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(Dis)continuity of periodic functions with non-summable Fourier series

Let $f : [0,2 \pi)^d \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a square-integrable periodic function in $L^2( [0,2 \pi)^d )$ with $d \geq 1$. We assume moreover that the square-summable Fourier coefficients of $f$, ...
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Differential operators and continuity

Let $Op(a)$ be a pseudo-differential operator, $Op(a) \colon S(\mathbb{R}^n) \to S(\mathbb{R}^n)$ is continuous. My question: can we say by duality of $S$ and $S'$, that $Op(a) \colon S'(\mathbb{R}^n) ...
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Can we say that: $f(\beta)=\alpha$? [closed]

Let $X$ be a Hausdorff topological vector space and $f:X\to \mathbb{R}$ be an affine, sequentially continuous function. Let $\{x_n\}\subset X $ be a sequence such that: $$ \lim_{k}\frac{1}{k}\sum_{n=...
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Continuity of $r\mapsto\int_{\Sigma\cap B_r(x)}f^2d\mu$

Let $\Sigma$ be an embedded smooth surface in $\mathbb{R}^3$, and let $f:\Sigma\to\mathbb{R}$ be a smooth function. Suppose $f$ is square-integrable on $\Sigma$, with \begin{align} 0<\int_{\Sigma}f^...
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Smoothness of the radius of convergence

Let $(x\mapsto a_n(x))_n$ be a sequence of smooth functions defined on some fixed interval $I$. Consider the power series $\sum_{n\geq 0}a_n(x)t^n$ and denote by $R(x)$ its radius of convergence. Does ...
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Sufficient and necessary condition for the continuity of an improper integral

Let $f(\cdot) \in \mathscr{C}\left( \mathcal{D}; \mathbb{R} \right)$ where $\mathcal{D} \subseteq \mathbb{R}$ is open with $0 \in \mathcal{D}$ and $$ f(0) = 0, \quad \forall x \in \mathcal{D}\...
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Does convergence in law to absolutely continuous limit imply convergence in convex distance?

Let $(X_n)$ be a sequence of $\mathbb{R}^d$-valued random variables converging in distribution to some limiting random variable $X$ whose CDF is absolutely continuous with respect to the Lebesgue ...
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Functions that are almost (left-) continuous almost everywhere

Denote the Lebesgue measure on $[0, T]$ as $\lambda(\cdot)$. Call a measurable function $f : [0, T] \to \mathbb{R}$ almost left-continuous almost everywhere if there exists an $A \subseteq [0, T]$ ...
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Continuity of solution of a parabolic PDE w.r.t. system parameters

If we have a system of PDE of the form: $$\begin{cases} \dfrac{\partial y}{\partial t}(t,x)=D\Delta y+F(t,x,f(x),y) ,\ (t,x)\in (0,T)\times\Omega\\ \dfrac{\partial y}{\partial \nu}(t,x)=0,\ (t,x)\in (...
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Several definitions of Approximate continuity of real functions

I found the definition of approximate continuity stated as follows: A function $f:\mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ is approximately continuous at $x_0$ iff there exists a set $A\in \mathcal L$ such that $x_0\...
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On a continuous function as a substitute of the prime-counting function in the second Hardy–Littlewood conjecture satisfying certain asymptotics

It it well-known that the prime-counting function $\pi(x)$ satisfies the prime number theorem and that were in the literature two related conjectures to this arithmetic function, these are: the ...
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Topologies and Borel $\sigma$-fields on disjoint unions

Consider a set of functions $\mathcal{F}$ on $E$ where $E \subset\mathbb{R}^k$ - e.g. the class of $L_1$ functions on $[0,1]$ - and endow it with a suitable metric $d$ that makes it Polish. Consider ...
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Supremum of continuous functions and essential supremum of continuous functions

Suppose that $(X,d)$ is a Polish metric space and $A$ is a set of continuous bounded functions $f:X\to \mathbb{R}$. Suppose that $\mu:X\to[0,1]$ is a Borel probability measure. Define $$\sup A:X\to ...
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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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Maximum theorem with linear constraints. On parametric continuity of in optimization

Given \begin{align} s(\theta)= &\text{arg min}( g( \boldsymbol{x}) ) \\ \text{subject to }& \boldsymbol{A}(\theta) \boldsymbol{x} = \boldsymbol{b}(\theta) \\ &c_1 \le x_i \le c_2 , ...
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Injective uniformly continuous function $f:\mathbb{Z}\times \mathbb{Z}\to \mathbb{Z}$? [closed]

We say that a function $f: \mathbb{Z}\times \mathbb{Z}\to \mathbb{Z}$ is uniformly continuous if there is an integer $K\geq 1$ such that whenever $(x,y),(x',y')\in \mathbb{Z}\times \mathbb{Z}$ with $|...
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“Uniformly continuous” environment sum of a bijection $\varphi:\mathbb{Z}\times \mathbb{Z} \to \mathbb{Z}$

