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Polynomial $f(x)$ has positive coefficients and only real roots. How many polynomials formed from terms of $f(x)$ also have only real roots?
Let
$$f(x)=a_n \ x^n+a_{n-1} \ x^{n-1}+\cdots+a_1 \ x+a_0$$
be a $n$-th degree polynomial with positive coefficients such that all of its roots are real. Choose any number terms from this expression ($...
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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:
$$
\Vert (r,x) \Vert_A^2 = \Vert (r, Tx)\Vert^2 + \max \{ \Vert x \Vert, \vert r ...
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A question from a proof of an inequality in Sobolev space $W^{1,1}$
I try to understand the proof the lemma given at page 54 in Ladyzhenskaya et al (1968) - Linear and Quasilinear Elliptic Equations. Here it is a screenshot:
Here is what I did:
$$-u(x)=u(y)-u(x)=\...
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Derivative norm estimates
Assume $\Phi$ is some diffeomorphism of a certain manifold. Let $\Phi^{-1}$ denote the inverse map and let $(D\Phi)^{-1}$ denote the matrix inverse of $D\Phi$.
QUESTION. Does this norm estimate hold? ...
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Strong Ditkin sets in the Fourier algebra
What is the definition of a Ditkin set (resp. a strong Ditkin set) for the Fourier algebra $A(G)$ of a locally compact (not necessarily abelian) group $G$?
More specifically, let $E$
be a closed ...
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Condition under a function is uniquely identifiable by the supremum values
Let $f(x),g(x)$ be two real-valued functions on $\mathbb{R}$ and $h(x,y)$ be a real-valued function on the plane. We can assume continuity (maybe piecewise differentiability also) of these functions. ...
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regularity convolution of a $L^2$ function with $W^{1,1}$ function [closed]
Let $u\in L^2(\mathbb R)$ and $w \in W^{1,1}(\mathbb R)$, we consider the convolution
$$u*v$$
Is it true that $w*u \in W^{1,2}(\mathbb R)$?
What regularity can we put on $w$ for this to be true?
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Dual space of local Sobolev space on a manifold
$\newcommand{\comp}{\mathrm{comp}}$As part of my master's thesis, I am currently learning about Sobolev spaces on manifolds. From my research online, I found out, that there are a lot of ways to ...
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Reference dual Dirichlet space $D^1$
Let $\mathbb{D} = \{ z \in \mathbb{C} : |z| < 1 \}$ be the unit disk. The Bergman space $A^1 = A^1(\mathbb{D})$ is the Banach space of holomorphic functions on $\mathbb{D}$ such that
$$
\|f\|_{A^1} ...
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Question on approximation of norms
Suppose that $E\in Int[L_{p},L_{q}]$ for some $1<p<q<\infty$ and $E$ is $w$-concave with $1<w<\infty$. It is well-known that for each $r\geq w$, we have $E=L_{r}\odot F_{r}$ for some ...
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Bounds on Besov norms for mollification of a bounded Lipschitz function
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded, non-empty, regular open domain in $\mathbb{R}^d$. Let $1\le p,q\le \infty$ and $s>0$. Let $\mathcal{B}_{p,q}^s(\Omega)$ be the Besov space on $\Omega$ corresponding to ...
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Intriguing simple question about Sobolev space $W^{1,p}(\Omega)$
Let $w_1,w_2\in W^{1,p}(\Omega)$ be two functions with $w_1,w_2>0$ and $\dfrac{w_2}{w_1},\dfrac{w_1}{w_2}\in L^{\infty}(\Omega)$, where $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^N$ is a bounded domain (i.e. open ...
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Boundedness of sequences and cardinality
Let $X$ be a set of sequences of real numbers that converge to zero with the property that for any unbounded sequence of real numbers $(y_n)$, there is a sequence $(x_n)$ in $X$ for which the ...
