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Solving nonlinear equations involving expectations
Let $X$ be a random variable and $g(x,y)$ be a function of two variables. Consider the equation
$$
\mathbb{E}_Xg(X,y) = 0
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Are there any specialized techniques for solving such equations (...
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When does a potential function with given partial derivatives exist
I am looking for the answer to the following question:
Consider an integrable function $f:X\rightarrow X$ with $X$ being a compact subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$. What are the conditions on $f$ so that a ...
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Isolated eigenvalues of "bipartite" operators
Please note: This is a reformulation of a previous question of mine. The old question has been already answered to, so I prefer asking a new one. However, it looked like the old formulation did not ...
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Detecting isolated eigenvalues from local spectral measures
Please note: This question has been edited after it became clear from Christian Remling's answer that the original formulation was far from what I really meant to ask.
Let $T\ne 0$ be a self-adjoint ...
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Comparison of the spectrum decomposition
In the spectral theorem, we learned that the spectrum of a linear operator $A$ is a disjoint union of: point spectrum (eigenvalues), continuous spectrum (the kernel of $zI-A$ is zero, the closure of $\...
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A gap in the proof of uniqueness of functional calculus based on a spectral theorem
This question considers the proof of a fundamental theorem of functional calculus, given in the book Spectral Theory -
Basic Concepts and Applications by David Borthwick (Theorem 5.9).
Firstly we have ...
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"Trade-off" between bound on the function and on the spectrum for functional calculus in spectral theory
Let $A$ be a self-adjoint (unbounded) operator on a separable Hilbert space $H$.
From the following form of spectral theorem, we may define a functional calculus by $f(A)=Q^{-1} M_{f\circ \alpha} Q$. (...
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Approximation of "endpoint" initial data for the 3D wave equation
Consider $f\in L^2(\mathbb{R}^3)$ such that, denoting by $A_f$ the solution to the wave equation $\square A=0$ with initial data $A(0)=0$, $(\partial_t A)(0)=f$, we have $A\in L_2(\mathbb{R}^+;L^{\...
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Functions on dense subgroups of $\mathbb{R}^n$
Let $G$ be a finitely generated dense subgroup of $\mathbb{R}^n$, and $f$ be a character on $G$.
In the situation I'm looking at $f$ is either $1$ or $-1$ at any point.
Function $f$ can be extended to ...
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Isolated points of the spectra of self-adjoint operators on Hilbert spaces
Let $T$ be a (everywhere defined) self-adjoint operator on a complex Hilbert space $\mathcal{H}$.
I am interested in results that give (non-trivial, possibly mild) sufficient conditions on $T$ to ...
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Non-square multiplication operator matrix
Let $A(x), x\in (0,1)$ an $2\times n$ matrix, with $n\geq 2$.
Consider the multiplication operator $K$ on $[L^2(0,1)]^n$ defined as $$K: f(x) \mapsto Kf(x)=A(x).f(x).$$
Intuitively, $$K: [L^2(0,1)]^n ...
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Error bounds on the expansion of square root of matrix
I'm working on a problem and was lead to trying to find an approximation for the square root of a matrix. I came across a way of doing this using holomorphic functional calculus. However, my first ...
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Equation $u_t - u_{tx} - u_{xx} = 0$
Consider the following heat equation with a perturbation given by a second order mixed derivative:
$$u_t - u_{tx} - u_{xx} = 0$$
Does this equation have a name? How can one prove a wellposedness ...
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A function with a dense set of periods and two values, except for a countable set, is a constant a.e. with respect to Lebesgue measure
I am reading the book Vector Measures of Diestel and Uhl, especifically example 6 of Sierpinski in Chapter 2, about the construction of a function that is weak$^*$-measurable but not weakly measurable....
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About the definition of lineal convexity
I have been trying to understand the definition of lineal convexity. I am reading the article Duality of functions defined in lineally convex sets by Christer O. Kiselman. For a set $A\subset \mathbb{...
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How to prove this integral inequality in a 2-D region?
Let $\Omega$ be a 2D region. Now we have a partial differential equation system describing the characteristics of the region:
\begin{align*} \nabla \cdot (h_0^3 P_0 \nabla P_0) &= 0 \\ \nabla \...
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Creation and Annihilation operators in QFT - Part II
Following some suggestions on my previous posts, I'm trying to reformulate my question in a more specific way. This is a continuation of my original post. Since the mentioned post, I think I've ...
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Non linear second order PDE involving max operator (Dynamic Programming)
I'm trying to solve the following Dynamic Programming equation in continuous time ($dt \rightarrow 0$)
$$ v(x,t) = \max\Big\{|x|\,,\,v(x,t)+dt\Big(v_t(x,t)+\frac{1}{2(t+1)}v_{xx}(x,t)\Big) \Big\} - \...
