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Is it possible that the intersection of two nest algebras contains only scalars?
Dear all, I really want to know the answer of the following question. I would
appreciate any help.
Assume H is a separable Hilbert space, is it possible to find two nests N1, N2
such that the ...
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In Fourier Transforms: Positive Definite Functions, Bochner's Theorem, and Derivatives
I've been reading about Bochner's Theorem lately, but when I apply it to the derivative of a function, I seem to get a contradiction with the theorem.
"Bochner's theorem states that a
positive ...
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What is the simplest oscillatory integral for which sharp bounds are unknown?
I have either heard or read that sharp asymptotics and bounds for oscillatory integrals of the form
$ \int e^{i \lambda \Phi(x)} \psi(x) dx \quad \lambda \to \infty $
are unknown when the critical ...
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Ask for theory about the weighted L^2(R^d) space.
Dear MOs,
I am now considering the following norm:
$$
||f||_{H}^2 := \iint f(x) H(x,y) f(y) d x d y\:.
$$
where the integral is over the whole space $R^{2d}$ and $H(x,y)$ is some non-negative ...
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how to prove the range of a closed linear operator is closed ?
The closed range theorem tells us that given two banach spaces X,Y,and a closed densely defined linear operator T：$X \to Y$. We have the following equivalence $R(T)$ is closed in $Y \iff R(T^{*})$ is ...
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Schwartz space inequality
Let $g$ be a function in the Schwartz space $\mathscr S (\mathbb R)$. Show that for any $l \ge 0$, we have $\sup_x |x|^l |g(x-y)|\le A_l (1+|y|)^l$ by considering separately the cases $|x|\le 2|y|$ ...
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Fastest decay of Fourier Transform for Generalized Functions of compact support
What is the fastest decay possible for the Fourier transform of a generalized function with compact support and finite value at the origin? I know that regular functions cannot attain exponential ...
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Is there an L^p tauberian theorem?
From Wiener's tauberian theorem we know that linear combinations of translates of f \in L^1(R) are dense in L^1(R) if and only if the Fourier transform of f never vanishes. It is also known that ...
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Continuous function sort
If you have a real-valued function f(x), positive, continuous and bounded on some interval, then what kind of transform would convert this to a monotonic function g(x) on that interval analogously to ...
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The log kernel and Bochner Theorem
I was wondering if it possible to find a measure $\eta$ on $\mathbb{R}$ such that
$$
L(x):=\log\frac{1}{|x|}=\int e^{itx}\;d\eta(t)
$$
for every $x\in [0,1/2]$.
On a structural ground, this ...
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Differential equation with switched parameters and boundary conditions in integral form
Sorry for the title, I didn't find a better description (showing that I have no idea for the solution). Feel free to put in a better title and change the tags if you can grasp a view on the problem.
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Wiener Tauberian Theorem for nonunimodular group
Is there a nonunimodular group for which Wiener's Tauberian theorem is true?
Is a locally compact topological group whose volume grows polynomially with radius always unimodular?
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Fourier series/transform of an amplitude-limited sinusoid
I am trying to estimate the amplitude of an original unlimited sine wave from a measurement of the power spectral density (PSD) of an amplitude-limited version. I expect that I may be able to do so ...
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A problem concerning $L^2([0,1]\times[0,1])$
Trying to solve a conjecture in differential geometry, I am leaded to the following problem (which may seem weird to a analyst). I wonder if anyone know some techniques that happen to solve it.
Let $...
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Carleson's Theorem (on the Adeles and other exotic groups)
I have redone this question:
On $\mathbb R^n$ the Carleson Operator if defined by
$$Cf(x) = \sup_{R>0} \left \vert \int_{B_R(0)} e^{2\pi i x\cdot \xi} \widehat{f}(\xi) d \xi \right \vert. $$ (...
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How to isolate $f(x)$ in $f(x+a)=f(x)+a\times g(x)$?
$a \in \mathbb{R}$
$f:\mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$
$g:\mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$
For generic functions $f$ and $g$, how isolate $f(x)$ in the equation below?
$f(x+a)=f(x)+a\times g(...
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L1 distance from a trigonometric susbspace
How to check, whether the $L^{1}$ distance between a finite exponential sum $S_{F}(x)=\sum\limits_{n\in F} \exp(inx)$ and the $L^{1}$-closure of subspace $\mathrm{span}\left(\exp(inx): n\in \mathbb{Z}\...
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Fourier Transforms restricted to mass shell
Hello,
I am stuck with the following (hopefully not too trivial) problem.
I want to know, if the map
$${\cal D}(\mathbb{R}^2)\to L^2(H_m,d\Omega_m)\qquad f \mapsto \hat{f}|_{H_m}$$
has dense range.
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Stein's extension operator and wave front sets
Let $K\subset\mathbb{R}^d$ be a compact set with non-empty interior and Lipschitz boundary. In Section VI.3 of his book "Singular Integrals and Differentiability Properties of Functions", E. M. Stein ...
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Finding a dimension-free bound for a certain multiplier on Euclidean space
The following question is indirectly motivated by strong type maximal function estimates. Let $f\in L_{p}(\mathbb{R}^{n})$. For $\xi=(\xi_{1},\ldots,\xi_{n})\in\mathbb{R}^{n}$ define $m(\xi)$ so ...
