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fourier transform of cumulative function
Hi
I've encountered a test that uses the cumulative value of a finite time series to deterime the data set's stationarity.
I would like to know the characteristics of this test in frequency space,...
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Compact embeddings of Sobolev spaces: a counterexample showing the Rellich-Kondrachov theorem is sharp
Let $U$ be an open bounded subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$ with $C^{1}$ boundary. Let $1 \leq p < n$ and $p^{\ast} = pn/(n-p)$. Then the Sobolev space $W^{1,p}(U)$ is contained $L^{p^{\ast}}(U)$ and ...
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Is the space of Hankel operators complemented in B(H)?
Let $H$ be $\ell^2({\mathbb N})$ and let $S:H\to H$ be the unilateral forward shift, so that $S^*S=I\neq SS^*$. Then a bounded operator $T:H\to H$ is Hankel if and only if it satisfies $TS=S^*T$.
Let ...
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mean value theorem for operators
This might be a trivial question but I am not very familiar with the subject matter. I was wondering if some sort of mean value theorem works for operators on function spaces. Say $F: \mathcal{S_1} \...
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looking for a book on banach manifolds
Hi,
I am looking for a book on Banach manifolds. Can somebody recommend me something.
Thanks in advance.
leo
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What is an isomorphism of Banach spaces?
The nLab page on Banach spaces (http://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/Banach%20space) was recently criticised as being, in effect, too heavily biased to category theory (not of the Baire kind) and not enough ...
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The log kernel and Bochner Theorem
I was wondering if it possible to find a measure $\eta$ on $\mathbb{R}$ such that
$$
L(x):=\log\frac{1}{|x|}=\int e^{itx}\;d\eta(t)
$$
for every $x\in [0,1/2]$.
On a structural ground, this ...
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How to use DFT to solve this minimization problem?
This is a problem when I'm reading a paper.
Equation:
$min\{\sum_p(S_p-I_p)^2+\beta((\partial_xS_p-h_p)^2+(\partial_yS_p-v_p)^2) \} $
where $S,I,h,v$ are all $M*N$ matrices and p stands for every ...
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Topological weak mixing and $\omega$-linearly-independent sequences generated by composition operators
A research problem on which I am currently working requires a construction in topological dynamics of the following type:
Let $T \colon X \to X$ be a continuous transformation of a compact metric ...
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Parametrizing derivations from the algebra of smooth functions on a manifold to its dual
$\newcommand{\Der}{\operatorname{Der}}$
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(Disclaimer: I fear this question may be a bit too basic for MO, but in my defence I have essentially zero differential ...
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Entire calculus and clmc algebras
If $\mathcal{A}$ is a complete locally convex (Hausdorff) associative unital algebra (over $\mathbb{C}$) one is interested in defining "transcendental" functions of a given algebra element $a \in \...
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Is the Hausdorff metric on sub-$\sigma$-fields separable?
Let $(X,\mu,\mathcal{F})$ be a probability space. The paper Equiconvergence of Martingales by Edward Boylan introduced a pseudometric on sub-$\sigma$-fields (sub-$\sigma$-algebras) of $\mathcal{F}$ ...
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Geometry of the Hilbert sphere
Let $X$ be the unit sphere in $\ell^2$, i.e. $X=\{x\in\ell^2: \|x\|=1\}$. Let the metric on $X$ be the geodesic metric, i.e. $d(x,y)=\cos^{-1}\langle x,y\rangle$. Call a set a ball-intersection if ...
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Can $L^p(\mathbb{R})$ and $ L^q(\mathbb{R})$ be isomorphic?
Let $p,q \in (1,\infty)$ with $p\neq q$. Are the Banach spaces $L^p(\mathbb{R})$, $L^q(\mathbb{R})$ isomorphic?
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How to isolate $f(x)$ in $f(x+a)=f(x)+a\times g(x)$?
$a \in \mathbb{R}$
$f:\mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$
$g:\mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$
For generic functions $f$ and $g$, how isolate $f(x)$ in the equation below?
$f(x+a)=f(x)+a\times g(...
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Complemented subspaces isomorphic to $c_0$ in $\mathcal{B}(E)$ [closed]
It is well known that neither
1) $c_0$ is isomorphic to a complemented subspace of $\mathcal{B}(H)$
nor
2) $c_0$ is a quotient of $\mathcal{B}(H)$
for a Hilbert space $H$. Can we replace $H$ above ...
