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Literature on Fréchet quasi-coherent sheaves
I've heard/read it said many times that "the good notion of quasi-coherent sheaf for complex manifolds is that of a Fréchet quasi-coherent sheaf", and the standard citation to which I've ...
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When localization commutes with arbitrary intersection of ideals
For a commutative ring with identity we know that in general localization does not commute with arbitrary intersection of ideals. I am looking for a paper that considers equivalent condition(s) for ...
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Does it suffice to consider the limit only along the power paths?
$\newcommand\R{\Bbb R}$For $a=(a_1,\dots,a_n)\in\R^n$, let
$$L(a):=\lim_{x\downarrow0}R_a(x)$$
if the limit exists, where
$$R_a(x):=\frac{x^a}{F(x)},$$
$x=(x_1,\dots,x_n)\in\R^n$, $x\downarrow0$ means ...
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p-torsion in the Tate-Shafarevich group of supersingular elliptic curves
Let $E$ be a supersingular elliptic curve over $\mathbb{F}_p(t)$. Is something known on the $p$-torsion of the Tate–Shafarevich group in this case? In particular, I would like to know if (or if known ...
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On the convergence of $\sum_{n = 1}^\infty \left\{ n! \alpha \right\}$
Let $\alpha$ be an irrational number, and $\left\{ \cdot \right\}$ denotes the fractional part function. We have focused on how $\left\{ n! \alpha \right\}$ distributes in this MO question. And now I ...
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Unitaries that setwise fix an algebra under conjugation
Let $M_d(\mathbb{C})$ denote the algebra of $d \times d$ complex matrices. Consider the algebra
$$\mathcal{A} = \bigoplus_{i=1}^r I_{d_i} \otimes M_{d_i}(\mathbb{C})$$
for some choice of $d_1, \ldots, ...
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Full asymptotics near 1 of the generating function for integer partitions
Consider the generating function for integer partitions
$$
P(q)=\frac{1}{\prod_{k=1}^{\infty}(1-q^k)}=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}
p(n)q^n\ ,
$$
where $p(n)$ is the number of integer partitions of $n$.
I am ...
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A combinatorial linear programming problem
$\newcommand\S{\mathscr S}$Let $\S$ be a collection of nonempty subsets of a finite set $S$ such that $A\not\subset B$ for any distinct $A$ and $B$ in $\S$.
Does then there always exist a function $f\...
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Derived functors and functorial resolutions/(co)fibrant replacements
I will begin with some context; the question itself is highlighted below. This is all for some notes I am writing personally on homological algebra, amongst other things.
To construct derived functors,...
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Can I get a long exact homology sequence from a short exact sequence of graded commutative differential algebras over a field?
The category of differential graded commutative algebras over a field of characteristic 2 seems to have some not so nice properties. I could not find an answer in StackExchange as to why this category ...
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Martingale decomposition in Aldous' famous 1997 paper
I was reading Aldous' famous 1997 paper (Aldous, David. "Brownian excursions, critical random graphs and the multiplicative coalescent." The Annals of Probability (1997): 812-854.)
In his ...
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Unramified Galois cohomology
Let $k$ be a local field with absolute Galois group $\Gamma_k$, inertia subgroup $I_k \subset \Gamma_k$, and residue field $\mathbb{F}$. Let $M$ be a finite Galois module over $k$.
The unramified ...
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Generic reducedness of geometric generic fibre
Let $f:X\to Y$ be a surjective morphism between two projective schemes over a field of characteristic $p>0$. Also assume that $X$ is smooth,$Y$ smooth & irreducible and $f_*\mathcal{O}_X=\...
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Measurability of a map involving probability measures
Let $X$ be a metrizable topological space and $\mathscr B_X$ the Borel $\sigma$-algebra on it. Let $\Delta X$ denote the set of probability measures on $(X,\mathscr B_X)$, and let $\mathscr B_{\Delta ...
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An uncountable measurable subset of $\Bbb R$ containing no nonempty perfect set
$\newcommand\R{\Bbb R}$Assuming the axiom of choice, is there an uncountable Lebesgue-measurable subset $S$ of $\R$ that contains no nonempty perfect set?
Of course, such a set $S$, if it exists, ...
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Vertex coloring of the Rado graph
Is there a reference for the following fact about the Rado graph (the random countable graph) which came up in an answer to this question?
If the vertices of the Rado graph $G=(V,E)$ are colored with ...
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While expanding Jack polynomials in monomial basis
Denote $\mathbf{z}=(z_1,\dots,z_n)$. Let $P_{\kappa}(\mathbf{z};\alpha)$ be the symmetric Jack polynomials and suppose they are expanded in terms of the monomial symmetric basis $m_{\rho}(\mathbf{z})$ ...
