Questions tagged [fa.functional-analysis]
Banach spaces, function spaces, real functions, integral transforms, theory of distributions, measure theory.
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Can two eigenfunctions be almost linearly dependent in a region?
Consider the Schrödinger operator $H=-\Delta+|x|^a$ on $\mathbb{R}$, where $a>0$. Since the potential is growing at $\infty$, we have compact resolvent thus the eigenvalues are discrete and tend to ...
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Measurability of eigenvalues-eigenvectors of a positive compact operator
Let $H$ be a separable Hilbert space over $\mathbb{R}$. Let ${A} = \{a\colon H\to H\,|\,a\text{ is a positive, compact linear operator}\}$.
By the spectral theorem, given $a \in A$, there are scalars $...
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Heat Flows and spatial singularities
While working on an abstract problem, I came up with the following question:
Let $\Omega_1 := \mathrm B(-1, 1)$ and $\Omega_2 := \mathrm B(1, 1)$, where $\mathrm B(x, r) \subseteq \mathbb R^2$ denotes ...
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Existence of a limit of alpha-difference quotient for Hölder functions
Let $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}^d,d\geq 1,$ be an Hölder function with exponent $\alpha\in (0,1)$, meaning that
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\sup_{x, y \in \mathbb R, \,x\neq y}\frac{|f(x)-f(y)|}{|x-y|^\alpha}<...
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Infinite-dimensional "algebraic varieties"
This question was also formerly posted on MSE but has not received any answer or comment.
Let $H$ be the infinite-dimensional seperable complex Hilbert space, and $P(H)$ denote its projectivization. ...
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Is there any connection between deformation theory in algebraic geometry and perturbation theory in functional analysis/PDEs?
Particularly, is there any connection between formal/first-order/infinitesimal deformation theory and perturbation theory? Both subjects involve "perturbing" some structure at a point, so ...
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Factorization of metric space-valued maps through vector-valued Sobolev spaces
Let $(X,d,m)$ and $(Y,\rho,n)$ be metric measure spaces and let $f:X\rightarrow Y$ be a Borel-measurable function for which there is some $y_0$ and some $p\geq 0$ such that
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\int_{x\in X}\,d(y_0,f(x)...
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Cech cohomology on product covers & Fréchet sheaves
My question is about the paper [Ka67].
Let $S, T$ be sheaves of nuclear Fréchet spaces over paracompact topological spaces $X, Y$, respectively; in particular, if $V \subset U$ are open subsets in $X$,...
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Condensed/liquid vector spaces and path integrals
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Background
One approach to the problem of making rigorous various measures on spaces of paths (for example, the Wiener or Feynman measure) is the time-slicing ...
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Can every weakly converging sequence be made to converge strongly after taking a subsequence and rearranging?
Let $f_i: [0, 1] \to \mathbb R$ be functions in $L^1 \cap L^\infty$ with $\sup_i \|f_i\|_{L^\infty} < M$ for some $M > 0$.
Suppose $f_i$ converge weakly in $L^1$ to some $L^1$ function $f$ - ...
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Two questions about Fock spaces
Let $\mathscr{H}$ be a complex Hilbert space and denote $\mathscr{H}_{n}$ the tensor product $\overbrace{\mathscr{H}\otimes\cdots\otimes\mathscr{H}}^{\text{n}}$. Denote by $\Pi_{\pm}$ the projection ...
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Meagre sets of bounded operators
Let $H$ be a separable, infinite-dimensional Hilbert space and let $\mathbb{B}(H)$ be the algebra of bounded operators on $H$. The norm topolology on $\mathbb{B}(H)$ is stricly finer, hence the ...
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A continuity argument for a dispersive $gKdV$ estimate
I'm learning about the gKdV equation, following Schlag & Muscalu vol II. We're looking at
$$\begin{cases} u_t + u_{xxx} + F(u)_x = 0 \\ u_0 = g\end{cases}$$
where $F(u) = u^5$ (for example). The ...
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Mazur-Ulam bases in finite-dimensional Banach spaces
Definition. A basis $e_1,\dots,e_n$ of a finite-dimensional Banach space $X$ is called Mazur-Ulam if all vectors $e_1,\dots,e_n$ have norm one and every self-isometry $f:S_X\to S_X$ of the unit sphere ...
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Eigenvalues of splitting scheme
In numerical analysis it is common to approximate a solution to a PDE
$$u'(t) = (A+B) u(t), \quad u(0)=u_0$$
which is just given by $e^{t(A+B)}u_0$ by the splitting $e^{tB/2} e^{tA} e^{tB/2}u_0.$ Here,...
