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Could we interpolate the compactness of compact operators?

Classical theorems of Marcinkiewicz and Riesz and their extensions to general Banach spaces by Calderón, Lions, Peetre, et al. allow us to interpolate the continuity of two operators, viz., the ...
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Continuity of a minimizing measure w.r.t a parameter

Let $V_t(x)=x^2+t\phi(x)$ where $t>0$ and $\phi\in C^\infty_c(\mathbb{R})$. My question is what can be said about the continuity of the (unique) minimizer (among probability measures) of the ...
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Surjectivity of a class of integrals in dimensions two

Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^2$ be an open set and $G(x,\theta): \Omega \times [0,2\pi]\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a positive continuous function. Assume $F:\Omega \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^2$ defined ...
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On the compact embedding of Sobolev space

In dimension three, we know that the Sobolev space $W^{\frac{13}{11},11}(D)$ is compactly embedded into $W^{1,11}(D)$, where $D$ is a bounded domain in $R^3$ with smooth boundary. My question is: Does ...
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Are all positive eigenfunctions principal eigenfunctions?

In a given domain $\Omega$, we have: $\Delta u=-\lambda u$ with $u>0$. Does this mean that $u$ is a principal eigenfunction for $\Delta$ in $\Omega$? Also, more generally, does this also apply for $...
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Analytic functions where all derivatives vanish at infinity and which are bounded

Let $C_0(\mathbb{R})$ denote the analytic functions $f : \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$. I wonder whether there a functions $f \in C_0(\mathbb{R})$ with $f \neq 0$, such that there is a constant $...
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Fractional Laplacian of $(a-x)_+^\alpha$ in $(0,1)$

How can I compute the spectral fractional Laplacian of $(a-x)_+^\alpha$ on $\Omega = (0,1)$? Here the operator is defined as $$(-\Delta)^s u = c_{N,s} \int_0^\infty (e^{t\Delta_N}u(x) - u(x)) t^{-1 - ...
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What can be possible conditions for the solution of an autonomous ODE to be conservative with respect to the initial data?

Let $F : \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}^n$ be a smooth mapping and consider the following autonomous ODE \begin{equation} y'(t)=F(y(t)) \end{equation} with the initial data $y(0)=x \in \mathbb{R}^n$. ...
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If $b\in C^1(E, \mathbb{R})$ and $b'$ is compact, then $b$ is weakly continuous — a reference request

While reading the well known book Minimax Methods in Critical Point Theory with Applications to Differential Equations by Paul Rabinowitz, in the proof of a generalisation of the Mountain Pass Theorem ...
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Existence of an integral equation (Faedo-Galerkin, Banach fixed point, Picard-Lindelof)

This question is concerning the paper, particularly the proof of Lemma 2.1 in Section 2.1: Matas, A., Merker, J. Existence of weak solutions to doubly degenerate diffusion equations, Appl Math 57 (...
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On an integral equation

Let $B: C^{\infty}([0,1]^3)$ satisfy $$B(t,t,x)=0 \quad \text{for all $t,x \in [0,1]$.}$$ Let $f \in C^{\infty}([0,1]^2)$ satisfy the following integral equation: $$ \int_0^1 f(t,x)\,dx + \int_0^t\...
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Fourier dimension of the sum of sets

This question came up when my supervisors, my colleague, and I were considering arithmetic progressions in sets of fractional dimension. In particular, we were interested in "extracting" Salem sets ...
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A periodic integral inequality

(This problem comes in connection with a geometric problem exposed here.) Let $\gamma(x,y)$ be a (real) function on the unit disk such that $$ \frac{\partial^2\gamma}{\partial x \, \partial y} = 0\:\:\...
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The compact embedding of $H^{1/2}_{2\pi}$ in $L^s(0, 2\pi)$

Consider the fractional Sobolev space $H^{1/2}_{2\pi}$. This space consists of the functions $u$ in the space $L^2(0, 2\pi)$ whose coefficients of their Fourier expansion $$u(t)=a_0+\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}...
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Riemann-Liouville integral of $f$ is zero implies $f =0$ a.e

