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Uncertainty principle: minimize $\int_{-\infty}^\infty |t| |\widehat{f}(t)|^2 dt$ for $f$ of compact support
This is a question of uncertainty-principle type stemming from Eigenvalue of a convolution and a restriction?
Let $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ be even, absolutely continuous and supported in $[-\frac{...
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Eigenvalue of a convolution and a restriction?
Let $\epsilon>0$ be small. Let $\eta(t) = \frac{2\epsilon}{\epsilon^2+(2\pi t)^2}$ (the Fourier transform of $x\mapsto e^{-\epsilon |x|}$). Let $V$ be the space of integrable, bounded functions $f:\...
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Function that is (essentially) a self-convolution but not a multiple of a self-convolution
Call a function $F:\mathbb{R}\to C$ nice if it is of the form $F = f\ast \tilde{f}$, where $\tilde{f}(x) = \overline{f(-x)}$. (Of course nice functions are precisely those whose Fourier transform is ...
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Density of a subset of Schwartz space in the fractional Sobolev space
It is known that the Schwartz space $\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^N)$ is dense in the fractional Sobolev space $H^s(\mathbb{R}^N)$, (where $0<s<1$), as $C_{c}^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^N) \subset \mathcal{S}...
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Functions such that the *integral* of the Fourier transform is non-negative?
Let $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ be in $L^1$, with its Fourier transform $\widehat{f}$ also in $L^1$. What is a necessary and sufficient condition on $f$ so that
$$\int_{-\infty}^x \widehat{f}(t) dt \...
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Proof mistake of: $M_0A(G) = B(G)$ for a locally compact group
I am posting my question of mathstack exchange here. (see: My post on MSE)
Let $G$ be a locally compact group with Haar measure $\mu$, and $B(G),A(G),C_r^*(G),L(G)$ be its Fourier-Stieltjes algebra, ...
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Infinite direct sum decomposition of the heat semigroup on $\mathbb{R}^n$
Consider the heat semigroup $Q_t$ on $L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)$ generated by the Laplace operator $\Delta=\sum_{i=1}^n\frac{\partial^2}{\partial x^2_i}$. Does there exist a direct sum decomposition
$$\oplus_{...
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Validity of approximation method for von Mangoldt function
I'm working on a problem involving the pointwise almost everywhere convergence of multilinear ergodic averages with the von Mangoldt function inspired by this paper. Specifically, I'm looking at ...
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Existence of solutions to a series of integral equations
I am trying to solve the following integral equation analytically:
$$
\sum_{n \geq 1} \left( \int_0^te^{-n^2(t-s)} f_n(s) \, ds \right) = g(t), \quad t \in [0, T],
$$
where $(f_n(t))_n$ is the unknown ...
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Operator norm of some type of discrete Fourier matrix
Let $N$ be a natural number and let $w$ be a complex number.
We define the $N\times N$ matrix $C_w=(a_{k,l})_{k,l=1}^N$ as follows,
$$
a_{k,l}=\begin{cases}1 & l=k+1\\
w &...
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Why $\int_{S^{n-1}} |\hat{f}(w)|^2d\sigma(w) < \infty$?
Let $f\in L^p(\Bbb R^n)$ and $S^{n-1}$ be the Unit sphere.
Why
$\int_{S^{n-1}} |\hat{f}(w)|^2d\sigma(w)<\infty$ when $1<p<2$.
$\hat{f}$ is the Fourier transform fora function f.
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Let $A:=\{f\in C^1(\mathbb{R}): \hat{f}, \hat{f'} \in L^1(\mathbb{R})\}$. Schwartz space is dense in $A$ wrt $\|f\|:= \|\hat{f}\|_1+\|\hat{f'}\|_1$?
Let $A:=\{f\in C^1(\mathbb{R}): \hat{f}, \hat{f'} \in L^1(\mathbb{R})\}$, where $\hat{f}$ is the Fourier transform of $f$. Then is it true that Schwartz space $\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R})$ is dense in $A$ ...
