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The continuous dependence of the Green's function on a domain
Let $\Omega\in\mathbb{R}^2$ be a smooth bounded domain and $G(x,y)$ be the Green's function of $-\Delta$ in $\Omega$ with zero Dirichlet condition. Clearly $G(x,y)=-\frac{1}{2\pi}\ln|x-y|-h(x,y)$, ...
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The grail of functional analysis?
Does $g\in C([0,1],[0,1])=A$ exist such that $\{g^n ,n\in\mathbb N\}$ is dense in $A$ provided with the uniform norm?
with $g^2=g \circ g $
If we can find $g$ then $F$ a closed of $A$, $id \in F$ ...
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A weighted $W^{2,p}$ estimates
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded smooth domain and $u\in W^{2,p}(\Omega)\cap H^1_0(\Omega)$. By the classical $L^p$ theory of second order elliptic equation, we have
$$
\|\nabla^2u\|_{L^p(\Omega)}\leq C\|\...
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On an asymptotic integral
Let $\phi, a \in C^{\infty}([0,1])$ and assume $a(0)=1$. Suppose that
$$
\int_0^1 e^{\tau \,\phi(t)}\,a(t)\,dt =0 \qquad \text{for all $\tau \in \mathbb R$}.
$$
Does it follow that $\phi$ is a ...
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Is the space of affine continuous functions a Baire space
Let $\Omega$ be a compact convex set in q linear normed space. Let $A(\Omega)$ be the space of affine continuous real-valued functions. My question is whether the space $A(\Omega)$ is a Baire space? ...
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Decomposition of a positive definite matrix
Let $K(x)_{n\times n}$ be a positive definite matrix defined on $x\in D$ and $K_{i,j}(x)\in C^2(D)$ (or generally $C^k$) for any $1\le i,j\le n$. Of course for any $x$, there exists a invertable ...
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The conditions used to prove upper semicontinuous of generalized directional derivative (in Clarke sense)
Let $X$ be a reflexive Banach space, $z, x, v \in X$. $\{z_i\}, \{x_i\}$ and $\{v_i\}$ are arbitrary sequences converging to $z, x$ and $v$, respectively.
I would like to know under which conditions ...
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Proof that Clarke generalized directional derivative is upper continuous
Let $X$ be a reflexive Banach space, $z, x, v \in X$. If $f: X \times X \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is continuous regarding its first argument and locally Lipschitz regarding its second argument. $\{z_i\},...
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$\int_0^1 f(\sin(1/x)) \times g(\cos(1/x)) dx \leq \int_0^1 f(\sin(1/x)) dx \times \int_0^1 g(\cos(1/x))dx? $
I have noticed experimentally that the following question has a positive answer.
Is it true that for all even and convex functions $f$, $g$:
$$\int_0^1 f(\sin(1/x)) \times g(\cos(1/x)) dx \leq \int_0^...
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How to know if two special functions are related by an elementary function?
Suppose I have two special functions $f_1$ and $f_2$. Is there an algorithm which can tell me whether there exists elementary $g$ such that $f_1 = g\circ f_2$? Furthermore, is there any possibility to ...
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Dual norm of a subspace of $\ell_\infty^3$
We define a norm on $\mathbb C^2$ as $\|(\alpha,\beta)\|:=\max\left\{|\alpha|,|\beta|,\big|\frac{\alpha+\beta}{\sqrt{2}}\big|\right\}.$ Can the dual norm be calculated explicitly?
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Green's function for elliptic PDE with potential
$\newcommand{\div}{\operatorname{div}}$Suppose I have an elliptic operator $\mathcal{L} u = -\div (A \nabla u) $ on some open set $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^d$ where here $A$ is uniformly elliptic ...
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Is every Schwartz function the product of two Schwartz functions?
A Schwartz function on $\mathbb R^d$ is a $C^\infty$ function, such that all differentials of order $k \ge 0$ decay faster than any polynomial. They include the class $C^\infty_c(\mathbb R^d)$ of ...
