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On properties on a certain functional

Consider the following function: $$F(z) = \omega(z)\sin^2\left(\frac{c\Gamma(z)}{z}\right)$$ Here, $\omega(z)$ is a weight we have to construct and $c$ is a constant. The following three conditions ...
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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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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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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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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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Borel-Écalle re-summation and resurgence: criteria and results

This is about the theory of Borel-Écalle re-summation and resurgence, see Refs below. This states that the perturbative series (say of the vacuum expectation value of an operator $\mathcal{O}$ in ...
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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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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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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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Russian Equivalent of Big Rudin

Is there any Russian-authored textbook on Analysis equivalent to Big Rudin (Real and Complex Analysis)? I like Russian math textbooks a lot. I am looking for Russian textbooks (either in English or ...
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Meromorphic solutions to Legendre's equation

I just saw the following question that was asked yesterday on math overflow on meromorphic solutions to ODEs Although, I understand the answers and comments to the questions, I did not understand how ...
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Meromorphic extension of solutions to ODEs

I encountered the following question in my studies: Let us assume we have a real anlaytic solution to an ODE on $\mathbb{R}$ of Schr\"odinger type $-\psi''(x)+V(x)\psi(x)=\lambda \psi(x)$ but we ...
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To find a positive function with compact spectrum

Let $e_1=(0,1)^T$, $$ S=\left\{x\in \mathbb{R}^2\Big| \frac{|\langle x, e_1\rangle|}{|x|}>\delta>0\right\}, $$ is a cone in $\mathbb{R}^2$. I want to find a non-trivial smooth function ...
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The $n$-th derivative for $z$ at $z = 0$ of $F(a,b)(z)$ is no less than that of $F(\frac{a+b}{2},\frac{a+b}{2})(z)$ [closed]

The proposition the OP wants to prove is incorrect. --Aug 8, 2017 Can we find a elegant way to prove that the $n$-th derivative for $z$ at $z = 0$ of $F(a,b)(z)$ is no less than that of $F(\frac{a+...
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Solutions to Schrödinger equation parameter dependence

This is somewhat unrelated to what I normally do in mathematics, which is why it may be obvious to some of you, but I was puzzled by this: If we look for classical solutions on $[0,1]$ to $$-y''(x) =...
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Recovering residue using local real information

Let $f(z)$ be defined by a Laurent series at z = 0 with real coefficients. In particular, $f(x) \in \mathbb{R}$ for $x \in \mathbb R$. Compute the residue of $f(z)$ at z = 0 using just the ...
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determine when $e^{ikx}$ can be boundary value of a holomorphic function

Assume that $\Gamma=\{x+if(x): x\in \mathbb{R}\}$ is a graph, separating $\mathbb{C}$ into two connected components. Let's denote the one below $\Gamma$ by $\Omega$. My question is, for what curves $...
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extension for a complex operator

Let be $\lambda>0$. Put $$ L_{\lambda}=\Big[-\frac{\partial^{2}}{\partial z \partial \overline{z}}+\lambda^{2}|z|^{2} +\lambda\Big(\overline{z}\frac{\partial}{ \partial \overline{z}}-z\frac{\...
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On what kind of condition of a compact set $K$ in the plane, $C(K)$ has a generator?

Let $K\subset \Bbb{C}$ be a compact subset of the complex plane, and let $C(K)$ be the space of all complex continuous functions on $K$. We say that $f\in C(K)$ is a generator of $C(K)$ when the set $...
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Can one integrate around a branch-cut?

How meaningful is it to try to integrate around the branch-cut of a function? For example lets say I have the function $\log(z^2+a^2)$ for $a>0$ and I choose my branch-cuts to be starting at $\pm ...
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Reproducing Kernel of a RKHS of continuous functions may not be continuous in two variables together

Let $\mathcal{K}$ be a Hilbert Space of continuous functions on some topological space, where point evaluations are continuous linear functional on $\mathcal{K}$. That is $\mathcal{K}$ is RKHS, ...
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When can two Cauchy transforms intersect?

Given two polynomials $p$ and $q$ over reals and being guaranteed that both have all roots real I want to know if there is any characterization of the solutions of the equation $\frac{p'}{p} = \frac{q'...
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Sequence of smooth maps converging to the identity [closed]

Let $\{g_{n}:B_{1}(0) \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{2}\}_{n\in \mathbb{N}}$ be a sequence of smooth maps where $B_{1}(0)=\{x\in \mathbb{R}^{2} \mid |x|<1\}$ is the unit ball in $\mathbb{R}^{2}$. Assume ...
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Which smooth compactly supported functions are convolutions?

If $f,g$ are smooth functions with support in the interval $[-r,r]$ for some $r>0$, then their convolution $f*g$ is smooth with support in $[-2r,2r]$. My question is about the converse: Given ...
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In Fourier Transforms: Positive Definite Functions, Bochner's Theorem, and Derivatives

I've been reading about Bochner's Theorem lately, but when I apply it to the derivative of a function, I seem to get a contradiction with the theorem. "Bochner's theorem states that a positive ...
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