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Are U(H) and PU(H) locally uniform topological groups with the norm topology? Towards an instance of infinite-dimensional Hilbert's Fifth Problem
In looking at the work of Enflo generalising Hilbert's Fifth Problem from the Euclidean to the Banach case, there are the following conditions:
the multiplication in the topological group is locally ...
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Zero flux along lines
I am considering the $L^1$ ball in $\mathbb{R}^d$, and a conservative vector field $V$ on it, which arises as the gradient of a bounded, almost-everywhere Lipchitz-function. Denoting by $e_i$ as the i’...
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$L_1$ convergence rates for multivariate kernel density estimation
Let $X$ be a random variable on $\mathbb R^d$ with probability density function $f$, and let $X_1,\ldots,X_n$ of $X$ be $n$ iid copies of $X$. Given a bandwidth parameter $h=h_n > 0$ and a kernel $...
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Existence of Green function for some perturbation of Laplace operator
Let $\Omega$ be a smooth bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^N$ $(N\geq2)$ and $\lambda>0$ is a small parameter. I wonder if there exists a Green function such that
$$(\Delta+\lambda) G(x,y)=\delta_x\...
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Non-diffeomorphic but homeomorphic (under Lorentzian topology) Lorentzian manifolds
$\newcommand{\lorentzian}{\mathrm{lorentzian}}\newcommand{\lorentzian}{\mathrm{lorentzian}}\newcommand{\diff}{\mathrm{diff}}\newcommand{\manifold}{\mathrm{manifold}}$Take a time-oriented Lorentzian ...
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Disturbance of self-adjoint operator
Assume that $ A $ is self-adjoint operator and $ B $ is a bounded self-adjoint operator. The definite domain of $ A,B $, denoted by $ D(A) $ and $ D(B) $ satisfies $ D(A)\subset D(B) $. Show that
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Spectral threshold effect: examples
I know that the effect of homogenization can be treated as a spectral threshold effect. I want to know more examples of spectral threshold effects in mathematical physics.
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Given an eigenvalue equation (elliptic PDE) in a ball $B_R$, prove the convergence of the first nonzero $\lambda_R$ and its eigenfunction $\phi_R$
Let $H: \mathbf{R}^n \rightarrow \mathbf{R}$ be a bounded continuous function. Set
$$\tag{1}
\int_{\mathbf{R}^n}\left\{|\nabla \xi|^2+H(x) \xi^2\right\} \mathrm{d} x \geqslant 0, \quad \forall \xi \in ...
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Estimator for the conditional expectation operator with convergence rate in operator norm
Let $X$ and $Z$ be two random variables defined on the same probability space, taking values in euclidian spaces $E_X$ and $E_Z$, with distributions $\pi$ and $\nu$, respectively.
Let $L^2(\pi)$ ...
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Distance between convex hulls in a bounded closed convex set
Let $X$ be an infinite-dimensional Banach space and $C\subseteq X$ be a bounded closed convex subset. Let $\{z_i\}_{i\in\mathbb{N}}$ be a sequence of linearly independent points in $C$ and for each $n\...
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How Does One Solve the Functional Root of $xe^x$
Given the function $xe^x$ is there a way to solve the functional root, meaning solve for the function that satisfies the equation $f(f(x))=xe^x.$ I know that there may not be one unique solution that ...
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Computing a limit for the Weierstrass function
Let $a\in (0,1)$ and let $b$ be an odd positive integer such that $ab>1+\frac{3}{2}\pi$. Let $\alpha \in (0,1)$ be defined by $\alpha= -\frac{ln(a)}{ln(b)}$ and consider the well known Weierstrass ...
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Can a continuous real-valued function on a large product space depend on uncountably many coordinates?
Is there a reasonably well-behaved topological space $X$ (ideally Polish), a set $\kappa$, and a continuous function $g: X^\kappa\to\mathbb{R}$ that depends on uncountable many coordinates?
If $X$ is ...
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Uniqueness of the uniform distribution on hypersphere
I'm looking for a uniqueness-type result for the following problem, which is related to the uniform distribution in the hypersphere $\mathbb{S}^{p-1}$. Suppose $f$ is a sufficiently smooth function on ...
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Infinite dimensional homology theory for submanifolds of Hilbert and Banach spaces
Is there a version of homology theory for spaces for which explicitly infinite dimensional "cells" are allowed?
The spaces in question include e.g.
\begin{equation}
X = (x: x \in l_2: p_i(x) ...
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Stone-topological/profinite equivalence for quandles
A quandle $(Q,\triangleleft,\triangleleft^{-1})$ is a set $Q$ with two binary operations $\triangleleft,\triangleleft^{-1}:Q\times Q\to Q$ such that the following hold for all $x,y,z\in Q$:
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Artin approximation for Banach rings
Let $B$ be an integral Banach ring, meaning it is complete with respect to a norm and it is an integral domain. Let $F$ be its fraction field. Let $\widehat{F}$ be the completion of $F$ with respect ...
