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Regularity of solution to first order time dependent variational problem
Consider the following first order evolution problem over some regular bounded domain $\Omega\subset\Bbb R^d$
$$\frac{\partial\phi}{\partial t}(\mathbf{x},t) +\vec V(\mathbf{x},t)\cdot \nabla\phi(\...
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About Hilbert-Haar theory
The Hilbert-Haar theory says that functionals $\mathcal{F}(u,B)=\int_{B} F(\nabla u)\,dx$, where $F$ is a convex function and $B$ is a bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^N$, take a minimum in the space of ...
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Perturbed Gram matrix
Let $x_t \in \mathbb{S}^{d-1}$, $\forall t\in \mathbb{N}$ and let $e_1$ be the first canonical basis vector of $\mathbb{R}^d$, ie, $e_1 = (1,0,\cdots,0)$. Let us form a Gram Matrix
$$\sum_{t=1}^T(x_t ...
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From some priori estimates can we estimate higher Sobolev norm?
Suppose $u$ is a smooth function on bounded set $\Omega$ with smooth boundary such that
$$\|u\|_{W^{1,p}(\Omega)}\le C\|\phi\|_{W^{1-1/p,p}(\partial\Omega)}$$
where $u|_{\partial\Omega}=\phi$.
Can we ...
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On weak Hahn-Banach smoothness
Let us recall Phelp's property-$U$: A subspace $Y\subset X$ is said to have property-$U$ if every $y^*\in Y^*$ has unique norm preserving extension over $X$. $Y$ is
weak Hahn-Banach smooth if $y^*$ ...
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What is the relationship between barycenters in the Arens-Eells sense and barycenters in the optimal transport sense
Setup:
Let $X$ be a complete pointed metric space.
Let us briefly recall that the Wasserstein space $W_1(X)$ is identifiable with a subset of the Arens-Eells (or Lipschitz-Free) space $\operatorname{...
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Dimension of critical set of p-harmonic function
Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be a smooth domain and $u\in W^{1,p}(\Omega)$ a non-constant $p$-harmonic function, for some $1<p<n$.
Question: What is the Hausdorff dimension of the critical ...
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(Generalized) Uncentered Maximal Function $\tilde Mf$ in Stein's Harmonic Analysis
It is well known that on $\Bbb R^n$, equipped with the usual Lebesgue measure, the standard Hardy-Littlewood maximal function $Mf(x)$ (with respect to averaging on cubes or balls centered at $x$) is ...
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A question about sequences of bounded variation and series convergence
There is a conclusion:
For any $x\in \mathbb R^\mathbb N$, we denote by $A_x$ the set $$A_x= \{a\in \mathbb R^\mathbb N:\sum_n x(n)\alpha(n)~\text{converges}\},$$
then for $y,x_1,x_2,\dots,x_k \in \...
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Are stable images closed?
If $X$ is a Banach space and $T : X \to X$ is a continuous linear operator with the property that $T^{n}X$ equals $T^{n+1}X$ for some $n \ge 1$, does it follow that $T^{n}X$ is a closed subspace?
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Functions with smooth projections on finite-dimensional subspaces
Let $E,F$ be Banach spaces and $F$ be finite-dimensional and $E$ be strictly convex. Let $f\in C(F,E)$ have the property that:
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\text{For every finite-dimensional subspace $E'\subseteq E$ we have } ...
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Regularity up to boundary of a solution $u\in W^{1,p}\cap W^{2,2}(\Omega;\Bbb R^m)$ to $\Delta^2 u = -\text{div}\, F$
Let $\Omega\subset \Bbb R^n$ be a $C^{2}$ domain (open and bounded) and let $p\in(1,\infty)$. Suppose $u\in W^{1,p}\cap W^{2,2}(\Omega;\Bbb R^m)$ is a weak solution to the fourth-order elliptic system
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Proof that any hyperbolic group has Rapid Decay property
A classic result that states that any hyperbolic group in the sense of Gromov has Rapid Decay property in the sense of Jolisaint. But the original proof of that fact is contained in an old Ph.D. ...
