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Prokhorov's theorem for finite signed measures?

Prokhorov theorem provides a useful characterization of relatively compact sets w.r.t. narrow topology (topology induced by narrow convergence) in the space of probability measure. Notation used ...
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Central Extension of Continuous Loop Group

For the group $LG$ of smooth loops into a simple compact 1-connected Lie group $G$ there is a well-known universal central extension. My qustion is basically whether this extension also exists for the ...
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Minkowski's Inequality for Integrals in Orlicz spaces

EDIT: I have changed the question to have less parameters, fitting it into the context of Orlicz spaces. Suppose $f:[0,\infty)\to[0,\infty)$ is convex and increasing, $f^{-1}:[0,\infty)\to[0,\infty)$...
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Generalized Skorokhod spaces

Skorokhod spaces of càdlàg functions are an extremely useful setting to describe stochastic processes. I'd like to understand the Skorokhod topology from a pure topological point of view, without ...
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An $L^{\infty}$ version of principal component analysis?

I have a $k$ by $n$ matrix $A$, with $k \ll n$. In case it helps, the $k$ rows are orthonormal. I'm interested in finding a $k$ by $k$ orthogonal matrix $M$ so as to maximize the $L^{\infty}$ norms ...
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Problem with Shelah and Stern's paper on the Hanf number of the theory of Banach spaces

I have been trying to understand "The Hanf number of the first order theory of Banach spaces" by Shelah and Stern (Trans. AMS 244 (1978) 147-241). They construct a normed space $M$ from a Hilbert ...
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"Liftings" of L^\infty functions

This is motivated by this question: Is there an inclusion of $L_\infty(G)$ into $C_0(G)^{**}$? and Bill Johnson's comments there. Let $X$ be a locally compact Hausdorff space and $\mu$ a Radon ...
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integral transforms defined by polygons

Are there any literature on operators of the form \[ (Tf)(x) = \int K(x,y)f(y), dy\] where $K(x,y)$ is the characteristic function of a polygon in $\mathbb{R}^2$. I would like to know if the spectrum ...
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Seeking reference - criterion for the existence of a positive linear functional on an ordered vector space below a given function

The following surely appears somewhere, I would greatly appreciate a reference. (The aim is to get a measure via Riesz representation, but that has nothing to do with the statement.) Let $X$ be an ...
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Reference request: Arzela-Ascoli theorem for smooth Hölder norms

Could anyone suggest a textbook account of the Arzela-Ascoli theorem for $C^{k,\alpha}$ norms?
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Hölder's inequality for trace-class maps of $p$-liquid spaces and a related conjecture of Grothendieck

In Condensed Math and Complex Geometry Proposition 8.8, Clausen-Scholze describe trace-class maps between projective objects in the $p$-liquid category as sums of rank 1 operators against ${<}p$-...
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Dual space of local Sobolev space on a manifold

$\newcommand{\comp}{\mathrm{comp}}$As part of my master's thesis, I am currently learning about Sobolev spaces on manifolds. From my research online, I found out, that there are a lot of ways to ...
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Identification of Fock space and the $L^2$ space of tempered distributions

Let $\mathcal{S}'(\mathbb{R}^d)$ be the set of tempered distributions over $\mathbb{R}^d$ and $d\phi_C$ a Gaussian measure over $\mathcal{S}'(\mathbb{R}^d)$ with covariance operator $C$. Consider the ...
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Looking for Mackey's PhD thesis, "The subspaces of the conjugate of an abstract linear space"

I'm looking for a copy of George Mackey's PhD thesis, The subspaces of the conjugate of an abstract linear space (Harvard Univ., 1942), but am currently struggling to find one online, with the only ...
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Energy of harmonic maps from $\mathbb R^2$ to $S^2$ is quantized

Assume that $U:\mathbb R^2\to S^2=\{y\in\mathbb R^3:|y|=1\}$ is a smooth solution of the equation $\Delta U+|\nabla U|^2U=0$ in $\mathbb R^2$ with $\int_{\mathbb R^2}|\nabla U|^2\,dx<+\infty$. ...
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Conditions for completely positive maps to act homomorphically across multiple subalgebras

For a completely positive (CP) map $u: A \to A'$ of $C^*$-algebras $A, A'$, the concept of multiplicative domains characterizes the largest subalgebra of $A$ on which $u$ behaves as a $*$-homomorphism....
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Is the Taylor map continuous?