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Can conditional distributions with respect to a sufficient sub-$\sigma$-algebra be represented by a single Markov kernel?
Let $(\Omega, \mathcal{F})$ be a measurable space, and let $\mathcal{P}$ be a collection of probability measures on this space. A sub-$\sigma$-algebra $\mathcal{G} \subset \mathcal{F}$ is said to be ...
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Reference request: Proof theory in $W_1^1$
Buss defined $V_2^1$ as a second-order bounded arithmetic corresponding to $\mathsf{PSPACE}$.
Later, Skelley introduced $W_1^1$, a third-order bounded arithmetic of $\mathsf{PSPACE}$.
Since the ...
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Fibers of generic smooth maps between manifolds of equal dimension
I have heard that the following is a "well-known"
Claim. Let $M$ and $N$ be smooth manifolds with equal dimensions and $M$ compact. Then a generic smooth map $f\colon M\to N$ has finite ...
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Request for resources on directional derivative of the Riemannian distance function, and Berger's lemma about geodesics realizing the diameter
I've been recently interested in directional derivatives of the Riemannian distance function, and I came across this question, and its answer by Sergei Ivanov, where he stated an important result: (I ...
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Coradical filtration for comodules is exhaustive
It is a standard fact in the theory of coalgebras and comodules that, given a coalgebra $C$ and a comodule $M$ over $C$, the coradical filtration
$$M_n := \Delta^{-1}(M\otimes C_0 + M_{n-1}\otimes C)$$...
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Description of all biholomorphic maps from annulus [duplicate]
Consider the collection $\mathcal{C}$ of all maps $f \colon B_1 -\overline{B}_\beta \to \mathbb{C}$ such that $f$ is biholomorphic onto its image. Is this collection $\mathcal{C}$ path-connected?
In ...
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Theory of $n$-truncated $A_\infty$ categories/functors?
One can define certain higher categorical truncations. For example, a discussion from the quasi-categories point of view can be found in HTT 5.5.6.
On the other hand, as a model of linear $\infty$-...
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Reference on eigenvectors of $-\Delta $ with boundary conditions on $\Omega$
Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb R^d$ be a compact and connected subset with smooth (or piecewise smooth) boundary denoted by $\partial \Omega$. Let $\Gamma^+, \Gamma^- \subset\partial \Omega$ be such that
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Where can I find the book Haïm Brezis: Un mathématicien juif by Jacques Vauthier?
This year marks the passing of Haïm Brezis, and I would like to explore his life and work through this publication.
I tried to find it in several bookstores, in online format, but I really couldn't ...
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On a probabilistic integer factorization algorithm given bounds for one prime factor
We got a probabilistic integer factorization algorithm and experimental evidence with large
integers given bounds for one factor.
Let $D \ge 2$ be real number and let $p,q$ be primes and $N=pq$.
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Vector bundles over a Stein space are projective
It is a "well known" fact that
locally free sheaves over a Stein space $X$ are projective as $\mathcal{O}_X$-modules
(see e.g. just after Lemma 1.6 in O'Brian-Toledo-Tong's "The trace ...
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References on smoothness of minimal surfaces in Riemannian manifolds
It's well known that $C^1$ minimal surfaces (surfaces that are locally area minimzing) in $\mathbb{R}^n$ are automatically smooth, and one can prove this result by solving the Dirichlet problem of the ...
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Reference request for elementary convex geometry property
I need to use the following lemma for a proof. It is an elementary result, which I am sure is well known, just I am not familiar enough with the relative literature to find a direct reference. Is ...
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Reference request: The non-productivity of Lindenbaum numbers
For a set $X$, the Lindenbaum number of $X$, $\aleph^*(X)$, is the least non-zero ordinal $\alpha$ such that there is no surjection $X\to\alpha$. It seems to be well-known that for infinite sets $X$ ...
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Jacobian of a reducible curve with arbitrary singularities
Let X be a reduced, reducible curve over $\mathbb{C}$ with locally planar singularities, and let $\widetilde{X}$ be its normalization. I am interested in the Jacobian varieties $\mathrm{Jac}(X)$ and $\...
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Are there connections between Calabi-Yau manifolds and number theory?
I am interested in understanding whether there are any significant connections between Calabi-Yau manifolds and number theory. Calabi-Yau manifolds are central objects in algebraic geometry and string ...
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Bicategories in which the composition functors $\circ_{A, B, C}$ admit right adjoints
In Bénabou's 1967 Introduction to Bicategories, he mentions that, in a forthcoming part II, he would study bicategories $\mathcal K$ in which each composition functor $$\circ_{A, B, C} \colon \mathcal ...
