Questions tagged [fa.functional-analysis]
Banach spaces, function spaces, real functions, integral transforms, theory of distributions, measure theory.
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Bounding point-wise maximum of the absolute difference of two convex functions
Let $\Delta: R \times R \rightarrow R_{+}$ be a positive and convex function (convex in, say, both the arguments) called the loss function.
Let $x \in R^d$. Moreover, let $H_1,...,H_r$ be sets of ...
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Does the dual Banach space $B(\ell^\infty)$ have weak* normal structure?
Let $K$ be a bounded closed convex subset of a Banach space $E$. A point $x$ in $K$ is called a diametral point if
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\sup_{y\in K} \|x-y\|={\rm diam}(K).
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where ${\rm diam}(K)$ denotes the ...
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Lower semicontinuity of Bregman distances/divergences
For a Banach space $X$ and a convex functional $J:X \to [0,\infty]$ (i.e. with values in the extended reals), consider the associated Bregman distance: For $x,y\in X$ and $\xi\in\partial J(y)$:
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Density of Dolean exponentials in L2 and Wiener Measure
Assume that W is the classical Wiener space C([0,1],R) note $\mu$ the Wiener measure, and denote by $\mu_s$ the image of $\mu$ under the maping $T: W ->W$ such that$ T(w)= \sqrt(s) w$ . Denote by $...
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Loynes spaces, also called pseudo-Hilbert spaces
Let me first define my object:
First, a locally convex space $Z$ is called admissible in the sense of Loynes if
$Z$ is complete
There is a closed convex cone in $Z$, called $Z_+$, satisfying (for $x\...
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Square powers of hemicontinuous operators
Let H be an infinite dimensional real Hilbert space.
A [not necessarily linear] mapping of H into itself is said to be hemicontinuous if it is continuous from each line
segment of H to the weak ...
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Spectral gap of a Markov chain on the nonnegative integers
Let $\lambda_k,\mu_k\in\mathbb R_{\ge0}$ $(k\ge1)$ be nonnegative real numbers such that $\sum_{k=1}^\infty k\lambda_k<\infty,$ let $S=\mathbb Z_{\ge0}$ be the nonnegative integers, let $T=\mathbb ...
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Best constant for Hölder inequality in Lorentz spaces
It's well known (and proved by R. O'neil) that there is a version of Hölder's inequality for Lorentz spaces, namely
$$\|fg\|_{L^{p, q}} \lesssim_{p_1, p_2, q_1, q_2} \|f\|_{L^{p_1, q_1}}\|g\|_{L^{...
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Bounding the norm of the Laplacian of the gradient of a function having Lipschitz continuous Hessian
It seems that the following claim is true, but I did not manage to prove it neither to find a reference.
Claim Let $f:\mathbb R^p\to\mathbb R$ be a three times differentiable function such that its ...
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Formulas for $\arg\max$
are any formulas for $\arg\max(f(x))$ known
(in the context of this question, $\max(f(x))$ shall denote the essential supremum of $f(x)$ over some given domain $\Omega\subset X$)?
The reason for ...
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Does the product function $fg$, where $f$ is in $L^2$ and $g$ is in $C^{\infty}_0$ belong to hardy space $H^1$?
I am struggling to know whether the product function $fg$, where $f$ is in $L^2$ and $g$ is in $C^{\infty}_0$ belong to hardy space $H^1$.
$fg$ has compact support but I can't figure out how I can try ...
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$L_1$ norm of $f\in L^1(\mathbb{R}^n)$ compactly supported and its change of variable
Let $M\in\mathbb{R}^{n\times n}$ be an invertible matrix, denote its induced linear map on $\mathbb{R}^n$ also by $M$, and let $f\in L^1(\mathbb{R}^n)$ be compactly supported.
I am wondering if we can ...
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Amenability of locally convex algebras
Let $A$ be an amenable Banach algebra, and let $A_w$ denote $A$ with the weak topology. Clearly, $A_w$ is a Hausdorff locally convex algebra (l.c.a.).
Q0: Is $A_w$ amenable as a l.c.a. in the sense ...
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questions on stochastic kernels and pushforward operator
Let $f:X \rightarrow \Delta (Y)$ and $g:X \rightarrow \Delta (X)$ be two kernels. For any bounded measurable function $h_Y:Y \rightarrow \mathbb{R},$ define $F(h_Y):X \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that ...
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How to show a point is a weak* -weak continuous for the identity map on $X_1^*$ or on $X_1^{**}$?
I am trying to understand the Remark 3.2 mentioned in the paper titled as "On Weak*
-Extreme Points in Banach Spaces" written by S. Dutta and T. S. S. R. K. Rao (http://library.isical.ac.in:...
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Spectral theory of compact operator for quasi-Banach spaces
Let $X$ be a Banach space and let $Y\subset X$ be a quasi-Banach space (with compact inclusion). Suppose $T:X\to X$ is a compact operator such that $1$ is not its eigenvalue and $T|_{Y}:Y\to Y$ is ...
