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Laplace Transform in the context of Gelfand/Pontryagin
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Is there a class of objects (presumably related to locally compact abelian groups) for which the quasi-characters canonically generalize the Laplace transform?
If not, is there a ...
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Converse to Riesz-Thorin Theorem
Let $T$ be an operator on simple functions on (say) $\mathbb{R}$.
The Riesz-Thorin interpolation theorem, in one form, says that the Riesz type diagram of $T$ is a convex subset of $[0,1]\times[0,1]$....
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Carleson's Theorem on Manifolds
Let $M$ be an oriented, compact, differentiable manifold with some Riemmanian metric $g$, so that $(M,g)$ has a nice volume form and one can define $L^2(M,g)$ as the completion of $C^\infty(M)$ under ...
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Projective tensor squares of uniform algebras
In discussion with a colleague recently (Jan 2017),
$\newcommand{\AD}{A({\bf D})}\newcommand{\CT}{C({\bf T})}$
I was reminded that if $A(D)$ denotes the disc algebra and $\iota: \AD\to \CT$ is the ...
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What is known about when $vN(G)$ is a factor, for a locally compact group $G$?
When $G$ is a discrete group, it is an elementary result in the theory of von Neumann algebras that the group von Neumann algebra $vN(G)$ is a factor if and only if $G$ is an ICC group.
What is known ...
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A basis of the Banach space $L^p(\mathbb T^\omega)$ consisting of characters
Problem: For $1<p<\infty$, $p\ne 2$, has the complex Banach space $L^p(\mathbb T^\omega)$ got a Schauder basis consisting of characters of the compact topological group $\mathbb T^\omega$?
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Pseudodifferential operators on compact manifolds with boundary
I have heard that the square root of the Dirichlet (or the Neumann) Laplacian is not a pseudodifferential operator on compact manifolds with boundary. The context in which this was said was that ...
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Finding a dimension-free bound for a certain multiplier on Euclidean space
The following question is indirectly motivated by strong type maximal function estimates. Let $f\in L_{p}(\mathbb{R}^{n})$. For $\xi=(\xi_{1},\ldots,\xi_{n})\in\mathbb{R}^{n}$ define $m(\xi)$ so ...
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Smoothing property of a certain singular integral operator of non-convolution type
For simplicity, suppose that the dimension $d=2$, and let $g_s(x)$ be the Coulomb or Riesz potential defined by
$$g_s(x) := \begin{cases} -\frac{1}{2\pi}\ln|x|, & {s=0} \\ c_s|x|^{-s},& {0<...
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Definition of homogeneous Sobolev spaces
As we know the inhomogeneous Sobolev space (we only consider $s>0$)
$${H}^{s}\left(\mathbb{R}^{n}\right)=\left\{f \in L^2(\mathbb{R}^n):\int_{\mathbb{R}^{n}}|\xi|^{2 s}|\hat{f}(\xi)|^{2} \mathrm{d} ...
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What is the relationship between Hecke algebras and the enveloping algebra of Lie groups?
Here is the story as I see it.
Let $G$ be an abelian locally compact group. Then the (spherical) Hecke algebra for $K=1$ is by definition the endomorphism algebra of $l^2(G)$ as a $G$-module, where ...
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Fourier series of smooth functions in infinitely many variables
Let $J$ be a set (usually countable). Let $t_j$, $j\in J$, be variables in ${\mathbb R}/2\pi i{\mathbb Z}.$ Put $u_j=\exp(it_j),$ $j\in J.$ Introduce the following semi-norms on the space of Fourier ...
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What's the idea behind various equivalent norms on Besov spaces $B^{s}_{p,q}$?
I am trying to understand Besov spaces; and I am eager to see why the various norms are equivalent on it.
Let $\phi$ be a $C^{\infty}$ function on $\mathbb R^{n}$ with
$ \operatorname{supp} \phi \...
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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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Homomorphisms from BV
Denote by $\mathsf{BV}(\mathbb T)$ the Banach space of functions on the circle with bounded variation which is a Banach algebra under the pointwise product. Is there a surjective homomorphism from $\...
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Do the translates of integrable function approximate its radial part?
For an integrable function $f$ on $\mathbb R^n$ we consider its ``radial'' part
$$R(f)(x)=\int_{\mathrm{SO}(n)} f(kx)dk.$$ What is the minimal condition on $f$ so that the span of translates of $f$ (...
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Hartman uniform distribution of means
Background: for a discrete abelian group $G$, a character of $G$ is a homomorphism $\chi:G\to \mathbf S^1$, $\mathbf S^1$ being the circle group $\{z\in \mathbb C:|z|=1\}$ with ordinary multiplication....
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Good (Sidon) Approximation of "Bumps"
Given a rational point $p\in S^1$ and a continuous function $f:S^1\rightarrow \mathbb C$, we say that $f$ is an $\epsilon$-bump around $p$ (for some $\epsilon>0$) if $f(p)=1,|f|_{\infty}\leq 1+\...
