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Analysis of Sobolev spaces [closed]
I just wanted to know wthether the following is OK or not.
Let $X$ be $H_0^1(\Omega)\bigcap L^{\infty}(\Omega)$, thought of as a subspace of $H^1_0(\Omega)$ and endowed solely with the usual $H^1$ ...
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Natural constructions (not depending on parameters) [closed]
Consider graph clusterings as a prototypical example of (logical) constructions.
Let a clustering of a graph $(V,E)$ be any covering of $V$, i.e. a set $C$ with $\bigcup C = V$.
I am looking for a ...
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When does the adjoint operator map closed convex subsets to closed convex subset?
Let $T:X\rightarrow Y$ be a linear continuous map between Banach spaces $X$ and $Y$ and denote by $T':Y'\rightarrow X'$ the norm adjoint of $T$. Let $M\subseteq U'$ be a subset of
the unit sphere $U'$ ...
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Good books on fields and Galois theory [closed]
What are some good books on field and Galois theory?
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Averaged measure in integrations
Consider
\begin{align}
& F(n,x)\equiv \int_0^x \cdots g (x_5)\int_0^{x_5} ~\int_0^{x_4} g (x_3)~~\int_0^{x_3} ~\int_0^{x_2} g (x_1)~~A(x_1)\,dx_1\cdots dx_n
\end{align}
where $g(x)$ is a measure. ...
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Can mathematics help in defining free-will? [closed]
In the celebrated Free Will Theorem of Conway and Kochen it is made use of "free will" without giving a "mathematical definition" of it. The definition of the experimenter is the &...
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Are the injective functions dense in $C([0,1]^n,\mathbb R^n) $?
Let $n\geq 2$. Are injective functions dense in $C([0,1]^n,\mathbb R^n) $ with the uniform norm?
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Is the imaginary part of $\displaystyle\ \zeta(s)\zeta(1-s)=0$ for $\operatorname{Re}(s)=\frac{1}{2}$ [closed]
Some of my computations here showed to me that the imaginary part of $\displaystyle\ \zeta(s)\zeta(1-s)=0$ for $\operatorname{Re}(s)=\frac{1}{2}$, really i w'd like to know if there is any paper ...
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Proving that $P($$\{\text{$a$ and $b$ are co-prime}$ }$)=0$ for $a,b$ following the Uniform distribution over $[n, 2n]$ as $n \rightarrow \infty$
I have been working on a problem concerning the "line of sight" from a fixed integer co-ordinate — let's say $(0,0)$ — to a variable co-ordinate $(a,b)$. Having a line of sight means that ...
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Function satisfying $f(x)^{f^{-1}(x)}=x^2$ with $ f^{-1}$ is a compositional inverse of $f$ and $f:\mathbb{R+}\to \mathbb{R+}$?
Let $f$ be a function such that :$f:\mathbb{R+}\to \mathbb{R+}$ and $f^{-1}$ is a compositional inverse of $f$ , I have tried to find solution of the following functional $f(x)^{f^{-1}(x)}=x^2$, I ...
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Topology of the moduli space of a 2-dim closed surface
Consider the moduli space $\cal{M}_{\Sigma_g}$ of a 2-dim closed surface $\Sigma_g$ of genus $g$. What is the topology of such a moduli space $\cal{M}_{\Sigma_g}$?
For example, what is $\pi_n ( \cal{M}...
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Basis for space of continuous, surjective monotone functions on $\mathbb{R}$ [closed]
$\DeclareMathOperator\CM{CM}$
I recently came across Okhezin - Study of families of monotone continuous functions on Tychonoff spaces describing monotone functions on general topological spaces and I ...
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How does deletion-contraction affect chromatic number? Can it increase chromatic number? [closed]
Question: In graph theory, contracting an edge or deleting an edge are basic operations in many topics such as graph minors or Wagner's theorem on planar graphs. And I'm interested in how these ...
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Question on Linear Operators
Let $V$ be a normed infinite dimensional vector space. Let $L: V \longrightarrow V$ be a bounded linear operator. Moreover assume that $L$ is 'locally nilpotent' that is:
$$ \forall v \in V \quad \...
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References of research papers which lead to starting of Sieve Theory
Question - I am thinking to present one or two papers on Sieve Theory in my masters thesis. I will also present 3 other papers on Riemann Zeta Function which I have studied earlier . But I have no ...
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compactly supported harmonic functions [closed]
Do a significant class of compactly supported smooth functions u on Ω⊂Rn such that Δu≥0 exist?
Thanks!
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Bounding a number-theoretic integral
Find a good upper bound on $$\int_1^T\frac{\zeta'(s)}{\zeta(s)\zeta(1-s)}X^sdt,$$ where $s=c+it$ for a constant $c>1$ and $X>0$ is a parameter. If needed, we can assume RH.
My attempt here is ...
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A generalization of Chebyshev's sum inequality
From some my previous questions here and here and well-known rearrangement inequality. I pose an inequality as follows and I am looking for the proof or a reference.
Inequality: Let $y=f(x,y)$ is ...
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Minimal norm problem with linear combination of translation operator to be estimated
Follow up question from this one
Suppose $X = L^2(G)$, where $G$ is some locally compact group. Let $x, y \in G$ I for fixed $n$ I am seeking for an operator $H \in B(X)$ of the form
$$
H = H(\alpha_1,...
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What is the basis for the quantifier notation? [closed]
The symbols $\forall, \exists$ are the ones officially used to denote universal and existential quantifiers respectively. I understand that the choice of $\exists$ was made by Peano, while of $\forall$...
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How to show $\lambda_i \in \sigma_A(x)$?
