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Generalization of supersymmetry to dimension 3

in two dimensions there is a simple trick to study the spectrum of operators of the form $$\textbf{A}:=\left( \begin{matrix}0 && A^* \\ A && 0 \end{matrix}\right)$$ The trick is to ...
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Self-adjointness on Banach spaces

Let $A \in L(X,Y)$ be a bounded operator between Banach spaces. Then its dual operator $A' \in L(Y',X')$ has the same spectrum as $A$ by the closed range theorem. Now, if we have an unbounded ...
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One-dimensional integral equation uniquely solvable?

I recently met a question similar to this one and I would like to post it here, because I basically found nothing: We define the (possibly unbounded) integral operator $T:D(T) \subset C_0(\mathbb{R}) ...
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when is the average of a function with Gaussian inputs bounded away from zero

Define a function $\phi(x):\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$. Consider the expected value function defined as follows \begin{align*} \mu(\beta)=E[g\phi (\beta g)]\quad with \quad g\sim\mathcal{N}(0,1)\...
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To find a positive function with compact spectrum

Let $e_1=(0,1)^T$, $$ S=\left\{x\in \mathbb{R}^2\Big| \frac{|\langle x, e_1\rangle|}{|x|}>\delta>0\right\}, $$ is a cone in $\mathbb{R}^2$. I want to find a non-trivial smooth function ...
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Implicit Function Theorem, parametrized - how can we get uniform domains? (from math.se)

(This question is a duplicate from here) Consider a family of continously differentiable functions $F_r\colon\mathbb{R}\times\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ (where $r\in[0,1]$). For every parameter $r$, we ...
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Generalize upper semicontinuous regularization using Borel Hierachy

Let $X$ be a metric space. Suppose a real-valued function $f:X\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is upper semicontinuous class $2$ if for all $c \in \mathbb{R},$ its preimage $f^{-1}(-\infty,c)$ is $F_{\sigma}$. ...
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A question on groupoids and measurable fields of Hilbert spaces

Suppose that we have the following data: $ \mathcal{G} $ is a locally compact Hausdorff groupoid, with its source and range maps denoted by $ s $ and $ r $ respectively. $ (\lambda^{x})_{x \in \...
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degree theory argument in elliptic pde; apparent contradiction

i have a question regarding a degree theory argument and an apparent contradiction. Let me point out that I am a complete novice with degree theory and really i am just pushing some symbols with no ...
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A question regarding mollifiers on Sobolev spaces on closed manifolds

Let $M$ be a closed Riemannian manifold and denote by $H^s(M), \, s\in \mathbb{R} $ the standard Sobolev spaces on $M$ defined using powers of $1+\triangle$. Let $J_n: \mathcal{D}'(M)\rightarrow \...
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Does this Sobolev-space like construction have a name?

Take $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ arbitrary then define as $X$ the closure of $C^1(\Omega) \cap W^{1,1}(\Omega)$ w.r.t. the norm $f \mapsto \left\lVert f \right\rVert_{\infty} + \left\lVert \nabla f \...
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Trace class operators convergent series

On wikipedia it is mentioned that if we are on some (separable) Hilbert space $H$ and there is an ONB $(e_n)$ such that any compact operator $K$ can be written as $$ K = \sum_{n,m =0}^{\infty} K_{n,m}...
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Existence of solution of a variational inequality

Let $K\subseteq \mathbb{R} ^n$ be closed and convex, and let $F:K \to \mathbb R^n $ be a continuous function. If for every $x,y \in K$ we have $$(x-y)^T(F(x)-F(y))\ge \alpha ||x-y||^2 \, ;\quad \...
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Estimating the size of a subset of $\mathbb{R}^N$

This concrete geometric question has arisen out of the problem of counting arithmetic functions with a particular property. The details of the relationship between the counting procedure and this ...
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Is this simple oscillatory integral operator uniformly bounded on $L^2$?

Let $\phi(t,s)$ be a real-valued function smooth away from the diagonal, and equal to 0 on the diagonal. Assume that $0\le \phi(t,s)\le |t-s|$ for $t,s\in \mathbb{R}$. Let $$T_\lambda f(t)=\int \frac{\...
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Fourier series and regular distribution

Assume you have a distribution $K$ on $\mathbb{T}$, the torus, such that $\sum_{n=-\infty}^{\infty} |K(e_n)|^2$ is finite, where $e_n := e^{in\cdot}$ are the Fourier basis. Does this imply that the ...
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A question about Kolmogorov Superpositions

D.A. Sprecher showed (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David_Sprecher2/publication/243052898_A_Representation_Theorem_for_Continuous_Functions_of_Several_Variables/links/554929f20cf2ebfd8e3ad956....
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If $f_j\to f$ in $L^1(\Bbb R^n)$ then $Tf_j\to Tf$ in $L^{1,\infty}(\Bbb R^n)$