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Density of restrictions of harmonic functions inside a ball
Let $B$ be the closed unit ball in $\mathbb R^3$ centered at the origin and let $U= \{x\in \mathbb R^3\,:\, \frac{1}{2}\leq |x| \leq 1\}.$ Let
$$ S_U= \{u \in C^{\infty}(U)\,:\, \Delta u =0 \quad\text{...
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Extracting the point mass measure of some type of positive measures
Let us consider the measure algebra $M(\mathbb{R})$ consisting of all Radon measures on the reals.
Let $\delta_0$ be the point mass measure concentrated on 0, which is also the multiplicative ...
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An equation in the convolution measure algebra on reals
Let us consider the measure algebra $M(\mathbb{R})$ consisting of all Radon measures on reals.
Let $\mu$ be a Radon measure in $M(\mathbb{R})$ and $\delta_0$ be the point mass measure concentrated on ...
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Two variable polynomials that behave like Lagrange polynomials [closed]
Let us consider different points $z_i=(x_i,y_i)$ in the plane where $i=1,\cdots n$.
Q Do there exist two variable polynomials $P_i(x,y)$ with minimal degree such that $P_i(z_j)=\delta_{ij}$?
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Schauder basis of $L^1_{\mathrm{loc}}(\mathbb{R}^n,H)$
$\newcommand{\loc}{\mathrm{loc}}$Let $(\mathbb{R}^n,\mathcal{B}(\mathbb{R}^n),\mu)$ denote the Euclidean space $\mathbb{R}^n$ with its Borel $\sigma$-algebra $\mathcal{B}(\mathbb{R}^n)$ equipped with ...
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Functions dense in $L^1[0,1]$ but not in $L^2[0,1]$
Is there a family of continuous functions $(f_n)_{n \in \mathbb{N}}$ on $[0,1]$ whose span is dense in $L^1[0,1]$ for the $L^1$-norm, but not dense in $L^2[0,1]$ for the $L^2$-norm?
Some preliminary ...
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The regularity theorem, a non-regular minimizer problem
During my self study to the calculus of variations I come across this problem. Because of my search, I know what I wanted to do but I need some help to do them.
The function $f:[-1,1] \times \mathbb R ...
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Sequential separability on $C_p(X)$
Definition. Let $E$ be a topological space. Suppose that $E$ contains a sequence $\{x_n\}$ such that for every $x\in E$, there exists a subsequence $\{x_{n_k}\}$ of $\{x_n\}$ with $x=\lim x_{n_k}$. ...
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Some special sequence in $C(\mathbb{R})$
Let us consider $C(\mathbb{R})$, the space of continuous functions on the reals.
Q. Does there exist a sequence $\{f_n\}$ in $C(\mathbb{R})$ such that for every $f\in C(\mathbb{R})$ one may find a ...
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On which subspace $W\subset C^{\infty}[0,1]$ is $(Df)(x)=xf'(x)$ a bounded operator provided all functions in $W$ are flat functions?
I have already asked this question on MSE; now I repeat it on MO.
https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/4132346/on-which-subspace-w-subset-c-infty0-1-is-df-xfx-a-bounded-operator
First we ...
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How to prove or disprove $ |r'(a)| \leq c_1 \sup_{x \in [a-1/2,a+1/2]} |r(x)|$?
Let $ A = \begin{bmatrix}
a & 1 \\ 0 & a
\end{bmatrix}$ be a Jordan matrix with $ -1 < a < 1 $.
Let $r(z) = \frac{p(z)}{q(z)}$ be an irreducible rational function, where $p(...
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First derivative of cut off function
I am working on proving the following: Let $\rho(x)= \frac{2}{2+x^2}$, $\theta >1$ (assumed integer here) and $B \subset H^1_{ul}$,(uniformly local Sobolev space), be any subset which is bounded in ...
