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Equivalent Littlewood-Paley-type decompositions
The theory of Besov and Triebel-Lizorkin spaces usually proceeds by taking a dyadic decomposition of unity, i.e. some non-negative functions $\psi_0,\psi \in C_c^\infty(\mathbb{R})$ such that
\begin{...
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For any $\beta>0$, there is a constant $c>0$ such that $\left\|(1-\Delta)^{\frac{\beta}{2}} f\right\|_{\infty} \leq c\|f\|_{C_b^\beta}$
For any $n \in \mathbb{Z}^{+}$, let $C_b^n\left(\mathbb{R}^d\right)$ be the class of real functions $f$ on $\mathbb{R}^d$ with continuous derivatives $\left\{\nabla^i f\right\}_{0 \leq i \leq n}$ such ...
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Relationship between Harish-Chandra Schwartz space and more generic Schwartz spaces
If $G$ is a connected semisimple Lie group with finite center, Harish-Chandra defined a Schwartz space of rapidly decreasing functions on $G$ as the space of $\mathrm{C}^\infty$ functions defined by ...
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Multidimensional weighted Paley-Wiener spaces are Hilbert spaces?
How to rigorously demonstrate that multidimensional weighted Paley-Wiener spaces are Hilbert spaces?
I am utilizing the exponential type definition established by Elias Stein in the book 'Fourier ...
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Can functions with "big" discontinuities be in $H^1$?
How can I prove that the function:
$$u:\Omega\to\mathbb{R},\ u(x)=\begin{cases} 0, x\in\omega \\[3mm] v(x), x\in\Omega\setminus\omega\end{cases}$$ is not in $H^1(\Omega)$, knowing that $v\geq 1$ is ...
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Is this a well known space? Perhaps homogeneous Sobolev-like space?
The homogeneous Sobolev space $\dot H^s(\mathbb{R}^n) $ is often defined as the closure of $\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^n)$ under the norm
$$ || |\omega|^s \widehat{f} ||_{L^2(\mathbb{R}^d)} =\int_{\...
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Does convolution with $(1+|x|)^{-n}$ define an operator $L^p(\mathbb R^n) \to L^p(\mathbb R^n)$
Suppose that $f : \mathbb R^n \to \mathbb R^n$ is a locally integrable function. I am interested in the integral
$$ x \to \int_{\mathbb R^n} ( 1 + |y| )^{-n} f(x-y) \;dy $$
If the decay of the ...
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Possible research directions in analysis? [closed]
I am an undergraduate student who loves basic mathematics in the analysis branch, but I have learned that some directions, for example, harmonic analysis, are already well developed and difficult to ...
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Convergence of the Gaussian integral on $\mathcal{E}'$ for a mapping supported on $L^2$
Let $F : L^2(S^1) \to L^2(S^1)$ be a (nonlinear) mapping such that
\begin{equation}
\lVert F(f) \rVert \leq \lVert f \rVert
\end{equation}
for all $f \in L^2(S^1)$. For the space of smooth periodic ...
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Could we interpolate the compactness of compact operators?
Classical theorems of Marcinkiewicz and Riesz and their extensions to general Banach spaces by Calderón, Lions, Peetre, et al. allow us to interpolate the continuity of two operators, viz., the ...
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Spherical harmonics – pointwise and L1 bounds
Let $\{ \phi _{d,m}\}_{m\geq 1}$ be multi-dimensional spherical harmonics, i.e., solutions of $\Delta \phi = E\phi$ on the sphere $S^d$ for $d>1$, arranged in an increasing order $E_1 \leq E_2 \leq ...
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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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Continuity of an upper semi-continuous function over periodic points
Let $f: X \to \mathbb{R}$ be an upper semi-continuous function on $X$, which is a compact subspace of a vector space. Let sequence $x_n, n \in \mathbb{N}$, with positive elements - periodic: there ...
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Approximating $L^p$ functions by eigenfunctions of Laplacian
I'm reading a paper https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022039608004932.
In this paper, the authors assume that $\mathcal{O}$ is a bounded domain of $\mathbb{R}^N$ with $C^m$ boundary ...
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Solution of $\Delta f -\frac{1}{2}hf = 0$ behaves asymptotically as $f(x) = 1 - C/|x|$
Let $f: \mathbb{R}^{3} \to \mathbb{R}$ be the solution of the following PDE:
$$\Delta f -\frac{1}{2}h f = 0$$
where $h \in C_{c}^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^{3})$ (compactly supported an smooth) and $f$ ...
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$L\log L$ and Hardy space on the upper half plane
Set $\mathbb{T}$ the unit circle, $dm$ the Lebesgue measure on $\mathbb{T}$ and $\mathbb{C}^+=\left\{z\in \mathbb{C},s.t.\,\Im(z)>0 \right\}$ the upper half plane.
It is well-known that the Cauchy ...
