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Reference request for elementary convex geometry property

I need to use the following lemma for a proof. It is an elementary result, which I am sure is well known, just I am not familiar enough with the relative literature to find a direct reference. Is ...
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Laplacian on manifolds and random matrix theory

Let $M$ be a compact Riemannian manifold with a metric $g$, and consider the spectrum of the Laplacian operator $\Delta$. What is known about the relationship between this spectrum and random matrix ...
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Density of a subset of Schwartz space in the fractional Sobolev space

It is known that the Schwartz space $\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^N)$ is dense in the fractional Sobolev space $H^s(\mathbb{R}^N)$, (where $0<s<1$), as $C_{c}^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^N) \subset \mathcal{S}...
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Decay of eigenfunctions for Laplacian

Consider the discrete second derivative with Dirichlet boundary conditions on $\mathbb C^n$. Its eigendecomposition is fully known: see wikipedia It seems like the largest eigenvalue $\lambda_1$ is ...
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References on hyperbolic harmonics

I am looking for good and elementary references on hyperbolic harmonics (which form an orthonormal basis spanning the space of functions on the unit pseudo-sphere).
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Hölder stability of the PDE $\partial_t u (t, x) = \operatorname{div} \{ a (t, x) \nabla u(t, x) \}$

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Is smoothness preserved under an isometric isomorphism?

Let $(X, \|.\|_1)$ is isometrically isomorphic to $(X, \|.\|_2)$ and $\|.\|_2\leq \|.\|_1$. Assume that $x_0$ is a smooth point of $(X, \|.\|_1)$ and $\|x_0\|_2=1$. According to the definition of a ...
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Proofs without words

Can you give examples of proofs without words? In particular, can you give examples of proofs without words for non-trivial results? (One could ask if this is of interest to mathematicians, and I ...
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Jacobian of a reducible curve with arbitrary singularities

Let X be a reduced, reducible curve over $\mathbb{C}$ with locally planar singularities, and let $\widetilde{X}$ be its normalization. I am interested in the Jacobian varieties $\mathrm{Jac}(X)$ and $\...
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Bessel spaces and Triebel Lizorkin

It is known that bessel potential spaces $H^{s,p}$ coincide with Triebel-Lizorkin spaces $F^{s}_{p,2}$ for $s\in \mathbb{R}$ and $1<p<\infty$. Im wondering what can be said por $p=1$ and $p=\...
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duality of sobolev spaces. Representation of elements in the dual

I'm trying to understand $(W_0^{1,p} (Ω))^*=W_0^{-1,p^*} (Ω)$, and what a proper representation of its elements is. I understand the basics such as: if $f∈L^{p^*} (Ω)⇒f∈W_0^{-1,p^*}(Ω)$ and the ...
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An unpublished note by Bloch-Kato on p-divisible groups and Dieudonné crystals

I wonder if anyone could find the following unpublished paper of Bloch-Kato: Spencer Bloch and Kazuya Kato, $p$-divisible groups and Dieudonné crystals, unpublished. A similar question is here ...
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Are there connections between Calabi-Yau manifolds and number theory?

I am interested in understanding whether there are any significant connections between Calabi-Yau manifolds and number theory. Calabi-Yau manifolds are central objects in algebraic geometry and string ...
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questions on stochastic kernels and pushforward operator

Let $f:X \rightarrow \Delta (Y)$ and $g:X \rightarrow \Delta (X)$ be two kernels. For any bounded measurable function $h_Y:Y \rightarrow \mathbb{R},$ define $F(h_Y):X \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that ...
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Bicategories in which the composition functors $\circ_{A, B, C}$ admit right adjoints

In Bénabou's 1967 Introduction to Bicategories, he mentions that, in a forthcoming part II, he would study bicategories $\mathcal K$ in which each composition functor $$\circ_{A, B, C} \colon \mathcal ...
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Self-adjointness of generator and semigroup of an SDE

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Intensity and compensator for a jump process

Set-up and assumptions. Let $(\mathscr{F}_t, t \geq 0)$ be a right-continuous complete filtration. Let $(X_t, t\geq 0 )$ be a pure jump $\mathbb{R}$-valued process with unit jumps, that is, $$ X_t = \...
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Reference Request: Pushforward of $\pi_1$ along a covering map and the Galois group

Let $f \colon (Y,y_0) \to (X,x_0)$ be a finite-to-one pointed covering map. The pushforward gives an inclusion $f_* \colon \pi_1(Y,y_0) \to \pi_1(X,x_0)$. If we take the universal cover $\widetilde{X}$...
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Reference request: Algebras over monoid objects in a monoidal category [duplicate]

Looking for a reference for the following easy-to-prove fact: Say $T$ and $S$ are monads on $\text{Set}$ admitting a monoid homomorphism $\phi : S \to T$ (i.e., a morphism in $\text{Mon}([\text{Set},\...
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Generalization of Koszul cohomology for wedge product with a fixed q-form: literature and references?

