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Complex Borel measures: relation between the total variation norm of a measure and those of its real and imaginary parts
Let $X$ be a metric space and $\mathcal B$ its Borel $\sigma$-algebra. For $B \in \mathcal B$ we denote by $\Pi(B)$ the collection of all finite measurable partitions of $B$, i.e.,
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\Pi(B)=\left\{\...
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Let $E$ be Banach, $\mu_n\to\mu$ weakly on a locally compact $X$, and $f \in C_b(X, E)$. Does $\int f\mathrm d\mu_n\to\int f\mathrm d\mu$ in norm?
Let
$X$ be a metric space,
$(E, |\cdot|)$ a Banach space
$\mathcal M(X)$ the space of all finite signed Borel measures on $X$,
$\mathcal C_b(X)$ be the space of real-valued bounded continuous ...
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A measure on the group of homeomorphisms of $\mathbb T^2$
Let us consider the group of measure-preserving homeomorphisms of $\mathbb T^2$ (with transformations identified if they agree almost
everywhere) called $G[\mathbb T^2, \mathcal L^2]$. We shall ...
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Reference request for the dual space of the Bochner Space $L^1(\Omega ; X) $
Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^N$ be open and let $X$ be a Banach Space. Let $L^1(\Omega ; X)$ denote the space of all strongly measurable (sometimes also referred to as Bochner Measurable) functions, $...
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Reference request: subspace-based generalisation of weak* convergence
Let $V$ be a normed space and $(V_j)_{j\in [0,1]}$ be a family of linear subspaces of $V$ with $V_1$ non-trivial and such that $V_1\subsetneq V_j\subseteq V_i$ whenever $i\leq j$. We write $W:=V'$ for ...
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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 ...
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Estimatives for elliptic systems involving the laplacian
Considering the problem
\begin{equation}
\left\{
\begin{array}[c]{11}
\Delta(\Delta \chi -\chi) = 0 & \text{in } \Omega, \\
\Delta \chi -\chi = h_2 - h_1, & \text{on } \partial\Omega \\
\end{...
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Extracting the point mass measure of some type of positive measures
Let us consider the measure algebra $M(\mathbb{R})$ consisting of all Radon measures on the reals.
Let $\delta_0$ be the point mass measure concentrated on 0, which is also the multiplicative ...
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Is there a proper term for a "continuum-convex" set?
Let $X$ be a Banach space, and for any compactly supported Borel probability measure $\mathbb{P}$ on $X$, define the mean $\mu_\mathbb{P}$ by $\mu_\mathbb{P}=\int_X x \, \mathbb{P}(dx)$.
I want to say ...
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Can $\ell_1(E)$ be embedd into the dual of continuous function space?
Let $E$ be a compact seperable space, for example $E=[0,1]\subset\mathbb{R}$. Denote by
$$\ell_1(E):=\{u:=(u_x\in\mathbb{C}:x\in F):F\text{ is a countable subset of }E \text{ and } \|u\|_{\ell_1(E)}:=\...
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Convergence of characteristic functions vs. weak convergence of measures and the Ito-Nisio theorem
In section 2.6 of Linde's Probability in Banach Spaces: Stable and Infinitely Divisible Distributions the author is pointing out that in infinite-dimensional Banach spaces the convergence of ...
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Norm equivalences for Gaussian random functions (Cameron-Martin space)
Preliminaries
Consider the Hilbert space $H :={L^2_{\text{per}}(\mathbb{R})}$ of Gaussian random functions, $2\pi$-periodic in $\mathbb{R}$.
These random functions are drawn from a Gaussian measure $\...
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Link between eigenvalues of a symmetric matrix and a functional space
Let $f_1,\dots,f_n \in L^2(\mathbb{R},\mathbb{R})$ be $n$ mutually orthogonal functions with $\int f^2_i =1$ such that $|\{x \in \mathbb{R} | f_i(x) = 0\}| = 0$ for any $i \in \{1, \dots,n\}$. Does ...
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“Chapman-Kolmogorov”-convolution vs. smoothness
Let $K:\mathbb{R}^n \times \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}$ be a so-called "integral-kernel": we certainly require $K(x,.)$ and $K(.,y)$ to be Lebesgue measurable for almost all $x,y \in \mathbb{R}^n$. An ...
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Coarea-like formula for BV functions (not their derivative)
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^N$ and $f \in BV(\Omega)$. The coarea formula states that
$$Df = \int_{\mathbb R} D \chi_{\{f >h\}} \, dh.$$
Unfortunately, the formula
$$f = \int_{\mathbb R} \...
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Reference Request: Egoroff Theorem for nets
Does there exist a generalization of Egoroff theorem for nets instead of sequences of functions?
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Dense Egoroff theorem
Suppose that $f_n:X\rightarrow V$ is a sequence of continuous functions from a compact metric space $X$ to a Banach space $V$ and let $\mu$ be a Radon measure on $X$ and $\epsilon>0$ be given.
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Verifying that a map to $L^2_{\text{loc}}$ is continuous
Let $M$ be a smooth manifold on which a Lie group $G$ acts properly, such that the orbit space $M/G$ is compact. Suppose $c:M\rightarrow [0,\infty)$ is a compactly supported smooth function with the ...
