Questions tagged [duality]
Use for questions regarding duality of mathematical object, i.e. dual spaces, objects with two possible interpretations etc.
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Compactness of the unit ball of a Banach space for topologies finer than the weak* topology
Let $(\mathcal{X} , \|\cdot \|_\mathcal{X})$ be a Banach space and $\mathcal{X}'$ its topological dual. We denote by $\| \cdot \|_{\mathcal{X}'}$ the dual norm and define also the topological dual $\...
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Are there other dualities on finite vector spaces besides the canonical one?
Let $\text{FinVec}$ denote the category of finite dimensional vector spaces over some field $k$, and let $F:\text{FinVec}\to \text{FinVec}$ be a contravariant functor such that $F^2$ is naturally ...
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Do any Stone-like dualities have some self-dualities hidden inside them?
This question originated from the observation that in most cases when one has duality of structured sets induced by a dualizing set-with-two-structures $D$, both sides of the duality are substructures ...
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Comparison: Formal Wirthmüller isomorphism of Fausk-Hu-May vs. Balmer et. al
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This question is about comparing the approaches for a formal Wirthmüller ...
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Equivalent Norms for the Dual of Sobolev / Bessel Spaces
Using standard notation, we refer to $H^s(\mathbb R) = W^{s,2}(\mathbb R)$ to be the Sobolev Hilbert spaces. As is often the case, it's natural to then consider properties of functions in $H^s(\mathbb ...
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Is it possible to solve the argument maximization problem $\arg\max_x \langle x,l \rangle −f_1(x)−f_2(x)$ via convex duality?
I am attempting to solve the argument maximization problem
$$\arg\sup_x \{ \langle x,l \rangle − f_1(x)−f_2(x) \} \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (1)$$
where the functions $f_1$ and $f_2$ are concave but ...
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Can one characterize maximal antichains in terms of distributive lattices?
This is inspired by the recent question Verification of a maximal antichain
The celebrated duality between finite posets and finite distributive lattices has several nice formulations. One of them ...
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Wasserstein distance and Monge-Kantorovich-Rubinstein duality
The definition of Wasserstein $p$-distance between two measures $\mu$ and $\nu$ on a Polish space $X$ is given by
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W_p(\mu, \nu)^p = \inf_{\gamma \in \Pi(\mu, \nu)} \int_{X \times X} d(x, y)^p\; d\...
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Does any 'logical' theory have a bounded ∞-pretopos as syntactic category?
Stone duality may be understood as providing a duality between syntax and semantics for propositional logic, so that a theory may be recovered from its models. In order to do likewise for first-order ...
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Infinite Linear Programming
I'm trying to prove optimality for a continuous linear program. That is, I have a linear program with an uncountable number of variables and constraints. I'm not sure how to demonstrate feasibility ...
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Dualizable classifying spaces
If $G$ is a finitely generated free group, then its classifying space $B G$ can be presented as a finite CW complex (a finite bouquet of circles), and therefore is Spanier-Whitehead dualizable. Are ...
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Double dual of free $\mathbb{Z}_{(p)}$-modules
For an abelian group $A$, put $DA=\text{Hom}(A,\mathbb{Z})$ and $D_{(p)}A=\text{Hom}(A,\mathbb{Z}_{(p)})$. It is a theorem of Specker that when $A$ is free abelian of countable rank, the natural map $...
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Criterion for being reflexive via Ext
In this question it was claimed that if a module $M$ over a noetherian domain $R$ satisfies $\rm{Ext}^i(M,R)=0$ for $i=1,2$, then $M$ is reflexive. Is this true? Does someone know a reference or a ...
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Completeness of coefficient functionnals
My questions is about Schauder bases and more specifically about coefficient functionals.
Let $(x_n)$ be a Schauder basis of a Banach space $X$. Thus for all $x$ in $X$, $x = \sum f_n(x) x_n$. The $...
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Dualizable presheaves with respect to Day convolution
This question was posted on MSE and got very little attention, so I'm also posting it here.
Let $\mathcal{C}$ be a closed symmetric monoidal category and let $PSh(\mathcal{C}):=Fun(\mathcal{C}^{op}, \...
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Is every sequentially $\sigma(E',E)$-continuous linear functional on a dual Banach space $E'$ necessarily a point evaluation?
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A duality between two vector spaces $E$ and $F$ over $\bf K$ ($= {\bf R}$ of ${\bf C}$)
is, by definition, a bilinear form
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Dual Abelian scheme (relative Picard functor) vs Ext sheaf
Let $A$ be an abelian scheme over some base scheme $S$.
