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Weak to weak$^*$ continuity of the duality mapping
Let $X$ be a uniformly convex and uniformly smooth Banach space. We consider the duality mapping $J_p^X$ defined as the sub-gradient $\partial (\frac1p\|\cdot\|^p)$. Is there a characterisation of the ...
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On generically Haar-null sets in the real line
First some definitions.
For a Polish space $X$ by $P(X)$ we denote the space of all $\sigma$-additive Borel probability measures on $X$. The space $P(X)$ carries a Polish topology generated by the ...
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Are continuous self-maps of the Golomb space $\mathbb G$ dense in the space of all self-maps of $\mathbb G$?
The Golomb space $\mathbb G$ is the set $\mathbb N$ of positive integers endowed with the topology generated by the base consisting of arithmetic sequences $a+b\mathbb N_0:=\{a+bn:n\ge 0\}$ with $a,b$ ...
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Why are functions with vanishing normal derivative dense in smooth functions?
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Let $M$ be a compact Riemannian manifold with piecewise smooth boundary. Why are smooth functions with vanishing normal derivative dense in $C^\infty(M)$ in the $H^1$ norm?
Here I define $...
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Disjoint covering number of an ideal
Let $\mathcal I$ be a $\sigma$-ideal with Borel base on an uncountable Polish space $X=\bigcup\mathcal I$.
Let $\mathrm{cov}(\mathcal I)$ (resp. $\mathrm{cov}_\sqcup(\mathcal I)$) be the smallest ...
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Complementation problem for $\ell_p^2$
Let $n\in\mathbb{N}$ and $p,q\in(1,+\infty)$ with $p^{-1}+q^{-1}=1$. Consider isometric embedding between $\mathbb{C}$-Banach spaces
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\rho:\ell_p^n\to\ell_\infty(S, \ell_1^n),x\mapsto(f\cdot x)_{f\...
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Golod-Shafarevich groups and L_2- Betti numbers
Is it something known about $L^2$-Betti numbers for Golod-Shafarevich groups?
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Geometric characterization of Silva distributions
There is a well known geometric characterization of tempered distributions on $\mathbb{R}^n$.
A distribution $T\in \mathcal{D}'(\mathbb{R}^n)$ is an element of $\mathcal{S}'(\mathbb{R}^n)$ if and ...
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What is the local structure of a fibration?
It's sometimes said that a fibration is a fiber bundle which is not locally trivial. I'd like to make this precise, by identifying the "local models" on which fibrations are modeled.
Here I'd like ...
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How to solve this operator equation numerically?
I would like to know how one solves Sturm-Liouville problems on $(0,\infty)$ NUMERICALLY for the eigenvalues that are of the form
$$-f''(x)+\frac{1}{\sinh(x)^2}f(x)=\lambda f(x).$$
So even if there ...
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Representations of the algebra of shift-invariant operators on $\ell^\infty({\mathbb Z})$
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By an operator on $\ell^\infty(\Z)$, I mean a bounded linear map $\ell^\infty(\Z)\to\ell^\infty(\Z)$. (Note that I am not assuming weak-star continuity.) By shift-...
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Best Approximation in Operator/non-Frobenius Norm
Since the Frobenius norm on matrices is generated by an inner product, solving the optimization/approximation problem of approximating an operator $X$ with a scalar multiple of another operator $Y$
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On the relation between Lipschitz free-spaces
Let $X$ be a pointed metric space, with base point 0. The space of Lipschitz function which preserves the base point,
$Lip_0(X)=\{f:X\to\mathbb{R} : f(0)=0\}$ consider with the norm $\|f(x)\|=\sup_{x\...
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A strict directed colimit of Hausdorff locally-convex spaces that is not Hausdorff
We work in the category of locally-convex spaces (morphisms are the continuous linear maps). Let $\Lambda$ be a directed set, for every $\lambda \in \Lambda$ let $V_{\lambda}$ be a locally-convex ...
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For which topological spaces X does an exponential object Y^X exist for all "nice" topological spaces Y?
A topological space $X$ is exponentiable, meaning that that an exponential object $Y^X$ exists for every topological space $Y$, iff $X$ is core-compact.
However, in the only proof I know of that non-...
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On the embedding of manifolds into infinite-dimensional spaces
Let $X$ be a (connected, finitely dimensional) topological/smooth/complex manifold and let $i$ be a weakly continuous/continuous/smooth/holomorphic map from $X$ into the dual $F^{*}$ of a real or ...
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Approximating an open bounded set by compact set
Let $U$ be an open bounded subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$, and $K$ a compact subset of $U$. Does there always exist a compact subset $L$ of $U$ that contains $K$, and such that $L$ is a retract of $U$.
