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Is the evolution family self-adjoint?
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I am reading Roland Schnaubelt's survey ...
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Embedding of domain of fractional power of Laplacian into Sobolev space for cylindrical domains
On a bounded domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^d, d\geq 2$ with smooth boundary, it is well known that for the Dirichlet Laplacian $\Delta_D$, $D((-\Delta_D)^\frac12) = H^1_0(\Omega)$.
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Does sets of positive capacity rule out constant functions?
Let $U\subset \Bbb R^d$ be bounded with Lipschitz boundary $K\subset \bar{U}$ be compact. The capacity of $K$ in $U$ is defined by
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Comparing two different principles of premeasure-to-measure extension
It is well-known that a premeasure $\mu_0$ (possibly taking infinite values) on a ring of subsets $\Omega_0$ of a set $X$ can be extended to a complete measure space $(X, \Omega_C, \mu_C)$ ($C$ for ...
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Self-adjointness of generator and semigroup of an SDE
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Compactness and Leray-Schauder degree
What's the relationship between compactness of solutions in partial differential equations (PDEs) and the Leray-Schauder degree?
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Cohomology version of Moore space
I asked this question on MSE a few days back but could not get any helpful response. So I am rewriting the post.
It is known to me that given a simply connected finite dimensional (which is also level-...
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Equivalent conditions for $z$-embeddability
I am looking for where this specific theorem of Blair is originally located:
Theorem. Let $S\subseteq X$, the following are equivalent:
$S$ is $z$-embedded
If $A, B\subseteq S$ are disjoint zero-...
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Compactness in trace class operators space
Let $H$ be a separable Hilbert space. Let $L_1$ denote the space of trace class operators on $H$ with the trace-class norm $\|\cdot\|_1$, i.e. $\|K\|_1=Tr|K|$ for all $K\in L_1$.
Are there easy ...
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Are measures singular with respect to all representing measures in $\mathbb{D}^n$ always concentrated on null-sets?
Let $\mu$ and $\nu$ be two measures on the $\sigma$-Borel set $\mathcal{B}(\mathbb{D}^n)$.
We say that $\mu$ is a representing measure for some point $z \in \mathbb{D}^n$, if
$$\forall_{u \in A(\...
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Continuum-distanced complete, ultrametric space
Our professor asked us to find a complete metric space where the intersection of nested closed balls can be empty.
The following space is such an example, and I would like to learn more on it (since ...
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Is the hypothesis "uniformly equivalent" needed?
I am reading S. Shimorin's paper titled Complete Nevanlinna-Pick property of Dirichlet-type spaces. My question concerns Lemma 2.3. which is as follows:
Assume $\mathscr{H}$ is a Hilbert space of ...
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Ribe's Theorem: finitely representability between two uniformly homeomorphic Banach spaces
An infinite-dimensional Banach space $X$ is said to be crudely finitely representable (with constant $\lambda$) in an infinite-dimensional Banach space $Y$ if there is a constant $\lambda>1$ such ...
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Nonstationary phase method for oscillatory integral
I want to approximate an integral of the form $$\int_a^bf(t)e^{ig(t)}dt,$$where $f(t)$ is smooth, $g(t)$ is real-valued and smooth.
The stationary phase method says that if $t_0\in [a,b]$ is such that ...
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"Bad" valid edge contractions
In this paper, an edge contraction of a simplicial complex $\Gamma$ is defined as the operation of removing the neighborhood $N_e\Gamma$ of the edge $e=\{0,1\}$ and identifying $N_0\partial N_e\Gamma$ ...
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Commutator of $A\otimes I$ and $I \otimes B$ vanishes?
Consider two Hilbert spaces $H_1$ and $H_2$, and $A$, $B$ unbounded operators on $H_1$, $H_2$ respectively. $(A \otimes I)$ is classically defined as the closure of the operator defined on the set of ...
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Hölder's inequality for trace-class maps of $p$-liquid spaces and a related conjecture of Grothendieck
In Condensed Math and Complex Geometry Proposition 8.8, Clausen-Scholze describe trace-class maps between projective objects in the $p$-liquid category as sums of rank 1 operators against ${<}p$-...
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References on the partial trace
For the Hilbert space $H^N:=L((\mathbb R^{3})^N,\mathbb C)$, consider the projection operator $D: H^N\to H^N$ as follows :
$$D(\Phi):=\left(\int_{(\mathbb R^{3})^N}\overline{\Psi(x_1,\ldots, x_N)}\Phi(...
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Does the second Bourgain–Delbaen space belong to C_p?