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Additivity of squared Schatten $p$-norm with respect to spatial partition
Consider a Hilbert-Schmidt operator $A$ on $L^2(\mathbb R^d)$ with integral kernel $A(x,y)$. Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^d$ and $1_{\Omega}(x)$ denote its characteristic function as well as the ...
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Jacobson density theorem and Riesz representation theorem
My question is propably too vague to answer, the reader is advised.
There are these two mentioned theorems which you may recognise in other forms, but these are the ones that I have been taught.
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Existence of quantum states given reduced states on subsystems
Suppose $$\mathcal{H}=\bigotimes_{i\in I} \mathcal{H}_i$$ is a tensor product of Hilbert spaces, where $I$ is some index set. Given a $J\subset I$, let $$\mathcal{H}_J=\bigotimes_{i\in J} \mathcal{H}...
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Effect of dualization of density
Let $D\subset X$ be a dense subset of a complete separable locally convex space $X$ over $\mathbb{R}$. Though the question seems simple enough, I can't seem to find the answer in the literature:
If $...
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Determining a space of differentiability
I have a questions and maybe you are able to assist with this? Let us consider the space $X:=\mathrm{L}^2[0,\pi]$. On $X$ we consider the family of operators $(P(t,s))_{t\geq s}$ defined by
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P(t,s)f:...
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$\int_{\mathbb{R}^{N}\setminus\Omega}\vert x-z\vert^{-N-\alpha} dz = c \ \forall x\in\partial U$ implies $dist(x,\partial\Omega)=c, x \in \partial U$?
Let $\alpha \in \mathbb R_+$, $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^N$ and $U \subset \Omega$. Is it true that if
$$\int_{\mathbb R^N \setminus \Omega} |x - z|^{-N-\alpha} dz = \text{constant} \quad \text{for all ...
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Convergence in $S'(\mathbb R^d)$ of the paraproduct $\dot{T}_uv$
Let $B = B(0,4/3)$, $C = \{x \in \mathbb R^d : 3/4 \leq \|x\|_2 \leq 8/3\}$ and $\tilde{C} = \{x \in \mathbb R^d : 1/12 \leq \|x\|_2 \leq 10/3\}$.
For a fixed Littlewood-Paley decomposition $\chi \in \...
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On a question relating integral equation:
I don't know if the following question qualifies as research level. If it isn't, sorry.
Set the following terminology:
$ \alpha_1 =\alpha_1(t,x)=t(\tan^{-1}(x)+c)$
$\alpha_2=\alpha_2(s,x)=s(\tan^{-1}(...
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Optimization of functionals with constraints
I have a minimization problem as follows:
$\min\left( \int_0^1\int_0^1\beta(t)\beta(s)G_1(t, s)dtds\right)^{1/2}+\left( \int_0^1\int_0^1\beta(t)\beta(s)G_2(t, s)dtds\right)^{1/2} $
$\texttt{s.t.}\;\;\;...
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Convergence of random operators
I'm a statistician not versed in functional analysis and operator theory. I wish that I might not find a wrong place for my question. All my questions are trivial in the scalar time series case, but ...
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A slight generalization of Skorokhod's representation theorem
Let $f:\mathbb{R}^p\rightarrow\mathbb{R}^q$ $(p,q\geq 1)$ be a continuous function and $(X_n)_{n\geq 1}$ a sequence of random values on $\mathbb{R}^p$ such that $f(X_n)$ converges in law to a random ...
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Reference request for type of specific integral equation in two variable:
Consider the following integral equation:
$$\int_0^\infty K(t,y)\phi(t,x)dt=0$$
Here, $K(t,y)$ is a trigonometric kernel and
$\phi(t,x)$ is monotonic wrt $x$ ( for fixed $t$).
I want to find the ...
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Necessary and sufficient conditions on kernels of trace-class operators
Question: Let $K \in L^2(R^n\times R^n)$. Are "explicit" necessary and sufficient conditions known such that $K$ is the kernel of some trace-class operator $A \in TC(L^2(R^n))$?