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How to show such result for generalized $ O(|x|^{-1/2}) $ function?
Assuming that $ \chi\in C_c^{\infty}([-2,2]) $ is a cutoff function such that $\text{supp }\chi\subset[-2,2]$, $\chi\equiv 1 $ in $ [-1,1] $, and $ 0\leq\chi\leq 1 $, suppose that $ f\in C^{\infty}(\...
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Orthogonal space of polynomials
Let $f \colon [0,+\infty) \to \mathbb R$ be a continuous function. Assume that for any non-negative integer $n$, the function $f(t) t^n$ in integrable in $(0,+\infty)$ and
$$
\int_0^{+\infty} f(t) t^n ...
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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
$$
\Vert f_{j,k} \Vert^{p}_{L^{p}(l^{q}(l^{2}))} = \int_{\mathbb{R}^{n}} \left( \sum_{k} \big[ \sum_{j} \vert f_{j,k}(x) \vert^{2}...
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Clarification on the Interpretation of Fourier Coefficients in the Context of Fourier Projections
I am currently studying a paper (Section 3.4.3 of Lanthaler, Mishra, and Karniadakis - Error estimates for DeepONets: a deep learning framework in infinite dimensions) where the authors define an ...
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Rate of convergence of mollified distributions in Besov spaces with negative regularity
Given a standard mollifier $\rho_\delta$ and a distribution $ u \in B^\alpha_{ p, p}$ with $\alpha<0$, $p \in [1, \infty]$ and $B^\alpha_{p,p}$ is a not-homogeneous Besov space, I'm trying to prove ...
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Measurability of $L^{p}(L^{q})$ integrable functions
Let $ F: \mathbb{R}^n \times (0,\infty) \to \mathbb{R}$ be a function with the property that
$
\int_{\mathbb{R}^n} \big[ \int_0^\infty |F(x,r) |^q \, dr \big]^{p/q} \, dx < \infty
$
In addition we ...
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Vectors of complex exponentials span $\mathbf{C}^N$
Let $Q = [0,1]\times [0,1]$. Let $1\leq k < \infty$ and $\{(x_l,\xi_l)\}_{l=1}^{k}\subseteq Q$ be such that $(x_i,\xi_i)\ne (x_j, \xi_j)$ for $i\ne j$. Additionally, for $1\leq l \leq k$, let $n_l\...
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approximating differentiable functions with double trigonometric polynomials
Let $Q = [0,1]^2$. For sake of notation, let
$$
f^{(i,j)}(x,\xi) = \frac{\partial^{i+j}}{\partial x^i \partial \xi^j}f(x,\xi).
$$
Fix some non-negative integer $k$. Moreover let $f\in C^k(Q)$ if
$$
\|...
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An asymptotic integral with complex phase
Suppose that $D\subset \mathbb R^2$ is the closed unit disk and that $f\in C^{\infty}(D)$. Assume that for all $\lambda \in (1,\infty)$ there holds
$$ \left|\int_D f(x^1,x^2)\, e^{\lambda (x^1+ix^2)}\,...
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On weighted Fourier transforms
Suppose that $f\in L^{\infty}((0,1))$ and that there exists $c_1,c_2>0$ such that
$$ \left|\int_0^1 e^{i \xi x} e^{-|\xi|^{-1}x}f(x)\,dx \right| \leq c_1 e^{-c_2|\xi|} \quad \forall\, |\xi|>1.$$
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A bilinear estimate with a simple one-dimensional oscillatory integral kernel
Let $f\in L^{p}(\mathbb{R})$, $1\leq p\leq 2$.
I am trying to show that
$$\int_{\mathbb{R}}\int_{\mathbb{R}}
\,K(y,z)\,
\frac{f(y)f(z)}{y^{\frac{1}{2\,p^{\prime}}}\,z^{\frac{1}{2\,p^{\prime}}}}\,dy\,...
