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Algebraically simple Banach algebras
There are plenty of semi-simple Banach algebras - this broad class includes C*-algebras and algebras of bounded operators on a given Banach space. On the other hand, it seems unlikely to me that there ...
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Laplace Transform: Are there theorems similar to the Bernstein Theorem?
Bernstein's Theorem states, that if a function is completely monotonic, then it is the Laplace transform of an $L^1$-function. (E.g. Widder, "The Laplace Transform", Chapter IV, Theorem 19b)
Are ...
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A boundary-preserving map on the unit disk
We are given a (closed) ball $D^n$ and a (continuous) map $f: D^n \to D^n$, that is identity on the boundary of $D^n$.
Let $C$ be a subset of $D^n$, and let $f^{-1}(C)$ be the inverse image of $C$ ...
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Galois cover via C star algebras
Hello to all, here's my question, I hope it's not too trivial. I haven't found reference for it so far.
We know that abelian C star algebras are the same as locally compact spaces.
Now what is the ...
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Invariant linear manifolds for multiplication by the independent variable in L^2 (R)
In general I am trying to determine when the self-adjoint operator $M$ of multiplication by the independent variable in $L^2 (\mathbb{R})$ has a symmetric restriction to a dense linear manifold (non-...
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Completing The Space Sections in a Vectorbundle
Hi there.
Assume $(M,g)$ is a Riemanian manifold and $E\to M$ is a
vector bundle with a bundle metric $\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle$. We then have the pre-Hilbert space $H_0:=\Gamma_c^\infty(E)$ of ...
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Is there a standard notation for a "shift space" in functional analysis?
I'm writing up some notes on the nLab about things like embedding spaces and infinite spheres and similar things (can't link to them yet as I haven't put them up yet). One aspect that crops up time ...
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When do tensor products of C*-algebras commute with colimits?
Let $I$ be a filtered poset, which you should think of as being huge. Let $A_i$ be an $I$-diagram of $C^{\star}$-algebras and let $A$ be the colimit of this diagram; if necessary, we can also assume ...
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Continuous choice of Hahn-Banach extensions
QUESTION RETRACTED - My original argument was fundamentally mistaken (mixing up lower and upper semi-continuity). Sorry (and thanks for the useful comments)
I need, and (unless I am seriously ...
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Projection exists ⇒ Uniformly convex?
I know that: Let X be a uniformly convex Banach space, $a\in X$ and $C\subset X$ closed and convex, then there is a unique $b\in C$ with $\left\Vert a-b\right\Vert=\inf_{x\in C}\left\Vert a-x \right\...
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Quantum sheaves
Are the following definitions known?
Consider H a Hilbert space. A "quantum topology" on H is a set Sigma of closed subspaces satisfying the following conditions:
(a) {0} and H lie in Sigma
(...
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Conformal transformations and harmonic analysis on the sphere
Consider the $n$-dimensional sphere $S^n$. I'm especially interested in the $n=4$ case. The Hilbert space $L^2(S^n)$ can be decomposed into a direct sum of eigenspaces of the Laplacian, which are ...
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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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Oscillatory integral decay & sublevel set growth
I am trying to understand how estimates on sublevel integrals imply estimates on oscillatory integrals. Specifically in this article by M. Greenblatt it says on page 7:
By well-known methods ...
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homogenuity of $\ell^p$
I want to know the following:
If $x_1, x_2, \cdots, x_n, y_1,y_2, \cdots, y_n \in \ell_p$ satisfies
$\|x_i-x_j\|_p=\|y_i-y_j\|_p$ for any $i,j$, then does there exist
isometry $F$ of $\ell_p$ which ...
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variational problem under convexity constraints
I wonder if there is any method to compute variational problems subject to certain shape constraints (e.g., convexity, monotonicity, etc.). The literature I found on this topic (which I am no expert ...
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Complement of a subspace which is a cartesian product
Let $H$ be a Hilbert space and $U$ a closed subspace of $H\times H$ .
Does then exist closed subspaces $V$ and $W$ of $H$ such that $H\times H =
U \oplus (V\times W)$ ?
