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Is there an example of a causally supported Schwartz function on $\mathbb{R}^4$ invariant under the Lorentz transform?
I am working on $\mathbb{R}^4$ with the sign convention $(1,-1,-1,-1)$.
I wonder if there is Schwartz function $f(x)$ on $\mathbb{R}^4$ such that the support satisfies the condition $0<x^2 < 4m^...
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Lebesgue differentiation theorem at boundary points for Sobolev traces
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Let $\Omega\subset \R^d$ be a smooth, bounded open set and fix $p\geq 1$.
Fact 1: the usual Lebesgue differentiation theorem says that, if $u\in L^p(\Omega)$, then
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u(x)...
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Spectrum of operator involving ladder operators
The ladder operator in quantum mechanics are the operators
$$a^\dagger \ = \ \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \left(-\frac{d}{dq} + q\right)$$
and
$$a \ \ = \ \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \left(\ \ \ \!\frac{d}{dq} + q\...
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What does "a universal tree" mean?
It is one of the concepts used in "ON THE REPRESENTATION OF CONTINUOUS FUNCTIONS OF SEVERAL VARIABLES AS SUPERPOSITIONS OF CONTINUOUS FUNCTIONS OF A SMALLER NUMBER OF VARIABLES", in the ...
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Boyd & Chua 1985: Is the proof of Lemma 2 correct?
$\newcommand\norm[1]{\lVert#1\rVert}\newcommand\abs[1]{\lvert#1\rvert}$I'm reading this article by Boyd and Chua [1], in which they prove the approximability of arbitrary time-invariant (TI) operators ...
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A division of real analytic functions
Problem statement
Let $f,g \in C^\omega(X,\mathbb{R})$ be two real analytic functions over a real Banach space $X$.
Assume that, for every $n \in \mathbb{N}$, there exists $C_n>0$ and $h_n \in C^\...
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Family of functions with prescribed derivatives
Suppose $f: \mathbb C \times (-1,1) \to \mathbb C$ is a smooth function that satisfies $f(0,t)=1$ for all $t\in (-1,1)$. Assume that for any $k\in \mathbb N$, any $z \in \mathbb C$ and any $t \in (-1,...
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Small shifts of weakly converging sequences in $L^1$
$\newcommand\R{\mathbb R}$Let $(f_n)$ be a sequence in $L^1(\R)$ converging weakly to some $f\in L^1(\R)$. Let $(a_n)$ be sequence in $\R$ converging to $0$. For each natural $n$, let $g_n$ be the $...
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Given $a>0$, find $b>0$ for which $\|\langle x\rangle^{-b}|\partial_x|^{1/2}f\|_{L^2}\lesssim\|\partial_x f\|_{L^2}+\|\langle x\rangle^{-a}f\|_{L^2}$
I have asked the same question on MathSE. I was thinking about the following problem.
Problem. Given $\alpha>0$, find all values of $\beta\geq 0$ such that the following estimate is true for all $\...
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Verifying the proof of a bilinear estimate in $L^2$
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Cyclic group action and finite invariant set
Let $(X, d)$ be a compact metric space and $G$ a discrete group acting on $X$ such that, for each $g\in G$, the mapping $x\mapsto g\cdot x$ defines a homeomorphism on $X$
Is it true that the ...
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Derivative of the absolute value
Let $f \in W^{1,p}(U)$, then how to prove that $|f| \in W^{1,p}(U)$, where $W$ means the sobolev space over some open subset $U \in \mathbb{R}^n$.
In Lieb's Analysis he prove that Let $f$ be in $W^{1,...
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A ball with slit at the radius is not $W^{1,1}$-extension domain
Recall that: A domain $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^d$ is an $W^{1,1}$-extension domain if there exists an operator $E:W^{1,1}(\Omega)\to W^{1,1}(\mathbb{R^d})$ and a constant $c= c(d,\Omega)>0$ such ...
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On existence of a concave function
Let $a$ be a strictly positive $C^\infty$ smooth function on the unit interval. Does there exist a strictly positive $C^\infty$ smooth function $f$ on $I$ such that
$$ f’’(x) \leq 0\quad \text{and} \...
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Reference request: "Tangent relation" in metric spaces
Let $X,Y$ be metric spaces. Let $f,g : X \to Y$ be two maps and $x_0 \in X$. Let us say that $f$ and $g$ are tangent at $x_0$ if the following condition is satisfied: For every $\epsilon > 0$ there ...