(Skip to the bolded theorem below for my question, if you'd like) Some context on asymptotic expansions and the Taylor map In the setting of irregular singularities of meromorphic connections on the ...
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If $t \to \lVert f(\cdot,t) \rVert_{L^2_x}^2$ is absolutely continuous, can we interchange the spatial integral and time derivative? (from MSE)

I originally posted this question on MSE. But it seems more nontrivial than expected, so I guess MO is a more appropriate place to ask. I repeat the question for the sake of completeness: Let $f(x,t) ...
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Dependence of Neumann eigenvalues on the domain

I have the following problem in hands, in the context of a broader investigation: Let $V\in L^{n/2}$ compactly supported, where $n\geq 3$ is the dimension. I want to prove the following: For any $\...
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Are bounded groups of thin operators on Hilbert space similar to groups of unitaries?

QUESTION. Let $G$ be a group of bounded operators on $\ell^2$, satisfying $\sup_{x\in G} \lVert x\rVert <\infty$, whose elements are all of the form "identity+compact" (sometimes called &...
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Gaussian lower heat kernel bounds on non-convex bounded domain

I am looking for a proof the following theorem. Let $U \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be a bounded domain with $C^2$ boundary and $p(x,y,t)$ be the Neumann heat kernel. Then there exist a constant $C>0$ ...
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Detailed examples of induction on scale

I'm trying to understand the induction on scale argument in harmonic analysis. On this abstract it's mentioned that induction on scale can be used to prove Cauchy Schwartz inequality, Beckner's tight ...
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Can two eigenfunctions be almost linearly dependent in a region?

Consider the Schrödinger operator $H=-\Delta+|x|^a$ on $\mathbb{R}$, where $a>0$. Since the potential is growing at $\infty$, we have compact resolvent thus the eigenvalues are discrete and tend to ...
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Measurability of eigenvalues-eigenvectors of a positive compact operator

Let $H$ be a separable Hilbert space over $\mathbb{R}$. Let ${A} = \{a\colon H\to H\,|\,a\text{ is a positive, compact linear operator}\}$. By the spectral theorem, given $a \in A$, there are scalars $...
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Heat Flows and spatial singularities

While working on an abstract problem, I came up with the following question: Let $\Omega_1 := \mathrm B(-1, 1)$ and $\Omega_2 := \mathrm B(1, 1)$, where $\mathrm B(x, r) \subseteq \mathbb R^2$ denotes ...
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Existence of a limit of alpha-difference quotient for Hölder functions

Let $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}^d,d\geq 1,$ be an Hölder function with exponent $\alpha\in (0,1)$, meaning that \begin{equation} \sup_{x, y \in \mathbb R, \,x\neq y}\frac{|f(x)-f(y)|}{|x-y|^\alpha}<...
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Product of distributions under wavefront set condition is zero

Assume $u, v \in \mathcal{D}'(\mathbb{R}^n)$ are distributions with compact support. Denote by $\operatorname{WF}(\bullet) \subset T^*\mathbb{R}^n \setminus 0$ the wavefront set of a distribution $\...
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Infinite-dimensional "algebraic varieties"

This question was also formerly posted on MSE but has not received any answer or comment. Let $H$ be the infinite-dimensional seperable complex Hilbert space, and $P(H)$ denote its projectivization. ...
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Interpolation between (or: simultaneous Whitney extension for) $C^\alpha$ and $C^{1,\gamma}$ on a Lipschitz domain

I would like to know whether for a bounded Lipschitz domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ (in the weak Lipschitz, so a "Lipschitz manifold", sense, not necessarily a Lipschitz graph domain), ...
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Is there any connection between deformation theory in algebraic geometry and perturbation theory in functional analysis/PDEs?

Particularly, is there any connection between formal/first-order/infinitesimal deformation theory and perturbation theory? Both subjects involve "perturbing" some structure at a point, so ...
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Factorization of metric space-valued maps through vector-valued Sobolev spaces

Let $(X,d,m)$ and $(Y,\rho,n)$ be metric measure spaces and let $f:X\rightarrow Y$ be a Borel-measurable function for which there is some $y_0$ and some $p\geq 0$ such that $$ \int_{x\in X}\,d(y_0,f(x)...
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Condensed/liquid vector spaces and path integrals

[Edited to take into account comments.] Background One approach to the problem of making rigorous various measures on spaces of paths (for example, the Wiener or Feynman measure) is the time-slicing ...
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Can every weakly converging sequence be made to converge strongly after taking a subsequence and rearranging?

Let $f_i: [0, 1] \to \mathbb R$ be functions in $L^1 \cap L^\infty$ with $\sup_i \|f_i\|_{L^\infty} < M$ for some $M > 0$. Suppose $f_i$ converge weakly in $L^1$ to some $L^1$ function $f$ - ...
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Two questions about Fock spaces

Let $\mathscr{H}$ be a complex Hilbert space and denote $\mathscr{H}_{n}$ the tensor product $\overbrace{\mathscr{H}\otimes\cdots\otimes\mathscr{H}}^{\text{n}}$. Denote by $\Pi_{\pm}$ the projection ...
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Does $f \in L^1([0,T]; S'(\mathbb R^n))$ define a $(1+n)$-dimensional distribution?

