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The tensor product of two Fredholm operators
What can be said about the tensor product $T\otimes S$ of two Fredholm operators $T:X_1\to Y_1$ and $S:X_2 \to Y_2$ where $X_1,X_2,Y_1, Y_2$ are Banach spaces and tensor product of ...
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Finite element method inverse estimate
$\DeclareMathOperator\diam{diam}$Looking for a proof in the literature of the following lemma:
Let $K\subset\mathbb{R}^d$ be a bounded domain. Let $P_X$ be a finite dimensional subspace of $\mathcal{...
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Norm density of evaluation functionals in the space of weak$^*$ continuous multilinear functionals on products of dual Banach spaces
Let $K$ be a compact (metrizable) space and let $C(K)$ be the Banach space of continuous real-valued functions on $K$, equipped with the supremum norm. It is then well known that the dual space $C(K)^*...
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What's the problem in using spanning Bessel sequences that are not frames to decompose vectors?
This is related to a question I recently asked on math.SE.
Consider a subset $G\equiv \{g_k\}_{k\in\mathbb{N} }\subseteq\mathcal H$ in a separable Hilbert space $\mathcal H$, and suppose $G$ spans the ...
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Gamma convergence via density argument: Looking for references
I am looking for a reference or result dealing with Gamma via density argument.
Let me elaborate more my wish. I am actually trying to establish the Gamma convergence (precisely only the liminf) of a ...
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relatively weakly compact sets in the projective tensor product of $\ell_p $ and a Banach space $X$
We will use the notation in [1].
A sequence $(x_n)$ in $X$ is called weakly $p$-summable ($p\ge 1$) if $(x^*(x_n))\in \ell_p$ for each $x^*\in X^*$. Equivalently, a sequence $(x_n)$ in $X$ is ...
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Analytic function with values in $L^1$
Suppose that $(\Omega, \Sigma, \mu)$ is a measure space.
Let $D$ be the unit open disk and $F : D \rightarrow L^1(\mu)$ be an analytic function. Is it true that for a.e. $w \in \Omega$ the function $F(...
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Geometric interpretation of a Grammian-like function
Let $\mathbf{v}, \mathbf{w} \in \mathbb{R}^n$ and consider the following function $f : \mathbb{R}^n \times \mathbb{R}^n \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$:
$$
f(\mathbf{v},\mathbf{w}) = \|\mathbf{v}\|\|\mathbf{w}...
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About extreme case on complex interpolation
I'm trying to prove some equality of spaces via complex interpolation with the usual Calderon functor $[,]_\theta$. If $(E_0,E_1)$ is a compatible couple, it is known that $$[E_0,E_1]_j, j=0,1,$$ is a ...
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3/2 Sobolev Norm on the boundary of a bounded open subset of $\Bbb R^n$
Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{n}$ be a open bounded set and $\partial\Omega$ be the boundary of $\Omega$.
Following the reference text by Alois Kufner, Oldřich John and Svatopluk Fučík, Function ...
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Infinite direct sum decomposition of the heat semigroup on $\mathbb R$
This question is based on a very similar question posted by me yesterday. A very nice solution was provided by Aleksei Kulikov. Here I modify my question slightly.
Let $Q_t$ be the heat semigroup on $...
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Parametrisations for null temperature functions: nonuniqueness of solutions to the heat equation
Disclaimer. I expect this is a highly open problem, but maybe I'm wrong and someone has come up with some answers besides those given here. In any case, all information appreciated, thanks!
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Representing a periodic strip operator as a tensor product of operators
I hope this question is not trivial, but here goes. I want to consider a bounded operator on $\mathcal{H}=\ell^2(\mathbb{Z}\times \{0,...,N-1\})$ that is a discrete Schrodinger like operator.
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Infinite direct sum decomposition of the heat semigroup on $\mathbb{R}^n$
Consider the heat semigroup $Q_t$ on $L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)$ generated by the Laplace operator $\Delta=\sum_{i=1}^n\frac{\partial^2}{\partial x^2_i}$. Does there exist a direct sum decomposition
$$\oplus_{...