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Construction of the Lipschitz function with a given Lipschitz constant, given two values and with small Lipschitz norm
Let the function $f\colon [a,b] \to\mathbb{C}$ be Lipschitz and let $|f(a)| \geq c,$ $|f(b)| = c$ and $\varepsilon > 0.$
It is easy to see that if $\|f\|_{\infty}< \frac{\varepsilon}{2} =: \...
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General version of Weyl's lemma
The classical Weyl's lemma say, suppose $u \in L^1_{loc}(\Omega)$ satisfies
$$\int_{\Omega}u \Delta \phi dx=0\ \ \forall \phi\in C_c^{\infty}(\Omega),$$
then $u$ is harmonic in $\Omega.$ What I want ...
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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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A periodic integral inequality
(This problem comes in connection with a geometric problem exposed here.)
Let $\gamma(x,y)$ be a (real) function on the unit disk such that
$$
\frac{\partial^2\gamma}{\partial x \, \partial y} = 0\:\:\...
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Deduce that a function is zero on interval $[0,M]$
I have been thinking about this for the last few days but I was not able to produce a definitive answer.
Take an integrable function $g$ that maps in $\mathbb{R}$ and with domain contained in $[0,M]$ (...
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On a property of complex exponentials
Does there exist a simple smooth closed curve $\gamma:S^1\to \mathbb C$ such that
$$ \int_{0}^{2\pi} e^{\gamma(e^{it})} \, |\gamma'(e^{it} )|\,dt =0?$$
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On some integral equation
Let $M$ be the set of continuous and increasing functions $h: [0,1)\to\mathbb R_+$ s.t. $h(0)=0$ and $h(1-)=+\infty$. Consider the equation as follows:
$$
1-t= \int\limits_0^\infty p(x)\Phi\left(\frac{...
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Why is $\frac{1}{|x|^{n-2}}u(\frac{x}{|x|^2})$ harmonic if $u$ is harmonic?
I found myself trying to prove the following, but I had to compute everything explicitly.
It is well known that if $u:\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}$ is an harmonic function on $\mathbb{R}^n$, then the so-...
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Are separable, continuous, monotonic and scale invariant real-valued functions everywhere differentiable?
Consider a function $f:\mathbb{R}_+^2\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ of two non-negative real variables (or more generally of several real variables) that is increasing in each argument, continuous, additively ...
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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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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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Do two ways to differentiate Lipschitz functions coincide?
Let $f\colon \Omega \to \mathbb{R}$ be a Lipschitz function on an open subset $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^n$.
By the Rademacher theorem $f$ has first derivative almost everywhere. We denote it $\nabla f$...
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On the infimal convolution of two norms on $\mathbb R^n$
$\newcommand{\R}{\mathbb R}$For natural $n$, $a\in\R^n$, and real $t>0$, let
\begin{equation*}
K:=K_{n,t}(a):=\inf_{x\in\R^n}(\|a-x\|_2+t\|x\|_1),
\end{equation*}
\begin{equation*}
M:=M_{n,...
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Can a weighted $\ell^p$ norm be bounded by an unweighted $\ell^q$ norm?
For any sequence $\omega\in[1, \infty)^{\mathbb{N}}$, define the weighted $\ell^p_\omega$-norm of the sequence $v$ by
$$\Vert v\Vert_{\ell^p_\omega} := \left(\sum_{k=1}^\infty \omega_k^p |v|_k^p\right)...
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Fix positive $t$. Construct $a_n \in \mathbb R^n$ such that $(\inf_x \|x-a_n\|_2 + t\|x\|_1 )/\min(\|a_n\|_2,t\|a_n\|_1) \to 0$
For any positive number $t$, nonnegative integer $n$, and nonzero vector $a \in \mathbb R^n$, define
$$
\begin{split}
K_n(a,t) &:= \inf_{x \in \mathbb R^n} \|x-a\|_2 + t\|x\|_1,\\
M_n(a,t) &:= ...
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Green function of a 2D exterior domain
Consider solutions of the laplace equation
\begin{equation}
\begin{split}
-\Delta u=f, \ \ u|_{\partial D}=0,
\end{split}
\end{equation}
where the domain $D\subset \mathbb{R}^2$. If $D$ is bounded ...
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Rate of uniform approximation by piecewise constant functions
Definitions and Notation:
Fix a positive constant $M>0$ with positive integers $m,n$ and the standard orthonormal basis $e_1,\dots,e_n$ of $\mathbb{R}^n$.
For every positive integer $N$, define the ...
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How to prove that the function $\lambda \mapsto \langle T_{\lambda}f; g\rangle$ is holomorphic?
Let $\langle;\rangle$ be the usual scalar product on $L^2(\Bbb R^2)$.