The second Bourgain–Delbaen space $Y$ is a separable $\mathcal{L}_\infty$ space such that $Y$ contains no copy of $c_0$ or $\ell_1$. The dual space is isomorphic to $\ell_1$.
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Distributions and time-kernels
Let $U\subset\mathbb{R}^{d}$ be an open subset and set $M:=I\times U$, where $I=(a,b)\subset\mathbb{R}$ is some open subset. Lets consider a linear operator $B:C^{\infty}_{c}(M)\to C^{\infty}(M)$ that ...
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Strong ultralimits?
I was going through the book Ultrafilters Throughout Mathematics and I came across the notion of ultralimits, defined below.
Ultralimit. Let $(X,\tau)$ be a topological space, $(x_i)_{i\in I}$ be a ...
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Why define Schwartz by supremum rather than limit?
The Schwartz space is defined as the set of all indefinitely differentiable functions such that the supremum over the free variable of any (order) derivative times any (order) power is finite.
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Relation between $\mathbb{R}$ and the metric space of bounded functions $f:\mathbb{N}\to\mathbb{N}$
Let $\newcommand{\N}{\mathbb{N}}\newcommand{\B}{\mathbf{B}}\B(\N)$ be the collection of all bounded functions $f:\N\to\N$. (A function $f:\N\to\N$ is bounded if there is $M\in\N$ such that $f(k) < ...
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convergence of convolution in Bochner space
I want to prove a well-known fact in $L^p(R^n)$ namely that, the convolution of an element in $L^p$ with an element of $L^1$ is in $L^p$
let: if $u∈L^p (R;X) , f∈L^1 (R)$ and $X$ is Separable and ...
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Sobolev inequality with weight in the case $1<n\leq p$
Assume that $1<n\leq p$. Does there exist a (non-negative) measure $\mu$ (preferably with some positive density function with respect to the Lebesue measure $dx$) and $q>p$ so that for all $f\in ...
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Homeomorphism and boundary of a complementary component
Let $X\subset \mathbb R^2$ be compact and connected. My question is whether homeomorphisms of $X$ preserve boundaries of complementary components.
More precisely, let $h:X\to X$ be a homeomorphism.
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Lower bound for a commutator trace
I have this Hilbert space of square-integrable complex-valued functions on a square, $\mathbb{L}^2([0,1]^2)$. And let $M_x$, $M_y$, and $M_{x+y} = M_x+M_y$ be the operators of multiplication by the ...
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Pedagogically intuitive reformulation of Zorn's Lemma for functional analysis
While teaching an applied functional analysis class, I’ve noticed that students often struggle to develop an intuitive understanding of Zorn’s lemma. It’s relatively straightforward to explain why ...
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Existence of a "universal" measure-preserving transformation on the unit interval
Let $I = [0,1]$ be the unit interval equipped with the Lebesgue measure $\lambda$. Let $\mathcal{M}$ be the set of all Lebesgue measure-preserving transformations $T: I \to I$. We say a transformation ...
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For $\mathbb R^n \times Q \cong \mathbb R^m \times Q $ must $n = m$? ($Q$ is the Hilbert cube)
There are several theorems describing the topology on hyperspaces of convex subsets of $\mathbb R^n$ under the Hausdorff metric. For example Antonyan and Jonard-Pérez prove the space of compact convex ...
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Colimits in commutative Banach algebras?
Let $K$ be a complete non-Archimedean field. It is known that the category $\mathrm{Ban}_K$ of $K$-Banach spaces with bounded linear maps does not have infinite colimits. The usual argument for $\...
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Topologizing quasi orders with regards to products
This morning I was asked by a colleague for the "right" way to construct a topology on a quasi-order (aka preorder, a reflexive and transitive relation) such that the topology on a product ...
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If $f\in C([0,\infty))$, does $\delta>0$ and $g\in C^1((0,\delta))\cap C([0,\delta])$ s.t. $g\geq f$ on $[0,\delta]$ and $g(0)=f(0)$ exist?
The question is the following:
Suppose $f : [0,\infty) \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is a continuous function. Can I find $\delta \in (0,\infty)$ and a function $g : [0,\delta] \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such ...
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The support of the functions in the closed span of the Rademacher functions in $L_1(0,1)$
Given a measurable function $f:(0,1)\to \mathbb{R}$, we denote by $M(f)$ the measure of the set $\{t\in (0,1) : f(t)\neq 0\}$.
It is not difficult to prove that if $(f_n)$ is a normalized sequence in $...