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Uniqueness of the uniform distribution on hypersphere
I'm looking for a uniqueness-type result for the following problem, which is related to the uniform distribution in the hypersphere $\mathbb{S}^{p-1}$. Suppose $f$ is a sufficiently smooth function on ...
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Orthonormal bases in RKHSs via interpolating sequences
Definitions and setting
Let $\mathcal{H}$ be a separable, infinite-dimensional, reproducing kernel Hilbert space on a nonempty set $X$. As usual, denote the reproducing kernel on $\mathcal{H}$ by $K$ ...
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Is a discrete harmonic function bounded below on a large portion of $\mathbb{Z}^2$ constant?
In the paper https://doi.org/10.1215/00127094-2021-0037, the main result is if we partition the plane $\mathbb{R}^2$ into unit squares (cells) so that the centers of squares have integer coordinates ...
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Why is this function in $L^1$?
I had a question about a claim made in the paper "Group Invariant Scattering" and why it is true. Consider the function $h_j(x) = 2^{nj}\psi(2^jx)$, where $\psi$ is a function such that $\...
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Is there an operation in topology analogous to the operation of averaging over a compact subgroup in harmonic analysis?
Let me start with the following
Illustration: Let $G$ be a compact group, and let $\pi:G\to H$ be its (surjective) continuous homomorphism onto a (compact) group $H$. So we can think that $H$ is the ...
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What is known about when $vN(G)$ is a factor, for a locally compact group $G$?
When $G$ is a discrete group, it is an elementary result in the theory of von Neumann algebras that the group von Neumann algebra $vN(G)$ is a factor if and only if $G$ is an ICC group.
What is known ...
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Maximal operator estimates for the Schrödinger equation
Let $a>0$ and consider the operator
$$Tf(t,x)= \int_{\mathbb{R}^{n}}e^{ i x\cdot \xi} e^{i t \lvert\xi\rvert^{a}} \widehat{f}(\xi) \, d\xi.$$
When $a=2$, the function $Tf$ solves the Cauchy problem ...
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$L^\infty$ bound of $x^m \psi_n(x)$ where $\psi_n$ is a Hermite function and $m,n \in \mathbb{N}$ - extension from Cramer's inequality
For each $n \in \mathbb{N}$, the Hermite function $\psi_n : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ is a Schwartz function defined by
\begin{equation}
\psi_n(x):=(-1)^n(2^n n!\sqrt{\pi})^{-1/2} e^{x^2/2} \frac{d^n}...
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Sharpest version of semiclassical Calderon-Vaillancourt theorem
Let $S$ be the space of symbols defined by $$S:=\{a\in C^{\infty}(T^*\mathbb{R}^d):\forall \alpha,\beta\in\mathbb{Z}^d,\, |\partial_x^{\alpha}\partial_{\xi}^{\beta}a(x,\xi)|\le C_{\alpha\beta}\},$$ ...
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The notion of "Admissible" and "Permitted" in the context of convolution with distributions and hypocontinuity
I am reading the paper "On Convolutions" (1958) and have encountered the notion of "Admissible" and "Permitted" spaces.
In p.17-18 of the above paper, it says that an ...
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Schrödinger representation of the Heisenberg group
Let $\Pi_{\lambda}$ be the the Schrödinger representations of the Heisenberg group $H^n=\Bbb C^n\times\Bbb R$. For $\phi\in L^2(\Bbb R^n)$, we have
$$\Pi_{\lambda} (x,y,t)\phi(\xi)=e^{i\lambda t} e^{...
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Fixing the duality $L^\infty(X)= L^1(X)^*$ for Radon measure spaces
Consider the following fragment from Folland's book "A course in abstract harmonic analysis":
Let me denote the Borel subsets of $X$ by $\mathscr{B}(X)$. Folland claims that if $\mu$ is a ...
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How to give a counterexample of this estimate related to Paley-Littlewood theorem?
I am studying Paley-Littlewood theorem in Harmonic analysis, and I met an exercise. I would like to construct a function $f$ as a counterexample to show that the inequality
\begin{equation}
\| f \|^...
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Multi-parameter stationary phase asymptotic expansion
I am looking for an asymptotic expansion of the oscillatory integral of the form
$$\int_{\mathbb{R}^n}f(x)\exp(i(\lambda_1\phi_1(x)+\dots+\lambda_k\phi_k(x))dx,$$
as $\lambda_i\to \infty$ ...
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Why complex conjugate in definition of the Fourier transform?
Let $G$ be a locally compact abelian group and $f:G \to \mathbb{C}$ a function. Its Fourier transform (when it exists) is defined to be
$$\widehat{f}(\chi) = \int_G f(g) \bar{\chi}(g) \mathrm{d} g,$$
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Failure of Calderón–Zygmund inequality at the endpoints
$\newcommand\norm[1]{\lVert#1\rVert}\newcommand\abs[1]{\lvert#1\rvert}$I'd like to prove that the famous Calderón–Zygmund elliptic estimate $$ \norm{ \partial_{ij}u }_{L^p} \leq C \norm{\Delta u }_{L^...
