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Non-B-completeness of finest locally convex topology
For an index set $A$ consider the locally convex direct sum $X_A := \bigoplus_{\alpha \in A} \mathbb{R}_\alpha$ of $|A|$-many lines $\mathbb{R}_\alpha = \mathbb{R}$. Then $X_A$ is complete. It is ...
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Singular elliptic PDE: $-h\,\Delta u +\langle \nabla h,\nabla u\rangle =h$
Let $U\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ with $0\in U$. Fix $h\in L^2(U)\cap C^\infty(U)$ with $h(0)=0$. Is there some $C^1$-function $u\neq 0$ in such that $u$ is solution of
$$-h\,\Delta u +\langle \nabla h,\...
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Measure on infinite dimesional $L^p$ space relating size in norm to size in measure
Let $A$ be a bounded set in an infinite dimensional $L^p$ space. Fix an $\epsilon>0$. Is there a Borel measure $M$ such that
$$ M(B(x,\epsilon)) \geq C, \quad \forall x \in A$$
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The Minkowski $(N-1)$- dimensional upper constant of a closed curve?
Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^N$ be open bounded smooth boundary. Let $S\subset \Omega$ be a $N-1$ rectifiable set with $\mathcal H^{N-1}(S)<+\infty$. It is well know that if $S$ is not closed, then ...
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Continuously varying operators defined by a strange formula
Take $2n$-tuples of bounded positive operators $x_1,\dots x_n$ and $a_1,\dots a_n$ on a Hilbert space $H$ which have zero kernel and dense image and which satisfy the condition that (1)
$$
x_1^* x_1+\...
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Intersection of weighted Sobolev spaces
Consider the Sobolev spaces with $p=2$, defined for $s \in \mathbb{R}$ as
\begin{equation}
W^{s} = \left\{ u \in \mathcal{S}', \ (1 + \lvert \cdot \rvert^2)^{{s}/{2}} \widehat{u} \in L_2 \right\}.
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Multiplier of Banach algebras
Let $A$ be a Banach algebra and $M(A)$ be its multiplier Banach algebra. Is there any correspondence between closed two sided idaels of $A$ and closed two sided idaels of $M(A)$?
Can we see that ...
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Fixed-point iteration depending on a parameter
Let $f\colon X\times \mathbb{R}\to X, (x,\varepsilon)\mapsto y$, with $X$ open, be a continuous function in both arguments. Consider the following fixed-point iteration
\begin{align}
x_{k+1} = f(x_k,\...
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A question on weak formulation of the p-laplacian operator
Can it be said that $$\int_{\Omega}\Delta_p u |\phi|^{p-2}\phi dx=\int_{\Omega}\Delta_p \phi |u|^{p-2}u dx\qquad\forall \phi\in C_0^2(\overline{\Omega})$$ is the generalized weak formulation of $$\...
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Domain of dependence for Hyperbolic system of PDES
In Leveque's "Numerical Methods for Conservation Laws", Ch. 3.1.1., he says that given a system of Hyperbolic PDE's and a point $(\bar{t},\bar{x} )$, its domain of dependence $D(\bar{t},\bar{x} )$ is ...
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Restriction to Basis of Cadlag function
If $f \in L^2([0,T])$ then it can be written as
$$
f(t) \triangleq \sum_{i \in \mathbb{N}} c_i e_i(t),
$$
for some sequence $\{c_i\}$ of real numbers and a Schauder basis $\{e_i(t)\}$ of $L^2([0,T])$ ...
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$L^{\infty}$ norm of Integral-Differntial equation's solution
Let $\phi(t,z)\in C^{1,2}$ is a function taking values in $\mathbb{R}^D$
, $\rho_{i,j}$ and $\mu_i$ be vector-valued functions and consider the non-linear PDE
$$
\partial_t\Phi(t,z) - \phi(0,z) - \...
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duals of subspaces of DF-spaces
Let $X$ be a complete barrelled DF-space and $Y$ its closed subspace. As can be seen the dual $(Y',\beta(Y',Y))$ is metrizable. Does it follow it is also complete?
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Sum of quasi-m-accretive operators
Kato's existence theory (see link) gives conditions under which a PDE has a (unique) solution. The equation of evolution he considers is
$$ \frac{dv}{dt} + A(v)v = f(v),$$
where $A(y) \in L(Y,X)$ for $...
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Gauge Fixing Problem on Cylindrical
For Cylindrical $Y\times\mathbb R$, where $Y$ is a closed oriented 3-manifold.
If it is necessary, we could consider the $b_1(Y)=0$ case.
Fix a Line bundle $L\to Y\times \mathbb R$ and a Hermitian ...
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Regularity for a div-curl system
Let $Q = [0,1]^3$ be the unit cube in $ \mathbb{R}^3$, and let $U \subset Q$ be a simply-connected subdomain with smooth boundary. Suppose $g \: \colon Q \to \mathbb{R}^3$ is a non-negative smooth ...
