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Decay rate of minimum point over a product space
Let $f(\theta, \epsilon)$ be smooth on $[0,2\pi] \times [0,\infty)$ such that
$f(\theta, \epsilon)$ converges to $f(\theta, 0)$ uniformly as $\epsilon \rightarrow 0$.
$f(\theta, \epsilon) > 0$ for ...
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Projection measure and an integral formula for Lipschitz functions
Let $n\geq m\geq 0$ be integers and put $k=n-m$. Let $A\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ be Borel measurable, we define the projection measure of $A$ as
$$\mu_k(A):=\underset{P_1, \ldots, P_r}{\sup_{A=A_1\sqcup\...
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Notation $\le_{a,b,n,\ldots}$ in Analysis
In modern Analysis, especially Functional Analysis, one proves, or one uses inequalities of the form
$$F(X)\le_{a,\ldots,n}G(X).$$
The meaning of the subscripts in the inequality sign means that there ...
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Criteria giving sufficient conditions for a Borel measure to have compact support
I am interested in criteria that guarantee that a Borel probability measure has compact support.
I outline two below and I am hoping to gather more as answers (if they exist).
The first sufficient ...
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Johnson-Lindenstrauss type result for matrix factorization
The type of result I want is: given matrix $A\in \mathbb{R}^{m\times n}$ and error tolerance $\epsilon$, what is a lower bound on $k$ such that $\|A - UV\|_{??}\le \epsilon$, where $U \in\mathbb{R}^{m\...
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When does the Hermite series converge pointwise and when is it uniformly bounded?
Let $\gamma$ denote the standard Gaussian measure on the real line, and consider $f \in L^2(\gamma)$. Since the Hermite polynomials $\{H_n\}_{n \geq 0}$ are a complete orthonormal system, we may ...
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Generator of an analytic semigroup
Perhaps I have a naive question. My question is as follows:
When we consider a Cauchy proposition of the following form:
$$
\begin{cases}
x'(t)= -Ax(t)+ F(t,x(t)) &\text{for}\ t> 0 \\
x(0)=...
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Are there probability densities $\rho, f_n$ such that $\lim_n \frac{[\rho * f_n]_\alpha}{\|\rho * f_n\|_\infty} = \infty$?
We fix $\alpha \in (0, 1)$. Let $[f]_\alpha$ be the best $\alpha$-Hölder constant of $f: \mathbb R^d \to \mathbb R^k \otimes \mathbb R^m$, i.e., $[f]_\alpha := \sup_{x \neq y} \frac{|f(x) - f(y)|}{|x-...
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A problem about how to understand the existence of derivative of level set in Mountain-pass theorem
I'm confused about the Mountain pass theorem in Lemma4 of here.
Background :
$$
\begin{gathered}
I_\lambda(u)=\frac{1}{2} \int_M\left|\Delta_g^{\frac{m}{2}} u\right|^2 d \mu_g-\frac{\lambda}{2 m} \log ...
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Characterization for the multipliers of Schwartz space
Is the following true?
A function $m:\mathbb R^n\to\mathbb C$ is a Schwartz multiplier (i.e. $[f\mapsto mf]:S(\mathbb R^n)\to S(\mathbb R^n)$ is bounded linear) iff the following:
For every $\alpha$ ...
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When is a symmetric block Toeplitz matrix invertible?
Let
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Q =
\begin{bmatrix}
Q_0 & Q_1 & Q_2 & \cdots\\
Q_{-1} & Q_{0} & Q_1 & \cdots\\
Q_{-2} & Q_{-1} & Q_0 & \cdots\\
\vdots & \vdots & \vdots & \ddots
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Analogue of $\ell^2(X)$ over an arbitrary Banach ring
Let $X$ be a set. Over the Banach fields $F=\mathbb{R}$ or $F=\mathbb{C}$ we can define the Banach space$$\ell^2(X)=\{\xi\colon X\to F\mid \sum_{x\in X}|\xi(x)|^2<\infty\}$$which satisfies a list ...
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Directions of differentiability of log-concave measures with infinite-dimensional support
I recently came across the very nice review "Differentiable Measures and the Malliavin Calculus" by Bogachev (1997) which begins by discussing measures $\mu$ on locally convex spaces $X$ ...
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Verifying the Cauchy behavior of a sequence
Let me consider the iteration $x_{n+1}=Tx_n$ and $T$ is a self-map from a non-empty subset $K$ of a smooth Banach space $X$ to itself, satisfying $W(Tx, Ty) \leq W(x, y)$, where $W(x, y)=\Vert x \Vert^...
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reference request: mercer expansion and kernel underlying Sobolev spaces?
Let us define the periodic Sobolev spaces, for $s > n/2$ by
$$
H_{s}([0, 1]^n) = \{f : [0, 1]^n \to \mathbb{R} :\mbox{for}~j\leq s, f^{(j)} |_{\partial[0, 1]^n} \equiv 0, ~~
\int_{[0, 1]^d} (f^{(s)...