The Riemann-Liouville integral is defined by $$ I^\alpha f(x)=\frac{1}{\Gamma(\alpha)} \int_a^x f(t)(x-t)^{\alpha-1} d t $$ where $\Gamma$ is the gamma function and $a$ is an arbitrary but fixed base ...
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Multi-parameter stationary phase asymptotic expansion

I am looking for an asymptotic expansion of the oscillatory integral of the form $$\int_{\mathbb{R}^n}f(x)\exp(i(\lambda_1\phi_1(x)+\dots+\lambda_k\phi_k(x))dx,$$ as $\lambda_i\to \infty$ ...
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Approximation of Hölder continuous functions "from below"

We assume that we have a $\alpha$-Hölder continuous function $f$ on an interval $[0,1]$ with $f(0)=0$. I am wondering if there exists an explicit construction of a sequence $f_{n} \in C_c^{\infty}(\...
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Failure of Calderón–Zygmund inequality at the endpoints

$\newcommand\norm[1]{\lVert#1\rVert}\newcommand\abs[1]{\lvert#1\rvert}$I'd like to prove that the famous Calderón–Zygmund elliptic estimate $$ \norm{ \partial_{ij}u }_{L^p} \leq C \norm{\Delta u }_{L^...
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Closure of BV paths in space of paths of finite $p$-variation

Let $p\ge1$ and $T>0$. Define $\mathscr D([0,T])$to be the space of partitions of $[0,T]$, where each partition is a finite collection of distinct points of $[0,T]$. Consider a continuous path $X:[...
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Oscillation and Hölder continuity

Where can I find a proof of the following fact? If $$w(u,x_{0},r)=\sup _{B_{r}(x_{0})}u-\inf _{B_{r}(x_{0})}u$$ for some function $u(x)$ satisfies $$ w\left(u,x_{0},{\tfrac {r}{2}}\right)\leq \lambda ...
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How much "room" in inequality $\displaystyle \int_a^b \varphi' ov ~\mathrm{d}x \leq 0$

Let $[a, b]$ be a nonempty interval, $o \in C^1([a, b])$ be such that $o>0$ and $o'<0$ and assume we found some $v \in L^\infty(\mathbb{R})$ such that \begin{equation}\tag{1}\label{1} \int_a^b \...
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Green function of symmetric stable process in dimension 1 and 2

Are the results in this paper on the Green function of a symmetric stable process available also in space dimension $d =1$ and $d=2$? The main theorems here are stated only for $d \ge 3$.
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Explicit extension of Lipschitz function (Kirszbraun theorem)

Kirszbraun theorem states that if $U$ is a subset of some Hilbert space $H_1$, and $H_2$ is another Hilbert space, and $f : U \to H_2$ is a Lipschitz-continuous map, then $f$ can be extended to a ...
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Complex interpolation of subspaces

Let $(X_0,X_1)$ be an interpolation couple of Banach spaces. Using complex interpolation we can form Banach spaces $X_\theta:=(X_0,X_1)_\theta$ where $0<\theta<1.$ Let $E_\theta\subseteq X_\...
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Complex interpolation of Fourier-Lebesgue spaces and Lebesgue spaces

The complex interpolation of Lebesgue spaces $L^{p_0}$ and $L^{p_1}$ are well-known, that is, $[L^{p_0}, L^{p_1}]_\theta = L^p$, where $(1-\theta)/p_0+1/p_1 = 1/p$ for some $\theta \in [0,1]$. Now I ...
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Looking for English version of a paper of Jean Ginibre

I am in serious need of an English translation for the following paper: Séminaire Bourbaki by Jean Ginibre, Le problème de Cauchy pour des EDP semi-linéaires périodiques en variables d’espace, d'après ...
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Given positive $\epsilon$ and $c$, find a density $\phi$ such that $t\phi(\epsilon/t) \ge c \|\phi'\|_\infty$ for all positive $t$