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Construction of orthonormal basis of the Hilbert space $\mathcal{S}^p_{\mathcal{H}}$ of vectors of $p \in \mathbb{N}$ Hilbert Schmidt operators
Let $(e_j)$ be a orthonormal basis (ONB) of a separable Hilbert space $(\mathcal{H}, \langle\cdot, \cdot\rangle_{\mathcal{H}})$ and $(\mathcal{S_H}, \langle\cdot, \cdot\rangle_{\mathcal{S_H}})$ be the ...
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A topology on the product space of Euclidean space and smooth functions space
I'd like to know if there is a well-known topology on the space $S := \mathbb R \times C^\infty(\mathbb R)$, such that $(x_n, f_n) \to (x, f)$ in $S$ with respect the topology is equivalent to
$$(x_n,...
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existence of an initial-boundary value problem with nonhomogeneous boundary conditions
Let $n\geq 2$ be an integer and $\Omega\in R^n$ be a bounded domain with boundary $\partial\Omega$ . Consider the following IBVP:
$u_t=\Delta u$, for $x\in \Omega$, $t>0$;
$u(x, 0)=f(x), x\in\...
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compact injection
Put:
$D=\{u\in L^{2}(\mathbb{R}^{n})| x^{\alpha}D^{\beta}_{x}u\in L^{2}(\mathbb{R}^{n}), \forall \alpha,\beta \in \mathbb{N}^{m}:|\alpha|+|\beta|\leq 2 \}$
Why $D \hookrightarrow L^{2}(\mathbb{R}^{n}...
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Isothermal coordinates
Is there an application or interest in studying the isothermal surfaces where the metric is $ds^2=E∗(du^2+dv^2)$ and where $E>0$ is an harmonic function?
I know that this metric is a special kind ...
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Hadamard product (Schur product) in $L^2[0,1]$
Let's consider the separable Hilbert space $\mathcal{H} = L^2[0,1]$ of square-integrable functions on the interval $[0,1]$ with orthonormal basis $(e_j)$. For $x,y \in \mathcal{H}$, the Hadamard ...
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Is $\Delta u+f\in (H^1(\Omega))^*$ with $u\in H^1_0(\Omega)$ and $f\in L^2(\Omega)$?
Let $\Omega$ be an open bounded subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$ with $\partial \Omega$ being $C^2$. Suppose $u\in H^1_0(\Omega)$, $f\in L^2(\Omega)$ and $\nu>0$. It is said in the Navier-Stokes Equations ...
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Inverse trace theorem for partial trace
A general result is that for a lipschitz bounded domain $\Omega$ in $R^n$, for $u^*\in W^{1-\frac{1}{p},p}(\partial\Omega)$, $1<p<\infty$, there exists $u\in W^{1,p}(\Omega)$ such that $u|_{\...
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approximating smooth functions by non-smooth ones, in the distribution topology
The classical Stone-Weierstrass theorem gives a necessary and sufficient condition for a class of continuous functions on a compact to approximate a larger class of continuous functions in $C^0$ ...
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Johnson's Theorem - Proof (Runde) Clarification
I am reading Runde's Lectures on Amenability. In the proof of Johnson's theorem where he proves "$L^{1}(G)$ is amenable Banach algebra implies $G$ is amenable" : he defines a $L^1(G)$ bimodule action ...
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Convolution Integral involving an unknown function
I've got the following problem I'm working on which is related to some of my research.
I am trying to solve the following equation for the function $f$.
$$t^{-\alpha} \exp{ \left(- \beta x^2 t^{-2 \...
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Harmonic/Subharmonic lifting of functions on an annulus
Suppose $\Omega_1, \Omega_2 \subset R^2$ are bounded open regions with $\Omega_1 \Subset \Omega_2$. Let $f_1\in C(\partial \Omega_1)$ and $f_2\in C(\partial \Omega_2)$. Is there a function $h\in H^1(\...
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Matrix inequality between a traceless matrix and identity
Given a traceless matrix $C\in M_n(\mathbb{F})$, i.e., tr$(C)=0$, what is the relationship between tr$|\mathbb{I}+C|$ and tr$|C|$? The two matrices are of dimension $n$.
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Some problems about symmetric convolution semigroup on the unit circle
These are problems from Example 1.4.2 of Fukushima's book "Dirichlet forms and symmetric Markov processes".
Let $\Lambda$ be the set of all real sequences $\left\{\lambda_n\right\}_{n\in\mathbf{Z}}$ ...
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Approx the jump point of a $BV$ function from both hand side
Let $I=(-1,1)$ be an interval in one dimension. Let $u\in BV(I)$ be defined as
$$
u(x)=
\begin{cases}
0,&\text{ if }x\in(-1,0)\\
1,&\text{ if }x\in(0,1)
\end{cases}
$$
Clearly, we have $u\in ...
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For a solution of an elliptic equation, if it is 0 on an open subset, then is it 0 identically?
Let $X$ be a compact smooth manifold, $E, F$ be smooth complex vector bundles over $X$, $L$ an elliptic operator between smooth sections of $E$ and of $F$. Suppose $s$ is a section of $E$ such that $...