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reference request: conditions for pointwise and operator-norm convergence of kernel projections
At a very high level, I’m interested in the following question. Suppose $X$ is a (separable) Hilbert space, and $T_n : X \rightarrow X$ is a sequence of finite rank self-adjoint maps that converges (...
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Tangent space to infinite dimensional manifolds
In finite dimensional geometry, there is a single invariant of a vector space - its dimension. This characterizes finite dimensional manifolds as being glued from Euclidean balls.
This situation is ...
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Problem in Probability Theory and Functional Analysis
Let's consider the vector space V of bounded scalar functions, which includes the constant function 1. We assume that any uniform limit of a bounded monotonic sequence of functions from V also ...
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Exponentially weighted norms are not equivalent
Let $\|u\|^2_{L^2_\eta}$ be the exponentially weighted norm of the space of functions $u(x)$ for which $u(x)\mathrm{e}^{\eta\cdot x}$ with $\eta\in \mathbb{R}$ is in $L^2(\mathbb{R})$. How can I show ...
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On the pointwise limit of a sequence of analytic functions
I have been confused with this problem for weeks now. Suppose I have Banach spaces $E$ and $F$ and a sequence of functions $f_{n}: U \subset E \to F$, where $U$ is open and nonempty. Let $x \in U$ be ...
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Self-adjoint operators and index of quadratic form associated to it
Let $B$ a bounded self-adjoint operator on a real Hilbert space $H$ with an associated inner product $(\cdot,\cdot).$ Take $V=\operatorname{span}\{f_1, f_2, \ldots, f_n\}$ a finite dimensional ...
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Topological property of the space of probability measures
Suppose that $\mathbb{P}$ is the metric space of Borel probability measures on the interval $[0,1]$ equipped with the topology of $w^*$ convergence.
Consider also $\mathbb{P}_{ac}, \mathbb{P}_{s}$ the ...
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Fractional Sobolev embedding
Let $s\in (0,1)$ and $1<p<\infty$. Let $H^{s,p}(\mathbb{R}^n)=H^{s,p}$ the Bessel potential space, defined as the image of $L^p(\mathbb{R^n})$ by the Bessel potential. It is known that these ...
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Approximate square root of Dirac delta function on $\mathrm{SL}_2(\mathbb{R})$
$\DeclareMathOperator\SL{SL}\DeclareMathOperator\AdS{AdS}$I hope to find a sequence of complex-valued functions $\{f_i(g)\}$ on the group element $g$ of a locally compact group $\SL(2,\mathbb{R})$ so ...
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Proof mistake of: $M_0A(G) = B(G)$ for a locally compact group
I am posting my question of mathstack exchange here. (see: My post on MSE)
Let $G$ be a locally compact group with Haar measure $\mu$, and $B(G),A(G),C_r^*(G),L(G)$ be its Fourier-Stieltjes algebra, ...
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Spaces $X$ with every compactification $0$-dimensional with $\beta X\setminus X$ not locally compact
Previously, in this post I've shown the following characterization of spaces with only zero-dimensional compactifications:
Theorem. Let $X$ be strongly zero-dimensional and $\beta X\setminus X$ ...
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Are W-spaces with countable pseudocharacter first countable?
Cross-post of a question originally asked by Almanzoris on Mathematics Stack Exchange.
A topological space $X$ is called W-space if P1 has a winning strategy at each point $x \in X$ for the following ...
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Is there a relative projective tensor (cross-)norm for Banach $A$-algebras?
$\newcommand\norm[1]{\lVert#1\rVert}$I am interested in a relative version of the projective tensor product and projective tensor (cross-)norm for Banach algebras. Let $A$, $B$, $C$ be commutative (...
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Existence of infinite rank compact operator
Given any separable Banach space $X$, we know that always there exists a Banach space $Y$ such that there is an injective compact operator from $X$ to $Y$. Can we show that given any infinite ...
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LCH spaces $X$ such that if $Y$ is a perfect image of $X$, then $Y$ is zero-dimensional
I am looking for locally compact Hausdorff spaces $X$ with the following property:
If $f:X\to Y$ is a perfect map onto locally compact Hausdorff space $Y$, then $Y$ is zero-dimensional.
One can see ...
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Trace type convergence of the Laplacian on the box to the Laplacian on $\mathbb R^d$
Let $-\Delta \colon H^2(\mathbb R^d) \to \mathbb R^d$ be the (negative) Laplacian on the full space and $-\Delta_L$ the Laplacian acting on $L^2([-L,L]^d)$ with some boundary conditions making it self-...
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