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Existence of a Hölder homeomorphism satisfying prescribed norm constraints

Let $\Omega$ be a convex body$^{\boldsymbol{1}}$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$ where $n$ is a positive integer. Fix a positive integer $k$ and some $0<\alpha\leq 1$. Let $k_1> k_2>0$. Does there ...
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$L^p$ domination of mixed partial derivatives of the 3rd order by the unmixed ones?

Is it true that for each real $p>1$ there is some real $C_p$ such that for all smooth real-valued functions $u$ compactly supported on $S:=(0,1)^3$ one has $$\|D_1D_2D_3u\|_p\le C_p(\|D_1^3u\|_p+\|...
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A question about the maximal function

Let $n>4$, $f\in C^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^{n})$ and 0 denote the origin of $\mathbb{R}^{n}$. We define a weighted maximal function by $$Mf(x)=\sup_{0<r<1}r^{4-n}\int_{B_{r}(x)}|f|$$ which is ...
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P-adic C* algebras

I understand that there is a definition of p-adic Banach algebras and that a significant amount of functional analysis can be developed in the non-archimedean setting. Is there a p-adic version of C*-...
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$f \in L^2(X\times Y,\mu \times K)$ for Kernel $K$, is the map $X \ni x \mapsto (f(x,\cdot),x) \in \bigsqcup_{x \in X}L^2(Y,\Sigma_Y,K_x)$ measurable?

Let $(X,\Sigma_X)$ and $(Y,\Sigma_Y)$ be two measurable spaces, let $\mu$ be a measure on $(X,\Sigma_X)$, and let $(K_x)_{x \in X}$ be a transition kernel from $(X,\Sigma_X)$ to $(Y,\Sigma_Y)$, that ...
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Classical (i.e. commutative) spaces with quantum symmetry but no classical symmetry

In a recent preprint (arXiv:2311.04889), my coauthors and I constructed a sequence of graphs with no classical symmetry which nevertheless have quantum symmetry. For graphs this had been an open ...
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Metric entropy of mixed norm spaces with exponent-free bounds

Suppose $\mathcal{F}\subset L^p([0,1]^d)$ is a subset with the following property: The $L^q$-covering number of $\mathcal{F}$ is independent of $q$, for all $1\le q\le\infty$. An example of $\mathcal{...
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About the naturality of Krasnoselskii genus on Variational Methods

I have recently watched a seminar about Variational Methods from Mónica Clapp and she gave a very interesting motivation of why the Lusternik–Schnirelmann category (click on the link for 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 every pointwise-weakly continuous one-parameter group of automorphisms of B(H) given by a Hamiltonian?

Let $\mathcal H$ be a Hilbert space, $\mathscr B(\mathcal H)$ be the von Neumann algebra of all bounded operators on $\mathcal H$, and let $\sigma $ be a one-parameter group of automorphisms of $\...
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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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Which closed subsets $Y$ of a compact space $X$ admit a linear extensor $C(Y)\to C(X)$?

In the following $X$ is a Hausdorff compact topological space. Let $Y$ be a closed subset of $X$. The restriction operator $R_Y:C(X)\to C(Y)$ is surjective (Tietze), so it admits a continuous right ...
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When a compact subset of a TVS can be continuously projected on a closed linear subspace?

Let $V$ be a (Hausdorff) topological vector space, $W\subset V$ a closed linear subspace, $X\subset V $ a compact. (Q): When there is a continuous map $P:X\to W$ such that $P(x)=x$ for every $x\in X\...
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Do acyclic amenable groups exist?

Is there an example of a nontrivial discrete amenable group with vanishing integral homology? To put the question in contrapositive. Given arbitrary acyclic group $Q$, is there some reason for the ...
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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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Does weak convergence in $L^2$ imply convergence a.e. of a subsequence? [closed]

The title pretty much explains it all. Let $u_n\in L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)$ be a sequence converging weakly in $L^2$ to some $u\in L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)$, that is $\int u_k v \to \int u v$ for all $v\in L^2(\...
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Is the dual of a Fréchet space weakly* separable?

It is known that if $X$ is a separable Banach space with dual $X^\ast$, then $B_{X^\ast}$, the closed the unit ball in $X^\ast$, is compact and metrizable in the weak* or $\sigma(X^\ast, X)$-...
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How is interpolation used in the proof of Lemma 4.1 in Tao's article Endpoint Strichartz Estimates?

In the proof of Lemma 4.1, pp. 962–963 in "Endpoint Strichartz Estimates" by Tao and Keel (1997) (see MR1646048 or Zbl 0922.35028), the authors first proved the statements hold for some ...
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Are projective tensor products left-exact if one considers only maps of norm at most 1?