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Hamiltonian dynamics on cotangent bundle
I'm stuck with the following claim made in Section 13.1 of Y-G. Oh's book "Symplectic topology and Floer homology". Assume that $N$ is a differential manifold and $S_0 ,S_1\subseteq N$ two ...
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How absolute is NIP in a model?
The following question is motivated by a model theoretic question but doesn't really involve any model theory per se. That said, I don't know the appropriate keywords for the relevant functional ...
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Extension of positive functionals
Let $X$ be a function space as $C(K)$ or $L^p$, with its usual norm and order, that is $f \le g$ if and only if $f(x) \le g(x)$ for a.e. $x$. If $M$ is a subspace of $X$ and $L:M \to \bf R$ is a ...
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Real-world example of a Banach *-algebra with a nonzero *-radical
Is there a real-world example of a Banach *-algebra with a nonzero *-radical (intersection of kernels of all *-representations)? Textbooks give examples of finite-dimensional algebras with degenerate ...
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Quotients of subspaces of $C(\alpha)$
A well known problem, attributed to H. P. Rosenthal, asks whether or not every quotient of $C(\alpha)$, $\alpha$ countable ordinal, is $c_0$-saturated. As it is known, $C(\alpha)$ are $c_0$-saturated ...
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Recent work on Pseudo-Laplacian and Pseudo-cuspform in the spirit of Riemann Hypothesis after the work of Bombieri and Garrett
( This is my first MO question . I'm totally inexperienced on MO so, forgive me for my mistakes .)
Paul Garrett and Enrico Bombieri were (are?) Secretly Working on Pseudo-Laplacians and Pseudo-...
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Does every locally convex space with a Schauder basis have the approximation property?
For Banach spaces, the existence of a Schauder basis implies that this space has the approximation property.
Since both the notion of Schauder bases and of the approximation property are well ...
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Is every separable Banach space with the MAP 1-complemented in a space with a monotone basis?
The question, already phrased in the title, looks like a classical problem from Banach space theory from the 1970s. Hence, my question is more of a reference request in its nature.
Can every ...
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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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Question on operator topologies convergence
Let $H$ be a complex Hilbert space, and let $\mathcal{B}(H)$ denote the algebra of bounded operators on $H$. It is known that the strong operator topology and the norm topology on $\mathcal{B}(H)$ ...
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Can we approximate any eigenvalue of an infinite matrix via eigenvalues of some sequence of submatrices which approximates the matrix?
Let $T:\ell^2\to\ell^2$ be a compact linear operator. Let $[T]=(a_{i,j})_{i,j=1}^{\infty}$ be the representing infinite matrix of $T$ with respect to the canonical base. Let $T_n$ be the finite rank ...
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Blocksum induces a unital H-space structure on the space of Fredholm operators
Fix a complex separable infinite-dimensional Hilbert space $H$. It is well known that the space of (bounded) Fredholm operators $Fred(H)$ with the norm topology is a classifying space for the ...
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Sheaves on Rectifiable Sets
Basic question: are there (co)homological or sheaf-based tools which might be useful in geometric measure theory?
Background: The jumping off point here is a simple analogy - geometric measure ...
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Interpolation of some Sobolev spaces
Let $X_0=L^2(0,1)$, $X_1=H^4(0,1)$, $X_2=H^4(0,1)\cap H^2_0(0,1)$. We know the interpolation space $$(X_0,X_1)_{1/2,2}=H^2(0,1).$$
I am wondering what is
$$(X_0,X_2)_{1/2,2}=?$$
Would it be $H^2_0(0,...
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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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A characterisation of certain $C^*$-algebras
I was wondering if there is a characterisation for $C^*$-algebras (unital) for which the bidual does not have any central atoms. It is not sufficient for example to demand that the $C^*$-algebra does ...
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Direct proof of Closed Graph Theorem (or Bounded Inverse Theorem) from Uniform Boundedness Principle
I'm looking for a direct proof of the Closed Graph Theorem (or Bounded Inverse Theorem) from the Uniform Boundedness Principle. But I can't find one in the literature.
I'm hoping there's a nice ...
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Are invertible measures strictly dense?
Let $L_1(\mathbb T)$ be considered as a closed ideal of $M(\mathbb T)$, the Banach algebra of measures on the circle. Then $M(\mathbb T)$ can be identified with the multiplier algebra of $L_1(\mathbb ...
