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Rate of convergence of mollified distributions in Besov spaces with negative regularity
Given a standard mollifier $\rho_\delta$ and a distribution $ u \in B^\alpha_{ p, p}$ with $\alpha<0$, $p \in [1, \infty]$ and $B^\alpha_{p,p}$ is a not-homogeneous Besov space, I'm trying to prove ...
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Dimension of spectral projection subspaces under local convergence
I'm interested in estimates on dimension of spectral projection subspaces of some limit operator. I recently asked a related question in the thread Dimension of spectral projection subspaces under ...
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On a Duality between Riemann-weil explicit formula and Abel- Plana summation of trigonometric prime counting function:
Consider the analytic function $g(x)$
Now define
$f(x)=g(x)\frac{\sin^2\left(\frac{π\Gamma(x)}{2x}\right)}{\cos^2\left(\frac{π}{2x}\right)}$
Such that
$|f(x+it)|=o(e^{2πt})$
uniformly for every $x$...
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Maximal element w.r.t. abolute continuity of measures
Suppose that $\mu$ is a $\sigma$-finite measure on $\mathcal{X}\equiv\bigotimes_{i=1}^n\mathcal{X}_i$. Let $\Pi$ denote the set of all $\sigma$-finite product measures on $\mathcal{X}$. Define
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Completeness of the sequence $\left \{ \frac{1}{x+1},\frac{1}{x+2},\frac{1}{x+3}, \dots \right \}$ in $L^2[0,1]$
In the book R. M. Young: An introduction to non-harmonic Fourier series, I came across the following problem (page 18):
Problem. Show that the sequence $\left \{ \frac{1}{x+1},\frac{1}{x+2},\frac{1}{x+...
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Uniform approximation over compacts using weighted function spaces
I'm interested in approximations over the so-called weighted function spaces.
Let $(X,\tau_X)$ be some completely regular Hausdorff topological space. Additionally, consider some map $\psi: X \to (0,\...
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How to diagonalize this tridiagonal difference operator with unbounded coefficients?
Problem: I have a self-adjoint operator in $\ell^2(\mathbb{Z})$ which acts as
$$T g(x)=q^{-2 x -3/2} g(x+1)+(1+q) q^{-2 x-1} g(x)+q^{-2 x +1/2} g(x-1),$$
and I am looking to diagonalize it. The ...
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Automorphism-invariant positive linear functionals on $C*$-algebras
Let $A$ be a $C^*$-algebra. Does there exist a non-trivial positive linear functional $\nu\in A^*$ which is $\mathrm{Aut}(A)$-invariant? That is, $\nu\circ\alpha=\nu$ for all $\alpha\in\mathrm{Aut}(A)$...
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Is Brascamp-Lieb inequality on the sphere applicable for these functions for some $1\leq p<2$
My question is on Brascamp-Lieb-inequality on the Euclidean sphere (which can be viewed as an analogue of Young's inequality on the sphere) obtained in [1].
(See also this question:
Brascamp-Lieb ...
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Uniqueness of the uniform distribution on hypersphere
I'm looking for a uniqueness-type result for the following problem, which is related to the uniform distribution in the hypersphere $\mathbb{S}^{p-1}$. Suppose $f$ is a sufficiently smooth function on ...
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Weighted Lebesgue space with exponential weights: smoothing effect and properties
I am researching whether there are weighted Lebesgue spaces of the type
$$ \left\{ f\omega(x)\in L^p(\mathbb{R}^n):\|f\|_{L^p_\omega}=\int_{\mathbb{R}^n}|f|^p\omega^p(x)\,dx< \infty,\right\} $$
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Schauder Frames in nuclear vector spaces
In recent years, the definition of frame has been extended to locally convex topological vector spaces (lcs) (1). In particular, let $X$ be a lcs and $X'$ its dual. A sequence $\big((x_n,y_n)\big)_{n\...
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Does there exists an example of a Banach space that is compactly LUR; but not LUR
We know that a Banach space $X$ is locally uniformly rotund(LUR) if for $x, x_n \in S_X$ with $\Vert x+x_n \Vert \to 2$, we have $x_n \to x$. In the same case, if $(x_n)$ has a convergent subsequence, ...
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$L^2$ space of Hilbert-Schmidt operator valued functions
Let $\mathscr{S}$ denote the space of all Hilbert-Schmidt operators on $L^2(\mathbb R)$. Consider the Hilbert space $L^2(\mathbb R, \mathscr S)$ of square-integrable $\mathscr S$-valued function, that ...
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How may I find all continuous and bounded functions g with the following property?
Find all continuous and bounded functions $g$
with :
$$\forall x \in \mathbb R, 4g(x)=g(x+1)+g(x-1)+g(x+\pi)+g(x-\pi).$$
I have posted this question here, but received no answer.
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Uniqueness of left-invariant Borel probability measure on compact groups
On a compact topological group, consider two left-invariant probability measures $\mu$ and $\nu$ defined on the Borel sigma-algebra. Is it true that they coincide?
It is classical that the Haar ...