A nice density (on $\mathbb R$) is function $\phi:\mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ such that (1) $\phi(x) \ge 0$ for all $x \in \mathbb R$, (2) $\int_{-\infty}^\infty \phi(x) \mathrm{d}x = 1$, (3) $\phi$ is ...
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Verifying the proof of a bilinear estimate in $L^2$

$\newcommand{\R}{\mathbb{R}} \newcommand{\Z}{\mathbb{Z}} \newcommand{\ds}{\displaystyle} \newcommand{\Lpn}[2]{\left\lVert#1\right\rVert_{L^{#2}}}$ $\newcommand{\Lptxy}[3]{\left\lVert#1\right\rVert_{L^{...
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Equivalence between two Sobolev norms on manifolds

On a compact Riemannian manifold $(M,g)$ without boundary, there are two ways to define a Sobolev norm on $M$. Assume that $f\in C^\infty(M)$ in the following. Use pseudo-differential operators on $M$...
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On existence of a concave function

Let $a$ be a strictly positive $C^\infty$ smooth function on the unit interval. Does there exist a strictly positive $C^\infty$ smooth function $f$ on $I$ such that $$ f’’(x) \leq 0\quad \text{and} \...
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Construction of the Lipschitz function with a given Lipschitz constant, given two values and with small Lipschitz norm

Let the function $f\colon [a,b] \to\mathbb{C}$ be Lipschitz and let $|f(a)| \geq c,$ $|f(b)| = c$ and $\varepsilon > 0.$ It is easy to see that if $\|f\|_{\infty}< \frac{\varepsilon}{2} =: \...
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Construction of the Lipschitz function with a given Lipschitz constant and given two values

Let the function $f\colon [a,b] \to\mathbb{C}$ be Lipschitz and let $|f(a)| \geq c$ and $|f(b)| = c$. Is there a Lipschitz function $g$ such that $|g| \geq c,$ $g(a)=f(a),$ $ g(b)=f(b)$ and Lipschitz ...
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Eigenfunction of $h\mapsto H(h')|_{[-1,1]}$?

Let $H$ be the Hilbert transform. Is there a continuous, even function $h:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ with support on $[-1,1]$ such that, for some $\lambda\in \mathbb{R}$, $$H(h')(t) = \lambda h(t)$$ ...
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Finding $W^{1,\infty}$ solutions to an integral equation by fixed point

Let $f \in L^\infty((0,1)\times(0,1))$ and consider the integral equation \begin{align*} u(x, y)= \int_0^y \int_0^{x-y} u(x-y+\tau, s+\tau) f(s+\tau, \tau) d s d \tau -\int_0^y f(x-y+s, s) d s. \end{...
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Are separable, continuous, monotonic and scale invariant real-valued functions everywhere differentiable?

Consider a function $f:\mathbb{R}_+^2\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ of two non-negative real variables (or more generally of several real variables) that is increasing in each argument, continuous, additively ...
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Which differential equations allow for a variational formulation?

Many ODE's and PDE's arising in nature have a variational formulation. An example of what I mean is the following. Classical motions are solutions $q(t)$ to Lagrange's equation $$ \frac{d}{dt}\frac{\...
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Do two ways to differentiate Lipschitz functions coincide?

Let $f\colon \Omega \to \mathbb{R}$ be a Lipschitz function on an open subset $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^n$. By the Rademacher theorem $f$ has first derivative almost everywhere. We denote it $\nabla f$...
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Is this an $L^p-L^{\infty}$ operator?

Let $1\leq p <\infty$ and let $p^{\prime}$ denote its conjugate exponent. Consider the following operator on Schwartz functions: $$Tf(x)=\int_{0}^{\infty}t^{\frac{n}{2 p^{\prime}}-1}e^{-t} \int_{|x-...
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Green function of a 2D exterior domain

Consider solutions of the laplace equation \begin{equation} \begin{split} -\Delta u=f, \ \ u|_{\partial D}=0, \end{split} \end{equation} where the domain $D\subset \mathbb{R}^2$. If $D$ is bounded ...
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How to prove that the function $\lambda \mapsto \langle T_{\lambda}f; g\rangle$ is holomorphic?