Let $A^\vee$ be the dual abelian scheme, defined as $\text{Pic}^0_{A/S}$ where $\text{Pic}_{A/S}(T)=\text{Pic}(A_T)/\text{Pic}(A)$. (maybe some ...
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opposite category
In the 2-category Cat of small categories, for each category $C$ (an object of Cat) there is also the dual category (I dare not write "dual object") $C^{op}$.
Is ${op}$ the instance in Cat of a more ...
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Existence of dominating measure for weak*-compact set of measures
I have posted the following question also here a longer time ago, but due to no answers I thought it might fit better to MO.
Let $(\Omega,\mathcal F)$ be a measurable space and $\mathcal P$ a weak*-...
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Dual of Banach-valued $L^p$ [duplicate]
Let $X$ be an infinite-dimensional Banach space and let $p\in(1,+\infty)$. We may define $L^p(\mathbb R;X)$. Is it always true that the topological dual of $L^p(\mathbb R;X)$ is $L^{p'}(\mathbb R;X^*)...
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Top cohomology of profinite Poincaré duality group
The paper "Cohomology of p-adic analytic groups" by Symonds and Weigel is considered one of the main references for continuous cohomology of profinite groups. There is a passage I do not ...
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If $X$ is separable space then $X^∗$ is separable in all topologies $\tau$ such that $(X^∗,\tau)^∗ =X$?
Let $(X,\|.\|_{X})$ be a separable Banach space and the associated dual space is denoted
by $X^*$. By $w^*$ we shall indicate the weak$-*$ topology on $X^*$.
Let $B_{X^∗}= \{x^∗ \in X^∗ : \|x^∗\|_{X^∗...
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Is the Mackey topology $\tau(l^{\infty},l^{1})$ strongly Lindelöf?
Let $l^{\infty}$ (respectively, $l^{1}$) be the space of bounded
(respectively, absolutely summable) real sequences. I need to find out if
$l^{\infty}$ equipped with the Mackey topology $\tau(l^{\...
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Reflection-invariant monomial ideals and Alexander duality
First we give some definitions from Section 3 of the paper Monomials, Binomials, and Riemann-Roch by Manjunath and Sturmfels and then we restate a claim from that paper offered without proof. Finally ...
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Base change of trace for Gorenstein or Cohen-Macaulay morphisms
This is basically a question of functoriality for base change of CM morphisms.
EDIT: $\text{ }$ Brian Conrad sent me an email explaining the that this is indeed true, and follows from his book. I'...
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Dual space of local Sobolev space on a manifold
$\newcommand{\comp}{\mathrm{comp}}$As part of my master's thesis, I am currently learning about Sobolev spaces on manifolds. From my research online, I found out, that there are a lot of ways to ...
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Explicit computations of Serre duality for elliptic curves
I have an elliptic curve $E$ defined over a ring $R$, I want to compute the pairing
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H^1(E,\mathcal{O}_E)\times H^0(E, \Omega_E^1){\rightarrow}R.
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Clearly we have that $H^0(E, \Omega_E^1)=R \...
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The metric gives the optimal element in a class
In geometry there is plenty of examples in which the following happens:
Some elements are considered equivalent, in some topological or algebraic sense
We take the quotient
The metric is usually not ...
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Is there a direct way to compute the higher derived image sheaves of a family of $\mathbb{P}^n$s?
Let $V\rightarrow Y$ be a vector bundle of rank $n+1$ over $Y$, with $Y$ reasonably nice (I care about the case of smooth, irreducible affine). Let $X=\mathbb{P}(V)$ be the projectivization of $V$, so ...
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Alexander duality theorem for CW-complexes and stable homotopy theory
In Adams, J.F. Infinite Loop Spaces Princ. Univ. Press. page 9 he states Alexander duality theorem
Theorem:[Alexander Duality] $$ H^r(X,G)=H_{n-r+1}(S^n-X,G)$$
for finite CW-complexes with a "nice ...
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Does rigidity imply a unique dualizing functor?
Let $\mathcal{C}$ be a rigid, monoidal category. Can I talk about $\mathcal{C}$ as having a unique, well-defined, dualizing functor (i.e. one that maps objects and morphisms onto their respective ...
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A name for a weak topology
Let $V$ be a real vector space and let $V'$ be the algebraic dual of $V$, i.e. the space of all the linear functionals $V\to\mathbb{R}$. Then there exists the weakest topology $\tau$ which makes all ...
