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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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Takesaki II "Bimodule" question
Consider the following fragment from Takesaki's book "Theory of operator algebras", chapter IX Non-commutative integration, Section 3 on p187-188:
I have trouble understanding the equality
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Existence of sequence of regular projections
Reading the book :Krasnosel'skii, M.A.; Pustylnik, E.I.; Sobolevskii, P.E.; Zabreiko, P.P. (1976), Integral Operators in Spaces of Summable Functions, Leyden: Noordhoff International Publishing, 520 p....
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A few points of clarification on the Martin boundary
Let $\Gamma$ be a finitely generated group, and let $M$ be the Martin boundary of $\Gamma$. I was reading the article on Martin boundary on Encyclopedia of Math, and I have a few questions about what ...
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Mutual metric projection
Given a subset $S\subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$, the metric projection associated with $S$ is a function that maps each point $x\in \mathbb{R}^n$ to the set of nearest elements in $S$, that is $p_S(x) = \arg ...
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Is projection of a closed subspace Borel?
Specifically, letting $E$ be a separable infinite-dimensional real Banach space, and $D_2$ in $E\times E$ a closed linear subspace, is then $\{\,x:\exists\,y\,;(x,y)\in D_2\}$ a Borel set in $E\,$? ...
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About Friedrichs historical contribution to QFT cited in Reed and Simon
In the Reed and Simon book, Appendix X.7, they mention that Friedrichs provided the first examples of inequivalent representations of the canonical commutation relations via the Weyl relations in the ...
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Topology on the space of compactly supported functions
Let $X$ be a locally compact Hausdorff topological space, and let $C_c(X)$ be the space of compactly supported $\mathbf{R}$-valued continuous functions. It is a well-known fact that this space is not ...
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Let $\phi : A \to B$ be a surjective $*$-homomorphism of star algebras, is there any good notion of "normal bundle of $B$ in $A$"?
Let $\phi : A \to B$ be a surjective $*$-homomorphism of star algebras (maybe more restricted kind of star algebra), is there any good notion of "normal bundle of $B$ in $A$"? By a "...
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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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Operator globally hypoelliptic
An operateor $T$ is globally hypoelliptic if :
$u\in S'(\Bbb R^n),Tu\in S(\Bbb R^n)$ imply $u\in S(\Bbb R^n)$.
My question why if $u\in L^2(\Bbb R^n): Tu =\lambda u$. Then $u\in S(\Bbb R^n)$.
where $\...
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Locally compact groupoid with a Haar system such that the range map restricted to isotropy groupoid is open
Can somebody provide an example of a locally compact groupoid $G$ with a Haar system such that the range map restricted to isotropy groupoid of $G$ is open?
I could not find any specific example for ...
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Unitary operators in $\mathcal{U}(L^2(X,\mu))$ not coming from $\operatorname{Aut}(X,\mu)$
$\DeclareMathOperator\Aut{Aut}$Let $(X,\mu)$ be a measured space with probability measure $\mu$ and $\Aut(X,\mu)$ denote the group of measure preserving bijections of $(X,\mu)$. It is easy to see ...
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Separating domains in $\mathbb{R}^{2n}$ by a real algebraic variety
Suppose $\Omega_1$ and $\Omega_2$ are two disjoint unbounded domains in $\mathbb{R}^{2n}$, $n \in \mathbb{N}$. Can there be conditions on $\Omega_1$ and $\Omega_2$ so that these two domains can be ...
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Does a group representation being transitive on a basis imply irreducibility?
Let $G$ be an infinite discrete group and $\pi$ a representation of $G$ on the Hilbert space $H$.
Suppose that the group representation is transitive on an orthonormal basis $B = \{e_j\}_{j=1}^{\infty}...
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Integral decomposition
Let $\mathcal{A}$ be a separably acting von Neumann algebra and let $$\mathcal{A}\cong \int_{\Gamma}^{\oplus} \mathcal{A}_{\gamma}\,d\mu(\gamma)$$ be its direct integral decomposition into factors $\...
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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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Forming real positive semidefinite matrices from complex matrices
I have asked this question on the Mathematics Stack Exchange: https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/4924554/forming-real-symmetric-positive-semidefinite-matrices-from-complex-matrices.
Let $Q \in \...
