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Positive definiteness of infinite tridiagonal matrices
I am interested in the following problem: I have an infinite symmetric tridiagonal matrix
$$
A=
\begin{bmatrix}
a_1 & b_1 & & & \\
b_1 & a_2 & b_2 & & \...
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A question on the Lebesgue differentiation theorem
In the paper [Jessen, B., Marcinkiewicz, J., and Zygmund, A. Note on the differentiability of multiple integrals. Fundamenta Mathematicae 25.1 (1935): 217-234] it is considered the limit
$$
\lim_{\...
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Schemes over topological rings
I have recently been interested in studying an extension of 'usual' algebraic geometry to take into account the topology of $R$ in the definition of the affine scheme $\mathrm{Spec}\, (R)$ when the ...
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Nonlocal Stefan problems
Has there been much work in the setting of Stefan (or general free boundary) problems with some type of nonlocality?
A search on Google and MathSciNet give me only a handful of results which greatly ...
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Reference : Special case of Banach-valued function integration by parts
Let $u \in L^p (0,T; L^1(\Omega))$ with $\partial_t u \in L^p(0,T; L^1(\Omega))$ and $v \in L^q (0,T; L^\infty(\Omega))$ with $\partial_t u \in L^q(0,T; L^\infty(\Omega))$ (with $1/p+1/q=1$ and $p \in ...
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Approximate singular value decomposition in Banach spaces
I am interested in generalisations to Banach spaces of the following construction, which relates to the singular value decomposition of a finite-dimensional linear map. If $V$, $W$ are finite-...
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Lusternik-Schnirelmann Theorem
In various paper i found this:
But i don't find this theorem of Lusternik-Schnirelmann, have you an idea where i can find this theorem, the condition?
Thank you.
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Survey on functional equations and inequalities
Where can I find a comprehensive survey monograph on functional equations and inequalities from sketch to current research trends with some focus on applications (both inside and outside mathematics)?
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A calculus question related to the nonnegative definite functions
I am looking for some sufficient conditions for an even, continuous, nonnegative, non increasing function $f(x)$ on $R$ such that
$$
\int_0^\infty \cos(xz) f(z) d z \ge 0 \qquad\text{for all $x\ge 0$...
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Caffarelli-Silvestre extension definition of fractional Laplace-Beltrami on hypersurface
Let $\Gamma \subset \mathbb{R}^{n+1}$ be a $n$-dimensional (closed) $C^k$-hypersurface. Consider the problem
$$\nabla_\Gamma \cdot (y^{1-2s}\nabla_\Gamma u)(x,y) =0 \quad \text{for $(x,y) \in \Gamma \...
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Reference request : Grothendieck's topological space valued integral
As I am learning the different kind of Banach space valued integrals (Pettis, Bochner), I know that Grothendieck made a "mémoire" in his youth about this topic, but I don't know if it is available ...
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Existence of solution to weak form of linear equation with boundary integral (parabolic PDE)
Let $W(0,T) := \{ u \in L^2(0,T;H^{\frac 12}(\partial\Omega)) \mid u_t \in L^2(0,T;H^{-\frac{1}{2}}(\partial\Omega))\}$. Let $\gamma$ and $\xi$ denote the trace map and its right inverse.
Does there ...
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Better version of "Monotonicity methods in Hilbert spaces and some applications to nonlinear PDEs.."
I am asking whether any one knows of a better source for the text
Monotonicity methods in Hilbert spaces and some applications to nonlinear partial differential
equations by H. Brezis
which I ...
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A question concerning separate and joint continuity of bilinear maps
Suppose that $V$ is a locally convex topological vector space and $f:V^2 \to V$ is a bilinear map. Suppose that $C \subseteq V$ is compact and convex, $f$ maps $C^2$ into $C$ and
$f \restriction C^2$ ...
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Equivalence of two definitions of Sobolev spaces
Good morning,
I am looking for a reference about the following fact that seems to be folklore. Define the Sobolev (Beppo Levi?) space
$$
D^{1,p}(\mathbb{R}^N) = \left\{ u \in L^{p^*}(\mathbb{R}^N) \...
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Defining density of a random function using Radon-Nikodym Theorem
Let $(\Omega,\mathbb{F},P)$ be a probability space and $E$ be an infinite dimensional Banach space and $\mathbb{B}$ be the $\sigma$-algebra of Borel subset of $E$.
Let $X$ be random function defined ...
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What is the best reference for Spectral theory?
I'm studying Bernard Aupetit: A Primer on Spectral Theory
but the textbook we are using is a little bit heavy going for me. Is there a best book to learn about these things?
Thank you.
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Between compact and locally uniform: What is the name of this convergence?
