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Recovering phase function using Fourier decomposition
I have a function $\phi(x): \mathbb{R} \to [0, 2 \pi)$, which describes phase of another function
$$f = e^{i \phi(x)}. $$
I am interested in the following problem. If I know the function/distribution $...
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Does the almost sure convergence of absolutely continuous r.v.'s imply the weak convergence of the pdf's in $(L^\infty)^*$?
The following question was asked in a comment at Almost sure convergence vs convergence of probability density functions :
Suppose that $(X_n)$ is a sequence of random variables (r.v.'s) converging ...
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Complemented subspace constructed from finite pieces
Suppose $Y=\overline{\cup E_n}$ is a closed subspace of a Banach space, where each $E_n$ is a $n$-dimensional subspace, $K$-complemented in $X$, and for any $n$, $E_n\subseteq E_{n+1}$. Can one ...
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Is a $1_A \otimes U$ invariant subspace of $\mathcal{H}_A \otimes \mathcal{H}_B$ a product $V_A \otimes \mathcal{H}_B$?
Consider a subspace $V$ of $\mathcal{H}_A \otimes \mathcal{H}_B$, with $\mathcal{H}_A$ and $\mathcal{H}_B$ finite-dimensional Hilbert spaces, that is $1_A \otimes U$ invariant for all unitary ...
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Laplace equation with integral source terms
I am not specifically asking for a solution, but any reference on any method i could read about would be a big help. This I clarify as I am aware of the fact that MathOverflow only deals with research ...
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Properties of Sobolev spaces $W^{k,p}(\Omega, E)$ where $E$ is a Banach space
$\newcommand{\R}{\mathbb R}$Let $E$ be a Banach space with norm $\|\cdot\|_E$ and let $\Omega\subset \R^n$ be an open set.
For $k\geq 0, p\geq 1$ we define $W^{k,p}(\Omega, E)$, the Sobolev space of ...
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A locally convex $C^*$ algebra without zero divisor
Let we have a locally convex $C^*$ algebra $A$. That is $A$ is a TVS equipped with an algebra and an involution structure such that all operations are continuous. Moreover the topology on $A$ ...
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Duality of maps on bounded vs trace-class operators (Schrödinger-Heisenberg dual)
$\newcommand\calH{\mathcal H}
\newcommand\calK{\mathcal K}
\newcommand\tr{\operatorname{Tr}}$I am looking for a (citable) reference for the following fact:
Bounded linear maps $g:T(\calH)\to T(\calK)$...
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Parabolic PDE Long Time Asymptotics and Elliptic Operator Spectrum II
This is a follow-up on a previous question. Now the parabolic PDE of $P(t,x,v)$ has two spatial dimensions.
$$
\partial_t P = L^* P \tag1
$$
$$L^*P = \frac12\left(\kappa^2\frac{\partial^2}{\partial v^...
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Interpolation between Schatten classes
I was wondering if there is an analogue to the classical Riesz Thorin theorem for Schatten classes. I suppose the answer is yes, since Schatten classes are so similar to $\ell^p$ spaces for which the ...
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"Integration by parts" formula for functionals
We know that for a Hilbert triple $V \subset H \subset V^{'}$, if we have $u, v \in L^2(0,T;V)$ with $u',v' \in L^2(0,T;V')$
then
$$\frac{d}{dt}(u(t), v(t))_H = u'(t)(v(t)) + v'(t)(u(t))$$
where the $...
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Complemented subspaces in a dual Banach space
Let $Y$ be a complemented subspace in a dual Banach space $X$. Is it true that $Y$ is itself isomorphic to a dual?
This is the case of a $w^*$-closed subspace $Y$, but a complemented subspace of $X^*...
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A question about PDE argument involving monotone convergence theorem and Sobolev space
I'm reading this paper. In it there is the following argument (see page 240).
Firstly, what precisely does the author mean by the displayed equation after 66? The PDE in (65) only holds weakly.. $b(\...