Let $A$ be a commutative ring. For an odd positive integer $q$ and an integer $p$ in the range $1 \leq p \leq q$, consider the cochain complex: $0 \to \Lambda^p(A^N) \to \Lambda^{p+q}(A^N) \to \cdots \...
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Simple proof of sharp constant in DKW inequality

The DKW inequality says that if $F_n$ is the empirical CDF corresponding to real-valued random variables $X_1, \dots, X_n$ distributed identically and independently from a distribution with CDF $F$, ...
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Linearization coefficients for Jacobi polynomials

In general, for families of polynomials $\{ Q_n\}, \{ R_n\},\{S_n\}$, there exist linearization coefficients such that one may write the product $Q_m R_n = \sum_k c_{m,n}^k S_k$. Let $P^{\alpha,\beta}...
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Is there a theory of completions of semirings similar to $I$-adic completions of rings?

Let $L = \text{Con } (\mathbb{N}, 0, +) \setminus \Delta$ be the lattice of monoid congruences on the naturals, excluding the trivial congruence. As it happens, every $\theta \in L$ is the meet of ...
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Lower bound in the singularity of random Bernoulli matrices

Let $A_n$ be a random $n \times n$ matrix with entries in $\{-1, +1\}$. As usual, "random" here means with respect to the uniform measure over such matrices. The strong version of the ...
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Spectral characterization of complete or complete bipartite graphs

The Lemma 6 in this paper mention the following spectral characterization of complete or complete bipartite graphs: Let $G$ be a connected graph with $\ge 2$ vertices. Then $\lambda_2=...=\lambda_{n-...
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How to show a point is a weak* -weak continuous for the identity map on $X_1^*$ or on $X_1^{**}$?

I am trying to understand the Remark 3.2 mentioned in the paper titled as "On Weak* -Extreme Points in Banach Spaces" written by S. Dutta and T. S. S. R. K. Rao (http://library.isical.ac.in:...
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Lower bound for restricted sumset in ordered groups

Recently in The restricted sumsets in finite abelian groups it is proved that Suppose that $k \geq 2$ and $A$ is a non-empty subset of a finite abelian group $G$ with $|G| > 1$. Then the ...
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a claim for a proof of the invariant subspace problem [closed]

Recently four mathematicians claimed to have proven the invariant subspace problem, which is the problem that states Does every bounded operator on a separable Hilbert space have a non-trivial ...
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Creating an inverse system which "stratifies density"

Setting: Let $X'$ be a dense subset of an infinite-dimensional Fréchet space $X$ and suppose that $(X_n')_{n \in \mathbb{N}}$ is a nested sequence of non-empty subsets of $X'$ satisfying $$ \bigcup_{n ...
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Is there a probability theory developed in intuitionistic logic?

Since Boole it is known that probability theory is closely related to logic. According to the axioms of Kolmogorov, probability theory is formulated with a (normalized) probability measure $\mbox{...
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Recognize this metric? Do you have a name for this metric on the product of spheres?

Take the product $S^2 \times S^2$ of two two-spheres, but perturb the product metric as follows. Think of each $S^2$ as the unit two-sphere in Euclidean 3-space in the standard way so that for $p ...
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What are the finite étale coverings of a quasi-hyperelliptic surface?

Let $X$ be a quasi-hyperelliptic surface in characteristic 3 where the canonical bundle $K_X$ is trivial. Question: Is there a finite étale covering $Y \rightarrow X$ such that $Y$ is an abelian ...
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State of the art on attempts to solve the elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem through transfering the problem to a weaker curve

Let an elliptic curve $E$, and 2 points on such curve $P$ and $O$ the methods I’m talking about consist in creating a weaker elliptic curve $F$ and mapping $P$ and $O$ to $F$ while successfully ...
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Strong convergence of differential quotient in $L^2(0,T;V^*)$

I have got a problem regarding the weak differentiability of Bochner-integrable functions. Let $(V,H,V^*)$ be a Gelfand-triple and \begin{align*} w \in W(0,T) := \{w\in L^2(0,T;V) ~\vert~ \exists w' \...
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Holomorphic functions of certain blow up at origin

Suppose that $D=\{z\in \mathbb C\,:\, |z|\leq 1\}$ and let $f$ be holomorphic on $D\setminus\{0\}$ such that $|f(z)|\leq e^{\frac{1}{|z|}}$ for all $0<|z|\leq 1$ and assume additionally that $\lim\...
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integral over the unit sphere of $\Bbb C^n$