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A simple bilinear estimate
Let $2\leq p,q <\infty$ and fix $0<\alpha<1$ such that
$\frac{1}{p}+\frac{1}{q}\leq 2-\alpha$.
Suppose that $f\in L^{p}([0,1])$ and $g\in L^{q}([0,1])$.
What is the optimal value of $t=t(\...
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Fourier series but different waveform
Given a nondegenerate smooth simple closed convex curve $f: [0,2\pi]\to \mathbb C \setminus \{0\}$ with winding number (around origin) $1$, and $f$ have zero mean. Let $f_n: [0,2\pi]\to \mathbb C \...
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An asymmetric quadrilinear estimate
Fix $1<p<2$ and let $a_{i}=1-\frac{\theta_{i}}{p^{\prime}}$
where $\theta_{i}\in (0,1/2)$, $i=1,2,3,4$, and $p^{\prime}$ is the conjugate exponent of $p$. Note here that $0<a_{i}=1-\theta_{i}+...
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Rescaling Fourier coefficients of a continuous function by a bounded sequence
This question stems out of: which sequences $(a_n)_{n\in\mathbb{Z}}$ of complex numbers have the property that if there exists a continuous function $f$ on the circle with Fourier coefficients $b_n$, ...
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Equivalent Littlewood-Paley-type decompositions
The theory of Besov and Triebel-Lizorkin spaces usually proceeds by taking a dyadic decomposition of unity, i.e. some non-negative functions $\psi_0,\psi \in C_c^\infty(\mathbb{R})$ such that
\begin{...
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Sobolev regularity via Laplace spectrum
Fix a positive integer $n$ and let $\mu$ be the uniform measure on the sphere $\mathbb{S}^n$, with respect to its usual Riemannian metric $g$. Let $\nabla$ be the Laplacian on $(\mathbb{S}^n,g)$ and ...
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Prove J.L. Lions’s Lemma without using Fourier transform
When I read the book Linear and Nonlinear Functional Analysis with Applications, I came across J.L. Lions's Lemma (the book doesn't give a proof), which states
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^n$ be a ...
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The asymptotic behaviour of the Fourier transform of a certain class of radially symmetric functions
Fix $\theta\in (-\pi/2,\pi/2)$ and let $a>0$. Suppose that $f:\mathbb{C}\rightarrow \mathbb{C}$ is analytic in $S:=\{z\in \mathbb{C}: |\arg{z}|<\pi/2\}$ and
$$|f(z)|\sim |z|^{-a},\qquad |z|\to \...
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Multidimensional weighted Paley-Wiener spaces are Hilbert spaces?
How to rigorously demonstrate that multidimensional weighted Paley-Wiener spaces are Hilbert spaces?
I am utilizing the exponential type definition established by Elias Stein in the book 'Fourier ...
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Possible research directions in analysis? [closed]
I am an undergraduate student who loves basic mathematics in the analysis branch, but I have learned that some directions, for example, harmonic analysis, are already well developed and difficult to ...
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A fractional weighted Poincaré inequality
Does there exists a constant $C>0$ such that
$$ \int_{-1}^1 \lvert x\rvert\lvert\partial_x u\rvert^2 \,dx \geq C\, \lVert u\rVert^2_{H^{1/2}((-1,1))},$$
for all $u\in C^{\infty}_0((-1,1))$?
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The Fourier projection mappings $\{ P_N \}$ form an equicontinuous family of linear maps on $E'(S^1)$ as well?
Let $S^1=\mathbb{R}/\mathbb{Z}$ and define the Fourier projection operator $P_N$ for each $N \in \mathbb{N}$ as
\begin{equation}
P_N(f)=\sum_{n=-N}^N \langle f, e_n \rangle_{L^2} e_n
\end{equation}
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Surjectivity of a class of integrals in dimensions two
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^2$ be an open set and $G(x,\theta): \Omega \times [0,2\pi]\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a positive continuous function. Assume $F:\Omega \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^2$ defined ...