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What is the spectrum of this differential operator?
My self-adjount differential operator $L$ is defined by $$L f(x) \equiv u(x) \frac{\partial^2}{\partial x^2} \left( u(x) f(x) \right)$$ where $u(x)$ is a known but arbitrary smooth function that ...
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Looking for a very particular kind of non-convex functions
I want some examples (hopefully parametric families!) of non-convex functions which satisfy the following properties simultaneously,
It should be at least twice differentiable.
It should have a ...
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Validity of approximation method for von Mangoldt function
I'm working on a problem involving the pointwise almost everywhere convergence of multilinear ergodic averages with the von Mangoldt function inspired by this paper. Specifically, I'm looking at ...
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Compactness with respect to topology induced by total-variation distance
I've been working on a problem and at some point in the proof I need to show that the following set $$\left\{\mu \in \mathcal{P}_{ac}(\mathbb R^d): \int \varphi(x)\mu(\mathrm{d}x)\leq C\right\}$$
is ...
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About eigen-functions of the Gaussian kernel
If I look at the Guassian kernel function $e^{- \frac {\vert x - y\vert_2^2 }{2 w^2 } }$ for $x, y \in \mathbb{R}$. Then w.r.t the Gaussian measure $N(\mu,\sigma)$ I believe it is true that this has a ...
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Is there a version of Fischer-Riesz theorem for Banach space?
$( \Omega,F, P )$: a measurable space equipped with a finite measure
$(B , \Vert \cdot \Vert) $ : a Banach space with $\mathcal{B}$ as its borelian $\sigma$-algebra
$p$ : a constant bigger than $1$
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Estimate for the operator $A A_D^{-1}$
Let $O\subset\mathbb{R}^d$
be a bounded domain of the class $C^{1,1}$
(or $C^2$
for simplicity). Let the operator $A_D$
be formally given by the differential expression $A=-\operatorname{div}g(x)\...
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Closed linear span of the range of $\boldsymbol f$ and Pettis integrals of $\boldsymbol f$
Let $X$ be a noncompact locally compact topological space, let $H$ by a complex Hilbert space and let $\boldsymbol f:X\to H$ be a continuous function vanishing at infinity whose support is equal to $X$...
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distance in the matrix algebra w.r.t. the nuclear norm
Let $\varphi\in\mathcal{M}_n(\mathbb{C})$ and let $Z:=\mathbb{C}\cdot I=\{zI\colon\,z\in\mathbb{C}\}$ be the one-dimensional subspace spanned by the identity matrix $I$. Let moreover $\|\cdot\|_{\...
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A continuous analogue of the notion of Hilbert basis
Let $X$ be a locally compact space, let $H$ be a Hilbert space and let $\beta:X\to H$ be a continuous function such that the linear subspace of $H$ spanned by $\beta(X)$ is dense in $H$. I would like ...
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The sharpest regularity result of elliptic PDEs: conditions on the variable coefficients
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be open and bounded with a sufficiently smooth boundary. Let $L$ be a second order differential operator with variable coefficients, given by
$$Lu = \partial_i(a^{ij}...
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Equality between operators, on dense subspace, from a quadratic form point of view
Let $L \ge 1$ and consider a finite box $\Omega = [0,L]^{d} \subset \mathbb{R}^{d}$. The set of functions:
$$\psi_{p}(x) = \frac{1}{L^{d/2}}e^{i\langle p,x\rangle} \quad p\in \frac{2\pi}{L}\mathbb{Z}^{...
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approximating differentiable functions with double trigonometric polynomials
Let $Q = [0,1]^2$. For sake of notation, let
$$
f^{(i,j)}(x,\xi) = \frac{\partial^{i+j}}{\partial x^i \partial \xi^j}f(x,\xi).
$$
Fix some non-negative integer $k$. Moreover let $f\in C^k(Q)$ if
$$
\|...
