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Schur's Lemma for Hilbert spaces
Let $H$ be a complex Hilbert space and let a group $G$ act on $H$ such that there are no invariant closed subspaces besides $H$ and $(0)$. Let $D$ be the ring of bounded operators which commute with ...
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Complexifying a real Banach space and its dual
A standard way to define the "complexification" $E_\mathbb{C}$ of a real Banach space $E$ is to define a complex linear structure on $E\times E$ by (1) $(x,y)+(u,v)=(x+u, y+v)$, (2) $(a+ib)(x,y)=(ax-...
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Subspaces of $l_p$ and Banach-Mazur distance
This is a question I posted on SE, and I have been advised to post it here.
https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/146427/subspaces-of-l-p-and-banach-mazur-distance
It is well-known that every ...
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Nonseparable Hilbert spaces as quotients of spaces of bounded functions
Is the following result true: the Hilbert space $\ell^{2}\left(2^{\Gamma}\right)$ is a quotient of $\ell^{\infty}\left(\Gamma\right)$ for any
uncountable $\Gamma$ ? [I think it is, but cannot remember ...
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How do people prove $\Gamma$-convergence in more complicated settings?
This is a soft question, I guess. $\Gamma$-convergence is a notion of convergence of functionals so that if $F_n$ $\Gamma$-converges to $F$, then cluster points of $\arg\inf F_n$ are minimizers of $F$....
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Spherical harmonics – pointwise and L1 bounds
Let $\{ \phi _{d,m}\}_{m\geq 1}$ be multi-dimensional spherical harmonics, i.e., solutions of $\Delta \phi = E\phi$ on the sphere $S^d$ for $d>1$, arranged in an increasing order $E_1 \leq E_2 \leq ...
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Research topics in microlocal analysis
Before asking this question here I did some research on web but I would like to get the opinion of those directly interested if there are any , (as I did in this thread Research topics in distribution ...
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Are free positive operators equivalent to almost-commuting operators?
Set $A:=C_0((0,1]) * C_0((0,1])$ (the free product C*-algebra), with canonical generators $a,b$ (positive contractions). Does there exists some $\gamma>0$ such that, for any $x,y \in A$ if $x^*x=a$ ...
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Is $\mathcal{B}^{\mathbb{Z}}(l^\infty(\mathbb{Z}))$ a commutative algebra?
Consider $l^\infty(\mathbb{Z})$ the Banach space of bounded complex valued functions on the abelian group $\mathbb{Z}$ with the supremum norm. It has a natural action by $\mathbb{Z}$ given by $(zf)(g):...
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Do ultrapowers of classical Banach spaces have unconditional bases?
I am trying to imagine (to some extent, of course) the geometry of ultrapowers of certain 'easy-to-handle' Banach spaces. Let me start with $X = \ell_p$, $p\in (1,\infty)$ or $X=c_0$.
Since the ...
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Quasi-nilpotent trace class operators as limits of nilpotents
In as yet unwritten work with T. Figiel and A. Szankowski we make an observation in a Banach space context that for Hilbert spaces reduces to:
If $T$ is a quasi-nilpotent (i.e., has only $0$ in its ...
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When is an analytic function in $L^2(\Bbb R)$?
I asked this question on Math Stack Exchange some time ago and a similar question recently appeared regarding $L^1$ instead see here This has prompted me to bring it to this community in the hopes of ...
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Compact Quantum Groups and the Existence of the Classical Haar Measure
Before I state my question, let me provide the definition of a compact quantum group.
Definition: An ordered pair $ \mathscr{G} = (\mathscr{A},\Phi) $ is called a compact quantum group if
$ ...
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Double Orthogonal Complement
Let $V$ be a complex inner product space. If $W$ is a closed subspace of $V$, we may define $W^\perp$ to be the subspace of all vectors $v \in V$ such that $\langle v | w\rangle =0$ for all $w \in W$....
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How "generalized eigenvalues" combine into producing the spectral measure?
Hi... I am wondering how 'eigenvalues' that don't lie in my Hilbert space combine into producing the spectral measure. I study probability and I am quite ignorant in the field of spectral analysis of ...
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Monotone Lipschitz embedding ?
In 1974, Aharoni proved that every separable metric space (X, d) is Lipschitz isomorphic to a subset of the Banach space c_0.
Thus, for some constant L, there is a map K: X --> c_0 that satisfies the ...
