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Family of separable Hilbert spaces over locally compact form a continuous field of Hilbert space?
Let $\{H_{x}\}_{x\in G^{0}}$ be a family of separable Hilbert spaces and $G^{0}$ be a locally compact second countable topological space. Let $\mathbb{B}_{x}$ be the orthonormal basis of $H_{x}$.
If ...
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Domain of the infinitesimal generator of a composition $C_0$-semigroup
In the paper [1] the following $C_0$-group is presented,
$$
T(t)f(x) = f(e^{-t} x) , \quad x \in (0,\infty) \quad f \in E
$$
where $E$ is an ($L^1,L^\infty$)-interpolation space. In mi case, I'm just ...
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Bound in terms of harmonic oscillator
I wonder if the following is true: Let $\alpha >0$ be a positive real number, do we have
$$\Vert H^{\alpha} \psi''\Vert \le \Vert H^{\alpha+1} \psi\Vert,$$
where $H = -\frac{d^2}{dx^2} + x^2$ is ...
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Schroedinger operator in 2 dimensions with singular potential
Consider the Schroedinger operator
$$H = -\Delta + \frac{c}{\vert x \vert^2}$$
in two dimensions with $c >0$
This operator has a self-adjoint realization, since it is a positive symmetric operator ...
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A question about associated operator on continuous functions space equiped with L2 norm
For M a connected compact manifold, $T$ is in $C^{1+\nu}(M,M)$ with $\nu\in(0,1)$, i.e., $DT$ is some Hölder continuous function with Hölder exponent $\nu$. Denote by $m$ the Lebesgue measure on $M$ ...
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Are these conditions regarding products of consecutive terms in a sequence of positive numbers equivalent?
Assume $w_n$ is a bounded (weight) sequence of positive numbers. We want to consider products of consecutive terms in this sequence. For $i,j\in \mathbb{N}$, define $M_i^j = w_i w_{i+1}\cdots w_{i+j-1}...
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Domain of spectral fractional Laplacian
Let $(M,g)$ be a complete Riemannian manifold with Laplacian $\Delta:C^{\infty}_{c}(M)\to C^{\infty}_{c}(M)$ (think of $\mathbb{R}^{d}$ if you wish). This operator is essentially self-adjoint in $L^{2}...
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Self-adjointness of fractional laplacian
Lets consider the following functional analytic definition of the fractional Laplacian: Consider a (complete, connected, oriented) Riemannian manifold $(M,g)$ with corresponding Laplacian $\Delta_{g}$....
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Approximating $L^p$ functions by eigenfunctions of Laplacian
I'm reading a paper https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022039608004932.
In this paper, the authors assume that $\mathcal{O}$ is a bounded domain of $\mathbb{R}^N$ with $C^m$ boundary ...
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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
$$\sup_{0<R<\...
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Spectrum of operator involving ladder operators
The ladder operator in quantum mechanics are the operators
$$a^\dagger \ = \ \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \left(-\frac{d}{dq} + q\right)$$
and
$$a \ \ = \ \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \left(\ \ \ \!\frac{d}{dq} + q\...
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How to prove that the function $\lambda \mapsto \langle T_{\lambda}f; g\rangle$ is holomorphic?
Let $\langle;\rangle$ be the usual scalar product on $L^2(\Bbb R^2)$.
How to prove that the function $\lambda \mapsto \langle T_{\lambda}f; g\rangle$ is holomorphic on $\Bbb C^+_*=\{z\in\Bbb C:\text{...
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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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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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Kernels of sequences of operators
Let $\left( S_{n}^{1}\right) $ and $\left( S_{n}^{2}\right) $ two sequences
of operators in $\mathcal{L}(E_{1},F_{1})$ and $\mathcal{L}(E_{2},F_{2})$
where $E_{i},F_{i},i=1,2$ are Hilbert spaces such ...
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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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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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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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A question on the self-adjointness of an operator
Given a Hilbert space (separable) $\mathcal{H}$ with an orthonormal basis $\{e_i\}_{i=1}^{\infty}$, define an operator $T$ with domain $\mathcal{D}(T)$ equal to the span of $\{e_i\}$ by $Te_i:=\...
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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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Spectrum Cauchy-Euler operator
A Cauchy-Euler operator is an operator that leaves homogeneous polynomial of a certain degree invariant, named after the Cauchy-Euler differential equations
We consider the operator
$$(Lf)(x) = \...
