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Fourier multipliers and transference on cyclic groups
It seems to be a commonplace in harmonic analysis that if some operator (say, Fourier multiplier) is bounded on $L^p(\mathbb{R}^n)$ then by transference the similar operator is also bounded on $L^p(\...
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Functional equation with Fourier transform and $\frac{1}{x} f(\frac{1}{x}) $
What are the continuous functions $f$ such that on $\mathbb{R}^{+*}$, they satisfy following functional equation:
$$\int_0^\infty f(t) e^{-itx} \, dt =\lambda \frac{1}{x} f\left(\frac{1}{x}\right)$$
$\...
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Multiple Fourier series
In the book by Elias M.Stein and Guido Weiss "Introduction to Fourier Analysis on Euclidean Spaces" one states in page 268 the following theorem:
Theorem 1: The trigonometric series
$$\...
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Radon transform range theorem and radial functions
(UPDATED for rapid decay considerations + new question)
In dimension 2, the Radon transform range theorem states that a rapidly decaying (Schwartz) function $g(t,\theta)$ can be represented as a ...
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Range of discrete Fourier transform for binary strings
$\DeclareMathOperator\C{\mathbb{C}}$Let X be the set of all $n$-bit binary strings, $x=(x_1,\ldots x_n)$ where where $x_i\in\{-1,1\}$. Now consider the discrete fourier transform $F$, which maps ...
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Fourier type of asymptotic-$\ell_{2}$ Banach spaces
A Banach space $X$ is said to have Fourier type $p\in[1,2]$ if the Fourier transform $\hat{f}(s):=\int_{\mathbb{R}}e^{-ist}f(t)dt$ defines a bounded linear operator from $L_{p}(\mathbb{R},X)$ to $L_{p'...
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Pointwise convergence of kernels of Hilbert-Schmidt operators
Lately I was discussing different types of convergence for Hilbert-Schmidt operators and during that discussion we ended up talking about pointwise convergence of Fourier series. I have already asked ...
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Does convolution by a Schwartz function preserve symbol classes?
I am working on a problem involving pseudodifferential operators, and I need a property of the operator "convolution by a Schwartz function". I apologize in advance if the question is ...
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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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Orthogonal decomposition of $L^2(SM)$
I have been stuck on the following problem for a long time but I could not get the answer. Would you please help me? I was reading one paper [Paternian Salo Uhlmann: Tensor tomography on the surface] ...
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On $L^2$ spaces which have an orthogonal basis of characters (complex exponentials)
Suppose $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$. What conditions on $\Omega$ make it so there exists a countable set $\Lambda$ such that $\{e^{2\pi i\lambda t} \}_{\lambda \in \Lambda}$ form an orthogonal basis ...
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A question on convergence rates of Fourier series and strict convergence
Consider BV functions on a torus. The Fourier partial sum using the first $n$ coefficients will converge to the function at every point of continuity, as $n\to\infty$. The convergence rate is $O(1/n)$....
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Characterizations of amenable groups which use the space $\ell_1(G)$ and convolution
Let $G$ be a discrete group.
Do you know characterizations of amenable groups which use the space $\ell_1(G)$ and convolution?
I only know Johnson's theorem:
A group is amenable if and only if the ...
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Commutator of pseudodifferential operator and multiplication operator
Cross-post from math.sx.
Let $\eta:\mathbb R^n\to[0,1]$ be a smooth and compactly supported function and assume $f:\mathbb R^n \to\mathbb R$ is measurable. I want to bound the commutator of the ...
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Convergence of Fourier series
Say $f \in L^p[a,b]$, with $p \in \mathbb{N}, p > 1 $. Does its Fourier Series converge in the metric space $L^p[a,b]$? Does the series converge pointwise? And at which conditions?
Say now $p = 1$, ...
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A unique continuation problem
Let $f\in L^{2}(0,1).$ Consider the following unique continuation problem:
$$
\left\{
\begin{array}{ccc}
af(x-r)+bf(x)=0, & \mathrm{if} & x\in (r,1) \\
& & \\
cf(x+1-r)+df(x)=0 &...
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(Generalized) Uncentered Maximal Function $\tilde Mf$ in Stein's Harmonic Analysis
It is well known that on $\Bbb R^n$, equipped with the usual Lebesgue measure, the standard Hardy-Littlewood maximal function $Mf(x)$ (with respect to averaging on cubes or balls centered at $x$) is ...
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A generalization of Rubio de Francia's inequality
Suppose that $\{I_m\}$ is a sequence of pairwise disjoint intervals in $\mathbb{Z}$. The well known Rubio de Francia's inequality says that for any function $f\in L^p(\mathbb{T})$, $2\le p<\infty$, ...
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Stable deconvolution of a band-limited function from its convolution with a Gaussian
Suppose that $f : \mathbb R \to \mathbb C$ is a band-limited function, i.e. its Fourier transform $\hat f$ has support in a compact interval $[-a,a]$. Let $\phi(t) = e^{-\frac{t^2}{2\sigma^2}}$ be a ...