Let's define $A:=\{f\in L^1(\Bbb R^n)\cap L^2(\Bbb R^n)\;:\;f\;\mbox{has compact support}\}$. So $A$ is dense in $L^1(\Bbb R^n)$. Given then $f\in L^1(\Bbb R^n)$; by density there exists $\{f_j\}_j\...
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I have an embedding $\iota$ between two Hilbert spaces and want to know if $\iota\iota^\ast$ is something simple like an orthogonal projection

I'm reading A Concise Course on Stochastic Partial Differential Equations. In Proposition 2.5.2 the authors define the notion of a cylindrical $Q$-Wiener process $W$. It turns out that $W$ is just a $...
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Conditions for continuity of non-simple eigenvectors

Here, https://math.stackexchange.com/a/1146455, it is noted that eigenprojections are continuous, but eigenvectors are not. Are there any conditions where the eigenvalues are not simple, but the ...
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Modify the jump set of $BV$ function

Let $u\in BV(\Omega)$ be a function of bounded variation where $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^N$ is open bounded with smooth boundary. We use $Du$ to denote the weak derivative of $u$. (So $Du$ is a Radon ...
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Completion of $C_{0,rad}^{\infty}(\Omega)$ with respect to the norm $\|u\|= \Bigg(\int_{\Omega} |\Delta u |^2 \, \mathrm{d}x \Bigg)^{\frac{1}{2}}. $

I have a question that it seems simple but I can not solve it. Let $\Omega$ be the unit ball centered at zero in $\mathbb{R}^N$, $N>4$. Assume that $C_{0,rad}^{\infty}(\Omega)$ is the space of all ...
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Constant periodic Sobolev embedding

Dear mathoverflowers, I would like to have a reference regarding the optimal constant in the Sobolev embedding $$ \|u\|_{L^q}\leq C_{s,q}\|u\|_{\dot{H}^s}, $$ ($H^s$ denotes the standard L^2 ...
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Existence of topology on the space of continuous functions

Let $C:=C([0,1],\mathbb{R})$ be the space of real-valued continuous functions defined on $[0,1]$. Could we find a topological vector space topology $\pi$ on $C$ such that the following two conditions ...
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Weak Morrey Spaces

As is well known, Morrey spaces are widely used to investigate the local behavior of solutions to second order elliptic partial differential equations. Recall that the classical Morrey spaces $\...
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Orthogonal complements of intersections of closed subspaces

Let $H$ be a Hilbert space and $H_1, \cdots, H_n$ be closed subspaces of $H$. $\mathbf{Question}:$ Is it always true that the orthogonal complement $(H_1\cap\cdots\cap H_n)^\bot$ of the intersection ...
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What does integrability of a strictly monotonic function imply about the tails of that function?

In particular, if $f:\mathbb{R}_{+}\rightarrow[0,1]$ is a strictly monotonic decreasing function and $f$ is integrable then does it necessarily hold that $f^{-1}(1/t)=o(t)$?
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Lebesgue point and regularity of functions

A known theorem says that for $f \in L_{loc}^1(\mathbb{R}^d)$, almost every point is a Lebesgue point. I know too a theorem saying that for $f \in W_{loc}^{1,p}(\mathbb{R}^d)$ , every point is a ...
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continuity with respect to weak-${\ast}$ topology

Let $V:=V([0,1],R)$ be the space of all cadlag functions defined on $[0,1]$ of bounded variation. Thus any element $v\in V$ determines a signed measure $\nu$ on $[0, 1]$ given by the formula $\nu([0, ...
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question about a genralized Skorokhod topology

Let $D:=D([0,1], R)$ be the space of all cadlag functions defined on $[0,1]$. Now we have the known Skorokhod topology defined by: $\forall f, g\in D$ $$\rho(f,g):=\inf_{\lambda\in\Lambda}\Big\{\max\...
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Weak relative compactness in $L^1_{loc}$.

In my work I stumbled upon a proposition (without proof, alas), which I can't really prove. Suppose we have a family of functions $\left\{\phi_\epsilon (t,x,v)\right\}_{\epsilon\in(0,1]}$, and $M(v)$ ...
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Fourier multiplier with a singularity on a convex curve

Let $h$ be a strictly convex function such that $h(0) = h'(0)=0$. Let $\Phi: \mathbb{R}^2 \to \mathbb{R}$ be a $C^{\infty}$-function with compact support (say, $\Phi$ is supported on $[-1,1]\times[-1,...
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A strange Weakly Compactness in $L^1 ( \Omega, \mathcal{F}, \mathbb{P})$

Hi to everyone, The ingredients of my problem are the following: I have a probability space $(\Omega, \mathcal{F}, \mathbb{P})$, a set (continuum cardinality) $\mathcal{Q}$ of probability measures on $...
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Young inequality in weighted spaces

Let $U$ be a bounded open set in $\mathbb{R}^2$, $g\in L^1_{\mathrm{loc}}(\mathbb{R}^2)$. Let moreover $w$ be a weight (i.e. a non vanishing locally integrable function) on $U$ and $p\geq2$. Does ...
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Controlling the Lipschitz norm of the limit of a sequence of functions

