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Rigorous justification for this formal solution to $f(x+1)+f(x)=g(x)$
Let $g\in C(\Bbb R)$ be given, we want to find a solution $f\in C(\Bbb R)$ of the equation
$$
f(x+1) + f(x) = g(x).
$$
We may rewrite the equation using the right-shift operator $(Tf)(x) = f(x+1)$...
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Generalized singular numbers and the Haagerup $L^p$ spaces
Let $M$ be a semi-finite von Neumann algebra with a trace $\tau$.Let $S(M)$ be the algebra of all affiliated operators measurable with respect to $M$.
The $L^p$ norm on $M$ is given by
\begin{...
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Do semi-continuous functions generate bounded Borel measurable functions as a $C^*$-algebra?
This question is related to Question 2 of my previous posting.
Question. Let $\mu$ be a Radon measure on a compact Hausdorff space $\Omega$ and $L^{\infty}(\Omega,\mu)$ the set of essentially bounded ...
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Commuting flows problem for non-Lipschitz vector fields
Let $X$ be a continuous vector field on a (say compact) manifold $M$, if $X$ has ODE uniqueness then we can define its associated flow $\mathcal F_X:\mathbb R\times M\to M$ uniquely given by $\mathcal ...
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Operator topologies
Let $L(H)$ be the space of bounded operators on some Hilbert space.
We can endow this space with the operator norm topology, the strong operator topology (SOT) and the weak operator topology (WOT).
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Stone-Weierstrass theorem for modules of non-self-adjoint subalgebras
In "Weierstrass-Stone, the Theorem" by Joao Prolla, there is a Stone-Weierstrass theorem for modules, stated as the following:
Let $\mathcal{A}$ be a subalegebra of $C(X, \mathbb{R})$ and $...
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Does this sequence contain a nonnegative number?
Let $G$ be a (discrete) torsion free group with identity $e$. Recall that for an element $\alpha=\sum a_gg$ in $\mathbb C[G]$ (complex functions on $G$ with compact support), $\alpha^*$ is defined to ...
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Description of (completely) bounded operator
I am somewhat a beginner in the field of operator algebras and was wondering about the following:
Let $T$ be a linear map between the space of bounded operators $B(H)$ on some Hilbert space and $S$ a ...
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Existence of a suitable smooth kernel
Denote by $H=L^2([0,1])$ the Hilbert space of square integrable real valued functions on the interval $[0,1]$. Does there exist a nontrivial smooth real valued function $k$ on the unit interval such ...
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On Riesz decomposition of Volterra operator
Let $T:L^2((0,1)) \to L^2((0,1))$ be the Volterra operator defined by
$$ Tf(x) = \int_0^x f(t)\,dt.$$
Given any $\lambda\neq 0$ it is well known that there exists some positive integer $n=n(\lambda)$ ...
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Differentiable Path of Operators and their Inverses
Let $\mathcal{H}$ be a separable Hilbert space. Consider a differentiable map $\mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}), t \mapsto A(t)$, where $\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H})$ is the space of ...
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Stone–von Neumann theorem?
The Stone–von Neumann theorem says that given two unitary groups on a Hilbert space $H$ satisfying the canonical commutation relations (CCR)
$$
U(t)V(s) = e^{-i st} V(s) U(t) \qquad \forall s, t
$$
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Approximation of Inductive Tensor Product $C(X) \bar{\otimes} C(Y)$
The following question is from Banach Algebra Techniques in Operator Theory written by Ronald G. Douglas.
Assume both $X, Y$ are Banach spaces and $X \otimes Y$ is the algebraic tensor product. Let ${...
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