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Extracting a common convergent indexing from an uncountable family of sequences
Let $\mathcal{A}$ be some uncountable index set and $X$ be some separable reflexive Banach space.
For each $\alpha \in \mathcal{A}$, let
\begin{equation}
\{ x_n^{\alpha} \}_{n=1}^\infty
\end{equation}
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Boundedness of 2 times the unit ball
Suppose that $X$ is a topological vector space where the topology is given by a metric $d$ on $X$. Assuming that the unit ball
$$
B(0, 1) := \{x \in X : d(0, x) < 1\} \neq X,
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is it necessarily ...
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Identification of Maharam extension
All definitions used in this post are from Björklund, Kosloff, and Vaes - Ergodicity and type of nonsingular Bernoulli actions. This post is inspired by the beginning of Section 2.2 in the same paper, ...
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Bounds on Besov norms for mollification of a bounded Lipschitz function
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded, non-empty, regular open domain in $\mathbb{R}^d$. Let $1\le p,q\le \infty$ and $s>0$. Let $\mathcal{B}_{p,q}^s(\Omega)$ be the Besov space on $\Omega$ corresponding to ...
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Real-world examples of unweighted directed graphs
Social Networks, Internet Traffic, Citation Networks, Transportation Networks, and Biological Networks exemplify real-world instances of unweighted directed graphs. Within these domains, the Graph ...
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Hölder continuity in time of heat semigroup
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We fix $\alpha \in (0, 1)$ and $c>0$. Let $\ell : \bR^d \to \bR_+$ be a probability density function such that
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\|\ell\|...
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Why do infinite-dimensional vector spaces usually have additional structure?
On Mathematics Stack Exchange, I asked the following question: Why are infinite-dimensional vector spaces usually equipped with additional structure? Although it received one good answer, I feel that ...
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Strict positive definite function gradient tuple
I have a (Gaussian) random function (aka "stochastic process" or "random field") $(f(t))_{t\in \mathbb{R}^d}$. I now want to consider the vector valued random function $g=(f, \...
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Proving the inequality involving Hausdorff distance and Wasserstein infinity distance
Prove the inequality
$$d_{H}(\mathrm{spt}(\mu),\mathrm{spt}(\nu))\leq W_{\infty}(\mu,\nu)$$
where $d_H$ denotes the Hausdorff distance between the supports of the measures $\mu$ and $\nu$, and $W_\...
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Sharp Sobolev trace inequalities on Riemannian manifolds with boundaries
For $n \geq3$, let $(M,g)$ be smooth $n$-dimensional, compact, Riemannian manifold with a smooth boundary. Then there exists some constant $A=A(M,g)>0$ such that, for all $u \in H^1(M)$
\begin{...
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Some operators on spheres
Let $S_2$ be the unit sphere in $\mathbb R^3$ equipped with normalized Haar measure. For a continuous function f and $\delta\in (-1,1)$ define $T_\delta f(x):=\int_{\{y:<x,y>=\delta\}}f(y)d_\...
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Solving functional analysis problems by using Algebraic geometry
I am thinking about some open problems in nonlinear functional analysis and I just wanted to know if there are any problems that have been solved by using Algebraic geometry techniques in these fields....
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For a tempered distribution $F$ on $\mathbb{R}^2$, what exactly does it mean by $\lvert F(x,y) \rvert \leq \lvert x-y \rvert^{-n}$?
Let $F$ be a tempered distribution on $\mathbb{R}^2$ and $n \in \mathbb{N}$ be a fixed natural number. I wonder what exactly it means by
$\lvert F(x,y) \rvert \leq \lvert x-y \rvert^{-n}$ where $x,y \...
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Mappings that preserve local or global minimum
In the most general form, I'm interested in any non-trivial results of the following question.
Consider metric space $X$ and $Y$, denote all real valued functions on $X$ and $Y$ as $\mathbb{R}^{X}$ ...
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Embedding of a Banach space in $\ell_\infty(\Gamma)$ with a subspace embedded in a copy of $\ell_\infty$
In this question (which I think may be interesting in its own) I was asking if we can find a copy of $\ell_\infty$ between a separable subspace $Y$ contained in $\ell_\infty(\Gamma)$ and the whole ...
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Hölder continuity in time of heat semigroup for regular initial distribution
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\newcommand{\bR}{\mathbb{R}}
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Let $(p_t)_{t>0}$ be the standard Gaussian heat kernel on $\bR^d$, i.e.,
$$
p_t (x) := \frac{1}{(4 \pi t)^{\frac{d}{2}}} \...