Consider the Fréchet space $\Omega = C(\mathbb R^d)$ of real-valued continuous functions equipped with the seminorms $$\|f\|_D := \sup_{x,y \in D} \left\{ |f(x)|, \tfrac{|f(x)-f(y)|}{|x-y|} \right\}, \...
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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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Existence of optimal entropic weights for empirical modeling

Let $\mathcal{X} = [0,1]^n$ be the input space and $\mathcal{Y} = \{1, ..., n_c\}$ be a discrete output space. Let $D = \{(x_i, y_i)\}_{i=1}^N \subset \mathcal{X} \times \mathcal{Y}$ be a training ...
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Solution of recurrence relation with summation

I have the following recurrence relation: $$b(n,k)=\sum _{\text{i}=0}^{2 n-1} \left(b(n-1,k-\text{i})+\frac{\text{i} (2 n-\text{i}) \binom{2 n-1}{\text{i}} \binom{(n-2)^2}{k-\text{i}}}{2 n-1} \right)$$...
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Isoperimetric Inequalities in Annular Regions

Let $\Omega$ be an open set in $\mathbb{R}^2$ whose boundary is a rectifiable Jordan curve. Then an old result by Alfred Huber states that $$ \left(\int_{\partial \Omega} e^u ds\right)^2 \geq 2 \left(...
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Trace theorem for $L^2([0,1]; H^k(S^2))$

Consider a function $u$ in $L^2([0,1]; H^k(S^2))$ where $k$ is a positive integer. Where would $u(0)$ live (or $u(r)$ for some fixed $r \in [0,1]$)? Is there a version of the trace theorem saying that ...
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approximating differentiable functions with double trigonometric polynomials

Let $Q = [0,1]^2$. For sake of notation, let $$ f^{(i,j)}(x,\xi) = \frac{\partial^{i+j}}{\partial x^i \partial \xi^j}f(x,\xi). $$ Fix some non-negative integer $k$. Moreover let $f\in C^k(Q)$ if $$ \|...
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Sum of upper semi continuous and lower semi continuous functions

Let $X$ be a compact metric space. Assume that $f: X \to \mathbb{R}$ is upper-semi continuous and $g:X \to \mathbb{R}$ is lower semi-continuous. Assume that $\sup \{ f(x)+g(x) : x \in X \}$ is finite. ...
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If a weighted Laplacian's eigenfunction is zero in an open set, when is it identically zero?

Let $m, s \in ([0, 1]^d \rightarrow \mathbb{R}_{\geq 0}$). Define a weighted Laplacian $\Delta_{m, s}f$ evaluated at $x \in [0, 1]^d$ to be: $m(x) \cdot \text{div} ( s(x) \nabla f(x))$. What ...
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Dependence of Sobolev embedding theorem constant on smoothness

Assume that $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ is "nice" enough and $k$ is a positive real number. Using the Sobolev embedding theorem, we can get that $$ \|f\|_{W^{0,2d/(d-2k)}\ \ \ \ \ (\Omega)}...
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Computing a limit for the Weierstrass function

Let $a\in (0,1)$ and let $b$ be an odd positive integer such that $ab>1+\frac{3}{2}\pi$. Let $\alpha \in (0,1)$ be defined by $\alpha= -\frac{ln(a)}{ln(b)}$ and consider the well known Weierstrass ...
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Existence of a smooth extension

In the three dimensional Euclidean space $\mathbb R^3$ let us define the hypersurface $$ S= \{(x,y,z) \in \mathbb R^3\,:\, z^2= x^2+y^2\}.$$ Suppose that $f \in C^{\infty}(S)$. Does there exist $u\in ...
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Sequential Hölder-norm for functions in $H_{\alpha}([0,1]^{d})$?

I have come across a nice result attributed to Ciesielski (Ciesielski, Z. (1960). On the isomorphisms of the spaces $H_{\alpha}$ and m. Bull. Acad. Pol. Sci. Ser. Sci. Math. Phys. 8, 217–222.), even ...
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Question on the existence of a certain decomposition method for real square matrices

I was working around with the decomposition of the multidimensional linear canonical transform (which is not even continuous w.r.t. the parameters) into a few fractional Fourier transforms (and other ...
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On some integral equation

Let $M$ be the set of continuous and increasing functions $h: [0,1)\to\mathbb R_+$ s.t. $h(0)=0$ and $h(1-)=+\infty$. Consider the equation as follows: $$ 1-t= \int\limits_0^\infty p(x)\Phi\left(\frac{...
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How to prove a concentration isoperimetric inequality for a non-Lipschitz function

Definition $1$. A probability measure $\mu$ on $\mathbb{R}^{d}$ satisfies c-isoperimetry if for any bounded L-Lipschitz $f: \mathbb{R}^{d} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$, and any $t \geq 0$, \begin{align} \...
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