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Connectedness of deleted symmetric product
Let $X$ be a connected Hausdorff space. It is well-known that the $n$-fold symmetric product $\mathcal{F}_n(X) := \{A\subseteq X : 0<|A|\leq n\}$ is a connected space equipped with the Vietoris ...
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Strong sub-differentiability of an equivalent strictly convex norm
First, we define the notion of strong sub-differentiability(SSD) of a norm on a Banach space $X$. The norm $\Vert \cdot \Vert$ of $X$ is said to be SSD if the one-sided limit $$\lim_{t \to 0+} \frac{\...
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Computation of Brown measure of the shift operator on $\ell^2(\mathbb N)$?
This looks an extremely simple question - I am just trying to give an example of Brown measure, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_measure, so I try to compute it for the left/right-shift operator on ...
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Finding an example if it exists, for a non-contractible and contractible space with special requirement on quotients of their union?
Let $A$ and $B$ be subsets of $n$-dimensional Euclidean space $\mathbb{R}^{n}$, such that $A$ is non-contractible, $B$ is contractible and $B$ is not an one-point set.
I would like to find example(s) ...
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Approximating open subset of profinite group by union of cosets of ideal
I am trying to understand the proof of Theorem 1.3 in this paper by poonen. Poonen refers to Lemma 20 in a different paper. He claims that the open subset $U_P \subseteq \hat{\mathcal{O}}_P$ can be ...
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Metric entropy of mixed norm spaces with exponent-free bounds
Suppose $\mathcal{F}\subset L^p([0,1]^d)$ is a subset with the following property: The $L^q$-covering number of $\mathcal{F}$ is independent of $q$, for all $1\le q\le\infty$. An example of $\mathcal{...
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Estimate the gradient (with respect to local coordinates) of a partition of unity on a manifold
Suppose $\{U_\alpha\}$ is an atlas of coordinate patches of a (noncompact) smooth manifold $M$ of dimension $n$, with coordinates $(x_\alpha^1,\dots,x_\alpha^n)$ on $U_\alpha$. Furthermore we assume ...
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asymptotic expansions for $C^{1+\epsilon}$operators
I want to understand the asymptotic expansion for $C^{1+\epsilon}$ operators.
More precisely, if a complex operator $T(z)=\sum_{n \ge 1}T_n z^n$ is defined on a closed unit disk, and it is $C^{1+\...
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Computing the eta invariant of a rather contrived operator on the circle
For physical reasons, I am interested in computing the eta invariant of the following Hermitian operator acting on complex valued functions on the circle with circumference 1. I define the operator ...
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Ultraproduct reflexive
Hello I have the following construction: Let $(E,\|\cdot\|_E)$ be a Banach space, $E_n:=E^n$ and $\|x_n\|_n:=\frac{1}{n}\sum_{k=1}^n \|x_n(k)\|_E$ for all $x_n=(x_n(1),...,x_n(n))\in E^n$ and $n\in\...
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Building representation of an arbitrary umbral calculus
Consider a set of integrable functions on the interval $(0,1)$.
Let's introduce an operation $\operatorname{eval}f=\int_0^1 f(x)\,dx$ (which is the mean value of the function).
In such system the ...
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Gauss transformation in fractional Sobolev space
Let $g_{\mu}(x) = \mu^{d/2}\exp(-\pi\mu|x|^2)$ for every $\mu > 0$. Prove that
$$
\int_{\mathbb R^{d}}\left|(-\Delta)^{\frac{s}{2}} u\right|^{2} \geq \int_{\mathbb R^{d}}\left|(-\Delta)^{\frac{s}{2}...
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Intersection of Sobolev Spaces
Suppose $\Omega$ is a bounded open subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$ with a "nice" boundary. We have the Sobolev spaces $W^{k,2}(\Omega)$, which are all contained within each other: $W^{m,2}(\Omega)\...
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Existence of a measurable maximizer
Let $F$ be a continuous cdf with full support on $[0,1].$ Let $A$ be a compact subset of $\mathbb{R}$ and $\mathcal{M}$ be the set of measurable functions $\alpha:[0,1]\rightarrow A.$ Let $\bar \alpha ...
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A question about associated operator on continuous functions space equiped with L2 norm
For M a connected compact manifold, $T$ is in $C^{1+\nu}(M,M)$ with $\nu\in(0,1)$, i.e., $DT$ is some Hölder continuous function with Hölder exponent $\nu$. Denote by $m$ the Lebesgue measure on $M$ ...
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Dependence of functional integral on the function space
In physics, the following functional integral is considered
\begin{gather}
Z[J]= \int Df \exp(-\int d^dx( f\Box f+\lambda f^4 +Jf ))
\end{gather}
It is usually said that the integration is performed ...
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Series representation of functions
Let $H$ be a Hilbert space, consisting of functions $f:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$. Let
$$
V = \left\{ f_J \in H: f_J= \sum_{j=1}^J c_j^{(J)} g_j, c_j^{(J)}\in\mathbb R, J\in \mathbb N \right\}
$$
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Example of a metrizable space that is not an ANR
I have been looking for an example of a metrizable space that is not an absolute neighborhood retract (ANR).
