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Orlicz–Sobolev spaces
Let $A$ be an N-function and suppose that
$$\int^{+\infty}_1\frac{A^{-1}(\tau)}{\tau^{1+\frac{1}{n}}}d\tau=+\infty. $$
We denote by $\widehat{A}$ an N-function equal to $A$ near infinity and $\widehat{...
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Weak convergence of $f(x,e^{itx})$
This is the desired result (what I want to prove):
$$f(x,e^{itx})\overset{t\to\infty}{\rightharpoonup}\frac{1}{2\pi i}\oint_{|z|=1}\frac{1}{z}f(x,z)dz \tag{1}$$
Given that $f\in C([a,b]\times\{e^{i\...
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integral over the unit sphere of $\Bbb C^n$
Please, is there a way to calculate this integral
$$\int_{S_{2n-1}} \frac{e^{a \langle z, \zeta \rangle}}{|z - \zeta|^{\beta}} \, d\sigma(\zeta)$$
where $ z $ is a fixed point in the complex unit ball ...
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If $f\in C([0,\infty))$, does $\delta>0$ and $g\in C^1((0,\delta))\cap C([0,\delta])$ s.t. $g\geq f$ on $[0,\delta]$ and $g(0)=f(0)$ exist?
The question is the following:
Suppose $f : [0,\infty) \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is a continuous function. Can I find $\delta \in (0,\infty)$ and a function $g : [0,\delta] \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such ...
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Existence and uniqueness of Haar measure on compacta; a cohomological approach
I am trying to use a modification of group cohomology to prove the existence and uniqueness of Haar measure on a compact Hausdorff group.
I think the best way of introducing the idea I am pursuing is ...
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Integral on level sets
Let $g_\epsilon : K \subset \mathbb{R}^d \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ (more regularity can be assumed if necessary) be defined on a compact set (with regular boundary) $K \subset \mathbb{R}^d$, and the ...
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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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Characterization of an integral operator with a Bessel kernel
I am considering the following integral operator: $$K(\sigma)(\theta)=\int_0^{2\pi} \sigma(\theta') J_0(|e^{i\theta}-e^{i\theta'}|)\,d\theta',$$ where $J_0$ is the Bessel function of order $0.$
I am ...
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Is there a version of Fischer-Riesz theorem for Banach space?
$( \Omega,F, P )$: a measurable space equipped with a finite measure
$(B , \Vert \cdot \Vert) $ : a Banach space with $\mathcal{B}$ as its borelian $\sigma$-algebra
$p$ : a constant bigger than $1$
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Closed linear span of the range of $\boldsymbol f$ and Pettis integrals of $\boldsymbol f$
Let $X$ be a noncompact locally compact topological space, let $H$ by a complex Hilbert space and let $\boldsymbol f:X\to H$ be a continuous function vanishing at infinity whose support is equal to $X$...
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Functions whose product with every $L^1$ function is $L^1$
Let $\mu$ be a probability measure and $f$ a measurable function whose
product with any integrable function is integrable: $$
\int|g|\,{\rm{d}}\mu<\infty\implies \int|fg|\,{\rm{d}}\mu<\infty. $$
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Reference request: Expository paper on the use of functional analysis in differential and integral equations
Some textbooks on functional analysis do not hint that a major raison d'être of the subject is its use in the study of differential and integral equations. The reader could go all the way through ...
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Orthogonal space of polynomials
Let $f \colon [0,+\infty) \to \mathbb R$ be a continuous function. Assume that for any non-negative integer $n$, the function $f(t) t^n$ in integrable in $(0,+\infty)$ and
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\int_0^{+\infty} f(t) t^n ...
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Maximal-type inequality for a Borel probability measure supported on a subset of $L^2(\mathbb{R}^d)$
Let $\mu$ be a Borel probability measure on $L^2(\mathbb{R}^d)$ for $d\ge 1$ which is moreover supported on the unit sphere
$$S=\{\phi\in L^2(\mathbb{R}^d): \| \phi\|_{ L^2(\mathbb{R}^d)}=1\}.$$
Let ...
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Integral of gradient of a function times a vector fields, null whatever the function, implies null divergence and tangential limits conditions
I'm reposting this question from math.stackexchange, as I haven't got answers so far.
At the beginning of "Brenier, Y. (1987) Décomposition polaire et réarrangement monotone des champs de
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A strange functional inequality
Let $f,g \in C([-2,2],\mathbb R_+^*)$ even and concave real functions.
Is it true that
$$
\int_0^1 f\big(\cos(x^{-1})+\sin(x^{-1})\big) \cdot g\big(\cos(x^{-1})-\sin(x^{-1})\big) \mathrm{d}x\\ \leq f(...
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$f \in L^2(X\times Y,\mu \times K)$ for Kernel $K$, is the map $X \ni x \mapsto (f(x,\cdot),x) \in \bigsqcup_{x \in X}L^2(Y,\Sigma_Y,K_x)$ measurable?
