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Link between Carathéodory's criterion and commutation in an orthomodular lattice?
In the theory of outer measures, Carathéodory's criterion constructs from an outer measure $\mu^*$ on $X$ a $\sigma$-algebra $\Sigma$ of subsets of $X$, on which the restriction of $\mu^*$ is a ...
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dimensionality reduction of Markov chains
Suppose that $M$ is a time-homogeneous (and, for simplicity, stationary) Markov chain on $d$ states, which induces the probability measure $P$ on paths of length $n$. I seek a Markov chain $M'$ on $d'&...
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Pullback by surjective submersion is injective?
Denote by $\mathcal{D}'_X$ the sheaf of distributions on a smooth manifold $X$.
Let $M$ and $N$ be smooth manifolds and $\Phi: M \to N$ a submersion. Then $\Phi$ defines a unique morphism of sheaves $\...
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Smoothing property of the heat kernel on the one-dimensional torus
Let $G=G(x,t)$ be the heat kernel on the one-dimensional torus $\mathbb{T}^1,$ with $x \in \mathbb{T}^1$ and $t \in (0,T].$ $G$ is given by \begin{equation}
G(x,t) = (4 \pi t)^{-1/2} \sum_{k \in \...
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Analytic continuation of $\int_V (f(x_1,\cdots,x_n))^s dx_i$
Let $V$ be an $n$-dimensional simplex, let $f(\boldsymbol{x}) = f(x_1,\cdots,x_n)\in \mathbb{C}[x_1,\cdots,x_n]$ be a product of linear polynomials that is non-zero in interior of $V$. Also let $E(\...
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Semiclassical limit of spectral gap of Schrödinger operators with nonsmooth potential
Let $\Omega$ be a connected compact subset of $\mathbb{R}^d$. It is well known that for a smooth potential $V:\Omega \to \mathbb{R}$ that has a unique nondegenerate minimum $V(0) = 0$, the operator $H ...
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Norm density of evaluation functionals in the space of weak$^*$ continuous multilinear functionals on products of dual Banach spaces
Let $K$ be a compact (metrizable) space and let $C(K)$ be the Banach space of continuous real-valued functions on $K$, equipped with the supremum norm. It is then well known that the dual space $C(K)^*...
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Unitarily equivalent von Neumann algebras
Do we know examples of separably acting von Neumann algebras $\mathcal{M}$ such that $\mathcal{M}$ is unitarily equivalent to $M_{k}(\mathcal{M})$ for some $k\in\mathbb{N}\,?$
Obviously there are ...
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3/2 Sobolev Norm on the boundary of a bounded open subset of $\Bbb R^n$
Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{n}$ be a open bounded set and $\partial\Omega$ be the boundary of $\Omega$.
Following the reference text by Alois Kufner, Oldřich John and Svatopluk Fučík, Function ...
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What is the spectrum of this differential operator?
My self-adjount differential operator $L$ is defined by $$L f(x) \equiv u(x) \frac{\partial^2}{\partial x^2} \left( u(x) f(x) \right)$$ where $u(x)$ is a known but arbitrary smooth function that ...
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Characterization of critical point of an integral operator
I have an integral operator and I wonder how I can characterize the critical point.
I'll give a simplified example so maybe people can comment on and I can maybe generalize in another question.
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Surjectivity of kernel operator with kernel in $L^1(\nu \times \mu)$
Let $ \mu $ and $ \nu $ be two finite and non discrete measures. Let's begin with a well-known fact. Let $ k \in L^2(\nu \otimes \mu) $, then we can define an operator $ \tilde{T} $ as follows:
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Kernels of derivations and hyperreflexivity
Let $H$ be a Hilbert space and $\mathcal{X}\subseteq \mathcal{B}(H)$ be an operator space. We denote $d(T,\mathcal{X})=\inf_{X\in\mathcal{X}}\|T-X\|,\,\,T\in\mathcal{B}(H)$ and $r_{\mathcal{X}}(T)=\...
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Distance between a Hölder function and a Sobolev ball
Let $\Omega$ denote $[0, 1]^n$ and let $\|\cdot\|_{k, p}$ and $|\cdot|_{m, \alpha}$ denote norms of Sobolev space $W^{k,p}(\Omega)$ and Holder space $C^{m, \alpha}(\Omega)$, respectively.
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On mollifiers acting between $L^2$ and Sobolev spaces
(I'm reposting here this question from MSE as it didn't receive any answer for two weeks.)
Consider a sequence of finite lattices in $\mathbb{R}^n$ defined by
$$L_k= [-k,k]^n \cap 2^{-k}\cdot \mathbb{...
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Dual space and conditions for weak convergence in Orlicz Space not having $\Delta_{2}$ property
I am interested in conditions for weak convergence on Orlicz spaces where the corresponding Young function, $\Phi:[0,\infty) \rightarrow [0,\infty)$, does not have the $\Delta_{2}$ condition, i.e. ...
