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Sobolev inequality with weight in the case $1<n\leq p$

Assume that $1<n\leq p$. Does there exist a (non-negative) measure $\mu$ (preferably with some positive density function with respect to the Lebesue measure $dx$) and $q>p$ so that for all $f\in ...
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Convergence of mollified functions in weighted $L^p$ norm

$ \newcommand{\bR}{\mathbb{R}} \newcommand{\bE}{\mathbb{E}} \newcommand{\supp}{\operatorname{supp}} $ Let $(\rho_n)_{n \geq 1}$ be a sequence of mollifiers on $\bR^d$, i.e., each $\rho_n$ is a ...
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Sufficient conditions for the space of Radon measure to be a Banach space

Let $\mathcal{X}$ be a Hausdorff space and consider the space of Radon measures with bounded total variation $M(\mathcal{X})$ on $\mathcal{X}$. Usually, the additional assumptions on $\mathcal{X}$ are ...
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Inequality with Hermite polynomials

Consider the (physicist's) Hermite polynomials $H_n(x)$ which are divided by $$\sqrt{\sqrt{\pi} 2^n n!}$$ for the purpose of normalization. These are orthogonal with respect to the weight function $e^{...
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Maximal function on mixed $L^{p}$

Consider $ f_{j,k}$ to be a function in $L^{p}(l^{q}(l^{2}))$, that is $$ \Vert f_{j,k} \Vert^{p}_{L^{p}(l^{q}(l^{2}))} = \int_{\mathbb{R}^{n}} \left( \sum_{k} \big[ \sum_{j} \vert f_{j,k}(x) \vert^{2}...
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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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Is $L^2([a,b]; L^2(S^2))$ the same as $L^2([a,b] \times S^2)$?

The space $L^2([a,b];L^2(S^2))$ is a Banach space with respect to the norm $$\left\Vert f \right\Vert_1^2 = \int_{a}^b \left\Vert f(r) \right\Vert_{L^2(S^2)}^2 dr$$ The space $L^2([a,b]\times S^2)$ ...
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$L^p$ domination of mixed partial derivatives of the 3rd order by the unmixed ones?

Is it true that for each real $p>1$ there is some real $C_p$ such that for all smooth real-valued functions $u$ compactly supported on $S:=(0,1)^3$ one has $$\|D_1D_2D_3u\|_p\le C_p(\|D_1^3u\|_p+\|...
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$L^p$ domination of mixed partial derivatives by the unmixed ones?

Is it true that for each real $p\ge1$ there is some real $C_p$ such that for all smooth real-valued functions $u$ compactly supported on $S:=(0,1)^2$ one has $$\|D_1D_2u\|_p\le C_p(\|D_1^2u\|_p+\|D_2^...
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Generalized family of Hölder inequalities

Is the "only if" direction of the following fact known? For fixed sequences $(a)_i = a_1, \dots, a_r$, $(b)_i = b_1, \dots, b_r$ and $(c)_i = c_1, \dots, c_r$, the inequality $\prod_{i = 1}^...
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Can we approximate a Hölder pdf by higher-order Hölder pdf's?

$\newcommand{\RR}{\mathbb R}\newcommand{\NN}{\mathbb N}$ Let $\alpha \in (0, 1)$ and $j \in \NN$. We denote by $H^{j + \alpha} := H^{j + \alpha} ({\RR}^d)$ the space of real-valued functions $f$ on $\...
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Examples of RKHS that are "classical"

Among the so-called "classical" Hilbert spaces ($L^2$, Sobolev, Hardy, Bergman, etc.), which are very well-studied, which are RKHSs? It is easy to construct example of RKHSs by applying the ...
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Singular integral operators acting on Zygmund class

It is proven in "Classical and Modern Fourier Analysis" by L. Grafakos (Corollary 6.7.2) that if a kernel $K(x)$ defined away from the origin on $\mathbb{R}^n$ satisfies $$\sup_{0<R<\...
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Properties of the topology of sequential convergence $\tau_\text{seq}$

Let $(X,\tau)$ be a Hausdorff space. Denote by $\tau_\text{seq}$ the topology on $X$ whose closed sets are the sequentially $\tau$-closed subsets of $X$. I have read that $\tau_\text{seq}$ has the ...
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Lebesgue differentiation theorem at boundary points for Sobolev traces

$\newcommand{\R}{\mathbb R}$ 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 $$ u(x)...
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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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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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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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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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A constant ratio of integrals? Part II