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Weighted reverse Poincare inequality over a function class of neural networks
We consider a probability measure supported on the whole space $\mathbb{R}^n$, whose density is $p(x)$. We also consider a (one-layer) neural network function class $\mathcal{C}$, whose elements have ...
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Characterizing Herz-Schur multipliers using coefficient functions of uniformly bounded representations
Let $G$ be a group and let $c > 1$ be a constant. We denote by $B_c(G)$ the space of all coefficients of the representations of $G$ which are uniformly bounded by $c$; more precisely, a function $f:...
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Explicit description of the Plancherel measure for $GL_n(\mathbb{R})$
Let $G:=\mathrm{GL}_n(\mathbb{R})$ and $f\in C_c^\infty(G)$. One can uniquely determine the Plancherel measure $d\mu_p$ on $\hat{G}$, the unitary (actually tempered) dual of $G$, by the equation
$$f(g)...
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Harish-Chandra's submersive principle on closed subsets
Harish-Chandra's submersion principle says the following. Let $X,Y$ be two manifolds of dimensions $m$ and $n$ respectively. Let $\pi: X\rightarrow Y$ be a surjective smooth map which is submersive ...
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Distributions and functions on the Jacquet module $C_c^\infty(X)_{H,\chi}$
Let $X$ be an $\ell$ space (in the sense of Bernstein-Zelevinski), $H$ be an $\ell$ group which acts on $X$ and $\chi$ be a character of $H$. Denote $C^\infty(X)^{H,\chi}$ the space of locally ...
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L^1 maximal inequalities for the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck semigroup in infinite dimension
For an infinite-dimensional Gaussian random vector $X$ consider the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck maximal operator:
$M f(X) := \sup_{\rho \in [0,1]} \mathsf{E} [f(\rho X + (1-\rho^2)^{1/2} X^\prime) \mid X]$
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$f, \hat{f} \in L^{p}\cap L^{\infty} \implies f\in B(\mathbb R)$ (algebra of Fourier- Stieltjes transforms )?
For a bounded complex Borel measure $\mu$ on $\mathbb R$, we define, its Fourier-Stieltjes transform, $\hat{\mu}(y)= \int_{\mathbb R} e^{-2\pi ix\cdot y} d\mu(x); (y\in \mathbb R).$
Let $1\leq p \leq ...
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Special elements in $L^{\infty}(G)^*$
Let $G$ be a locally compact group. Let $M(G)$ denote the measure algebra and $L^1(G)$ denote the group algebra on $G$. Then $M(G)$ acts on $L^1(G)$ by convolution. So by duality $M(G)$ acts on $L^1(G)...
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Fixing the duality $L^\infty(X)= L^1(X)^*$ for Radon measure spaces
Consider the following fragment from Folland's book "A course in abstract harmonic analysis":
Let me denote the Borel subsets of $X$ by $\mathscr{B}(X)$. Folland claims that if $\mu$ is a ...
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About the structure of smooth automorphic forms
Recently I read Prof. Cogdell's notes: Lectures on L-functions, Converse Theorems, and Functoriality for $GL_n$. (Co)
In chap.2.3, the conception of smooth automorphic forms is introdued. Explicitly, ...
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Conditions ensuring that the paraproduct remainder is well-defined
In short, my question is: are there conditions that one can impose on two tempered distributions $u$ and $v$ that will guarantee that the paraproduct remainder $R(u,v)$ is well-defined and is "...
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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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Hodge theory in higher eigen-spaces?
Hodge theory for elliptic complexes $E$ identifies the space of harmonic sections with cohomology
$$\mathcal{H}(E) \simeq H(E).$$
A classical example with differential forms ($E = (\Omega,d)$) ...
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Walsh-Lebesgue type theorem in $\Bbb R^{2m}$ for $m>1$
Is someone aware of any analogue of the Walsh-Lebesgue theorem in $\mathbb{R}^{2m}$ for $m>1$ and dealing with polyharmonic polynomials?
In this post, $\phi$ is said to be polyharmonic in $\mathbb{...
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Algebra properties regarding Gevrey spaces: closed under multiplication
In page 24 of the paper Landau Damping: Paraproducts and Gevrey Regularity, the authors claimed an algebra property of Gevrey spaces, the formula (3.14), without giving a proof. So I'm asking for a ...
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Cyclic vectors for the translation operator
Let $b\in \mathbb{R}\neq 0$, and consider the translation operators:
$$
\begin{align}
T_b:C(\mathbb{R}) & \rightarrow C(\mathbb{R})\\
f &\mapsto f(\cdot + b).
\end{align}
$$
*Are there known ...
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Harmonic functions in upper half plane
Let $\mathbb H^+$ denote the upper half plane in $\mathbb R^2$. Consider the following equation
\begin{equation}\label{pf0}
\begin{aligned}
\begin{cases}
\Delta u=0\,\quad &\text{on $\mathbb H^+$},...