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Isoperimetric inequality, but $L_p$ norm
I would like to consider the isoperimetric problem of $L_p$ norm:
Given a region in $\mathbb R^2$ such that the boundary is a curve $C(x,y)$, where $\int_{C}(|\mathrm dx|^p+|\mathrm dy|^p)^{1/p}$ is a ...
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Show that $\Lambda_\varphi(x_n)\to \Lambda_\varphi(x)$ for an nsf weight $\varphi$ on a von Neumann algebra
Let $\varphi$ be an nsf weight on a von Neumann algebra $M$. Fix a square-integrable element $x\in \mathscr{N}_\varphi$. Put
$$x_n := \sqrt{\frac{n}{\pi}}\int_{-\infty}^{+\infty} \exp(-nt^2) \sigma_t^\...
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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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Norm in the minimal tensor product of C*-algebras
Let $A$ and $B$ be two $C^*$-algebras, and let $A \otimes B$ denote their minimal tensor product. Given positive, linear functionals $\varphi$ on $A$ and $\psi$ on $B$, we obtain a positive, linear ...
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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
$$
B(0, 1) := \{x \in X : d(0, x) < 1\} \neq X,
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is it necessarily ...
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A question on unit norm elements of $\ell^2 \setminus \bigcup_{0<p<2 }\ell^p$
Let $A\subset \ell^2$ consist of all $x\in \ell^2$ with $|x|_2=1$ which does not belong to any $\ell^p$ for all $0<p<2$.
Note that $A$ is non-empty with a Baire category argument.
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(Lattice approximation) Does UV stability lead to continuum limit of a subsequence?
In the context of lattice approximation, the term "UV stability" seems to be used frequently. To me, it seems like
Uniform boundedness of the partition function in the limit where lattice ...
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Derivate involving Bessel function of second type
Let.
$$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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A more general product rule for weak derivatives?
Consider that $u_1,u_2:\Omega\to (0,\infty)$ where $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^N$ is an open set. We know that $u_1,u_2\in W^{1,p}(\Omega)$ for some $p>1$ and $\dfrac{u_1}{u_2},\ \dfrac{u_2}{u_1}\in L^...
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Compact embeddings RKHSs into Sobolev Spaces
Let $\mathcal{H}$ be an RKHS over an open domain $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^d$. Are there conditions under which $\mathcal{H}$ can be compactly embedded in a Sobolev space $W^{s,p}(\Omega)$ for ...
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Convexity and subdifferential monotonicity
Do you know any reference where I can find some results in this sense:
Consider $W:K\to [0,\infty)$ is a functional defined on a convex cone $K\subset X$, where $X$ is a Banach space. Then the ...
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Besov spaces containing piecewise linear functions
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 ...
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Mappings that preserve local or global minimum
In the most general form, I'm interested in any non-trivial results of the following question.
Consider metric space $X$ and $Y$, denote all real valued functions on $X$ and $Y$ as $\mathbb{R}^{X}$ ...
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Characterization of normed spaces based on violation of parallelogram law
For a normed linear space $(X, \|\cdot\|)$, the Jordan-von Neumann theorem specifies when exactly the norm is induced via an inner product, namely when the parallelogram law is satisfied.
I would like ...
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Discrepancy between probability measures, tested against bounded functions of bounded variance
When studying some concentration inequalities, it became relevant to consider the following discrepancy between two probability measures $\pi$ and $\nu$ (treating $\sigma \in \left( 0, \frac{1}{2} \...
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Extreme points of the dual unit ball of a Banach algebra
Let $A$ be a unital Banach algebra. Let $f\in A^*$, $\Vert f\Vert=1$ satisfy that there exists a maximal left ideal $L\subset A$ such that $L\subseteq\ker{f}$.
Question: Is $f$ an extreme point of ...
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Reference request: Parabolic Equations
I am a PhD student working mainly on Elliptic Equations. With the other PhDs of my department, we organised a reading group, meaning that we agreed on a book we were all interested in, we meet weekly ...