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Tensors and Nuclear/Fredholm Operators
For a locally convex Hausdorff spaces $E$, consider the canonical map
$$\overline{\psi}:E^\prime \hat{\otimes}_\pi E \longrightarrow L(E_\sigma)$$
that maps the projective tensor product to the space ...
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Fourier basis for sub-Gaussian spaces?
Let $(\mathcal{X}, \pi)$ be a probability space such that $\pi$ has full support. Consider $L^2(\mathcal{X},\pi)$ to be the inner product space of function $f: \mathcal{X}^n \to \mathbb{R}$, with ...
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Explicit description of the Plancherel measure for $GL_n(\mathbb{R})$
Let $G:=\mathrm{GL}_n(\mathbb{R})$ and $f\in C_c^\infty(G)$. One can uniquely determine the Plancherel measure $d\mu_p$ on $\hat{G}$, the unitary (actually tempered) dual of $G$, by the equation
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Harish-Chandra's submersive principle on closed subsets
Harish-Chandra's submersion principle says the following. Let $X,Y$ be two manifolds of dimensions $m$ and $n$ respectively. Let $\pi: X\rightarrow Y$ be a surjective smooth map which is submersive ...
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C$^*$-algebras in which the spectral radius is comparable to the norm
For every commutative C$^*$-algebra the spectral radius is equal to the norm. My question is:
For which C$^*$-algebras $\mathcal A$ does there exist a constant $C>0$ such that $$C\|a\| \leq ...
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Banach spaces complemented in their ultrapowers
By the principle of local reflexivity, the second dual $X^{**}$ of a Banach space $X$ is complemented in some ultrapower $X^U$ of $X$. Even when $X$ is separable, the index set of $U$ cannot be ...
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Norm of projection onto functions of mean zero
Let $X$ be a finite set and consider the space $\ell^2(X;Y)$ of functions $\zeta:X\to Y$, where $Y$ is a fixed Banach space. It decomposes into a direct sum of constant function and its complement $\...
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A metric on $Homeo([0,1])$
One can define a metric on the set $Homeo([0,1])$ by setting $dist(f,g) =$ measure of support of $f^{-1}g$, that is the measure of the set of points $x$ where $f(x)\ne g(x)$. Was this metric studied ...
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Real interpolation of weighted Sobolev spaces with different weights
Let $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$ be open and let $w_0$ and $w_1$ be measurable and almost everywhere positive and finite functions defined on $\Omega$. Let $L^2_{w_0}(\Omega)$ be the weighted ...
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Distributions and functions on the Jacquet module $C_c^\infty(X)_{H,\chi}$
Let $X$ be an $\ell$ space (in the sense of Bernstein-Zelevinski), $H$ be an $\ell$ group which acts on $X$ and $\chi$ be a character of $H$. Denote $C^\infty(X)^{H,\chi}$ the space of locally ...
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Unbounded towers and combinatorial cardinal characteristics of the continuum
Update: Perhaps the question is too difficult. I would appreciate, thus, even just comments or related observations.
This question assumes familiarity with combinatorial cardinal characteristics of ...
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quasi-weakly compact operators, co-ideals of operator ideals, and Banach spaces $X$ with $X^{**}/X$ separable
Throughout, $X$ and $Y$ will denote Banach spaces with $T\in\mathcal{L}(X,Y)$ (the space of continuous linear operators between $X$ and $Y$). We define the operator $\overline{T}\in\mathcal{L}(X^{**}/...
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Automorphisms of Cuntz algebra
Suppose, $ O_{\infty} $ is the cuntz algebra generated by the orthogonal isometries $ \{S_i\}_{i\in \mathbb{N}} $,i.e. $ S_i^*S_j=\delta_{ij}$ and $ O_{\infty}=C^*(\{S_i\}_{i\in \mathbb{N}}) $.
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A question about Carleman linearization
Carleman linearization is a technique used to embed a finite dimensional system of analytic ordinary differential equations into an infinite system of linear differential equations:¹⁻²
Let $f$ be ...
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L^1 maximal inequalities for the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck semigroup in infinite dimension
For an infinite-dimensional Gaussian random vector $X$ consider the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck maximal operator:
$M f(X) := \sup_{\rho \in [0,1]} \mathsf{E} [f(\rho X + (1-\rho^2)^{1/2} X^\prime) \mid X]$
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Functional equations about Conway's box function
Conway's box function is the inverse of Minkowski's question mark function. It maps the dyadic rationals on the unit interval to the rationals using the Stern-Brocot tree (Farey sequence).
