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Asymptotics of Fresnel integrals
It is known that
\begin{equation*}
I(p) = \sqrt { \frac {4 \mathrm{i} p} {\pi}}\int \limits _{-\infty} ^{\infty} \mathrm{e}^{- \mathrm{i} p x^2} \varphi (x) \mathrm{d}x
\end{equation*}
is a bounded ...
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Is there an infinite−dimensional Banach subspace in C^∞([0,1]) ?
More specifically, with $I=[0,1]$ let $E=(X,\mathcal T\ )=C^\infty(I)$, where $X$ is the underlying (say real) vector space and $\mathcal T\ $ is the (standard projective limit) topology of uniform ...
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Alberti rank one theorem and a blow-up argument
In this paper, it is written that Alberti’s rank
says that the singular part $D^s u$ with respect to $\mathcal L^d$ of the distributional derivative $Du$ of a function $u \in BV_{loc}(\mathbb R^d; \...
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Spectral radius for multiple linear operators
Suppose that $X$ is a finite dimensional Hilbert space. Let $A_{1},\dots,A_{r}:X\rightarrow X$ be linear operators. Then define the multi-spectral radius of $(A_{1},\dots,A_{r})$ to be
$$\limsup_{n\...
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Concrete description of lift in Arens-Eells space
Let $X$ be a compact pointed metric subspace of the $d$-dimensional Euclidean space $(\mathbb{R}^d,d_E)$ and let $AE(X)$ denote its Arens-Eells space. Then a result of Nik Weaver shows that for every ...
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Banach algebra of smooth functions
To fix the ideas, let's work on the flat periodic torus $\mathbf{T}^d:=\mathbf{R}^d/\mathbf{Z}^d$.
My question is the following.
Does there exist an infinite dimensional Banach (sub-)algebra $A \...
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Convergence of discrete Laplacian to continuous one
I make the following observation:
Let $\Delta^{(n)}$ be the discrete Laplacian on $\mathbb{C}^n$ (ie the $n\times n $ matrix with diagonal $-2$ and upper/lower diagonal $1$.)
This one has eigenvalues ...
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Existence of a solution for this hypoelliptic-alike PDE
I know that this question may result rater vague and somehow out of context, still I am hoping you could help me.
Assume we have the following equation
\begin{align}
\boxed{\partial_t u(t,x,z)=\...
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Taylor $k$-differentiability of a real function at a point
I am interested in the standard name for the following weak form of $k$-differentiability.
Definition. A function $f:\mathbb R\to\mathbb R$ is called Taylor $k$-differentiable at a point $x_0$ if ...
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Existence of a countable linear combination with positive coefficients
Consider a (Hausdorff and complete) locally convex topological vector space $V$ and a countable subset $(v_k)_{k=1}^\infty \subset V$ of non-zero vectors.
$(*)$ Under what conditions on this subset ...
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Functional derivatives on Banach spaces
Physicists often use functional integrals and I'm trying to make sense of it in more precise terms. As you can see here, the functional derivative in Physics is defined in terms of Taylor expansions. ...
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Existence of injective compact operators
We know that if $X$ is a separable Banach space, then for every infinite dimensional Banach space $Y$, there exists an injective compact operator from $X$ to $Y$.
My query is for every Banach ...
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Brascamp-Lieb inequalities on the sphere
In the paper [CLL], Carlen, Lieb, and Loss demonstrate a version of the Young inequality on the sphere $S^{N-1}$ in $\mathbb{R}^N$. For positive functions $f_j$ on $[-1,1]$, the following bound holds:...
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Are piecewise linear functions dense in $W^{1,\infty}$?
Are piecewise linear functions dense in $W^{1,\infty}$ ?
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A question about Carleman linearization
Carleman linearization is a technique used to embed a finite dimensional system of analytic ordinary differential equations into an infinite system of linear differential equations:¹⁻²
Let $f$ be ...
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Weak compactness of order intervals in $L^1$
Let $(\Omega,\mu)$ be a measure space, say $\sigma$-finite for the sake of simplicity, and let $L^1 := L^1(\Omega,\mu)$ denote the real-valued $L^1$-space over $(\Omega,\mu)$.
For all $f,h \in L^1$ ...
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When are the closed convex subsets countable intersections of halfspaces
For what kind of topological vector spaces (separable maybe?) are the closed convex subsets countable intersections of halfspaces.
I've seen somewhere that it's true for separable Hilbert spaces, ...
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Set of translations of a real function having a dense linear span
Let $W$ be the space of continuous functions $f:\mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that $\lim_{x\rightarrow \pm \infty} f(x)=0$, and consider the sup-norm topology on $W$.