Let $\langle;\rangle$ be the usual scalar product on $L^2(\Bbb R^2)$. How to prove that the function $\lambda \mapsto \langle T_{\lambda}f; g\rangle$ is holomorphic on $\Bbb C^+_*=\{z\in\Bbb C:\text{...
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Does the derivative of log have a Dirac delta term?

Dirac writes down the following formula on page 61 of his "Principles of quantum mechanics": $\frac{d}{dx}\log x = \frac{1}{x} -i\pi\delta(x)$, see http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1947pqm..book.....D ...
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N-wave solution of conservation law $u_t + (u - u^2)_x = 0$

How can we compute the "N-wave" source-solution of the conservation law $$u_t + (u - u^2)_x = 0, $$ that is, the entropy solution of this conservation law with the initial data $u(0,\cdot) = ...
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Unit ball of the sum space

Let $V$ be a vector space and $\|\cdot \|_1$ and $\|\cdot\|_2$ two norms on $V$. Let $\|\cdot\|_+$ be given by $$ \|v\|_+ := \inf_{v = v_1 + v_2} \|v_1\|_1 + \|v_2\|_2 $$ It is well-known that $\|\...
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Bakry-Emery criterion

The most common use of the Bakry-Emery criterion is for the measure $\mu(x)=e^{-u(x)} /Z$ where $u \in \mathcal{C}^2$. I would like to ask for an application to a smaller class. Consider $u(x)=|x|^2 + ...
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Scaling limit of transport equation with double-well potential

Let us consider the transport PDE $$ u^\epsilon_t + u^\epsilon_x= -\frac{1}{\epsilon} W'(u^\epsilon) $$ where $W$ is a double-well potential -- for example, $W(x)=\frac{1}{4}(x^2-1)^2$ so that the PDE ...
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Scaling limit of ODE with double-well potential

Let us consider the ODE $$ \frac{d}{dt}x_\epsilon(t) = -\frac{1}{\epsilon} W'(x_\epsilon(t)) $$ where $W$ is a double-well potential -- for example, $W(x)=\frac{1}{4}(x^2-1)^2$ so that the ODE reads $$...
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Relationship between elliptic and parabolic problems and their discretizations

Let us consider the fully nonlinear problem $$ \begin{cases} F(x,u,Du,D^2 u) = 0 & \text{ in } \Omega \\ u=0 & \text{ in } \partial \Omega \end{cases} $$ Suppose that we know that the ...
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Identification of a limit point of a sequence of solution of ODE

Let $v^0$ and $v^1$ be the following vector fields over $\big(\mathbb{R}_+^*\big)^3$: for $x\in\big(\mathbb{R}_+^*\big)^3$ and $1\leq i\leq 3$, \begin{align*} & v^0_i(x)=x_i(x_{i-1}-x_{i+1}) \\ &...
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Regularity of boundary of a level set of a $C^{1,\alpha}$ function

Let $f:\mathbb{R}^2\to\mathbb{R}$ be a $C^{1,\alpha}$ function. Denote $S_C=\{x\in\mathbb{R}^2\mid f(x)=C \}$ the level set of $f$ with value $C$. What i want to ask is, if $S_C$ is nonempty for some $...
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Regular Lagrangian flow for "square root example": $\frac{d}{dt} X(t,x) = \sqrt{X(t,x)}$

Consider the problem $$(\star) \quad \begin{cases} \frac{d}{dt} X(t,x) = \sqrt{X(t,x)}, &t \in [0,T],\\ X(0,x) = x, &x \in \mathbb R \end{cases} $$ This is the prototype of non-uniqueness ...

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