Let $X$ be a topological space, $(Y,d)$ a metric space, $f\in Y^X$, and $(f_n)$ a sequence in $Y^X$ with the following property:
For every $x_0\in X$ and every $\varepsilon>0$, there exist a ...
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Reference request: Wasserstein metric spaces for non linear weights/mobility?
There is a very nice theory of gradient flows in metric spaces by Ambrosio, Gigli and Savaré. One particularly important application is the quadratic Wasserstein setting, where the metric space in ...
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SVD of Frechet derivative
This is mainly a reference request. Is there a particular characterization of operators A from a Hilbert space H to itself such that the Frechet derivative A'(u) exists for each $u \in H$ and for any ...
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"Partition" of a smooth function in $\mathbb R^2$
This is a question asking for reference.
I have a proof of the following.
Let $f=f(x,y)$ be a smooth function in $\mathbb R^2$ which vanishes at the origin. Then there exist smooth functions $f_1=...
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Composite families of formal power series over $\mathbb C$ as algebraic variety
I was led to prove that the set of composite families $(f_j)_{j \leq k}$ of germs at $0\in \mathbb C^m$ of a holomorphic function (composite = sharing a common divisor belonging to the maximal ideal) ...
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Reference for existence results for 2D forced viscous Burgers equation
I am looking for results concering the following parabolic PDE
$$u\cdot\nabla u + \Delta u = F(x),$$
where $$u\colon\Omega\to\mathbb{R}^2,$$ and $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^2$ is a 2D domain (bounded or ...
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Is there a non-compact Poulsen simplex?
A Choquet simplex is a closed, convex and metrizable subset of a locally convex Hausdorff topological vector space in which every point is a barycenter of a unique probability measure supported on the ...
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What happens if we rotate the kernel of an integral operator?
Given an integral operator $K$ on $L^2(\mathbb R)$ with kernel $k(x, y)$, consider the integral operator $L$ on $L^2(\mathbb R)$, whose kernel has the form $k(\alpha x+\beta y, \gamma x+\delta y)$, ...
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Reference needed for Hilbert-Schmidt result regarding basis of $V \subset H$
I am seeking a reference that says:
If $V \subset H \subset V^*$ is a Gelfand triple with all spaces Hilbert spaces and if $V \subset H$ is a compact embedding, then there is a basis of $V$ which ...
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extension of function in an abstract metric space
my question is the following.(Maybe my title is not quite proper for this question):
Let $(E,d)$ be a Polish space (or a separable metric space), let $\xi: E\to R_+$ be a Lipschitz function. Now set $...
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Is there a generalized Birkhoff ergodic theorem?
Is there a Birkhoff ergodic theorem for two measure preserving transformations $T$ and $S$ where $S\circ T= T \circ S$ so that $\frac{1}{n+1}\frac{1}{m+1}\sum_{i=0}^{n}\sum_{j=0}^{m}f \circ T^{i}\circ ...
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Is the span of those vectors dense in $\ell_2$?
For all $x \in \mathbb{R}^n$ and $\alpha \in \mathbb{Z}_{\geq 0}^n$ let $x^\alpha=x_1^{\alpha_1} \cdots x_n^{\alpha_n}$. Let $$\ell^2=\{z=(z_\alpha)_{\alpha \in \mathbb{Z}_{\geq 0}^n}:\, z_{\alpha} \...
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Reference request for proof of Brodskii-Milman theorem "On the center of a convex set"
Can anyone help me to access the paper:
M.S Brodskii and D.P Milman, "On the center of a convex set", Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR 59 (1948) 837–840 in Russian?
or to prove the theorem:
If $K$ is a ...
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Proof of the Dunford-Pettis theorem
I would like to know where to find a complete proof of the Dunford-Pettis theorem:
A sequence $(f_n)_{n\geq 0} \subset L^1$ is uniformly integrable if and only if it is relatively compact for the weak ...
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convergence of $e^{it\Delta}f$
I heard of a conjecture that
$e^{it\Delta}f\rightarrow f$ a.e. as $t\rightarrow 0$ for $f\in H^{1/4+\epsilon}$
but couldn't find a proper reference.
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Two Definitions of Non-commutative $L^p$ space
Throughout, let $(\mathcal{M},\tau)$ be a von Neumann algebra $\mathcal{M}$, acting on a Hilbert space $H$, with normal semifinite faithful trace $\tau$.
In the survey article by Pisier and Xu, the ...
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Are inclusions from spaces of $C^\infty$ sections into spaces of $C^k$ sections homotopy equivalences?
[EDIT: The answer to my original question was obviously no, as user56365 pointed out. Here is what I should have asked.]