Consider the category $\mathrm{Ban}$ of Banach spaces and bounded linear maps and the category $\mathrm{Ban}_1$ of Banach spaces and bounded linear maps of operator norm at most 1. Let $\otimes_\pi$ ...
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A generalisation of Tchebychev inequality

Let $f,g \in C(\mathbb R)$ with $\exists M \in \mathbb R^*, \forall (x,y) \in \mathbb R^2, M\times (f(x)-f(y))(g(x)-g(y)) \geq 0$. Is it true that exists $ u$ any real function, and $a,b$ monotone ...
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Is such a Banach space $X$ isometrically isomorphic to a Hilbert space or not?

Let $X$ be a real or complex Banach space. $X$ satisfies:There exists real or complex series $\{a_k\}_{k=1}^n,\{b_k\}_{k=1}^n$ (which satisfies that:$\begin{cases} a_k,b_k\in \mathbb{R}\ \forall k=1,\...
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$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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Convergence of slice in an equivalent renorming

Let us consider $\ell_2$ space with $\Vert \cdot \Vert_2$ norm. Let us define a new norm equivalent to $\Vert \cdot \Vert_2$ norm as follows: $$ \Vert x \Vert_0 = \max \{ \Vert x \Vert_2, \sqrt{2} \...
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Decompose a function into a bounded part and a Lipschitz part

Let $f: \mathbb R^d \to \mathbb R^d$ be a measurable function such that $$ \sup_{x,y \in \mathbb R^d} \frac{|f(x) - f(y)|}{\max \{1, |x-y| \}} < \infty. $$ Are there functions $g,h: \mathbb R^d \...
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$L^p$ domination of mixed partial derivatives by the unmixed ones?

Is it true that for each real $p\ge1$ there is some real $C_p$ such that for all smooth real-valued functions $u$ compactly supported on $S:=(0,1)^2$ one has $$\|D_1D_2u\|_p\le C_p(\|D_1^2u\|_p+\|D_2^...
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How can I prove this special version of the Poincaré inequality?

I am reading a paper, Is $L^2$ Physics-Informed Loss Always Suitable for Training Physics-Informed Neural Network?, which uses an "application" of Poincaré's inequality. The form I know and ...
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Are these two norms on localized versions of $L^p_q$ equivalent?

$\newcommand{\RR}{\mathbb R}\newcommand{\diff}{\, \mathrm d}$ We fix $T \in (0, \infty)$ and $p, q \in [1, \infty)$. Let $\mathbb T$ be the interval $[0, T]$. Let $E$ be the space of all real-valued ...
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Schroedinger operator in 2 dimensions with singular potential

Consider the Schroedinger operator $$H = -\Delta + \frac{c}{\vert x \vert^2}$$ in two dimensions with $c >0$ This operator has a self-adjoint realization, since it is a positive symmetric operator ...
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Fractional powers of Dirichlet-to-Neumann map to derive estimate for PDE

Assume $\Omega$ is an open, bounded subset of $\mathbb R^3$ with smooth boundary $\partial \Omega= \Gamma$. For $u \in H^{1/2}(\Gamma)$, let $U \in H^1(\Omega)$ denote the weak solution of the ...
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Eigenvalue multiplicity of tensor product of positive operator with itself

Let $H$ be a separable complex Hilbert space and let $A\in B(H)$ be positive with $||A||=1$ and have eigenvalue 1 with multiplicity 1. Suppose $A=T^*T$ for some $T\in B(H)$. Denote the spectrum of $A$ ...
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positive invertible maps which are not *-automorphisms

Let $A$ be a unital C*-algebra. Is there a unital positive self-map $F:A\to A$ which is invertible (i.e. injective and surjective) but not a $*$-automorphism? If yes, how does appear its Gelfand-...
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Singular integral bounded by Dirichlet form?

We define for some fixed $L$ $$\Omega:=\{(x_1,x_2) \in ([-L,L]^2 \times [-L,L]^2) \setminus \{x_1=x_2\}\},$$ in particular $x_1,x_2 \in \mathbb R^2.$ Let $f \in C_c^{\infty}(\Omega)$, then I am ...
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Image of a complete topological group under open and surjective map is complete?

