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Generating $H^{\infty}(X)$

Let $X$ be a domain in $\mathbb{C}^d$ and let $\mathbb{D}$ be the open unit disk in $\mathbb{C}$. Consider the Banach algebra $H^{\infty}(X)$ consisting of bounded holomorphic functions on $X$ with ...
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Is logarithmic convexity of the heat kernel with complex time a general fact?

Suppose $H$ is a non-negative self-adjoint operator acting on $L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)$, and generates an analytic semigroup with kernel satisfying a Gaussian upper bound, i.e., if we denote $K(t,x,y)$ the ...
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Does uniform boundedness carry over from the non-negative real axis to closed sectors of $\mathbb{C}$ for analytic semigroups?

I'm trying to understand the proof of Theorem 2.5.6 (chapter 2.5) in Amnon Pazy, Semigroups of Linear Operators and Applications to Partial Differential Equations, Springer 1983. For the direction (a)...
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Convergence of sesqui-holomorphic kernels on the diagonal

Let $X\subset \mathbb{C}^d$ be a domain. A function (kernel) $K:X\times X\to \mathbb{C}$ is called sesqui-holomorphic if it is holomorphic in the first variable, and anti-holomorphic in the second ...
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Real part of entire function property

Is there any characterization of the set of entire functions $f(z) $ such that $\Re(f(z)) \geq \Re(\overline{f(\bar{z})})$ for all $z\in \mathbb{C}^{+} $? ($\Re$ stands for the real part) Edit: I ...
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Existence of a function with slow growth on derivatives

Does there exist a smooth compactly supported function $$f \in C^{\infty}_c((0,1))$$ such that $$ \|D^k f\|_{L^{2}(0,1)} \leq \left\lfloor{\alpha\,k}\right \rfloor! \quad \forall\, k\in \mathbb N$$ ...
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Stone-Weierstrass theorem for holomorphic functions?

The Stone-Weierstrass theorem has an analog for the algebras of smooth functions, called Naсhbin's theorem: An involutive subalgebra $A$ in the algebra ${\mathcal C}^\infty(M)$ of smooth ...
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A unitary matrix of functions [closed]

If $A(z)=[A_{ij} (z)] $ is an $n\times n$ unitary matrix valued functions. Is there a characterization of such matrix if: (1) the entries are analytic functions on a set $D$. and (2) if the ...
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Computing Bohr Radii

The Bohr radius $R$ for $\mathcal{H}(\mathbb{D})$ is defined as the radius $$R = \sup\limits_{0<r<1} \Bigl\{ r\ \Big|\sum\limits_{k=0}^{\infty}|a_k|r^k \leq |f|_\mathbb{D}, \text{ for all }f(z)=\...
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Regarding outer functions

Please see the definition of Hardy spaces on the unit disc here. Let $0<p\leq\infty$. Let $f\in H^p$ with $\|f-1_e\|_p<1$ (Where $1_e$ Is the constant function one). Then is $f$ an outer ...
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Struggling with a proof in the preprint 'Hermitian geometry on resolvent set'

I have been struggling for awhile with a particular argument in the paper below. I posted the question first on MathSE, but I got no answers. I understand however that MO might be an overreach for ...
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A holomorphic map into a Hilbert space with prescribed orthogonality

This is a variation of my previous question. Let $X\subset \mathbb{C}^n$ be a domain, and let $L:X\times X\to \mathbb{C}$ be such that $L(x,x)>0$, $L(y,x)=\overline{L(x,y)}$ and $L(\cdot,y)$ is ...
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Blaschke condition on upper half plane

if f is in $H^{1}$ the Hardy space with integrable norm, and if f is not identically zero, then the zeroes of f (certainly countable in number) satisfy the Blaschke condition.Can any "Blaschke ...
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Closure of the space of holomorphic functions on the open disk in $\mathbb{C}$ with respect to a Hardy-space-like semi-norm

Let $\mathcal{A}\left(\mathbb{D}\right)$ denote the vector space over $\mathbb{C}$ of all holomorphic functions $f:\mathbb{D}\rightarrow\mathbb{C}$. Define the following semi-norm:$$\left\Vert f\right\...
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Regarding outer function being the quotient of two outer functions

Let $\mathbb{D}$ and $\mathbb{T}$ denote the open unit disk and unit circle in $\mathbb{C}$ respectively. We write $Hol(\mathbb{D})$ for the space of all holomorphic functions on $\mathbb{D}.$ The ...
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Significance and motivation for outer functions

Let $\mathbb{D}$ and $\mathbb{T}$ denote the open unit disk and unit circle in $\mathbb{C}$ respectively. We write $Hol(\mathbb{D})$ for the space of all holomorphic functions on $\mathbb{D}.$ The ...
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Does the $\overline{\partial}$ operator have closed image?

