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Proof of Tian's constant
Basically Tian's invariant relies fundamentally on a lemma of Homander which says that $e^{- \phi}$ is integrable for $\phi$ plurisubharmonic on a ball of radius $1$ under some extra assumption. I am ...
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On the asymptotics of some sum involving the Mertens function
Let $a_n$ be a sequence of nonnegative real numbers such that $\sum_{n\leq x} a_n \gg \frac{\sqrt x}{\log x}$ for large enough $x$. Denote by $\mu$ the Mobius function, and let $M(N)=\sum_{n\leq N} \...
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Dimension of highest discriminants of a morphism
Let $f: X\to Y$ be a flat morphism between smooth complex affine varieties. Let $Z$ be the closed set of most singular points of $f$ (in the sense: $p$ is a most singular point of $f$ if the tangent ...
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Extension of holomorphic maps to smooth family of holomorphic maps
Let $\pi:X \to D^2$ be a family of diffeomorphic (but not isomorphic) complex manifolds. Each fiber is allowed to have boundary but is compact (maybe not Stein) and $D^2 \subset \mathbb{C}$ is a ...
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Showing that a certain level set of a continuous family of holomorphic maps is locally path connected
I'm working with a continuous function $P: [0,1] \times W \to \mathbb{C}^n$, where $W \subset \mathbb{C}^n$ is an open, relatively compact ball centred at the origin. The map $P$ satisfies the ...
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A question on triangles in the disk
It is not too hard to prove that if $z_1=r_1e^{it_1},z_2=r_2e^{it_2}$ with $|t_j|\leq \pi/2$ are two points in the
unit disk $\mathbb D:=\{z\in \mathbb C: |z|<1\}$, not co-linear with $z=1$, ...
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How strange are Hölder domains?
Let $D$ be a Jordan domain. We assume that $D$ is a Hölder domain. Namely, there exists a Hölder continuous Riemann map $f$ such that $D=f(\mathbb{D})$, where $\mathbb{D}$ is an open unit disk.
It ...
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Algebraization of holomorphic functions of two variables
Let $f: \mathbb C ^2\to \mathbb C$ be (a germ at $0$ of) a holomorphic function. Does there exist a small neighborhood $U_0\in \mathbb{C}^2$ of $0$ and a holomorphic change of coordinates $g$ (i.e. ...
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When is entire function bounded on a ray?
Let $f(z)=\sum_{n=1}^\infty c_n z^n$ be entire function on the complex plane. May we express the property $\int_0^\infty |f(x)|^2 /x dx<\infty$ or some other property controlling the behavior for ...
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Reference Request on logarithm derivative of L-functions
I'm looking for references that show almost all Dirichlet characters $\chi \mod q$ satisfy
$$|\frac{L'}{L}(1+it, \chi)|=o(\log q)$$
where $t\in \mathbb{R}$ is fixed. I have been able to adapt a method ...
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The Geometry of Jacobi Forms and their Asymptotic Expansions
A Jacobi form of weight $k$ and index $m$ is a meromorphic function $\varphi: \mathbb{H} \times \mathbb{C} \to \mathbb{C}$ satisfying
$$\varphi\bigg(\frac{a \tau + b}{c \tau + d}, \frac{z}{c \tau + d}...
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The Krzyż Conjecture
What is the state of the Krzyż Conjecture? It states for that for all $f:\mathbb{D}\to \bar{\mathbb{D}}$ holomorphic and non-vanishing, the coefficients $a_n$ in the power series of $f$ are at most $2/...
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Fractal covering of a plane with complex-base numeral systems - is periodicity necessary?
Taking a base $z$ positional numeral system with digits $a_k\in \{0,\ldots,n-1\}$:
$$s:\left\{(a_k)\in\{0,\ldots,n-1\}^{\mathbb{Z}}: \exists_K \forall_{k>K} \ a_k=0\right \}\to \sum_{k\in\mathbb{...
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Analytically continuing Euler's partition function
Author's note: This question might be a little hopeless, but maybe someone has some form of good feedback. It's a long one because I tried to be very thorough. I tried to explained all the odds and ...
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Is a holomorphic function on a subvariety of $\mathbb C^n$ locally a restriction?
Suppose that $X\subset \mathbb C^n$ is a subvariety (locally given by holomorphic equations) and $f: X\to \mathbb C$ is a function. Suppose that $f$ is
1) continuous,
2) holomorphic on the smooth ...
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Characterization of the hypergeometric function
One of the definition of the hypergeometric function $_2 F_1$ rely only on its global properties around the singularities (and not on a differential equation or a serie expansion)
In modern language (...
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On the embedding of manifolds into infinite-dimensional spaces
Let $X$ be a (connected, finitely dimensional) topological/smooth/complex manifold and let $i$ be a weakly continuous/continuous/smooth/holomorphic map from $X$ into the dual $F^{*}$ of a real or ...