Problem. does there ...
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About a reparable error discovered in a submitted article
What can I do if I discover a reparable error in an article that I submitted to a journal of mathematics? I want to know the possible solutions so that the article is not rejected. And what happens if ...
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Conditions under which a linear functional on a space of measures must be integration of a function
Let $X$ be a measurable space, and let $M(X)$ be the vector space of finite signed measures on $X$. Are there natural conditions on a linear functional $f:M(X)\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ that are ...
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What are the possible $L^{\infty}$ closures of an integration-invariant linear subspace of $C([0,1],\mathbb{R})$?
Let $S \subset C([0,1],\mathbb{R})$ be an $\mathbb{R}$-linear subspace that is invariant under the $T := \int_0^x$ integration operation: if $g \in S$ then the function $f = Tg$ defined pointwise by $...
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What is the definition of being smooth for a function from a Lie group to a Fréchet space?
In representation theory of real groups, one is confronted with the notion of smoothness for functions defined on a Lie group with values in a Fréchet space (e.g. see Wallach's Real Reductive Groups I,...
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Fokker-Planck: equivalence between linear spectral gap and nonlinear displacement convexity?
In a smooth, bounded and convex domain $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^d$ consider the usual linear Fokker-Planck equation with Neumann (some would say Robin) boundary conditions
\begin{equation}
\label{FP}
\...
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If $ F(x,\bullet) \in {L^{\infty}}(G,B) $ for all $ x \in G $, then is $ x \mapsto F(x,\bullet) $ strongly measurable?
Let $ (X,\Sigma,\mu) $ be a $ \sigma $-finite measure space and $ B $ a Banach space. A function $ f: X \to B $ is said to be strongly $ \mu $-measurable iff it is the almost-everywhere pointwise ...
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Can an AW*-algebra be recovered from its lattice of projections?
Can an AW*-algebra be recovered (up to Jordan isomorphism) from its lattice of projections? This is possible in the commutative/Boolean case.
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Chain rule in Sobolev space
In the theory of Sobolev space, we have the following chain rule:
For a uniformly Lipschitz function $F : \mathbf{R}\to \mathbf{R}$ such that $F(0)=0$,
and $u\in W^{1,1}(\mathbf{R}^n)$, then we have ...
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Extension of Poisson Summation formula
Under the condition f continuous, integrable and:
$|f(t)| + |\hat{f}(t)| \le C (1+|t|)^{-1-a}$ (with a>0)
we have the twisted Poisson formula that holds (where $\chi(n)$ is a primitive Dirichlet ...
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Is there a dense subset on closed Jordan curve $C$ which its points make intersections under certain rotations?
Is it true that for any given closed Jordan curve of $C \subset \mathbb{R}^2$ there is a dense subset $A$ such that for every point $p\in A$ we have the following property:
If we rotate $C$ around $p$...
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Dual of the space of continuous functions
Let $T \subseteq \mathbb R$ be a closed set of real numbers. Let $X := C(T, \mathbb R)$ denote the Fréchet space of continuous real-valued functions on $T$. The topology on $X$ is generated by ...
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Commuting with self-adjoint operator
Let $T$ be an (unbounded) self-adjoint operator. Assume that there is a bounded operator $S$ such that $TS=ST.$ For which kind of $f$ do we have that $f(T)S=Sf(T)?$
My thought was that using a ...
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The Bochner integral about a semigroup of bounded linear operators on a Banach space
Let $T(t)$ be a semigroup of bounded linear operators on a Banach space $X$. When does the following hold
$$
\int_0^t T(s)x ds = \Big(\int_0^t T(s) ds\Big)x, \quad x \in X \, ,
$$
where $ t \in (0,1)$?...
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Is this closed subspace of Fréchet space complemented
In the hope of completing the rich tapestry of complemented (or not) topological vector subspaces, I would like to know (maybe it is immediate for specialists)
whether the space of analytic functions ...
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Orthogonal complements in Hilbert bundles
It's a standard fact that for a finite-dimensional vector bundle with an inner product, the othogonal complement of any subbundle is itself a locally trivial vector bundle.
What is known about the ...
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How can I prove this special version of the Poincaré inequality?
I am reading a paper, Is $L^2$ Physics-Informed Loss Always Suitable for Training Physics-Informed Neural Network?, which uses an "application" of Poincaré's inequality. The form I know and ...
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Is there a good notion of "random bounded linear map" on a separable Hilbert space?