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Sharp Estimates for Multilinear Fourier Multipliers with Limited Smoothness
Let $m(\xi_1, \dots, \xi_n)$ be a bounded function on $\mathbb{R}^{nd}$ that satisfies the following multilinear Hörmander-Mikhlin condition:
$$
|\partial^{\alpha} m(\xi_1, \dots, \xi_n)| \leq C_{\...
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Separating domains in $\mathbb{R}^{2n}$ by a real algebraic variety
Suppose $\Omega_1$ and $\Omega_2$ are two disjoint unbounded domains in $\mathbb{R}^{2n}$, $n \in \mathbb{N}$. Can there be conditions on $\Omega_1$ and $\Omega_2$ so that these two domains can be ...
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On a functional equation of Mahler?
Recently, I was trying to introduce the concept of natural boundaries to a fellow math student, and what greater way to do this than using an example? In particular, I tried to use as an illustration, ...
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Distance between a Hölder function and a Sobolev ball
Let $\Omega$ denote $[0, 1]^n$ and let $\|\cdot\|_{k, p}$ and $|\cdot|_{m, \alpha}$ denote norms of Sobolev space $W^{k,p}(\Omega)$ and Holder space $C^{m, \alpha}(\Omega)$, respectively.
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Rate of convergence of mollified functions in $L^p$ norm
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Let $(\rho_n)_{n \geq 1}$ be a sequence of mollifiers on $\bR^d$, i.e., each $\rho_n$ is a ...
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Is every closed subspace of the Schwartz space densely embedded into its dual space?
My original question is from this ME post but I think I need a broader understanding for this.
The Schwartz space $\mathcal{S}$ and its subspaces are examples of nuclear spaces. In fact, any closed ...
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Sobolev extension problems of $W^1_\infty(\Omega)$
Recently I have read the paper Whitney's problem on extendability of functions and an intrinsic metric written by Nahum Zobin and published by Advances in Mathematics in 1998. I am confused about one ...
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Proving that a function $f(x,y)$, that is unbounded in every direction, is uniformly bounded below by $1$ outside some disc of large enough radius
I have a smooth function $f(x,y)$ that is unbounded in every direction. In other words, if we choose a direction $(a,b)\in S^1$ and keep moving along the curve $(ta,tb)$, then $$\lim_{t\to\infty}f(ta,...
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Topology on the space of compactly supported functions
Let $X$ be a locally compact Hausdorff topological space, and let $C_c(X)$ be the space of compactly supported $\mathbf{R}$-valued continuous functions. It is a well-known fact that this space is not ...
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Block-diagonal embedding of $U(n)$ into $U(mn)$
What is known about the subgroup $U(n)\subset U(mn)$ for $m,n\in\mathbb{N}$ given by the diagonal embedding
$$ \alpha\mapsto \text{diag}(\alpha,\cdots, \alpha),$$
for $\alpha$ appearing $m$ times?
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Understanding the Schrodinger flow——Symplectic Banach manifold
This question was posted on https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/4925369/understanding-the-schrodinger-flow-symplectic-banach-manifold but recieve nothing. I really want to know the something ...
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Copy of $\ell_\infty$ inside $\ell_\infty(\Gamma)$ containing given subspace
To complete a proof I need to know if the following is true:
Given a non-empty set $\Gamma$ and a separable subspace $Y$ of $\ell_\infty(\Gamma)$, there exists a subspace $A$ of $\ell_\infty(\Gamma)$ ...
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On analytic functions on the complement of a curve without jump across the curve almost everywhere
Question. Suppose $f$ is an analytic function on $\mathbb C\setminus\mathbb R$ and assume that the boundary values of $f$ from above and below the real axis (denoted $f_\pm$ respectively) exist almost ...
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Understanding spaces of negative regularity
I apologize if this question is too basic for this site, but I posted it on mathSE and did not get any responses (link can be found here) so I'm crossposting it here.
Let $C^k(\mathbb{R}^n$) be the ...
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Looking for a counterexample: Conditioning increases regularity?
Let $p(x,y,z)$ be a joint density (over $\mathbb{R}^3$) under no smoothness or regularity assumptions, besides its existence. I am looking for a (counter)example where $p(y|x)$ is less regular than $p(...
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Prove uniqueness of Radon transform without using Fourier transform
The uniqueness of Radon transform can be expressed by the following claim (I assumed that the function has compact support for simplicity):
If a continuous function with compact support has zero ...
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Reference or proof of a theorem of L. Fejér on summability of Fourier series
In the article "Ensembles exceptionnels" by A. Beurling, the author cites the following theorem of Fejér:
Suppose that a $2\pi$ periodic function $ f $, Lebesgue integrable in $(0,2\pi)$ ...
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Intermediate spaces of test functions between $\mathcal{S}$ and $\mathcal{D}$?