Given any function $f: \mathbb{Z}\times \mathbb{Z}\to \mathbb{Z}$ we define the environment sum of $(x,y)\in\mathbb{Z}\times \mathbb{Z}$ with respect to $f$ by $$\text{es}_f(x,y) = \sum\{f(x', y'): |(...
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What are the various kinds of graphs that can be defined on $C(X)$

I was considering the space $C(X)$ where $X$ is a topological space and $C(X)$ is the set of all continuous functions from $X$ to $\Bbb R$. What are the various kinds of graphs that can be defined on ...
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Continuity of a constrained parameterized convex optimization problem

Consider the parameterized optimization problem: \begin{align} \boldsymbol{s}(p)= &\arg \min_{ \boldsymbol{x}} \quad g( \boldsymbol{x})\\ \text{s.t. } & \boldsymbol{A}(p) \textbf{x} = \...
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Continuity of the Restriction Map Between Function Spaces [closed]

Let $X,Y,Z$ be Hausdorff spaces and suppose that $Z\subset X$. Endow $C(X,Y)$ and $C(Z,Y)$ with the compact-open topologies and define the map $\rho$ as \begin{align} \rho:&C(X,Y)\rightarrow C(Z,...
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Continuity of the derivations from semisimple Banach algebras

Let $A$ be a Banach algebra and $X$ a Banach $A$-bimodule. It is known that if $A$ is a $C^*$-algebra, then by Ringrose theorem every derivation $D:A\rightarrow X$ is continuous. Also, a famous ...
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Norm closure of $C_b^1(\mathbb{R})$

I want to determine what the closure of $C_b^1(\mathbb{R})$, the space of continuous differentiable functions with bounded derivative, with respect to the supremums norm is. I think that $\overline{...
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Continuity of a parameterized convex optimization problem

I have a parameterised optimization problem: \begin{align} \boldsymbol{S}(p)= &\arg \min_{ \boldsymbol{x}} g( \boldsymbol{x})\\ \text{s.t. } & \boldsymbol{A}(p) \textbf{x} = \...
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Can a bijection between function spaces be continuous if the space's domains are different?

It is well-known that any bijection $\mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^2$ cannot be continuous. But suppose we have the two spaces $A = \{f(x):\mathbb{R^2}\rightarrow \mathbb{R} \}$ and $B = \{f(x):\...
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Smallest Lipschitz Constant of a Differentiable Function [closed]

Let $X \subset \mathbb{R}^{n}$ be compact and convex. Moreover, let $f:X \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a differentiable map with $\sup_{x \in X} \|\nabla f(x)\| = K < \infty$, where $\|\cdot\|$ ...
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Supremum of an almost surely continuous random process

I was learning this proposition and now I have a question, how to prove it for an almost surely continuous process? I would be very grateful for any tips.
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continuity of certain map which is defined on a Stonean space

Let $G$ be a discrete group which acts continuously on a Stonean space $\Omega$. Consider the map $f\colon \Omega\to \{0,1\}^G$ sending $x\in \Omega$ to $\chi_{G_x}$, where $\chi_{G_x}$ denotes the ...
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An extension for lower semi continuous lower bounded real valued functions class

Let $(X,d)$ be a complete metric space. I need some explanations about the class of all functions like $f$ which have $f:X \to \mathbb{R}\cup\{ +\infty\}$, be a lower bounded and, for all $y \in X$ we ...
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Continuity concepts for correspondences

Consider two metric spaces (X,d) and (Y,d') and a correspondence F from X to Y. Does a topology on the power set of Y, P(Y) exists such that F is upper (resp. lower hemi- continuous) if and only if F ...
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Is continuity preserved under norm operations

Let $F$ be a continuously differenable function over $\mathbb{R}$. Let $\Omega$ be a bounded subset of $\mathbb{R}^2$. Assume that for every $w\in L^2(\Omega)$ then $v(x)=F(w(x))$, $x\in \Omega$, is ...
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Does uniform continuity of bounded continuous functions implies the same for all continuous functions on a uniform space?

Recently I came to know about Atsuji space from the paper. A metric space $X$ is called an Atsuji space if every real-valued continuous function on $X$ is uniformly continuous. Strikingly I have found ...
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Does $K^{1/2} (t,s)$ inherit the continuity of $K(t,s)$?

