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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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Approximation of Lipschitz functions by convex combinaison of Lipschitz functions depending on projections

Let $K\subset \mathbb R^2$ be compact. For any $c>0$, denote by ${\rm Lip}_c(K)$ the collection of Lipschitz functions $f:K\to\mathbb R$ whose Lipschitz constant is less than or equal to $c$. Set $...
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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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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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Is this operator bounded?

Let $T$ be an invertible positive operator and $S$ be another positive operator on a complex Hilbert space. We then study $$ \Vert (T+S)^{-1/2}T(T+S)^{-1/2}\Vert$$ I would assume that this norm is ...
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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&...
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Gradient of a convex function on $\mathbb{R}^d$, maximum on hypercubes bounded by values in corners?

Let $f : \mathbb{R}^d \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be infinitely often continuously differentiable and convex. For $d = 1$, we know that for any interval $[a, b]$, it holds for $x, y \in [a, b]$ that $$ (f'...
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Question on the existence/uniqueness of the fixed point

Let $E$ a Banach space ($E$ is the space of continuous functions on $[0,T]$ for my case). Let $F, G: E\times E\to E$ be contraction maps of contraction constant $\epsilon>0$. Given $b\in\mathbb R$, ...
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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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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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Space derivative of flow of ODE with monotone source

Consider the ODE $$ \begin{cases} \partial_t\Phi(t,x) = f(t,\Phi(t,x)), &\ t>0, \ x \in \mathbb R \\ \Phi(0,x) = x, & x \in \mathbb R \end{cases} $$ where $f$ is function which is a non-...
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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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Bounding integral expression with Sobolev norm of integrand

Consider the following integral expression: $$\mathcal I :=\iint_{\epsilon \leq|x-y| \leq 1/2} f(x) f(y) \frac{\langle g(x)-g(y), x-y\rangle}{|x-y|^{n+2}} d x d y $$ for $\epsilon>0$, $f \in L^\...
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Defining the value of a distribution at a point

Let $\omega\in D'(\mathbb R^n)$ be a distribution and $p\in \mathbb R^n$. If there is an open set $U\subset \mathbb R^n$ containing $p$ such that $\omega|_U$ is given by a continuous function $f\in C(...
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Equivariant implicit function theorem

Let $f:\mathbb{R}\times \mathbb{R}^{n} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{n}$ be a smooth function and $G\subset \operatorname{SO}(n)$ be a $1$-dimensional compact Lie group (diffeomorphic to the circle). ...
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Explicit isomorphism between $L^2(\mathbb{R}^2)$ and $L^2(\mathbb{R})$?

As Hilbert spaces, $L^2(\mathbb{R}^2)$ and $L^2(\mathbb{R})$ are isomorphic. Of course the isomoprhism is vastly not unique. I wonder if there are any particularly nice explicit isomorphisms. E.g. I ...
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On the operator $f\to xf'/f$

I'm interested in the following operator $T$, close relative of the standard logarithmic derivative: $$f(x)\to Tf(x)=\frac{\text{d}(\log {f})}{\text{d}(\log {x})}=\frac{xf'}{f},$$ where $f$ is an ...
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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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How can I simplify this sum any further?

Recently I was playing around with some numbers and I stumbled across the following formal power series: $$\sum_{k=0}^\infty\frac{x^{ak}}{(ak)!}\biggl(\sum_{l=0}^k\binom{ak}{al}\biggr)$$ I was able ...
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Generalized Jensen's inequality for positively homogeneous functions

The function $f:V \to \hat{\mathbb{R}}$ is said to be positively homogeneous iff $f(\alpha v) = \alpha f(v)$ for every $\alpha \in \mathbb{R}_{++}$. Here $V$ is a real vector space and $\hat{\mathbb{R}...
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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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Brouwer's theorem 2.0? [closed]

Let $f\in C([0,1]^n,\mathbb R^n) $ with $[0,1]^n \subset f([0,1]^n)$ Is it true that $\exists x \in [0,1]^n, f(x) =x$?
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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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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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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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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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(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 $E(XY)$...
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Almost Arzela Ascoli

Definitions: We say a sequence of continuous functions $f_n: [0, 1] \to \mathbb R$ is equicontinuous on average if for every $x \in [0, 1]$ and $\varepsilon > 0$ there exists some $\delta > 0$ ...
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Can I find a bump function $\psi$ such that $\nabla\log\psi$ vanishes too?