See also Perturbations of an ...
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Hom of Nuclear spaces
Let V be a Nuclear space (not necessary Frechet, but complete). Let V^* be the dual space considered with the weak topology (i.e. pointwise convergence). Is it true that $V^*$ is also nuclear?
Is it ...
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Orthogonal polynomials/functions on the interval [0,1] but with same weight as Gegenbauer polynomials
I am looking for an othogonal basis of functions over the interval $[0,1]$ with weight function $(1-x^2)^{\alpha-1/2}$. Gegenbauer polynomials are frustratingly close to what I need, but they are ...
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Modulus of Continuity
I originally posted this question on math.stackexchange (https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/83182/modulus-of-continuity-take-2), but it's been a few days and I haven't received any correct ...
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Uniqueness of power series
Is there two sequences of real numbers $a_i$ and $b_i\neq 8$, not depending on $x$, such that $x^8=\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}a_kx^{b_k}$ for all $x$?
If $\displaystyle\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}a_kx^{b_k}=\sum_{k=1}...
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Jordan form of compact operator [closed]
Let $X$ be Banach space over a field $\mathbb{C}$.
Consider the Banach space $L_c$ of compact operators in $X$. Let $A^0\in L_c$ be fixed and
$\lambda^0\neq 0$ his eigenvalue with algebraic ...
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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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Sum of a Gaussian and an independent second moment constrained random variable
I am studying the (asymptotic) behavior of the p.d.f of the random variable $Y = X + Z$, where $X$ is an r.v. with any distribution function $F(x)$ such that $\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} x^2 \mathrm{d}F(x)...
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Maximal length vector under constraints
Consider a criculant symmetric $M$ an $n \times n$ matrix with $0$ and $1$ entries and $r$ entries of $1$ in each row with the diagonal values taken as $1$. I am looking for a $0-1$ vector $v$ with ...
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Yang Mills gradient/heat flow on 4-torus
The classic Donaldson-Kronheimer book (Geometry of 4-manifolds) uses the Yang Mills gradient flow (sometimes called heat flow) on $M$ all over the place,
$\frac{d A}{dt} = -\frac{\delta YM(A)}{\delta ...
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Functional Minimization: When is this heuristic rigorous?
I'm trying to solve a functional minimization problem of the following form:
$$\arg\min_{f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow [0,1]} h(f)$$
where $h$ is some expression in terms of several integrals over $f$.
I ...
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fourier transform of cumulative function
Hi
I've encountered a test that uses the cumulative value of a finite time series to deterime the data set's stationarity.
I would like to know the characteristics of this test in frequency space,...
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Compact embeddings of Sobolev spaces: a counterexample showing the Rellich-Kondrachov theorem is sharp
Let $U$ be an open bounded subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$ with $C^{1}$ boundary. Let $1 \leq p < n$ and $p^{\ast} = pn/(n-p)$. Then the Sobolev space $W^{1,p}(U)$ is contained $L^{p^{\ast}}(U)$ and ...
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Is the space of Hankel operators complemented in B(H)?
Let $H$ be $\ell^2({\mathbb N})$ and let $S:H\to H$ be the unilateral forward shift, so that $S^*S=I\neq SS^*$. Then a bounded operator $T:H\to H$ is Hankel if and only if it satisfies $TS=S^*T$.
Let ...
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mean value theorem for operators
This might be a trivial question but I am not very familiar with the subject matter. I was wondering if some sort of mean value theorem works for operators on function spaces. Say $F: \mathcal{S_1} \...
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looking for a book on banach manifolds
Hi,
I am looking for a book on Banach manifolds. Can somebody recommend me something.
Thanks in advance.
leo
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What is an isomorphism of Banach spaces?
The nLab page on Banach spaces (http://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/Banach%20space) was recently criticised as being, in effect, too heavily biased to category theory (not of the Baire kind) and not enough ...
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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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How to use DFT to solve this minimization problem?
This is a problem when I'm reading a paper.