We know that ...
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Convergence of operator in norm resolvent sense and their eigenvectors
Let $\{T_n\}_{n=1}^\infty$ and $T$ be (unbounded) self-adjoint operators and $T_n\to T$ in norm resolvent sense, that is, for some $z\in \mathbb{C} \setminus \mathbb{R}$, $\|(zI- T_n)^{-1}- (zI- T)^{-...
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Another question about asymptotic models in Banach spaces
The array $(x_{i}^{k})_{i=1,k\in\mathbb{N}}^{\infty}$ of normalized $M$-basic sequences in a Banach space $X$ is itself called $M$-basic if, for every $k\leq i_{1}<i_{2}<\ldots$, the diagonal ...
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Green's identity with a different norm
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be a domain with a smooth boundary $\Gamma$. Suppose that $f, g \colon \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}$ are of class $C^\infty( \overline{\Omega})$. Then Green's first ...
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Derivatives of $G_h(u):=\int_0^{2\pi} h(\cos t)h(\cos(t - \arccos(u)))dt$ when $h$ is positive-homogeneous
Let $h:\mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ be a continuous which is positive-homogeneous of order $p \ge 1$, and define $G_h:[-1,1] \to \mathbb R$ by
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G_h(u):=\int_0^{2\pi} h(\cos t)h(\cos(t - \arccos(u)))dt.
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Density of $w^*$-support points
I am looking for a simple proof of the following theorem — wasn't able to come up with one myself. Should be a use of the Bishop–Phelps theorem, in some way:
Let $X$ be a Banach space, $D \subset X^*$ ...
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Strict Riesz's rearrangement inequality when function is not nonnegative
The strict Riesz rearrangement inequality (Lieb- and Loss's book Analysis, Section 3, Theorem 3.9 ,page 93) says that if the functions $f,g,h,$ are all nonnegative and $g$ is strictly symmetric ...
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How to judge whether the following convex set contains a given point?
Let the set $\mathcal{S}=\left\{ \sum_{i=1}^n x_i\mathbf{h}_i：x_i\in[0,1] \text{ for all }i\right\}\subset\mathbb{R}^r$, i.e., a zonotope generated by $n$ column vector $\mathbf{h_1},\cdots,\mathbf{h}...
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Definition of a continuous Gabor frame
I am trying to understand the definition of a Gabor frame and would appreciate some clarification with terminology. Let us begin with the setup: Let $G$ be a locally compact abelian group, and let $\...
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Reflection positivity on weighted $L^2$-spaces
Denote by $(t, x_{1}, \ldots, x_{d-1})$ the coordinates of $x \in \mathbb{R}^{d}$ and set
$$\mathbb{R}^{d}_{+}=\left\{t, x_{1}, \ldots, x_{d-1} \in \mathbb{R}^{d}|t > 0\right\}. $$
Write $\theta$ ...
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Explicit computation of a norm in context of operator-semigroups and differential equations
I am interested in the explicit calculation of the following norm $\vert \cdot \vert$.
Let $X$ a Banach space with norm $\Vert \cdot \Vert$ and $(T(t))_{t \geq 0}$ a strongly continuous one-parameter ...
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Example of a ternary Lie ideal which is not a Lie ideal
Let $H$ and $K$ be Hilbert spaces and $V\subset B(H,K)$ be a ternary ring of operators i.e. $xy^*z \in V$ for all $x,y,z \in V$. Let $I$ be a closed subspace of $V$. $I$ is called a ternary Lie ideal ...
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Boundary terms in integration by parts for the fractional Laplacian
Let $u,v \in C^\infty(\Omega)$ and assume that $v$ is compactly supported inside a domain $\Omega$.
Is it true that
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\int_\Omega v (-\Delta)^su \, d x = \int_\Omega (-\Delta)^{s/2}v(-\Delta)^{s/2}u \...