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Orthonormal bases in RKHSs via interpolating sequences
Definitions and setting
Let $\mathcal{H}$ be a separable, infinite-dimensional, reproducing kernel Hilbert space on a nonempty set $X$. As usual, denote the reproducing kernel on $\mathcal{H}$ by $K$ ...
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Completely continuous maps from projective tensor products into $c_0$
Let $E$, $F$ be two Banach spaces and $E\mathbin{\hat{\otimes}}_{\pi}F$ denote their projective tensor product.
For each unit norm $\xi\in E$ and $\gamma\in F$, let's define
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J_{\gamma}:E\to E\...
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Do all nuclear Frechet spaces have Schauder basis?
When I read an article recently, I see this statement as a conjecture.
So I want to ask, do all nuclear Frechet space have Schauder basis?
Is this still open? Or has been solved? I’ll appreciate any ...
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Gaussian lower heat kernel bounds on non-convex bounded domain
I am looking for a proof the following theorem.
Let $U \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be a bounded domain with $C^2$ boundary and $p(x,y,t)$ be the Neumann heat kernel. Then there exist a constant $C>0$ ...
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What is the interface between functional analysis and algebraic geometry?
This is a very open ended curiosity of mine and I would be grateful to hear any comments in this direction. In particular I am interested in functional analysis/algebraic geometry books/papers ...
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Several questions about Gauss's mathematical conception of braids
I'm trying to figure out several things about Gauss's thoughts concerning a certain four-strand braid. The reference my questions are based on is mainly Moritz Epple's excellent article "orbits ...
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What is the "correct" generalization of operator norms for nonlinear operators?
I have been recently wondering what is a (or even the) "correct" generalization of the notion of an operator norm to nonlinear operators?
Please excuse the naivete of my question; if you think that ...
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A topological characterisation of a.e. continuity
We say a measurable function $f: \mathbb R^n \to \mathbb R$ is essentially continuous if the inverse image of any open set $O$ differs from an open set by a set of null measure, in the sense that ...
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Is a discrete harmonic function bounded below on a large portion of $\mathbb{Z}^2$ constant?
In the paper https://doi.org/10.1215/00127094-2021-0037, the main result is if we partition the plane $\mathbb{R}^2$ into unit squares (cells) so that the centers of squares have integer coordinates ...
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Is the embedding $i: (L^p_\text{loc} (Y), \| \cdot \|_{L^p_\text{loc}}) \to (L^0(Y), \hat \rho)$ continuous or Borel measurable?
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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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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Grothendieck's in-spirit-category-theoretic functional analysis?
I heard several times (for instance in these general lectures) that Grothendieck did functional analysis before he started doing algebraic geometry and category theory. It is said that at the time he ...
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Is there $r>0$ such that the norm $[f]_r:=\sup_{n \ge 1} \|1_{B(y_n, r)} f\|_{L^p}$ is equivalent to $\|f \|:=\sup_{y \in Y}\|1_{B(y,1)}f\|_{L^p}$?
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 $Y$,
$(E, |\...
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Reference for Wiener type measure on $C(T)$ when $T$ is open
I'm considering Gaussian process on open domain $T$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$ and I tried to follow the abstract Wiener space construction of Gross. Since my sample paths are meant to be continuous, I thought ...
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The set of measurable functions together with convergence in measure is a completely metrizable abelian topological group
Below we use Bochner measurability and Bochner integral. Let
$(X, \mathcal A, \mu)$ be a complete $\sigma$-finite measure space,
$(E, | \cdot |)$ a Banach space,
$S (X)$ the space of $\mu$-simple ...
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Homeomorphisms of the projective cover of the Cantor set
Let $M$ be the projective cover (e.g, Gleason1958) of the Cantor set $\{-1,1\}^{\mathbb{N}}$. Let $\textrm{homeo}(M)$ denote the group of all homeomorphisms of $M$.
Some of the $\gamma\in\textrm{homeo}...
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Is there a modification of $f$ on a null set such that $F: [0, T] \to L^p ({\mathbb R}^d), t \mapsto f(t,\cdot)$ is Bochner measurable?
Let $T>0$ and $p \in [1, \infty)$. Let $f \in L^p ([0, T] \times {\mathbb R}^d)$. By a theorem in this thread, there is a Lebesgue null subset $N$ of $[0, T]$ such that $f(t, \cdot)$ is Lebesgue ...
