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reference request: conditions for pointwise and operator-norm convergence of kernel projections
At a very high level, I’m interested in the following question. Suppose $X$ is a (separable) Hilbert space, and $T_n : X \rightarrow X$ is a sequence of finite rank self-adjoint maps that converges (...
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Quasi-invariance of $\Phi_3^4$ under translation by nonsmooth shifts
In https://hairer.org/Phi4.pdf Hairer shows that the $\Phi_3^4$ measure is mutually singular with respect to any nonzero smooth shift. Is it also mutually singular with respect to any nonzero ...
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Is every operator range a Baire space in the relative topology?
Let $X$ be a Banach space and let $U\subseteq X$ be a (not necessarily closed) linear subspace. One says that $U$ is an operator range if there is another Banach space $E$, and a bounded linear map $...
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Topology on $O_M$, the space of slowly increasing smooth functions?
A smooth function on $\mathbb{R}^n$ is called slowly increasing if each of its derivatives is polynomially bounded. It seems that the collection of such functions is denoted as $O_M$.
Obviously, $O_M$ ...
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Choice of the eigenbasis for the Dirac operator on $S^d$
This question is a simplified version of my previous one. I think that adding a gauge potential complicates the problem too much.
Let us consider the Dirac operator $D$ on the $d$-sphere $S^d$ with ...
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Analytic functions and Hyperfunction as TVS
I have several related questions on Analytic functions and Hyperfunction as topological vector spaces (I am mainly interested in questions 4,6,10):
For an open set $U\subset \mathbb C^n$ we can ...
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Moore-Penrose partial isometries and hermitian elements
Let $A$ be a unital Banach algebra. An element $a \in A$ is hermitian if $\|\mathrm{exp}(ita)\|=1$ for every $t \in \mathbb{R}$. An element $a \in A$ is Moore-Penrose invertible if there exists $b \in ...
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Is Nelson-Symanzik positivity compatible with fermionic statistics?
Let $\{ S_n \}_{n =0}^\infty$ be a sequence of tempered distributions where $S_n \in \mathcal{S}'(\mathbb{R}^{nd})$ where $d \in \{2,3,4\}$ is fixed. Moreover, we put three additional conditions:
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Commutative Banach $\mathbb{R}$-algebras without complex structure, but with path-connected group of units
For a finite-dimensional commutative (associative, unital) $\mathbb{R}$-algebra $A$, the condition $\pi_0(A^\times) = 1$ (i.e. the group of units of $A$ being path-connected) is equivalent to $A$ ...
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An analog of Anderson's result in C* algebra setting [closed]
Let $\mathcal{A}$ be a unital $C^{*}$-algebra and $S(\mathcal{A})$ denote the states space of $\mathcal{A}$.
For $a\in \mathcal{A}$ , define $W(a) =\{\phi(a):\phi\in S(\mathcal{A})\}$
It's known that $...
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Self-adjoint operators and index of quadratic form associated to it
Let $B$ a bounded self-adjoint operator on a real Hilbert space $H$ with an associated inner product $(\cdot,\cdot).$ Take $V=\operatorname{span}\{f_1, f_2, \ldots, f_n\}$ a finite dimensional ...
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Can Buckmaster-Vicol paradoxical solutions to Navier Stokes show macroscopic motion?
Villani, in his paper "Paradoxe de Scheffer-Shnirelman ..." (MR2648676, Zbl 1404.35338), describes the paradoxical solutions to the Euler equation by Scheffer and Shnirelman, in the form ...
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On the closed convex hull of a weakly compact set
Let $H$ be an infinite-dimensional real Hilbert space and let $B$ be the closed unit ball of $H$. Let $K\subset B$ be a weakly compact set whose closed convex hull agrees with $B$. Question: does $K$ ...
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Showing an operator is (or not) closed on $L^2(\mathbb{R})$
I am linearizing nonlinear waves and get operators of the form below. Everything is considered in $L^2(\mathbb{R})$.
Consider the operator $L_1=\frac{d}{dx}$. The domain is $H^1(\mathbb{R})$ and it is ...
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What we know about the function in Fefferman's Theorem
In Fefferman's many papers on Whitney's theorem he, amongst other things, constructs the existence of a smooth function $F$ which extends a function $f$ on a (say) finite set $E\subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$ ...
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Taking trace of a tensor product of matrix-valued smooth functions on the thin diagonal
Let $V$ be a finite dimensional real / complex vector space and consider the space $L(V,V)$ of linear operators on $V$.
Fix $n \in \mathbb{N}$ and let $\mathcal{M}$ be the real / complex vector space ...
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Integral formula of quantum dilogarithm
In the paper"Level N Teichmüller TQFT and Complex Chern-Simons Theory" arXiv:1612.06986, the authors study the quantum dilogarithm function:
\begin{equation}
\mathrm{D}_{\rm b}(x,n)=\prod_{...