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Measurable Extension
Let $(\Omega, \mathcal{F})$ be a measurable space and $X$ some metric space (probably Polish) with the Borel $\sigma$-algebra and a function $f: \Omega \times X \to \mathbb{R}$. Usually, functions ...
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Harmonic heat flow, formal and rigorous
Let $ (M,g) $ be a smooth Riemann manifold without boundary, $ S^{n-1} $ is an $ n $-dimensional sphere, and $ T>0 $. Consider a weak solution $ u:M\times[0,T]\to S^{n+1} $ of
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\partial_tu-\Delta ...
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Zeros of Gram-Schmidt derived polynomials in weighted integral space
This is a problem out of Chapter 3 of Luenberger's Optimization by Vector Space Methods that I have been having trouble with. Any guidance would be appreciated.
Let $w(t)$ be a positive (weight) ...
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A fractional weighted Poincaré inequality
Does there exists a constant $C>0$ such that
$$ \int_{-1}^1 \lvert x\rvert\lvert\partial_x u\rvert^2 \,dx \geq C\, \lVert u\rVert^2_{H^{1/2}((-1,1))},$$
for all $u\in C^{\infty}_0((-1,1))$?
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Is there a nice application of category theory to functional/complex/harmonic analysis?
[Title changed, and wording of question tweaked, by YC, because the original title asked a question which seems different from the one people want to answer.]
I've read looked at the examples in most ...
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An example of an $\mathcal{L}_\infty$ Banach space with property p-(V) and without property (V)
Here are the definitions for property $p$-$(V)$ and property $(V)$.
A Banach space $X$ has property $(V)$ if and only if every unconditionally converging operator $T$ from $X$ to any Banach space $Y$ ...
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What is known about $\operatorname{gap}(A) = \|A\| - r(A)$ for bounded operators on Hilbert spaces?
The gap of a bounded linear operator on a Hilbert space is defined as $$\operatorname{gap}(A) := \|A\| - r(A),$$
where $r(A)$ denotes the spectral radius of $A$. A natural question to ask is - for ...
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Strong limits of nilpotent operators
Let $H$ be an infinite-dimensional Hilbert space.
Is it possible that the Identity $H\to H$ is a strong limit of nilpotent compact operators?
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Inequalities involving entropy: quantum discord and mutual information
My question is inspired by the following paper of Olivier and Żurek but for this question to be self-contained I will recall all the necessary definitions: for a quantum state $\rho$ we define the ...
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Multilinear non-commutative Khintchine inequality
Let $g_1,\ldots,g_k$ be independent standard Gaussians and for each index $(i_1,\ldots,i_k)\in [n]^k$ let $A_{i_1,\ldots,i_k}$ be a $d\times d$ symmetric matrix.
Question: Is there a known bound for ...
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About extreme case on complex interpolation
I'm trying to prove some equality of spaces via complex interpolation with the usual Calderon functor $[,]_\theta$. If $(E_0,E_1)$ is a compatible couple, it is known that $$[E_0,E_1]_j, j=0,1,$$ is a ...
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Verifying the Cauchy behavior of a sequence
Let me consider the iteration $x_{n+1}=Tx_n$ and $T$ is a self-map from a non-empty subset $K$ of a smooth Banach space $X$ to itself, satisfying $W(Tx, Ty) \leq W(x, y)$, where $W(x, y)=\Vert x \Vert^...
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General version of Weyl's lemma
The classical Weyl's lemma say, suppose $u \in L^1_{loc}(\Omega)$ satisfies
$$\int_{\Omega}u \Delta \phi dx=0\ \ \forall \phi\in C_c^{\infty}(\Omega),$$
then $u$ is harmonic in $\Omega.$ What I want ...
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What $1$-forms $\theta$ solve $\Delta \theta = f\theta$ for a smooth function $f$?
I have a seemingly basic question that I cannot find any literature on. Let $(M,g)$ be a smooth Riemannian manifold and let $\Delta:\Omega^1(M) \to \Omega^1(M)$ be the Laplace-De Rham operator on $1$-...
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Projections in atomless von Neumann algebras
Let $\varepsilon>0$.
If we consider a sequence $\{f_n\}$ in $L_\infty(0,1)$, then there exists a very small subset $A$ of $(0,1)$ with $m(A)<\varepsilon$ such that $$\|f_n \chi_A\|_\infty =\|...
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Sufficient condition such that the set of zeros of an analytic function $f:\mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}$ contains only isolated points
Consider a real- analytic function $f: \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}$. We know that zeros of $f$, roughly speaking, live in the low dimensional manifolds.
My question: Does a 'reasonable' sufficient ...
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An integral inequality?
Let $v \in C^\infty(\mathbb R)$ such that $1 \ge v \ge 0$ and $\int_{\mathbb R} v \, dx = 1$.
I want to show that if
$$\int_{\mathbb R} v |v''|^2 \, dx < + \infty. \tag{$\star$}$$
then
$$ \int_{\...
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Functional equations based on composition
I have asked this question here (*), but there are no answer.