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Elementary curiosity on the dual of $H^{-1}(\Omega)$
Out of curiosity, I was wondering why in the analysis of elliptic PDEs with "source" in $H^{-1}(\Omega)$ everyone writes the right-hand side in the form $$g_0- \operatorname{div} g$$ with $...
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Double commutant theorem when $C^*$-subalgebra does not contain identity operator $1$
Double commutant theorem: For a unital $C^*$-subalgebra $M \subset B(H)$, one has
$$\smash{\overline M}^\text{SOT}=\smash{\overline M}^\text{WOT}=M''.$$
My question:
For a $C^*$-subalgebra $M \subset ...
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Critical Growth of Dimension for Dense Cover by Linear Subspaces
Let $X$ be a separable Banach space of dimensional $>2$. When does there exist a sequence positive integers $\{N_n\}_{n \in \mathbb{n}}$ such that
For any sequence of distinct finite-dimensional ...
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Differential equation
Consider $u = u(\phi,\psi)$ where $\phi = \phi(x)$ and $\psi =\psi(x)$ are both analytic function. The following equation
$$\partial_x u - u\partial_x (\phi-\psi)=0$$
has a trivial solution $u(\phi,\...
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Norm equivalences for Gaussian random functions (Cameron-Martin space)
Preliminaries
Consider the Hilbert space $H :={L^2_{\text{per}}(\mathbb{R})}$ of Gaussian random functions, $2\pi$-periodic in $\mathbb{R}$.
These random functions are drawn from a Gaussian measure $\...
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Open subset of compact-open topology
Let $E$ be a Banach space, $X$ a locally-compact metric space, equip $C(X,E)$ with the compact-open topology. Let $F:E \rightarrow E$ and consider the induced map $F_{\star}(f):=F \circ f$ on $C(X,E)$...
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Viewing limit as a map
Question: Let $X$ be a set of functions from $\mathbb{R}$ to itself. Consider the subset $X_0$ of the sequences $(f_n)_{n=1}^{\infty}\in X^{\mathbb{N}}$ for which
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f_{\infty}(x) = \lim\limits_{n \...
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Linearization Navier-Stokes
I am considering the classical form of the stationary Navier-Stokes equation given by
$$\frac{1}{Re} (\nabla v, \nabla \phi) + ((v \cdot \nabla) v, \phi) - (p, \nabla \cdot \phi) = (f,\phi);\qquad (\...
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The limit of the operator norm in a Hilbert space
I am not familiar with functional analysis. Could you tell me please, how to prove the following statement (if it is true)?
$$
\lim_\limits{M \to \infty} \|T_A - T_b \| = 0,
$$
here operator norm ...
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Can a quotient space of a locally convex space have finer topology that its domain?
The following is related to this post.
Let $X=X'$, as sets, and let $T:X \rightarrow X'$ be a surjective map from a countably infinite-dimensional LCS $X$ to itself and equip $X'$ with the final ...
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The scalar convergence in $\mathcal{C}(X)$ is topologizable?
Let $(X,\|.\|)$ be a separable Banach space and $\mathcal{C}(X)$ be the collection of all nonempty, closed and convex subsets of $X$. For any $C$ in $\mathcal{C}(X)$ we set
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s(x^*, C) := \sup_{x\in ...
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An algebraic property that makes a per-C*-algebra complete
Let $A$ be a normed *-algebra with $\|x^*x\|=\|x\|^2$. Suppose that for every subset S of A, the left annihilator
${\displaystyle \mathrm {Ann} _{L}(S)=\{a\in A\mid \forall s\in S,as=0\}\,}$
is ...
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When linear strongly elliptic operators are invertible?
I am studying Pazy's book "Semigroups of Linear Operators and Applications to Partial Differential Equations" and when considering an operator like:
A linear differential operator, $$A : W^{...
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Does the following operator have a unique fixed function? Do iterations of the operator converge?
The functions considered are positive real for positive real $x$, and monotonically increasing to infinity. Given such a function $f(x)$, define the (nonlinear) operator $f\mapsto f^*$ by
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f^*(x) := ...
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Constructing a small Radon-Nikodym derivative
Let $u:\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}^n$ be a $C^1$ function. Is it possible to (explicitly construction) a function $h$ such that:
$0<h(x)$.
$\int_{x \in \mathbb{R}^n} |h(x)|<\infty$,
$\sup_{x \in ...
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Convergence as measure vs in $H^{-2}$
Let the domain be the two dimensional torus $\mathbb{T}$, and let $f_n $ be a sequence bounded in $H^1$, such that $\sup_n |f_n|\le 1$, and $f_n \to f$ weakly in $H^1$. Let $u_n = f_n \frac{\partial ...
