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A particular commutator of the discrete Fourier matrix
For $N$ be a fixed natural number, define $w=e^{\frac{2\pi i}{N}}$ and $z=e^{\frac{\pi i}{N}}$, so that $z^2=w$. Let $D$ be the diagonal matrix $D=\operatorname{diag}(1,z,z^2,\ldots,z^{N-1})$ and $F$ ...
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Stability of Hajłasz-Sobolev class under post-composition
Informally: When is a Sobolev function, post-composed by a vector-valued function still Sobolev?
Assumptions/Setup
Let $(X,d_X,m_X)$ and $(Y,d_Y,m_Y)$ be complete and separable metric measure spaces; ...
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Properties of a kernel convolution $K'(x,y) = \int_X\int_X K_0(x,a)K(a,b)K_0(b,y)d\mu(a)d\mu(b)$ where $K$ and $K_0$ are kernels on $(X,\mu)$
Let $(X,\mu)$ be a probability measure space and $K:X \times X \to \mathbb R$ be a (psd) kernel on $X$. Let $K_0$ be another kernel on $X$ and defined a new kernel $\widetilde K$ on $X$ by
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A question on the Riesz-Markov theorem about dual space of $C_0(X)$
I need to use the version of this theorem about the dual space of $C_0(X)$, which is the set of continuous functions on X which vanish at infinity.
I found in Wikipedia that:
Here the space $X$ is ...
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Unambiguous "weak" vector valued $L^{+\infty}$ spaces?
For some time, I have been stuck to the problem to be described as follows. The (perhaps not so commonly known) facts given here are taken from R. E. Edwards' Functional Analysis (Holt, Rinehart and ...
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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:
$$ \...
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Uniformly convex Banach spaces
Theorem. If $X$ and $Y$ are uniformly convex Banach spaces, then for $1<p<\infty$ the space
$$
X\oplus_pY=X\times Y,
\qquad
\Vert(x,y)\Vert:=(\Vert x\Vert_X^p+\Vert y\Vert_Y^p)^{1/p}
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Existence or otherwise of a set of "sufficiently intricate" open cells
In my question Existence or otherwise of a set of "sufficiently intricate" open sets, I asked about whether it is possible to partition Lebesgue-almost all of $\mathbb{R}^d$ into a finite ...
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The semigroup of Laplace-Beltrami operator on 3-flat torus
I am studying a recent paper in which the author worked on the rectangular, flat 3 tori. It can be realized, the author explained, as $\mathbb{R}^3 \over (L_1 \mathbb Z \times L_2 \mathbb Z \times L_3 ...
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Complemented subspaces in a dual Banach space
Let $Y$ be a complemented subspace in a dual Banach space $X$. Is it true that $Y$ is itself isomorphic to a dual?
This is the case of a $w^*$-closed subspace $Y$, but a complemented subspace of $X^*...
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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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Weak convergence in $L^2(0,T;X)$
In the book Navier Stokes Equations by Constantin and Foias, the folloiwng argument is made:
Let $u_m$ converges weakly to $u$ in $L^2(0,T;V)$ where
$$
V=\overline{\{f\in (C_0^\infty(\Omega))^...
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A metric geometry problem which calculates the limitation of human eyes
This is the update version of this question A functional inequality which calculates the limitation of human eyes
Let an Euclidean space $M$ (or a path connected metric space) be partitioned into ...
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Maximizing the minimum curvature of a convex shape with a given volume in higher dimensions
Given any $d$-dimensional convex shape $S$ in the Euclidean space with $d\gg 1$, let $K_{\min}(S)$ be the minimum value of the Gaussian curvature of its boundary.
Question: What is the maximum value $...
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More on triangles inscribed in convex regions with one vertex fixed
We add a bit to On maximum perimeter triangles inscribed in convex regions with one vertex fixed. Let C be a convex planar region and P a point on its boundary.
Are there convex shapes C other than (...
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Building random homeomorphisms of the torus $\mathbb T^2$
In https://arxiv.org/abs/0912.3423, a family of random homeomorphisms of the circle is constructed. Main Question: Can the construction be generalized to higher space dimensions, e.g. to $\mathbb T^2$?...
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What is $\left\| u \right\|_{ H_{0}^{k}, H_{0}^{k}}$ norm when $H_{0}^{k}=\left\{u \in H^{k, 2}(M) \mid \int_{M} u \operatorname{vol}_{g}=0\right\}$
What is $\left\| f \right\|_{ H_{0}^{k}, H_{0}^{k}}$ norm when $H_{0}^{k}=\left\{u \in H^{k, 2}(M) \mid \int_{M} u \operatorname{vol}_{g}=0\right\}$.
I'm reading a paper
Chern-Yamabe flow
which said ...