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Banach limit with added properties
Let $c=\{a:\mathbb{N}\rightarrow \mathbb{C}: \exists \alpha\in \mathbb{C} \textrm{ so that }
\lim\limits_{n\rightarrow \infty} a(n)=\alpha=:L_c(a)\}\subset \ell^\infty$, where $\ell^\infty$ is the ...
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Bochner's formula for fractional Laplacian
Is there an analogue of the classical Bochner formula
$\frac{1}{2} \Delta |\nabla u|^2 = |\nabla^2 u|^2$ for harmonic functions that holds for $s$-harmonic functions?
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Extensions of symmetric unbounded operators
I saw it claimed that every symmetric operator on a Hilbert space $H$ can be extended to a self-adjoint operator on some potentially larger space K. But I seem to be able to prove from this that every ...
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Best approximation of piecewise constant function by Lipschitz functions
Let $f=\sum_{n=1}^N k_n I_{E_n}$ where $E_n$ are Borel subsets of $\mathbb{R}^n$ and $k_n\in \mathbb{R}^m$ with non-negative entries, and let $\mu$ be a finite Borel measure on $\mathbb{R}^n$. What ...
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How to use Fredholm alternative to check that there are only finite eigenvalues of $H$ on the imaginary axis?
On $\mathbb{R}^3$, we consider the operator
\begin{equation}
\mathcal{H}= \left( \begin{matrix}
-\Delta +1 -2 \phi^2 & -\phi^2 \\
\phi^2 & \Delta -1 +2 \phi^2
\end{matrix} \right) , D(...
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Is this Beppo-Levi curl space a Banach space?
Let us define the quotient space:
$$ V = \{ \mathbf{u} \in L^2_{loc}(\mathbb{R}^3; \mathbb{R}^3) : \operatorname{curl} \mathbf u \in L^2(\mathbb{R}^3; \mathbb{R}^3) \} / \nabla H^1_{loc}(\mathbb{R}^3)....
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Strongly continuous semigroups on weighted $\ell^1$ space
Let $x=(x_i)$ be a sequence in $\ell^1$ such that all $x_i>0.$
Let $T(t):\ell^1 \rightarrow \ell^1$ be a strongly continuous semigroup of, i.e. $t \mapsto T(t)y$ is continuous for every $y \in \ell^...
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$\ell_\infty$-norm covering number of RKHS ball $\{f\in\mathcal{H}: \|f\|_\mathcal{H} \leq R\}$
For any $\epsilon \in (0,1)$, let $N_\infty(\epsilon, \mathcal{H}, R)$ denote the $\epsilon$-covering number of the RKHS norm ball $\{f\in\mathcal{H}: \|f\|_\mathcal{H} \leq R\}$ with respect to the $\...
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Conjugate of composition in Bochner spaces
Let $H$ be a separable Hilbert space (of non-zero dimension), let $(\Omega,\Sigma,\mu)$ be a finite measure space, and let $L^2(\mu;H)$ be the Bochner-space $\mu$-integrable $H$-valued functions. ...
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Product of Besov and Lorentz functions
Let us fix $n\in\mathbb{N}^+$ and $p,q\in [1,\infty)$. Given $r_1,r_2,r_3\in[1,\infty)$, I would like to understand whether we have the bound
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\|fg\|_{L^{q,r_3}(\mathbb{R}^n)}\lesssim \|f\|_{B^{n/p}...
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Reference Request: Dirichlet operators with singular coefficients
Let $d\geq 2$, $\delta \in (0,1)$ and let $\mathcal{L}_{d,\delta}$ be the second order differential operator defined by
\begin{align*}
\mathcal{L}_{d,\delta}(f)(x) = \Delta(f)(x)-\delta \|x\|^{\delta-...
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Continuity of weak solution of elliptic PDE
I am investigating the following standard elliptic PDE with mixed Dirichlet-Neumann boundary condition:
$-\Delta u=f$ on $\Omega$; $u=0$ on $\Gamma_D$; $\left<n,\nabla u=g\right>$ on $\Gamma_N$
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