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Uncountable collections of distinct subsets of an interval (existence)
Throughout, $\mu$ is just the Lebesgue measure.
Question: does there exist an uncountable family of distinct subsets of $[-1, 1]$, denoted by $(U_j)_{j \in [-1, 1]}$, with $\mu(U_j) > 0$ for each $...
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Strong convergence of a sequence in $L^2((0,T); H^{s,2}(\Omega)) \cap C([0,T];H^{-s,2}(\Omega))$, $0<s<1$
Let $u_n$ be a sequence with $u_n \in L^2((0,T);H^{1,2}(\Omega))$ and $\frac{\partial u_n}{\partial t} \in L^2((0,T);H^{1,2}(\Omega)^*)$. Then, how could one get a subsequence of $u_n$ that strongly ...
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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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Gaussian Hypercontractivity of Chaos based on Gaussian with value in Hilbert spaces?
The classical Gaussian hypercontractivity is stated as following: Suppose $\xi$ is a Gaussian variable and $H_n(\xi)$ is the space of n-th homogeneous Wiener chaos constructed from $\xi$, then for any ...
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Can the topologist's sine curve be realized as a Julia set?
Does there exist a rational function $f\in\Bbb{C}(z)$ whose Julia set coincides with
$$
T:=\left\{\left(x,\sin\left(\frac{1}{x}\right)\right)\,\Big|\,x\in\left(0,\frac{1}{\pi}\right]\right\}\cup\big(\{...
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Gauge invariance issues of YM theories in 2D Euclidean space
In order to be clear, I will write down every component explicitly. Also, I assume Euclidean metric in this post, so that spacetime indices are written as $i,j$ rather than $\mu, \nu$.
Following Wiki, ...
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Mismatch between equivalent definitions of the Bohr compactification of the reals
I feel I'm overlooking something very silly.
The Bohr compactification of $\mathbb R$ has two equivalent definitions.
The set of (possibly discontinuous) homomorphisms $\mathbb R \to \mathbb T$ under ...
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Sufficient conditions for the space of Radon measure to be a Banach space
Let $\mathcal{X}$ be a Hausdorff space and consider the space of Radon measures with bounded total variation $M(\mathcal{X})$ on $\mathcal{X}$.
Usually, the additional assumptions on $\mathcal{X}$ are ...
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Inequality with Hermite polynomials
Consider the (physicist's) Hermite polynomials $H_n(x)$ which are divided by
$$\sqrt{\sqrt{\pi} 2^n n!}$$
for the purpose of normalization.
These are orthogonal with respect to the weight function $e^{...
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How wild is the maximal ideal space of the Fourier-Stieltjes algebra of the real line?
The Fourier-Stieltjes algebra of $\mathbb R$ is the set of all sufficiently nice measures on $\mathbb R$. The vector product is convolution of measures. By identifying each measure with its Fourier ...
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Weakly compact set
I want to show that if the set
$$
\big\{u \in L^{q}([0, n] ; X): u(t) \in \phi(t, x(t)), t \in[0, n]\big\}
$$
is weakly compact, then the set
$$
\mathcal{S}_{\phi}(x)=\Big\{u\in L_{loc}^{q}(\mathbb{R}...
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Dévissage of stratified structures in Grothendieck's "Esquisse d’un programme"
I have a question about the intuition behind Grothendieck's proposed notion of so called "Tame topology" in his Esquisse d’un programme. Grothendieck insisted that theory should admit “...
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Smoothness of resolvent of the infinitesimal generator of an Ito diffusion acting on bounded continuous function
Let $dX_t=\sigma(X_t)\,dW_t+\mu(X_t)\,dt$ be an Ito diffusion with Lipschitz coefficients and $\sigma(x)>0$. Let $f(x)$ be a continuous and bounded and non decreasing function. Can we prove that ...
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Structures of the space of neural networks
A neural network can be considered as a function
$$\mathbf{R}^m\to\mathbf{R}^n\quad
\text{by}\quad x\mapsto w_N\sigma(h_{N-1}+w_{N-1}\sigma(\dotso h_2+w_2\sigma(h_1+w_1 x)\dotso)),$$
where the $w_i$ ...
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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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On the second order analog of the upper 1-Lipschitz envelope of a function
Let $u: \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ be a given function. Then we can consider its upper 1-Lip envelope
$$
\hat u(x) \doteq \inf\{g(x) \, \mid\, g \, \text{has Lipschitz constant 1 and}\, g(y) \geq u(y) \,...
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Topological measure theory on spaces that are not completely regular
In the usual discourse regarding approaches to measure theory, it is often pointed out that the restriction of topological measure theory to locally compact Hausdorff spaces is insufficient. However, ...