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Measure on infinite dimesional $L^p$ space relating size in norm to size in measure
Let $A$ be a bounded set in an infinite dimensional $L^p$ space. Fix an $\epsilon>0$. Is there a Borel measure $M$ such that
$$ M(B(x,\epsilon)) \geq C, \quad \forall x \in A$$
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The Minkowski $(N-1)$- dimensional upper constant of a closed curve?
Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^N$ be open bounded smooth boundary. Let $S\subset \Omega$ be a $N-1$ rectifiable set with $\mathcal H^{N-1}(S)<+\infty$. It is well know that if $S$ is not closed, then ...
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The union of weighted compact supported continuous function
Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^N$ be open. Given a weight function $v\geq 1$ such that $v\in L^1_{\text{loc}}(\Omega)$ and $l.s.c$. Also supposethere exists a Lipschitz continuous sequence $v_n$ such ...
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What does the Plancherel theorem say about positive-definite distributions?
I'm trying to understand the answer to this MO question: Bochner's theorem for measures of positive type, which suggests a relationship between Bochner's theorem and the Plancherel theorem.
The ...
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existence of locally translation-invariant Borel measure on Frechet manifolds
It is well known that the only locally finite, translation-invariant Borel measure on an
infinite-dimensional, separable Frechet space is the trivial measure. I am wondering about an analogous ...
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Reference request: density of $C_c^{\infty}(\mathbb R^d)$ in $L^2(\mathbb R^d,d\rho)$
My question is motivated by an optimal transportation approach to PDE's and gradient flows in metric spaces (see e.g Otto's geometry of dissipative evolution equations: the porous media equation and ...
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Dual of the space of vector valued Borel measures
What is the dual of the space of all vector valued Borel measures?
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Weak convergence in measure for negligible sets.
Let $X$ be a Polish space and $(P_n)$ a sequence of Borel probabilities which converges weakly in measure to a Borel probability $P$. By this i mean that for any $f\in C_b(X)$ which is continuous and ...
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Characterization of Measureable Sets [closed]
Every countable union of rectangles in R2 is a Lebesgue measurable set. Is the converse true, too?
Specifically, I wonder whether the following statement is true:
Let A be a set in the unit square ...
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Variation on Fatou's lemma for Sobolev norms
Recall that Fatou's Lemma says that for every sequence $f_n$ of non-negative measurable functions
$$\int \liminf_{n\to \infty} f_n \ d\mu\leq \liminf_{n\to \infty} \int f_n\ d\mu \ .$$
If I am not ...
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Sort-of extension of Young inequality to arbitrary measures
Hello folks,
Suppose we're working in ${\mathbb T}^q$, the $q$-times Cartesian product of $[-\pi,\pi]$ with the endpoints identified. So, $ L^p := L^p({\mathbb T}^q) $.
The Young inequality may be ...
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$p$-norm of random variables and weighted $L^p$ space resemblance
I noticed a very similar relationship between weighted $L^p$ space (denoted $L_w^p$) and normed vector space of random variables. I want to unify these two spaces but there always seems to be a ...
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Interpolation inequality $\int_{\mathbb R} u^3 dx \le \int_{\mathbb R} (u')^2 dx + \int_{\mathbb{R}} u^2 dx$ [closed]
Let $u \in C^\infty(\mathbb R)$. Is it true that the following interpolation inequality holds?
$$\int_{\mathbb R} u^3 dx \lesssim \int_{\mathbb R} (u')^2 dx + \int_{\mathbb{R}} u^2 dx$$
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Conditional expectation: commuting integration and supremum
Let $X$ and $A$ be compact Polish spaces endowed with Borel $\sigma$-algebras. Let $\mathcal{A} = X\times \mathcal{B}(A)$ be the $\sigma$-algebra consisting of cylinders whose projections on $A$ are ...
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Is the unordered sum of measurable functions measurable?
Let $E$ be a normed $\mathbb R$-vector space and $I$ be a nonempty set. Remember that $(x_i)_{i\in I}\subseteq E$ is called summable if there is a $x\in E$ such that for all $\varepsilon>0$, there ...
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Continuity of function mapping $\mathcal{P}(\mathcal{P}(X))$ to $\mathcal{P}(X)$ [closed]
Given a topological space $Y$, let $\mathcal{P}(Y)$ be the set of all probability measures on $Y$, endowed with the weak* topology.
Let $X$ be a topological space (for convenience, it might be Polish ...
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Absolute continuity of probabilities on Polish spaces and open sets. [closed]
On a polish space $\mathcal{X}$ i consider two Borel probabilities $P$ and $Q$ such that for any open set $E$ of $\mathcal{X}$ we have : $P(E) =0$ implies $Q(E)=0$. Does this imply that $Q$ is ...
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Can singular measures be viewed as vanishing distributions? (Answer No!)
Hello,
Here is my original question: let $\mu$ be a singular measure with respect to the Lebesgue's measure on $R$. Is it true that $\int \psi \mu(d x)=0$ for any test function $\psi\in C_c^\infty(R)$...
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a measure convolution equation
My question is:
Given a function $f$ in the Schwartz class, we are looking for a measure $\mu$ which is a solution of the convolution equation: $f = e^{-|.|^2/2} \ast \mu$, where $e^{-|.|^2/2}$ is ...
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Exercise generalizing (related to) Hölder's inequality
I came across this exercise and feel absolutely stuck:
Let $p, q, r \in (1, \infty]$ be such that $1/p + 1/q = 1 + 1/r$. Suppose that $F : \mathbb{R}^n \times \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}$ satisfies ...
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