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Will the eigenvalue of the dirac operater tend to negative infinity?
Question: If M is a spin manifold. Condider the dirac operator on a spinor bundle. Can the eigenvalue of this operater tend to negative infinity? If it can, can we choose a riemann matrix such that ...
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positive hermitian elements in $M_n(\mathbb{C})$
Elements of the set $P$ of positive hermitian $n×n$ matrices over complex numbers
have some special properties:
(i) they are closed under sum,
(ii) they are closed under multiplication by positive ...
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linear bijective operator
Let $X$, $Y$ be Banach spaces, and $T\colon X\to Y$ be linear and bijective ($D(T)=X, R(T)=Y)$. Can one infer directly that $T$ is continuous? If not, is there a counterexample?
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$L^2$ boundeness of a sequence
Let $f_n \in C^2(\bar{\Omega})$ be a sequence satisfying
$\Delta f_n - f_n^3 \to 0 \ \ {\rm in} \ \ L^2(\Omega)$
where $\Omega \subset {\mathbb R}^2$ is bounded and open with a smooth boundary. Is ...
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Weak star separable and separable quotient problem
My first question is the following:
Q1: Let $X$ be a Banach space. If its dual $X^\ast$ is weak* separable, does $X$ admit an infinite-dimensional and separable quotient $X/M$?
To the best of my ...
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Reversed disc algebra?
Take $U=\mathbb{D}_2\setminus \overline{\mathbb{D}_1}$ ($\mathbb{D}_r$ is the open disc centered at 0 with radius $r$) and consider the space $A(U)$ of all functions on $\overline{U}$ which are ...
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What do we get from an euclidian affine structure ?
Imagine you investigate a set of objects $\mathcal{E}$, and you just realize this that $\mathcal{E}$ possesses an affine structure with respect to some real vector space $\mathcal{V}$ having a scalar ...
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Are all quantum cellular automata invertible & representable?
A little background: As far as I know there is no standard definition of a quantum cellular automaton in the literature. Different authors use different definitions. Here I propose my own definition (...
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Symmetric basis of harmonic homogeneous polynomials
Recently, a question about the beautiful theory of harmonic polynomials made me aware there is something
I've wanted to know for a long time.
As is well known, for any number of variables $n$ and any ...
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Is the class of elementary integrals "small" ?
This I read in a paper:
"The class of integrals that are elementary is very
small compared with nonelementary integrals."
What is the precise meaning of this sentence? E.g., does that mean that the ...
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Codimension of $J(\omega_1)$ in its bidual
I am reading the paper
G. A. Edgar, A long James space, in: Measure Theory, Oberwolfach 1979, Lectures Notes in Math. 794, Springer-Verlag (1980) pp. 31-37.
and I am pretty confused by the remarks ...
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Modified Lebesgue differentiation theorem
Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ an open set and $u:\Omega\to \mathbb{R}$ be a (locally) $L^1$-function. Then it is well known that the Lebesgue differentiation theorem holds: For almost every $x\in \...
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Classical analogue of the Stone-von Neumann Theorem?
Let $U_s$, $V_t$ be a pair of continuous $n$-parameter groups ($n < \infty$) of unitary operators on a complex Hilbert space $\mathcal{H}$. The Stone-von Neumann Theorem establishes that any such ...
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P-adic C* algebras
I understand that there is a definition of p-adic Banach algebras and that a significant amount of functional analysis can be developed in the non-archimedean setting. Is there a p-adic version of C*-...
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cokernels of semi-Fredholm operators
I did not find a reference for the following question, so I will pose it here. I think the answer should be elementary.
Let $F:X\rightarrow Y$ be a semi-Fredholm operator between Banach spaces, i.e. $...
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Lower bounds for partial sums of multiplicative functions
The motivation for this enquiry is to understand something about the impact of multiplicativity for $f:\mathbb{N}\rightarrow\mathbb{C}$ on the conditional convergence of Dirichlet series
$$F(s)=\...
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Is $GL_{S^1}(H)$ (for $H$ Hilbert space ) path-connected?
Due to the negative answer to my last question I want to know if at least the following is true:
Let H be an infinite dimensional separable complex Hilbert space with $S^1$-action. Let $\text{Gl}_{S^...