Recall that a metrizable space $X$ is called an ANR if there exists an open set $U$ in a ...
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Generalization of polynomial coefficients
I'm dealing with a hard combinatorial problem where for every positive integer value of a variable $n$ I have to calculate a list of numbers, specifically $n^2$, that depend on $n$ and its list index ...
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Is a bounded measurable convex function above its interior lower semi-continuous convex envelope?
Let $E$ be a locally convex topological vector space, let $C$ be a convex set which matches the closure of its relative interior $\mathring C=\{ x\in C : \forall y\in C,\exists z\in C,~x\in\mathopen]y,...
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Finding an element of Gelfand triple with a designated time derivative
Let $V$ be a real separable Banach space and $H$ be a real separable Hilbert space such that
\begin{equation}
V \subset H \subset V'
\end{equation}
where $V'$ is the dual of $V$ and the inclusions are ...
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The asymptotic behaviour of the Fourier transform of a certain class of radially symmetric functions
Fix $\theta\in (-\pi/2,\pi/2)$ and let $a>0$. Suppose that $f:\mathbb{C}\rightarrow \mathbb{C}$ is analytic in $S:=\{z\in \mathbb{C}: |\arg{z}|<\pi/2\}$ and
$$|f(z)|\sim |z|^{-a},\qquad |z|\to \...
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Rescaling of cosine families
First of all, the best wishes for 2024. Recently, I got aware of cosine operator families (in the framework of evolution equations). It is well-known, that operator semigroups can be rescaled (see for ...
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Reference request: an introduction to nuclear spaces
I am looking for a short introduction to nuclear spaces and nuclear operators. I am interested in these spaces as they often arise in mathematically rigorous quantum field theories. I have read the ...
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Why is von Neumann inequality important for equivalence of $\forall_j \ T_j^n\rightarrow 0$ in A-topology and abs continuity of $(T_1,\ldots, T_N)$?
The whole theorem goes as follows:
Let $(T_1, \ldots, T_N)$ be a tuple of commuting operators in Hilbert space $H$ satisfying:
$$\exists_{M > 0} \ : \ \forall_{p \in \mathbb{C}[z_1, \ldots, z_N]} \ ...
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Does weak $L^2$ approximation implies $L^2$ approximation under a condition similar to convexity?
(Cross posted from Math StackExchange: Does weak $L^2$ approximation implies $L^2$ approximation under a condition similar to convexity?)
Assume $(\Omega, \mu)$ is a probability space. Consider a ...
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Kirszbraun-like extension of periodic functions
Let $\Lambda \subset \Lambda' \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be lattices. Let $f : \Lambda' \rightarrow \mathcal{H}$ be a $a$-Lipschitz function, where $\mathcal{H}$ is a finite-dimensional Hilbert Space. ...
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How to prove that the uniform limit of $C^k$ functions is $C^{k-1,1}$?
Already asked in SE but no response, I think it also reasonably belongs here.
https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/4829428/uniform-convergence-of-ck-functions
Basically what the title says, plus ...
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Self-adjoint operator with pure point spectrum
Suppose that A is a self-adjoint (possible unbounded) operator from a separable Hilbert space H to itself. I would like to know if the following statement is true:
A has pure point spectrum (i.e., the ...
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Reference needed for powers of semi-group generators
Let $\mathcal{L}$ be the infinitesimal generator of a Markov semi-group. I am looking for references that study powers of $\mathcal{L}$; i.e. $\mathcal{L}^n$, for $n\in\mathbb{N}$.
For example, if the ...
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Measurability of the weak completion of an orthogonal representation
Let $G$ be a locally compact group and let $\pi$ be a strongly continuous orthogonal representation of $G$ in a real Hilbert space $H$. Denote by $E$ the real Hausdorff locally convex space obtained ...
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Constants in the entropy number of the Sobolev space
For a Sobolev space with $W^s(\Omega)$, where $\Omega\subset R^d$ is a compact space with smooth boundary, we know that the entropy number satisfies $e(\delta, W^s(\Omega, 1),\|\cdot\|_{L_\infty})\leq ...
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Generator of contraction semigroup
Assume $A$ is a symmetric operator in a Hilbert space, which generates a contraction semigroup (a priori it is not known, whether this semigroup is self-adjoint). Is A then self-adjoint?
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Chapter 2, Section 5 of Chavel's book “Eigenvalue In Riemann Geometry" is about the zero-point distribution of the derivatives of eigenfunctions
In Chapter 2, Section 5 of Chavel's book, regarding the Neumann eigenvalues of the Laplacian in space forms, how did Chavel determine that $T'_{l,j}$ has ($j-1$) zeros? I have consulted books on the ...
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Amenability of $\textrm{w}_0(A)$ for a $C^*$-algebra $A$
Let $A$ be a $C^*$-algebra with only finite dimensional irreducible representations. As in a previous question, let $\textrm{w}_0(A)$ denote the subspace of $\ell^{\infty}(A)$ consisting of all weakly ...
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