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Reduced group C*-algebra $C^*_r(\mathbb{Z}/2*\mathbb{Z}/2)$: norm of specific elements
Consider the free product of $\mathbb{Z}/2$ with itself with generators
$$
\mathbb{Z}/2*\mathbb{Z}/2=\langle u,v\mid u^2=1=v^2\rangle
$$
and regard its group $C^*$-algebra
$$
C^*(\mathbb{Z}/2*\mathbb{...
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Algebraizing topology and analysis via condensed mathematics
I asked this question on Mathematics Stackexchange, but one of the users suggested that I ask this question at MathOverflow.
I've just come across a Twitter thread by Laurent Fargues explaining a work ...
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Multiple Fourier series
In the book by Elias M.Stein and Guido Weiss "Introduction to Fourier Analysis on Euclidean Spaces" one states in page 268 the following theorem:
Theorem 1: The trigonometric series
$$\...
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Is the derivative the unique operation on points in the plane that preserves convexity?
Let $C(n)$ be the space of multisets of size $n$ of points in the Euclidean plane, topologised appropriately, and consider a surjective continuous map: $$D:C(n)\rightarrow C(n-1)$$
Such that the ...
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Characterization of tempered distributions from tempered sequences
Let $\mathcal{D}(\mathbb{R})$ be the space of compactly supported and infinitely smooth functions for its usual topology. Let
$\mathcal{D}'(\mathbb{R})$ be the topological dual of $\mathcal{D}(\...
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Has this Banach algebra been studied?
Given $\Omega$ as $[0,1]^n$ or the closed unit ball in $\mathbb{R}^n$, we can consider the algebra of complex valued polynomials with pointwise multiplication and its closure with respect to the norm
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Smoothing property of a certain singular integral operator of non-convolution type
For simplicity, suppose that the dimension $d=2$, and let $g_s(x)$ be the Coulomb or Riesz potential defined by
$$g_s(x) := \begin{cases} -\frac{1}{2\pi}\ln|x|, & {s=0} \\ c_s|x|^{-s},& {0<...
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Fractional Laplacian and chain rule
For the classical Laplacian, we have
$$\Delta (h(u)) = h'\Delta u + h''(u)|\nabla u|^2$$
for smooth functions $h$ and $u$.
Does a similar chain rule hold (up to a reminder term) also for the ...
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Weaker version of the Borel lemma for vector-valued functions
Borel's lemma for Frechét-spaces $V$ says:
(i) For every $(v_j)_{j \in \mathbb{N}} \in V^\mathbb{N}$ there exists a smooth $f: \mathbb{R} \to V$ such that
$$f^{(j)}(0) = v_j.$$
For general locally ...
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$C^*$ algebras whose nontrivial projections form a non empty compact connected set
Apart from $M_2(\mathbb{C})$. what is an example of a $C^*$ algebra $A$ whose set of non trivial projections form a non empty compact connected set?
Is there an example of this situation such that ...
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Definition of homogeneous Sobolev spaces
As we know the inhomogeneous Sobolev space (we only consider $s>0$)
$${H}^{s}\left(\mathbb{R}^{n}\right)=\left\{f \in L^2(\mathbb{R}^n):\int_{\mathbb{R}^{n}}|\xi|^{2 s}|\hat{f}(\xi)|^{2} \mathrm{d} ...
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Potential p-norm on tuples of positive operators
This is a follow-up to this question on p-norms of tuples of operators.
Consider $\left[\begin{matrix} A \\ B \end{matrix}\right] \in B(H)^2_+$, meaning $A,B\geq 0$, and define
$$
\left\|\left[\begin{...
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The bidual of the space of divergence-free vector fields
Consider the Banach space $L_1(\mathbb R^n, \mathbb R^n)$ of integrable vector fields $(n>1$) together with its subspace $N$ formed by those vectors fields whose divergence (computed in the ...
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What is the relationship between Hecke algebras and the enveloping algebra of Lie groups?
Here is the story as I see it.
Let $G$ be an abelian locally compact group. Then the (spherical) Hecke algebra for $K=1$ is by definition the endomorphism algebra of $l^2(G)$ as a $G$-module, where ...
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Isometries on the unit sphere
Suppose that $X$ and $Y$ are two Banach spaces, $S_{X}$ and $S_{Y}$ their unit spheres, and $f$ an onto isometry between $S_X$ and $S_Y$. Does it follow that $X$ and $Y$ are isometric?
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Understanding the odd-dimensional index
Given a Dirac operator $D$ on a closed odd-dimensional manifold $M$, I've sometimes heard it said that the Fredholm index of $D$ vanishes because it is an ungraded self-adjoint operator, so that $\dim\...
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What is known about "almost orthogonal vectors"?
Motivation:
Suppose we have a kernel $k(a,b)$ defined over the natural numbers.
