Questions tagged [cv.complex-variables]
Complex analysis, holomorphic functions, automorphic group actions and forms, pseudoconvexity, complex geometry, analytic spaces, analytic sheaves.
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Perturbing pole of Laurent polynomial/series in a single summand
I am working with the ring of Laurent polynomials $\mathbb{F}[X,X^{-1}]$ over $\mathbb{F}$ for some algebraically closed field $\mathbb{F}$ of any characteristic. I encountered a problem emerging from ...
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When is $\Re(\zeta(s)) - \Im(\zeta(s)) = 0 $ with $\Re(\zeta(s))\neq 0$ and $\Im(\zeta(s))\neq 0$? [closed]
When is $\Re(\zeta(s)) - \Im(\zeta(s)) = 0 $ for $0<\Re(s)<1$. Here $\zeta$ denotes the Reimann zeta function. Does the solution live on a vertical line? Or is this another coincidence when both ...
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Carleman's Liouville theorem for entire functions bounded along every ray
There is a long history on constructing entire functions bounded along every direction. For example, we refer to Burckel's math review on Newman (Amer. Math. Monthly 1976 MR0387593) or this ...
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The number of components of the preimage of a continuum for a polynomial
Given a polynomial f with degree d, we can define a dynamical system $(\mathbb{C}, f)$. If we have a proper continuum $N \subset \mathbb{C}$, it is known that the set $f^{-1}(N)$ has at most $d$ ...
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Recovering coefficients from certain parametric complex maps
Consider the parametric complex map $f_{A,B,v}: \ \mathbb{C}^n \rightarrow \mathbb{C}$ defined as:
$$
f_{A,B,v}(x) = Ax\cdot Bx \ |v \cdot x|^2,
$$
where $A,B$ are $n \times n$ complex matrices, $v \...
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Looking for examples of kernels with scalar Pick property but not the complete Pick property
I am studying Pick Interpolation and Hilbert Function Spaces by Agler and McCarthy.
A kernel $k$ on a set $X$ is said to have $M_{s,t}$ Pick property whenever $x_1,x_2, \ldots , x_n \in X$ and $W_1, ...
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Functional inequality with complex variables
I am interested in considering a function $C(\tau)$ of the complex variable $\tau = t + i\eta$ such that
$C(\tau)$ is analytic for $\Re(\tau)=t>t_0\ge0$
$\exists$ a constant $C_0$ and a function $...
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The asymptotic behaviour of the Fourier transform of a certain class of radially symmetric functions
Fix $\theta\in (-\pi/2,\pi/2)$ and let $a>0$. Suppose that $f:\mathbb{C}\rightarrow \mathbb{C}$ is analytic in $S:=\{z\in \mathbb{C}: |\arg{z}|<\pi/2\}$ and
$$|f(z)|\sim |z|^{-a},\qquad |z|\to \...
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Affine scheme over ring of meromorphic functions with finite poles on unit circle
I am looking into the set $S$ of meromorphic functions with a finite number of poles on the unit circle (i.e., rational functions with poles on the unit circle). I assume that any $h\in S$ has the ...
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Transformation of Julia set sequence emerging from meromorphic function
I consider a sequence of meromorphic functions on the Riemann sphere $f_k:\hat{\mathbb{C}} \to \hat{\mathbb{C}}$ for $k\in\mathbb{N}$ of the form
$$f_k(z)=\sum_{j=1}^{n_k}\dfrac{1}{(z-p_j)^{c_j}}$$
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Estimating a multiple integral of complex-valued function
I am trying to find an estimate of the following sum:
$$S(P)=\sum_i \int_{[0,\frac{\tau}{P}]^{n-1}} \left(\frac{\operatorname{li}(\tau)}{\tau}\right)^{n-1} \int_{[\frac{\tau}{P},1]} \frac{e(\gamma F(...
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Upper bound for complex integral
I am interested in obtaining a good upper bound for the absolute value of the following integral
$$
\left| \int_{0}^{\pi/3} e^{-itn} \left( 1-e^{it} \right)^{k} dt \right|,
$$
when $n>k>0$ are ...
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On a paper by Dimitrie Pompéiu and on one (in two parts) by Edmund Landau
To celebrate the new year and the future of mathematics (or the mathematics of future), I see no better way to ask a question stemming from my researches on power series.
The two papers the title ...
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Monomorphism/Isomorphism of $C_4$-tangent cones for complex varieties
Suppose that $(M,\mathcal{O}_M)$ is a reduced complex analytic space (or complex algebraic variety if you prefer). The tangent linear fiber space $TM$ associated to $M$ is defined as the analytic ...
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If $\inf\{b\in\mathbb{R}\mid\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}e^{-ax_n-by_n}<+\infty\}=1-a$ for all $a\in [0,1]$, does this equality hold for all $a\in\mathbb{R}$?
Let $\left\{x_n\right\}_{n=1}^{+\infty},\left\{y_n\right\}_{n=1}^{+\infty}\subset [0,+\infty)$ be two sequences of non-negative real numbers. Suppose there exist $\lambda\ge 1, c\ge 0$ such that $\...
