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How do I integrate this inequality that appears in a paper of Rabinowitz?

Sorry if this is too easy for MO, but I found it in a research paper, so I thought that it was worth posting here. I was reading a paper by Rabinowitz(this one to be more precise) and I came across ...
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Equivalence of implicit function theorem and Peano existence theorem in ODEs?

I was recently reading a book about the implicit function theorem (IFT): The implicit function theorem: history, theory, and applications, and before that I learned that Peano's existence theorem can ...
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Fourier transform of Dirac delta distribution

Let $f,g$ be Schwartz functions on $\mathbb R^4$, we denote them as $\mathcal S(\mathbb R^4)$, one can then define the transform $V$ mapping $f,g$ to a Schwartz function $\mathcal S(\mathbb R^8)$ $$ V(...
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Bounding integral expression with BV norm of integrand

Consider the following integral expression: $$\mathcal I :=\iint_{\epsilon \leq|x-y| \leq 1/2} f(x) f(y) \frac{\langle g(x)-g(y), x-y\rangle}{|x-y|^{n+2}} d x d y $$ for $\epsilon>0$, $f \in L^\...
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Bounding integral expression with Sobolev norm of integrand

Consider the following integral expression: $$\mathcal I :=\iint_{\epsilon \leq|x-y| \leq 1/2} f(x) f(y) \frac{\langle g(x)-g(y), x-y\rangle}{|x-y|^{n+2}} d x d y $$ for $\epsilon>0$, $f \in L^\...
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Gronwall-type inequality with nonlinearity

Let $u: (0,\infty) \times \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$. Suppose that $\int_{\mathbb R} u(t,x) dx \ge 0$ (but not necessarily $u >0$). Let $A:(0,\infty) \to \mathbb R$ with $A \ge 0$. Let $\alpha \ge 0$...
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How close to uniform are Perron-Frobenius eigenvectors?

Let $A=(a_{i,j})$ be a square matrix with non-negative entries. (Assume $A$ is symmetric, if it helps.) Let $v$ be a Perron-Frobenius eigenvector. What do we need to assume about $A$ in order to have ...
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Interpolation between (or: simultaneous Whitney extension for) $C^\alpha$ and $C^{1,\gamma}$ on a Lipschitz domain

I would like to know whether for a bounded Lipschitz domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ (in the weak Lipschitz, so a "Lipschitz manifold", sense, not necessarily a Lipschitz graph domain), ...
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Approximating with translated Gaussians and low-frequency trig functions

Defining the translated Gaussians by $f_t(x)=\exp(-(x-t)^2)$ for $t,x\in\Bbb{R}$, we showed that the linear span of $\{f_t \mid 0 \le t < \epsilon\}$ is dense in $L^2(\Bbb{R})$, for any $\epsilon&...
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Why the sequence of Bernstein polynomials of $\sqrt x$ is increasing?

Bernstein polynomials preserves nicely several global properties of the function to be approximated: if e.g. $f:[0,1]\to\mathbb R$ is non-negative, or monotone, or convex; or if it has, say, non-...
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How to solve the integral equation $f(x)=\frac{\lambda\int_{x}^1 \sqrt{1+(f(t))^2}dt+c_1}{\int_{x}^1 \sqrt{1+(f(t))^2}dt+c_2}$?

Recently, I have asked a question about variational analysis (First moments of uniform distribution on a curve from (0,0) to (1,1) in two-space). Such the question can be addressed in some cases by ...
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Growth of $L^p$ norms as $p \to \infty$

Let $f$ be a non-negative function defined on the unit interval. It is well known that $N(p) := \left(\int_0^1 f^p(t) dt\right)^{\frac{1}{p}} $ converges to $\operatorname{esssup}_{[0,1]} f$ when $p \...
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Measurability of a net

Let $(f_\epsilon)_{\epsilon>0}$ be a family of positive measurable functions on $L_p(\mathbb R)$ where $1<p<\infty.$ Assume that the pointwise supremum $f^*(x)=\sup_{\epsilon>0}|f_\epsilon(...
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Duality argument

$\newcommand\norm[1]{\lVert#1\rVert}\newcommand\abs[1]{\lvert#1\rvert}$Throughout my studying for some papers, in particular, the proof of localized Strichartz estimates, I encountered a use of the ...
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Mikusiński's approach to Bochner integrals; replace absolute by unconditional?