Let $X$ be a complex-analytic manifold, not necessarily compact. Does $\overline{\partial} : C^\infty(X) \rightarrow \Omega^{0,1}(X)$ have closed image with respect to the Fréchet topology given by ...
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Does there exist a bounded analytic function majorated by a given one?

Let $f$ be an element of the Hardy space $H^2$, i.e. $f$ is an analytic function on the unit disk such that $\sum|a_n|^2<\infty$, where $f(z)=\sum a_n z^n$. Assume also that $f\not\equiv 0$. Is ...
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Korovkin subset of $C(\mathbb{T})$

Let $K$ be a compact Hausdorff space and $A$ be a subset of $C(K)$. $A$ is said to be a Korovkin set if for every sequence $(T_n)$ of positive linear operators on $C(K)$, the condition $\|T_n(f)- f\|_\...
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An oscillatory integral estimate

Let $n \geq 3$ and consider two sequences of strictly monotone functions $\{\mu_l(t)\}_{l=1}^{n}$ and $\{\lambda_l(t)\}_{l=1}^n$ on the interval $[-1,1]$ with $\mu_l(0)=0$ and $\lambda_l(0)=1$ for all ...
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Covariant derivative of the Monge-Ampere equation on Kähler manifolds

I am reading D. Joyce book "Compact manifolds with special holonomy" and I have some problems of understanding some computation on page 111, the first line in the proof of Proposition 5.4.6. More ...
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Is the disk algebra a complemented subspace of the algebra of bounded analytic functions?

It is well known that the disk algebra (viewed as an algebra on the circle) is uncomplemented in $C(\mathbb T)$. What can be said about the pair $(A(\mathbb D), H^\infty(\mathbb D))$?
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A question about the proof of Riesz-Thorin interpolation theorem

I was reading the proof of Riesz-Thorin interpolation theorem in http://www.math.kit.edu/iana3/lehre/fourierana2014w/media/rieszthorinproof.pdf and get stuck at the last step. We construct the complex ...
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Is this closed subspace of Fréchet space complemented

In the hope of completing the rich tapestry of complemented (or not) topological vector subspaces, I would like to know (maybe it is immediate for specialists) whether the space of analytic functions ...
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Existence of solution to linear fractional equation

We consider the equation $$ \sum_{j=1}^n \frac{\lambda_j}{x-x_j} =i$$ where $\lambda_j>0$ and $x_j$ are real distinct numbers. I want to show that if $\lambda_k$ is small compared to the ...
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Affine algebraic variety as a set of common zeroes of holomorphic functions on ${\mathbb C}^n$

Let $V$ be an affine algebraic variety in ${\mathbb C}^n$, i.e. a set of common zeroes of some set $S$ of polynomials on ${\mathbb C}^n$: $$ V=\{z\in {\mathbb C}^n:\ \forall p\in S\quad p(z)=0\}. $$ ...
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Do analytic functionals form a cosheaf?

Let $X$ be a complex-analytic manifold. Consider the sheaf of holomorphic functions $\mathcal{O}_X$ as a sheaf with values in the category of locally convex vector spaces. For $U\subseteq X$ open, we ...
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Chern number of projection-Topological magic in physics

I enclosed a computation from a well-known paper in the field of mathematical physics where the Chern number of the first Landau level is computed (the result claimed is $-1$) and the full paper can ...
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Density of Lacunary Functions

I'm curious whether lacunary functions (functions in the complex plane that are holomorphic in some open ball about the origin, but cannot be analytically extended past that ball) are typical or the ...
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Integral with product of two infinite sums

I am looking for references and results on integrals with product of two infinite sums: $$S_1=\int_0^{\infty} \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} f(nx) \sum_{k=0}^{\infty} \overline{ g(kx)} dx$$ Above integral is ...
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Spectra of elements of a Banach algebra and the role played by the Hahn-Banach Theorem.

This problem was posed on Math StackExchange some time ago, but it did not garner any solutions there. I think that it is interesting enough to be posed here on Math Overflow, so here it goes. Let $ \...
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Question on Hartogs's Extension Theorem

Does Hartogs's extension theorem hold if one replaces the word holomorphic by analytic (of course still in several variables)? For Hartogs's Extension Theorem see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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Sobolev space under Mellin transform

The Mellin transform is known to be an isomorphism see wikipedia between $M:L^2(0, \infty) \rightarrow L^2(-\infty, \infty)$ where $$M(f):= \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\int_0^{\infty} x^{-\frac{1}{2} + is} ...
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Vector valued disc "algebra"

I am interested in a vector-valued form of the disc "algebra" (which in this setting is not in general an algebra, hence the scare quotes). Let $E$ be a Banach space, and let $A(\mathbb D,E)$ be the ...
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Conditions to obtain a real logarithm of a unitary unimodular complex matrix?