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Burgers PDE with piecewise constant initial condition
Let's deal with this Burgers PDE:
You can see the characteristic curves below:
I believe the breaking time is $\boldsymbol{t_b=0}$, because it is the $\inf$ of $t$-coordinates of the intersection ...
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Generalization of concave envelope
Let $g:\mathbb R_+\to\mathbb R$ be a measurable function (which could be supposed to be bounded and Lipschitz if required). Let $\mathcal P$ be the collection of probability measures $\mu$ on $\mathbb ...
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Quantitative finite speed of propagation property for ODE (cone of dependence)
Consider the following ODE initial value problem
\begin{align*}
&\frac{d}{dt}\Phi(t,x) = \boldsymbol{F}(t,\Phi(t,x)), & t \in [0,T], \ \ x \in \mathbb{R}^N,\\
&\Phi(0,x) = x, & x \in \...
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Open set of geodesics implies the set of starting points is open
Let $X$ be a complete and separable metric space, let $G(X) \subset C([0,1],X)$ be the space of continuous curves from $[0,1]$ to $X$ with constant speed, i.e.
$$ d(f(t),f(s)) = |t-s| d(f(0), f(1)). $$...
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Pertubations of self-adjoint first order operators
If we consider the self-adjoint operator $L= L_0 + h$ on the appropriate Sobolev spaces of maps from $S^1$ to $\mathbb{R}^N$, say, where $L_0$ is a first order self-adjoint operator and $h$ is a ...
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$\mathcal P(K)=\mathcal R(K)$ iff $\Bbb C\backslash K$ is connected
Let $K$ be a compact set in $\Bbb C$. Let $\mathcal P(K)$ be the closed algebra generated by polynomials on $K$ and $\mathcal R(K)$ the closed algebra generated by rational functions without poles in $...
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Local obstructions for maps with constant singular values
$\newcommand{\M}{\mathcal{M}}$
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Let $\M, \N$ be smooth two-dimensional Riemannian manifolds.
Are there any local obstructions for the existence of a smooth map $f:\M \to ...
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On a system of non-linear differential equations
Consider the following system of coupled differential equations
\begin{align}
\dot{x}_{1}&= -b_1\sin(x_{1})+c(\sin(x_{2})-\sin(x_{3})) \\
\dot{x}_{2}&= a-2c\sin(x_{2})+b_1\sin(x_{1})-b_4\sin(...
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How generic are Cayley graphs of non-Abelian groups with logarithmic girth?
Given a non-Abelian group $G$ I want to choose a symmetric generating set $S \subset G$ such that $Cay(G,S)$ has girth logarithmic in the size of the set. I want to know,
For which $G$ can the ...
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What is $\left\| u \right\|_{ H_{0}^{k}, H_{0}^{k}}$ norm when $H_{0}^{k}=\left\{u \in H^{k, 2}(M) \mid \int_{M} u \operatorname{vol}_{g}=0\right\}$
What is $\left\| f \right\|_{ H_{0}^{k}, H_{0}^{k}}$ norm when $H_{0}^{k}=\left\{u \in H^{k, 2}(M) \mid \int_{M} u \operatorname{vol}_{g}=0\right\}$.
I'm reading a paper
Chern-Yamabe flow
which said ...
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Pde system problem
I have a big problem to solve this system
$\Delta f-hf^2=0$
$|\nabla f|^2+hf^3=0$
where $h$ is a constant, $f$ is a 2-dimensional smooth function, $\Delta f$ is Laplacian of $f$ (i.e. $\Delta f=f_{...
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Is the canonical map $\mathfrak L(X,E)\:\hat\otimes_\pi\:\mathfrak L(Y,F)\to\mathfrak L(X\:\hat\otimes_\pi\:Y,E\:\hat\otimes_\pi\:F)$ injective?