In the book The Bochner Integral, Mikusiński described an approach to Lebesgue and Bochner integrals via absolutely convergent series corresponding to step functions: Defn. Let $X$ be a Banach space. ...
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Tauberian theorem with flatness condition

Suppose $f(z)=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}a_nz^n$ is a series with $a_n\in \mathbb{R}$ and radius of convergence $1$ and such that $f$ restricted to $[0,1[$ admits a smooth extension to $[0,1]$ with $f^{(n)}(1)...
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Explanation of a step in a preprinted work

I have been studying this preprinted paper and the references therein. I believe that there are some typos; However, since I am not an expert yet, I would like to make sure I am correct. I do not ...
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Explanation of a step in a work by C. E. Kenig and A.D. Ionescu

I am studying the work Ionescu, A. D.; Kenig, C. E., Local and global wellposedness of periodic KP-I equations, Bourgain, Jean (ed.) et al., Mathematical aspects of nonlinear dispersive equations. ...
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A generalization of discrete Hilbert's transform (Montgomery's inequality)

In the paper "Hilbert's inequality", Montgomery and Vaughan proved that a generalization of the discrete Hilbert transform is bounded in $\ell^2$. The inequality reads as follows $$ \Big| \sum_{k\neq ...
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Estimate for an oscillatory integral of the first kind

I am confused in finding the right bound for the following oscillatory integral $$I = \int_\mathbb{R} (\psi(2^{-k} \xi))^2 e^{i (y \xi - 3 \eta \xi^2 t)} d\xi.$$ Where $\psi(2^{-k} \xi)$ is a smooth ...
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Exercise 8.13 - Brezis

Let $1 \leq p < \infty$ and $u \in W^{1,p}(\mathbb{R}$). Set $$ D_{h}u(x) = \frac{1}{h}(u(x+h) - u(x)), \ \ x \in \mathbb{R}, h> 0 $$ Show that $D_{h}u \to u'$ in $L^{p}(\mathbb{R}$) as $h \to ...
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Sufficient condition to be increasing, following a vector field

Let $f\in\mathcal{C}^1(\mathbb{R}^n,\mathbb{R})$ $(n\geq 1)$ be an observable, and let $v^1,v^2\in\mathcal{C}^1(\mathbb{R}^n,\mathbb{R}^n)$ be two vector fields such that for any $(x^1_t)_{t\geq 0}$ ...
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Algebraizing topology and analysis via condensed mathematics

I asked this question on Mathematics Stackexchange, but one of the users suggested that I ask this question at MathOverflow. I've just come across a Twitter thread by Laurent Fargues explaining a work ...
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Existence of saddle points under a $C^0$-perturbation of a continuous function

Let $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ be a continuous function and has a strict maximum point $a$ and strict minimum point $b$. Define $g(x,y)=f(x)+f(y)$ and $h_\varepsilon(x,y)$ be a family of continuous ...
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A convexity question

Let $Q=[0,1]\times[0,1]$ and let $a$ be a positive smooth function on $Q$. Does there exist a smooth positive function $u$ On $Q$ such that there holds $$ \frac{\partial^2}{\partial x_1^2}u <0 $$ ...
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The continuous dependence of the Green's function on a domain

Let $\Omega\in\mathbb{R}^2$ be a smooth bounded domain and $G(x,y)$ be the Green's function of $-\Delta$ in $\Omega$ with zero Dirichlet condition. Clearly $G(x,y)=-\frac{1}{2\pi}\ln|x-y|-h(x,y)$, ...
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A weighted $W^{2,p}$ estimates

Let $\Omega$ be a bounded smooth domain and $u\in W^{2,p}(\Omega)\cap H^1_0(\Omega)$. By the classical $L^p$ theory of second order elliptic equation, we have $$ \|\nabla^2u\|_{L^p(\Omega)}\leq C\|\...
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Decomposition of a positive definite matrix

Let $K(x)_{n\times n}$ be a positive definite matrix defined on $x\in D$ and $K_{i,j}(x)\in C^2(D)$ (or generally $C^k$) for any $1\le i,j\le n$. Of course for any $x$, there exists a invertable ...
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A simple 1-dimensional inequality, maybe Poincaré inequality or Hölder inequality?

I'm reading a paper on the classical Gagliardo-Nirenberg interpolation inequality arXiv link and there is a inequality used $$ |v-\overline{v}|\le \left\Vert v' \right\Vert_{r,I} \ell^{1-\frac{1}{r}}, ...
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Functions of moderate increase compactly generated?

Let $\mathcal{O}_M(\mathbb{R}^d)$ be the space of smooth moderately increasing functions $\{ f \in \mathcal{C}^\infty(\mathbb{R}^d) : \forall \alpha \exists N \text{ such that} \Vert \langle \cdot \...
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$x f'$ bounded by $x^2f $ and $f''$?

Consider the Hilbert space of functions $f \in L^2(\mathbb R)$ such that $x^2f \in L^2(\mathbb R) $ and $ f'' \in L^2(\mathbb R).$ I am wondering whether it is true that $xf'\in L^2(\mathbb R)$ as ...
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variational formulation: boundedness of the bilinear form

The simplest case of the problem I'm thinking about involves an elliptic differential operator, $Lu = -u'' + qu$, on the interval $(0,1)$, with homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions. I want to ...
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Decay rate for a small perturbation of a simple linear ODE

MOTIVATION. Let $f:[0,+\infty)\to \mathbb{R}$. Solutions to $\partial_tf(t) = -\lambda f(t)$, $f(0)\neq 0$ approach zero exactly as $e^{-\lambda t}$. This property is preserved if we apply an ...
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Vector convolution?