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Computation of the trace of a convolution operator
I try to understand a particular step on page two from the research paper "A multidimensional analog of a limit theorem of G. Szegö".
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1070/...
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Surjectivity of the limiting operator
Consider the operator
\begin{eqnarray*}
K_{n} &:&L^{2}(0,1)\longrightarrow L^{2}(0,1)^{n}, \\
u(x) &\mapsto &A_{n}U_{n}(x)=A_{n}(u(\frac{x}{n}),u(\frac{x+1}{n}),...,u(%
\frac{x+n-1}{n})...
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Additivity of squared Schatten $p$-norm with respect to spatial partition
Consider a Hilbert-Schmidt operator $A$ on $L^2(\mathbb R^d)$ with integral kernel $A(x,y)$. Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^d$ and $1_{\Omega}(x)$ denote its characteristic function as well as the ...
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Schatten norm estimate of spatially truncated resolvent of Laplacian
Consider the operator $-\Delta$ on $L^2(\mathbb R^d)$. In my studies I stumbled upon operators of the form
$$1_{\Gamma_n} (-\Delta -z)^{-1} 1_{\Gamma_m},$$
where $1_{\Gamma_m}$ denotes multiplication ...
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Derivative of trace
Consider two positive-semi definite matrices $T_1, T_2$ of unit trace.
Let $T(\lambda):=T_1 + \lambda(T_2-T_1)$ be the convex combination of the two.
We then study $f(\lambda) := \operatorname{tr}(T(\...
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Multiplication of a Riesz basis
Let ${(\phi_n(.),\psi_n(.))}_{n\geq 1}$ be a Riesz basis in $H^1_0(0,1) \times L^2(0,1)$.
My question is the following: If we multiply the basis by the matrix $e^{Mx}$, $x \in (0,1)$ where $M$ is a ...
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Heat equation damps backward heat equation?
In a previous question on mathoverflow, I was wondering about the following:
Let $\Delta$ be the Laplacian on some compact interval $I$ of the real line with let's say Dirichlet boundary conditions. ...
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Mapping properties of backward and forward heat equation
In a previous question on mathoverflow, I asked about the following:
Let $\Delta$ be the Laplacian on some compact interval $I$ of the real line with let's say Dirichlet boundary conditions.
The ...
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Backward heat equation and forward perturbed heat equation well posed?
I consider the following scenario. Let $I$ be a compact interval in space and $f$ a nice function in the space $C^{\infty}(I)$. In the following we consider a self-adjoint realization of our operators ...
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How can I prove that $(I+\lambda G)$ is invertible, where $G$ is the Green function of an elliptic operator?
How can I prove that the operator $$(I+\lambda G)$$ is invertible, where $\lambda >0$ and $G$ is the Green function of an elliptic operator $A$ in a bounded domain $\Omega$?
$\Omega$ can be very ...
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Series and solution of $-\Delta u + \lambda u = f(x)$
Consider a bounded smooth set $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^n$ (for example, we can take a ball). Can we write down the solution of
\begin{align*}
-\Delta u(x) + \lambda u(x) &= f(x), & x \in \...
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Stability of densly defined $C_{0}$-semigroup
Let $(S(t))_{t \geq 0}$ be a $C_{0}$-semigroup on $H$ where $H$ is a Hilbert space. Suppose that $(S(t))_{t \geq 0}$ satisfies the following estimate on a dense subspace on $H$
$$||S(t)x||_H \leq e^{-...
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Ramanujan's Master Formula: A proof and relation to umbral calculus
The Ramanujan's master theorem states that:
$$
\int_0^{\infty}x^{s-1}\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{(-1)^n}{n!}a_nx^ndx=\Gamma(s)a_{-s}
$$
I found a really strange proof recently on a personal blog:
Define
$...
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Non-square multiplication operator matrix
Let $A(x), x\in (0,1)$ an $2\times n$ matrix, with $n\geq 2$.
Consider the multiplication operator $K$ on $[L^2(0,1)]^n$ defined as $$K: f(x) \mapsto Kf(x)=A(x).f(x).$$
Intuitively, $$K: [L^2(0,1)]^n ...
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Conditions on triangle inequality for integral kernel
Consider $\int_RK(x,y)f(y)dy$, where $K(x,y) \in M_+(R^2)$.