Let $(X,\Sigma_X)$ and $(Y,\Sigma_Y)$ be two measurable spaces, let $\mu$ be a measure on $(X,\Sigma_X)$, and let $(K_x)_{x \in X}$ be a transition kernel from $(X,\Sigma_X)$ to $(Y,\Sigma_Y)$, that ...
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On a deceptively tricky calculus problem
Motivation for this question: If the operators $B_i'$ satisfy an inequality, prove that $B_1'+\dots B_n'$ also satisfies the same inequality
Let $A$ be a non-constant operator acting on $C^...
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Can distribution theory be developed Riemann-free?
I imagine most people who frequent MO have been indoctrinated into the point of view that the Riemann integral can be safely discarded once one has taken the time to develop the Lebesgue integral. ...
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Using the Stone-Weierstrass theorem to solve an integral limit
The following question was posted on math stack exchange here but it got no answers
Let $c\in (1, +\infty)$ and $f \colon [0, c] \to \mathbb{R}$ be a continuous and monotonically increasing function ...
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Product of d-dimensional Legendre polynomials
Let $P_n:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ be the $d$-dimensional Legendre polynomials, that is they are orthonormal polynomials w.r.t the probability measure $\mu_d$ on $[-1,1]$ given by $\mu_d= \...
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Best approximation of L1 function by Lipschitz function
Fix constant $L,C>0$ and $k\geq 1$ and let $f\in W^{1,k}(\mathbb{R}^d,\mathbb{R}^n)$ with $\|f\|_{W^{1,k}}\leq C$.
Is there a known estimate on the distance
$$
\|f - \operatorname{Lip}_L(\mathbb{R}^...
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Equivalent characterization of weak derivative in Bochner space
Let $H$ be a hilbert space. A function $v\in L_\text{loc}^1(0,T;H)$ is called the weak derivative of $u \in L_\text{loc}^1(0,T;H)$ iff
$$ \int_0^T u(t) \varphi'(t) \, dt = -\int_0^T v(t) \varphi(t) \, ...
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Completeness of a normed space
We consider the set $\mathcal{PC}([-r,0],X)$
$$\mathcal{PC}([-r,0],X):=\{\varphi:[-r, 0] \rightarrow X: \varphi \text{ is continuous everywhere except
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of points } t_* \text{ ...
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Convergence in sequential Lebesgue spaces
Consider a strictly increasing sequence $1\leq q_0<q_n<q_{n+1}<q$ such that $q_n\to q$ as $n\to \infty$. Let $B\subset \Bbb R^d$ be a ball, so that $L^{q}(B)\subset L^{q_{n+1}}(B)\subset L^{...
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When integrating by part produces a singularity
I'm currently interesting in the following operator:
$$O[f](x):=f(x)-2xe^{x^2}\int_x^{+\infty}dt \, e^{-t^2} f(t)$$ for all $x\in\mathbb{R}$ and $f$ smooth and decaying at infinity fast enough with ...
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Is it true that the quantile function of an $L^1$ random variable is $L^2(]0,1[)$?
Let $(\Omega, \mathcal A, P)$ be a probability space. Let $X:\Omega \rightarrow \mathbb R$ be an $L^1(\Omega, \mathcal A, P)$ random variable.
We define the distribution function of $X$ by
$$F(x) = ...
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Integration along fibres of continuous map on compact Hausdorff spaces
Let $p:Z\to X$ be a continuous surjective map between compact Hausdorff spaces.
Does there exist a family $m=(m_x)_{x\in X}$ of Radon probability measures on $Z$, such that
the support of $m_x$ is ...
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Takesaki lemma: existence Gelfand-Pettis integral
Consider the following fragment from Takesaki's second volume of "Theory of operator algebras" (lemma 2.4, chapter VI "Left Hilbert algebras").
In another post, it was explained ...
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Quantifying difficulty of integrals versus inverses
Recently, I have been discussing inverses with a tenth grade class and integrals with an eleventh/twelfth grade class, and this has led me to the following wonder:
Wonder. Is there a "reasonable&...
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Integration over a finite-dimensional subspace of Hilbert space
Let $H$ be a separable Hilbert space with inner product $\langle,\rangle$, let $\{e_k\}_{k=1}^\infty$ be an orthonormal basis of $H$, and let $A: H\to H$ be a symmetric, positive definite and ...
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Continuity in the uniform operator topology of a map
I have a question concerning the continuity for $t>0$ in the uniform operator topology $L(X)$ of the following map: $$t\mapsto A^\alpha R(t)$$ where A is the infinitesimal generator of an analytic ...
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Radon-Nikodym derivative of vector-valued measure with respect to another vector-valued measure
Let $(X, | \cdot |)$ be a Banach space.
I am interested in whether one can extend the definition of the Kullback-Leibler divergence
$$
\text{KL}(\mu \ \Vert \ \nu)
:= \int_{\Omega} \ln\left(\frac{\...
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Proof of covariant convolution for a kernel function that is rotation symmetric in Fourier space
Problem Statement
Let $g:\mathbb R^{d}\to \mathbb R,d\in\{2,3\}$ be an integrable function (assumption I1). Suppose $\mathcal T$ is a rotation, and $f:\mathbb R^d\to\mathbb C$ (assumption C) is an ...