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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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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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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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Natural examples of functions $f$ in $L^1([0,1])$ such that any function $g$ in the class $[f]$ is discontinuous everywhere
I need many motivated examples of functions $f$ in $L^1([0,1])$
such that any function $g$ in the equivalence class $[f]$ is discontinuous everywhere.
Thank you in advance!
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On an Atiyah-Singer-Patodi like construction of the spectral flow
Let $\hat{\mathfrak{F}}$ be the space of selfadjoint Fredholm operators on a separable infinite-dimensional complex Hilbert space $H$, and let $\hat{\mathfrak{F}}_0\subset\hat{\mathfrak{F}}$ consist ...
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Existence of an $\alpha$-Hölder continuous function whose graph has positive Hausdorff measure of maximal dimension
It is standard that if $f:[0,1] \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is $\alpha$-Hölder continuous, then its graph has Hausdorff dimension at most $2-\alpha$. My naive expectation was that "most" graphs ...
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Can $L^p([0,1])$ be built up from countably infnite copies of $l^p({F})$ , where $F$ is a finite set or $\mathbb{N}$?
I know that $L^p([0,1])$ is not isometrically isomorphic to $l^p(\mathbb{N})$ when $p\neq 2$? But, there is an isometric copy of $l^p(\mathbb{N})$ inside $L^p([0,1])$. My question is that whether $L^...
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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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Understanding the Schrodinger flow——Symplectic Banach manifold
This question was posted on https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/4925369/understanding-the-schrodinger-flow-symplectic-banach-manifold but recieve nothing. I really want to know the something ...
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A Poincaré inequality holds for $p>2$ but fails for $p\leqslant 2$
I am confused with the following example taken from page 6 of Sobolev Met Poincaré, by Hajłasz and Koskela (MR1683160, Zbl 0954.46022).
Let $(X,d,\mu)$ be a metric measure space and let $\Omega\subset ...
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Uniqueness for Volterra equation with initially (linearly) unbounded kernel
Letting $D:=\{(x,y):\ 0\leq x\leq y\leq1 \text{ and } y>0\}$, I have a continuous function $k:D\to[0,\infty)$ that satisfies some properties that I list below. I'm interested in continuous and ...
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Is compact-open topology stable with respect to injective limits?
Let $X$ be a locally convex space, and $\{Y_i;\ i\in I\}$ a covariant system of locally convex spaces over a partially ordered set $I$, i.e. a system of linear continuous mappings is given $\sigma^j_i:...
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Extension of meromorphic distribution
Let $W$ be a topological vector space (e.g. Frechet) with a dense subspace $V$. Let $D_s$ be a distribution on $V$ that is meromorphic in $s\in\mathbb C$ and extends continuously to $W$ with respect ...
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Why $\int_{S^{n-1}} |\hat{f}(w)|^2d\sigma(w) < \infty$?
Let $f\in L^p(\Bbb R^n)$ and $S^{n-1}$ be the Unit sphere.
Why
$\int_{S^{n-1}} |\hat{f}(w)|^2d\sigma(w)<\infty$ when $1<p<2$.
$\hat{f}$ is the Fourier transform fora function f.
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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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Equality between operators, on dense subspace, from a quadratic form point of view
Let $L \ge 1$ and consider a finite box $\Omega = [0,L]^{d} \subset \mathbb{R}^{d}$. The set of functions:
$$\psi_{p}(x) = \frac{1}{L^{d/2}}e^{i\langle p,x\rangle} \quad p\in \frac{2\pi}{L}\mathbb{Z}^{...
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Has anyone seen such a function/quantity?
I am dealing with a problem wherein I encounter the following quantity-
$$
Q_{d, \epsilon}(t_0) = \sup_{t' \notin B(t_0, \epsilon)} \inf_{t \in B(t_0, \epsilon)} \frac{d(t') - d(t)}{t'-t}.
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Here,...
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Unique continuation property of the equation $ -\Delta u=|u|^{p-1}u $ with $ p>2 $
Assume that $ \{u_i\}_{i=1}^{2} $ satisfies $ -\Delta u_i=|u_i|^{p-1}u_i $ in $ B_1 $ with $ p>2 $ and $ u_1=u_2 $ in an open set $ A\subset B_1 $. I want to ask that if $ u_1=u_2 $ in $ B_1 $.