If $A,B$ are $\mathbb R$-Banach spaces, let $A\:\hat\otimes_\pi\:B$ denote the completion of the algebraic tensor product of $A$ and $B$ with respect to the projective norm. Let $X,Y,E,F$ be $\mathbb ...
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Relation between minimizer of regularized risk & risk in statistical learning theory
In supervised machine learning, we typically take a Risk Minimization (RM) point of view when formulating a problem. So, what we typically solve for is the following:
$$ R^L(h) = \underset{h\in\...
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Subspaces of Quotient Spaces
Let $X$ be a topological vector space (not necessarily Hausdorff), with topology $\tau$, and $M, N$ linear subspaces of $X$. Let $\pi:X \rightarrow X/N$ be the quotient map, which associates to each $...
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Prove that $\dfrac{g(x,u_{n})}{\left\Vert u_{n}\right\Vert ^{p-1}}\rightarrow g_{0}$ weakly in $L^{\overline{p}}$
Let $\Omega
\subset
\mathbb{R}^{N}$
be a smooth bounded domain , $g:\Omega\times\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$
is a Caratheodory function such that $g(x,t)=0$
for $t\leq0$
. Suppose that ...
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Vague convergence VS Laplace transform convergence?
If we assume that $\int_0^\infty e^{-sx}\mu_n(dx)\to \int_0^\infty e^{-sx}\mu(dx), \forall s\geq0$, it is possible to show that $\mu_n\to\mu$ vaguely. Where $\mu_n$ is a measure. Please check here for ...
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Why complex conjugate in definition of the Fourier transform?
Let $G$ be a locally compact abelian group and $f:G \to \mathbb{C}$ a function. Its Fourier transform (when it exists) is defined to be
$$\widehat{f}(\chi) = \int_G f(g) \bar{\chi}(g) \mathrm{d} g,$$
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Fractional Laplacian equation on a ball and explicit solutions
Let us consider
\begin{align*}
(-\Delta)^s u &= 0 && x \in B_r(0) \\
u&=0 && x \in \mathbb R^N \setminus B_r(0),
\end{align*}
where $$
(-\Delta)^s u(x) = \int_{\mathbb{R}^N} \...
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Showing that $\phi$ is a Jordan morphism
I have asked the following question on M.SE here, but I have not yet received a response.
I do apologize of this is not the correct site to post it on - if so, please do let me know and I will remove ...
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Is $(f \ast K)'' \in L^1(\mathbb R)$ for $f \in L^1 \cap L^\infty(\mathbb R)$ and $K \in BV(\mathbb R)$?
Is it possible to deduce that $$(f \ast K)'' \in L^1(\mathbb R)$$ if $f \in L^1 \cap L^\infty(\mathbb R)$ and $K \in BV(\mathbb R)$? What I can prove is that $(f \ast K)' \in L^1 \cap L^\infty$. Is ...
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Continuity of the spectrum under weaker notions of convergence
Let $T:X\to X$ be a linear operator on a Banach space $X$.
We know that the spectrum of $T$ is an upper semicontinuous
function of $T$ for the uniform convergence: that is, if $T_n:X\to X$ is a ...
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Characterization of a subset of $[0,1]$
Let $T\subseteq[0,1]$ be a subset containing $1$. Now we know that $T$ satisfies the following property:
For every $t\in [0,1)$, if there exists a decreasing sequence $\{t_n\}_{n\ge 1}\subset T$ such ...
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Conditions on a measure to satisfy certain relation on moments.
Suppose we have a measure $\mu$ on $\mathbb R_+$ such that $\forall s>-1$ $t^s\in L^1(\mathrm d\mu(t))$.
I'd like to impose some conditions on $\mu$ so the function
$$f:p\to \frac{\int_0^\infty t^...
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Continuous Linear Mappings on Subspaces of $\mathcal{D}(\Omega)$
Let $\Omega$ be a non-empty open subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$ and $\mathcal{D}(\Omega)$ the usual space of test functions of distribution theory, with the usual topology $\tau$ of the inductive limit of ...