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A question from a proof of an inequality in Sobolev space $W^{1,1}$
I try to understand the proof the lemma given at page 54 in Ladyzhenskaya et al (1968) - Linear and Quasilinear Elliptic Equations. Here it is a screenshot:
Here is what I did:
$$-u(x)=u(y)-u(x)=\...
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Besov spaces containing piecewise linear functions
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded, non-empty, regular open domain in $\mathbb{R}^d$. Let $1\le p,q\le \infty$ and $s>0$. Let $\mathcal{B}_{p,q}^s(\Omega)$ be the Besov space on $\Omega$ corresponding to ...
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Mappings that preserve local or global minimum
In the most general form, I'm interested in any non-trivial results of the following question.
Consider metric space $X$ and $Y$, denote all real valued functions on $X$ and $Y$ as $\mathbb{R}^{X}$ ...
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Sharp Sobolev trace inequalities on Riemannian manifolds with boundaries
For $n \geq3$, let $(M,g)$ be smooth $n$-dimensional, compact, Riemannian manifold with a smooth boundary. Then there exists some constant $A=A(M,g)>0$ such that, for all $u \in H^1(M)$
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Ultraviolet divergences of entanglement entropy in QFT
I've often read that entanglement entropy in quantum field theory is ill-defined because local algebras are generally of type III, which implies that a trace doesn't exist. For a normal state $\omega_{...
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A $C^*$-algebra with the bidual $B(H).$
Let $H$ be a separable Hilbert space and let $A$ be a non-unital $C^*$-subalgebra in $B(H)$ such that the second dual $A^{**} \equiv B(H).$ Does $A$ coincide with the ideal of compact operators $K(H)?$...
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Identification of Maharam extension
All definitions used in this post are from Björklund, Kosloff, and Vaes - Ergodicity and type of nonsingular Bernoulli actions. This post is inspired by the beginning of Section 2.2 in the same paper, ...
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On analytic functions on the complement of a curve without jump across the curve almost everywhere
Question. Suppose $f$ is an analytic function on $\mathbb C\setminus\mathbb R$ and assume that the boundary values of $f$ from above and below the real axis (denoted $f_\pm$ respectively) exist almost ...
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Reference request: Parabolic Schauder estimates for the heat equation with $f \in L^\infty$
Let us consider the heat equation
$$\partial_t u - \Delta u = f(x, t) \quad \text{in }Q_R $$
where $Q_R = B_R \times (-R^2,0].$ I would like to know the kind of regularity we should expect of $u$ if ...
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Steiner symmetrization of smooth function on non-simply connected regions
Given a smooth function $u$ defined on $\mathbb{R}^2$, restrict $u$ to a subset $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^2$ (possibly not simply connected) foliated by level sets of a smooth function $\psi: \Omega \...
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What is Lipschitz constant of the radial renormalization $(X,\|\cdot\|_a) \rightarrow (X,\|\cdot\|_b)$ on a normed vector space $X$
Suppose that $X$ is a vector space with two norms $\|\cdot\|_a$ and $\|\cdot\|_b$. The mapping
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f(x) = \frac{\|x\|_{a}}{\|x\|_{b}} x, \qquad \forall x \in X,
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with $f(0)=0$
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Nemytskij operator for Lebesgue variable UNBOUNDED exponent spaces
Let $f:\Omega\times\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ be a Caratheodory function (i.e. $f(x,\cdot)$ is continuous for a.a. $x\in\Omega$ and $f(\cdot,t)$ is measurable for all $t\in\mathbb{R}$), where $\Omega\...
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Question about the Nemytsky operator on $L^p$ space
Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^N$ be a bounded open set, $f:\Omega\times\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ be a Caratheodory function, i.e. $f(x,\cdot)$ is continuous for a.a. $x\in\Omega$ and $f(\cdot,t)$ is ...
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Semigroup property in SPDEs
In fact, we know that a bounded linear operators on a Banach space $X$ satisfies the semigroup property, i.e. $$S(t+s)=S(t)S(s), \text{for every}\ t,s\geq 0.$$
However, in various literatures, I ...
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Isometric Schröder-Bernstein theorem for injective Banach spaces?
It's known that every injective Banach space is of the form $C(M)$ where $M$ is a compact, Hausdorff, extremally disconnected topological space.
Let $X$, $Y$ be two injective Banach spaces such that,
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Existence of unique-up-to-shift solution of a Volterra equation
Let $\Delta=\{(t,s):\ 0<s\leq t\leq1\}$, and suppose $k:\Delta\to\mathbb R$ and $f:(0,1]\to\mathbb R$ are continuous. Further assume that for every $t\in(0,1]$, the function $k(t,\cdot):(0,t]\to\...
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How to naturally define an output space with certain properties
Consider the following regression problem $v=A(u) + \varepsilon$
for some operator $A:\mathcal{U} \rightarrow \mathcal{V}$ and some function spaces $\mathcal{U},\mathcal{V}$, mapping from $\mathcal{X}$...