Then by the Moore–Aronszajn theorem, we can embedd the natural number $a$ in some Hilbert space $\mathbb{H}$, which we ...
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Fourier series of smooth functions in infinitely many variables
Let $J$ be a set (usually countable). Let $t_j$, $j\in J$, be variables in ${\mathbb R}/2\pi i{\mathbb Z}.$ Put $u_j=\exp(it_j),$ $j\in J.$ Introduce the following semi-norms on the space of Fourier ...
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Analogue of Friedrichs extension for Hilbert $C^*$-modules
Suppose one has a densely defined symmetric operator $T:\mathcal{M}\rightarrow\mathcal{M}$, where $\mathcal{M}$ is a Hilbert $A$-module for a $C^*$-algebra $A$. Suppose that $T$ is non-negative, so ...
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Does this ideal in $B(L_1)$ have a (bounded) right approximate identity?
I will take a roundabout way to defining this ideal, because (a) this route is how my collaborators and I came to it (b) this alternative definition, rather than the standard one, may suggest a ...
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Inverse limit in the category of $C^{\ast}$-algebras or operator spaces
Does the inverse limits (projective limits) exist in the category of $C^{\ast}$-algebras or operator spaces?
I tried to search but could not find a proper reference. Any reference or comments about ...
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(geodesic) smoothness of f-divergence with respect to the Wasserstein metric
We consider the f-divergence, which takes the form
$$
D_f(P \| Q) = \int_\Omega f\left(\frac{dP}{dQ}\right) dQ.
$$
For example, when $f(t) = t \log t$, we obtain the KL-divergence.
My question is ...
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Compact Kaehler submanifolds of projectivized Hilbert space
If we take a separable complex Hilbert space $H$, its projective space $PH$ is an infinite-dimensional Kähler manifold in a fairly obvious sense (see below). Suppose $M \subset PH$ is a finite-...
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Status of two Banach space theory open problems posted by Pełczyński
In the book 'Open Problems in the Geometry and Analysis of Banach Spaces', I am interested in the following two problems.
Problem $1$: Let $X$ be a separable infinite-dimensional Banach space that is ...
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Equivalent strictly convex norms in spaces of small density
Can one construct in ZFC a Banach space of density character $\omega_1$ that does not have an equivalent strictly convex norm?
Maybe one may apply some kind of a Löwenheim–Skolem-type argument to a ...
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Loomis-Whitney versus Gagliardo inequalities
When searching for a reference, I discovered a curious fact about the Wikipedia page concerning the Loomis-Whitney Inequality (LWI).This page, which exists only in an English version, states that the ...
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Lavrentiev Phenomenon
Does there exist a (onedimensional) integral functional of calculus of variations
$$
F(y)=\int_a^b f(t,y(t),y'(t))\,dt
$$
such that not only
$$
\inf_{y\in\operatorname{Lip}([a,b])}F(y)>\inf_{y\in ...
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Can C*/W*-algebras be realized as (involutive?) monoid/co-monoid objects?
I would like to know how close one can get to realizing the category of C*-algebras as a category of monoid objects. Related (almost, but not quite, duplicate) questions are:
"Recovering a monoidal ...
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Counter-example to the completeness of the Wasserstein metric
$\newcommand{\P}{\mathcal{P}}$
Let $(E,d)$ be a complete metric space, let $\P(E)$ be the set of all probability measures on $(E,\mathcal{B}(E))$. Let $W_d$ be the $1$-Wasserstein (Kantorovich) ...
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Characterizing the sum $L^1 + L^\infty + L^{1,\infty} + L^{\infty, 1}$ of iterated Lebesgue spaces "by duality"
For the usual Lebesgue spaces $L^p (\mu)$ ($p \in [1,\infty]$) on a ($\sigma$-finite) measure space $(X,\mu)$, it is well-known that one has the characterization
$$
L^p (\mu) = \left\{f : X \to \Bbb{...
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Books on von Neumann algebras
I am interested in non-commutative $L^p$ spaces. I have a very basic background on von Neumann algebras. But all the papers appearing now a days really requires very deep knowledge of von Neumann ...
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Different definitions of fractional sobolev spaces
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded and smooth domain in $\mathbb R^d$. For any $s\in (0,1)$ we can define $H_s(\Omega)$ to be the space of functions $u\in L^2(\Omega)$ such that $$(x,y)\mapsto \frac{|u(x)-u(y)|...
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What is vague convergence and what does it accomplish?
For convenience, let's say that I have a locally compact Hausdorff space $X$ and am concerned with probability measures on its Borel $\sigma$-algebra $\mathcal{B}(X)$. Natural vector spaces to ...
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distance distributions on a hypersphere?
Fix a real number $0\leq t\leq 1$ and an integer $n>1$. Let
$\mathbb{S}^{n-1}\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ denote the unit hypersphere. Define
$$d_N(n;t):=\max\sum_{i<j}\Vert P_i-P_j\Vert_2^t$$
where ...