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Reference Request for global Hölder continuity of solutions to elliptic PDEs
This is question that was also posted on MathStackExchange Link, where it was suggested I post this question on MathOverflow. Please note that the answer given in Link does not help as I do not have ...
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Questions on the compactness of $L_1([0,1]^2)$'s unit sphere
Let $U$ denote the set of functions $f\in L_1([0,1]^2)$ such that $\int f=1$ and $f(x,y)\geq 0: a.e. (x,y)\in [0,1]^2$. Recently in my study I need to study the compactness of $U$. By Riesz's theorem ...
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Reference for PDEs from system of SDEs
I'm working with a system of SDEs
\begin{align*}
dX_t &= b(X_t, t) + \sigma dB_t\\
dY_t &= c(X_t, Y_t, t) + \sigma dB_t.
\end{align*}
Here, the Brownian motion is the same.
I know that ...
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If $f \in L^p(\Omega)$, then $f \in L^q(\Omega)$ for some $q < p + \epsilon$?
Loosely speaking, I would like to know whether membership in some Lebesgue space $L^p$ is stable under small perturbations of the exponent $p$.
Let $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb R^n$ be a bounded domain ...
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Laplacian is surjective from $\mathcal{C}^{\infty}(B)$ to $\mathcal{C}^{\infty}(B)$
Let $B$ denote the open unit ball in $\mathbb{R}^n$. Let $\mathcal{C}^{\infty}(B)$ represent the space of smooth functions on $B$.
Is the Laplacian operator $\Delta$ surjective as a map from $\mathcal{...
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Is finding the CDF from the Laplace transform well-posed?
In my study of Dynamic Light Scattering, I came across the following inverse problem. Let $F(s):[0,T]\rightarrow[0,T]$ be the Laplace transform of a probability distribution $f(t)$ on the real line ...
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Positive definite kernels on compact interval $[0,1]$
From How to prove that a kernel is positive definite? I learned that a function $f:[0,\infty)\to\mathbb{R}$ induces a positive definite kernel $K:\mathbb{R}^2\to\mathbb{R}$, $K(x,y)=f((x-y)^2)$ if $f$ ...
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Does $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{(-1)^n e^{\sin{n}}}{\sqrt{n}}$ converge?
I am trying to study the converge of the series
$$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{(-1)^n e^{\sin{n}}}{\sqrt{n}}$$
But $e^{\sin{n}}$ is not monotone, and the Abel's test rule fails here. Can someone help me? ...
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Conditional Expectation in Diffusion Process
Consider a $d$-dimensional diffusion process $\mathbf{X}=(\mathbf{X}_t)_{t\in [0,T]}=([X^1_t,...,X^d_t])_{t\in [0,T]}$ that is the unique strong solution of the following SDE:
$$\left\{\begin{matrix}
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Generalizing the property of linear independent set in infinite dimensional TVS
Given a infinite dimensional Hilbert space $H$, and a countable set of vectors $\{v_{i}\}_{i=1}^{\infty}$. I want to study the following property of $\{v_{i}\}_{i=1}^{\infty}$:
There exists sequences $...
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Smoothing property of the heat kernel on the one-dimensional torus
Let $G=G(x,t)$ be the heat kernel on the one-dimensional torus $\mathbb{T}^1,$ with $x \in \mathbb{T}^1$ and $t \in (0,T].$ $G$ is given by \begin{equation}
G(x,t) = (4 \pi t)^{-1/2} \sum_{k \in \...
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Co-locating slowly increasing smooth functions in two different ways
This question is subsequent from my previous one.
I will write everything in detail for the sake of completeness.
Let $g_1$ and $g_2$ be smooth functions on $\mathbb{R}$, whose derivatives of all ...
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Uniform bound on the first moment for a perturbed advection-diffusion equation
I am studying the solution $u = u(t,x)$ to the following problem on the positive half-line:
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u_t = u_{xx} + u_x - \frac{1}{1+t}(xu)_x, & \quad t > 0, \, x > 0, \\[2mm]
-u_x = ...
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Is there a name for this nice property of the usual weak incompressible Navier-Stokes equation?
Navier-Stokes is a non-linear PDE, and there is no standard, general theory of weak solutions for nonlinear PDEs. But the literature on weak solutions to the incompressible Navier-Stokes constantly ...
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Direct characterization of finite-dimensional $1$-injective Banach spaces
It follows from Kelley's Theorem that the only finite-dimensional $1$-injective Banach spaces are $\ell^\infty_n$, $n\in\mathbb N$. Is there a simple direct proof of this fact, without having to talk ...
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Minimal assumptions for existence of solutions of First order PDE
I'm looking for a reference about existence of linear homogeneous first order PDE, in particular about the minimal assumption on the data. In literature I found that one require $C^1$-regularity on ...
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Nuclear vs Banach spaces: compactness properties
A question about the meaning from following excerpt from german wikipedia adressing interesting crucial feature of nuclear spaces opposing them from Banach spaces (transl.):
While normed spaces, ...