Let $n \in \mathbb N^*$, $\{a_0,\ldots,a_n\} \subset \left] 0,+\infty\right]$. We suppose $Eq : \sum\limits_{k=0}^n a_k f^k(x)=0$ have no ...
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Complemented C*-algebras
Let $A$ and $B$ be unital separable commutative $C^*$ algebras, with $A\subset B$. Is it true that $A$ is complemented in $B$?
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Is the Schwartz space a tame Frechet space?
I ran into the following definition of tame Frechet spaces and Nash-Moser therem.
It says that the space of smooth functions on a compact manifold is tame Frechet.
However, I wonder if
The Schwartz ...
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An integrable estimate of the Hölder constant of the map $x \mapsto \int_{\mathbb R^d} f(y) \partial_1 \partial_1 g_t (x-y) \, \mathrm d y$
Let $(g_t)_{t>0}$ be the Gaussian heat kernel on $\mathbb R^d$, i.e.,
$$
g_t (x) := (4\pi t)^{-\frac{d}{2}} e^{-\frac{|x|^2}{4t}},
\quad t>0, x \in \mathbb R^d.
$$
Let $f : \mathbb R^d \to \...
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Does every Banach space admit a continuous (not necessarily equivalent) strictly convex norm?
Trying to find and answer to this question, I have encountered two more-studied problems.
The first is to find when a Banach space admits an equivalent uniformly convex norm. The answer is that for ...
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Integral of gradient of a function times a vector fields, null whatever the function, implies null divergence and tangential limits conditions
I'm reposting this question from math.stackexchange, as I haven't got answers so far.
At the beginning of "Brenier, Y. (1987) Décomposition polaire et réarrangement monotone des champs de
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Finding closed subspaces whose sum isn't closed
Let $V_0$ be a closed infinite-dimensional subspace of a Banach space $V$ such that the quotient $V/V_0$ is also infinite-dimensional. Is it always possible to find a closed subspace of $V$ whose sum ...
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Finitely generated Banach lattice $C(K)$ and partitions of unity
Let $E$ be a Banach lattice. A Banach sublattice $L$ of $E$ is called finitely generated if there exists a finite subset $F \subseteq E$ such that
$$L = \bigcap \{ \hat{L} \mid F \subseteq \hat L, \, \...
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A problem about how to understand the existence of derivative of level set in Mountain-pass theorem
I'm confused about the Mountain pass theorem in Lemma4 of here.
Background :
$$
\begin{gathered}
I_\lambda(u)=\frac{1}{2} \int_M\left|\Delta_g^{\frac{m}{2}} u\right|^2 d \mu_g-\frac{\lambda}{2 m} \log ...
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Iterating partially-unconstrained optimization with projection
Let $f:H\to \mathbb{R}$ be a strictly convex Fréchet differentiable, coercive function on a separable Hilbert space $H$ and let $C_1,C_2\subseteq H$ be closed and convex.
I want to optimize
$$
\tag{(A)...
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If $f$ is bounded, decays fast enough at infinity and $\int f=0$, does this imply that $f$ is in the Hardy space $\mathcal H^1(\mathbb R^n)$?
Let $\mathcal H^1(\mathbb R^n)$ be the real Hardy space (as in Stein's "Harmonic Analysis", Chapter 3). It is well known that $\mathcal H^1(\mathbb R^n)\subset L^1(\mathbb R^n)$ and its ...
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(Reference request) higher order Hölder spaces on riemannian manifolds
I am looking for a reference regarding the higher (than the first) order Hölder spaces on Riemannian manifolds. I am aware that defining Hölder spaces of form $C^{0,\alpha}$ is not an issue even ...
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Reconstruction of second-order elliptic operator from spectrum
Let $M$ be a compact smooth manifold, $(\lambda_n)_{n=1}^{\infty}$ be a square-summable monotonically increasing sequence of non-negative numbers, and let $(f_k)_{k=1}^{\infty}$ be continuous ...
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Quasimode construction on a compact Riemannian manifold
Let $M$ be a closed Riemannian manifold, $\Delta$ be the usual Laplace-Betrami operator on $M$ and $\gamma : [0, L] \to M$ be a stable elliptic periodic geodesic of length $L$. I have heard in several ...
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Sobolev regularity via Laplace spectrum
Fix a positive integer $n$ and let $\mu$ be the uniform measure on the sphere $\mathbb{S}^n$, with respect to its usual Riemannian metric $g$. Let $\nabla$ be the Laplacian on $(\mathbb{S}^n,g)$ and ...
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Sufficient condition for interpolation
If we have a couple of two compatible banach spaces (in this sense) $(X,Y)$ and a sequence of Banach spaces $\{Z\}_{\theta\in[0,1]}$ which are intermediate between $X$ and $Y$ satisfying:
$Z_0=X$, $...
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Unable to understand an application of Minkowski's inequality
Consider the following exerpt from the paper "Non-linear Quantum Processes" by Segal:
with the norm $\|F\|=\left(\int\|F(x)\|^p \, d x\right)^{1 / p}$, then the operator $T_1^{\prime}: F \...
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