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Do we have a name for this space?
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^{n}$. Consider the class
$$
\mathcal{F}=\{f\in L^{1}(\Omega):\exists C>0 \text{ s.t. } \int_{U}|f|\leq C\sqrt{|U|},\text{ for any }U\subset \Omega.\...
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Correction term in the relation between the Itō and Stratonovich integrals in Hilbert spaces
I'm reading the paper On the relation between the Itō and Stratonovich integrals in Hilbert spaces and there is something I don't understand.
In the notation of the paper, let
$H,H_1$ be separable $\...
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Parabolic PDE Long Time Asymptotics and Elliptic Operator Spectrum
How does one show directly that the solution following parabolic partial differential equation (PDE) of $p(t,v)$ approaches its stationary solution which is a solution of an elliptic partial ...
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Automorphism of algebras with certain initial conditions on given idempotents
The First question
Let $A$ be a Banach or a $C^*$ algebra. Assume that $e,f$ are two idempotents or prjections in $A$ which satisfy $ef=fe=0$. Assume that there are two automorphisms $\phi, \psi: A \...
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Why is this test function admissible? [Paper explanation]
Reading Non-linear Elliptic and Parabolic Equations Involving Measure Data by Boccardo$\&$Gallouet , I had trouble understanding the following:
Why is $\psi(u_n)\chi_{(0,t)}$ admissible as a ...
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Is the composition of cellular maps cellular?
Let $X$, $Y$, $Z$ be topological spaces homeomorphic to CW complexes. And let $f:X\to Y$, $g:Y\to Z$ be cellular maps.
My question is "Is the composition $g \circ f$ cellular map?".
If $Y$ admits ...
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Is a compactly generated Hausdorff space functionally Hausdorff?
Question is the title. I suspect the answer is no, without some further conditions (clearly, normal is sufficient). Pointers to counterexamples would be appreciated, but not necessary.
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Detecting comprehension topologically
This question basically follows this earlier question of mine but shifting from standard systems of nonstandard models of $PA$ to $\omega$-models of $RCA_0$. For $X$ a Turing ideal we get the map $c_X$...
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How to choose minimisers in a continuous way
Let $\langle X, X' \rangle$ be a dual pair equipped with the weak and weak* topologies.
Let $C$ be a weak* compact subset of $X'$ with nonempty interior. For each $x \in X$, let $M(x)$ be the set of ...
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Relationship between $p$-capacity and Riesz $s$-capacity of a set
What is the relationship between the definitions of $s$-capacity (page 13 here) and $p$-capacity (here) of a set?
Are they equivalent? If not, what inequalities hold? What is the difference (in terms ...
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Convergence of the difference quotient of a BV function
Consider a BV function $u \in BV(\mathbb{R}^N; \mathbb{R}^N)$.
What can be said about the difference quotient
$$
\frac{u(x+\epsilon y)-u(x)}{\epsilon}
$$
regarding its convergence as $\epsilon \to 0$...
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Feynman-Kac formula for lattice heat equation with non-diagonal potential
Suppose that $X$ is the continuous-time simple symmetric random walk on the lattice $\mathbb Z^d$ (i.e., a simple symmetric random walk with i.i.d. exponential jump times), and let
$$u(t,x):=\mathbf E\...
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A question on unit norm elements of $\ell^2 \setminus \bigcup_{0<p<2 }\ell^p$
Let $A\subset \ell^2$ consist of all $x\in \ell^2$ with $|x|_2=1$ which does not belong to any $\ell^p$ for all $0<p<2$.
Note that $A$ is non-empty with a Baire category argument.
I ...
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How to use, $(|u|^{2}u - |v|^{2}v)(s)= (u-v)|u|^{2}(s)+ v(|u|^{2}-|v|^{2}) (s)$; to prove contraction in a Banach space $C([0,T]; M^{p,1})$?
(May be this is very basic question for MO)
(For details or this question you may see the paper page no. 9, MR2506839, Local well-posedness of nonlinear dispersive equations on modulation spaces; ...
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Harmonic coordinates on asymptotically flat manifold
I am studying the existence of harmonic coordinates at infinity on an asymptotically flat manifold. My Reference papers are, The Mass of Asymptotically Flat Manifold, by Bartnik [B] and The Yamabe ...
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Minimize $\langle(1-\kappa)^{-1}f,f\rangle$ for a parameter-dependent integral operator $\kappa$
I've got a contractive self-adjoint linear integral operator $\kappa$ of the form $$(\kappa g)(x):=g(x)+\int\lambda({\rm d}y)k(x,y)(g(y)-g(x))\;\;\;\text{for }g\in L^2(\mu),$$ where $k$ depends on the ...
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Is $I-S$ in my attempt of Fredholm alternative injective?
Let $E$ be a Banach space. Let $\mathcal K(E)$ be the space of all compact (bounded linear) operators from $E$ to $E$. For a linear map $T$, we denote by $R(T)$ its range and by $N(T)$ its kernel. Let ...