On $\mathbb{R}^n$, let $\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^n)$ be the Schwartz space and $\mathcal{D}(\mathbb{R}^n)$ be the space of smooth, compactly supported functions.
According to p.145 of the book by Reed &...
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Coherent states on compact abelian state spaces and complexification
First, to establish notation, let $T^*(M)$ denote the cotangent bundle of a manifold $M$. Let $\widehat{(-)}:= \hom_{\sf LCAbGrp}(-,\mathbb{T}):{\sf LCAbGrp}^{\sf op}\simeq {\sf LCAbGrp}$ denote the ...
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Infinitesimal generators of random evolutions
Consider two state spaces $X$ and $Y$ and infinitesimal generators of Markov processes $(A_y)_{y\in Y}$ and $B$, on $X$ and $Y$ respectively. We assume that $A_y$ share the same domain $D(A)$, and ...
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Proving a Fourier transform inequality for functions with mixed variable bounded support
I'm working on a problem involving the Fourier transform and have encountered an inequality that I am unsure how to prove. I would greatly appreciate any help or guidance you can provide.
Let $\gamma\...
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Compact embeddings RKHSs into Sobolev Spaces
Let $\mathcal{H}$ be an RKHS over an open domain $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^d$. Are there conditions under which $\mathcal{H}$ can be compactly embedded in a Sobolev space $W^{s,p}(\Omega)$ for ...
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Understanding a simplifying assumption in proof of the invariant subspace problem
In a recent preprint On the invariant subspace problem in Hilbert spaces Per H. Enflo claims to have solved the invariant subspace problem, showing that every bounded linear operator on a separable ...
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Differential equation involving square root
I am absolutely not familiar with differential equations. However, I am facing the following differential equation:
\begin{equation}
a(x)y^{\prime}(x)+b(x)y(x)=c(x)\sqrt{y^{2}(x)+d(x)}
\end{equation}
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Relationship between the character group and cotangent bundle
Given a manifold $ M $ , the cotangent bundle $ T^*(M) $ carries a symplectic structure given by the wedge-product. In classical mechanics, if $ M $ is taken to be the state space of positions, then $...
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Reference request: Expository paper on the use of functional analysis in differential and integral equations
Some textbooks on functional analysis do not hint that a major raison d'être of the subject is its use in the study of differential and integral equations. The reader could go all the way through ...
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Discrepancy between probability measures, tested against bounded functions of bounded variance
When studying some concentration inequalities, it became relevant to consider the following discrepancy between two probability measures $\pi$ and $\nu$ (treating $\sigma \in \left( 0, \frac{1}{2} \...
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Is compact-open topology stable with respect to injective limits?
Let $X$ be a locally convex space, and $\{Y_i;\ i\in I\}$ a covariant system of locally convex spaces over a partially ordered set $I$, i.e. a system of linear continuous mappings is given $\sigma^j_i:...
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Can gradient zero implies that a function is constant with Hörmander vector fields
Let $X=(X_1,\cdots,X_m)$ be a system of Hörmander vector fields defined on $\mathbb{R}^n$. The Sobolev space $W_{X}^{1,p}(\Omega)$ is defined by
$$W_{X}^{1,p}(\Omega):=\{u\in L^p(\Omega)|X_iu\in L^p(\...
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Perturbation of one-parameter groups of unitary operators
Let $H$ be a Hilbert space and let $h$ be a fixed, densely defined, possibly unbounded, self-adjoint operator on $H$. Letting $B(H)$ denote the space of all bounded operators on $H$, it is well ...
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Equality between operators, on dense subspace, from a quadratic form point of view
Let $L \ge 1$ and consider a finite box $\Omega = [0,L]^{d} \subset \mathbb{R}^{d}$. The set of functions:
$$\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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Deriving a specific bound for functions in Hardy Space
Reading some article a while ago I read the following: (here $H^2$ represents the Hardy space)
Let $f\in H^2$ be such that $f(0)=1$, and let $0<\lvert\lambda\rvert<1$, then $$\lVert f(\lambda z)\...
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Maximum distance between consecutive terms in sequence with arbitrarily long APs
Good evening. I am writing a paper on complex analysis, and as a corollary (of my work and others'), I believe that I have managed to deduce the following result.
Proposition: Let $n_1 < n_2 \cdots ...
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Nemytskij operator for Lebesgue variable UNBOUNDED exponent spaces
Let $f:\Omega\times\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ be a Caratheodory function (i.e. $f(x,\cdot)$ is continuous for a.a. $x\in\Omega$ and $f(\cdot,t)$ is measurable for all $t\in\mathbb{R}$), where $\Omega\...
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