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Sufficient conditions for the boundary unit-normal vector field of a closed convex set to be Lipschitz continuous
This is followup to the following question: On the Lipschitz continuity of the unit-normal vector field of a polytope
Let $C$ be a (nonempty) closed convex subset of $\mathbb R^n$. Note that to every ...
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Minimal surface enclosing balls
(This question is tangentially related to an earlier
question I posed: Minimal surface enclosing two congruent balls.)
Let $B_1,\ldots,B_k$ be unit-radius balls in $\mathbb{R}^3$, with pairwise
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Partitioning unit square with equal frequency rectangles
If I had to partition the unit square $[0,1]\times[0,1]$ into $k^2$ rectangles such that the sum of their diagonals is minimum possible, I would simply choose the $k \times k$ grid of squares. Now ...
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Polynomial invariant — from product formula to monomial expansion
Context
This question deals with the polynomial invariant denoted by $ H_{n} $ in Maksym Fedorchuk and Igor Pak's 2004 paper Rigidity and polynomial invariants of convex polytopes (sections 7.6 and 9)....
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Coplanar set in metric space
Let $(\Bbb M,d)$ be a metric space.
Give three points $X,$ $Y,$ $Z$ in $\Bbb M$ such that they satify one of the following conditions
$i)\ d(X,Y)+d(Y,Z)=d(X,Z),$
$ii)\ d(Y,Z)+d(Z,X)=d(Y,X),$
$iii)\...
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A measure on the group of homeomorphisms of $\mathbb T^2$
Let us consider the group of measure-preserving homeomorphisms of $\mathbb T^2$ (with transformations identified if they agree almost
everywhere) called $G[\mathbb T^2, \mathcal L^2]$. We shall ...
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Bounding integral expression with Sobolev norm of integrand
Consider the following integral expression:
$$\mathcal I :=\iint_{\epsilon \leq|x-y| \leq 1/2} f(x) f(y) \frac{\langle g(x)-g(y), x-y\rangle}{|x-y|^{n+2}} d x d y $$
for $\epsilon>0$, $f \in L^\...
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Construct pairs of $n$-dimensional convex bodies with given ratios ($p$) of volumes
Given a dimension $n$ and a number $p \in (0,1)$, to what extent is it possible (in what cases) to construct a convex set $A$--not a hypersphere--and a "snugly" inscribed (InscribedFigure) ...
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How much do we know about this "local" Hardy-Littlewood maximal function?
The "local" Hardy-Littlewood maximal function is given by $$(M_\phi f)(x)= \sup_{0<\epsilon<1}|\phi_\epsilon \ast f|(x),$$ which is similar to the classical Hardy-Littlewood maximal function : $$...
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Proving that preorder on the set of measurable functions is symmetric
Let's say I have specific preorder $\prec$ on set $S$ and I want to prove that in fact it is equivalence relation. What is known already:
$S$ is set of measurable functions $f : \Omega \rightarrow X$ ...
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Is this has anything to do with Riesz representation?
The Riesz representation is very useful in study BV space. There is a lot of version of it and one of the good one can be found in this book, page 49.
Here I come up with a question which has similar ...
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Is my application of Faà di Bruno's formula correct?
Suppose I have a function $f$ from $\mathbb R^d$ to $\mathbb R$, and denote $g = \exp \circ f$.
I want to express the derivatives of the function $g$ in term of the derivatives of $f$ and vice versa, ...
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When can a compact metric space be covered by finitely many nearly-disjoint closed and convex sets?
This question is a follow-up of the following negative question.
Let $(X,d)$ be a (non-empty) compact metric space.
More generally than in the first post, I'll call a set of non-empty subsets $C_1,\...
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Is this set of function belongs to $L^\infty$?
Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^N$ be open bounded with smooth boundary. Let $u\in SBV\cap L^\infty(\Omega)$ be given. We write
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Du = \nabla u\lfloor \mathcal L^N + (u^+-u^-)\otimes \nu_u\mathcal H^{N-...
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Validity of Hölder inequality for the homogeneous Besov spaces $\dot{B}^0_{1,2}(\mathbb{R}^n)$ and $\dot{B}^0_{2,2}(\mathbb{R}^n)=L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)$
I am looking at Corollary 1. in p.244-245 of the book
"Sobolev Spaces of Fractional Order,
Nemytskij Operators,
and Nonlinear
Partial Differential Equations" (1996) by Thomas Runst
Winfried ...
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uniqueness for Poisson equation in R^d with mildly regular data
I'm interested in Poisson's equation $-\Delta u=f$ set in the whole space $R^d$ (let's say $d\geq 3$ for simplicity) when $f$ has very little integrability, specifically $f\in L^{1+\varepsilon}$ for ...