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A Lipschitz function induced by the infimum of the length of curves
Recently I have read a paper, Quasiconformal Images of Hölder Domains, written by S. M. Buckley in 2004, published by Annales Academiæ Scientiarum Fennicæ Mathematica. I am confused about page 33 of ...
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Time regularity vs space regularity for parabolic PDE
Suppose that there exist separable Hilbert spaces $V, H, X$ such that $V\hookrightarrow H\hookrightarrow X\hookrightarrow V'\,$ continuously, where $V'$ denotes the dual of the Hilbert space $V$. Let ...
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Ramanujan's Master Formula: A proof and relation to umbral calculus
The Ramanujan's master theorem states that:
$$
\int_0^{\infty}x^{s-1}\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{(-1)^n}{n!}a_nx^ndx=\Gamma(s)a_{-s}
$$
I found a really strange proof recently on a personal blog:
Define
$...
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interiors of positive cones in ordered Banach spaces
I have a couple of questions about ordered Banach spaces and interiors of their positive cones. I would appreciate your insights and any recommended references.
I want to know several examples of ...
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Zariski topology and compact \paracompact space?
Does the Zariski topology on a ring (not commutative in common) form a compact or paracompact space and why?
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Scott topology, but for graphs
Would it be possible to define an order theoretic topology on graphs? I am thinking about the Scott topology. There would be an associated continuous map on graphs.
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Trying to achieve "some sort of hemicompactness" in a Tychonoff space
Let $X$ be a Tychonoff space, i.e. Hausdorff and completely regular. Additionally, consider a map $\psi: X \to (0,\infty)$ such that $K_R := \psi^{-1}((0,R])$ is compact in $X$, for every $R>0$. ...
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Equality of two measures on functional spaces
It is well known that if $\mu$ and $\nu$ are two measures on the space $C^0([0,1],\mathbb{R}^n)$ of continuous mappings from $[0,1]$ to $\mathbb{R^n}$ endowed with its Borel $\sigma$-algebra satisfy $$...
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connectivity of the group of orientation-preserving homeomorphisms of the sphere
In the paper "Local Contractions and a Theorem of Poincare" Sternberg has mentioned the following question which was open when the paper was written:
Is the group of orientation-preserving ...
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Example of an $H^1$ function on the bidisk that is not a product of two $H^2$ functions
Fix $n \in \mathbb{N}$ and consider the Hardy space $H^1 := H^1(\mathbb{D}^n)$, consisting of holomorphic functions $f$ on the unit polydisk $\mathbb{D}^n=\mathbb{D}\times\dots\times\mathbb{D}$ such ...
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Proof that the closed convex hull of a weakly convergent sequence has empty interior using properties of $c_0$?
Let $X$ be an infinite-dimensional Banach space, and $x_n\to 0$ weakly in $X.$ Let $K$ be the closed convex hull of $\{x_n\}.$
I remember a proof that $K$ has empty interior as follows: define a map $...
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Topology on space of hyperfunctions
This is a reference request, coming from someone with little knowledge of hyperfunctions:
Which methods have been used to endow the space of hyperfunctions $\mathcal B(\mathbb R)$ with something like ...
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Are dualizable topological vector spaces finite-dimensional?
Consider the symmetric monoidal category TVS of complete Hausdorff topological vector spaces equipped with the completed projective, injective, or inductive tensor product.
Every finite-dimensional ...
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Characterizing germs of smooth functions
There's a sheaf of smooth real-valued functions on $\mathbb{R}$, and its germ at $0$ is some vector space $V$. I would like to understand this space. There is a surjective linear map
$$ \phi \colon ...
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$M^3$ admits $Sol$ geometry if and only if $\pi_1M$ is virtually solvable but not virtually nilpotent?
Let $M$ be a closed, orientable, irreducible 3-manifold and having an infinite fundamental group. Is it true that $M$ admits $Sol$ geometry if and only if $\pi_1M$ is virtually solvable but not ...
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Kasparov's descent homomorphism for higher KK groups
I am currently trying to understand equivariant $KK$-theory. I think I roughly get the idea of Kasparov's descent homomorphism
$$KK^G(A,B) \rightarrow KK(A \rtimes G,B \rtimes G).$$
but what still ...
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Hilbert spaces that include algebraic polynomials
This question is motivated by a phrase I found in several books/papers about approximation theory, for example, M.J.D.Powell's Approximation Theory and Methods: ''Let $\mathcal{H}$ be a Hilbert space ...
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Extracting each field operator as Wightman fields from a set of time-ordered products satisfying Eckmann-Epstein axioms
The paper by Eckmann-Epstein proves that Schwinger functions at "coinciding points" uniquely defines "time-ordered products".
In physics, these "time-ordered products" ...