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Is a basic hypergeometric function ${}_2\phi_1(a, b; c; q, z)$ a meromorphic function in $z$?
Here a basic hypergeometric function is the analytic continuation of the basic hypergeometric series (or called the $q$-hypergeometric series)
$$
{}_2\phi_1(a, b; c; q, z) = \sum^{\infty}_{n = 0} \...
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Solving the difference equation in exotic scenarios
The difference equation, as referenced in the title, is a very specific object I'm referring to. If you have a holomorphic function $\phi$ on a domain $G$, then a solution $F$ to the difference ...
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A course on modern algebraic geometry from "The Stacks Project"
I hope this question is viable for this site. I'm sincerely sorry, if you think it isn't.
For a lot of time, "EGA" by Alexander Grothendieck and Jean Dieudonne was "the" reference on the basics of ...
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Contour integral $\int_{\gamma}e^{-t\mu}(-\mu)^{-m}\log\sqrt{-\mu}d\mu$
Motivation: In my research I try to find the asymptotics of the heat trace $\text{tr}e^{-t\Delta}$ as $t\to0$, where $\Delta$ is Laplace operator on a manifold with singularities. First I find the ...
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A conformal mapping onto a region bounded by convex contours (Ahlfors)
I want to solve the following exercise (from Ahlfors' text, page 261). I've tried posting it on MSE, and placed a generous bounty, but I couldn't get any answers there.
*3. Using Ex. 2, show that $...
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Lie algebra of holomorphic vector fields
It's well known that the holomorphic vector fields on a complex manifold form a Lie algebra. In simplest situations, this Lie algebra can be described explicitly.
For example, take $X=\mathbb{P}^n$, ...
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Is there a connection between |roots| $\rightarrow$ 1 and Gromov's waist theorem?
Recent questions showed that roots of a random polynomial tend to lie on the
unit circle ("Why do roots of polynomials tend to have absolute value close to 1?"; "Distribution of roots of complex ...
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Existence of zero-free strip of a Laplace transform (edited ..)
Problem
Let $\beta$ be a probability measure on $\mathbb{R}$, and define
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K = \left \{z \in \mathbb{C}: g\left(z\right)=\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\exp\left(z x\right)\beta ( dx ) \text{ is well-...
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Density of rational functions in open Stein
I repost here, after I tried here.
Lately I have been wondering on this problem: if $U \subset \mathbb C^n$ is an open Stein and I denote by $\mathcal R(U)$ the set of rational functions on $\mathbb ...
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From Selberg integral to Dyson integral
My question is about the derivation from Selberg integral to Dyson integral in this paper:
Selberg integral :
$$ S_n(\alpha,\beta,\gamma) :=
\int_0 ^1 \cdots \int_0 ^1
\prod_{j=1}^n t_j^{\alpha-1}(...
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proper mapping between Stein manifolds
My question is the following:
Let $b:X \rightarrow Y$ be a proper holomorphic mapping between two Stein manifolds $X$ and $Y$. For obvious reasons, $b^{-1}(y)$ are finite subsets of $X$. Is the set
$...
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What is the spectrum of a ring of holomorphic rational power series?
Let $R_\infty$ be the ring of power series in a single variable with rational coefficients that converge in the whole complex plane. Let $R_\rho$ be the subring of $R_\infty$ that defines holomorphic ...
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Automorphisms of Compact Riemann Surfaces
I read a statement that for a compact Riemann surface $C$ with genus $g\geq 2$, one has
for the Jacobian $J(C)$ of the curve $C$:
$$ Aut (J(C))\sim Aut C$$
when $C$ is hyperelliptic and
$$Aut(J(C))\...
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Weight-2 modular forms under $\Gamma(N)$
I'm looking for explicit bases of weight 2 modular forms under $\Gamma(N)$, for small N (<16 would be enough). (Ideally in terms of Theta- or Eta-Functions)
It seems to me that this should ...
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Studying primes via the gamma function alone: $(x+1)\prod_n \Gamma(\frac{x}{n}+1)^{\mu(n)}$
Various questions on MO concerning the "surprise" occurrence of the gamma function in the functional equation of the Riemann zeta function got me wondering whether the Gamma function alone suffice for ...
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Has the Weierstass transform been used to give Hermite series representations of the Riemann zeta function?
The inverse of the Weierstrass transform
expands a function as a series of Hermite polynomials $H_{n}$. There are several ways to invert the Weierstrass transform which led me to the following ...
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Two meromorphic functions with overlapping sets of poles
Assume that we have two meromorphic functions $f(z,w)$ and $g(z,w)$, where $z$ and $w$ are complex (we are interested only in behavior on compact sets). Fix $z$ and assume that the sets of poles of $f(...
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Gaussian integral over a ball
How to compute the following integral?
$$\int_{\|x\|^2\leq R} \exp(-x^\ast G x+2\mathcal{Re}(x^\ast a)) \,dx,$$
where $x$ is an $M \times 1$ vector ($M\gg 1$), $G$ is a positive definite matrix, and $...