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Nice formula for powers of modified Bessel function
Let $K_\nu(z)$ be the modified Bessel function of second kind. I am looking the geometric series
$$1+aK_v+(aK_v)^2+(aK_v)^3...$$
I know there are formula for product of two such functions. I would ...
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Compactness and Leray-Schauder degree
What's the relationship between compactness of solutions in partial differential equations (PDEs) and the Leray-Schauder degree?
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Are measures singular with respect to all representing measures in $\mathbb{D}^n$ always concentrated on null-sets?
Let $\mu$ and $\nu$ be two measures on the $\sigma$-Borel set $\mathcal{B}(\mathbb{D}^n)$.
We say that $\mu$ is a representing measure for some point $z \in \mathbb{D}^n$, if
$$\forall_{u \in A(\...
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reference request: conditions for pointwise and operator-norm convergence of kernel projections
At a very high level, I’m interested in the following question. Suppose $X$ is a (separable) Hilbert space, and $T_n : X \rightarrow X$ is a sequence of finite rank self-adjoint maps that converges (...
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On the pointwise limit of a sequence of analytic functions
I have been confused with this problem for weeks now. Suppose I have Banach spaces $E$ and $F$ and a sequence of functions $f_{n}: U \subset E \to F$, where $U$ is open and nonempty. Let $x \in U$ be ...
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Self-adjoint operators and index of quadratic form associated to it
Let $B$ a bounded self-adjoint operator on a real Hilbert space $H$ with an associated inner product $(\cdot,\cdot).$ Take $V=\operatorname{span}\{f_1, f_2, \ldots, f_n\}$ a finite dimensional ...
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Taking trace of a tensor product of matrix-valued smooth functions on the thin diagonal
Let $V$ be a finite dimensional real / complex vector space and consider the space $L(V,V)$ of linear operators on $V$.
Fix $n \in \mathbb{N}$ and let $\mathcal{M}$ be the real / complex vector space ...
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Generalizing the property of linear independent set in infinite dimensional TVS
Given a infinite dimensional Hilbert space $H$, and a countable set of vectors $\{v_{i}\}_{i=1}^{\infty}$. I want to study the following property of $\{v_{i}\}_{i=1}^{\infty}$:
There exists sequences $...
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Double-periodic functions with (possible) poles
Consider the set of double-periodic function $f:\mathbb C/(\mathbb Z+i \mathbb Z) \setminus \{z_0\} \to \mathbb C$, where $z_0$ is a fixed point inside $\mathbb C/(\mathbb Z+i \mathbb Z),$ that have a ...
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Are measures singular with respect to all representing measures in $\mathbb{D}^n$ always concentrated on null-sets? Will it also be a Henkin measure?
Let $\mu$ and $\nu$ be two measures on the $\sigma$-Borel set $\mathcal{B}(\mathbb{D}^n)$.
We say that $\mu$ is a representing measure for some point $z \in \mathbb{D}^n$, if
$$\forall_{u \in A(\...
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Family of separable Hilbert spaces over locally compact form a continuous field of Hilbert space?
Let $\{H_{x}\}_{x\in G^{0}}$ be a family of separable Hilbert spaces and $G^{0}$ be a locally compact second countable topological space. Let $\mathbb{B}_{x}$ be the orthonormal basis of $H_{x}$.
If ...
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What properties does representing measure $\mu$ for $z\in\mathbb{D}^n$ has to satisfy so that $\nu=0$ is the only measure singular with respect to it?
Let $\mu$ and $\nu$ be two measures on the $\sigma$-Borel set $\mathcal{B}(\mathbb{D}^n)$.
We say that $\mu$ is a representing measure for some point $z \in \mathbb{D}^n$, if
$$\forall_{u \in A(\...
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How to find the inverse of this linear integral operator?
Let $f(x): \mathbb{R}^d \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a function that decays ``fastly enough'' at infinity.
We can define the following linear operator
$$L[f](x):= \int_{\mathbb{R}^d} d^d y \, \frac{f(y)}...
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Is there a good or commonly accepted short notation for the set of differentiable, but not necessarily continuously differentiable maps?
Every once in a while I find myself in need of some short notation for the set of differentiable, but not continuously differentiable maps, say, $X \to Y$. Always having to specify "...
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Spectral analysis of Dirac operators coupled to gauge potential on $\mathbb{R}^n$
Dirac operators on compact manifolds seem to have been studied well, such as in this book and also this one.
However, I cannot easily find comprehensive treatment of Dirac operators coupled to gauge ...
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Definition of Moore-Penrose inverse for unbounded self-adjoint operators?
I know there is a concept of Moore-Penrose or pseudoinverse of a matrix. I would like to know if one can define it for densely defined unbounded self-adjoint operators on Hilbert spaces as well. ...
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Functional inequalities on neighbourhood graphs
Consider an open domain $\Omega \in \mathbb{R}^d$, say the unit disk in $\mathbb{R}^2$ with $N$ points sampled i.i.d. on it. One of the simplest possible (unnormalised) discrete Laplacian of a ...