Consider a bump function supported in the ball of radius $1$, that is $\psi:\mathbb R^n\to\mathbb R$ such that $\ \psi(x)>0$ for $|x|<1$ $\ \psi(x)=0$ for $|x|\geq 1$ $\ \psi\in C^\infty$. ...
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Bounding integral expression with BV norm of integrand

Consider the following integral expression: $$\mathcal I :=\iint_{\epsilon \leq|x-y| \leq 1/2} f(x) f(y) \frac{\langle g(x)-g(y), x-y\rangle}{|x-y|^{n+2}} d x d y $$ for $\epsilon>0$, $f \in L^\...
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Estimate for an oscillatory integral of the first kind

I am confused in finding the right bound for the following oscillatory integral $$I = \int_\mathbb{R} (\psi(2^{-k} \xi))^2 e^{i (y \xi - 3 \eta \xi^2 t)} d\xi.$$ Where $\psi(2^{-k} \xi)$ is a smooth ...
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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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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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Is there a way to reconstruct the convolution $(f * g)(x)$ of $f$ with a Gaussian $g$ from sampled values, $(f*g)(a), a \in A$?

Suppose that $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{C}$ is a function which has support in $[-1,1]$. Let $g = g_\sigma$ be a centered Gaussian with variance $\sigma^2$. Is there a way to reconstruct the ...
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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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Definition clarification: "regular directed distributions"

(I asked this question on math.stackexchange (see here) but didn't receive any reaction, hence I try it here. If it does not fit within here, just let me know in the comments.) In the definition of ...
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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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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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When is $\lVert f*g\rVert_\infty=\lVert f\rVert_1\lVert g\rVert_\infty$?

If $1\leq p<\infty$, it is easy to find nice necessary and sufficient equality conditions for the convolution inequality $$\lVert f*g\rVert_p\leq\lVert f\rVert_1\lVert g\rVert_p\qquad (f\in L^1(\...
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Support of a measure

Let $T:X\to X$ be a continuous function on a compact manifold $X$ and let $\text{Leb}$ be the Lebesgue measure normalized so that $\text{Leb}(X)= 1$. We denote by $\mathcal{M}(X)$ the space of all ...
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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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Challenge: Non-Gaussian quartic integral and path integral in Quantum field theory

(1) It is well-known that we can get a Gaussian integral of this type, where $x$ is in $\mathbb{R}$: $$ \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} dx e^{-ax^2}=\sqrt{(2\pi)/a}. \tag{i} $$ We can generalize this ...
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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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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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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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Are equicontinuous function dominated by a continuous function?

Let $f_n: [0, 1] \to \mathbb R$ be an equicontinuous sequence of functions. Does there exist a continuous function $f$ that dominates $f_n $ in the following sense? We say $f$ dominates the sequence $...
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Optimizing the gradient norm on the unit sphere

Let $ \Bbb S^{d-1}=\{(x_1,\cdots ,x_d): x_1^2+ \cdots +x_d^2=1\}\subset \Bbb R^d$ be the unit sphere. Let $\nabla u= (\partial_{x_1}u,\cdots, \partial_{x_d}u)$ be the gradient of a function $u\in C_c^\...
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Are the injective functions dense in $C([0,1]^n,\mathbb R^n) $?

Let $n\geq 2$. Are injective functions dense in $C([0,1]^n,\mathbb R^n) $ with the uniform norm?
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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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Non-injectivity of the limit of non-injective sequence of operators

It is known that the limit of a sequence of non injective operators is not necessarily non-injective, for instance, the operator \begin{eqnarray*} T_n &:&\ell ^{2}\rightarrow \ell ^{2} \\ x &...
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