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Bochner integrability within a subspace
Let $(H,||\cdot||_H)$ be a Banach space and $K$ a (not necessarily closed) subspace. Suppose that $K$ is a Banach space under another norm $||\cdot||_K$, which satisfies
$$||x||_H\leq ||x||_K$$
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Why study the moment problem in one dimensional case( Hamburger moment problem)
I have been reading about moment problem and I have been curious about the following question.
What is the motivation for studying the Hamburger moment problem(one dimensional moment problem?
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Representation of Hilbert transform by a singular integral
Hilbert transform defines as follow:
$$ H: L^2(\mathbb R) \to L^2(\mathbb R) $$
$$ H(f)= \mathcal{F}^{-1}[{F(\gamma) \mathrm{sign}(\gamma)]}$$
Where $F(\gamma)= \mathcal{F}(f) (\gamma)= \...
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Weak convergence in vector-valued Hilbert space
Let $V$ be a separable Hilbert space and define $X=L^2(0,T;V)$. Then $u_m\to u$ weakly in $X$ means
for every $v\in X'=L^2(0,T;V')$
$$
\int_0^T\langle v(t),u_m(t)\rangle\ dt\to\int_0^T\langle v(...
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Neumann-Poincare operator is in the Schatten class
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^d$, $d\ge 3$. We define the Neumann-Poincare operator(or double layer potential) $K: L^2(\partial\Omega)\to L^2(\partial\Omega)$ by
$$(Kf)(x)=\int_{\...
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Generalized Lax-Milgram for Weak Formulation of 1D Linear Schrodinger
I am interested in the variational formulation of the 1D Schrodinger equation:
$i u_t- \beta u_{xx} = 0 $ and $u(x,0)=u_0(x)$ which upon integration by parts yields:
$i(u_t,v) + \beta (u_x,v_x) = 0$ ...
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Square Integrable Harmonic Functions in an Infinite Strip
Suppose $S= \left\{x \in \mathbb{R}^3 : a <x_1< b \right\} $ is an infinite strip the three dimensional Euclidean Space.
Is it true that the only $L^2$ harmonic function in this strip is the ...
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Interpolation and embeddings for parabolic function spaces
I have a somewhat easy looking question on parabolic function spaces:
Let $B$ be a ball in $\mathbb R^n$ and let $T>0$. Denote $Q:=B \times [0,T]$. Assume $f \in L^2(Q) \cap L^\infty(0,T; L^q(B))$ ...
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specific improper integral involving erf
I have encountered an integral, and kindly ask for help with a solution. It is beyond my own capabilities, and neither Maple nor Mathematica were of any help:
$$
\int_{1}^{\infty} \left[\mathrm{erf}\...
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Convergence of Difference Quotients
Let $\gamma_{\varepsilon} \rightharpoonup \gamma$ in $W^{1,\infty}(0,1)$. Then for any fixed $s \in \mathbb (0,1)$ does the limit $\lim_{\varepsilon \rightarrow 0} \frac{\gamma_{\varepsilon}(s\...
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Existence of solutions to a series of integral equations
I am trying to solve the following integral equation analytically:
$$
\sum_{n \geq 1} \left( \int_0^te^{-n^2(t-s)} f_n(s) \, ds \right) = g(t), \quad t \in [0, T],
$$
where $(f_n(t))_n$ is the unknown ...
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Unique continuation property of the equation $ -\Delta u=|u|^{p-1}u $ with $ p>2 $
Assume that $ \{u_i\}_{i=1}^{2} $ satisfies $ -\Delta u_i=|u_i|^{p-1}u_i $ in $ B_1 $ with $ p>2 $ and $ u_1=u_2 $ in an open set $ A\subset B_1 $. I want to ask that if $ u_1=u_2 $ in $ B_1 $.
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Lower bound the best $\alpha$-Hölder constant of a convolution
Let $\mathcal D_1$ be the set of bounded probability density functions on $\mathbb R^d$. This means $f \in \mathcal D_1$ if and only if $f$ is non-negative measurable such that $\int_{\mathbb R^d} f (...
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Is the difference between $\alpha$-Hölder constants of $f*\rho$ and $g*\rho$ controlled by $\|f-g\|_\infty$?