Equation:
$min\{\sum_p(S_p-I_p)^2+\beta((\partial_xS_p-h_p)^2+(\partial_yS_p-v_p)^2) \} $
where $S,I,h,v$ are all $M*N$ matrices and p stands for every ...
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Topological weak mixing and $\omega$-linearly-independent sequences generated by composition operators
A research problem on which I am currently working requires a construction in topological dynamics of the following type:
Let $T \colon X \to X$ be a continuous transformation of a compact metric ...
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Parametrizing derivations from the algebra of smooth functions on a manifold to its dual
$\newcommand{\Der}{\operatorname{Der}}$
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(Disclaimer: I fear this question may be a bit too basic for MO, but in my defence I have essentially zero differential ...
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Entire calculus and clmc algebras
If $\mathcal{A}$ is a complete locally convex (Hausdorff) associative unital algebra (over $\mathbb{C}$) one is interested in defining "transcendental" functions of a given algebra element $a \in \...
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Is the Hausdorff metric on sub-$\sigma$-fields separable?
Let $(X,\mu,\mathcal{F})$ be a probability space. The paper Equiconvergence of Martingales by Edward Boylan introduced a pseudometric on sub-$\sigma$-fields (sub-$\sigma$-algebras) of $\mathcal{F}$ ...
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Geometry of the Hilbert sphere
Let $X$ be the unit sphere in $\ell^2$, i.e. $X=\{x\in\ell^2: \|x\|=1\}$. Let the metric on $X$ be the geodesic metric, i.e. $d(x,y)=\cos^{-1}\langle x,y\rangle$. Call a set a ball-intersection if ...
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Can $L^p(\mathbb{R})$ and $ L^q(\mathbb{R})$ be isomorphic?
Let $p,q \in (1,\infty)$ with $p\neq q$. Are the Banach spaces $L^p(\mathbb{R})$, $L^q(\mathbb{R})$ isomorphic?
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A question about density character of Banach spaces. [closed]
Let $\langle M_i:i<\theta\rangle$ be an increasing chain of Banach spaces, where each $M_i$ has density character $\mu$ (i.e.,the mininum cardinality of a dense subset of $M_i$ is $\mu$). Let $B_i\...
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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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Complemented subspaces isomorphic to $c_0$ in $\mathcal{B}(E)$ [closed]
It is well known that neither
1) $c_0$ is isomorphic to a complemented subspace of $\mathcal{B}(H)$
nor
2) $c_0$ is a quotient of $\mathcal{B}(H)$
for a Hilbert space $H$. Can we replace $H$ above ...
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Will the eigenvalue of the dirac operater tend to negative infinity?
Question: If M is a spin manifold. Condider the dirac operator on a spinor bundle. Can the eigenvalue of this operater tend to negative infinity? If it can, can we choose a riemann matrix such that ...
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positive hermitian elements in $M_n(\mathbb{C})$
Elements of the set $P$ of positive hermitian $n×n$ matrices over complex numbers
have some special properties:
(i) they are closed under sum,
(ii) they are closed under multiplication by positive ...
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linear bijective operator
Let $X$, $Y$ be Banach spaces, and $T\colon X\to Y$ be linear and bijective ($D(T)=X, R(T)=Y)$. Can one infer directly that $T$ is continuous? If not, is there a counterexample?
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$L^2$ boundeness of a sequence
Let $f_n \in C^2(\bar{\Omega})$ be a sequence satisfying
$\Delta f_n - f_n^3 \to 0 \ \ {\rm in} \ \ L^2(\Omega)$
where $\Omega \subset {\mathbb R}^2$ is bounded and open with a smooth boundary. Is ...
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Weak star separable and separable quotient problem
My first question is the following:
Q1: Let $X$ be a Banach space. If its dual $X^\ast$ is weak* separable, does $X$ admit an infinite-dimensional and separable quotient $X/M$?
To the best of my ...
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Reversed disc algebra?
Take $U=\mathbb{D}_2\setminus \overline{\mathbb{D}_1}$ ($\mathbb{D}_r$ is the open disc centered at 0 with radius $r$) and consider the space $A(U)$ of all functions on $\overline{U}$ which are ...
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