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Beginners text on calculus of variations
I want to begin learning Calculus of Variations. What texts would MathOverflow recommend? Amazon shows up quite a few options.
I work on Machine Learning, and that where I intend to apply this.
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Generalizations of the Euler–Maclaurin Summation Formula
I'm using the Euler–Maclaurin formula in a research project I'm working on. While brilliant, the elementary proof found in Apostol - An Elementary View of Euler's Summation Formula does not give me ...
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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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Good differential equations text for undergraduates who want to become pure mathematicians
Alright, so I have been taking a while to soak in as much advanced mathematics as an undergraduate as possible, taking courses in algebra, topology, complex analysis (a less rigorous undergraduate ...
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Rigorous multivariate differentiation of integral with moving boundaries (Leibniz integral rule)
The Leibniz integral rule, in its multivariate form, deals with differentiation of the following sort:
$$ \frac{\partial}{\partial t} \int_{D(t)} F({\bf x}, t) \, d{\bf x} \, , \qquad D(t)\in \mathbb{...
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Continuous dependence on initial parameters of an ODE for non-Lipschitz functions?
For ODEs, the standard theorem of continuous dependence of initial parameters deals only with functions that are Lipschitz. Do there exist more general results holding for non-Lipschitz functions? If ...
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Reference request: Oldest books on series with unsolved exercises?
Per the title, what are some of the oldest books on series out there with unsolved exercises? Maybe there are some hidden gems from before the 20th century out there.
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Graduate ODE textbook
Suppose that a hypothetical math grad student was pretty comfortable with first-year real variables and algebra, and had even studied some other things (algebraic geometry, Riemannian geometry, ...
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Reference for PDE problem book
What I need is a source of solved exercises, problems in Partial Differential Equations; to be hard enough (olympiad style) and in areas like Calderon-Zygmund theory and applications, Paley-Littlewood ...
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What's a good introduction to category theory for someone doing analysis?
I do functional analysis, and diagrams are popping all over the place. It is about time I learned me some category theory.
Any recommendations?