Let $L(t,s)$ be an iterated rearrangement of $K$. Let also $$
A(t,v)=\int_0^{1/v}L(1/t,s)ds,
$$
which is decreasing with $v$ and ...
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Elliptic estimates for self-adjoint operators
Let $A$ be a symmetric matrix in $\mathbb R^n$ such that $A$ is positive definite and hence satisfies $0< \lambda \le A \le \Lambda < \infty.$
Let $T$ be a densely defined and closed operator ...
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Injectivity of an integral operator
Consider the operator
$$K:L^2(0,1)\rightarrow L^2(0,1) \\ u\rightarrow\int_0^1k(s,x)u(s)ds.$$
with $k\in L^2((0,1)\times(0,1)).$
I want to know under what assumption the kernel is reduced to zero. i....
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First Dirichlet eigenvalue below second Neumann eigenvalue?
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded domain in $\mathbb R^n $ with smooth boundary.
I was wondering if there exist any known conditions on $\Omega$ such that the 1st Dirichlet eigenvalue of the (positive) ...
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Adjoint of the multiplication operator on a Sobolev space
Let $f\colon\mathbb{R}^n\rightarrow\mathbb{C}$ be a bounded function with a bounded first derivative. Then the multiplication operator $H^1(\mathbb{R}^n)\ni x\mapsto A_f x:=fx\in H^1(\mathbb{R}^n)$ is ...
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Prove that this integral operator is onto
Let us consider the operator $T$ defined by$$\eqalign{
& T:{L^2}((a,b) \times (c,d)) \to {L^2}((c,d)) \cr
& Tf(s,x) \mapsto \int\limits_{q(x)}^{p(x)} {f(\alpha (s,x),s)ds} \cr} $$
where ...
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Existence of operator with certain properties
I am curious to know the answer to the following question:
Does there exist a continuous linear operator on some Banach space $X$ such that $\Vert T \Vert=1$, and $\sigma(T)\supset \{1\}$ is isolated ...
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A non-condensing operator with a power condensing
Let $\alpha$ to be the Kuratowski measure of non-compactness, in a Banach space $E$.
It's very easy to prove that $\alpha (D_1\times D_2)\leq \alpha (D_1)+\alpha (D_2)$, where $D_1$ and $D_2$ are ...
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Uniqueness of the inverse kernel of an invertible integral transform
For any invertible integral transform $T$ of kernel $K$ that maps a function $f$ to the function $\varphi$ such that
$$\varphi(s)=\left[T\left\lbrace f\right\rbrace\right](s)=\int_a^bK(x,s)f(x)dx$$
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Compactness of a special kind of Integral operators
Let $(S(t))_{t>0}$ be a continuous operator from $L^2(0,1)$ to its self and Let $K$ be the operator $$\eqalign{
& K:{L^2}(0,1) \to {L^2}(0,1) \cr
& f: \to (Kf)(x) = \int\limits_0^1 {k(...
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Is this operator invertible?
Let $T(t)$ be a strongly continuous semi-group on a Banach space $X$, and let $A(\cdot)\in C(0,\tau; \mathcal{L}(X))$ for some $\tau>0$. The operator $G:C(0,\tau;X)\to C(0,\tau;X)$ maps every $h\in ...
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Stone–von Neumann theorem?
The Stone–von Neumann theorem says that given two unitary groups on a Hilbert space $H$ satisfying the canonical commutation relations (CCR)
$$
U(t)V(s) = e^{-i st} V(s) U(t) \qquad \forall s, t
$$
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Optimal estimate in trace norm
Let $x,y$ be vectors of some Hilbert space of unit length.
Then we can consider the projection $P_x:=\langle \bullet, x \rangle x$ and similarly $P_y.$
Assume then that we know that $\left\lVert x-...
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Schrödinger operator with Coulomb potential
The free Laplacian $-\Delta$ has absolutely continuous spectrum $[0,\infty).$ The Coulomb Hamiltonian $H=-\Delta-\frac{1}{\vert x\vert}$ on $L^2(\mathbb R^3)$ has absolutely continuous spectrum $[0,\...
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Closure of tensor product /tensor product semigroup
In this reference the following claim is made in Remark 2
Let $A,B$ be closable operators on Banach spaces $X,Y$, then $A \otimes 1$ and $1 \otimes B$ are closable operators on the Banach space $X \...
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