How to prove that the function $\lambda \mapsto \langle T_{\lambda}f; g\rangle$ is holomorphic on $\Bbb C^+_*=\{z\in\Bbb C:\text{...
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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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Boundedness of an extension operator
Let $d \ge 2$ be a positive integer. For $x=(x_1,\dotsc,x_{d-1},x_d)$, we write $x'=(x_1,\dotsc,x_{d-1})$. Let $\mathbb{H}^d=\{x=(x',x_d) \mid x_d>0\}$ denote the $d$-dimensional upper half-space.
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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 $$\sum^\infty_{k=0}\int_{\Bbb C} f(z)\frac{1}{2(2k+1)-\mu}L^0_k(\lvert z\rvert^2)...
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Commutative Banach algebras with zero-dimensional maximal ideal space and disjoint supports of Gelfand transforms
Let $A$ be a commutative semi-simple unital Banach algebra and let $\Delta$ be the maximal ideal space of $A$. Denote by $\widehat{\cdot}\colon A\to C(\Delta)$ the Gelfand transform.
If $\Delta$ is ...
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Does locally nilpotent imply nilpotent for continuous self-maps of intervals?
Let $f\in C([0,1],[0,1])$ be such that:
$$\forall x\in [0,1], \; \exists k\in \mathbb N, \; f^{\circ k}(x)=0.$$
Is it true that $f$ is nilpotent (i.e., that there is some $k$ such that $f^{\circ k}=0$)...
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Is it possible to extend Borel's lemma to the case of functional derivatives?
Let us think of a collection of tempered distributions $\{ T(x_1, \cdots, x_n)\}_{n=0}^\infty$. Here I will specifically set $x_i \in \mathbb{R}^4$ since I am considering quantum field theory and ...
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Maximal function estimate for differential quotient of function satisfying $\nabla f \in BMO$
For a function $f \in W^{1,p}(\mathbb R^N)$, it is well-known that there exists a constant $C_N$ (dependent on $N$) such that
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|f(x)-f(y)| \le C_N|x-y|(\mathcal M|\nabla f|(x) + \mathcal M|\nabla f|(...
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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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Lipschitz map on positive definite cone of $n$-by-$n$ matrices
A function matrix $f : X \to \mathbb R$ is a convex Lipschitz continuous matrix function with Lipschitz constant $\mathrm L$ with respect to a fixed given norm $\|\cdot\|$, i.e., $|f(A)-f(B)| \leq \...
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Transforming two smooth densities to the same density
I am looking for an example of the following:
Find a bijective, differentiable function $f$ and continuous probability density functions $q_1\ne q_2$ such that $f_*q_1=p=f_*q_2$, where $f_*$ is the ...
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Building random homeomorphisms of the circle
Given a positive Borel measure without atoms $\tau$ on the circle $\mathbb T =\mathbb R /\mathbb Z =[0,1)$ , in https://arxiv.org/abs/0912.3423 a homeomorphism $h:[0,1)\to [0,1)$ is defined as
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Continuity of Legendre transform
Let $I \subset \mathbb{R}$ be an interval, and $f_n, f: I \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ a convex function; then its Legendre transform is the function $f^{\ast}: I^{\ast} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ defined by
$...
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Closed formula for this sum $\sum^\infty_{n=0}\frac{1}{n^4+n^2+1}.$ [closed]
How to calculate this sum $$\sum^\infty_{n=0}\frac{1}{n^4+n^2+1}.$$
Thank you in advance
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Lipschitz mappings, covering dimension
Is there a compact metric space $X$ of covering dimension $2$ without a Lipschitz surjection on $[0,1]^2$?
For a space $X$ with Hausdorff dimension greater than $2$, we have a negative answer (see ...
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Tensor product is complete?
Let $(V,\|\cdot\|_V)$ and $(W,\|\cdot\|_W)$ be Banach spaces and let the norm $\|\cdot\|_{V\otimes W}$ on the tensor product space $V\otimes W$ be admissible in the following sense: for $v\in V, w\in ...
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Fourier transform harmonic oscillator eigenstates
The normalized eigenfunctions of the quantum harmonic oscillator are
$$\psi_{n}(x)= \frac{1}{\sqrt{2^n n!}} e^{-x^2/2}H_n(x),$$
where $n \in \mathbb N_0$ and $H_n$ is the $n$-th Hermite polynomial, ...
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Whether a functional which preserves maximum for comonotone functions is monotone?
Let $X$ be a compactum (compact Hausdorff space). By $C(X,[0,1])$ we denote the space of continuous functions endowed with the sup-norm We also consider the natural lattice operations $\vee$ and $\...