For finite-dimensional smooth manifolds $E,M$, let $E\to M$ be a smooth fibre ...
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Bochner's theorem for measures of positive type
Is there a version of Bochner's theorem characterizing measures of positive type on a locally compact group? By a measure of positive type on the group $\Gamma$, I mean a measure $\mu$ satisfying $\...
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Specific Reference? Noncommutative topology and C^* algebras [closed]
I stumbled across this "dictionary for noncommutative topology" http://planetmath.org/noncommutativetopology
and I would be very interested in learning more on the subject, particularly I'd like to ...
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Variational Principle for a System of Differential Equations
I am studying a differential operator of the form $$ L\left(\begin{array}{c} u \\ v \end{array}\right) = -\Delta \left(\begin{array}{c} u \\ v \end{array}\right) + V(x)\left(\begin{array}{c} u \\ v \...
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$L^{p}(\mathbb R)\subset L^{1}(\mathbb R) \ast L^{p}(\mathbb R), (1< p< \infty)$?
Let $\mathbb T$ be a circle group.
In 1939, Salem, has shown that, every member of $L^{1}(\mathbb T)$ can written as a product(convolution) some other two members of $L^{1}(\mathbb T),$ that is, $L^...
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Bundles over Function Spaces
Is there any reference on bundles over function spaces? In particular, I am interested in Banach-bundles over function spaces like $W^{k,r}(M)$, where $M$ is a Riemannian manifold. Separable Hilbert-...
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References for LWP of a NLS Equation
I am studying the LWP of $$i \partial_t \psi + \Delta \psi = \left| \psi \right|^{p-1} \psi + \frac{1}{\left| x \right|^2} \psi$$ in $\mathbb{R}^{1+2}$ given appropriate Cauchy data. It will probably ...
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Getting a comparison principle for parabolic equation when solution is not that smooth
Consider the solution $b(u) \in L^2(0,T;H^1)\cap H^1(0,T;H^{-1})$ with $u \in L^2(0,T;H^1)$ to
$$\frac{\partial}{\partial t}b(u) - \Delta u = f$$
where $b$ is continuous, increasing and locally ...
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Doubling of variables method for parabolic equations
Does anyone have a reference that explains the technique of doubling of variables as introduced by Kruzkov? It seems to be a necessary tool for contraction estimates when we have weak solutions. ...
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$H^s(\mathbb T)$ is a Banach algebra for $s>1/2$
I have not managed to find a reference for the following fact:
$H^s(\mathbb T)$ is a Banach algebra for $s>1/2$.
In particular, I need reference for the following inequality:
$$
\|uv\|_{H^s} \,\...
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A very natural question in weak* topology [closed]
Can you provide me a counter example for this.
Suppose that I have a sequence of probability measures
$(\mu_{r,t})_{r,t>0}$ on a compact space metric $X.$
Suppose additionally that:
there exists ...
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Hardy-Littlewood-Sobolev inequality on hyperbolic space
Let $I_\alpha = (-\Delta)^{-\alpha/2}$ be the Riesz potential on $\mathbb{R}^n$. The Hardy-Littlewood-Sobolev inequality on $\mathbb{R}^n$ says
$$||I_\alpha f||_{L^q} \leq C||f||_{L^p}$$
where $q = \...
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reference request: trace/lifting operator for $L^{\infty}$ data in bounded $\Omega\subset R^d$
I know the answer to my question must be somewhere in the literature. Probably in [Adams-Fournier], [Dautray-Lions] or something alike, but I don't have access to a library right now so I'll ask ...
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Literature on "real" $C^*$-algebras
I am trying to get a better understanding of "real" $C^*$-algebras. I encountered them in the paper
D. Voiculescu, Dual algebraic structures, J. Operator Theory 17(1987), 85-98,
which cites
G.G. ...
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Fractional Laplacian on compact hypersurface/manifold via harmonic extension?
Let $M$ be a sufficiently smooth compact hypersurface of dimension $n-1$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$.
In pages 10-11 of this paper, the authors define $\mathcal{M} = M \times (0,\infty)$ and consider the ...
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The space $H(D)$ of holomorphic functions.
A very natural example of a nuclear Montel space is the space $H(D)$ of all holomorphic functions on the open disc topologized by the family of seminorms
$$p_n(f)=\sup\{|f(z)|\colon |z|\leq 1-\tfrac{...
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Nonlocal (parabolic) PDEs in the Sobolev space setting
Can someone recommend me some literature on nonlocal parabolic problems (eg. of the form
$$u_t + (-\Delta)^s u = f$$
where the nonlocal operator is the fractional Laplacian)
in the setting of Sobolev ...
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