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Basis functions for approximation of a convex function on unit simplex
Consider the unit $D$-simplex $S^D=\left\lbrace (x_0, x_1, \ldots, x_D) \in \mathbb{R}^{D+1} \mid \sum\limits_{i=0}^{D}x_i = 1, x_i \geq 0 \right\rbrace$. I have a bounded, convex function $f:S^D\to\...
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Is there a decomposition strengthening of the Sauer-Shelah Lemma?
Let $S \subset \{-1,1\}^n$. For a subset $A \subset [n]$ let $P_A$ denote the coordinate projection operator on S; in other words let $P_A(S)$ be the coordinate projection of $S$ onto the coordinates ...
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Infinite number of non-isomorphic von Neumann algebras with property Gamma?
A II$_1$ factor $\mathcal M$ with trace $\tau$ has property Gamma if for every $\epsilon > 0$ and finite set $\{x_1,\cdots, x_n\} \subset \mathcal M$ there exists a trace 0 unitary element $y\in\...
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Reference for the Banach Manifold structure of $C^k(M,N)$
I'm completely new to the subject of banach manifolds and I'm looking for a reference of the following:
Let $M$,$N$ be smooth (=$C^\infty$) finite-dimensional compact manifolds. Consider the set $C^...
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Real interpolation space between the Wiener algebra and $L^2$
The Wiener algebra $W_n$ is the image by the Fourier transform of $L^1(\mathbb R^n)$. What is the (complex) interpolation space between $W_n$ and $L^2(\mathbb R^n)$? It is probably not true that for $\...
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Max min of functionals
I have an interesting question which I believe was probably already studied, but I could not find anything. Let $n, m \geq 1$ be fixed. Suppose that $|| \cdot ||$ is a norm in $\mathbb{R}^n$ and $f_1, ...
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Proof that the second Borel cohomology group of $(\mathbb R, +)$ is trivial
Does anyone have a reference for a fairly direct proof that the second Borel cohomology group for $(\mathbb R, +)$ (with the trivial action on the circle group) is trivial? The motivation is to show ...
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Operator arithmetic-harmonic mean inequality with operator-valued weights
Let $\Lambda_1,\dots,\Lambda_n$ be strictly positive definite operators in the Euclidean space $\mathbb{R}^d$. By an operator arithmetic-harmonic mean inequality with weights $\Lambda_i$ I mean the ...
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Approximating a measurable function from a second-countable, locally compact Hausdorff group to a separable Banach space
Let $ G $ be a second-countable, locally compact Hausdorff group and $ B $ a separable Banach space.
We say that a function $ f: G \to B $ is Bochner-measurable if and only if it is the everywhere ...
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A compactification of the non-negative rationals with the discrete topology
Let $S$ be the set of non-negative rational numbers. (If it makes any difference, feel free to take the non-negative dyadic rationals instead.) Let $B=\ell_\infty(S)$; as a ${\rm C}^*$-algebra this is ...
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A conditional form of Holder's Inequality on Type II-1 von Neumann algebras
Suppose $V$ is a von-Neumann algebra with a trace $\tau$ so that $\tau(I) = 1$. Suppose $W$ is a sub-von Neumann algebra of $V$. Then we can define a conditional expection to be a projection $\...
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a question about Tsirelson's space
NOTE: I asked this question over at math.stackexchange.com but got no answer or comments after 3 days, probably because it's a bit specialized. Hopefully it is interesting enough to ask over here.
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Which functions can be approximated by piecewise constant functions?
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ be a connected and bounded domain. We call a function $f\in L^\infty(\Omega)$ nice if for each $\epsilon>0$ there exist $n\in \mathbb{N}, a_1,\dots,a_n \in \mathbb{...
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Products of spaces containing no copies of $\ell_2(\Gamma)$
Given an infinite set $\Gamma$, I would like to know if the class of Banach spaces containing no copies of $\ell_2(\Gamma)$ is stable under finite products.
When $\Gamma$ is countable the answer is ...
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Ultrapowers and complemented subspaces
Let $Y$ be a closed subspace of a Banach space $X$, and let $\mathcal{U}$ be a nontrivial ultrafilter on the set $\mathbb{N}$ of all integer numbers.
It is not difficult to see that if $Y$ is ...
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Pettis Integrability and Laws of Large Numbers
Let $(\Omega, \mathcal F, \mathbb P)$ be a probability space, and let $V$ be a topological vector space with a dual space that separates points. Let $v_n : \Omega \to V$ be a sequence of Pettis ...
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Explicit form of the homeomorphism between $C[0,1]$ and $C[0,1]\setminus 0$
How to construct the homeomorphism between $C[0,1]$ and $C[0,1]\setminus\{\theta\}$
in the explicit form?