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Which combinations of normality, separability, and paracompactness do complex manifolds possess?
I am interested in what kinds of non-paracompact complex manifolds may exist and which topological properties they may have.
Is there a non-separable complex manifold? Can a non-separable complex ...
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An unusual uniqueness property for entire functions
For given $q\in (0,1),$ coefficients $|c_k|\leq Cq^{k^2/3},$ and non-negative non-decreasing convergent sequences $\{a_k\}_{k=0}^\infty$ and $\{b_k\}_{k=0}^\infty$ satisfying $a_k\geqslant b_k,\;k=0,...
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Monstrous moonshine, Dedekind eta function, and the hypergeometric function
I. Monstrous Moonshine
Let $q = e^{2\pi i\tau}$ and $\tau = \sqrt{-d}$ or $\tau = \frac{1+\sqrt{-d}}2$ for positive integer $d$. Given the Dedekind eta function $\eta(\tau)$, consider the known ...
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Some questions on Hardy's spaces
In the paper http://www.numdam.org/item/CM_1976__33_3_261_0.pdf, the authors have asked in Page 285 whether the Hardy space $H^p$ embeds isometrically into the Hardy space $H^q$ for $1\leq q<p<...
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Higher-dimensional analogue of the relation between stable Higgs bundles and constant curvature metrics
In Hitchin's famous paper[1] on the self-dual Yang-Mills equations, he discussed the relation between the stable Higgs bundles and the Teichmüller space for a compact Riemann surface. Namely, through ...
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Explicit bounds on gaps between zeros of $\zeta^\prime(s)$
In $\S$9.1 of "Theory of the Riemann Zeta Function", Titchmarsh uses Borel-Carathéodory and Hadamard Three Circles to show that every circle of radius 6 and center $3+iT$ contains a zeros of ...
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Stability of analytic continuation
Let $(Q,\| \cdot \|)$ be a certain Banach space of entire functions, say certain functions of finite order that satisfy a growth condition of the form $|f(z)| \leq c e^{a|z|^\gamma}$ for some $c,a,\...
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Holomorphic non vanishing modular form
Let $\mathcal{O}(\mathcal{H})^\times$ be the multiplicativee group of holomorphic functions on the Poincaré half-plane $\mathcal{H}$ that do not vanish there.
Let $j(g,z)=(cz+d)$ and $gz=(az+b)/(cz+d)$...
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One of the numbers $\zeta(5), \zeta(7), \zeta(9), \zeta(11)$ is irrational
I am reading an interesting paper One of the numbers ζ(5), ζ(7), ζ(9), ζ(11) is irrational by Zudilin. We fix odd numbers $q$ and $r$, $q\geq r+4$ and a tuple $\eta_0,\eta_1,...,\eta_q$ of positive ...
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Elliptic integral as quantity associated with Riemann surface?
There are many elliptic integrals, so to show my point let me
just pick one of them (complete elliptic integral of the first
kind [1]):
$$K(k) = \int_{0}^{1} \frac {dx} {\sqrt{(1-x^{2})(1-k^{2}x^{2})}}...
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Matrix product of entire functions
Suppose I have two $d \times d$ entire matrix functions $F, G$ defined on $\mathbb{C}$ with the the property that $\|FG^*\|_{L^\infty(\mathbb{C})} < \infty$. Can anything be said about $F$ and $G$, ...
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Order of growth of $\left|\frac{1}{\zeta’(\rho)}\right|$ as $\Im(\rho)\rightarrow\infty$?
Let $\zeta$ denote the Riemann zeta function, and let $\rho\in\mathbb{C}$ be a variable that takes its values among the zeros of the zeta function, so that $\zeta(\rho)=0$, and write $\rho=\sigma+it$. ...
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Is there a dense set of Lipschitz functions in $H^\infty(U)$, each of which maps $(1,0,\ldots,0)$ to 1, where $U$ is the unit ball in $\mathbb{C}^N$?
Let $U$ be the open unit ball in $\mathbb{C}^N$, let $A(U)$ be the algebra of functions analytic on $U$ and continuous on $\bar U$, and let $u=(1,0,\ldots,0)$. Let $\mathcal{B}=\{f\in H^\infty (U): \|...
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Asymptotic analysis for a double integral related to Airy functions
Let $Ai(x,y)$ be the Airy kernel which is given by
\begin{equation}\label{equ2.12}
Ai(x,y)=
\begin{cases}
\dfrac{Ai(x)Ai'(y)-Ai(y)Ai'(x)}{x-y}, & x\ne y, \\
Ai'(x)^2-xAi(x)^2 & x=y. \\
\end{...
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Correct way to extend a sequence defined on the naturals into the complex plane
Preamble
Sequences $a_n$ defined on the natural numbers are clearly not uniquely interpolated by only one function. In particular, given an interpolation $f(n) = a_n$, then $f(n) + \sin(2\pi n)$ is ...