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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 ?
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Subgraphs of bounded tree-width and preserving edges of original graph
Given a graph $G$, I would like to determine a method for randomly generating subgraphs $G'$ with the following properties:
Each edge of $G$ has at least some probability $p$ of going into $G'$
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understanding some derivation in random XORSAT problem
This question is concerned about the paper "The 3-XORSAT threshold" by O. Dubois, J.Mandler. Here is the link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1631-073X(02)02563-3
Basically one would like to know when is ...
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How to partially uniformize a deck by partial shuffles?
This question is a variant of a previous one; it was originally a posed as an edit of this former question, but I came to think it could be more suitable to pose it anew.
Assume I have a deck of ...
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Generating cones having no surjections [in operator spaces]
Is this little toy known ?
Let $E$ be some Banach space, and let $K$ be the closed unit ball
of its dual, endowed with the weak-star topology. Also, let $j:E$ $\rightarrow$ $C(K)$
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Transforming to uniform numbers
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I have a time series of probabilites, vector X
I need to convert the probabilites to uniform numbers.
As I understand it if I put the series into the cdf the output is thus uniform.
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Difference Equations & Possible Limits
The answer to this may well be in some elementary textbook - a reference might be more useful than a short answer here.
If we look at the behaviour of a point in R n under matrix multiplication, we ...
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literature on "stratified simulation"
I've thought of an approach to variance reduction that surely can't be new, but I haven't been able to find it published anywhere; I'd appreciate some leads.
Consider some sort of random variable $X$ ...
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Positive block matrices over tensor algebras
Let $A$ be a unital C*-algebra. A positive block matrix in $M_2(A)$ must have the form
$$ \begin{pmatrix} a & a^{1/2} x b^{1/2} \\ b^{1/2} x^* a^{1/2} & b \end{pmatrix}, $$
where $a,b$ are ...
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Volume estimates of rooted embedded tree containing certain subtrees.
Consider a rooted embedded tree of $n+1$ vertices. It is known that around the root for small $r$, volume of the ball of radius $r$ grows like $r^2$. Now suppose we are given that a certain subtree is ...
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Why do I not use post hoc tests with a 2 x 2 factorial?
I know this is an obvious answer. I am probably over thinking what I'm doing, but I cannot recall. Does it have to do with not having enough variables to compare the various means?
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estimating sample size
Say there is a web service where I can request information about a random item.
For a request each item has an equal chance of being returned.
If I keep requesting items and record the number of ...
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The mathematics of Schellings segregation model
For those who don't know the model. You can read this pdf. I want to find what is the probability that 2 nodes are each others neighbors when the algorithm converges (i.e. when all nodes are happy).
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Random values and their probability of reoccuring [closed]
I have a web application that prompts users to answer a question when the computer they are using is not recognized. A user complained today saying she is always prompted for the same question. I ...
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Ranking sources at variable(random) frequencies
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I have this math modeling problem that I need help with. If I have 3 data sources, each being updated at different frequencies, what would be the best way to rank them so the less frequent ...
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Square powers of hemicontinuous operators
Let H be an infinite dimensional real Hilbert space.
A [not necessarily linear] mapping of H into itself is said to be hemicontinuous if it is continuous from each line
segment of H to the weak ...
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Hypergeometric functions in Wireless communication: Seeking guidance for Performance analysis
I am transitioning from pure mathematics to wireless communications and am particularly intrigued by the mathematical challenges in analyzing Nakagami-m fading channels. These channels are widely used ...
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Compactness and Leray-Schauder degree
What's the relationship between compactness of solutions in partial differential equations (PDEs) and the Leray-Schauder degree?
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Functional inequalities on neighbourhood graphs
Consider an open domain $\Omega \in \mathbb{R}^d$, say the unit disk in $\mathbb{R}^2$ with $N$ points sampled i.i.d. on it. One of the simplest possible (unnormalised) discrete Laplacian of a ...
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Representing a periodic strip operator as a tensor product of operators
I hope this question is not trivial, but here goes. I want to consider a bounded operator on $\mathcal{H}=\ell^2(\mathbb{Z}\times \{0,...,N-1\})$ that is a discrete Schrodinger like operator.
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Does a 2d random walk hit 0 for increasing distances AND time spans?
Question: For a simple symmetric random walk $(Z_t)_{t\geq 0}$ in $\mathbb{Z}^2$, does
$$\lim_{\beta\rightarrow 0}\mathbb{P}^{x_\beta}(Z_t=0\text{ for some }t\leq h(\beta)T)=0\quad (2.8)$$
where $|x_\...
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Derivate involving Bessel function of second type
Let.
$$f := (x, y) \mapsto \text{BesselK}(1, c \cdot (a - b \cdot (x + y))) \cdot \exp(c \cdot b \cdot (y - x))$$
Is there a close formula for this $$\frac{\partial^{m+n}}{\partial y^m \partial x^n} f(...
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On constructing the canonical boundary operator for a given differential operator
Given an $n\times n$ matrix $$X=\begin{pmatrix}
x_{11} & x_{12} & \cdots & x_{1n} \\
x_{21} & x_{22} & \cdots & x_{2n} \\
\vdots & \vdots & \ddots & \vdots \\
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ODE satisfied by a special function
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I would like to estimate the distribution of the difference of two inverse gaussian variables. The convolution doesn't lead to any special functions according to Mathematica . ...
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Compatibility of 2-copulas
An $n$-copula is the joint distribution function of a distribution on $[0,1]^n$ with uniform marginals. A family of 2-copulas $(C_{i,j})_{i<j\leq n}$ is compatible if there exists an $n$-copula $\...
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Support of a function acting on an algebra?
Quick: for a measurable function $f$ its support on Euclidean space is clearly just the subset where $f$ does not vanish.
Now, let’s have $f$ acting on an finite Lie algebra, f.e. $\mathfrak{gl}$ as $...
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Can the optimal stopping problem be expressed in another form by strong Markov property?
$X_t$ is a strong Markov process in $(\Omega, \mathcal{F},\mathcal{F}_t,\mathbb{P})$. $\tau$ is a stopping time, $T>0, \mathbb{E}_x(\cdot)=\mathbb{E}(\cdot|X_0=x)$. By Markov property, $\mathop{\rm{...
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Proof that Component-wise MH algorithm is invariant w.r.t. target measure
consider a standard situation in Bayesian modelling,
given real vector parameter $\theta=(\theta_1,\dotsc,\theta_n)$ and observations $x$ we derive a posterior distribution $\pi$ with posterior ...
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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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