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Schwartz kernel of spectral projection of Laplacian and integrated density of states
I'm reposting here a question I asked on MSE which did not receive an answer.
I am considering the Dirichlet Laplacian $\Delta$ on some smooth domain $U$. For now assume that $U$ is bounded, and later ...
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Limit sequence of regular function in $L_1$‘s unit sphere
Let $U$ denote the set of functions $f\in L_1([0,1]^2)$ such that $\int f=1$. For any $f\in U$, we say it is regular if $\int_{x_0\times [0,1]}f=\int_{[0,1]\times y_0}f=1$ for a.e. every $x_0, y_0\in [...
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Spectrum of sum of positive and negative operators
Let $(\mathscr{H}, \langle \cdot, \cdot \rangle)$ be a separable complex Hilbert space, and let $\mathscr{D}$ be a dense subset of $\mathscr{H}$. Let $P: \mathscr{D} \to \mathscr{H}$ and $N: \mathscr{...
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Family of separable Hilbert spaces over locally compact form a continuous field of Hilbert space?
Let $\{H_{x}\}_{x\in G^{0}}$ be a family of separable Hilbert spaces and $G^{0}$ be a locally compact second countable topological space. Let $\mathbb{B}_{x}$ be the orthonormal basis of $H_{x}$.
If ...
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Tensor product of a slowly increasing smooth function and a tempered distribution converging to a co-located product
Let $T$ be a tempered distribution on $\mathbb{R}$ and $g$ be a smooth function on $\mathbb{R}$ whose derivatives of all orders are all polynomially bounded (a.k.a. slowly increasing).
For any pair of ...
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What is the correct $L^\infty$ limit of this strange variational problem, and what does it encode?
1. On the $L^\infty$ calculus of variations:
The field known as the $L^\infty$ calculus of variations is a relatively new field that concerns itself with minimising functionals involving the supremum ...
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What is the maximal advantage of randomized over deterministic algorithms for approximation in the worst-case?
Let $X\subset Y$ be Banach spaces and $B_X:=\{x\in X: \|x\|_X\le1\}$ be the unit ball of $X$.
The goal is to find an approximation of every element from $B_X$ with error measured in $Y$ by using at ...
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What is a natural interpretation of the commutator of the conditional expectation operator?
Notation: We denote by $\mathbb E_{\mathcal F} X$ the conditional expectation of the random variable $X$ with respect to the $\sigma$-algebra $\mathcal F$.
Given two $\sigma$-algebras $\mathcal G, \...
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Double-periodic functions with (possible) poles
Consider the set of double-periodic function $f:\mathbb C/(\mathbb Z+i \mathbb Z) \setminus \{z_0\} \to \mathbb C$, where $z_0$ is a fixed point inside $\mathbb C/(\mathbb Z+i \mathbb Z),$ that have a ...
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Space of distributions on $[0,1]^2$: weakly compact or not?
Let $X_1,X_2$ be distributions on $[0,1]$ and let $X=(X_1,X_2)$ be the joint distribution of $X_1,X_2$. Let $\mathcal{X}$ be the set of all such joint distribution $X$.
Question 1: Does $\mathcal{X}$ ...
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Weakly compact sets forced to contain $0$
Let $E$ be an infinite-dimensional real normed space and let $K\subset E$ be a weakly compact set such that, for each $\varphi\in E^*\setminus \{0\}$, there exists a unique $\tilde x\in K$ such that
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dimensionality reduction of Markov chains
Suppose that $M$ is a time-homogeneous (and, for simplicity, stationary) Markov chain on $d$ states, which induces the probability measure $P$ on paths of length $n$. I seek a Markov chain $M'$ on $d'&...
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Existence of optimal entropic weights for empirical modeling
Let $\mathcal{X} = [0,1]^n$ be the input space and $\mathcal{Y} = \{1, ..., n_c\}$ be a discrete output space. Let $D = \{(x_i, y_i)\}_{i=1}^N \subset \mathcal{X} \times \mathcal{Y}$ be a training ...
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Hartman uniform distribution of means
Background: for a discrete abelian group $G$, a character of $G$ is a homomorphism $\chi:G\to \mathbf S^1$, $\mathbf S^1$ being the circle group $\{z\in \mathbb C:|z|=1\}$ with ordinary multiplication....
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Does $C^{k,s-k}$ function with lipschitz lower order derivatives give a certain bound on the Taylor remainder?
Let $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}$ be open (not necessarily an interval). Let $ s > 0$ and $k \in \mathbb{N}_0$ be such that $s \in (k, k+1]$. Suppose that
$f \colon \Omega \to \mathbb{R}$ is an ...
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Analytic continuation of $\int_V (f(x_1,\cdots,x_n))^s dx_i$
Let $V$ be an $n$-dimensional simplex, let $f(\boldsymbol{x}) = f(x_1,\cdots,x_n)\in \mathbb{C}[x_1,\cdots,x_n]$ be a product of linear polynomials that is non-zero in interior of $V$. Also let $E(\...
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