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Every smooth function contains a bijection [closed]

Let $f:\mathbb{D}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a continuous non-constant over $\mathbb{D}$. Is there always a subset $\mathbb{A}\subseteq \mathbb{D}$ such that $f:\mathbb{A}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is a ...
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when does $h$ exist?

Let $\zeta(s)$ denote the Reimann zeta function in the critical strip. It is easy to see that $$ \zeta(s) = 0 \Longleftrightarrow \Re(\zeta(s))+\Im(\zeta(s)) = 0 ~~~~ \text{and} ~~~~~~ \Re(\zeta(s)) \...
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Is the real and imaginary part of the Dirichlet eta function closest to its partial sums when trigonometric function changes signs?

To grasp the question we are concerned with three Theorems 1,2, and 3 in bold font below. First let us consider the Dirichlet eta function $\eta: \mathbb{C}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ $$ \eta(s) = \sum_{n=...
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Can one explicitly define a right inverse for a convolution operator on the space of entire functions?

A result of Meise and Taylor in 1988 shows that every non-zero convolution operator on the Frechet space $H(\mathbb{C})$ of all entire functions on $\mathbb{C}$ has a continuous linear right inverse $...
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Does every distribution define a Radon measure?

On the one hand, Wikipedia suggests that every distribution defines a Radon measure: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distribution_(mathematics)#Functions_as_distributions (revision from February 2010, ...
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What are the points of the algebra of polynomial functions on an arbitrary vector space?

Let $V$ be an arbitrary vector space over some field $\mathbb{K}$ (UPD: of characteristic 0), $V^*=\mathrm{Hom}(V,\mathbb{K})$ its linear dual. Let $\mathrm{Sym}_\mathbb{K}(V^*)$ be the free ...
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Obstruction to the existence of global resolution of coherent sheaf

It is well known that any coherent sheaf on a complex manifold (or more generally on some complex spaces) admits locally a resolution with locally free sheaves. It is also well known that for non-...
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Exercise generalizing (related to) Hölder's inequality

I came across this exercise and feel absolutely stuck: Let $p, q, r \in (1, \infty]$ be such that $1/p + 1/q = 1 + 1/r$. Suppose that $F : \mathbb{R}^n \times \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}$ satisfies ...
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Effective action of unbounded operators on subspaces outside their domains of definition

Consider a densely defined, self-adjoint operator $$ H: \mathcal{D} \rightarrow \mathscr{H}. $$ Assume for simplicity that $H$ is nonnegative. We want to effectively restrict this operator $H$ to a ...
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Does this sequence of Blaschke Product have rescaling limit $z-1$?

Background: The conformal conjugacy class of parabolic isometry of upper half plane $\mathbb{H}$ consists of $f(z) = z+1$ and $g(z)=z-1$. Consider surjective proper holomorphic $F_n: \mathbb{H} \...
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Uncertainty principle: minimize $\int_{-\infty}^\infty |t| |\widehat{f}(t)|^2 dt$ for $f$ of compact support

This is a question of uncertainty-principle type stemming from Eigenvalue of a convolution and a restriction? Let $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ be even, absolutely continuous and supported in $[-\frac{...
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$L_1$ norm of $f\in L^1(\mathbb{R}^n)$ compactly supported and its change of variable

Let $M\in\mathbb{R}^{n\times n}$ be an invertible matrix, denote its induced linear map on $\mathbb{R}^n$ also by $M$, and let $f\in L^1(\mathbb{R}^n)$ be compactly supported. I am wondering if we can ...
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Convergence of finite-difference method for Cauchy-Riemann equations

Let $I\subseteq \mathbb{R}$ an open interval. Let $f:I\rightarrow \mathbb{C}$ real analytic. Suppose we want to numerically compute an analytic extension of $f$. We will assume the following: we are ...
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Sequential separability on $C_p(X)$

Definition. Let $E$ be a topological space. Suppose that $E$ contains a sequence $\{x_n\}$ such that for every $x\in E$, there exists a subsequence $\{x_{n_k}\}$ of $\{x_n\}$ with $x=\lim x_{n_k}$. ...
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Eigenvalue of a convolution and a restriction?

Let $\epsilon>0$ be small. Let $\eta(t) = \frac{2\epsilon}{\epsilon^2+(2\pi t)^2}$ (the Fourier transform of $x\mapsto e^{-\epsilon |x|}$). Let $V$ be the space of integrable, bounded functions $f:\...
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Vector bundles over a Stein space are projective

It is a "well known" fact that locally free sheaves over a Stein space $X$ are projective as $\mathcal{O}_X$-modules (see e.g. just after Lemma 1.6 in O'Brian-Toledo-Tong's "The trace ...
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Tight upper bound for $m[Q^k - Q^{k+1}]$ for completely positive linear maps

Let $m: \mathcal{L}(\mathbb{R}^{d \times d}) \to \mathbb{R}$ be the function $$ m[H] = \frac{\lambda_{\max}(H[\mathbf{I}])}{\lambda_{\max}(H)}, $$ where $\lambda_{\max}$ denotes the largest eigenvalue....
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Bounding $(\int_{S^1}\left|\partial_r u(r\omega)\right|^2 d\omega)^{1/2}$ with $(\iint \frac{|u(x)-u(y)|^2}{|x-y|^{2+2s}} dxdy)^{1/2} $?