Please, is there a way to calculate this integral $$\int_{S_{2n-1}} \frac{e^{a \langle z, \zeta \rangle}}{|z - \zeta|^{\beta}} \, d\sigma(\zeta)$$ where $ z $ is a fixed point in the complex unit ball ...
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Looking for a citation for this simple generalization of the Markov bound to non-negative super-martingales

Does anybody know a reference for the following theorem? Theorem 1. Let $(X_t)_{t=0}^\infty$ be a non-negative supermartingale. Then, for any constant $c > 0$, the event $(\exists > t)\, X_t \...
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Are ALL linear functionals on $C[0,1]$ generated by measures? [closed]

Consider derivative of the convolution of a given function $f(\cdot)$ with a fixed $C^\infty$ function $s(\cdot)$, evaluated say at $1/2$. Is there a measure which generates the functional so defined?
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Lipschitz retraction constant of $B^+$ into $S^+$ in $L^2([0,1])$

In Hilbert space modeled by $L^2([0,1])$ we can define a set $B^+=\{x\in B(0,1): x(t)\geq0 \quad \forall t\in [0,1] \}$ and $S^+=\{x\in S(0,1): x(t)\geq0 \quad \forall t\in [0,1] \}$ where where $B(...
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There is only one reasonable $\sigma$-algebra on the space $\mathcal D'$ of distributions

Consider the space $\mathcal D'(M)$ of distributions on a manifold $M$. Is there a ready reference for the fact that the Borel $\sigma$-algebra (for the strong dual topology) coincides with the weak ...
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Updates to Stanley's 1999 survey of positivity problems in algebraic combinatorics?

In 1999, Richard Stanley wrote a very nice survey on open problems in algebraic combinatorics, with a specific focus on positivity, called "Positivity problems and conjectures in algebraic ...
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Condition for a functor to induce a cartesian closed functor between categories of presheaves

We denote the category of presheaves on a small category ${\cal C}$ (set-valued functor-category) by $$\widehat{\cal C}:=[{\cal C}^{op},{\bf Set}].$$ Such a category is cartesian closed, i.e. it ...
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What makes the generalized projection different than metric on a Banach space?

I have came across the notion of generalized projection in Banach spaces, introduced by Ya. Alber and has seen many iterative algorithms being solved by using this projection. It helps in finding the ...
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Function $\phi$ such that $f(\phi(x,y)) = f(x) + f(y)$

I have a continuous function $f:\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}$, and I am looking for a continuous (or at least measurable) function $\phi:\mathbb{R}^{2n}\to\mathbb{R}^n$ such that $f(\phi(x,y))=f(x)+f(y)$....
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$k$-subset with minimal Hausdorff distance to the whole set

Let $(\mathcal{M}, d)$ be a metric space. Let $k \in \mathbb{N}$. Let $[\mathcal{M}]^k$ be the set of $k$-subsets of $\mathcal{M}$. Consider the following problem: $$ \operatorname*{argmin}_{\mathcal{...
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General version of Weyl's lemma

The classical Weyl's lemma say, suppose $u \in L^1_{loc}(\Omega­)$ satisfies $$\int_{\Omega}u \Delta \phi dx=0\ \ \forall \phi\in C_c^{\infty}(\Omega),$$ then $u$ is harmonic in $\Omega.$ What I want ...
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Spectral theory of compact operator for quasi-Banach spaces

Let $X$ be a Banach space and let $Y\subset X$ be a quasi-Banach space (with compact inclusion). Suppose $T:X\to X$ is a compact operator such that $1$ is not its eigenvalue and $T|_{Y}:Y\to Y$ is ...
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Approximating zero sets of real polynomials with "less complicated" polynomials

Let $K \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be a compact subset, and let $P(x_1,\dots,x_n)$ be a real multivariable polynomial of degree $d$, whose vanishing set we denote by $Z_P$. Is it plausible to approximate $...
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Why $(\mathrm{Lip}([0,1]^2))^*$ is finitely representable in 1-Wasserstein space over the plane?

In "Snowflake universality of Wasserstein spaces"" by Alexandr Andoni, Assaf Naor, and Ofer Neiman, they have the following notation: For a metric space X they write $\mathcal{P}_1(X)$ ...
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Nice formula for powers of modified Bessel function

Let $K_\nu(z)$ be the modified Bessel function of second kind. I am looking the geometric series $$1+aK_v+(aK_v)^2+(aK_v)^3...$$ I know there are formula for product of two such functions. I would ...