Assume that $K(t,s)$ is a (1) symmetric, (2) continuous, and (3) positive definite kernel on $[0,1] \times [0,1]$. The spectral decomposition of $K(t,s)$ is: $$ K (t,s) = \sum_{i=1}^\infty \lambda_i \...
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Continuity and sequential continuity of a linear functional

Let $E = C_c^0(\mathbb{R}^n;\mathbb{R}^m)$ be the space of compactly supported continuous functions on $\mathbb{R}^n$ with values on $\mathbb{R}^m$. There is a natural norm on this space: given $\...
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Can continuity always be shown by using ε-δ? [closed]

When we learn calculus we usually: 1. Prove that polynomials, the exponential functions, the logarithmic functions, the trigonometric functions, the inverse trigonometric functions are continuous on ...
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Continuity of solution to 2nd Order PDE w.r.t. the coefficients

I am considering the following 2nd order PDE : On a domain $R$, for some $r > 0$, \begin{equation*} \frac{1}{2}\sum_{i, j = 1}^{K}\gamma_{i}\gamma_{j}U_{x_{i}x_{j}}(x) + \sum_{i = 1}^{K}\frac{\...
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Is there a generalization of the Kolmogorov-Chentsov continuity theorem for processes indexed by Banach spaces?

If $(X_t)_{t\ge0}$ is a real-valued stochastic process and for all $T>0$, there are $\alpha,\beta,C>0$ with $$\operatorname E\left[\left|X_s-X_t\right|^\alpha\right]\le C\left|s-t\right|^{1+\...
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affine vs lipschitz

Let $(X,||\cdot||)$ be a normed space where $||\cdot||$ is the sup-norm and let $E$ be a convex and compact subset. Let $f:E\to [0,1]$ be continuous and affine, i.e. for all $x,y\in E$ and all $\...
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$f: \Omega \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ depending on finite coordinates is $\alpha$-Holder [closed]

Let $M = \{1, \dots, n\}$ be a metric space with the metric $d$ and, in $\Omega = M^{\mathbb{N}}$, define $\tilde{d}(x, y) = \sum_{k=1}^{+\infty} \frac{d(x_k, y_k)}{2^k}$. We say that $f\colon \...
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Does this Osgood-like condition imply continuity?

Let us consider a bounded, Borel function $F\colon \mathbb R^d \to \mathbb R^d$. Assume it satisfies the following Osgood-like condition: $$\tag{O} \boxed{\vert \langle F(x) - F(y), x-y \rangle\...
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Continuous monotone real functions of several real variables

Let $O$ be an open bounded connected set in $R^n$ and K its boundary. Given a continuous real function $f$ defined on $K$, I would like to extend $f$ to a continuous real function $g$ (i.e. $g$ ...
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Can we get smooth parition of unity with uniformity?

Let $B \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$ be a product of closed bounded intervals in $\mathbb{R}$. Fix $N>0$. Suppose I want to cover $B$ with $N$ open sets, $U_1, \ldots, U_N$, and get a smooth partition of ...
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Continuity under various topologies for positive linear functionals

It is known that if $\mathcal A$ is a unital $\mathbb C$-$*$-algebra and $A$ is a unital subalgebra closed under $*$, and if $f : A \to \mathbb C$ is linear, then $f$ is positive if and only if $f$ is ...
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Continuity of the solution of a Pde system

Let $\rho_1:[0,1]\to [0,1]$ and $J:\mathbb R\to \mathbb R^+$ both continuous and bounded. I have the following system of PDE's \begin{align} \begin{cases} \frac{\partial}{\partial t} u_0(t,r)=- J* ...
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$f$ locally (Lebesgue) integrable function on real line, $g(x):= \lim _{r\to \infty} \frac 1r \int_{x-r}^{x+r} f(t) dt$ exists for every real $x$

Let $f : \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ be a function such that $f \in L^1[-a,a] , \forall a \in (0,\infty)$ and $g(x) : = \lim _{r\to \infty} \dfrac 1r \int_{x-r}^{x+r} f(t) dt$ exists in $\mathbb R$ for ...
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Sub-quadratic Kolmogorov-Arnold?

The Kolmogorov-Arnold representation theorem says, essentially, that the only multivariate function you really need is addition. (Somewhat) more precisely, it says that for any continuous function $f:...
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How to choose a continuous function which vanishes **only** on the closed set

We are reading John Roe's book Lectures on Coarse Geometry. We come across a question in P27 line 9: Suppose $X$ is a paracompact and locally compact Hausdorff space, $\bar{X}$ is a ...
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Induced maps on Hyperspace Topologies

If $X$ is a topological space let $2^X$ denote the set of closed subsets. There are multiple topologies one may equip $2^X$ with (in particular, I have in mind the Vietoris, Fell and similar ...
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Does there exist curve (for example, in $\mathbb R^2$) that either touches itself or intersects itself at every one of its points?

I really do not even know how to constructively think about this question that I wanted to post before, but delayed. I know that there are space-filling curves and curves of positive area and those ...
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Continuity of a convex function on a vector bundle

Consider the rank-${n \choose m}$ vector bundle $\pi\colon E:=\bigwedge^m(TN)\to N$ over a smooth Finsler manifold $N$ and equip each fibre $E_q := \pi^{-1}(q)$ with a norm that depends smoothly on $q\...
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Brouwer's Theorem in the free topos?

In Introduction to Higher-Order Categorical Logic, Lambek & Scott remark that Brouwer's Theorem (all functions $\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ are continuous) holds in the free topos $\mathcal{T}$. ...

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