The following inequality is trivially true $$\left(\int_{S^1}\left|\frac{\partial u}{\partial r}(r\omega)\right|^2 d\omega\right)^{1/2} \le \left(\int_{S^1}\left|\nabla u(r\omega)\right|^2 d\omega\...
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Orlicz–Sobolev spaces

Let $A$ be an N-function and suppose that $$\int^{+\infty}_1\frac{A^{-1}(\tau)}{\tau^{1+\frac{1}{n}}}d\tau=+\infty. $$ We denote by $\widehat{A}$ an N-function equal to $A$ near infinity and $\widehat{...
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Density of $w^*$-support points

I am looking for a simple proof of the following theorem — wasn't able to come up with one myself. Should be a use of the Bishop–Phelps theorem, in some way: Let $X$ be a Banach space, $D \subset X^*$ ...
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About BMO space on smooth open bounded domain

Let $\Omega$ be any open domain in $\Bbb R^d$. Define the $\text{BMO}(\Omega)$ space as $$ \text{BMO}(\Omega)= \big\{u\in L^1_{loc}(\Omega)\,\,:\,\, |u|_{\text{BMO}(\Omega)} <\infty \big\}, $$ ...
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A deceptively simple regularity problem for functions on the plane

By various meanderings and toying with simpler problems, my current research has lead me to the following quite straightforward question, which I am wholly unable to answer: Consider a twice ...
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Function that is (essentially) a self-convolution but not a multiple of a self-convolution

Call a function $F:\mathbb{R}\to C$ nice if it is of the form $F = f\ast \tilde{f}$, where $\tilde{f}(x) = \overline{f(-x)}$. (Of course nice functions are precisely those whose Fourier transform is ...
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Description of all biholomorphic maps from annulus [duplicate]

Consider the collection $\mathcal{C}$ of all maps $f \colon B_1 -\overline{B}_\beta \to \mathbb{C}$ such that $f$ is biholomorphic onto its image. Is this collection $\mathcal{C}$ path-connected? In ...
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Singular behavior of zeros of incomplete zeta function

I've been looking at the zeros of the incomplete zeta function $\zeta_{lower}(s, z)$ recently. $$ \zeta_{\mathrm{lower}}(s,z)=-\frac{{\Gamma(1-s)}}{2\pi i}\int_{z}^{\infty}\frac{{(-t)^{s-1}}}{e^{t}-1}...
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Regarding subspace generated by the polynomial multiples of outer functions

Let $\mathbb{D}$ and $\mathbb{T}$ denote the open unit disk and unit circle in $\mathbb{C}$ respectively. We write $Hol(\mathbb{D})$ for the space of all holomorphic functions on $\mathbb{D}.$ The ...
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Is $X\times X$ homeomorphic to $X$ for a space of probability measures?

Let $\mathcal M_1(S)$ be the (compact, metrizable) space of probability Borel measures on the circle $S=\{z\in\mathbb C: |z|=1\}$ with its weak $*$ topology, so $\mu_n\to\mu$ if and only if $$ \int_S ...
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Currents with logarithmic poles compared with those with no poles

I am learning Deligne homology via U. Jannsen, "Deligne homology, Hodge-$\mathscr{D}$-conjecture, and motives." There, the currents with logarithmic poles are given in Definition 1.4 by $$ '\...
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Amenability of locally convex algebras

Let $A$ be an amenable Banach algebra, and let $A_w$ denote $A$ with the weak topology. Clearly, $A_w$ is a Hausdorff locally convex algebra (l.c.a.). Q0: Is $A_w$ amenable as a l.c.a. in the sense ...
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Weak convergence of $f(x,e^{itx})$

This is the desired result (what I want to prove): $$f(x,e^{itx})\overset{t\to\infty}{\rightharpoonup}\frac{1}{2\pi i}\oint_{|z|=1}\frac{1}{z}f(x,z)dz \tag{1}$$ Given that $f\in C([a,b]\times\{e^{i\...
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Asymptotic spectrum of a complex Sturm-Liouville differential operator

Let $\varepsilon > 0$ and consider the (complex) Sturm–Liouville differential operator on $[0,1]$ given by $$ \mathcal{L}_\varepsilon f(x) = \varepsilon^2 f''(x) + i V(x) f(x), $$ with Neumann ...
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Density of a subset of Schwartz space in the fractional Sobolev space

It is known that the Schwartz space $\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^N)$ is dense in the fractional Sobolev space $H^s(\mathbb{R}^N)$, (where $0<s<1$), as $C_{c}^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^N) \subset \mathcal{S}...
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Decay of eigenfunctions for Laplacian

Consider the discrete second derivative with Dirichlet boundary conditions on $\mathbb C^n$. Its eigendecomposition is fully known: see wikipedia It seems like the largest eigenvalue $\lambda_1$ is ...
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Hölder stability of the PDE $\partial_t u (t, x) = \operatorname{div} \{ a (t, x) \nabla u(t, x) \}$

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Is smoothness preserved under an isometric isomorphism?