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Derivation of a stochastic Navier-Stokes equation under the assumption of perturbed particle trajectories
Let
$d\in\left\{2,3\right\}$
$\mathcal V_t\subseteq\mathbb R^d$ be the bounded domain occupied by an incompressible Newtonian fluid at time $t\ge 0$
$\Phi_t:\mathcal V_0\to\mathcal V_t$ such that $\...
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intuitive connection between The KdV equations and the Virasoro bott group
I posted this on stack exchange but had no joy, perhaps someone here can answer : The Euler Arnold equation expresses equations (usually from mathematical physics) as geodesic equations on a Lie group....
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Commutation preserving operators
Let $A$ and $B$ be unital $C$*-algebras and let $T\colon A\to B$ be a bounded linear bijection that preserves commuting elements, i.e., $ab=ba$ implies $TaTb=TbTa$. Does $T^{**}$ then also preserve ...
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Embeddings between weighted Besov spaces
Consider the Besov spaces $B_{p,q}^s(\mathbb{R}^d)$ for parameters $0<p,q\leq \infty$ and $s\in \mathbb{R}$. The weighted Besov space $B_{p,q}^s(\mathbb{R}^d;\mu)$ is defined for $\mu \in \mathbb{R}...
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Is there a quotient of $c_0$ without the approximation property?
The famous example of Enflo of a Banach space without the approximation property is actually a subspace of $c_0$. Is there a quotient of $c_0$ without the approximation property?
This would follow if ...
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Kolmogorov superposition representation of Lipschitz functions
Kolmogorov's superposition theorem states that
if $f:[0,1]^n \to \mathbb{R}$ is an arbitrary continuous function, then it has the representation
\begin{align}
f(x) = \sum_{q=0}^{2n} \Phi_q (\sum_{p=1}...
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A "slice-map" type problem for symmetric tensors in the square of a nuclear C*-algebra
Throughout: let $\otimes$ denote the minimal (i.e. spatial) $\newcommand{\Cst}{{\rm C}^*}\Cst$-tensor product of two $\Cst$-algebras.
Let $B$ be a unital, nuclear $\Cst$-algebra and let $A\subset B$ ...
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Squaring random Schwartz distributions
Let $\mu$ denote the centered Gaussian measure on $S'(\mathbb{R}^d)$ with covariance
$$
\mathbb{E}
[\phi(f)\phi(g)]=\int_{\mathbb{R}^d} \frac{\overline{\widehat{f}(\xi)}
\widehat{g}(\xi)}{|\xi|^{d-2[\...
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Approximation in the tensor square of a weakly exact von Neumann algebra
Background. I think I can prove something about a certain construction definition for Fourier algebras of discrete groups, under the assumption that the group is exact (well, really I use Yu's ...
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What's the idea behind various equivalent norms on Besov spaces $B^{s}_{p,q}$?
I am trying to understand Besov spaces; and I am eager to see why the various norms are equivalent on it.
Let $\phi$ be a $C^{\infty}$ function on $\mathbb R^{n}$ with
$ \operatorname{supp} \phi \...
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What function space does holomorphic functional calculus give us?
Let $A$ be a unital Banach algebra, $U$ be an open subset of $\mathbb{C}$, and $A_U:=\{x\in A:\sigma(x)\subset U\}$. Holomorphic functional calculus says that any holomorphic function $f:U\rightarrow\...
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The Banach space of bounded functions with countable support
Let $X$ be a set of cardinality $\aleph_1$ and consider the Banach space $\ell_\infty^c(X)$ of all scalar-valued bounded functions on $X$ which are non-zero only for countably many elements of $X$ ...
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Bundles over Function Spaces
Is there any reference on bundles over function spaces? In particular, I am interested in Banach-bundles over function spaces like $W^{k,r}(M)$, where $M$ is a Riemannian manifold. Separable Hilbert-...
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Trace class norms of special integral operators
Let $\mu$ be a finite compactly supported Borel measure on the real line. On the space $L^2(\mu)$ consider the integral operators
$$
(K_a f)(x)=\int k_a(x, y)f(y)d\mu(y)
$$
with
$$
k_a(x, y)=\frac{a\...
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Is there a tensor norm that preserves Rosenthal Banach spaces?
By a Rosenthal Banach space I mean one that does not contain an isomorphic copy of $\ell_1$. Is there a tensor norm $\alpha$ such that the Banach tensor product $E\otimes_\alpha F$ is Rosenthal if $E$ ...
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Complex interpolation of a Banach space and its antidual when the space has a basis
Given a complex Banach space $X$ and its antidual $\hat X^*$, it is possible in some cases to apply the complex interpolation method, and get as $(X,\hat X^*)_{1/2}$ a Hilbert space. See [F. Watbled, ...
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