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Why complex conjugate in definition of the Fourier transform?
Let $G$ be a locally compact abelian group and $f:G \to \mathbb{C}$ a function. Its Fourier transform (when it exists) is defined to be
$$\widehat{f}(\chi) = \int_G f(g) \bar{\chi}(g) \mathrm{d} g,$$
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Regular Lagrangian flow for the problem $\frac{d}{dt} X(t,x) = \chi_{\{x>0\}}(X(t,x))$
Consider the problem
$$(\star) \quad \begin{cases} \frac{d}{dt} X(t,x) = \chi_{\{x>0\}}(X(t,x)), &t \in [0,T],\\
X(0,x) = x, &x \in \mathbb R
\end{cases}
$$
where $\chi$ denotes the ...
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Can (how) one distinguish germs of continuous functions by a countable set of params?
Continuous functions can be distinguished by their values at say rational points of [0 1].
Germs of analytic functions can be distinguished by derivatives at a point.
So in both cases we see ...
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Does the Gaussian Poincare inequality hold for infinite dimensional measure metric spaces?
This is a question subsequent to the one:
Does the Gaussian Poincare inequality hold for $p=1$ as well as $p=2$?
There, I received a very helpful answer that the Gaussian poincare inequality for any ...
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Is the canonical map $\mathfrak L(X,E)\:\hat\otimes_\pi\:\mathfrak L(Y,F)\to\mathfrak L(X\:\hat\otimes_\pi\:Y,E\:\hat\otimes_\pi\:F)$ injective?
If $A,B$ are $\mathbb R$-Banach spaces, let $A\:\hat\otimes_\pi\:B$ denote the completion of the algebraic tensor product of $A$ and $B$ with respect to the projective norm. Let $X,Y,E,F$ be $\mathbb ...
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Infinite direct sum decomposition of the heat semigroup on $\mathbb{R}^n$
Consider the heat semigroup $Q_t$ on $L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)$ generated by the Laplace operator $\Delta=\sum_{i=1}^n\frac{\partial^2}{\partial x^2_i}$. Does there exist a direct sum decomposition
$$\oplus_{...
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Vague convergence VS Laplace transform convergence?
If we assume that $\int_0^\infty e^{-sx}\mu_n(dx)\to \int_0^\infty e^{-sx}\mu(dx), \forall s\geq0$, it is possible to show that $\mu_n\to\mu$ vaguely. Where $\mu_n$ is a measure. Please check here for ...
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A consequence of De Giorgi oscillation lemma
The following lemma is true (see DeGiorgi oscillation lemma)
Let $u$ be a subsolution of $$\mathrm{div}(A(x)\nabla u) = 0,$$
where $A$ is bounded, measurable and uniformly elliptic ($C^{-1}\...
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Continuum image of line is chainable?
Let $X$ be a metric continuum (compact + connected) which is the one-to-one continuous image of the interval $[0,\infty)$. Such an $X$ is called a linear continuum.
It seems like $X$ should be ...
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Generalized limits
Cross-posted from Math SE.
The linked question explores the concept of a "generalized limit" that assigns values to sequences which diverge in the Cauchy sense. It asks the following question:
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Changing the order of integration of double integral: references and theorems
The Fubini's theorem states that if we have $ \int_0^{\infty} \int_0^{\infty} |f(t,x)| dt dx$ well defined (i.e. function is absolutely integrable) then we can interchange order of integration:
$$ \...
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Conditions on a measure to satisfy certain relation on moments.
Suppose we have a measure $\mu$ on $\mathbb R_+$ such that $\forall s>-1$ $t^s\in L^1(\mathrm d\mu(t))$.
I'd like to impose some conditions on $\mu$ so the function
$$f:p\to \frac{\int_0^\infty t^...
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$L^p$ compactness for a sequence of functions from compactness of product with cut-off
Fix $p \in [1,\infty)$. Let $f_n:[a,b] \to \mathbb R$, $n \in \mathbb N$, be a sequence of $C^1$ functions. For every fixed $m\in \mathbb N^*$, suppose that the sequence of functions $$\{f_{n}\psi_m(...
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A bilinear estimate with a simple one-dimensional oscillatory integral kernel
Let $f\in L^{p}(\mathbb{R})$, $1\leq p\leq 2$.
I am trying to show that
$$\int_{\mathbb{R}}\int_{\mathbb{R}}
\,K(y,z)\,
\frac{f(y)f(z)}{y^{\frac{1}{2\,p^{\prime}}}\,z^{\frac{1}{2\,p^{\prime}}}}\,dy\,...
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For topological torus action, there is a subcircle whose fixed point is the same as the torus
Let $T=\mathbb{S}^{1}\times \mathbb{S}^{1}\times \cdots \times \mathbb{S}^{1}
$ ($n$ times) be an $n$-dimensional torus acting on any topological space $X$.
The group $G$ is said to act on a space $X$ ...
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Quotients of the irrationals
Everyone knows that there is a closed equivalence relation $\sim$ on the Cantor set $C$ such that each non-trivial equivalence class has exactly $2$ points and $[0,1]\simeq C/\sim$. Thus a closed ...