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Does Kobayashi isometry map preserve complex geodesics?
Let $\gamma_1, \gamma_2$ are real geodesics in a domain $D$ and these two real geodesics are lying in the same complex geodesics, the question is, are $f\left(\gamma_1\right)$ and $f\left(\gamma_2\...
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Derivative of riemann map from the unit disk to a Jordan domain with non rectifiable boundary
Let $\gamma$ be Jordan curve such that for each point $p \in \gamma$, there exists a neighborhood $U$ of $p$ such that $\gamma \cap U$ is non rectifiable. Let $\phi: \mathbb{D} \to \Omega$ be a ...
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Is the Taylor map continuous?
(Skip to the bolded theorem below for my question, if you'd like)
Some context on asymptotic expansions and the Taylor map
In the setting of irregular singularities of meromorphic connections on the ...
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Conformally embedding a finite Riemann surface of genus g
Let $R$ be a compact Riemann surface of genus $g$ and let $S \subset R$ be a Riemann subsurface. Theorem B in Maskit's paper says that we can embed $S$ into a compact Riemann surface $P$ of genus $g$ ...
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Complex integration in a separable EDO for an eigenvalue problem
I'm trying to prove a result from Leon Cohen's book "Time-frequency Analysis", Chapter 18. Namely, I want to verify the solution of the eigenvalue problem $$\mathcal{C}s(t) = c s(t)$$ for ...
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Mandelbrot boundary and component of $\infty$
Let $M$ be the Mandelbrot set, and $\partial M$ its boundary. So $\partial M$ is the set of those points $z\in M$ such that every neighborhood of $z$ contains a point of $\mathbb R^2\setminus M$.
Let $...
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Limits of integral series
Suppose we have the series of functions:
\begin{equation}
F(x)=\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} f_n(x)
\end{equation}
where convergence is uniform.
Additionally, consider the partial functions of the series:
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Finiteness of theta vanishing in the KP direction for locally planar curves
I believe the main question is Question 2 at the end, and for experts it might be completely okay to skip directly to it (assuming I'm not saying any nonsense).
My motivation comes from pure algebraic ...
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Let $u$ be harmonic on domain $D\subset \mathbb R^d$, how far can we extend $u$ holomorphically?
If $u$ is harmonic then it is real analytic so then it can be extended locally holomorphically. I also know that if $u$ is harmonic on a ball in $\mathbb R^d$ we have that the radius of convergence is ...
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Meromorphic functions converging in measure
Let $f_1, f_2, \ldots$, and $g$ be measurable complex-valued functions on the open unit disk. We say that the sequence $f_1, f_2, \ldots$ converges in measure to $g$ if, for all $\epsilon, \mu >0$, ...
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Evaluating a matrix Pick function via its integral representation
In the proof of Theorem 3.1 of the paper Inequalities for M-matrices, Ando evaluates a matrix function (see equation boxed in orange below) via an integral representation of a Pick function (see ...
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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]):
$$K(k) = \int_{0}^{1} \frac {dx} {\sqrt{(1-x^{2})(1-k^{2}x^{2})}}...
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Abel–Plana formula with fractional offset
The Abel–Plana formula compares the sum $\sum_{n=0}^\infty f(n)$ to the integral $\int_0^\infty f(x)\,dx$,
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\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}f\left(n\right)-\int_{0}^{\infty}f\left(x\right)dx=\frac{...
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Is there a generalisation of the Vivanti-Pringsheim theorem for several variables?
The Vivanti-Pringsheim theorem states that if $f(z)$ has a power series with non-negative coefficients and a radius of convergence $R > 0$, then it has a singularity at $R$. So to find the radius ...
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What is known about the analytic continuation of Maz'ya's modified harmonic zeta function $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} e^{-zH_n}$?
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If we let $H_n = \sum_{k=1}^{n} \frac{1}{k}$ be the harmonic numbers then we can consider the modified zeta function
$$ f(z) = \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} e^{-zH_n } = \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} e^{-z(\ln(...
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"Simple" integral equation
Let $H(z)$ be a continuous solution of the problem
$$
H(z)=\frac1{1-z}\int_z^1 \frac{2\zeta}{1+\zeta} H(\zeta^2)\,d\zeta,\ \ \ z\in[0,1);\ \ \ H(1)=1.
$$
Is it true that $H(0)=1-\ln2$? The question ...
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$n$-th root of meromorphic functions of several complex variables
Let $f:\Omega\rightarrow\mathbb{C}$ be a "nice" meromorphic function of several complex variables on some domain $\Omega$. I wonder if the following claim is true.
Claim. $f$ admits a global ...
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weakly separated sequences in RKHS are separated by Gleason metric
I am reading Agler and McCarthy's Pick Interpolation and Hilbert Function spaces. In Chapter 9, the authors ask to observe that weakly separated in a Reproducing kernel hilbert space implies separated ...