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Let $A:=\{f\in C^1(\mathbb{R}): \hat{f}, \hat{f'} \in L^1(\mathbb{R})\}$. Schwartz space is dense in $A$ wrt $\|f\|:= \|\hat{f}\|_1+\|\hat{f'}\|_1$?
Let $A:=\{f\in C^1(\mathbb{R}): \hat{f}, \hat{f'} \in L^1(\mathbb{R})\}$, where $\hat{f}$ is the Fourier transform of $f$. Then is it true that Schwartz space $\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R})$ is dense in $A$ ...
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Existence of very weak solution to the elliptic equation $\partial_i(a^{ij}\partial_j u)=\partial_k\partial_l f$
Let $a^{ij}\in W^{1,n}\cap L^\infty (B^1)$ be uniformly elliptic, i.e. $\lambda|\xi|^2\le a_{ij}(x)\xi_i\xi_j\le \Lambda |\xi|^2$ for a.e. $x\in B^1$, $\xi\in\mathbb R^n$, where $B_1\subset \mathbb R^...
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Partition of unity without AC
Several existence theorems for partition of unity are known. For example (source),
Proposition 3.1. If $(X,\tau)$ is a paracompact topological space,
then for every open cover $\{U_i \subset X\}_{i \...
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Injectivity of a convolution operator
Let $p,\mu,\nu$ be probability density functions on
$\mathbb{R}$ such that
$$
\int_{\mathbb{R}}p(y-x) \nu(y) \, dy=\mu(x).
$$ Now, consider the operator $T:L^2(\mu)\to L^2(\nu)$ such that $$ Tf=f*p.$$ ...
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Multivariate polynomial approximation
Let $f$ be a function on $[-1,1]^d$ with some smoothness property, for example, it is in the Sobolev space $W^{k,p}$.
Let $P_n$ is a space of polynomials with degree $n$. My question is what is the ...
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What is your favorite proof of Tychonoff's Theorem?
Here is mine. It's taken from page 11 of "An Introduction To Abstract Harmonic Analysis", 1953, by Loomis:
https://archive.org/details/introductiontoab031610mbp
https://ia800309.us.archive....
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Multivariate polynomial approximation of functions in Sobolev space
I found a result of the estimation error of polynomial approximation in page
6 of https://scg.ece.ucsb.edu/publications/theses/ARajagopal_2019_Thesis.pdf
The statement is for $f \in W^{k, p}\left([-1,...
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Singularity of singularities and second microlocalization: a question that come from the stabilization of damped wave equation
In the paper [2], the Authors introduce a tool called second microlocalization, which is difficult for me. Although I have searched a lot of papers on the internet, nevertheless the material that I ...
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When is an unbounded averaging operator on $\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ closed?
Let $\{a_n\}_{n=1}^\infty$, $a_n\in \mathbb{R}$. Consider the following linear operator $A$ on functions $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$:
$$(Af)(x) = \sum_{n=1}^\infty a_n f(x+n)+ \sum_{n=1}^\infty a_n f(...
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How to prove that $f(x) := |x|^{\frac{\lambda - n}{p}}(1 - \psi(x))$ satisfies a specific property related to its limit at the origin
Disclaimer. I have asked this question a month ago on MSE (click here to access the original post) and even bountied it. I got an answer on MSE, but unfortunately I don't feel like it has enough ...
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Continuity of disintegrations in non locally compact spaces
Let $X$ and $Y$ be Radon spaces, $\mu$ a Borel probability measure on $X$, $F\colon X\to Y$ measurable. Then the disintegration theorem gives us a disintegration $\{\mu^y\}_{y\in Y}$ of $\mu$ with ...
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Hodge decomposition of smooth n-forms: is it an isomorphism of topological vector spaces?
Fix a compact Riemannian manifold $M$ (leaving the metric implicit). What I'd like to know is if the corresponding Hodge decomposition of smooth $n$-forms
$$
\Omega^n(M) \simeq \mathcal{H}^n(M)\oplus ...
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1-1 map on the $\{0,1\}^k$
Let integer $k>0$ and let $\{0,1\}^k$ denote the set of all $1\times k$-dim vectors whose every coordinate is eithor 0 or 1, for example, $(0,1,1,0,\dots,1,0,0,1)$. For any such vector $\alpha$, ...
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A topological characterization of trees?
Motivated by this complex dynamics question:
Let $X$ be a compact, path-connected metric space. Suppose there exist an integer $N\geq 2$ and distinct points $p_1,\dots,p_N\in X$ such that no proper ...
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Poisson kernel for the orthogonal groups
For the complex ball $|z|^2\le 1$ in $\mathbb{C}^n$, there is a Poisson kernel proportional to $|x-z|^{-2n}$. This is generalized to the unitary group $U(N)$ so that in the complex matrix ball $Z^\...
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