This question is a follow up on my latest MO post which was addressed kindly by Iosif Pinelis. What is new here is that I need to correct the assumption by including a missing hypothesis. The context ...
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A constant ratio of integrals? Part I

Let $u(x)$ be a harmonic polynomial in the unit ball $B_1(0)\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ with $u(0)=0$. For $0<r\leq1$, consider the average of its Dirichlet integral $$A(r):=\frac1{\vert B_r(0)\vert}\int_{...
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Second differential of total variation

I am trying to give meaning to the notion of second differential of total variation. For sufficiently regular $u:\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^2 \to \mathbb{R}$ let the total variation be given by $$TV(u)=...
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Does the map $f \mapsto \mu_f$ (BV to Lebesgue-Stieltjes measure) behave nicely under function concatenation?

Consider two continuous functions $f,g : [0,1]\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ of bounded variation, and let $\mu_f, \mu_g : \mathcal{B}([0,1])\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ be their associated Lebesgue-Stieltjes (...
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The Laplace transform and the Lagrange compositional inversion formula

I'm looking for references which derive the Lagrange inversion formula, given below (in bold), for the Taylor series coefficients of the compositional inverse of a function $f$ analytic at the origin ...
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Checking the uniform denseness of a set in $C([0, 1], \mathbb{R}^2)$

Let $\lambda:[0, 1]\to \mathbb{R}$, and $b_{1j}, b_{2j}:[0, 1] \to \mathbb{R}$, $j = 1, \ldots, m$ be smooth functions. Consider the following two sets $$\begin{align*} S_1 &= \left\{ \begin{...
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Regularity properties of conditional distributions

Let $(X,Y)\in\mathbb{R}^n\times\mathbb{R}^m$ be a pair of random variables with joint density $p(x,y)$. I am interested in the regularity properties of the conditional densities $p(y|x)$ and $p(x|y)$ (...
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Monotonicity of the Hellinger integral/distance

Let $p$ and $q$ be probability densities on $\mathbb R$, with respect to the Lebesgue measure $dx$. The corresponding Hellinger integral and distance are $H(p,q):=\int_{\mathbb R}\sqrt{pq}\,dx$ and $\...
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Reference request for type of specific integral equation in two variable:

Consider the following integral equation: $$\int_0^\infty K(t,y)\phi(t,x)dt=0$$ Here, $K(t,y)$ is a trigonometric kernel and $\phi(t,x)$ is monotonic wrt $x$ ( for fixed $t$). I want to find the ...
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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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Product of Besov and Lorentz functions

Let us fix $n\in\mathbb{N}^+$ and $p,q\in [1,\infty)$. Given $r_1,r_2,r_3\in[1,\infty)$, I would like to understand whether we have the bound $$ \|fg\|_{L^{q,r_3}(\mathbb{R}^n)}\lesssim \|f\|_{B^{n/p}...
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Existence of uniform approximator that also approximates derivative

Let $S$ be a subset of $C^1([0, 1], \mathbb{R})$. It is a well-known fact that given a function $f\in C^1([0, 1], \mathbb{R})$ and a sequence $\{f_n\}\subset C^1([0,1], \mathbb{R})$ such that $f_n\to ...
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Eigenvalues of the operator $A = -v'' + B(x) v$

How can I prove that for the eigenvalues of the operator $$A := -v'' + B(x) v$$ on $(0,L)$ with zero Dirichlet boundary condition it holds that $$ \left| \lambda_n - \frac{\pi^2n^2}{L^2}\right| \le ||...
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Energy estimate for $\theta_t + H(\theta)_x = 0$ in $t>0, x >0$?

Consider the IBVP for $$\theta_t + H(\theta)_x = 0, \qquad t>0, \ x>0$$ with $$H(\theta) = \frac{1}{\pi} \text{pv}\int_{0}^\infty \frac{\theta(y)}{y-x} dy$$ with Dirichlet boundary conditions. ...
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Kolmogorov entropy of a subset of $L^1$

How can we estimate the Kolmogorov $\epsilon$-entropy $$H_\epsilon (A,L^1(\mathbb R))$$ where $ A = \{f:\mathbb R \to [0,K] \text{ s.t. $f \in L^1$ and has total variation $TV(f) \le M$}\} $?
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Stone-Weierstrass theorem for modules of non-self-adjoint subalgebras