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Sequential compactness via Arzela-Ascoli theorem for uniform state spaces
Let $X$ be a uniform topological space and $C([0,1],X)$ the space of continuous functions from [0,1] to $X$. Assume that for subsets of $X$ sequential compactness and compactness are equivalent. Let $(...
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Colimits of locally convex spaces in the categories of topological vector spaces vs locally convex spaces
Let $S$ be a set and let $V_s$ be a family of locally convex topological vector spaces (LCSs) indexed by $s \in S$. Let $V$ be a vector space (without topology) and let $T_s:V_s \to V$ be a family of ...
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Gaussian Hypercontractivity of Chaos based on Gaussian with value in Hilbert spaces?
The classical Gaussian hypercontractivity is stated as following: Suppose $\xi$ is a Gaussian variable and $H_n(\xi)$ is the space of n-th homogeneous Wiener chaos constructed from $\xi$, then for any ...
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Strong convergence of a sequence in $L^2((0,T); H^{s,2}(\Omega)) \cap C([0,T];H^{-s,2}(\Omega))$, $0<s<1$
Let $u_n$ be a sequence with $u_n \in L^2((0,T);H^{1,2}(\Omega))$ and $\frac{\partial u_n}{\partial t} \in L^2((0,T);H^{1,2}(\Omega)^*)$. Then, how could one get a subsequence of $u_n$ that strongly ...
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Gauge invariance issues of YM theories in 2D Euclidean space
In order to be clear, I will write down every component explicitly. Also, I assume Euclidean metric in this post, so that spacetime indices are written as $i,j$ rather than $\mu, \nu$.
Following Wiki, ...
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Mismatch between equivalent definitions of the Bohr compactification of the reals
I feel I'm overlooking something very silly.
The Bohr compactification of $\mathbb R$ has two equivalent definitions.
The set of (possibly discontinuous) homomorphisms $\mathbb R \to \mathbb T$ under ...
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Sufficient conditions for the space of Radon measure to be a Banach space
Let $\mathcal{X}$ be a Hausdorff space and consider the space of Radon measures with bounded total variation $M(\mathcal{X})$ on $\mathcal{X}$.
Usually, the additional assumptions on $\mathcal{X}$ are ...
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How wild is the maximal ideal space of the Fourier-Stieltjes algebra of the real line?
The Fourier-Stieltjes algebra of $\mathbb R$ is the set of all sufficiently nice measures on $\mathbb R$. The vector product is convolution of measures. By identifying each measure with its Fourier ...
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Weakly compact set
I want to show that if the set
$$
\big\{u \in L^{q}([0, n] ; X): u(t) \in \phi(t, x(t)), t \in[0, n]\big\}
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is weakly compact, then the set
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\mathcal{S}_{\phi}(x)=\Big\{u\in L_{loc}^{q}(\mathbb{R}...
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Smoothness of resolvent of the infinitesimal generator of an Ito diffusion acting on bounded continuous function
Let $dX_t=\sigma(X_t)\,dW_t+\mu(X_t)\,dt$ be an Ito diffusion with Lipschitz coefficients and $\sigma(x)>0$. Let $f(x)$ be a continuous and bounded and non decreasing function. Can we prove that ...
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Example of space which is weak Hahn-Banach smooth but not Hahn-Banach smooth
A Banach space $X$ is said to be Hahn-Banach smooth if every linear functional on $X$ has a unique norm-preserving extension over $X^{**}$. Weak Hahn-Banach smoothness is what if the above condition ...
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Inequality with Hermite polynomials
Consider the (physicist's) Hermite polynomials $H_n(x)$ which are divided by
$$\sqrt{\sqrt{\pi} 2^n n!}$$
for the purpose of normalization.
These are orthogonal with respect to the weight function $e^{...
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Intermediate spaces of test functions between $\mathcal{S}$ and $\mathcal{D}$?
On $\mathbb{R}^n$, let $\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^n)$ be the Schwartz space and $\mathcal{D}(\mathbb{R}^n)$ be the space of smooth, compactly supported functions.
According to p.145 of the book by Reed &...
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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
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\hat u(x) \doteq \inf\{g(x) \, \mid\, g \, \text{has Lipschitz constant 1 and}\, g(y) \geq u(y) \,...
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