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Theorem of Kuiper for Hilbert spaces with group action
Let $H$ be an infinite dimensional separable complex Hilbert space with Lie group action (I am mostly interested in the case $S^1$). Let $\text{Gl}_{G}(H)$ be the space of invertible, bounded and ...
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Is $SU(\infty)$ amenable?
We can write the finitary special unitary group $SU(\infty)$ as the direct limit
$\varinjlim SU(n)$ of ordinary special unitary groups. These groups $SU(n)$ are compact, thus amenable. In other ...
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Countability of eigenvalues of a linear operator
Is it true that every closed operator on a separable Hilbert H space only has countably many eigenvalues?
Or put the other way around, if I want to ensure that a (not necessarily bounded) linear ...
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Basic sequences
Nowadays, we know that there exist Banach spaces without unconditional basic sequences. Do we know if something a bit milder holds? Namely, is that true each non-reflexive Banach space contains a ...
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quasinilpotence and finite spectrum II
Let A be a quasinilpotent operator on a Hilbert space and let every
operator of the algebra generated by $A$ and $A^{*}$ have finite
spectrum. Does then follow, that A is nilpotent ?
See also ...
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Infinite dimensional vector spaces with compact unit ball
Let $X$ be an infinite dimensional vector space over a field $\mathbb{K}$. Suppose that $(X,\|\cdot\|)$ is a complete normed vector space, in the sense that any Cauchy sequence is convergent. Suppose ...
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Domain and exponential of self- adjoint operator
Let $A$ be a self - adjoint operator on a Hilbert space $\mathcal{H}$ and let $D(A)$ be its domain. If $\psi \in D(A)$ then $exp(-itA) \psi \in D(A)$ iff $A$ is bounded ?
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Classification of Self similar sets
I am looking at self similar sets in $\mathbb{C}$ defined as the fixed set or a sequence of contractions or an iterated function system. I am currently trying to classify these sets by how they are ...
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Can an operator have Exp(z) as its characteristic "polynomial"?
Let $\mathcal{H}$ be a Hilbert space, and let $T: \mathcal{H} \rightarrow \mathcal{H}$ be a trace-class operator. Define
$$ f_T(z) = \sum_{i=0}^\infty \mbox{Tr}(\wedge^k T) \cdot z^k, $$
the ...
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Is there an infinite-dimensional Banach space with a compact unit ball?
A popular pair of exercises in first courses on functional analysis prove the following theorem:
The unit ball of a Banach space $X$ is compact if and only if $X$ is finite-dimensional.
My ...
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Uniqueness of free complements
Let $A,B$ be subfactors of a II$_1$ factor $M$ with $A*B\simeq M$. That is, $A$ and $B$ are freely independent with respect to the trace and $M\simeq A\vee B$. We'll call $B$ a free complement for $A$ ...
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A Volterra-type equation
Consider the following integral equation
$\phi(x) = f(x) + \frac{1}{x}\int_0^x N(x,y)\phi(y)\;dy$,
where $f$ and $N$ are continuous and bounded functions. Are solutions $\phi$ of the above equation ...
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Characterizing invertible nonnegative matrices with bounded sums
Almost a year ago, I asked in this question about obtaining a tight bound on the sum of the entries of the inverse of a strictly positive definite matrix. Denis Serre gave a nice counterexample ...
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Balls in spaces of operators
I am interested in some geometrical aspects of spaces $L(E)$, of bounded operators on a given Banach space $E$. I am unable to estimate if my problem deserves to be asked at MO, but let me try.
Is ...
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integral transforms defined by polygons
Are there any literature on operators of the form
\[ (Tf)(x) = \int K(x,y)f(y), dy\]
where $K(x,y)$ is the characteristic function of a polygon in $\mathbb{R}^2$. I would like to know if the spectrum ...
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Can symmetrizing a contraction increase the speed of convergence?
Dear community,
I have a problem which is very simple to state but seems to be hard to answer.
Statement of the problem
Let $f$ and $g$ be two symmetric, real functions in $n$ and $m$ variables, ...
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A separable Banach space and a non-separable Banach space having the same dual space?
I asked myself the following question when I was student just for curiosity. I asked a bit around (my professor, some researchers that I know), but nobody was able to give me an answer. So maybe it is ...
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