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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
$$ f’’(x) \leq 0\quad \text{and} \...
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How to prove a concentration isoperimetric inequality for a non-Lipschitz function
Definition $1$. A probability measure $\mu$ on $\mathbb{R}^{d}$ satisfies c-isoperimetry if for any bounded L-Lipschitz $f: \mathbb{R}^{d} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$, and any $t \geq 0$,
\begin{align}
\...
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Can the Riemann integral be defined through a closure/completion process?
Let us consider real-valued functions on the bounded interval $[0,1]$. A "step function" means an element of the vector space spanned by indicator functions of (points and) intervals in $[0,1]$ (the ...
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Construction of the Lipschitz function with a given Lipschitz constant, given two values and with small Lipschitz norm
Let the function $f\colon [a,b] \to\mathbb{C}$ be Lipschitz and let $|f(a)| \geq c,$ $|f(b)| = c$ and $\varepsilon > 0.$
It is easy to see that if $\|f\|_{\infty}< \frac{\varepsilon}{2} =: \...
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Construction of the Lipschitz function with a given Lipschitz constant and given two values
Let the function $f\colon [a,b] \to\mathbb{C}$ be Lipschitz and let $|f(a)| \geq c$ and $|f(b)| = c$. Is there a Lipschitz function $g$ such that $|g| \geq c,$ $g(a)=f(a),$ $ g(b)=f(b)$ and Lipschitz ...
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On a property of complex exponentials
Does there exist a simple smooth closed curve $\gamma:S^1\to \mathbb C$ such that
$$ \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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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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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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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
$$
\begin{split}
K_n(a,t) &:= \inf_{x \in \mathbb R^n} \|x-a\|_2 + t\|x\|_1,\\
M_n(a,t) &:= ...
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Can a weighted $\ell^p$ norm be bounded by an unweighted $\ell^q$ norm?
For any sequence $\omega\in[1, \infty)^{\mathbb{N}}$, define the weighted $\ell^p_\omega$-norm of the sequence $v$ by
$$\Vert v\Vert_{\ell^p_\omega} := \left(\sum_{k=1}^\infty \omega_k^p |v|_k^p\right)...
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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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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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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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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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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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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 $$\sum^\infty_{k=0}\int_{\Bbb C} f(z)\frac{1}{2(2k+1)-\mu}L^0_k(\lvert z\rvert^2)...
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Ekeland's standardness-property inheritable?
Ekeland's inverse function theorem gives weak conditions under which a function $f:E\rightarrow F$ between two graded Fréchet-spaces is locally surjective. The theorem requires
the codomain $F$ to be ...
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Does locally nilpotent imply nilpotent for continuous self-maps of intervals?
Let $f\in C([0,1],[0,1])$ be such that:
$$\forall x\in [0,1], \; \exists k\in \mathbb N, \; f^{\circ k}(x)=0.$$
Is it true that $f$ is nilpotent (i.e., that there is some $k$ such that $f^{\circ k}=0$)...
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Is it possible to extend Borel's lemma to the case of functional derivatives?
Let us think of a collection of tempered distributions $\{ T(x_1, \cdots, x_n)\}_{n=0}^\infty$. Here I will specifically set $x_i \in \mathbb{R}^4$ since I am considering quantum field theory and ...
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Transforming two smooth densities to the same density
I am looking for an example of the following:
Find a bijective, differentiable function $f$ and continuous probability density functions $q_1\ne q_2$ such that $f_*q_1=p=f_*q_2$, where $f_*$ is the ...
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Maximal function estimate for differential quotient of function satisfying $\nabla f \in BMO$
For a function $f \in W^{1,p}(\mathbb R^N)$, it is well-known that there exists a constant $C_N$ (dependent on $N$) such that
$$
|f(x)-f(y)| \le C_N|x-y|(\mathcal M|\nabla f|(x) + \mathcal M|\nabla f|(...
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Condition for set of the type $\{(a,b)|a \in A, \ b = f(a)\}$ to have empty interior if $A$ has empty interior [closed]
Let us consider $$\mathcal X = \{(a,b)|a \in A, \ b = f(a)\}, $$ where $A \subset L^1(\mathbb R)$ has empty interior and $f:L^1 \to L^1$ is a bijective map. Does $\mathcal X$ also have empty interior? ...
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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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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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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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If the Hausforff dimension of the graph of a function $u$ is $N$ and $\tilde u = u$ a.e. then $\dim_H \mathrm{graph} \, \tilde u = N$ too
Let $\Omega$ be an open (non empty) set and $u:\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^N \to \mathbb{R}^M$ be a function such that the Hausdorff dimension of its graph is $N$.