Here, as usual, $C[0,1]$ is the Banach space of continuous functions $f:[0,1]\to\mathbb{R}$ ...
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Norms on tensor products
Let $A$ be an algebra of operators on a Hilbert space $H$. Let $A^m$ and $A^n$ be free $A$-modules with bases $e_1, \ldots, e_m$ and $f_1, \ldots, f_n$. Define a norm on $A^m \otimes A^n$ as follows:
$...
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Given that a conditional measure is Gaussian, how bad can the original measure be?
Let $X$ and $Y$ be Banach spaces, and let $\varphi : X \to Y$ be a continuous linear map. Suppose that $\mathbb P$ is a probability measure on $X$ which satisfies the continuous disintegration ...
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Paving conjecture for Toeplitz matrices
Let me first recall what is the so-called paving conjecture:
for any $\epsilon >0$, there exists $r\in \mathbb N$ such that
for any bounded operator $A$ on $\ell^2(\mathbb Z)$, there exists a ...
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Terminology for notion dual to "support"
If $X$ is a set (feel free to think of it as finite, but it doesn't have to be) and $f$ a real function on $X$, call the support $\operatorname{supp} f$ the subset of $X$ consisting of all elements $i\...
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Ricci-flat metrics on Cotangent bundles in adapted complex structure
greetings,
Let $(M,g)$ be a compact Riemannian manifold. On some neighbourhood $X$ of the zero section in the cotangent bundle $T^{*}L$ we have a complex structure $J$ and a Kähler form $\omega$ s.t. ...
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Birth-Death Process associated with Orthogonal Polynomials
I have read in various places the following objects are related:
orthogonal polynomials
birth-death processes
Lattice paths
continued fractions
After a lot of searching online, I found sketches ...
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Is it true that there are exactly two conjugacy classes of order two elements in Out(R)?
In the title, $R$ stands for the hyperfinite III1 factor.
An order two element $\alpha\in Out(M)$ ($M$ any factor) has an invariant $c(\alpha)\in H^3(\mathbb Z/2,S^1)=\mathbb Z/2$.
Q: Is $c$ the ...
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distributions on Lie groups and representations
Let $G$ be a Lie group and $\pi$ a continuous action on $V$, a Fréchet space.
This action induces a representation of the space of compactly supported functions, $C_c(G)$, with convolution as product ...
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What is the intersection of the closures of left invertible operators and right invertible operators?
From Douglas Zare's answer (see Does $X$ embed in $Y$, and $Y$ embed in $X$, always imply that $X$ isomorphic onto $Y$?), one know that
$$ \overline{G_{l}(X,Y)} \bigcap \overline{G_{r}(X,Y) } = \...
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Do the translates of integrable function approximate its radial part?
For an integrable function $f$ on $\mathbb R^n$ we consider its ``radial'' part
$$R(f)(x)=\int_{\mathrm{SO}(n)} f(kx)dk.$$ What is the minimal condition on $f$ so that the span of translates of $f$ (...
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What is the structure of a space of $\sigma$-algebras?
Let $X$ be a compact metric space, and consider the Banach space $\Omega = C(X,\mathbb R)$ of continuous, real-valued functions on $X$, equipped with the supremum norm. Let $\delta_x \in \Omega^*$ be ...
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Local minimum from directional derivatives in the space of convex bodies
I have a function $f(K)$ defined on the space of three-dimensional convex bodies for which I want to show that the unit ball $B$ is a local minimum. I have been able to show if $K$ is not homothetic ...
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Dual space of continuous functions
Let $C_b(\Omega,V )=$ { $ f:\Omega\rightarrow V $ } is the Banach space of all bounded continuous functions in Banach space $V$ with a norm $\|\cdot\|$ defined as $\|f\|_\infty=\sup _{x\in\Omega}\|f(x)...
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Square and cube?
Gowers and Maurey proved in their remarkable paper(s), that there is a Banach space $X$ such that $X$ is isomorphic to its cube $X\oplus X\oplus X$ but not to isomorphic to its square $X\oplus X$. ...
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Projective and injective tensor product
It is well known that for arbitrary Banach spaces $X$ and $Y$ we have that the dual space
$(X \hat{\otimes}_{\pi} Y)^* = \mathcal{L}(X, Y^*)$.
If we take $\ell^p$ and $\ell^q$ such that $p < q^{\...
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$f(x) \ne g(x)$ but $f(f(x))=g(g(x))$ - is there a name/some discussion of this property?
In the context of iteration of functions I look at the eigenvalues of the associated matrixoperator/Carleman-matrix .
If a function $\small f(x)$ has a negative eigenvalue in its associated ...
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Is there an idempotent measure on the free LD system?
This is a follow up question to MO question "Idempotent measures on the free binary system?".