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Fourier transform of distributions with non-standard test functions
This might be a quite simple question for function analysis standards, but it has some obstacles. I'll try to improve the readability a bit by not using the full tex code. A short motivation:
Given a ...
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Fractional integration lemma
Hello everyone.
I am trying to establish a fractional integration lemma of this form.
For $\alpha\geq 0$, and
$1\leq p,q<\infty$ and $0\leq \frac{1}{q}-\frac{1}{p}=\frac{\alpha}{d}$
or $1\leq p,...
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Characterization of closed subspaces of $ L^2(R)$
Natural way to find an example of banach spaces is to look at closed subspaces of Banach spaces. Initially, It was really hard to find examples of closed subspaces of $L^2(R)$. Then, my professor gave ...
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On a decomposition of L^1(G)
[EDITED by Y. Choi - I have attempted to paraphrase the original question into something a bit terser and more precise; if this is not what the original poster intended, they should make corrections ...
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Recent progress on Bochner-Riesz conjecture
Consider the family of operators $T_\delta$, $\delta \geq 0$, defined on $\mathbb{R}^n$ by
$
\widehat{T_\delta f}(\xi) = (1-|\xi|^2)_+^\delta \widehat{f}(\xi).
$
($(1-|\xi|^2)_+^\delta$ are known as ...
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Is this method of "fractional sums" using a Fourier series viable?
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I have this idea about developing what I call a "continuum sum", that is, a method to "add up a non-integer number of terms", i.e. to see if there is a "natural" way to assign a meaning to the ...
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Characterizations of a linear subspace associated with Fourier series
Let $c_0$ be the Banach space of doubly infinite sequences $$\lbrace
a_n: -\infty\lt n\lt \infty, \lim_{|n|\to \infty} a_n=0 \rbrace.$$ Let $T$ be the space of $2\pi$ periodic functions integrable ...
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fundamental solution of radial wave equation
i am trying to find resources on the derivation of the fundamental solution to the radial wave equation. any suggestions of or links to books, papers, and/or notes would be much appreciated. i have ...
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A Question concerning the Fourier Transform of $\mathbb{R}$
Consider the classical Schwartz space $\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R})$ together with the Fourier transform $\mathcal{F} : \mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}) \rightarrow \mathcal{S}( \mathbb{R})$.
Consider the subspace ...
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Range of the Radon Transform
Let us consider the Radon transform in two dimensions:
$$\tag{1}Rf(r,\theta):=\int\limits_{-\infty}^{\infty} f(r\cos\theta-t\sin\theta,r\sin\theta+t\cos\theta) dt,$$
where $r\in\mathbb{R}$ and $0\...
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Furstenberg's Conjecture on 2-3-invariant continuous probability measures on the circle
Hillel Furstenberg conjectured that the only $2$-$3$-invariant probability measure on the circle without atoms is the Lebesgue measure. More precisely:
Question: (Furstenberg) Let $\mu$ be a ...
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Plancherel-Polya Type Inequality for non-compactly Fourier-supported Functions??
Hi!
The Plancerel-Polya inequality can be stated as follows:
Let $0 < p\le \infty$ and $ \nu \in \mathbb{Z}$. Suppose that $g$ is a (smooth) function satisfying $\mbox{supp }\hat g \subset \...
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fourier transform of radon measure
hi,
assume that I have a function $q$ which is a Fourier Multiplier of order zero, i.e.
$$
\left|\left( \frac{d}{dx}\right)^nq(x)\right|\lesssim \left(\frac{1}{1+|x|}\right)^n\quad \mbox{for all ...
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Odd element of L^1 group algebra of the integers
Giving some motivation is hard here, so I'll just ask the question. I want an element $a=(a_n)\in\ell^1(\mathbb Z)$ such that:
$\|a\|>1$
a is power bounded (turn $\ell^1(\mathbb Z)$ into a Banach ...
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Elliptic regularity on bounded domains
I'm concerned with a generic uniformly elliptic operator $L$ on $\mathbb{R}^n$. If $L$ is uniformly elliptic and I am studying the equation $Lu=f$ then the way I can deduce regularity on $\mathbb{R}^n$...
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Is the Fourier-Transform a bounded operator on Lorentz spaces L(2,q)?
It is well known that the Fourier transform $\mathcal{F}$ maps $L^1(\mathbb{R}^n)$ continuously into $L^\infty(\mathbb{R}^n)$ and $L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)$ continuously into $L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)$.
Then, by ...
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What is a rigorous statement for "linear time-invariant systems can be represented as convolutions"?
In Signal Processing books, a fundamental theorem is that linear time invariant systems can be represented as a convolution with a distribution. Could you give a mathematically rigorous statement of ...
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Fractional Fourier transform [closed]
Let $T: L^2(\mathbb{R}^n) \rightarrow L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)$ be the Fourier transform. Is there any reasonable definition of fractional Fourier transform (i.e. operator $A$ such that $A^{\alpha}=T$ for $\...
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Generalize Fourier transform to other basis than trigonometric function
The Fourier transform of periodic function $f$ yields a $l^2$-series of the functions coefficients when represented as countable linear combination of $\sin$ and $\cos$ functions.
In how far can this ...
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