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Maximal ideals of the ring $\mathbb C \{T\}$
Consider the Banach $\mathbb C$-algebra
$$
\mathbb C \{T\} = \left\lbrace \sum_{i \geq 0} a_i T^i : \sum_{i \geq 0} |a_i| < \infty \right\rbrace
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With the norm given by $\| \sum a_i T^i\| = \sum |...
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What is the structure of a Banach space $X$ when $Y$ and $X/Y$ are hereditarily indecomposable?
Assume that $X$ is a separable Banach space and $Y$ a closed subspace such that
$Y$ and $X/Y$ are hereditarily indecomposable (HI). The general question is what is the possible structure of $X$.
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Bilinear product of two summable families
Consider the following statement, which I suspect is false as written:
Let $E,F,G$ be (Hausdorff) topological vector spaces (over $\mathbb{R}$), let $\varphi\colon E\times F\to G$ be continuous and ...
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Is the spectrum of a "self adjoint" operator real on $\ell^p$?
There might be an obvious answer to the question, but it doesn't come to mind.
Suppose we have an infinite matrix $A=(a_{ij})$, which defines a bounded linear operator on $\ell^p$, i.e. for all ...
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Notions in the literature capturing the "symmetric" or "homogeneous" flavour of $L_p$?
This post/question is admittedly vague, but I hope that with some feedback in comments it could be made more precise.
For $E$ a Banach space, $K(E)$ and $B(E)$ will denote the Banach algebras of ...
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Complemented subspaces of $C(\beta\mathbb N\times \beta\mathbb N)$
Problem. Is there any complemented subspace in the Banach space $C(\beta\mathbb N\times\beta\mathbb N)$, not isomorphic to $c_0$, $c_0\oplus C(\beta\mathbb N)$, $C(\beta\mathbb N)$, $c_0(C(\beta\...
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Kuiper's theorem via approximation
Kuiper's theorem says that the unitary group $U(H)$ of a separable infinite dimensional Hilbert space $H$ is contractible, if it is equipped with the norm topology.
Let's suppose, I do not know this ...
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Algebraic properties of the algebra of continuous functions on a manifold.
Does the algebra of continuous
functions from a compact manifold to
$\mathbb{C}$ satisfy any specific
algebraic property?
I'm not sure what kind of algebraic property I expect, but I feel that ...
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Spectral theory for self-adjoint field operators on a symmetric Fock space
Background
Suppose we have a finite-dimensional Hilbert space $H = \mathbb{C}^s$ (for a natural number s) and we construct the symmetric (or bosonic) Fock space built from it: $$F(H):= \mathbb{C} \...
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Entropy arguments used by Jean Bourgain
My question comes from understanding a probabilistic inequality in Bourgain's paper on Erdős simiarilty problem: Construction of sets of positive measure not containing an affine image of a given ...
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Which closed subsets $Y$ of a compact space $X$ admit a linear extensor $C(Y)\to C(X)$?
In the following $X$ is a Hausdorff compact topological space. Let $Y$ be a closed subset of $X$.
The restriction operator $R_Y:C(X)\to C(Y)$ is surjective (Tietze), so it admits a continuous right ...
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Different smooth structures on the infinite jet bundle (for the purposes of calculus of variations)
Let $\pi:Y\rightarrow X$ be a (smooth, finite dimensional) fibred manifold. Since no other fibrations will be considered on $Y$, I will identify $(Y,\pi,X)$ with $Y$. The finite order jet bundles are ...
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Motivation for $C^*$-algebras
I just gave a presentation on exotic group $C^*$-algebras and someone asked why these are studied. I could answer that they can be used to construct $C^*$-algebras with certain properties. However, I ...
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Resources for divergent / asymptotic series
This series is divergent; therefore, we may be able to do something with it. -- Oliver Heaviside
[Edit (1/14/21) from the answer by Count Iblis to a recent MO-Q on math vids: An enthusiastic intro is ...
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Random walk origin return monotinicity
Consider a Markov chain on $\mathbb{Z}^d$ with transition kernel $P$ for adjacent vertices (non-diagonal). Essentially this is a $d$ dimensional random walk with the probability of a transition ...
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The set of boundary vectors of compact convex body has empty interior
Let $K$ be a compact convex body in the Euclidean space $\mathbb R^n$ and $\partial K$ be its topological boundary in $\mathbb R^n$.
Definition. A vector $\mathbf v\in\mathbb R^n$ is called $K$-...
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Reference request: Fourier transform on the multiplicative group of real numbers
Let us consider the three groups $(\mathbb{R},+)$, $(\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z},+)$ and $(\mathbb{R}^\times,\cdot)$ (where $\mathbb{R}^\times := \mathbb{R} \setminus \{0\}$). We endow $\mathbb{R}$ with ...