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Reference Request: Pushforward of $\pi_1$ along a covering map and the Galois group
Let $f \colon (Y,y_0) \to (X,x_0)$ be a finite-to-one pointed covering map. The pushforward gives an inclusion $f_* \colon \pi_1(Y,y_0) \to \pi_1(X,x_0)$. If we take the universal cover $\widetilde{X}$...
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Hölder stability of the PDE $\partial_t u (t, x) = \operatorname{div} \{ a (t, x) \nabla u(t, x) \}$
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Generalization of Koszul cohomology for wedge product with a fixed q-form: literature and references?
Let $A$ be a commutative ring. For an odd positive integer $q$ and an integer $p$ in the range $1 \leq p \leq q$, consider the cochain complex:
$0 \to \Lambda^p(A^N) \to \Lambda^{p+q}(A^N) \to \cdots \...
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Reference request: Algebras over monoid objects in a monoidal category [duplicate]
Looking for a reference for the following easy-to-prove fact:
Say $T$ and $S$ are monads on $\text{Set}$ admitting a monoid homomorphism $\phi : S \to T$ (i.e., a morphism in $\text{Mon}([\text{Set},\...
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Linearization coefficients for Jacobi polynomials
In general, for families of polynomials $\{ Q_n\}, \{ R_n\},\{S_n\}$, there exist linearization coefficients such that one may write the product $Q_m R_n = \sum_k c_{m,n}^k S_k$.
Let $P^{\alpha,\beta}...
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Lower bound in the singularity of random Bernoulli matrices
Let $A_n$ be a random $n \times n$ matrix with entries in $\{-1, +1\}$. As usual, "random" here means with respect to the uniform measure over such matrices.
The strong version of the ...
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Reference request: $\operatorname{Sym}^2_0(T^*M) \simeq \Lambda_- \otimes \Lambda_+$
I am looking for proof of the "well-known" result that for a $4$-dimensional Riemannian manifold $(M, g)$, we have an isomorphism
$$
\operatorname{Sym}^2_0(T^*M) \simeq \Lambda_- \otimes \...
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Lower bound for restricted sumset in ordered groups
Recently in The restricted sumsets in finite abelian groups it is proved that
Suppose that $k \geq 2$ and $A$ is a non-empty subset of a finite abelian
group $G$ with $|G| > 1$. Then the ...
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Recognize this metric? Do you have a name for this metric on the product of spheres?
Take the product $S^2 \times S^2$ of two two-spheres,
but perturb the product metric as follows.
Think of each $S^2$ as the unit two-sphere in Euclidean 3-space
in the standard way
so that for $p ...
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Looking for a citation for this simple generalization of the Markov bound to non-negative super-martingales
Does anybody know a reference for the following theorem?
Theorem 1. Let $(X_t)_{t=0}^\infty$ be a non-negative supermartingale.
Then, for any constant $c > 0$, the event $(\exists
> t)\, X_t \...
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Sobolev's PDE Scottish Book Problem (Problem 188)
In 1940 Sobolev recorded the following problem in the Scottish Book, and offered a bottle of wine for a solution.
In 2015, when the second edition of the Scottish Book with updates and commentary on ...
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Lipschitz retraction constant of $B^+$ into $S^+$ in $L^2([0,1])$
In Hilbert space modeled by $L^2([0,1])$ we can define a set $B^+=\{x\in B(0,1): x(t)\geq0 \quad \forall t\in [0,1] \}$ and $S^+=\{x\in S(0,1): x(t)\geq0 \quad \forall t\in [0,1] \}$ where where $B(...
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Baer sums of extensions
Apologies in advance if this question is too basic, I looked briefly through Weibel and the stacks project and couldn't find any relevant reference.
Let $\mathcal{A}$ denote an abelian category, and ...
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Function $\phi$ such that $f(\phi(x,y)) = f(x) + f(y)$
I have a continuous function $f:\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}$, and I am looking for a continuous (or at least measurable) function $\phi:\mathbb{R}^{2n}\to\mathbb{R}^n$ such that $f(\phi(x,y))=f(x)+f(y)$....
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Is there a theory of completions of semirings similar to $I$-adic completions of rings?
Let $L = \text{Con } (\mathbb{N}, 0, +) \setminus \Delta$ be the lattice of monoid congruences on the naturals, excluding the trivial congruence. As it happens, every $\theta \in L$ is the meet of ...
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Condition for a functor to induce a cartesian closed functor between categories of presheaves
We denote the category of presheaves on a small category ${\cal C}$ (set-valued functor-category) by $$\widehat{\cal C}:=[{\cal C}^{op},{\bf Set}].$$
Such a category is cartesian closed, i.e. it ...
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