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If $u_n\rightharpoonup u$ in $L^2(0,T;L^2)$ then there is a subsequence such that $u_n(t)\rightharpoonup u(t)$ almost everywhere?
If $u_n\rightharpoonup u$ in $L^2(0,T;L^2(\Omega))$. Can we find a subsequence such that $u_{n_k}(t)\rightharpoonup u(t)$ almost everywhere on $[0,T]$?
I'm not sure if this question is trivial or not,...
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Special version of Tonelli’s theorem
I am trying to prove this theorem. I have not found anything similar to it on the internet.
Special version of Tonelli’s theorem
Assume that the functions $f(x,u): [a,b] \times \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{...
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Relaxation of notion of positive definite function
A function $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ is called positive definite (in the semigroup sense) if for all $n\geq 1$ and $x_1,\ldots,x_n\in\mathbb{R}$ pairwise different the matrix $(f(x_i+x_j))_{i,j=1}^n$...
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Estimate on integral with logarithmic weight
Let $f:\mathbb R^n \to \mathbb R$. What (minimal) assumptions are needed, in addition to $f \in L^1 \cap L^\infty$, to have
$$
\int_{\mathbb R^{2n}} \frac{|f(x)-f(y)|}{(|x-y|+\epsilon)^{n+1}} \, dx \, ...
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Core for Neumann Laplacians
Let $d$ be a positive integer. We write $\mathbb{H}^d$ for the closed $d$-dimensional upper-half space: $\mathbb{H}^d=\{(x_1,\ldots,x_d) \in \mathbb{R}^d,\,x_d \ge 0\}$. We consider the Neumann ...
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Fixed point of a contraction map
This question is a continuation of Is this a contraction mapping for small $T$?
Set, for $T, m>0$, $H^m_T:=\{h:[0,T]\to [0,m]:~ h,~h' \mbox{ are both continuous on } [0,T]\}$ endowed with the norm
$...
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An integral average condition and its relationship with BMO, VMO, and Sobolev spaces
Let $V: \mathbb R^n \to \mathbb R^n$ be a vector field which satisfies
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\lim_{l \to \infty} \sup_{x \in \mathbb R^n} \left|\frac{1}{l^n} \int_{[0,l]^n}V(x+y) dy \right| = 0
$$
What is the ...
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Arzelà-Ascoli for $C_b(0,1)$? Or more generally, why is that continuous functions "live most naturally" on compact spaces?
I’m wondering if there is a version of Arzelà-Ascoli for continuous functions on not-necessarily compact metric/Hausdorff spaces $X$, i.e. a characterization of the compact subsets of $C_b(X)$ (under ...
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Is this a contraction mapping for small $T$?
Let $G$ be the heat kernal, i.e. for $0\le t<s$ and $x,y\in\mathbb R$
$$G(t,x;s,y):=\frac{1}{\sqrt{4\pi(s-t)}}\exp\left(-\frac{(y-x)^2}{4(s-t)}\right).$$
For $T>0$, let $\mathcal H_T:=\{h:[0,T]\...
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Analogue of Kolmogorov/Arnold superposition for general manifolds?
Previously asked and bountied at MSE with slightly different language:
Given a topological space $\mathcal{X}$, let $$\mathsf{Cl_C}(\mathcal{X})=\bigcup_{n\in\mathbb{N}}C(\mathcal{X}^n,\mathcal{X})$$ ...
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Direct limit of the sequence $E_{0} \hookrightarrow E_{1} \hookrightarrow \cdots$ in the category of Banach spaces
Recently I have been reading the paper The categorical origins of Lebesgue integration by Tom Leinster (https://arxiv.org/pdf/2011.00412.pdf). In this paper, he said that:
For $n \geq 0$, let $E_{n}$ ...
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About the theorem of Weierstrass?
Is $E=Vect\{1,x,x^2,...,x^{2^n},...\}$ dense in $C([0,1])$ for the uniform norm?