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Representing an $L^2$-functional by a non-$L^2$-function on a dense subspace - Part II
This is a follow-up to this previous question, but under stronger assumptions.
Let $(X, \mu)$ be a (say, $\sigma$-finite) measure space, let $g \in L^2$ (say, over the real
scalar field). Let $\tilde ...
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Can the Riemann integral be defined through a closure/completion process?
Let us consider real-valued functions on the bounded interval $[0,1]$. A "step function" means an element of the vector space spanned by indicator functions of (points and) intervals in $[0,1]$ (the ...
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Representing an $L^2$-functional by a non-$L^2$-function on a dense subspace
Let $(X, \mu)$ be your favourite measure space (finite or $\sigma$-finite if you like), let $g \in L^2$ (say, the scalar field of $L^2$ is $\mathbb{R}$, though this probably doesn't matter). Let $\...
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On a property of complex exponentials
Does there exist a simple smooth closed curve $\gamma:S^1\to \mathbb C$ such that
$$ \int_{0}^{2\pi} e^{\gamma(e^{it})} \, |\gamma'(e^{it} )|\,dt =0?$$
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Finding $W^{1,\infty}$ solutions to an integral equation by fixed point
Let $f \in L^\infty((0,1)\times(0,1))$ and consider the integral equation
\begin{align*}
u(x, y)= \int_0^y \int_0^{x-y} u(x-y+\tau, s+\tau) f(s+\tau, \tau) d s d \tau -\int_0^y f(x-y+s, s) d s.
\end{...
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A solution satisfying an integral inequality is bounded [closed]
Let $y$ be a positive function and $c>0$. If $y$ satisfies the following integral inequality
\begin{equation}
y(t)+\int_{0}^{t}y(s)ds\leq c_{1}\int_{0}^{t} y^{\frac{3}{2}}(s)ds+c_{2}
\end{equation}
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One-sided Cauchy principal value
What is the notion of a principal value of an integral when the singularity appears at one endpoint? Namely,
$ PV \int_a^b f(t) dt = ? $,
where the integral is convergent in the upper limit, but ...
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If $\lim_{t\to +\infty} \int_{0}^{\pi} f(x)\exp(e^{xt}) \, dx=0$ then $f=0$ a.e?
Question, Let $f \in L^1(\alpha, \beta)$ , $\beta>0$ and
$$
F(x)= \int_{\alpha}^{\beta} f(t)\exp(e^{xt}) \, dt
$$ such that $\displaystyle \lim_{x\to +\infty}F(x)=0$. Does this imply that $f$ is ...
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Integration with respect to Haar measures normalised over a subspace
Coming from physics I have come across the following integral over a haar measure (for $U$ unitary as an example) for something I am trying to determine for my work
$\int_{\mathcal{U}(d)} \frac{\...
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Bounded operator on $L^2(\Bbb R^2)$
Let $\lambda\in \{z\in\Bbb C\mid \text{Re}(z)>0\quad \text{and}\quad \text{Im}(z)>0 \}$. Consider the operator $T_\lambda: L^2(\Bbb C)\to L^2(\Bbb C)$:
$$
f\mapsto T_\lambda(f)(z)=\int_{\Bbb C}f(...
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How to prove an equality involving Laguerre polynomials
Assume $\mu<0$. Let $L^\alpha_n(x)$ be Laguerre polynomials of type $n$ and $f\in L^2(\Bbb C)$.
How to prove that $$\sum^\infty_{k=0}\int_{\Bbb C} f(z)\frac{1}{2(2k+1)-\mu}L^0_k(\lvert z\rvert^2)...
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Integration by parts for indicator of a sphere to indicator of a ball
Broadly speaking, I have a radial distribution on $\mathbb R^n$, i.e., the pdf only depends on the $\ell_2$-norm of the argument. I would like to obtain an expression for the pdf in the form $\int_{w=...
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For which value of $C(f)$ would the following inequality hold?
I am wondering what would be the value of $C(f)$ for the following inequality to hold? E.g., $C(f)$ could be some quantity related to the Lipschitz constant or the size of the domain.
$$\left(\int f(x,...
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Do these two pairs coincide at small time?
Let $\alpha, \beta:\mathbb R_+\to [0,1]$ be continuous and decreasing functions s.t. $\alpha(0)=1=\beta(0)$ and $\alpha, \beta$ are continuously differentiable on $(0,\infty)$ satisfying for some $c&...
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Gronwall-type inequality with nonlinearity
Let $u: (0,\infty) \times \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$. Suppose that $\int_{\mathbb R} u(t,x) dx \ge 0$ (but not necessarily $u >0$). Let $A:(0,\infty) \to \mathbb R$ with $A \ge 0$. Let $\alpha \ge 0$...
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Reference request: Integrability condition on measures
Let $(\mathcal{C}, \|\cdot\|)$ be a (non-locally compact) Banach space with Borel $\sigma$-algebra $\mathcal{B}$.
Given a probability measure $\mu : \mathcal{B}\rightarrow[0,1]$, I'm interested in ...