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Density of squares of radial eigenfunctions
The eigenfunctions of the Laplace operator on the disc can be written in polar coordinates as $f(r,\theta)=R_{nk}(r)e^{ik\theta}$, where $k\in\mathbb Z$ and $n\in\mathbb N$ and the radial function is $...
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Spectral properties of Non-local Differential operators on real line
I am encountering non-local (and nonlinear) PDEs in my work. To compute stability, I am trying to numerically estimate the spectrum of linearized-but-nonlocal version of the said PDEs.
Definition: A ...
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Interchange of supremum and integral
Let $f : X \to Y$, $X \subset R^n$, $Y$ Banach space, $g : X \times Y \to R \cup \{ \infty \}$, $L^n$ the n-dimensional Lebesgue measure.
Are there some results under which the following interchange ...
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Can C*/W*-algebras be realized as (involutive?) monoid/co-monoid objects?
I would like to know how close one can get to realizing the category of C*-algebras as a category of monoid objects. Related (almost, but not quite, duplicate) questions are:
"Recovering a monoidal ...
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Unitary representations of finite dimensional Lie groups on infinite-dimensional Hilbert spaces
I am interested in the proofs of continuity of some standard unitary representations appearing in Physics. Additionally, I am interested in the integration of finite-dimensional Lie algebras of skew-...
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Closedness of a set of measures, where conditional marginals are in closed $\varepsilon$-ball w.r.t. Wasserstein distance
Let $(E,d)$ be a bounded polish space (separable, complete metric space satisfying $\sup_{x,y\in E} d(x,y) < \infty$). By $\mathcal{P}(E)$ we denote the space of Borel probability measures on $E$ ...
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Spectrum of perturbed differential operators
I am looking for a reference that could help me with the following two questions:
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ be a bounded domain with Lipschitz boundary. Consider a sequence of differential ...
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Covariance operator analogue for manifolds and respective measure manifolds
Assume $E$ is a connected riemannian manifold with geodesic metric space structure given by $d$ and $P$ is a probability measure over $E$ with Borel sigma-algebra given by this metric structure. Also ...
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What is the Banach dual of the Bochner space $L^\infty(\Omega;X)$?
Suppose $\Omega$ is a $\sigma$-finite measure space (I'm happy to take $\Omega = \mathbb{N}$) and let $X$ be a Banach space. It's pretty well known that the Banach dual of $L^\infty(\Omega)$ can be ...
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Generalized singular numbers and the Haagerup $L^p$ spaces
Let $M$ be a semi-finite von Neumann algebra with a trace $\tau$.Let $S(M)$ be the algebra of all affiliated operators measurable with respect to $M$.
The $L^p$ norm on $M$ is given by
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Relationship between the Itō formula for a Q-Wiener process and the Itō formula for a cylindrical Wiener process. A question on the trace term
Remark: Even when this question is about stochastic PDEs, it can be answered by someone who has no knowledge about probability theory or PDEs.
I'm reading Stochastic Differential Equations in ...
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Extension operators for topological vector space-valued smooth functions on closed sets
There are many known results about extension theorems for real-valued functions on closed sets, with varying levels of differentiability and so on, all very roughly following the Whitney approach. For ...
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Constructing Extreme Points in Reflexive Banach Spaces
A theorem of Lindenstrauss and Phelps states that if $X$ is a separable reflexive Banach space then the unit ball of $X$, $Ba(X)$, has uncountably many extreme points. The proof goes by contradiction ...
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intuitive connection between The KdV equations and the Virasoro bott group
I posted this on stack exchange but had no joy, perhaps someone here can answer : The Euler Arnold equation expresses equations (usually from mathematical physics) as geodesic equations on a Lie group....
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Chord-arc property of n-tuples of commuting operators
Assume that we have an $n$-tuple $S^0=(S^0_1,\dots,S^0_n)$ of commuting operators in a Hilbert space $H$ and another such an $n$-tuple $S^1$. Is it possible to connect these two $n$-tuples by a ...
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Interpolation between $H^1$ and $H^1\cap L^1$
Suppose that $T:H^1(\mathbb{R}^3)\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ is a linear bounded operator, with operator norm $M_2$. In particular, given $1\leq p\leq2$, there exist optimal constants $M_p\leq M_2$ such ...
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Integral-like concepts
I am looking for interesting concepts (I guess you could say functionals from the function space $[a;b]\to\mathbb R$) that are like integrals in some respect.
The background is that I have proven a ...
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