In "Weierstrass-Stone, the Theorem" by Joao Prolla, there is a Stone-Weierstrass theorem for modules, stated as the following: Let $\mathcal{A}$ be a subalegebra of $C(X, \mathbb{R})$ and $...
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Moduli of continuity and Wasserstein differentiability of functions between measures

Let $X=\mathbb{R}^n$; I am also interested in the general case $X$ is a metric space but for simplicity let's focus on Euclidean space. Let $\mathcal{P}(X)$ denote the space of Borel probability ...
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$L^p$ compactness for a sequence of functions from compactness of product with cut-off

Fix $p \in [1,\infty)$. Let $f_n:[a,b] \to \mathbb R$, $n \in \mathbb N$, be a sequence of $C^1$ functions. For every fixed $m\in \mathbb N^*$, suppose that the sequence of functions $$\{f_{n}\psi_m(...
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$L^p$ compactness for a sequence of functions from compactness of cut-off

Fix $p \in [1,\infty)$. Let $f_n:[a,b] \to \mathbb R$, $n \in \mathbb N$, be a sequence of $C^1$ functions. For every fixed $m\in \mathbb N^*$, suppose that the sequence of functions $$\{f_{n}\psi_m(...
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Is there a name for this slightly stronger version of Cesàro convergence which "more quickly ignores earlier terms"?

Let $V$ be a normed vector space, let $l \in V$, and let $(a_n)$ be a sequence in $V$. We say that $a_n$ is Cesàro-convergent to $l$ if $\frac{1}{n}\sum_{i=1}^n a_i \to l$ as $n\to\infty$. Now I will ...
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Traces of Sobolev spaces

Is there a simple proof of the following fact? Theorem. Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ be a bounded and smooth domain. If $n>2$, then $W^{1,n-1}(\partial\Omega)\subset W^{1-\frac{1}{n},n}(\...
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Asymptotics for certain integrals

I stumbled on the following problem, if you can see a way through it. Let $x$ be a real variable and fix a real value $\frac14\leq\nu\leq\frac34$. QUESTION. For $x\rightarrow0$, does there exist a ...
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Hahn-Banach theorem with convex majorant

At least 99% of books on functional analysis state and prove the Hahn-Banach theorem in the following form: Let $p:X\to \mathbb R$ be sublinear on a real vector space, $L$ a subspace of $X$, and $f:L\...
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Taylor $k$-differentiability of a real function at a point

I am interested in the standard name for the following weak form of $k$-differentiability. Definition. A function $f:\mathbb R\to\mathbb R$ is called Taylor $k$-differentiable at a point $x_0$ if ...
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Reference request on Min-Max theorem

Consider the following min-max problem $$\inf_{x\in M} \sup_{y\in N} F(x,y),$$ where $F: M\times N\to\mathbb R$ is Lipschitz and $y\mapsto F(x,y)$ is concave for all $x\in M$. Could we derive $\...
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Product of sets with the Radon-Nikodym Property (RNP)

I have read that it is somewhat well-known that if two Banach spaces $X$ and $Y$ have the Radon-Nikodym Property (RNP), then their product $X\times Y$ also has the RNP. Does the above result ...
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Reference request for (weak*) metrizability of a bounded space of signed Radon measures on a compact set

I know the following is true and I know how to prove it (cf. exercise 50 on page 171 in Folland, Theorem 7.18 in Folland), but per my adviser's instructions, it would be better to find a source to ...
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Box counting dimension of a set and Lipschitz functions

If $f$ is Lipschitz, then the following holds for the Hausdorff dimension: $$\dim_H f(A) \le \dim_H A.$$ Is the same true for the box counting dimension?
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Weak Lebesgue spaces and an estimate for BV functions

Let $u \in BV(\Omega \subset \mathbb R^N, \mathbb{R}^N)$. Is it true that there exists a function $f$ in the weak $L^1$ space such that $$|u(y)-u(x)| \le |x-y|\big|f(y) - f(x)\big|$$ holds for a.e. $...
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Hausdorff dimension of the graph of a BV function

Let $u: \Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^N \to \mathbb{R}^M$ be a $BV$ function. Is the Hausdorff dimension of the graph of $u$ equal to $N$? How can we prove it? Update. In an answer to this post, it ...
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Equivalent notion of approximate differentiability

Is it true that the definition of approximate differentiability presented here of a function $f: \mathbb{R}^N \to \mathbb{R}$ is equivalent to the following one? $$\lim_{r \to 0} \rlap{-}\!\!\int_{...