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Weak estimate for difference quotient of BV function
In an answer to the question Weak Lebesgue spaces and an estimate for BV functions it was remarked that if $u\in BV(\mathbb R^N)$ then there exists a Lebesgue negligible set $F \subset \mathbb R^N$ ...
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Alberti rank-one theorem and reduction of the study of BV function to the two-dimensional case
By Alberti rank-one theorem, could it be possible to reduce the study of a function $u \in BV(\mathbb{R}^N, \mathbb{R}^N)$ to the study of a function $\tilde{u} \in BV(\mathbb{R}^2, \mathbb{R}^2)$? At ...
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A question about PDE argument involving monotone convergence theorem and Sobolev space
I'm reading this paper. In it there is the following argument (see page 240).
Firstly, what precisely does the author mean by the displayed equation after 66? The PDE in (65) only holds weakly.. $b(\...
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Operator norm of shift operator for finite measure spaces
Let $\nu$ be a finite Borel measure on $\mathbb{R}^n$ and define the shift operator $T_a$ on $L^p_{\nu}(\mathbb{R}^n)$ by $f\to f(x+a)$ for some fixed $a\in \mathbb{R}^n-\{0\}$. Suppose moreover that ...
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The "higher topology" of countable Scott sets
Fix some computable bijection $b$ between $\omega$ and $2^{<\omega}$. For $r\in 2^\omega$, let $$[r]=\{f\in 2^\omega: \forall\sigma\prec f(b^{-1}(\sigma)\in r)\}$$ be the closed subset of Cantor ...
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Amenability of $\textrm{w}_0(L^1(G))$
Let $G$ be an infinite compact group and $A=L^1(G)$. It is known that $c_0(A)$ is amenable [Runde2020, p.80] while $\ell^{\infty}(A)$ is not [Daws2009] .
Let $\textrm{w}_0(A)$ denote the subspace of $\...
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Characterization of a subset of $[0,1]$
Let $T\subseteq[0,1]$ be a subset containing $1$. Now we know that $T$ satisfies the following property:
For every $t\in [0,1)$, if there exists a decreasing sequence $\{t_n\}_{n\ge 1}\subset T$ such ...
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Convergence in $C_c$ but not in $C$
Let $C_c(\mathbb{R})$ be the set of compactly-supported continuous functions on $\mathbb{R}$. We can view this with a number of different topologies but I have my eye on two in particular. Let $X$ ...
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Optimal constant comparing $f(1/2)$ and $\|f\|_2$ when $f$ is $t$-Hölder?
Suppose that $f \colon [0, 1] \to \mathbb{R}$ is $k$ times continuously differentiable and Holder in the sense that for some
$t = k + \beta$, where $\beta \in (0, 1]$ and $k$ is a nonnegative integer ...
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Again, proving that specific preorder on the set of measurable functions is symmetric
This question is followup to the previous similar question. There I was trying to find good sufficient condition for abstract preorder to be symmetric, but now, as I have found good formalization of ...
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Complemented subspace constructed from finite pieces
Suppose $Y=\overline{\cup E_n}$ is a closed subspace of a Banach space, where each $E_n$ is a $n$-dimensional subspace, $K$-complemented in $X$, and for any $n$, $E_n\subseteq E_{n+1}$. Can one ...
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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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Is the difference between $\alpha$-Hölder constants of $f*\rho$ and $g*\rho$ controlled by $\|f-g\|_\infty$?
Let $\mathcal D_1$ be the set of bounded probability density functions on $\mathbb R^d$. This means $f \in \mathcal D_1$ if and only if $f$ is non-negative measurable such that $\int_{\mathbb R^d} f (...
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Open set of geodesics implies the set of starting points is open
Let $X$ be a complete and separable metric space, let $G(X) \subset C([0,1],X)$ be the space of continuous curves from $[0,1]$ to $X$ with constant speed, i.e.
$$ d(f(t),f(s)) = |t-s| d(f(0), f(1)). $$...
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Is $L^p_\text{loc} (Y)$ dense in $(L^0(Y), \hat \rho)$?
Below we use Bochner measurability and Bochner integral. Let
$(Y, d)$ be a separable metric space,
$\mathcal B$ Borel $\sigma$-algebra of $Y$,
$\nu$ a $\sigma$-finite Borel measure on $Y$,
$(Y, \...
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The continuous convergence given the a.e. convergence
Suppose that $f_n: \mathbb{R} \times [0,\infty) \to \mathbb{R}$ is a uniformly bounded sequence (i.e., there exists $C>0$: $|f_n| < C$ for every $n$) such that
$$ f_n \in C^2_x \times C^1_t, $$
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Gluing together dense subset of Projective Limit in $Ban_1$
Let $(X_n,\pi_n^{m})$ be a countable projective system in the category Ban$_1$ of Banach spaces and short linear maps (is (continuous) linear constructions). Then (co)-completeness of this category ...
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