Let $\mathcal D_1$ be the set of bounded probability density functions on $\mathbb R^d$. This means $f \in \mathcal D_1$ if and only if $f$ is non-negative measurable such that $\int_{\mathbb R^d} f (...
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An integral inequality?
Let $v \in C^\infty(\mathbb R)$ such that $1 \ge v \ge 0$ and $\int_{\mathbb R} v \, dx = 1$.
I want to show that if
$$\int_{\mathbb R} v |v''|^2 \, dx < + \infty. \tag{$\star$}$$
then
$$ \int_{\...
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Is the Boltzmann entropy continuous in the supremum norm?
We define $U : [0, +\infty) \to [0, +\infty)$ by $U(0) := 0$ and $U (s) := s \log s$ for $s >0$. Then $U$ is strictly convex. Let $D$ be the set of all bounded non-negative continuous functions $\...
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The number of roots of pseudo-exponential polynomials
Assume that $J$ is the interval $(-\pi,\pi]$. For $k=1,\ldots,2n$, suppose that $\lambda_k$s are real functions on $J$ with $|\lambda_k|=1$, meaning that $\lambda_k(t)$ is either $-1$ or $1$ where $t\...
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Does a measurable $F :[0, T] \to L^p (\mathbb R^d; \mathbb R_{\ge 0})$ have a "flattened" measurable version?
Let $d \in \mathbb N^*,p \in [1, \infty]$ and $T>0$. Let
$$
F :[0, T] \to L^p (\mathbb R^d; \mathbb R_{\ge 0}), t \mapsto F_t
$$
be measurable. I would like to ask if there is a measurable function ...
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Vague convergence VS Laplace transform convergence?
If we assume that $\int_0^\infty e^{-sx}\mu_n(dx)\to \int_0^\infty e^{-sx}\mu(dx), \forall s\geq0$, it is possible to show that $\mu_n\to\mu$ vaguely. Where $\mu_n$ is a measure. Please check here for ...
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Dense properties of weighted Sobolev space define on $\mathbb{R}^n$
Consider the usual Sobolev space $H^1(\mathbb{R}^n)$ and $H^1_0(\mathbb{R}^n)$, where $H^1_0(\mathbb{R}^n)$ is the closure of $C_0^\infty(\mathbb{R}^n)$ with respect to the norm of $H^1(\mathbb{R}^n)$....
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Construction of the Lipschitz function with a given Lipschitz constant and given two values
Let the function $f\colon [a,b] \to\mathbb{C}$ be Lipschitz and let $|f(a)| \geq c$ and $|f(b)| = c$. Is there a Lipschitz function $g$ such that $|g| \geq c,$ $g(a)=f(a),$ $ g(b)=f(b)$ and Lipschitz ...
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What is $\left\| u \right\|_{ H_{0}^{k}, H_{0}^{k}}$ norm when $H_{0}^{k}=\left\{u \in H^{k, 2}(M) \mid \int_{M} u \operatorname{vol}_{g}=0\right\}$
What is $\left\| f \right\|_{ H_{0}^{k}, H_{0}^{k}}$ norm when $H_{0}^{k}=\left\{u \in H^{k, 2}(M) \mid \int_{M} u \operatorname{vol}_{g}=0\right\}$.
I'm reading a paper
Chern-Yamabe flow
which said ...
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Inverse transform of $\int K(s,t) \rho(s) dS $
Assume that $V$ is a n-dimensional surface, or the disjoint union such surfaces.
Let $K(s,t)$ be a function $V^2\to \mathbb R$. For the sake of simplicity, it can be assumed that $K$ is continuous, ...
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On level sets of smooth functions in a bounded domain
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded domain in $\mathbb R^n$, $n\geq 2$, with a smooth boundary and let $f$ be a smooth function on $\bar\Omega$. Is there a natural condition that one can impose on $f$ ( say in ...
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Conditions that make a dual space strictly convex
We know that a normed space $X$ is said to be strictly convex if
$\Vert tx+(1-t)y\Vert<1$, $\forall t\in(0,1)$, $\forall x,y\in X$ with $\Vert x\Vert=\Vert y\Vert=1$ and $x\neq y$.
For example if $...