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Comparison of Parameter estimation using maximum likelihood and Maximum entropy
I am not sure if the question is appropriate but I want to try my luck. One can estimate a parameter using maximum likelihood and we know it is optimal. On the other hand there are methods which uses ...
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A priori estimate for diffraction problem for linear elliptic PDEs
I am looking for a reference to show how to obtain a priori estimate of the solution $u\in H^1$ and $u\in C^{2,\alpha}$ to the diffraction problem of linear elliptic equation.
I looked at ...
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Derivatives of Mollified functions
I'm reading Controlled Diffusion Process by N.V. Krylov. On page 87-88, in the proof of theorem II.6.1, it says the following:
Let $\sigma(t,x)$ be a matrix of dimension $d\times d$, and let $b(t,x)$ ...
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On the operators from $l_{p}$ into Tsirelson's space $T$
Let $1<p<2$. My question is: Is any operator from $l_{p}$ into Tsirelson's space $T$ compact?
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Left introversion operators associated to function spaces on semigroups
I am stuck on the following question for quite sometime now. Please help, any comment is welcome.
Let $S$ be a topological semigroup and $\mathcal{F}$ be a translation invariant, conjugate closed ...
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The monotone operator in $BV$ space
I am considering the following minimizing problem:
$$
\min_{u\in BV(\Omega)}\{\frac12\|u-u_0\|_{L^2}^2 + |u|_{TV(\Omega)}\}
$$
where $u_0\in BV(\Omega)$, $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^2$ is open bounded, ...
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How Minimal solution is obtained as limit of approximations
I have encountered a problem in the proof of a Lemma in an article. The image of Lemma and it's proof is this:
I can understand the proof, but I don't know why this solution which is obtained as a ...
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A heat equation approach to the perturbation of vector field with center
Edit: According to the comment of Willie Wong I realize that the previous version was trivial. I thank him for his comment. Now I revise it.
We consider the heat equation $$U_{t}=\Delta U\\U(x,y,0)=...
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Harmonic function with Dirichlet boundary condition
Consider the domain $D = \{(x_1, x_2,.., x_n) \in \mathbb{R}^n : 0 \leq x_i \leq 1\}$. Let $D$ be divided into two parts $D_1$ and $D_2$ by the hyperplane $H = \{x_1 = \frac{1}{2}\}$. My question is: ...
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Composition of upper semi-continuous real valued function with upper semi-continuous matrix valued function
Say that a matrix valued function $A: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{n \times n}$ is upper semi-continuous at $x_0$ if
$$ \limsup_{x \rightarrow x_0} A(x) \preceq A(x_0), $$
where $\preceq$ ...
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When do block sequences yield disjoint subspaces?
Let $X$ be a Banach space having a (unconditional, normalized) Schauder basis $(e_n)_n$. Suppose that $Y$ and $Z$ are (closed) block subspaces of $X$ having normalized block bases (with respect to $(...
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The union of weighted compact supported continuous function
Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^N$ be open. Given a weight function $v\geq 1$ such that $v\in L^1_{\text{loc}}(\Omega)$ and $l.s.c$. Also supposethere exists a Lipschitz continuous sequence $v_n$ such ...
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Under which conditions is the union of conic hulls of sets in a cartesian product equal to $\mathbb{R}^N$?
Question: Under which conditions on $A, B\in\mathbb{R}^{N\times N}$ is the function $f: \mathbb{R}^N\mapsto \mathbb{R}^N$,
$$f(v) = A[v]_+ + B[-v]_+$$
surjective? Here $[.]_+$ is an elementwise ...
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One parameter family differentiable dependence for linear parabolic pde's
Consider for example, the Black Schole's equation
$$
\partial_tu+0.5\sigma^2s^2\partial_{ss}u+rs\partial_su-ru=0
$$
on $[0,T]\times[0,\infty)$ subject to boundary conditions $u(s,T)=f(s)$.
The ...
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Is this has anything to do with Riesz representation?
The Riesz representation is very useful in study BV space. There is a lot of version of it and one of the good one can be found in this book, page 49.
Here I come up with a question which has similar ...
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Differentiation of $(u(t),v(t))_{L^2(\Omega)}$ when $u, v \in H^1(I\times \Omega)$
Let $I=(0,\infty)$. Consider $u, v \in L^2(I;H^1(\Omega))$ with $u_t, v_t \in L^2(I;L^2(\Omega))$ where $\Omega$ is a bounded doamin.
Is it true that
$$\frac{d}{dt}(u(t),v(t))_{L^2(\Omega)} = (u'(t), ...
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Unitarizability of group representations
Let $G$ be a Lie (or more general) group. Consider its continuous representation in a Banach space by isometries, i.e. preserving the Banach norm. Under what conditions this representation is ...
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What does the Plancherel theorem say about positive-definite distributions?
I'm trying to understand the answer to this MO question: Bochner's theorem for measures of positive type, which suggests a relationship between Bochner's theorem and the Plancherel theorem.
The ...
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