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Best constant for a trace inequality
Having an open, simply connected set $\Omega \subset \Bbb{R}^N$ we may ask what is the best constant $C$ (if it exists) in the inequality
$$ \int_{\partial \Omega} u^2 \leq C\int_{\Omega} |\nabla u|^...
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Reference for a particular Radon transform on non-positively curved spaces
Let me first recall that the classical Radon transform takes a (smooth compactly supported, say) function $f$ defined on $\mathbb{R}^n$ as an input, and gives as output the map $H\mapsto \int_H f$ for ...
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Sobolev's PDE Scottish Book Problem (Problem 188)
In 1940 Sobolev recorded the following problem in the Scottish Book, and offered a bottle of wine for a solution.
In 2015, when the second edition of the Scottish Book with updates and commentary on ...
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The diagonal operators and unconditionality
The following is well-known:
Theorem: Let $X$ be a Banach space with an unconditional basis $(e_n)_n$.
Then the space of the diagonal operators with respect the basis $(e_n)_n$ endowed with
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Tauberian Theorem for 1-parameter groups of operators
The Wiener Tauberian Theorem gives condition on an $f\in L^1(\mathbb{R})$ such that the "induced 1-parameter family" $\{T_b(f)\}_{b\in \mathbb{R}}$ has a dense span in $L^1(\mathbb{R})$; ...
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What is the asymptotics of the Fourier transform of $\exp(-x^4)$ for large wave numbers?
The Fourier transform of $\exp(-x^4)$ has an analytical expression, it's the difference of two generalized hypergeometric functions:
$\int d x \ e^{-x^4} e^{ikx} = 2 \ \Gamma(\frac{5}{4}) \ _0F_2(;\...
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Quantifier swap in Banach space theory
The uniform boundedness principle and its corollaries from a logical point of view are statements of when one can swap quantifiers in Banach spaces. Take for instance the principle of condensation of ...
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Von Neumann Inequality in Banach spaces
It is known that the only Banach space that satisfies the von-Neumann inequality is the Hilbert space:
Theorem (see e.g. Pisier, "Similarity Problems and Completely Bounded Maps", p 27) For a Banach ...
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Contraction semigroup on Hilbert space
I'd like to know whether a certain unbounded operator on a Hilbert space is the generator of a strongly continuous contraction semigroup.
(Such operators are known as maximally dissipative operators.)
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Outline of Generic Separable Banach Spaces don't have a Schauder Basis
So, I know P. Enflo showed that there is a separable Banach Space that doesn't satisfy the approximation property. My professor mentioned during class that in fact generic separable Banach Spaces don'...
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Subspaces and quotients in Banach space theory
In Banach space theory (closed) subspaces and quotient seem to play a symmetric role. However, since the behavior of subspaces is more intuitive, subspaces appear more frequently. E.g., the theory of ...
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Carleson's Theorem on Manifolds
Let $M$ be an oriented, compact, differentiable manifold with some Riemmanian metric $g$, so that $(M,g)$ has a nice volume form and one can define $L^2(M,g)$ as the completion of $C^\infty(M)$ under ...
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A basic question on Stone-Cech compactification of $\mathbb{Z}$
Can the identity isomorphism on the additive group $\mathbb{Z}$ be extended to a non-identity semigroup isomorphism on $\beta\mathbb{Z}$, and still preserves $\beta\mathbb{Z}\setminus\mathbb{Z}$? ...
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High-dimensional geometry: Top-down Vs. Bottom-up
There are several ways to leverage one's intuition from low-dimensional geometry to understand high-dimensional phenomena. For example, one can get a clearer picture of the behaviour of high-...
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Combinatorial Hilbert spaces
Any closed subspace $V\subset {\ell}^2(\omega)$ has associated to it a subset ${\cal S}_V$ of ${\cal P}(\omega)$, call it a combinatorial Hilbert space, namely the set of all supports of all vectors ...
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Shift invariant subspaces of $l^1$
There is a simple characterization of shift-invariant closed subspaces of $l^2$: for any measurable subset $S$ of $\mathbb{T} = \mathbb{R}/2\pi\mathbb{Z}$, the set of elements of $l^2$ whose Fourier ...
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Complemented subspaces in the dual of James' space $J$
James' space $J$ is subprojective; i.e., every infinite dimensional (closed) subspace of $J$ contains an infinite dimensional subspace which is complemented in $J$. This fact can be found in Corollary ...
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