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Some estimates on tensor norms
Denote $M_n$ to be $n\times n$ matrix. For $X\in M_n$ define $\|X\|_1:=\max\limits_{1\leq j\leq n}\sum_{i=1}^n|x_{ij}|$ and $\|B\|_2:=\max\{|\sum_{i,j=1}^nb_{ij}x_iy_j|:|x_i|=|y_j|=1,\ 1\leq i,j\leq n\...
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How can I prove that $(I+\lambda G)$ is invertible, where $G$ is the Green function of an elliptic operator?
How can I prove that the operator $$(I+\lambda G)$$ is invertible, where $\lambda >0$ and $G$ is the Green function of an elliptic operator $A$ in a bounded domain $\Omega$?
$\Omega$ can be very ...
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Does the almost sure convergence of absolutely continuous r.v.'s imply the weak convergence of the pdf's in $(L^\infty)^*$?
The following question was asked in a comment at Almost sure convergence vs convergence of probability density functions :
Suppose that $(X_n)$ is a sequence of random variables (r.v.'s) converging ...
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Stability of densly defined $C_{0}$-semigroup
Let $(S(t))_{t \geq 0}$ be a $C_{0}$-semigroup on $H$ where $H$ is a Hilbert space. Suppose that $(S(t))_{t \geq 0}$ satisfies the following estimate on a dense subspace on $H$
$$||S(t)x||_H \leq e^{-...
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Functions such that $ \Vert\tfrac{d^4}{dx^4}f\Vert_{L^2(0,1)} < \sqrt{2} \Vert f \Vert_{L^1(0,1)}$
Is there a (non-constant) function $f \in C^4((0,1))$ that is zero in an interval $(a,b) \subset (0,1)$ and such that the inequality
$$\Vert\tfrac{d^4}{dx^4}f\Vert_{L^2(0,1)} < \sqrt{2}\Vert f \...
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$L^p$ compactness for a sequence of functions from compactness of cut-off
Fix $p \in [1,\infty)$. Let $f_n:[a,b] \to \mathbb R$, $n \in \mathbb N$, be a sequence of $C^1$ functions. For every fixed $m\in \mathbb N^*$, suppose that the sequence of functions $$\{f_{n}\psi_m(...
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Example of a nonconvex Chebyshev set in a metric space with continuous projection?
Question: Is there an example of a nonconvex Chebyshev set $S$ in a metric space $(X,d)$ whose projection map is continuous?
For convexity to be well-defined, we need to assume that $X$ is a vector ...
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$K(x,y)\in L^{\infty}(R^n\times R^n, m\times m)$, $K(x,y)=K(y,x)$, so $K(x,y)=\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}\lambda_k \phi_k(x)\phi_k(y)$, are $\phi_k$ bounded?
Consider a symmetric function
$$
K(x,y):R^n \times R^n \to R
$$
satisfying $K(x,y)=K(y,x)$ and
$$
\int_{R^n\times R^n} K^2(x,y)dm(x) dm(y) <\infty.
$$
Let $m$ be a probability measure on $R^n$.
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"Combining" two differential equations into one
The Setup: Suppose $\Omega$ is a bounded, open, connected, simply connected subset of $\mathbb{R}^2$ with smooth boundary. Suppose that I am given a function $\Phi:\mathbb{R}^2\to\mathbb{R}$ and two ...
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How to prove the following Whittaker formula
I am a theoretical physicist and
I need help in proving the alternate Whittaker formula
$W _ { k , m } ( z ) = \frac { \Gamma ( - 2 m ) } { \Gamma \left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } - m - k \right) } M _ { k , ...
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Boundary behavior of Greens functions on smooth bounded (planar) domains
It is well known that for any smooth bounded (connected) domain $\Omega\subset\mathbb R^d$ with $d\ge2$, we can define a Green's function $G:\Omega\times\Omega\to\mathbb R$ in $\Omega$ which is smooth ...
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A min-max approximation
Let $n\ge 1$ be an integer, $\mathcal P_n$ be the vector space of all polynomial functions over $[a,b]$, of degree at most $n$.
My question is : Is it true that
$$\inf_{x_0,x_1,...,x_n\in[a,b], x_0&...