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Inf sup condition for discrete Stokes problem
I am considering the discrete inf-sup condition for the discrete Stokes problem
$ \inf_{q \in Q_h} \sup_{v \in V_h} \frac{(q, \nabla \cdot v)}{\| q \| \| \nabla v\|} \geq \beta > 0$
This means ...
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Trace inequality normal derivative
For $v(\Omega) \in W^1_2$ and $\Omega \in C^1$ we have a trace inequality:
$$\Vert v \Vert _{L_2(\partial \Omega)} \leq C_\Omega \Vert v \Vert _{W_2^1},$$
which can be found in many places in the ...
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How are the vector-valued trace and the unique linearization of $\mathfrak L(X,Y)\:\hat\otimes_π\:X→Y$ of $\mathfrak L(X,Y)×X→Y,\;(L,x)↦Lx$ related?
Let $X$ be a $\mathbb R$-Banach space and $X'\:\hat\otimes_\pi\:X$ denote the completion of the tensor product of $X'$ and $X$ with respect to the projective norm. The trace functional $\operatorname{...
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Closed graph theorem for cones?
In the paper "A strong open mapping theorem for surjections from cones onto Banach spaces, Marcel de Jeu and Miek Masserschmidt, Adv. Math." it is proved (among other things) that if $X, Y$ are ...
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Images of measurable function
My question is as follows. Consider an $L^\infty$ function $f:\mathbb{R}^n\times\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}^n$ such that, for almost all $y$, the function $f({\cdot}, y)$ is continuous.
$\...
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The eigenvalue of Schrodinger opeartor
Let $\Omega$ be a smooth bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^n$, consider $L=\Delta+V$ where $\Delta=div\nabla$. According to section 8.12 in Gilbarg and Trudinger's book, if $V\in L^\infty(\Omega)$, then ...
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Use of this space of very rapidly decreasing continuous functions
Let $C_n$ denote the subspace of continuous function on $[0,\infty)$ supported on $[n,n+1]$. Denote the $\ell^p$-direct sum Banach space
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V_p
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\left\{
f \in C([0,\infty)):\,
\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} ...
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Spectral Theorem for compact self-adjoint operators on real Hilbert spaces [duplicate]
Is the spectral theorem for self-adjoint compact operators on a Hilbert space also true if the Hilbert space is real (instead of complex)?
Wikipedia says this is true.
However, it seems to me that ...
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Dense stratification of a separable Hilbert space
Let $\{X_i\}_{i \in \mathbb{N}} $ be a sequence of $n$-dimensional linear subspaces of the separable Hilbert space $H$ and let $\{\phi_i\}_{i \in I}$ be a sequence of continuous injective linear maps ...
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Finding a square integrable dominating function for function class
problem statement
For any $x \in R^d$, consider the function $$\phi(x,a) = \min_{1\leq j \leq k} \|x-a_j\|^2,$$
where $a = (a_1, \dots, a_k) \in R^{kd}$ and $\| \cdot \|$ is the $L_p$ norm for any $p ...
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Non-uniqueness of (Galerkin) approximations and convergent subsequences without the axiom of choice?
Suppose I have an equation in some reflexive separable Banach space $X$:
$$Au=f$$
for given data $f \in X^*$ and $A\colon X \to X^*$ a pseudo-monotone operator. Existence can be proved via Galerkin ...
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The set of all functions which vanish at infinity is a subset of the set of all functions which have vanishing variation
Let $X$ be a coarse space, we define the following:
$D_b(X)$ is the set of all bounded functions $f:X\rightarrow \mathbb{C}$
$f\in $$D_b(X)$ is said to vanish at infinity if for each $\varepsilon$>0 ...
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Fokker-Planck equation with zero diffusion coefficients on the boundaries
I am currently working on a Masters project in which I will be looking at numerical methods for a specific PDE. The PDE that I will be considering is a Fokker-Planck equation on a unit hyper-cube.
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Representations of Banach algebras
If $A$ is a Banach algebra and $L$ a left ideal of $A$, consider the representation $T_{L}$ of $A$ into the algebra $B(A/L)$ of bounded linear operators on the quotient space $A/L$ defined by $T_{L}(a)...
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Does the function with the αth-weak partial derivative has the βth-weak partial derivative with β≤α?
The definition of weak derivative in the book Partial Differential Equations by Evans is stated as follows:
Suppose $u,v \in L_{loc}^1(U)$, and $\alpha$ is a multiindex. We say that $v$ is the $\...
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Show that $\big(s(. |C_n)\big)_n$ is equicontinuous on $X^*$
Let $(X,\|.\|)$ be a separable Banach space with dual $X^*$. $\mathcal{P}_{wkc}(X)$ be the class of nonempty, weakly-compact and convex subsets of $X$. For any $C\in\mathcal{P}_{wkc}(X)$ we define ...
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