Let $(A,*)$ be the free binary operation on one generator which satisfies the left self distributive law:
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Finite element method inverse estimate
$\DeclareMathOperator\diam{diam}$Looking for a proof in the literature of the following lemma:
Let $K\subset\mathbb{R}^d$ be a bounded domain. Let $P_X$ be a finite dimensional subspace of $\mathcal{...
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Spectrum of an operator arising in a dynamical problem
(Question edited according to Denis Serre comment).
While studying the action of dilating map of the circle on probability measures, I ran across the following operator:
$$\mathcal{K}^* : L^2_0(\mu)\...
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Ordering of completely bounded maps
Let A be a C*-algebra, let H be a Hilbert space, and let $T:A\rightarrow B(H)$ be a completely bounded (cb) map (that is, the dilations to maps $M_n(A)\rightarrow M_n(B(H))$ are uniformly bounded). ...
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Weak lower semi-continuity
Which conditions assure the weak lower semicontinuity of, say, an integral functional of the type
$F(u):=\int_\Omega f(u(x),Du(x))dx$ on $W^{1,2}(\Omega,\mathbb{R}^N)$ for a bounded, if you will even ...
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Hilbert subspaces of indefinite inner product spaces
Let $E$ be a real linear space, endowed with a non-degenerate symmetric
bilinear form $(.,.)$.
Suppose that the [indefinite] inner product space $(E,(.,.))$
satisfies the following [sequential] ...
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Flat norm metrizes the weak* topology
I've come across the following statement in literature (without proof or reference) about the flat norm of currents
$$
F(T) = \sup \{ T(\omega) : \omega \in D^k(U), |\omega(x)| \leq 1, |d\omega(x)| \...
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What is the maximal advantage of randomized over deterministic algorithms for approximation in the worst-case?
Let $X\subset Y$ be Banach spaces and $B_X:=\{x\in X: \|x\|_X\le1\}$ be the unit ball of $X$.
The goal is to find an approximation of every element from $B_X$ with error measured in $Y$ by using at ...
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Hartman uniform distribution of means
Background: for a discrete abelian group $G$, a character of $G$ is a homomorphism $\chi:G\to \mathbf S^1$, $\mathbf S^1$ being the circle group $\{z\in \mathbb C:|z|=1\}$ with ordinary multiplication....
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A variant of Schwarz's theorem on generators of smooth $G$-invariant functions
Let $V$ be a finite dimensional euclidean space and let $G\subset O(V)$ be a finite (or compact) group, let $\mathbb{R}[V]$ be the algebra of polynomial functions on $V$. If $E\subset \mathcal{C}^\...
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Hartle-Hawking state as a universal maximum entropy weight on the observer algebra
$\newcommand{\HH}{\mathrm{HH}}$Consider a general spacetime containing an observer, and let $\mathcal{A}_{\mathrm{obs}}$
denote the algebra of observables available to the observer. It has been ...
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When a compact subset of a TVS can be continuously projected on a closed linear subspace?
Let $V$ be a (Hausdorff) topological vector space, $W\subset V$ a closed linear subspace, $X\subset V $ a compact.
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When there is a continuous map $P:X\to W$ such that $P(x)=x$ for every $x\in X\...
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Is such a Banach space $X$ isometrically isomorphic to a Hilbert space or not?
Let $X$ be a real or complex Banach space. $X$ satisfies:There exists real or complex series $\{a_k\}_{k=1}^n,\{b_k\}_{k=1}^n$ (which satisfies that:$\begin{cases}
a_k,b_k\in \mathbb{R}\ \forall k=1,\...
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Elliptic regularity and Sobolev spaces
Consider a linear partial differential operator $D:C^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^{d})\to C^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^{d})$, i.e.
$$D=\sum_{\alpha\in\mathbb{N}^{d}}a^{\alpha}(x)\partial^{\alpha}_{x}$$
where $a$ are ...
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Injectivity of div–curl operator
$\DeclareMathOperator\div{div}\DeclareMathOperator\curl{curl}$Consider a div–curl system
\begin{align*}
Lu &= (\div(u), \curl(u)) \text{ in } \Omega \subset M, \text{ a 3-manifold}, \\
u &= 0 \...
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Log Sobolev inequality uniform in parameters
Fix a positive integer $N$. For $\theta \in [0,2\pi]$, set $\sigma_k(\theta) :=(\cos(k\theta),\sin(k\theta)) \in S^1$ for each integer $1\leq k\leq N$. Now for vectors $x_1,\ldots,x_N\in \mathbb{R}^2$,...
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When does the Fourier transform of a measure decay?
Let $\mu$ be a Borel measure on $\Bbb R^d$.
It is well known that $\mu= |f|dx$ with $f\in L^1(\Bbb R^d)$ then its Fourier transform satisfies
$$\widehat{\mu}(\xi)\to0,\qquad \xi\to\infty.$$
However if ...
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