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Density and Fourier approximation
Let $\mathbb{T}$ denote the 1-d torus and $H^s(\mathbb{T})$ the Sobolev space of order $s\geq0$ of complex-valued functions on $\mathbb{T}$ with the identification $H^0 (\mathbb{T}) = L^2 (\mathbb{T})$...
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Regularity of the Radon transform with respect to the original function
Consider a function $f: \mathbb{R}^{d} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ (whose properties are to be specified). I note $\mathbb{S}^{d-1}$ the hypersphere and the Radon transform of $f$ defined for $(t,\theta) \...
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Cyclic vectors for the translation operator
Let $b\in \mathbb{R}\neq 0$, and consider the translation operators:
$$
\begin{align}
T_b:C(\mathbb{R}) & \rightarrow C(\mathbb{R})\\
f &\mapsto f(\cdot + b).
\end{align}
$$
*Are there known ...
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Geometrical interpretation of back projection operator or adjoint of Radon transform
If $f \in C_{c}^{\infty}\left(\mathbb{R}^{2}\right)$, the Radon transform of $f$ is the function $$R f(s, \omega):=\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} f\left(s \omega+t \omega^{\perp}\right) d t, \quad s \in \...
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Good (Sidon) Approximation of "Bumps"
Given a rational point $p\in S^1$ and a continuous function $f:S^1\rightarrow \mathbb C$, we say that $f$ is an $\epsilon$-bump around $p$ (for some $\epsilon>0$) if $f(p)=1,|f|_{\infty}\leq 1+\...
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Well-known conditions for the Fourier inversion formula
Let $f\in L^1(\mathbb{R})$.
One may easily check that
$$(*)~~~f', f''\in L^1(\mathbb{R})\Rightarrow \int_\mathbb{R}|\hat{f}| ~\text{is finite} \Rightarrow \int_\mathbb{R}\hat{f}(s)e^{2\pi is x}ds ~\...
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Computation on the Hardy space
Why
$$
\Pi_+ \left(\frac{\overline{z}}{1-\overline{qz}}f\right)= \frac{f(z)-f(\bar{q})}{z-\overline{q}}, \quad f\in H^2(\mathbb D),$$
where
$q\in \mathbb C$,
$\Pi_{+}$ is the Szegö projector:
$$\Pi_{+...
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Vanishing convolution between density and compactly supported function
Find a pair of functions $f,g:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ such that:
$f$ is smooth and compactly supported (say, on $[0,1]$ but this isn't crucial),
$g(x)>0$ for all $x\in\mathbb{R}$, $\int g(x)\,dx=...
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A convolution type singular integral operator with log
Define a convolution type operator $T_m$ by
$$T_m(f) = p.v.\int_\mathbb{R}f(x-y)\frac{\log^m|y|}{y}dy.$$ Here $m\ge0$ is an integer.
Consider $f \in H^s (s > 0)$ which is the usual Sobolev space. ...
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What is the distribution of the following limit?
Assume $x \in \mathbb{R}$. We already know that
$$\lim_{\epsilon \to 0+} \frac{1}{x-i\epsilon} - \frac{1}{x+i\epsilon} = 2\pi i \delta_x.$$
Here $\delta_x$ denotes the Dirac distribution. If we ...
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Decay estimate of Fourier transform of a compactly supported function
Assume $f(x), x \in \mathbb{R}$ is a function with a compact support such that its Fourier transform $\hat{f}(\xi)$ has a decay rate
$$\hat{f}(\xi) \lesssim \frac{1}{|\xi|^\gamma + 1}$$
for some $\...
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Transformation of Fourier Transform
Suppose that $f$ is a function with a Fourier transform, and that $g:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is a smooth function such that $g\circ f$ has a Fourier transform also.
Is there an expression ...
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Is the Besov space $B_{\infty,1}^0(\mathbb{R}^d)$ a multiplication algebra?
Let $s\in\mathbb{R}$ and $1\leq p,q\leq\infty$. Consider the Besov scale of spaces $B_{p,q}^s(\mathbb{R}^d)$ defined by the norm
$$\|f\|_{B_{p,q}^s} := (\sum_{j=0}^\infty \|P_{j} f\|_{L^p}^q)^{1/q},$$
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Definition of a continuous Gabor frame
I am trying to understand the definition of a Gabor frame and would appreciate some clarification with terminology. Let us begin with the setup: Let $G$ be a locally compact abelian group, and let $\...
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Some density properties about Sobolev periodic spaces
Let $L>0$ fixed. Consider the space
$$
\mathcal{P}:=\{f: \mathbb{R} \longrightarrow \mathbb{C} \; ; \; f \: \text{is infinitely differentiable and periodic with period}\: L\}.
$$
For $r \in \mathbb{...
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Integrability of fractional heat kernel
In Estimates of fractional heat kernel, it was stated that $$ \partial_{x_j} p_t^{(n)}(x) = -\frac{x_j}{2 \pi} \, p_t^{(n+2)}(\tilde x) $$
where $x = (x_1, \ldots, x_n) \in \mathbb R^n$, $\tilde x = (...