Let $f : [0,T] \rightarrow S'(\mathbb R^n)$ be a family of tempered distributions satisfying $$\langle f(t), \phi \rangle \in L^1([0,T])$$ for any Schwartz function $\phi \in S(\mathbb R^n)$. Does $f$ ...
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Meagre sets of bounded operators

Let $H$ be a separable, infinite-dimensional Hilbert space and let $\mathbb{B}(H)$ be the algebra of bounded operators on $H$. The norm topolology on $\mathbb{B}(H)$ is stricly finer, hence the ...
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A continuity argument for a dispersive $gKdV$ estimate

I'm learning about the gKdV equation, following Schlag & Muscalu vol II. We're looking at $$\begin{cases} u_t + u_{xxx} + F(u)_x = 0 \\ u_0 = g\end{cases}$$ where $F(u) = u^5$ (for example). The ...
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Mazur-Ulam bases in finite-dimensional Banach spaces

Definition. A basis $e_1,\dots,e_n$ of a finite-dimensional Banach space $X$ is called Mazur-Ulam if all vectors $e_1,\dots,e_n$ have norm one and every self-isometry $f:S_X\to S_X$ of the unit sphere ...
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Eigenvalues of splitting scheme

In numerical analysis it is common to approximate a solution to a PDE $$u'(t) = (A+B) u(t), \quad u(0)=u_0$$ which is just given by $e^{t(A+B)}u_0$ by the splitting $e^{tB/2} e^{tA} e^{tB/2}u_0.$ Here,...
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Fourier transformation of a distribution

We have no idea how to tackle the following Fourier transformation of a distribution: $$ \lim_{\epsilon\to0^+}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\mathrm{d} t\int_{\mathbb{R}^{d-1}} \mathrm{d}^{d-1}\vec{r} e^{-\...
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Hamiltonian dynamics on cotangent bundle

I'm stuck with the following claim made in Section 13.1 of Y-G. Oh's book "Symplectic topology and Floer homology". Assume that $N$ is a differential manifold and $S_0 ,S_1\subseteq N$ two ...
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How absolute is NIP in a model?

The following question is motivated by a model theoretic question but doesn't really involve any model theory per se. That said, I don't know the appropriate keywords for the relevant functional ...
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Extension of positive functionals

Let $X$ be a function space as $C(K)$ or $L^p$, with its usual norm and order, that is $f \le g$ if and only if $f(x) \le g(x)$ for a.e. $x$. If $M$ is a subspace of $X$ and $L:M \to \bf R$ is a ...
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Real-world example of a Banach *-algebra with a nonzero *-radical

Is there a real-world example of a Banach *-algebra with a nonzero *-radical (intersection of kernels of all *-representations)? Textbooks give examples of finite-dimensional algebras with degenerate ...
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Quotients of subspaces of $C(\alpha)$

A well known problem, attributed to H. P. Rosenthal, asks whether or not every quotient of $C(\alpha)$, $\alpha$ countable ordinal, is $c_0$-saturated. As it is known, $C(\alpha)$ are $c_0$-saturated ...
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Recent work on Pseudo-Laplacian and Pseudo-cuspform in the spirit of Riemann Hypothesis after the work of Bombieri and Garrett

( This is my first MO question . I'm totally inexperienced on MO so, forgive me for my mistakes .) Paul Garrett and Enrico Bombieri were (are?) Secretly Working on Pseudo-Laplacians and Pseudo-...
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Does every locally convex space with a Schauder basis have the approximation property?

For Banach spaces, the existence of a Schauder basis implies that this space has the approximation property. Since both the notion of Schauder bases and of the approximation property are well ...
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Is every separable Banach space with the MAP 1-complemented in a space with a monotone basis?

The question, already phrased in the title, looks like a classical problem from Banach space theory from the 1970s. Hence, my question is more of a reference request in its nature. Can every ...
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Question on operator topologies convergence

Let $H$ be a complex Hilbert space, and let $\mathcal{B}(H)$ denote the algebra of bounded operators on $H$. It is known that the strong operator topology and the norm topology on $\mathcal{B}(H)$ ...
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Can we approximate any eigenvalue of an infinite matrix via eigenvalues of some sequence of submatrices which approximates the matrix?

Let $T:\ell^2\to\ell^2$ be a compact linear operator. Let $[T]=(a_{i,j})_{i,j=1}^{\infty}$ be the representing infinite matrix of $T$ with respect to the canonical base. Let $T_n$ be the finite rank ...
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