A uniform space $X$ is complete if every Cauchy filter in $X$ is convergent. Here we do not require $X$ to be Hausdorff. Question. Let $G$ be a complete topological group and let $H$ be a topological ...
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asymptotic expansions for $C^{1+\epsilon}$operators

I want to understand the asymptotic expansion for $C^{1+\epsilon}$ operators. More precisely, if a complex operator $T(z)=\sum_{n \ge 1}T_n z^n$ is defined on a closed unit disk, and it is $C^{1+\...
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Difference in essential spectrum between Schrodinger operators

I am considering two Schrodinger operators on $\mathbb{Z}^2$ and compare their essential spectrum. The operators are both of the form $H=A+V$ where $A$ is the adjacency operator on the $\mathbb{Z}^2$-...
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Rescaling Fourier coefficients of a continuous function by a bounded sequence

This question stems out of: which sequences $(a_n)_{n\in\mathbb{Z}}$ of complex numbers have the property that if there exists a continuous function $f$ on the circle with Fourier coefficients $b_n$, ...
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If a Banach / Fréchet manifold $M$ happens to be a topological vector space, is $M$ just a Banach / Fréchet space?

In finite dimensions, if $M$ is a smooth manifold that happens to be a vector space, then it is indeed just the Euclidean space. I wonder if the same result holds valid in infinite dimensions. More ...
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Convexity property of an equivalent norm on $\ell_2$

Let us consider the space $\ell_2$ with an equivalent norm defined by $$ \Vert x \Vert = \max \{ \Vert x^{'} \Vert_2, \Vert x^{''} \Vert_2 \}, $$ where $x^{'}=(0, x_2, x_3, \cdots)$, $x^{''} = (x_1, 0,...
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Find reasonable definition for endpoint Lorentz function spaces $L^{\infty,q}$ via the idea from endpoint Triebel-Lizorkin ${\scr F}_{\infty,q}^s$

On a measure space $(X,\mu)$, for $0<p,q<\infty$ the Lorentz space $L^{p,q}(\mu)$ is defined by $$\|f\|_{L^{p,q}(\mu)}:=p^\frac1q\|t\mu(|f|>t)^\frac1p\|_{L^q(\mathbb R_+,\frac{dt}t)}=p^\...
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Reference request: Gaussian measures on duals of nuclear spaces

I am interested in constructive quantum field theory where Gaussian measures on duals of nuclear spaces (specifically, the space of tempered distribution $\mathcal{S}'(\mathbb{R}^n)$) play a key role. ...
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Is the adjoint action of $\mathrm{SU}(2)$ on the Schwartz space proper and free?

$\DeclareMathOperator\SU{SU}$Let $t_1, t_2, t_3$ be generators of the Lie algebra $\mathfrak{su}(2)$. Let us consider a Schwartz space $\mathcal{S}$ defined as \begin{equation} \mathcal{S}:= \Bigl\{ \...
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Invertibility of message passing with invertible parametrization

Consider the message passing framework defined by, $$f(\boldsymbol{x}_i)= \boldsymbol{x}_i + \sum_{j \neq i} (\boldsymbol{x}_i -\boldsymbol{x}_j) g(\|\boldsymbol{x}_i -\boldsymbol{x}_j\|^2),$$ for $i=...
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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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Characterization of the non-negative definite functions $f(x,y)$

The common definition of the non-negative definite functions is as follows: Definition 1: A continuous complex-valued function $f(x)$ is called non-negative definite, if for any real numbers $x_1,\...
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A good book of functional analysis [closed]

I'm a student (I've been studying mathematics 4 years at the university) and I like functional analysis and topology, but I only studied 6 credits of functional analysis and 7 in topology (the basics)....
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Energy of harmonic maps from $\mathbb R^2$ to $S^2$ is quantized

Assume that $U:\mathbb R^2\to S^2=\{y\in\mathbb R^3:|y|=1\}$ is a smooth solution of the equation $\Delta U+|\nabla U|^2U=0$ in $\mathbb R^2$ with $\int_{\mathbb R^2}|\nabla U|^2\,dx<+\infty$. ...
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Ultraproduct reflexive

Hello I have the following construction: Let $(E,\|\cdot\|_E)$ be a Banach space, $E_n:=E^n$ and $\|x_n\|_n:=\frac{1}{n}\sum_{k=1}^n \|x_n(k)\|_E$ for all $x_n=(x_n(1),...,x_n(n))\in E^n$ and $n\in\...
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Nonconvexity and discretization

Edit: Here's a more down-to-earth, and somewhat weakened, but I believe still nontrivial, version of the main theorem. Prototypical nonconvex spaces are $\ell^p$-spaces for $0<p<1$, say $\ell^p(\...
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Convergence of eigenfunctions

In their 1999 paper "Sturm-Liouville operators with singular potentials", Savchuk and Shkalikov prove the uniform resolvent convergence of an operator $L_\varepsilon \rightarrow L$ for $\...
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Large JN-sets in Banach spaces

For every infinite-dimensional Banach space $X$ there is a weak*-null sequence in the unit sphere of $X^\ast$. Does this extend under suitable circumstances to the non-separable setting? Say that $X$ ...

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