While looking for a short proof for Weierstrass' theorem, I came across this justification(*) (which shows this result)...
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Measure of non-commutativity of two invertible functions
I need to estimate $|x - f^{-1}(g^{-1}(f(g(x))))|$ for various values of $x$ for two smooth invertible functions $f$ and $g$ on $\mathbb{R}$ (actually some other spaces, but $\mathbb{R}$ will do.) Are ...
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Estimate the homogeneous components of a polynomial against its maximum
Let $P\equiv P(x) := \sum_{|\alpha|\leq m} c_\alpha\cdot x^\alpha$ be a real polynomial in $d$ variables of (total) degree $m$, where $d, m \in\mathbb{N}$ are fixed.
(I.e., the above sum ranges over ...
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Inequality between coefficients of a polynomial and its supremum
For $d, m \in\mathbb{N}$ fixed, let $P\equiv P(x) := \sum_{|\alpha|\leq m} c_\alpha\cdot x^\alpha$ be a real polynomial in $d$ variables of (total) degree $m$. (That is, the above sum ranges over all ...
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Is this operator symmetric and, if so, how to manifest the reality of its $L^2$ weighted norm?
I am working with an integral within the context of a Carleman estimate, and am trying to manifest its reality (with the later goal of finding a lower bound for $-S$ in the $L^2$ sense) but am having ...
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A question on the self-adjointness of an operator
Given a Hilbert space (separable) $\mathcal{H}$ with an orthonormal basis $\{e_i\}_{i=1}^{\infty}$, define an operator $T$ with domain $\mathcal{D}(T)$ equal to the span of $\{e_i\}$ by $Te_i:=\...
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Determining the tails of a convolution from its behavior on a compact set
Let $p$ be a smooth (say, $C^\infty$, but this is not crucial) density on the interval $I=[0,1]$ and $g_\sigma$ be the density of $N(0,\sigma^2)$. Define $f=p\ast g_\sigma$. To what extent does the ...
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Does $C[0, 1]$ admit a covering by sets of arbitrarily small eccentricity?
We denote by $C[0, 1]$ the space of continuous functions on $[0, 1]$ under the supremum norm, equipped with the Borel sigma algebra.
A covering of $C[0, 1]$ is a (possibly countably infinite) ...
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Build an explicit "small perturbation" of the identity satisfying some properties
How can I build (i.e. find an explicit formula) a smooth function $f_\epsilon: \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ depending on a parameter $\epsilon >0$ which is "almost the identity" but constant ...
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Criteria for operators to have infinitely many eigenvalues
Normal compact linear operators on Hilbert spaces have infinitely many (counting multiplicities) eigenvalues by the spectral theorem.
For non-normal operators this no longer has to be true.
There ...
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Compact embedding of Lipschitz continuous functions
Let $(X,d,\mu)$ be a metric measure space, not necessarily with $\mu(X)<\infty$. I would like to study the embedding of $W^{1,2}(X)\cap \mathrm{Lip}(X)$ into $L^2(X)$. Are there simple conditions ...
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Taylor coefficients of Hadamard product
I imagine this to be a very classical question in complex analysis:
Consider the Hadamard product
$$g(\mu) = \prod_{n=1}^{\infty}E_1(\mu z_n),$$
where $E_1(z):=(1-z)e^z$ is the first elementary ...
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Spectrum Cauchy-Euler operator
A Cauchy-Euler operator is an operator that leaves homogeneous polynomial of a certain degree invariant, named after the Cauchy-Euler differential equations
We consider the operator
$$(Lf)(x) = \...
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(Sharp) Bounds on $E(XYZ)$ given all the bivariate marginals
Suppose $X,Y,Z$ are all real-valued random variables. Suppose I know the joint marginal distributions of $(X,Y)$, $(Y,Z)$ and $(X,Z)$. I want to find bounds on $E(XYZ)$.
In the case of bounding $E(XY)$...