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Wiener Corollary in "An introduction to harmonic analysis" by Yitzhak Katznelson
I can't understand a lemma in "An introduction to harmonic analysis" by Yitzhak Katznelson which is stated as follows:
Corollary. Let $\mu\in M(\mathbb T)$. Then
$$\sum\limits_{\tau\in\...
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Existence of $f \in L^2(\Bbb R^n)$ with $f=g_1$ on $E$ and $\mathscr{F}(f)=g_2$ on $F$
The question has been posted here but had no response.
Question:
Suppose $E,F$ subsets of $\Bbb R^n$ have finite measure. Show that for any $g_1,g_2 \in L^2(\Bbb R^n)$ there exists $f \in L^2(\Bbb R^...
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Smoothing property of a certain singular integral operator of non-convolution type
For simplicity, suppose that the dimension $d=2$, and let $g_s(x)$ be the Coulomb or Riesz potential defined by
$$g_s(x) := \begin{cases} -\frac{1}{2\pi}\ln|x|, & {s=0} \\ c_s|x|^{-s},& {0<...
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Converse to Hausdorff-Young (or Riesz-Thorin) for finite cyclic groups?
Let $v$ be a vector $v \in \mathbb{R}^p$, with non-negative entries and $p$ prime. The Hausdorff-Young inequality gives bounds of the form:
$$\|\mathcal{F}v\|_a \le C_{a,b} \|v\|_b$$
where the ...
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Using Fourier series to prove $-\int_0^1 u_{xxx}u_x \eta = \int_0^1 (u_{xx})^2\eta - \int_0^1 \frac{1}{2} (u_x)^2 \eta_{xx}$
Let $u, \eta$ be smooth functions and $\eta$ compactly supported in $(0,1)$. Integrating by parts, we can easily prove $$-\int_0^1 u_{xxx}u_x \eta = \int_0^1 (u_{xx})^2\eta - \int_0^1 \frac{1}{2} (u_x)...
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Functions whose Fourier coefficients satisfy $ \sum_{k=1}^\infty |c_k| < 1 $?
Let $f:(0,1) \to \mathbb R$ be a function that can be written as $$f(x) = \sum_{k=1}^\infty c_k \phi_k(x),$$ where $\phi_k(x) = \cos(\pi k x)$. What is the minimal assumption required on $f$ to ...
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What is the explicit version of the Peter Weyl Theorem?
While the name "Peter-Weyl" is reserved for the compact group case, I prefer to talk in greater generality. Let $G$ be a unimodular type I topological group with a fixed Haar measure. The ...
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Properties of the Fourier Transform of Countably Supported Functions on $[0,1)$
Identifying $\mathbb{R}/\mathbb{Z}$ with the interval $\left[0,1\right)$, let $C_{\textrm{coun}}\left(\mathbb{R}/\mathbb{Z}\right)$ denote the set of all functions $f:\mathbb{R}/\mathbb{Z}\rightarrow\...
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Is the translation/dilation of an $L^p$-multiplier again an $L^{p}$-multiplier?
Suppose that $m:\mathbb R \to \mathbb C$ satisfies: there exists $C > 0$ such that
$$\| (m \hat{f})^{\vee} \|_{L^{p}} \leq C \|f\|_{L^{p}}.$$
That is, $m$ is an $L^{p}$-multiplier. Let $M(L^{p}...
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Harmonic functions in upper half plane
Let $\mathbb H^+$ denote the upper half plane in $\mathbb R^2$. Consider the following equation
\begin{equation}\label{pf0}
\begin{aligned}
\begin{cases}
\Delta u=0\,\quad &\text{on $\mathbb H^+$},...
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Hilbert transform on weighted Sobolev spaces
Let $\mathscr H\,f$ denote the Hilbert transform of a function $f \in L^2(\mathbb R)$. We know that $\mathscr H$ is an isometry on $L^2(\mathbb R)$, but I want to know to what is the mapping ...
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Discrete harmonic analysis with infinite/unbounded number of variables
Is there any study of harmonic analysis for Boolean functions of the form $f:\{0,1\}^*\to \{0,1\}$, or $f:\{0,1\}^\omega\to \{0,1\}$?
That is, similar notions to standard harmonic analysis of $\{0,1\}^...
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What are (the different aspects of) harmonic analysis good for?
Let $G$ be a locally compact group. To the best of my understanding, harmonic analysis has three legs that all work perfectly in the case that $G$ is in addition compact and abelian, but have ...
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On the Fourier inversion formula
For a given function $f\in L^1(\mathbb{R})$, suppose that the
$$\check{f}(x)=\int_\mathbb{R} \hat{f}(\zeta)e^{2\pi i\zeta x}d\zeta$$
almost every where converges in $\mathbb{R}$. Then, can we say that
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Integrable functions that may not satisfy the inversion Fourier formula
Let $f\in L^1(\mathbb{R})$. We define $\phi_f(x)=\int_{\mathbb{R}} \hat{f}(\zeta)e^{2\pi i\zeta x}d\zeta$ if the improper Riemann integral is finite otherwise, $\phi_f(x)=\infty$.
Does there exist ...
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