Let $\tilde u = u$ a.e. Is it true ...
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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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Semilinear elliptic equations in complex plane
Let $D$ denote the closed unit disk centered at the origin in the complex plane. Let $F: D \times \mathbb C \to \mathbb C$ be a smooth function. Is there any theory for well-posedness (in the sense of ...
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Relationship between KL, chi-squared, and Hellinger
There are many well-known relationships between the KL divergence, chi-squared ($\chi^2$) divergence, and the Hellinger metric. In the paper "Assouad, Fano, and Le Cam" by Bin Yu, the author ...
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Characterization of extendible distributions
I asked this question on Mathematics Stackexchange, but got no answer.
I found the following question which characterize the extension of a distribution in $\mathbb{R}$:
Let $f \in L_{\text{loc}}^{1}(...
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Determine if an integral expression is in $L^2(\mathbb{R})$
Note: This is a simplified version of the following question. I did not get a full response and realized can make it simpler to have my main interrogation answered. I decided to write it as a ...
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Identification of a limit point of a sequence of solution of ODE
Let $v^0$ and $v^1$ be the following vector fields over $\big(\mathbb{R}_+^*\big)^3$: for $x\in\big(\mathbb{R}_+^*\big)^3$ and $1\leq i\leq 3$,
\begin{align*}
& v^0_i(x)=x_i(x_{i-1}-x_{i+1}) \\
&...
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Regularity of boundary of a level set of a $C^{1,\alpha}$ function
Let $f:\mathbb{R}^2\to\mathbb{R}$ be a $C^{1,\alpha}$ function. Denote $S_C=\{x\in\mathbb{R}^2\mid f(x)=C \}$ the level set of $f$ with value $C$.
What i want to ask is, if $S_C$ is nonempty for some $...
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When can a convolution be written as a change of variables?
Suppose $X$ is a random variable with a density $f(x)$ such that $f(x)$ is a convolution of some density $g$ with some other density $q$:
$$
f = g\ast q.
$$
Under what conditions does $X=h(Y)$, where $...
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Equivalence of implicit function theorem and Peano existence theorem in ODEs?
I was recently reading a book about the implicit function theorem (IFT): The implicit function theorem: history, theory, and applications, and before that I learned that Peano's existence theorem can ...
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Comparing the truncated $\ell^{1}$-norm of polynomial coefficients with the supremum norm on the unit disc
Let $p=a_{0}+a_{1}z+\ldots+a_{n}z^{n}$ be a polynomial. Consider the following truncated $\ell^{1}$-seminorm of the coefficients of $p$:
$$\|p\|_{\ell^{1},\text{trun.}}:=\sum_{k=1}^{n}|a_{k}|=\|p-a_{0}...
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Fractional integration in Orlicz spaces
I am reading the paper "Fractional integration in Orlicz spaces" by R. Sharpley.
And I would like to understand one question:
Let $A,B, C$ are Young's functions. The spaces $L_A, L_B$ are ...
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$\log(t)$ term in the small time expansion of $\mathrm{Tr}( A e^{-tB} )$
Assume $A$ is an operator on a Hilbert space with discrete spectrum. Assume $B$ is a positive operator on the same Hilbert space also with a discrete spectrum. Also assume $A$ and $B$ commute.
I'm ...
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Identification of $\lim_{n\to\infty}f_n^{-1}$ with $f_n:\mathbb R_+\to (0,1]$ strictly decreasing and converging pointwise
Let $f_n: \mathbb R_+\to (0,1]$ be continuous and strictly decreasing for every $n\ge 1$. Assume that the pointwise limit of $(f_n)_{n\ge 1}$ exists, denoted by $f$, and is also strictly decreasing. ...
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Fourier transform of Dirac delta distribution
Let $f,g$ be Schwartz functions on $\mathbb R^4$, we denote them as $\mathcal S(\mathbb R^4)$, one can then define the transform $V$ mapping $f,g$ to a Schwartz function $\mathcal S(\mathbb R^8)$
$$ V(...
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Do these two pairs coincide at small time?
Let $\alpha, \beta:\mathbb R_+\to [0,1]$ be continuous and decreasing functions s.t. $\alpha(0)=1=\beta(0)$ and $\alpha, \beta$ are continuously differentiable on $(0,\infty)$ satisfying for some $c&...