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A question about equivalence of weighted Sobolev space norm in S. Benzoni-Gavage and D. Serre's book
This question may not be at the research level, but it has really bothered me for a long time. The following space is used for handling initial boundary value problem for first order hyperbolic ...
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Why is this function in $L^1$?
I had a question about a claim made in the paper "Group Invariant Scattering" and why it is true. Consider the function $h_j(x) = 2^{nj}\psi(2^jx)$, where $\psi$ is a function such that $\...
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Singular integral operators acting on Zygmund class
It is proven in "Classical and Modern Fourier Analysis" by L. Grafakos (Corollary 6.7.2) that if a kernel $K(x)$ defined away from the origin on $\mathbb{R}^n$ satisfies
$$\sup_{0<R<\...
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How to choose some $h$ so its Fourier transform supported in some set?
Suppose that $K=[-N, N]$ is some compact subset of $\mathbb R$, for some $N>2.$
Can we expect to choose $h$ such that $h=1$ on $K$ and the support of the Fourier transform of $\widehat{h}$ ...
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When does the Fourier transform of a measure decay?
Let $\mu$ be a Borel measure on $\Bbb R^d$.
It is well known that $\mu= |f|dx$ with $f\in L^1(\Bbb R^d)$ then its Fourier transform satisfies
$$\widehat{\mu}(\xi)\to0,\qquad \xi\to\infty.$$
However if ...
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Riemann-Liouville integral of $f$ is zero implies $f =0$ a.e
The Riemann-Liouville integral is defined by
$$
I^\alpha f(x)=\frac{1}{\Gamma(\alpha)} \int_a^x f(t)(x-t)^{\alpha-1} d t
$$
where $\Gamma$ is the gamma function and $a$ is an arbitrary but fixed base ...
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Why complex conjugate in definition of the Fourier transform?
Let $G$ be a locally compact abelian group and $f:G \to \mathbb{C}$ a function. Its Fourier transform (when it exists) is defined to be
$$\widehat{f}(\chi) = \int_G f(g) \bar{\chi}(g) \mathrm{d} g,$$
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$\Lambda f\ge 0\iff f\ge 0$ if $\Lambda$ is a Gaussian convolution kernel?
Consider $\Lambda f(x)=\int_{\mathbb R} f(x-y) e^{-y^2} dy$. Suppose that for a bounded function $f$, $\Lambda f(x)\ge 0$ for all $x\in\mathbb R$. Does it imply that $f\ge 0$ almost surely?
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Littlewood-Paley characterisation of Hölder regularity
I am going through Terence Tao's "Nonlinear Dispersive Equations (Local & Global Analysis)" and trying to work through some of his exercises. However, I find myself being stumped by ...
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Question on the existence of a certain decomposition method for real square matrices
I was working around with the decomposition of the multidimensional linear canonical transform (which is not even continuous w.r.t. the parameters) into a few fractional Fourier transforms (and other ...
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Detailed examples of induction on scale
I'm trying to understand the induction on scale argument in harmonic analysis. On this abstract it's mentioned that induction on scale can be used to prove Cauchy Schwartz inequality, Beckner's tight ...
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A convergence problem in the space of tempered distributions
Let $K(x):=|x|^{-\alpha}$ be a function on $\mathbb{R}^{n}\setminus\{0\}$ with $0<\alpha<n$. Suppose $\phi$ is a $C^{\infty}_{c}(\mathbb{R}^n)$ function such that
$$\text{(i)}\quad \text{supp}\...
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When some Fourier coefficients are fixed, can we control the extremals of the function?
Let $n$ be a odd number. Does there exist any $2\pi$-periodic continuous function $f
:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ such that the following points simultaneously hold?
1- $-n\lneqq f_{\min}$ (where $f_{\...
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The essential norm where some Fourier coefficients are fixed
Let us denote $C_{2\pi}$ by the set of all $2\pi$-periodic continuous functions $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$.
Q. Let $\phi\in C_{2\pi}$. Is the following statement valid?
$$\|\phi\|_2=\inf_{g\in C_{2\...
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