I am working on a research problem which leads to the following optimization problem: \begin{equation} \hat{M} = \operatorname*{arg\,max}_M \Bigl\lVert\sum_{k=0}^{M-1} {\mathbf y}_k \exp\left(-j 2\pi ...
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Lavrentiev phenomenon between $C^1$ and Lipschitz

Does there exist a (onedimensional) integral functional of calculus of variations (with $f$ finite everywhere) $$ F(y)=\int_a^b f(t,y(t),y'(t))\,dt
 $$ such that $$ \inf_{y\in Lip([a,b])}F(y)<\inf_{...
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Lavrentiev phenomenon between $C^1$ and $C^2$

Does there exist a (onedimensional) functional that exhibits the Lavrentiev phenomenon between $C^1$ and $C^2$ that is $$ F(y)=\int_a^b f(t,y(t),y'(t))\,dt \quad\text{or possibly}\quad F(y)=\int_a^b f(...
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Link between controllability of ODEs and controllability of transport equations

What is the relationship between the controllability of the ODE $$\dot x(t) = v(x) + u(t)$$ using a control $u$ and the controllabilty of the transport equation $$\rho_t(t,x) + \mathrm{div}(v(x) \rho(...
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Estimate on integral with logarithmic weight

Let $f:\mathbb R^n \to \mathbb R$. What (minimal) assumptions are needed, in addition to $f \in L^1 \cap L^\infty$, to have $$ \int_{\mathbb R^{2n}} \frac{|f(x)-f(y)|}{(|x-y|+\epsilon)^{n+1}} \, dx \, ...
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Collections of examples and counterexamples in (real, complex, functional) analysis, ODEs and PDEs

What books collect examples and counterexamples (or also "solved exercises", for some suitable definition of "exercise") in real analysis, complex analysis, functional analysis, ODEs, PDEs? The ...
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Question about Gidas-Ni-Nirenberg result

Background: So I know that the Euler Lagrange equation associated with the Sobolev inequality takes the following form, $$-\Delta u = u^p$$ where $p=2^*-1$ and here we assume that $u>0$ on $\mathbb{...
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An integral average condition and its relationship with BMO, VMO, and Sobolev spaces

Let $V: \mathbb R^n \to \mathbb R^n$ be a vector field which satisfies $$ \lim_{l \to \infty} \sup_{x \in \mathbb R^n} \left|\frac{1}{l^n} \int_{[0,l]^n}V(x+y) dy \right| = 0 $$ What is the ...
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Direct limit of the sequence $E_{0} \hookrightarrow E_{1} \hookrightarrow \cdots$ in the category of Banach spaces

Recently I have been reading the paper The categorical origins of Lebesgue integration by Tom Leinster (https://arxiv.org/pdf/2011.00412.pdf). In this paper, he said that: For $n \geq 0$, let $E_{n}$ ...
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Build an explicit "small perturbation" of the identity satisfying some properties

How can I build (i.e. find an explicit formula) a smooth function $f_\epsilon: \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ depending on a parameter $\epsilon >0$ which is "almost the identity" but constant ...
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The continuous Taylor series; are they just Taylor series?

I first posed this question when I was a first year student. I came up with some ad hoc arguments as to why the result is true (a bit of numerical experimentation), but never had a proof. I forgot ...
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A proof for the existence of smooth solution of PDE in form $\Delta u=f(x, u)$ in Michael E. Taylor's book Partial Differential Equations III

This part is from page 107 in Michael E. Taylor's book Partial Differential Equations III. In this part, we want a proof for the existence of smooth solution of the PDE $\Delta u=f(x, u)$ on $U$ with ...
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Criteria for operators to have infinitely many eigenvalues

Normal compact linear operators on Hilbert spaces have infinitely many (counting multiplicities) eigenvalues by the spectral theorem. For non-normal operators this no longer has to be true. There ...
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Orthonormal basis in $W^{1,2}([0,1])$

Consider the Hilbertspace $W^{1,2}([0,1])$ (i.e. Sobolev space) with the standard inner product which is defined by: $(f,g) = (f,g)_{L^{2}([0,1])} + (f',g')_{L^{2}([0,1])}$. Here $[0,1]$ is not ...
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Prove $\int_\Omega \left(\rho_{1} \ln \frac{\rho_{1}}{\rho_{2}}\right)dx dy \leq C\int_\Omega |\rho_1-\rho_2|dxdy$ for $0 \le \rho_1, \rho_2 \in L^1$

Let $\rho_1, \rho_2 \in L^1(\Omega;\mathbb R_+)$ such that $\int \rho_i|\ln \rho_i| < \infty$. Is it true that there exists a constant $C>0$ such that \begin{align*} \int_\Omega \left(\rho_{1} \...
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Discrete singular integrals

Let $\{\phi(n)\}_{n\in\mathbb Z}$ be a sequence of complex numbers with the following properties: $\phi(0)=0$ and $|\phi(n)|\leq \frac{C_1}{|n|}$ for all $n\neq 0$ and $C_1>0$ is independent of $n....
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Fundamental of a signal

Consider the space $S$ of real functions with the norm $$\|f\|^2 = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2 \pi}} \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} e^{-x^2/2} f^2(x) ~\mathrm{d}x, $$ or any reasonable Euclidean norm such that bounded ...

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