Let $(X, \|.\|_1)$ is isometrically isomorphic to $(X, \|.\|_2)$ and $\|.\|_2\leq \|.\|_1$. Assume that $x_0$ is a smooth point of $(X, \|.\|_1)$ and $\|x_0\|_2=1$. According to the definition of a ...
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Complex projective space as a $U(1)$ quotient

$\DeclareMathOperator\U{U}\DeclareMathOperator\SU{SU}$As is well known, one can view $\mathbb{CP}^n$ as a quotient of the unit $(2n + 1)$-sphere in $\mathbb{C}^{n+1}$ under the action of $\U(1)$, ...
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Bessel spaces and Triebel Lizorkin

It is known that bessel potential spaces $H^{s,p}$ coincide with Triebel-Lizorkin spaces $F^{s}_{p,2}$ for $s\in \mathbb{R}$ and $1<p<\infty$. Im wondering what can be said por $p=1$ and $p=\...
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duality of sobolev spaces. Representation of elements in the dual

I'm trying to understand $(W_0^{1,p} (Ω))^*=W_0^{-1,p^*} (Ω)$, and what a proper representation of its elements is. I understand the basics such as: if $f∈L^{p^*} (Ω)⇒f∈W_0^{-1,p^*}(Ω)$ and the ...
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questions on stochastic kernels and pushforward operator

Let $f:X \rightarrow \Delta (Y)$ and $g:X \rightarrow \Delta (X)$ be two kernels. For any bounded measurable function $h_Y:Y \rightarrow \mathbb{R},$ define $F(h_Y):X \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that ...
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Self-adjointness of generator and semigroup of an SDE

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Existence of zero-free strip of a Laplace transform (edited ..)

Problem Let $\beta$ be a probability measure on $\mathbb{R}$, and define $$ K = \left \{z \in \mathbb{C}: g\left(z\right)=\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\exp\left(z x\right)\beta ( dx ) \text{ is well-...
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How to show a point is a weak* -weak continuous for the identity map on $X_1^*$ or on $X_1^{**}$?

I am trying to understand the Remark 3.2 mentioned in the paper titled as "On Weak* -Extreme Points in Banach Spaces" written by S. Dutta and T. S. S. R. K. Rao (http://library.isical.ac.in:...
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a claim for a proof of the invariant subspace problem [closed]

Recently four mathematicians claimed to have proven the invariant subspace problem, which is the problem that states Does every bounded operator on a separable Hilbert space have a non-trivial ...
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Creating an inverse system which "stratifies density"

Setting: Let $X'$ be a dense subset of an infinite-dimensional Fréchet space $X$ and suppose that $(X_n')_{n \in \mathbb{N}}$ is a nested sequence of non-empty subsets of $X'$ satisfying $$ \bigcup_{n ...
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Strong convergence of differential quotient in $L^2(0,T;V^*)$

I have got a problem regarding the weak differentiability of Bochner-integrable functions. Let $(V,H,V^*)$ be a Gelfand-triple and \begin{align*} w \in W(0,T) := \{w\in L^2(0,T;V) ~\vert~ \exists w' \...
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Holomorphic functions of certain blow up at origin

Suppose that $D=\{z\in \mathbb C\,:\, |z|\leq 1\}$ and let $f$ be holomorphic on $D\setminus\{0\}$ such that $|f(z)|\leq e^{\frac{1}{|z|}}$ for all $0<|z|\leq 1$ and assume additionally that $\lim\...
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integral over the unit sphere of $\Bbb C^n$

Please, is there a way to calculate this integral $$\int_{S_{2n-1}} \frac{e^{a \langle z, \zeta \rangle}}{|z - \zeta|^{\beta}} \, d\sigma(\zeta)$$ where $ z $ is a fixed point in the complex unit ball ...
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Are ALL linear functionals on $C[0,1]$ generated by measures? [closed]

Consider derivative of the convolution of a given function $f(\cdot)$ with a fixed $C^\infty$ function $s(\cdot)$, evaluated say at $1/2$. Is there a measure which generates the functional so defined?
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Lipschitz retraction constant of $B^+$ into $S^+$ in $L^2([0,1])$

In Hilbert space modeled by $L^2([0,1])$ we can define a set $B^+=\{x\in B(0,1): x(t)\geq0 \quad \forall t\in [0,1] \}$ and $S^+=\{x\in S(0,1): x(t)\geq0 \quad \forall t\in [0,1] \}$ where where $B(...
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Section 3 of Atiyah's "On analytic surfaces with double points" — some questions

I have some questions about section 3 of Atiyah's "On analytic surfaces with double points," a short 9 page paper. Section 3 is all dedicated to proving lemma 4. Near the end of section 3, ...

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