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interchange of integrals and semigroup without the semigroup being an integral operator
In Cazenave's book: BREZIS, HAIM.; CAZENAVE, T. Nonlinear evolution equations. IM-UFRJ, Rio, v. 1, p. 994, 1994. The following corollary appears
The formula (1.5.2) is Duhamel formula:
$$u(t) = T(t)u(...
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Why a function induced by the infimum of the arclength of curves is Lipschitz?
Recently I have read a paper "Weighted Trudinger-type Inequalities" written by Stephen M. Buckley and Julann O'Shea and published by Indiana University Mathematics Journal in 1999, MR1722194,...
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Everywhere-defined unbounded operators between Banach spaces
In this post, it is said that there are no constructive examples of everywhere-defined unbounded operators between Banach spaces; every example furnished must use the axiom of choice. This seems like ...
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Dependence and $L^2$ projections of functions
tl;dr: Is it possible that the best approximation to a nonnegative function of three variables with a bivariate function is no better than the best univariate function?
Let $w$ be a density on $\...
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Show that $\|P(f\circ\varphi_{\lambda})-\widetilde{f}(\lambda)\|_p=\|P(f\circ\varphi_{\lambda}-\overline{P(\overline{f}\circ\varphi_{\lambda}}))\|_p.$
Let $\Omega = \mathbb B_n,$ the unit ball in $\mathbb C^n$ and $L^2_a(\Omega)$ be the Bergman space endowed with the normalized volume measure on $\Omega.$ Let $k_{\lambda}$ be the associated Bergman ...
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Complemented subspaces of $\mathcal s$
Crossposted from Math Stack Exchange
It is well known that a nuclear Fréchet space $X$ is isomorphic to a complemented subspace of $\mathcal s$ (the space of rapidly decreasing sequences) if and only ...
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Holder-Besov space and time continuity
Let $\mathbb{T}^d$ be the $d$-dimensional torus, $\mathscr{S}:=C^\infty(\mathbb{T}^d)$ the Schwartz space, $\mathscr{S}'$ the space of tempered distributions.
We consider a dyadic partition of unity $(...
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Convergence of conformal metrics with prescribed curvature
We know that for any function $K: \mathbb{D} \to \left[-a, -b\right]$, where $a, b > 0$, there is a unique metric $h$ on the disk $\mathbb{D}$ which is conformal to $dz^{2}$, and has curvature ...
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Finite dimensional manifolds as subspace of $\mathbb{R}^\mathbb{N}$
For embedded submanifold, specifically with ambient space being $\mathbb{R}^{n}$, there are many nice properties and results. Specifically there are many examples of matrix manifolds such as the ...
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Example of space which is weak Hahn-Banach smooth but not Hahn-Banach smooth
A Banach space $X$ is said to be Hahn-Banach smooth if every linear functional on $X$ has a unique norm-preserving extension over $X^{**}$. Weak Hahn-Banach smoothness is what if the above condition ...
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On the second order analog of the upper 1-Lipschitz envelope of a function
Let $u: \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ be a given function. Then we can consider its upper 1-Lip envelope
$$
\hat u(x) \doteq \inf\{g(x) \, \mid\, g \, \text{has Lipschitz constant 1 and}\, g(y) \geq u(y) \,...
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Amenability and the unitary group of an operator algebra
Let $M$ be a von Neumann algebra and $U(M)=\{x\in M: x^*=x^{-1}\}$ be its unitary group. In this post, we equip $U(M)$ only with the relative weak$^*$ topology $\sigma(M,M_*)$. Then, $U(M)$ is a ...
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When is an unbounded averaging operator on $\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ closed?
Let $\{a_n\}_{n=1}^\infty$, $a_n\in \mathbb{R}$. Consider the following linear operator $A$ on functions $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$:
$$(Af)(x) = \sum_{n=1}^\infty a_n f(x+n)+ \sum_{n=1}^\infty a_n f(...
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Extension of a tangent vector field
Let $\Omega$ be an open subset of $S^2$ with $\overline{\Omega} \neq S^2$. Suppose a continuous tangent vector field $G$ is defined on $\partial \Omega$ such that $|G(y)| = 1$ for all $y \in \partial \...
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References for a class of Banach space-valued Gaussian processes
Let $E$ be a separable Banach space, consider a centered $E$-valued Gaussian process $\{x_t,t\ge 0\}$ that satisfies
\begin{equation}
\mathbb{E}\phi(x_s)\psi(x_t)=R(s,t)K(\phi,\psi),\quad \phi,\psi\in ...
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Dual of homogeneous Triebel-Lizorkin
Let $ p, q \in (1,\infty)$ and consider the homogeneous Triebel- Lizorkin space $\dot{F}^{s}_{p,q}$ to be the space of all tempered distributions (modulo polynomials) with
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[f]^{p}_{\dot{F}^{s}_{p,q}...
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Regularity and decay of Fourier-like series on a manifold
Let $D$ be a first-order self-adjoint elliptic differential operator acting on sections of a vector bundle $S$ over a closed manifold $M$. Then it is well-known that the various eigenspaces $E_\lambda$...
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