Let $H$ be a separable Hilbert space and let $\{e_i\}$ be an orthonormal basis. My first question is:
Is there a probability measure on $B(H)$ such that for $T$ chosen uniformly randomly the ...
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If $f$ is bounded, decays fast enough at infinity and $\int f=0$, does this imply that $f$ is in the Hardy space $\mathcal H^1(\mathbb R^n)$?
Let $\mathcal H^1(\mathbb R^n)$ be the real Hardy space (as in Stein's "Harmonic Analysis", Chapter 3). It is well known that $\mathcal H^1(\mathbb R^n)\subset L^1(\mathbb R^n)$ and its ...
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Banach-Mazur distance to complex $\ell^1$ of a space containing real $\ell^1$
Consider a complex Banach space $X$ with a real subspace isometric to $\ell^1_{\mathbb R}$. What is the best constant $c$ such that $X$ contains a complex subspace $c$-isometric to $\ell^1_{\mathbb C}$...
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Reflexive Operator Algebra
It is known that a C*-algebra is finite-dimensional if (and only if) it is reflexive as a Banach space. What is known about the analog of this question for operator algebras? (Here, an operator ...
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Convergence of functionals on compact projections on a separable Hilbert space
Let $H$ be a separable Hilbert space over $\mathbb{C}$, say $\ell_2$ for simplicity. Let $\mathcal{K}(H)$ denote the space of all compact operators on $H$ and $\mathcal{P}(H)$ the set of all finite ...
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A perturbation of an unconditionally convergent series in $\ell_2$
For two functions $x,y:\omega\to\mathbb R$ let $xy:\omega\to\mathbb R$, $xy:n\mapsto x(n)y(n)$, be their pointwise product.
It is clear that for any elements $x,y\in\ell_2$ their pointwise product $xy$...
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Compactly supported functions and Sobolev spaces on manifolds
It is well-known that if a complete Riemannian manifold has bounded curvature and injectivity radius bounded away from zero, then the space $C^\infty_c(M)$ is dense in the Sobolev spaces $W^{k, p}(M)$ ...
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Malliavin derivative of stopped Brownian motion
Cross-posted from: "https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/3917971/malliavin-derivative-of-stopped-brownian-motion"
I have a small question concerning the Malliavin derivatives. It could ...
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Right derived contravariant hom-functor
I am interested in additive categories appearing in functional analysis, in particular, the category $LCS$ of locally convex spaces and continuous linear functions. This category is not abelian but ...
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Invariant probability on a unit ball of a Banach space
Let $\Gamma$ be a discrete group acting on an infinite-dimensional Banach space $X$ by linear isometries.
Is there a probability measure (non-atomic, not supported on a finite dimensional subspace) ...
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Schauder basis in the Arens-Eells space
Context
Arens-Eells space. Let $X$ be a separable pointed metric space with base point $e$. An elementary molecule is defined as follows (Nik Weaver, Lipschitz Algebras, 2nd ed.)
$$
m_{pq} := \delta_p ...
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Is $C^{\infty}(M)$ a projective Frechet $C^{\infty}(N)$-module for a smooth map $M\to N$ between compact smooth manifolds?
Let $M$ be a compact smooth manifold, then it is clear that $C^{\infty}(M)$ is a Frechet algebra with pointwise multiplication and a collection of semi-norm defined by $p_{\alpha}(f):=\sup_{\beta\leq\...
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Biorthogonal functionals
If $X$ is a separable Banach space and $(x_n)$ is a basic sequence, then we can define biorthogonal functionals $(x^{*}_n)$ in $X^{*}$ such that $x^{*}_n(x_k)=\delta_{nk}$.
What about conversely? If ...
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Projections in a W*-algebra as a continuous lattice?
A continuous lattice is a complete lattice $L$ in which every element $y$ is equal to $\bigvee${$x \in L \mid x \ll y$} where $x \ll y$ ("x approximates y" or "x is way below y") if for any directed ...
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Hyperfinite type II_1 factor as the Clifford algebra
In Connes' book Noncommutative geometry, there is a presentation of all hyperfinite factors. He reffers to type $II_1$ as the Clifford algebra of infinite dimensional Euclidean space.
This factor can ...
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Error estimate in the spectral theorem of compact operators on a Hilbert space
Given a compact self-adjoint operator $K$ mapping $L^2(\mathbb{R}^d) \rightarrow L^2(\mathbb{R}^d)$ as $f \rightarrow \int K(x,y) f(y) d\mu(y)$, let us define its eigenvalues $\lambda_i$ and eigen-...
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