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Tensor and Hom objects for finite flat group schemes
Is the category of finite flat group schemes equipped with "tensor products" and Hom-objects, encoding bilinear maps? I'm aware that the Cartier dual is $Hom(\mathbb{G}, \mathbb{G}_m)$, and want to ...
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The topological duals of spaces of finite measures
In volume 1 of "Linear Operators", Dunford and Schwartz say that (footnote F1, page 374)
"No completely satisfactory representation for the conjugate space of $ba(S, \Sigma)$, $ca(S, \Sigma)$ or $...
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Double hom with $\mathbb{CP}^\infty$
Pontrjagin duality gives a double dual theorem for "hom with $S^1$", and $S^1$ is $\textbf{B}\mathbb{Z}$ up to homotopy.
$\textbf{B} \textbf{B}\mathbb{Z}$, modeled by $\mathbb{C}\mathbb{P}^{\...
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Category with binary biproducts but no zero morphism
Is there a category with binary biproducts but no zero morphism?
I'm wondering if the definition of biproducts as objects that are simultaneously products and coproducts that obey some identities on ...
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Self-dual surfaces in $\mathbb P^3$ with isolated singularities
I am aware of the following examples of normal surfaces in $\mathbb P^3$ that are projectively isomorphic to their dual varieties:
the smooth quadric;
Kummer surfaces;
The surface with the equation $...
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Duals and direct summands in an abelian monoidal category
This question may be seen as a continuation of Duals and sub-objects in a monoidal category.
In an abelian monoidal category, i.e. an abelian category with biadditive monoidal product, if $X \oplus Y$ ...
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Complemented subspaces of a dual Banach space
Let $\kappa$ be an infinite cardinal number and by $\mathcal{B}(\kappa)$ denote the class of all Banach spaces of density $\kappa$.
My question reads as follows:
Does there exist $\kappa$ for which ...
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connections between Grothendieck's and Serre's duality
Hi,
I would like to show that
if $f: X \rightarrow Y=Spec \, \mathbb{C}$, where $X$ is a nonsingular complex projective variety, is the projection to a point, then the complex $f^! \mathcal{O}_Y$, ...
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Proof that the Pontryagin dual of a topological group is a topological group
I'm looking for a proof that the Pontryagin dual $G^*$ of a topological group $G$ is a topological group.
It's very easy to prove that $G^*$ is a group, my troubles are in proving that the map $G^* \...
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Is the biproduct of dualizable objects itself dualizable
In a monoidal category with biproducts, let $A$ and $B$ be objects with right duals. Then does $A \oplus B$ have a right dual?
The question is a bit subtle. Suppose I already know that $A \oplus B$ ...
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Unifying two definitions of $L^\infty$
Let $X$ be a locally compact Hausdorff space and $\mu$ a Radon measure on $X$.
Definitions:
A subset $E\subseteq X$ is called locally Borel if $F \cap E$ is Borel for every Borel set $F\subseteq X$ ...
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A generalization of integral Poincaré duality
In this paper, Felix, Halperin and Thomas define the notion of a Gorenstein space over a field $\mathbb{k}$:
An augmented differential graded algebra $R$ over $\mathbb{k}$ is Gorenstein if $\text{Ext}...
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Matlis' dual of injective modules
Let $(R, \mathfrak{m})$ be a commutative Noetherian complete local rings ($R$ can be regular, if you need). Let $E(R/\mathfrak{p})$ be injective hull of $R/\mathfrak{p}$, if $\mathfrak{p}= \mathfrak{m}...
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Continuous Transportation Problem
Hi all, I'm trying to formulate an infinite linear program to prove optimality (via duality) for the Continuous Transportation Problem, e.g. the Kantorovich-Wasserstein distance. This is the ...
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Generalization of Bernstein’s inequality
I'm using Muscalu and Schlag's textbook to study harmonic analysis and I encountered the following claim:
Given some function $f \in \mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^{d})$, where $\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^{d})$ ...
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Strong duality for a particular moment problem
Reading the paper in this Link (see pag 13) with the objective of understanding a topic related to stochastic optimization I came across a problem in demonstrating one of the theorems. The situation ...
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Generalized Gelfand triples
Normally, when we talk about Gelfand triple we have three Hilbert spaces
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What are the conditions for the dual of the exterior algebra to be isomorphic to the exterior algebra of the dual?
The exterior algebra $\Lambda^*_kM$ can be defined for a $k$-module $M$, where $k$ is a commutative ring. A number of sources mention, without condition or proof, a (canonical) isomorphism $$(\Lambda^*...
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