}$. Then $$(*) \quad f(e^{i\alpha} z)= e^{in\alpha} f(z), \quad \forall z\in \mathbb C.$$ Now, let $f$ ...
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Can the STFT decrease arbitrarily quickly near the origin?

For $f,g \in L^2(\mathbb{R}^d)$ we can define the Short Time Fourier Transform (STFT) $V_gf \in C_0(\mathbb{R}^{2d})$ as $$V_gf(x, \omega) = \int_{\mathbb{R}^d} f \overline{g(t - x)} e^{-2 \pi i t \...
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One-dimensional integral equation uniquely solvable?

I recently met a question similar to this one and I would like to post it here, because I basically found nothing: We define the (possibly unbounded) integral operator $T:D(T) \subset C_0(\mathbb{R}) ...
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Is this simple oscillatory integral operator uniformly bounded on $L^2$?

Let $\phi(t,s)$ be a real-valued function smooth away from the diagonal, and equal to 0 on the diagonal. Assume that $0\le \phi(t,s)\le |t-s|$ for $t,s\in \mathbb{R}$. Let $$T_\lambda f(t)=\int \frac{\...
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Are there any improvements on the estimate of oscillatory integral with one-side folds?

Suppose $X$ and $Z$ are open sets in $\mathbb{R}^d$ and $\mathbb{R}^{d+1}$, respectively. Define $T_\lambda f:L^2(Z)\to L^2(X)$ by $$T_\lambda f(x)=\int e^{i\lambda\Phi(x,z)}a(x,z)f(z)dz,$$where the ...
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A microlocal representation for quantum operator dynamics

In Maciej Zworski's book $\textit{Semiclassical Analysis}$, an important step in proving $L^p$ bounds on quasimodes is deriving a microlocal oscillatory integral representation formula for families of ...
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Regularity properties of the derivatives of a particular function on $D \times D\to \bar{D} $ ?

This question might sound a little less rigorously formulated, but I hope the question still makes sense. Let $h: S^1 \to S^1$ be an oriention-preserving homeomorphism and let $p(z,t) = \frac{1}{2\...
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Periodicity in one Fourier variable

Let $f:[0,1]\times [0,1] \to \mathbb C$ be a double periodic function (periodic in both variables) that depends real-analytically on its argument. We can thus write $f$ as $$ f(x) = \sum_{n \in \...
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$L^p$ norm of Fourier transform of function composed with a diffeomorphism

Suppose $f$ is a compactly supported smooth function from $\mathbb{R}^n$ to $\mathbb{C}$ and $A$ is a diffeomorphism on $\mathbb{R}^n$, do we have any theorems relating the $L^p$ norm of $\hat{f}$ and ...
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Estimating commutator of Fourier integral

Let $f(x)= \log(\vert x\vert)$ on $\mathbb R^2$ and define $s_n:H^2 \to L^2$ where $H^2$ is the second Sobolev space by $$ s_n(g)(x) = \frac{nf(x)}{4\pi i} \int_{\mathbb R^2} e^{\frac{in\vert x-y\...
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Notation for right hand side of local smoothing conjecture

In Tao's "Recent progress on the restriction conjecture" On page 53, Tao introduced the local smoothing conjecture: let $u(t,x)$ be the solution to the wave equation $u_{tt}=\Delta u$, $u(0,...
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Fourier transform of functions mapping manifolds, is there a definition?

$\DeclareMathOperator\SO{SO}$I have a problem which boils down to the analysis of functions of the form $$ f : \mathbb{R} \to \SO(3)^n $$ Since $\SO(3)$ is a compact group so is $\SO(3)^n$. Now if ...
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Functional inequality for fractional Laplacian

Let $f$ be a nonnegative function on the $d$-dimensional torus $\mathbb{T}^d$, which you can take to be smooth. Let $\bar{f}:=\int_{\mathbb{T}^d}fdx$. I am interested in whether the following ...
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Oscillatory integral estimates imply sublevel set estimates

I am looking for a particular source for the following type of theorem: If $$\Bigg{|}\int_{\mathbb{R^d}} e^{i\lambda \phi(x)} \psi(x) dx\Bigg{|} = O(\lambda^{-p}),$$ then, letting $E_\varepsilon = \{ ...
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On the bound of the Stein-Wainger oscillatory integral

Let $\lambda\in \mathbb{R}$, $\phi\in C^\infty(\mathbb{R})$. We define the Stein-Wainger oscillatory integral by $$I=p.v.\int_\mathbb{R} e^{i\lambda\phi(t)}\frac{dt}{t}.$$ Stein-Wainger [1] showed ...
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When Schroedinger propagator commutes other operators?

Let $f\in \mathcal{S}(\mathbb R^d)$ (Schwartz Space). We know that $\widehat{\nabla f}(\xi)= 2 \pi i \xi \hat{f} (\xi). $ We define $$\widehat{|\nabla| f^{s}} (\xi) = (2 \pi |\xi|)^s \hat{f} (\xi), ...
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Condition for boundedness in stationary phase theorem

I am trying to understand theorem 7.7.1 in Hormander's Analysis of linear partial differential operators, vol.1. Let $K \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be a compact set, $X$ an open neighborhood of $K$ and $j, ...
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variation norm of a Fourier transform

Motivated by certain uniform estimate in oscillatory integrals, I am now trying to calculate the Fourier transform of the function ${\large e^{i|t|^{\epsilon}}/t}$ on $\mathbb{R}$, where $\epsilon\in (...
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Fourier decay implies what kind of regularity

We consider a function $f:\mathbb R^2 \to \mathbb C$ that is compactly supported and bounded. In addition, we know that $$\lim_{\vert x\vert \to \infty} \vert x \vert^2 \vert \hat{f}(x)\vert =0,$$ ...
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Derivative bounds for self convolution of the spherical measure in $R^d$

While reading this article on near $L^1$ estimates for the spherical lacunary maximal function, I came across the estimate $$ |\partial^{\gamma} (\widetilde{\sigma} \ast \sigma)(x)| \lesssim |x|^{-(1 +...
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Double-periodic functions with (possible) poles

Consider the set of double-periodic function $f:\mathbb C/(\mathbb Z+i \mathbb Z) \setminus \{z_0\} \to \mathbb C$, where $z_0$ is a fixed point inside $\mathbb C/(\mathbb Z+i \mathbb Z),$ that have a ...
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