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Metric space that is not a subspace of $\mathbb{R}^n$? [closed]
What are some simple examples of metric spaces that cannot be subspaces of $\mathbb{R}^n$? I've heard there is an example with $4$ points, where two points lie between the other two, but I cannot ...
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Exponential Convexity
$\textbf{Definition:}$ 1. A function $h : (a,b)\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ is exponentially convex if it is continuous
and
$$\sum _{i, j=1}^n\xi_i\xi_jh(x_i+x_j)\geq 0,$$
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On smallest convex m-gons that contain a given n-gon where m<n
Given a convex n-gon region P, and an m less than n, will the least area convex m-gon Q that contains P be such that an edge of Q coincides with an edge of P (in other words Q cannot be such that P ...
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Canonical embedding of Hilbert space in random $L^2$
This question is a followup of Canonical embedding of Hilbert space in $L^2$ space, where it was essentially shown that there is no canonical way to construct, from an abstract Hilbert space $H$, a ...
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Canonical embedding of Hilbert space in $L^2$ space
Let $H$ be a Hilbert space. I am interested in isometries $f\colon H\to L^2(X,\mu)$ where $\mu$ is a probability measure on some measure space $X=(X,\mathcal F)$ where $\mathcal F$ is a $\sigma$-...
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Continuity of generalised Legendre transform
Let $X$ and $Y$ be $\sigma$-compact spaces, and $\mu$ [resp. $\nu$] be a regular Borel probability measure on $X$ [resp. $Y$].
For a bounded continuous $c:X\times Y\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$, we consider ...
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Integral in a σ−convex set.
Having had no (proper) answer to this question, I formulate the remaining case as a new question as follows. With $I=[0,1]$, let $E$ be a separable (real) Banach space, and let $\gamma:I\to E$ be ...
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Isomorphism theorem for subfactors?
It's about the existence of a generalization of the first isomorphism theorem for groups, for subfactors :
Let $(N \subset M)$ and $(N' \subset M')$ be irreducible inclusions of hyperfinite $II_1$ ...
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The dual space of the Dirac measures on an Abelian group
Let $G$ be a Hausdorff locally-compact Abelian group and $L^2(G)$ the Hilbert space of two-integrable complex functions on the group.
Question. What would be natural vector space $\mathcal{R}$ of ...
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High dimensional beta integral (question following the previous post)
Hello,
This post is a question following the previous post. In one dimensional case, we have
$$
\int_0^x |y|^{1-\alpha} |x-y|^{1-\beta} d y = \frac{\Gamma(\alpha)\Gamma(\beta)}{\Gamma(\alpha+\beta)} |...
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$ 0 $ locates in the continuous spectrum of Schrodinger operators?
This is question is motivated by Non-closed range space of Laplace operators?. We aim to determine what kind of potential will make corresponding schrodinger operators possess non-closed range.
For ...
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Is the mapping $F(a):= \arg\min_{x \in \mathbb R^n} \|x-a\|_2 + \|x\|_1$ non-expansive?
Fix $a \in \mathbb R^n$ and let $\|\cdot\|$ be any norm on $\mathbb R$ (e.g $\ell_1$ norm). For any $a \in \mathbb R^n$, it is clear that the function $f_a(x) := \|x-a\|_2 + \|x\|$ is strictly convex ...
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Use of this space of very rapidly decreasing continuous functions
Let $C_n$ denote the subspace of continuous function on $[0,\infty)$ supported on $[n,n+1]$. Denote the $\ell^p$-direct sum Banach space
$$
V_p
:=
\left\{
f \in C([0,\infty)):\,
\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} ...
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Complex Borel measures: relation between the total variation norm of a measure and those of its real and imaginary parts
Let $X$ be a metric space and $\mathcal B$ its Borel $\sigma$-algebra. For $B \in \mathcal B$ we denote by $\Pi(B)$ the collection of all finite measurable partitions of $B$, i.e.,
$$
\Pi(B)=\left\{\...
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Holder-continuous barycenter maps
Let $(X,d)$ be a complete locally-compact metric space. We define the $p$-barycenter map as a continuous function:
$$
\beta:\mathcal{P}_p(X)\rightarrow X,
$$
which is a right-inverse of the map ...
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Is a function needed here?
This question is related to my question Can we choose an element from a class?.
However, I decided to create a separate question.
Let $H$ be a complex Hilbert space and $H_1,\dotsc,H_n$ be closed ...
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Integrable function [closed]
Suppose that $a, b, c_1$ and $c_2$ are real constant.
Is there the necessary and sufficient conditions of $a ,b, c_1,c_2 $ for the following integration is integrable? i.e.
$$\int_1^{\infty}\int_1^{\...
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