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Irreducibility of an explicit complex projective variety
Let $Y\subset \mathbb P^n_\mathbb C$ be a subvariety defined by a series of homogeneous polynomials $f_1, \ldots, f_t$. Is there an effective way to determine the irreducibility of $Y$ as an algebraic ...
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Stein manifolds admitting uniform strictly plurisubharmonic exhaustion functions
Let $(X,\omega)$ be a Kähler manifold. Call $X$ uniformly Stein with respect to $\omega$ if there exists an exhaustion map $\phi:X\to \mathbb{R}$ such that $i\partial\bar\partial \phi \ge \epsilon\...
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Approximating $\zeta^{(r)}(s)$ by a sum
Let $\eta:[0,\infty)\to [0,\infty)$ be compactly supported, continuous and piecewise $C^1$, with its derivative $\eta'$ being of bounded variation. It is completely unsurprising that one can prove (...
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A surprising result with the Riccati difference equation
I was looking at the Riccati difference equation with positive and negative indices
$$
R_n=\frac{aR_{n-1}+b}{cR_{n-1}+d}\quad n\in[0,N]\\
R_n=\frac{-dR_{n+1}+b}{cR_{n+1}-a}\quad n\in[-N,0]\\
$$
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Interpolating sequences are strongly separated
I am reading Agler and McCarthy's Pick Interpolation and Hilbert Function spaces. In Chapter 9, titled "Interpolating Sequences", the authors say that every interpolating sequence is ...
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Sufficient conditions for ensuring that a monic polynomial in $\mathbf{Z}[x]$ possesses exclusively simple roots
I am seeking sufficient conditions to ensure that a monic polynomial, denoted as $f$ in $\mathbf{Z}[x]$, possesses exclusively simple roots.
Based on an old paper (this reference), it has been ...
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Quotient of integral representation of archimedean exterior square L-function
Let $\psi$ denote a non-trivial additive character of $\mathbb{R}$ and $r=2n$ be a positive even integer. Let $(\pi,V)$ denote an irreducible generic admissible Casselmann-Wallach representation of $...
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Modeling the interior and exterior of a polygonal region on the Riemann sphere using Schwarz-Christoffel mappings
I am thinking about the following. I have been involved in a research project involving static magnetic fields inside and outside a polygonal magnetic material. You ended up trying to find a couple of ...
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Fourier transform and Hodge-$*$ operator
Suppose I have a full-rank lattice $\Lambda\subset\mathbf{C}$. Then the classical Poisson summation formula says
$$\sum_{\lambda\in\Lambda}f(\lambda)=\sum_{\lambda\in\Lambda'}\widehat{f}(\lambda)$$
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Polynomials having all their zeros on the unit circle
Let $P(z)=\sum_{k=0}^na_kz^k$ be a polynomial of degree $n$ having all its zeros on the unit circle. Let $M=\max_{0\leq k\leq n}\lvert a_k\rvert$. The polynomial $P(z)=z^n+1$ has $\max_{\lvert z\...
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A modified Paley–Wiener theorem with weaker condition
Let's consider the following argument: let $f$ be a function in $L^2(\mathbb R)$ such that $\hat f$ extends to an entire function on $\mathbb C.$ Assume that for each $t>0$ and $x \in \mathbb R$
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Control of values of an entire function in a strip around the real line
Consider an entire function $f: \mathbb C \to \mathbb C$ such that $f|_{\mathbb R}(x)\to 0$ as $x \in \mathbb R \to \pm\infty.$ Does that imply that for each $T>0,$ we have $f(x+iy) \to 0$ as $x\to ...
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Efficiently computing $\sum_k x^{k^2}$ modulo $p$
Let $p$ be prime. There is a whole host of "large" degree polynomials that can be computed efficiently modulo $p$. I was wondering if:
$$q(x) = \sum_{k=0}^{p-1} x^{k^2}$$
is a polynomial ...
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pseudo inverse of a holomorphic multivariate injective map
Let $f:{\mathbb C}^n \rightarrow {\mathbb C}^N$, $N > n$, be holomorphic and injective on an open ball $B_n \subset {\mathbb C}^n$ such that the Jacobian matrices have full column rank at each ...
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The number of roots of pseudo-exponential polynomials
Assume that $J$ is the interval $(-\pi,\pi]$. For $k=1,\ldots,2n$, suppose that $\lambda_k$s are real functions on $J$ with $|\lambda_k|=1$, meaning that $\lambda_k(t)$ is either $-1$ or $1$ where $t\...
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Criteria for Hardy space membership
Assume that $p>2$ and let $H^p$ be the Hardy space of holomorphic functions in the unit disk $D$. It seems that $f\in H^p$ if and only if $$P(f):=\int_0^{2\pi}\left(\int_0^{1}|f'(re^{it})|^2(1-r)dr\...
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Rational approximation for continuous function on curve $\Gamma$
Let $\Gamma \in C^{1,\lambda}$ be an oriented Jordan curve in complex plane $\mathbb{C} $, $\mathrm{R}(\Gamma)$ the set of all rational functions without poles on $\Gamma $. "$\mathrm{R}(\Gamma)$...
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