The problem statement is the following: $$U=\exp\{iV\}$$ where $U$ is a unitary unimodular matrix of the following form: $$U=\begin{bmatrix}u_1+iu_2&u_3+iu_4\\-u_3+iu_4&u_1-iu_2\end{bmatrix}...
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Witt's proof of Gelfand-Mazur / Ostrowski's Theorem

Previously asked on Math Stackexchange without answers. Background: As sort of a hobby, Ernst Witt gave extremely short proofs for famous theorems. This question is about his six-line proof of the ...
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An inner product on the vector space $\mathbb{R}[x_1,\cdots,x_n]_m$

For any given integers $m,n\geq1$, let $\mathbb{R}[x_1,\cdots,x_n]_m$ be the vector space of homogeneous polynomials of degree $m$ in $x_1,\cdots,x_n$ over the field of real numbers $\mathbb{R}$. ...
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An equality of inner products of holomorphic curves

The following is the main result in the paper by Vinnikov, Putinar, Alpay: A Hilbert space approach to bounded analytic extension in the ball, 2003, Communications on Pure and Applied Analysis. The ...
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Sum of the norm of polynomials

Let $\bar D$ denote the closed unit disc in the complex plane. Consider the function $f:\bar D\longrightarrow \mathbb{C}$, defined as $f(z)=z$ for all $z\in \bar D$. Let $n\in \mathbb{N}$. For $1\leq ...
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Inclusion of Hardy spaces

It is well-known that any convergence in $L^p$ for $p \in [1,\infty]$ implies convergence in $L^1_{\text{loc}}$ by Hölder's inequality. It is also known that for $p>1$ it holds that $L^p(\mathbb R)...
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How to prove that weighted Bergman space is separable.

Let $D$ be a bounded domain in $\mathbb{C}^n$ and $\varphi$ be a non-positive plurisubharmonic function on $D$. The weighted Bergman space $A^2(D,e^{-\varphi})$ is the space of holomorphic functions ...
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Regarding outer functions again

Consider the Hardy space $H^p, 0<p\leq\infty$ (defined here). It is said that given any two outer functions $x_1$ and $x_2$ in $H^p$, there exists $a_1$ and $a_2$ in $H^\infty$ such that $a_1x_1=...
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Sampling set: relatively dense and uniformly discrete

The Paley-Wiener space of a domain $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^d$ is the set $$PW_\Omega:=\{f\in L^2(\mathbb{R}^d):\text{supp}\widehat{f}\subset\Omega\}.$$ We say that a discrete set $\Lambda\subset\...
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Neumann DBAR problem with tempered distributions

It is well-known that the operator $$\frac{\partial}{\partial \overline{z}} : C^{\infty}(\mathbb{C}) \to C^{\infty}(\mathbb{C})$$ is surjective. (And it also works if we replace functions by Schwartz ...
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Prove a certain function maps to upper half plane

Suppose $M$ is a bounded self-adjoint operator on space of complex valued functions on the real line $S_1=L^2(\mathbb{R},a(x)dx)$, where $a(x)$ is a nice real positive analytical function ( I have in ...
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How do analysts think about functions with poles at all roots of unity?

In branches of algebra impinging on the enumeration of partitions, one often encounters formulas like $$\prod_i \left( \frac{1}{1-q^i} \right)^{n_i}$$ for some integers $n_i$. E.g., with $n_i = 1$, ...
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Regarding representation of an outer function

Theorem 2.1 in the book ‘Theory of Hp spaces by Peter. L Duren states that : Any function $f$ analytic on the unit disc belongs to the Nevanlinna class iff it is of the form $\frac{g}{h}$ where $g$ ...
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Square integrability of quotient of square integrable holomorphic functions

Let f be an anti-symmetric function in the Bergman space of the bi-disc. That is, f is square integrable, holomorphic on the bi-disc and $f(z_1,z_2)=-f(z_2,z_1).$ So, $f(z_1,z_2)/(z_1-z_2)$ extends as ...
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Dual space of functions of exponential type

The dual space of entire functions is known. It is the space of functions analytic around infinity with non-constant term, $\mathcal{O}^\infty_0$. The action of $F\in \mathcal{O}^\infty_0$ on an ...
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Incoherence of Fubini therorem with integral on Fourier series

I ask this question because of the apparent incoherence of the value of following integral: $$I=\int_{0}^{1} \int_{0}^{\infty} \left|\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} f(nx) e^{2 i \pi n y} \right|^2 dx dy$$ ...