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Does the topological Varopoulos algebra consist of functions that are continuous and Varopoulos norm bounded?
Let $X_1,\dots,X_n$ be compact Hausdorff spaces. Let's define the Varopoulos algebra as the projective tensor product: $$V(X_1,\dots,X_n) := C(X_1) \hat{\otimes} \dots \hat{\otimes} C(X_n),$$ i.e. the ...
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Littlewood-Paley characterisation of Hölder regularity
I am going through Terence Tao's "Nonlinear Dispersive Equations (Local & Global Analysis)" and trying to work through some of his exercises. However, I find myself being stumped by ...
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Condensed Pontryagin duality
Has Pontryagin duality been extended to condensed abelian groups? The obvious approach being to define $\hat M$ as the internal hom to the circle group. Is it true that $\hat{\hat M}=M$ with this ...
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Proofs of Young's inequality for convolution
For $1\leq p,q \leq \infty$ such that $\frac1p +\frac1q\geq 1$, Young's inequality states $\|f\star g\|_r\leq \|f\|_p\|g\|_q$ (we work on $\mathbf{R}^d$ here), where $1+\frac1r = \frac1p+\frac1q$. ...
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Specific estimation of the norm for a linearly transformed function in $\mathcal{S}_0^{\beta}(\mathbb{R}^n)$
According to the standard definition, $\mathcal{S}_0^{\beta}(\mathbb{R})$ is a subspace of smooth functions on $\mathbb{R}$ with the property that
\begin{equation}
\lvert x^k f^{(q)}(x) \rvert \leq CA^...
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Detailed examples of induction on scale
I'm trying to understand the induction on scale argument in harmonic analysis. On this abstract it's mentioned that induction on scale can be used to prove Cauchy Schwartz inequality, Beckner's tight ...
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Discrete uniqueness sets for the two-sided Laplace transform?
Let $f : \mathbb R_+ \to \mathbb C$ be a measurable and integrable function where $\mathbb R_+ = [0,\infty)$. The Laplace transform of $f$ is given by
$$
Lf(s) = \int_0^\infty f(x)e^{-sx} \, dx.
$$
A ...
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When some Fourier coefficients are fixed, can we control the extremals of the function?
Let $n$ be a odd number. Does there exist any $2\pi$-periodic continuous function $f
:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ such that the following points simultaneously hold?
1- $-n\lneqq f_{\min}$ (where $f_{\...
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The essential norm where some Fourier coefficients are fixed
Let us denote $C_{2\pi}$ by the set of all $2\pi$-periodic continuous functions $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$.
Q. Let $\phi\in C_{2\pi}$. Is the following statement valid?
$$\|\phi\|_2=\inf_{g\in C_{2\...
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A guide to the work of Timothy Gowers on Banach Spaces [closed]
I'm undergraduate student and I'm thinking of doing my graduation thesis on some of Prof. Gowers work on Banach Spaces. It is not required to produce an original result in my thesis, I'm only asked to ...
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About the structure of smooth automorphic forms
Recently I read Prof. Cogdell's notes: Lectures on L-functions, Converse Theorems, and Functoriality for $GL_n$. (Co)
In chap.2.3, the conception of smooth automorphic forms is introdued. Explicitly, ...
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Endpoint Calderon-Zygmund inequality of nonlocal fractional laplacian
For $s\in(0,1],$ consider the following non-local fractional laplacian:
$$(-\Delta)^sv= f ~~\text{on } \mathbb{R}^n.$$
Then how to use "the standard elliptic estimate" to obtain:
for $p\in[...
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Why is $\frac{1}{|x|^{n-2}}u(\frac{x}{|x|^2})$ harmonic if $u$ is harmonic?
I found myself trying to prove the following, but I had to compute everything explicitly.
It is well known that if $u:\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}$ is an harmonic function on $\mathbb{R}^n$, then the so-...
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Conditions ensuring that the paraproduct remainder is well-defined
In short, my question is: are there conditions that one can impose on two tempered distributions $u$ and $v$ that will guarantee that the paraproduct remainder $R(u,v)$ is well-defined and is "...
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Square-root lattices: where do they appear?
As an experimental physicist working on crystallography I'm often dealing with the reconstruction of an object from intensity data that emerge from an imaging device. In mathematics the problem is ...
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Explicit estimates on summability kernels
A "summability kernel" is a sequence of functions $k_n:[0,1)\to \mathbb C$ such that
$$ \int_0^1 k_n(t) \mathrm d t =1,$$
$$ \int_0^1 |k_n(t)| \mathrm d t =O(1),$$ with an implied constant ...
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A statement on completeness of complex exponentials
I'm currently reading a paper by Olevskii on almost integer translates: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0764444297878731
In this paper the author considers for a given sequence $\{ \...
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Harmonic analysis for a beginner
I am currently dealing with discrete Fourier transform and correlation technique to construct the spectrum of a broad band signal. It's already known that if I have enough observations of the signal, ...