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optimal regularity for the Neumann heat equation on Lipschitz domains
$\newcommand{\R}{\mathbb R}$Let $\Omega\subset\R^d$ be a bounded Lipschitz domain, possibly non-convex (but not too nasty either, whatever that means). I am looking for well-posedness and optimal ...
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how take weak derivative of norms in hilbert spaces?
Let the following be hilbert spaces with dens inclusions $V ↪H=H^* ↪V^*$. Where $H^*$ and $V^*$ are the duals. $H$ has the product $(*,*)$ and $V×V^*$ has the product $⟨*,*⟩$.
Let $u∈L^2 ([0,T];V); ...
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How to understand "sparse graph limits"
For an $n$-vertex graph $G$, we say it is a sparse graph if $e(G)=o(n^2)$. Otherwise if $e(G)=\theta (n^2)$, we say it is a dense graph.
For a sequence of dense graphs $G_1,G_2,\dots,$ we know that it ...
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Sufficient condition for weak convergence in Banach spaces
The question is quite elementary but nonetheless no proof or counter example comes to mind immediately.
Suppose that $X$ is a Banach space and $\{x_n\}$ is a sequence in $X$ such that $(x_n,y)$ ...
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Existence of solutions to a series of integral equations
I am trying to solve the following integral equation analytically:
$$
\sum_{n \geq 1} \left( \int_0^te^{-n^2(t-s)} f_n(s) \, ds \right) = g(t), \quad t \in [0, T],
$$
where $(f_n(t))_n$ is the unknown ...
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Characterizing one-sided M-projections on real C*-algebras
Let $A$ be a real C*-algebra, and let $P: A \to A$ be a bounded linear projection. We say that $P$ is a left M-projection if the map
$$
v_P: A \to C_2(A), \quad x \mapsto \begin{pmatrix} P(x) \\ x - P(...
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Hyperplane separation of a concave functional and a point, in domain theory
Problem:
Let $D$ be an $\omega$-BC domain, and $[D\to[0,\infty]]$ be the space of Scott-continuous nonnegative functions on $D$, equipped with the obvious ordering and the Scott-topology.
EDIT: I don'...
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$L^p$ norm means
Consider the unit sphere $S_p^{n-1}$ of an $L^p$ normin $\mathbb{R}^n.$ The question is: what is the expected value of the $L^q$ norm on $S_p^{n-1}?$ Since (I assume) this is intractable in closed ...
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Dimensionality reduction for total variation
Let $P_i,Q_i$, $i\in[n]$,
be distributions on a finite set $\Omega$.
We will use $P^\otimes_{i\in[n]}$ to denote $n$-fold products of distributions.
For each $i\in[n]$, define the
dimensionally-...
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How to show $\lVert\Delta u_n- \Delta u\rVert_{L^2(0,T; \,H^2(\Omega))} \to 0$ ? $(\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^2)$
Let $u_n, \nabla u_n, \Delta u_n, \nabla \Delta u_n, \Delta^2 u_n$ be uniformly bounded in $L^2((0,T) \times \Omega)$ where $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^2, u=\Delta u =0$ on $\partial \Omega$.
Assume ...
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Fourier series of smooth functions in infinitely many variables
Let $J$ be a set (usually countable). Let $t_j$, $j\in J$, be variables in ${\mathbb R}/2\pi i{\mathbb Z}.$ Put $u_j=\exp(it_j),$ $j\in J.$ Introduce the following semi-norms on the space of Fourier ...
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Construct a bi-Lipschitz mapping that maps a cube to a ball which has the same center with the cube
A mapping $f: \mathbb{R}^n\to \mathbb{R}^n$ is said to be $K$-bi-Lipschitz, $K>1$, if
\begin{equation*}
\dfrac{1}{K}\leqslant \dfrac{|f(x)-f(y)|}{|x-y|}\leqslant K,
\end{equation*}
for any $x,y\in \...