Let $\sigma_A(x)$ be the spectrum of $x$ in $A$, and linear functional $\phi$ satisfying $\phi(x)\in \sigma_A(x)$ for every $x \in A$, consider $p(\lambda)=\phi((\lambda e-x)^n)$, and denote its roots ...
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Decidable theorem or result that is not weaker than Tarski's theorem
I am wondering what other decidable theorem or results that is not weaker or stronger than Tarski's theorem.
Could any one give reference or a simple introduction about such result known in their ...
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Is there a precise definition of "mathematical formula"? [closed]
In the Wikipedia article for Formula (which has no references), it is claimed that:
"The informal use of the term formula in science refers to the general construct of a relationship between given ...
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Exercise generalizing (related to) Hölder's inequality
I came across this exercise and feel absolutely stuck:
Let $p, q, r \in (1, \infty]$ be such that $1/p + 1/q = 1 + 1/r$. Suppose that $F : \mathbb{R}^n \times \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}$ satisfies ...
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Exponential decay of kernel
Let $A: \ell^2 \rightarrow \ell^2$ be a bounded operator given by
\begin{equation}
(Au)(\alpha) = \sum_{\beta}A(\alpha,\beta)u(\beta)
\end{equation}
where $\left|A(\alpha,\beta) \right|\le Ce^{-|\...
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Remarkable articles about the distribution of prime numbers that were written by contemporary physicists [closed]
I would like to ask about if you know papers containing remarkable achievements that were written by contemporary physicists concerning the distribution of prime numbers (or closely related, maybe the ...
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Factorizing polynomials of several variables (in a different perespective)
I am looking for factorization of polynomials of several variables in the way outlined below.
Consider a second degree polynomial of two variables over the complex numbers.
"P(x,y) = Ax^2 + Bxy + Cy^...
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Relation between elliptic curve and Fermat's last thereom
I am looking for a elaborate explanation how the elliptic curve $E (a, b) := y^2=x(x-a)(x-b)$ is associated with the solution of $a^n+b^n=c^n$.
In 1969 Hellegouarch performed the elliptic curves $E (a,...
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Has nontrivial solution in positive integers of a diophantine equation: $x_1^2+x_2^2+x_3^2+x_4^2=y_1^2+y_2^2+y_3^2+y_4^2$ [closed]
Has nontrivial solution in positive integers of a diophantine equation as follows ?
$$x_1^2+x_2^2+x_3^2+x_4^2=y_1^2+y_2^2+y_3^2+y_4^2$$
Where trivial solutions are $x_i=y_j$.
Can you send me any ...
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What's the minimum amount of knowledge to start doing research? [closed]
There are cases in which you have too much knowledge of something to do anything interesting ,and cases in which a lack of experience with a problem (and the prejudices about it) helps someone solve ...
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Inverse square-law as a positive definite kernel?
Newtons law for gravity states that:
$$F_{12} = \frac{G m_1 m_2} {|x_1-x_2|^2}$$
The function :
$$k(x,y):=\exp(-| x-y|^2)$$
is known to be a positive definite function, called the RBF-kernel.
It ...
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Is SOC known to imply the Grand Riemann Hypothesis? [closed]
I'm currently working on a conditional proof of the Grand Riemann Hypothesis, which is based on the assumption that every field automorphism of $\mathbb{C}$ that commutes with an element of the ...
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Does the Laplacian commutes with the indicator function [closed]
We define the laplacian operator $\Delta$ with the Neumann boundary conditions on the space $H^2(\Omega)$, where $\Omega$ is an open set of $\mathbb{R}^n$ with a smooth boundary $\partial\Omega$, and ...
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How I can choose $(t_1,t_2,...,t_{r}) \in (0,1)^{r}$ such that $f^{(k)}\left(1-2\prod_{j=1}^{k}t_{j}\right)=0$?
Let $f:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ be a real analytic function. Assume that $f$ has simple trivial zeros at each nonpositive integer. Then, all the $k$-th derivatives $f^{(k)}$ of $f$ have necessarily ...
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Is delta function symmetric against real axis? [closed]
Is $\delta\left(a+bi\right)=\delta\left(a-bi\right)$?
I wonder whether Dirac Delta (as defined via Fourier transform) is symmetric against the real axis.
We can write Delta function as
$$\delta(z) = \...
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Reference request in optimal stopping [closed]
I am given the following task. Distributed over a trading day, I am supposed to buy a certain quantity of a good. The price of this good changes during the day. The goal is to buy the required ...
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Coordinate free computation of the second derivative of a functional [closed]
Let $F(g(f))$
be a functional that sends functions of a vector variable (from $n$-dimensional vector space) to $\mathbb R$.
$g$
is some function of scalar valued functions $f$.
I'm interested in a ...
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Is smooth stack separated?
Let $X$ be a smooth algebraic stack. Is it true that $X$ is separated? I was searching on google but could not find the answer. Please provide a reference.
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Is there a transformation or a proof for these integrals?
Here are certain weighted Gaussian integrals I have encountered for which numerical computation reassures equality.
Question. Is this true? If so, is there an underlying transformation or just a ...
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An analog of Anderson's result in C* algebra setting [closed]
Let $\mathcal{A}$ be a unital $C^{*}$-algebra and $S(\mathcal{A})$ denote the states space of $\mathcal{A}$.
For $a\in \mathcal{A}$ , define $W(a) =\{\phi(a):\phi\in S(\mathcal{A})\}$
It's known that $...
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Automorphisms of partitions [closed]
I would like to know whether the notion of automorphism of the set of partitions of a positive integer $n$ has been considered so far or not. To make things clearer, I say that a partition of $n$ in $...
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Homotopy theory and algebraic topology last 10 years. Is it a dying field? [closed]
I'm under the impression that algebraic topology is a dying field in mathematics. That was my impression but I think I'm wrong. As every person I do need some evidence that my impression is not ...