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Poisson summation formula for infinite dimensional spaces
Let $M$ be an orientable, compact smooth manifold with a metric $g$ and $H^{-1}(M)$ be the dual space of $$H^{1}(M)=\{f:\int |f|^2+(\nabla f)^2 d\mu<\infty\}$$
I know it is well known that (see ...
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Discrete superharmonicity
The value at $(n,m)$ of the “Discrete Laplace operator” (see wikipedia) of a function $f$ in $\Bbb Z\times \Bbb Z$ is $\Delta f(n,m)= \frac{1}{4}( f(n+1,m)+f(n,m+1)+f(n-1,m)+f(n,m-1))-f(n,m)$:
the ...
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Pointwise convergence of the eigenfunctions expansion of $f(x)=\frac{1}{|x|}$
Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ a bounded domain with smooth boundary, $0<\lambda_1\leq \lambda_2 \leq \dots \leq \lambda_k\leq \dots$ the Dirichlet eigenvalues and $\{w_k\}_{k=1}^{+\infty}$ an $L^...
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Is the Gelfand transform strictly continuous?
Let $M$ be the Banach algebra of measures on the circle with $L_1$ naturally sitting as a closed ideal of $M$. Then $M$ carries the strict topology implemented by the family of seminorms $\|\mu\|_f = \...
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Does Novikov condition imply BMO martingale?
Let $(\Omega,\mathbb{F},P)$ be a complete probability space, equipped with a filtration $\mathcal{F}_t, 0 \le t < \infty$. Consider a continuous local martingale $(X_t, \mathcal{F}_t)$ such that $...
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Inclusion of Hardy spaces
It is well-known that any convergence in $L^p$ for $p \in [1,\infty]$ implies convergence in $L^1_{\text{loc}}$ by Hölder's inequality.
It is also known that for $p>1$ it holds that $L^p(\mathbb R)...
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Fractional integral inequality (Hardy-Littlewood-Sobolev)
I am investigating the following integral
\begin{equation}
I^*(x) = \int_{\mathbb{R}} \frac{f(y) \ln |y-x| }{|y - x|^{\mu}} \, dy
\end{equation}
where $f \in L_p(\mathbb{R})$, $ 1 < p < q <...
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Coming up with a represenation for sum of functions in the Fourier algebra
This is my first overflow question, so let me apologize in advance if this belongs on http://math.stackexchange.com.
Let $G$ be a discrete group.
Let $\lambda:G\to B(\ell^{2}(G))$ be the left ...
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Is Wiener's Tauberian theorem true in Wiener space?
Let $\gamma$ be the standard product Gaussian measure in $\mathbb{R}^\infty$, and let $\mu$ be a finite variation measure, not necessarily positive, such that $\mu \ll \gamma$.
Is the following true?
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$f,g , |f|f, |g|g \in A(\mathbb R) \ \text{(Banach algebra)} \implies \left\|f|f|- g|g|\right\|\leq C \left \|f-g\right \|$?
Let $f\in L^{1}(\mathbb R)$ and it Fourier transform, $\hat{f} (y) : = \int _ {\mathbb R} f(x) e^{-2\pi i x\cdot y} dx ; y \in \mathbb R ;$ and consider Fourier algebra
$$A(\mathbb R):= \{f\in L^{1}(...
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Scattering for rapidly decaying solutions of NLS
Cazenave and Weissler proved in their paper "Rapidly Decaying Solutions
of the Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation" the following property.
Given the problem
\begin{equation}
\left\{
\begin{array}{rl}
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Calderón's complex interpolation: what is the corresponding classical theorem?
This question is closely related to my answer to Dan's question, which contains the definitions of some terms I use here. In addition, the notion of exact interpolation functor of exponent $\theta$ is ...
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Norm of convolution operator
By Young's inequality for any $f\in L^p(\mathbf{R})$ the map $T_f:g\mapsto f\star g$ is a continuous operator from $L^q(\mathbf{R})$ to $L^r(\mathbf{R})$ where $1\leq p,q,r\leq \infty$ satisfy $1+\...
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About BMO space on smooth open bounded domain
Let $\Omega$ be any open domain in $\Bbb R^d$.
Define the $\text{BMO}(\Omega)$ space as
$$ \text{BMO}(\Omega)= \big\{u\in L^1_{loc}(\Omega)\,\,:\,\, |u|_{\text{BMO}(\Omega)} <\infty \big\},
$$
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Bounds on Besov norms for mollification of a bounded Lipschitz function
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded, non-empty, regular open domain in $\mathbb{R}^d$. Let $1\le p,q\le \infty$ and $s>0$. Let $\mathcal{B}_{p,q}^s(\Omega)$ be the Besov space on $\Omega$ corresponding to ...