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Upper bound on the Levy-Prokhorov distance between the distributions of continuous Gaussian processes in terms of their covariances
Denote by $d$ the supremum metric on the space $C[0,T]$ of continuous real-valued functions on $[0,T]$:
$$
d(f,g) = \sup_{t \in [0,T]} |f(t)-g(t)|.
$$
Let $\rho$ be the Levy-Prokhorov metric on the ...
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Equivalence of fractional Sobolev space defined through Gagliardo norm and interpolation; dependence on the domain
Let $\Gamma$ be a smooth hypersurface in $\mathbb{R}^n$. We can define the fractional Sobolev space
$$X = \left\{ u \in L^2(\Gamma) \mid |u|_X^2 := \int_\Gamma \int_\Gamma \frac{|u(x)-u(y)|^2}{|x-y|^{...
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Subspaces of $\ell_\infty^3$
Let $a,b\in\mathbb C$ be suc that $\max\{|a+b|,|a-b|\}\leq 1$ but $|a|+|b|>1.$ According to this paper by Arias, Figiel, Johnson and Schechtman https://www.jstor.org/stable/2155206?origin=crossref#...
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Constructing a function $u$ such that $\int_{\mathbb{R}^2}|\eta-\xi||\hat{u}(\eta)|^2|\hat{u}(\xi)|^2\,d\xi\,d\eta<\infty$, but $u\notin H^{1/2}$
For $u\in \mathcal{S}'(\mathbb{R})$, define, if finite,
$$\Lambda(u)^4=\int_{\mathbb{R}^2}|\eta-\xi||\hat{u}(\eta)|^2|\hat{u}(\xi)|^2\,d\xi\,d\eta.$$
Using the triangle inequality $|\eta-\xi|\le |\eta|...
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Some questions on Hardy's spaces
In the paper http://www.numdam.org/item/CM_1976__33_3_261_0.pdf, the authors have asked in Page 285 whether the Hardy space $H^p$ embeds isometrically into the Hardy space $H^q$ for $1\leq q<p<...
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Polynomial $f(x)$ has positive coefficients and only real roots. How many polynomials formed from terms of $f(x)$ also have only real roots?
Let
$$f(x)=a_n \ x^n+a_{n-1} \ x^{n-1}+\cdots+a_1 \ x+a_0$$
be a $n$-th degree polynomial with positive coefficients such that all of its roots are real. Choose any number terms from this expression ($...
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Non-complete space verifying uniform boundedness
Recently, I have seen the so-called uniform boundedness theorem, which says:
Let $(X,∥⋅∥)$
be a Banach space and $(Y,∥⋅∥)$
be a normed linear space. Let $A⊂B(X,Y)$
be a pointwise bounded family of ...
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(Sub)Optimality of random transport
Problem Setup: Consider the intervals $I_R = [a_R, b_R]$ and $I_B = [a_B,b_B]$. Let $F_R$ and $F_B$ denote the CDF of distributions with support on the intervals $I_R$ and $I_B$. I draw $k$ red and ...
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Characterization of critical point of an integral operator
I have an integral operator and I wonder how I can characterize the critical point.
I'll give a simplified example so maybe people can comment on and I can maybe generalize in another question.
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Moment problem, ergodicity and spectral gap on the space of tempered distributions
Let $\{ S_n \}_{n=0}^\infty$ be a collection of tempered distributions where $S_0:=1$ and $S_n$ is a tempered distribution on $\mathbb{R}^n$.
Just below formula [5] in p.122 of the Fröhlich paper, ...
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Geometric alignment of adaptive models on evolving manifolds
Let $(M_t)_{t\in[0,T]}$ be a smooth family of compact $d$-dimensional Riemannian submanifolds of $\mathbb{R}^n$. Consider a function $f_t : \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}$ evolving over time $t \in [0,T]$...