The ...
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A Banach space with the BD property and without the weak Gelfand-Phillips property
A subset A of X is called Grothendieck if every operator T from X to $c_0$ maps A to a relatively weakly compact set.
A Banach space has the weak Gelfand-Phillips property (wGP) if every ...
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Existence or construction of a sequence of orthogonal matrices with three properties
This is a problem that I encountered during my research, and I have spent a good amount of time on it without success. So I am reaching out for help ....
Any pointers or suggestions are appreicated!
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Filled level sets of harmonic functions
Let $f$ be an enitre function. Define the "filled level set of $f$ as follows:
$$A_M(f):=\{z\in{\mathbb C}:\ |f(z)|\le M\}$$
Theorem 1 in Topological Properties of Level-Sets of Entire Functions ...
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Differential operators acting on the Schwartz space
I asked a similar question on math stack exchange but didn't get an answer so I will try to ask it here. Any help/suggestion is most than welcome!
Let $D$ be a linear differential operator with ...
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Discrete groups G whose full C*-algebra C*(G) is not MF?
This is a cheap rip-off of this question, but I am genuinely interested in an answer.
Is there a known example of a countable discrete group G whose full group C*-algebra C*(G) is not MF?
Let us ...
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Steklov averages in PDE: what to do when we have time-dependent elliptic operator
One may have an equation (with boundary conditions omitted below)
$$u_t - Au = f$$
$$u(0)=u_0$$
which has a weak solution $u \in L^2(0,T;V) \cap C([0,T];H)$ in the sense that
$$-\int_0^T \int_\Omega u(...
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Convergence of convex combinations in topological vector spaces
I am studying certain quadratic forms on $L^0(m)$ equipped with the topology of (local) convergence in measure which in general is not locally convex. I am also interested in the situation where $m$ ...
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On a very weak notion of fibration (of topological spaces)
Suppose that $f:Y \to X$ is a map of topological spaces, and lets assume for simplicity that $X$ is connected. For the fibers of $f$ to compute the homotopy fibers, one would usually want to demand ...
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Examples of a topological semidirect product
Let $G$ be a compact topological group, and $\operatorname{Aut}(G)$ the group of autohomeomorphisms of $G$. I have proved some (topological) results about the holomorph $G\leftthreetimes \operatorname{...
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Is a successor to a successor to the trivial group topology on an Abelian group, totally bounded?
Is there an example of an Abelian group $G$ and group topologies $\cal S$ and $\cal T$ on it such that $\cal S$ is an immediate successor to the trivial topology on $G$ (i.e there is no other group ...
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Does the $D$-property have universal objects?
A space $(X,\tau)$ is called a $D$-space if whenever one is given a neighborhood $N(x)$ of $x$ for each $x\in X$, then there is a closed discrete subset $D\subseteq X$ such that $\{N(x): x\in D\}$ ...
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Tensorization of Orlicz norm?
Associated with a convex function $\phi:[0,\infty)\mapsto[0,\infty)$ satisfying $\lim_{x\to 0} \frac{\phi(x)}{x} = 0, \lim_{x\to\infty}\frac{\phi(x)}{x} = \infty,$ the Orlicz norm of a random variable ...
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Topological Subset Take-Away
David Gale's subset take-away game is a game where two players A and B play with a finite set $S$. Players alternately choose proper nonempty subsets of $S$ such that if a subset is chosen, then none ...
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Version of Stone Weierstrass for functions not vanishing at infinity
I am trying to see what is known about uniform density of function spaces in $C(\mathbb{R}^n)$ or $C_b(\mathbb{R}^n)$ (bounded continuous functions on $\mathbb{R}^n$). By uniform density, I mean ...
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Dense Hopf $*$-subalgebra of compact quantum groups and cancellation laws
Recall the notion of the compact quantum group, in the sense of Woronowicz: it is a pair $(A,\Delta)$ where $A$ is a unital $C^*$-algebra and $\Delta:A \to A \otimes_{\min} A$ is a unital $*$-...
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Can the compactification of a (co)tangent bundle equipped with Saski metric be viewed as a "Wick rotation"?
We can equip the (co)tangent bundle of a Riemannian manifold (B,g) with a Saski metric $\hat{g}$ (see, for example, "On the geometry of tangent bundles" by Gudmunssun & Kappos) that looks like
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Non-linear positive map
In the paper titled "Nonlinear completely positive maps" M. D. Choi and T. Ando extended natural definition of completely positive maps ignoring the linearity condition (Aspects of positivity in ...
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