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Carleson's Theorem (on the Adeles and other exotic groups)

I have redone this question: On $\mathbb R^n$ the Carleson Operator if defined by $$Cf(x) = \sup_{R>0} \left \vert \int_{B_R(0)} e^{2\pi i x\cdot \xi} \widehat{f}(\xi) d \xi \right \vert. $$ (...
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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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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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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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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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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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Infinitesimal generators of stochastic processes

What's the $L^1$ analogue of Stone's theorem saying that any strongly continuous 1-parameter unitary groups has a unique self-adjoint generator? More precisely: let $X$ be a measure space ($\sigma$-...
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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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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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Quotient of \ell_1 by space of finite sequences

The following question came up during a reading of Rudin's functional analysis. I have not been able to find any information through searching online, but I apologise if the answer is obvious, or the ...
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Status of the compact AR problem?

The so-called "compact AR Problem" reads: Is every compact convex set in a metrizable topological vector space an absolute retract? It is open according to the chapter by T. Banakh, R. Cauty and ...
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tr(ab)=tr(ba), part 2.

This is a Banach space version of Andre Henriques' question Trace Question for Hilbert spaces. Let $a:X\to Y$ and $b:Y\to X$ be bounded linear operators between Banach spaces s.t. $ba$ and $ab$ ...
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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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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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Reference for Neumann-Laplacian

Let $\Omega\subset R^d$ be a bounded, smooth domain. Consider $A=-\Delta$ subject to homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions in $L^p$-spaces. Does anybody know a good reference book on basic results ...
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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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about decomposition of a non-negative definite operators

Hello, Many years before, I had the following problem. We first give a definition. Given a non-negative definite real-valued definite matrix $n^2\times n^2$ matrix $M$, it is called separable if it ...
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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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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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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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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 ? Thank ...
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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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Laplace equation over concentric spheres

Is there a closed formula for the solution of Dirichlet problem ($\Delta u=0$) for annulus $r <|x| < R$, $x \in R^n$ (n>2), with two given boundary value functions, $f$ over $|x|=r$ and $g$ over ...
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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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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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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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quasinilpotence and finite spectrum

Let A be a quasinilpotent operator on a Hilbert space and let $A^{*}A$ have finite spectrum. Does then follow, that A is nilpotent ?
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A singular value inequality

Let $s_1,s_2: \mathbb{R}^{2\times 2} \mapsto \mathbb{R}_+$, $s_{1}\left(\cdot\right)\ge s_{2}\left(\cdot\right)\ge 0$, be the singular values of a $2\times2$ matrix. Is it true that $$\left|s_{1}\...
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Sequences of linear combinations of measures

Let $X$ be a Polish space. Let $J\in\mathbb{N}$. Let $\lbrace a^n_1\rbrace_n,\dots,\lbrace a^n_J\rbrace_n$ be $J$ sequences of reals. Let $\lbrace \mu^n_1\rbrace_n,\dots,\lbrace \mu^n_J\rbrace_n$ be ...
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Harmonic functions on the plane

I have a question regarding harmonic maps from all of ${\Bbb R}^2$ into a domain in ${\Bbb R}^2$. Before stating my question in full generality, let me ask a special case of the question first. Is it ...
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Polynomials are dense in weighted $L^2$ space

Hi, It seems to be a common knowledge that the polynomials $x^n$ are dense in $L^2$ spaces with various probability weights, such as the gamma distribution weight $x^{\alpha-1}e^{-x}/\Gamma(\alpha)\;...
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Generalizations of Kato-Rosenblum theorem?

The Kato-Rosenblum theorem says that if $H_0, H$ are self-adjoint operators on a Hilbert space such that the difference $H-H_0$ belongs to the trace class, then the strong limit of $\exp(itH)\exp(-...
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Continuity of a convolution (Version 2)

Hello, This problem bothers me for some time. Suppose that $\mu$ is a non-negative Radon measure (or positive linear functional of the space of continuous functions with compact support); $\psi$ is ...
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How to prove the Hahn-Banach constructively

I am just wondering, how to prove the Hahn-Banach theorem constructively for a finite dimensional normed vector space. Thanks in advance for any helpful answers.
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How to construct a scalar differential operator having the same spectrum as a non-scalar differential operator exploiting symmetries?

I am interested in eigenvalue problems for differential operators acting on one forms on closed two-dimensional manifolds and how they relate to eigenvalue problems of associated operators acting on ...
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Restriction of a linear functional equation to surface of a sphere

Let $f_i : R \rightarrow R$ and $g_j: R \rightarrow R$ be unknown functions, for $i = 1, \cdots, N$ and $j = 1, \cdots, K$. Let $A$ be a $K \times N$ matrix whose columns are unit-length vectors ${\...
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Dense sets in the space of continuous functions

Let $X$ be a compact metric space, and let $C(X)$ be the Banach space of continuous real-valued function on $X$, with the maximum norm. Suppose $S\subset C(X)$ is a set of functions with the ...
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L1 distance from a trigonometric susbspace

How to check, whether the $L^{1}$ distance between a finite exponential sum $S_{F}(x)=\sum\limits_{n\in F} \exp(inx)$ and the $L^{1}$-closure of subspace $\mathrm{span}\left(\exp(inx): n\in \mathbb{Z}\...
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I was wondering if the set of singular loops is a (somewhere) submanifold of loop space?

The set of all smooth maps $S^1\to M^n$ ($M$ is a smooth manifold) is a generalized manifold(see http://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/smooth+loop+space). I was wondering if the set of singular loops (maps ...
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finite codimension implies closed?

Let $E$ be a (complete) topological vector space, and $u:E\to E$ be continuous. Is it always true that if ${\rm Im}(u)$ is of finite codimension in $E$, then it is closed in $E$ or do we have to ...
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Consequence of Modified Young's inequality

Let $f\in L^1(\mathbb R^n)$. Define operator $T_f(g)=|f|\ast g$ for functions $g$ on $\mathbb R^n$. The set of measurable functions $f$ on $\mathbb R^n$, such that $T_f$ is bounded from $L^p(\mathbb R^...
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Approximating high-dimensional integrals by low-dimensional ones

This question is motivated by the following naive one: suppose we have a nice subset $X$ of some Euclidean space, say a polyhedron, and a nice $\mathbb{R}$-valued function $f$ on this subset, say a ...
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Sufficient conditions to the existence of a weakly convergent subsequence from a Cauchy sequence in a (merely) normed space

Bonsoir/bonjour à toutes et à tous. The title has it all, but... We know (as a consequence of the Eberlein-Šmulian theorem) that any bounded sequence, $\{x_n\}_{n \;\! \in \;\! \mathbb{N}}$, in a (...
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Commutative *-subrings of the noncommutative C*-algebra $B(l^2)$

A $\star$-ring is a ring with an involutive anti-automorphism. The simplest example of a noncommutative $\star$-ring is perhaps $B(l^2)$, the ring of bounded linear functions on the sequence space $l^...
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Fourier Transforms restricted to mass shell

Hello, I am stuck with the following (hopefully not too trivial) problem. I want to know, if the map $${\cal D}(\mathbb{R}^2)\to L^2(H_m,d\Omega_m)\qquad f \mapsto \hat{f}|_{H_m}$$ has dense range. ...

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