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Estimates of fractional heat kernel
Is there any estimate available for the derivatives of the fractional heat kernel? Estimates on the kernel itself are at this link.
Also is any estimate available if we consider the problem with ...
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Does the Gaussian Poincare inequality hold for infinite dimensional measure metric spaces?
This is a question subsequent to the one:
Does the Gaussian Poincare inequality hold for $p=1$ as well as $p=2$?
There, I received a very helpful answer that the Gaussian poincare inequality for any ...
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Changing the order of integration of double integral: references and theorems
The Fubini's theorem states that if we have $ \int_0^{\infty} \int_0^{\infty} |f(t,x)| dt dx$ well defined (i.e. function is absolutely integrable) then we can interchange order of integration:
$$ \...
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Continuous extensions of tangent vector fields
Let $\Omega$ be an open subset of $S^2$ with $\bar{\Omega}\neq S^2$. Suppose a continuous tangent vector field $G$ is given on $\partial \Omega$ with $|G(y)|=1$ for all $y\in \partial \Omega$. Does ...
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Bounding integral expression with Sobolev norm of integrand
Consider the following integral expression:
$$\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 $$
for $\epsilon>0$, $f \in L^\...
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uniqueness for Poisson equation in R^d with mildly regular data
I'm interested in Poisson's equation $-\Delta u=f$ set in the whole space $R^d$ (let's say $d\geq 3$ for simplicity) when $f$ has very little integrability, specifically $f\in L^{1+\varepsilon}$ for ...
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Rate of convergence of the minimum point over a product space
Let $f(\theta, \epsilon)$ be smooth on $[0,2\pi] \times [0,\infty)$ such that
$f(\theta, \epsilon)$ converges to $f(\theta, 0)$ uniformly as $\epsilon \rightarrow 0$.
$f(\theta, \epsilon) > 0$ for ...
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Decay rate of minimum point over a product space
Let $f(\theta, \epsilon)$ be smooth on $[0,2\pi] \times [0,\infty)$ such that
$f(\theta, \epsilon)$ converges to $f(\theta, 0)$ uniformly as $\epsilon \rightarrow 0$.
$f(\theta, \epsilon) > 0$ for ...
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Approximation Property: Characterization
Problem
Given a Banach space $E$. Denote compact sets by $\mathcal{C}$, compact operators by $\mathcal{C}(X,Y)$, and finite rank operators by $\mathcal{F}(X,Y)$.
Suppose it has the approximation ...
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Using a theorem (which is originally set on 2-dim bounded domain in Euclidean space) on a torus
Actually I'm reading a paper on mean-field equation on torus by M.Struwe and G.Tarantello Here, they studied $$\tag{1}
-\Delta u=\lambda\left(\frac{e^u}{\int_{\Omega} e^u d x}-\frac{1}{|\Omega|}\right)...
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Multivariable Variation of Parameters $\psi_1(x, k)\int^{(x,t)}e^{ik^3(t-\tau)}[M_1(\xi,k)q(\xi,\tau)d\xi-X_1(\xi,\tau,k)d\tau]+\dots$
I am trying to read through the paper titled IBV problems for linear PDEs with Variable Coefficients by P. A. Treharne and A. S. Fokas (link here). For greater clarity, I split my question up into two ...
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Is a function needed here?
This question is related to my question Can we choose an element from a class?.
However, I decided to create a separate question.
Let $H$ be a complex Hilbert space and $H_1,\dotsc,H_n$ be closed ...
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Complex Borel measures: relation between the total variation norm of a measure and those of its real and imaginary parts
Let $X$ be a metric space and $\mathcal B$ its Borel $\sigma$-algebra. For $B \in \mathcal B$ we denote by $\Pi(B)$ the collection of all finite measurable partitions of $B$, i.e.,
$$
\Pi(B)=\left\{\...