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Understanding the Bochner space $W^{1,q}\bigl([0,T], L^p(U) \bigr)$ in terms of the Fréchet derivative
In the context of linear parabolic equations, the Sobolev space $W^{1,q}\bigl([0,T], L^p(U) \bigr)$ appears all the time. Here, $U$ is some bounded region of $\mathbb{R}^n$ and $1<p,q<\infty$.
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Relationship between Baire sigma algebra and Borel sigma algebra of an uncountable product
I've been trying to understand various questions to do with sigma algebras on uncountable product spaces.
Let $T$ be an uncountable set and for each $t \in T$, let $\Omega_t$ be a topological space. ...
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Moreau-Yosida regularization in Banach spaces
For a seminar I am working on a Moreau-Yosida regularization in Banach spaces.
The regularization is defined by
$$f_\lambda(x) := \inf \left \{ \frac{\|x-y\|^2}{2\lambda} +f(y) : y \in X \right \}, ~...
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Uniform closure of subspaces of Baire class 1
Describe a uniformly closed linear subspace $A \subset C([0,1])$ such that the space $B_1(A)$ is not uniformly complete. Here $B_1(A)$ is the set of all bounded functions $f$ which are pointwise ...
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Is there a version of dominated convergence theorem for local $L^p$ spaces?
Fix $p \in [1, \infty)$. Let $(L^p (\mathbb R^d), \|\cdot\|_{L^p})$ be the Lesbesgue space of $p$-integrable real-valued functions on $\mathbb R^d$. Let $\tilde L^p (\mathbb R^d)$ be the space of ...
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Looking for a reference for a version of the "The reverse Lebesgue dominated convergence theorem" for the Orlicz spaces
Please I need a reference where I can find a version of the "The reverse Lebesgue dominated convergence theorem" for the Orlicz spaces analogous to Theorem 1.2.7
in Semilinear Elliptic Equations for ...
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How to find the inverse of a product of two integral equations
Problem
I am trying to invert an equation of the form:
$R(l_0)=(\int_{0}^{l_0} \rho(x) \, dx)(\int_{l_0}^{l} \rho(x) \, dx)$
where $0\leq l_0 \leq l$
I.e. I want to find $\rho(x)$ given $R(l_0)$ via ...
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Extension of averaged nonexpansiveness for mappings that are not self maps
Let $\mathcal{H}$ be a Hilbert space and let $\alpha \in (0,1)$. We say that an operator $f:\mathcal{H} \rightarrow \mathcal{H}$ is
Nonexpansive if $\|f(x)-f(y)\|_{\mathcal{H}} \le \|x - y\|_{\...
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Idempotent conjecture and (weak) connectivity of (a reasonable) dual group
What is an example of a torsion free discrete abelian group $G$ whose dual space $\hat{G}$ is not a path connected space?
The Motivation: The motivation comes from the idempotent conjecture of ...
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Boyd & Chua 1985: Is the proof of Lemma 2 correct?
$\newcommand\norm[1]{\lVert#1\rVert}\newcommand\abs[1]{\lvert#1\rvert}$I'm reading this article by Boyd and Chua [1], in which they prove the approximability of arbitrary time-invariant (TI) operators ...
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Is "All hyperreal fields $C(\mathbb{R})/M$ are isomorphic" independent of ZFC+$\lnot$CH?
We work in ZFC.
Let $C(X)$ be the ring of continuous functions $f:X\to\mathbb{R}$, and $M$ a maximal ideal. We call $C(X)/M$ a hyperreal field if it's not isomorphic to $\mathbb{R}$.
A field $E$ is ...
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An integral Minkowski inequality for the quasi-Banach case?
The so called integral Minkowski inequality claims that for suitable positive functions $f$ defined on the product of two measure spaces $ (X\times Y, \mu \times \nu) $ and $p\geq 1$ we have that
$$ \...
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Does a measurable $F :[0, T] \to L^p (\mathbb R^d; \mathbb R_{\ge 0})$ have a "flattened" measurable version?
Let $d \in \mathbb N^*,p \in [1, \infty]$ and $T>0$. Let
$$
F :[0, T] \to L^p (\mathbb R^d; \mathbb R_{\ge 0}), t \mapsto F_t
$$
be measurable. I would like to ask if there is a measurable function ...
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Closed formula for Laguerre
Let $L^\alpha_n(x)$ be Laguerre polynomials of type $n$.
Assume $0<\beta<1$. Is there a closed formula for this sum
$$\sum^\infty_{j=0} \frac{1}{(b+j)^{1-\beta}}L^{m}_j(x)$$
where $b>0$ and $...
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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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von Neumann algebras as C*-algebras with multiplicative conditional expectation $A^{**}\to A$
Let $A$ be a C*-algebra. We identify $A$ with its canonical image in the bidual $A^{**}$. Consider the following conditions:
(1) $A$ is a von Neumann algebra.
(2) There is a multiplicative ...
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