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Optimal estimate in trace norm
Let $x,y$ be vectors of some Hilbert space of unit length.
Then we can consider the projection $P_x:=\langle \bullet, x \rangle x$ and similarly $P_y.$
Assume then that we know that $\left\lVert x-...
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Orthogonal complement vector space
Let $X$ be a vector space contained in $H^{1}(\mathbb R^d),$ then we can study
$X^{\perp_{L^2}}:=\left\{ \xi \in L^2; \langle \xi, x \rangle_{L^2} =0 \ \forall x \in X \right\}$
and
$X^{\perp_{H^{-...
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Conditions to obtain a real logarithm of a unitary unimodular complex matrix?
The problem statement is the following:
$$U=\exp\{iV\}$$
where $U$ is a unitary unimodular matrix of the following form:
$$U=\begin{bmatrix}u_1+iu_2&u_3+iu_4\\-u_3+iu_4&u_1-iu_2\end{bmatrix}...
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Convergence of $L^p$ of approximation
Let $f \in L^p(\mathbb R^n)$ be given. Consider a partition of rectangles $I_{ij}:=[x_i,x_{i+1}]\times [x_j,x_{j+1}]$ of $\mathbb R^2.$
Then, we may define the coefficients
$$\alpha_{ij}= \frac{1}{\...
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Integral function $z(x):=\int_{Y} f(x,y)d\mu(y)$ continuous?
Let $z(x):=\int_{Y} f(x,y)d\mu(y)$ for $x \in \mathbb R$ be an integral function where $\mu$ is a finite(!) Borel measure on $Y$ and $x \mapsto f(x,y)$ is continuous for every $y.$
Moreover, we know ...
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Recover norm from integral
I am given the following expression where $f \in L^2(\mathbb{R}^2, \mathbb{R}^{2 \times 2})$
$$\int_{\mathbb{R}} \int_{\mathbb{R}} \langle g(x), f(x,y) h(y)\rangle dx dy.$$
The functions $g$ and $h$ ...
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Function is almost everywhere 1 w.r.t. sequence of regular Borel probability measures
Let $\epsilon>0$ be given. Let $Y$ be a compact, Hausdorff space and let $U\subseteq Y$ be an open subset. Assume that $(\mu_n)_{n\in\mathbb{N}}$ is a sequence of regular Borel probability measures ...
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Stochastic operator on $\ell^1$ has dense range
Let $P:\ell^1(\mathbb{Z}^d) \rightarrow \ell^1(\mathbb{Z}^d)$
be given by
$$(Pz)(x)=\sum_{y \tilde \ x} \frac{1}{2d} z(y)$$
where the tilde indicates that $y$ is a neighboured vertex of $x.$
I ...
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Relationship between $f(t,x)$ as $t \to \infty$ and $f(t/\epsilon, x/\epsilon^2)$ as $\epsilon \to 0$ (periodic functions)
Let $f: (0,\infty)\times \mathbb {R} \to \mathbb{R}$ be $1$-periodic in the second variable and in $L^\infty((0,\infty)\times \mathbb{R}).$ If it is necessary, we can also assume $f$ to be continuous. ...
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Resolvent difference of absolute values!
Let $T$ be a bounded operator. Then, the operators $\left\lvert T \right\rvert:=\sqrt{T^*T}$ and $\left\lvert T^* \right\rvert:=\sqrt{TT^*}$ are well-defined.
Is there a way to write
$$(\left\lvert ...
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Interpolation between Schatten classes
I was wondering if there is an analogue to the classical Riesz Thorin theorem for Schatten classes. I suppose the answer is yes, since Schatten classes are so similar to $\ell^p$ spaces for which the ...
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About covariance operators for probability distributions on a function space
Feel free to restrict the function space to a Hilbert space or to a RKHS. Given a probability distribution on it when can we define a ``covariance operator" for it and when would it also have a well-...
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$L^p$-bounding inequality [closed]
Do we have that$$\|Du\|_{L^{2p}} \le C\|u\|_{L^\infty}^{1\over2} \|D^2u\|_{L^p}^{1\over2}$$for $1 \le p < \infty$ and all $u \in C_c^\infty(U)$? Here, $U$ denotes an open subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$.
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