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The tensor product of two Fredholm operators
What can be said about the tensor product $T\otimes S$ of two Fredholm operators $T:X_1\to Y_1$ and $S:X_2 \to Y_2$ where $X_1,X_2,Y_1, Y_2$ are Banach spaces and tensor product of ...
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What's the problem in using spanning Bessel sequences that are not frames to decompose vectors?
This is related to a question I recently asked on math.SE.
Consider a subset $G\equiv \{g_k\}_{k\in\mathbb{N} }\subseteq\mathcal H$ in a separable Hilbert space $\mathcal H$, and suppose $G$ spans the ...
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About extreme case on complex interpolation
I'm trying to prove some equality of spaces via complex interpolation with the usual Calderon functor $[,]_\theta$. If $(E_0,E_1)$ is a compatible couple, it is known that $$[E_0,E_1]_j, j=0,1,$$ is a ...
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Representing a periodic strip operator as a tensor product of operators
I hope this question is not trivial, but here goes. I want to consider a bounded operator on $\mathcal{H}=\ell^2(\mathbb{Z}\times \{0,...,N-1\})$ that is a discrete Schrodinger like operator.
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Validity of approximation method for von Mangoldt function
I'm working on a problem involving the pointwise almost everywhere convergence of multilinear ergodic averages with the von Mangoldt function inspired by this paper. Specifically, I'm looking at ...
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Sufficient condition for weak convergence in Banach spaces
The question is quite elementary but nonetheless no proof or counter example comes to mind immediately.
Suppose that $X$ is a Banach space and $\{x_n\}$ is a sequence in $X$ such that $(x_n,y)$ ...
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Construct a bi-Lipschitz mapping that maps a cube to a ball which has the same center with the cube
A mapping $f: \mathbb{R}^n\to \mathbb{R}^n$ is said to be $K$-bi-Lipschitz, $K>1$, if
\begin{equation*}
\dfrac{1}{K}\leqslant \dfrac{|f(x)-f(y)|}{|x-y|}\leqslant K,
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for any $x,y\in \...
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Geometric alignment of adaptive models on evolving manifolds
Let $(M_t)_{t\in[0,T]}$ be a smooth family of compact $d$-dimensional Riemannian submanifolds of $\mathbb{R}^n$. Consider a function $f_t : \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}$ evolving over time $t \in [0,T]$...
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Functional equations with coupled arguments and additive sructure
Let $G$ be a locally compact abelian group and let $f: G \to \mathbb{R}^+$ be a continuous function satisfying the functional equation
$$f(x + \phi(y)) + f(y + \phi(x)) = 1 + f(x+y)$$
for all $x, y \...
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Decomposition of measures orthogonal to the algebra $R(K_1 \times \ldots \times K_n)$ - Can it be done via projection-preserving products of bands?
See "Measures orthogonal to tensor products of function algebras" by Marek Kosiek. Here, it is described for the two-dimensional case. It uses another, more general, approach to OB Bekken's ...
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Vector field connecting two points
I'm now working on somehow an inverse problem of an ODE:
Suppose we have a ODE on $\mathbb{R}^{n}$: $\dot{x} = f(x)$, denote the solution to the ODE starting at $a$ as $x_{f,a}$(t).
Now there is a ...
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What does analytic uniformly in $s$ mean?
Suppose I have a complex vector space $V$ with finite basis $\{e_{1},...,e_{s}\}$. Then, I can consider the algebra $\mathcal{U}$ of formal polynomials on the variables $e_{1},...,e_{s}$. Suppose ...
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Relationship between two minimization problems
Let $1 \le p < n$ and $p^* = np/(n - p)$. Let $B \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be a closed ball and let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be an open set containing $B$. We denote by $W^{1, p}_{B}(\Omega)$ the ...
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Kadec-Klee property of an equivalent norm on a Hilbert space
Let us consider the space $\ell_2$ with the Hilbert norm $\Vert \cdot \Vert$ and consider the following eqivalent norm:
$$
\Vert (r,x) \Vert_A^2 = \Vert (r, Tx)\Vert^2 + \max \{ \Vert x \Vert, \vert r ...
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Question on approximation of norms
Suppose that $E\in Int[L_{p},L_{q}]$ for some $1<p<q<\infty$ and $E$ is $w$-concave with $1<w<\infty$. It is well-known that for each $r\geq w$, we have $E=L_{r}\odot F_{r}$ for some ...
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Boundedness of 2 times the unit ball
Suppose that $X$ is a topological vector space where the topology is given by a metric $d$ on $X$. Assuming that the unit ball
$$
B(0, 1) := \{x \in X : d(0, x) < 1\} \neq X,
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Derivate involving Bessel function of second type
Let.
$$f := (x, y) \mapsto \text{BesselK}(1, c \cdot (a - b \cdot (x + y))) \cdot \exp(c \cdot b \cdot (y - x))$$
Is there a close formula for this $$\frac{\partial^{m+n}}{\partial y^m \partial x^n} f(...
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