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Question about modular group (Modular theory in operator algebras, section 2.14)
Consider the following fragment from Stratila's book "Modular theory in operator algebras", section 2.14, p20:
I'm trying to understand the claim $(3)$ (see the red box). The main strategy ...
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$S^{n}(V)$ is "approximately" $V$ when $n$ goes to infinity (in the setting of normed space)
Let $B$ be a (separable) Banach space. $(v_{i})_{i}, i\in\mathbb{N}$ being a family of linear independent vectors. $V$ being the span of $v_{i}$. I try to prove that $V$ is dense in $B$. I define a ...
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Question about Lebesgue Bochner spaces
Let $T>0$ and $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^N$ be a bounded domain. Also $p\in (1,\infty)$ is any number.
I know that $u\in L^{p}((0,T);L^p(\Omega))$ and $\nabla u\in L^{p}((0,T);L^p(\Omega))^N$. How ...
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Non-complete space verifying uniform boundedness
Recently, I have seen the so-called uniform boundedness theorem, which says:
Let $(X,∥⋅∥)$
be a Banach space and $(Y,∥⋅∥)$
be a normed linear space. Let $A⊂B(X,Y)$
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Sharp Sobolev trace inequalities on Riemannian manifolds with boundaries
For $n \geq3$, let $(M,g)$ be smooth $n$-dimensional, compact, Riemannian manifold with a smooth boundary. Then there exists some constant $A=A(M,g)>0$ such that, for all $u \in H^1(M)$
\begin{...
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Special density on $L^2$
Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^N$ be a bounded domain, and $u\in L^2(\Omega)$ with $0\leq u(x)\leq 1$ a.e. on $\Omega$. It is well known that $C^{\infty}_c(\Omega)$ is dense in $L^2(\Omega)$. Because $C^...
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The diagonal operators and unconditionality
The following is well-known:
Theorem: Let $X$ be a Banach space with an unconditional basis $(e_n)_n$.
Then the space of the diagonal operators with respect the basis $(e_n)_n$ endowed with
the ...
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Identification of Fock space and the $L^2$ space of tempered distributions
Let $\mathcal{S}'(\mathbb{R}^d)$ be the set of tempered distributions over $\mathbb{R}^d$ and $d\phi_C$ a Gaussian measure over $\mathcal{S}'(\mathbb{R}^d)$ with covariance operator $C$. Consider the ...
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Infinitesimal generators of random evolutions
Consider two state spaces $X$ and $Y$ and infinitesimal generators of Markov processes $(A_y)_{y\in Y}$ and $B$, on $X$ and $Y$ respectively. We assume that $A_y$ share the same domain $D(A)$, and ...
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Is the image of a complemented subspace complemented?
This question has been crossposted from mathstackexchange:
Let $X, Y$ be two Banach spaces and $T:X\to Y$ a continuous surjection. Assume $Z$ is a complemented subspace of $X$ and that $T(Z)$ is ...
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Decomposition of a contractive representation into an orthogonal sum for the $n$-dimensional case. Has this been done yet?
I know that it has been done for the two-dimensional case. Marek Kosiek showed it in his work "Decomposition of operator representations of the algebra $R(K_1 \times K_2)$" and "...
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Compactness of set of measurable functions between compact subspaces of real numbers
Let $X$ be a compact subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$ and $Y$ be a convex and compact subset of $\mathbb{R}^p$. Consider $\mathcal{F}$ the set of all measurable functions from $X$ to $Y$. Can I find ...
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The sharpest regularity result of elliptic PDEs: conditions on the variable coefficients
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be open and bounded with a sufficiently smooth boundary. Let $L$ be a second order differential operator with variable coefficients, given by
$$Lu = \partial_i(a^{ij}...
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Topological spaces in which countable intersections of dense open sets have dense interior
In certain topological spaces, known as Baire spaces (e.g., completely metrizable spaces), a countable intersection of dense open sets is dense.
Now consider the following strengthening of the Baire ...
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Showing $\inf _{a \neq 0} \frac{\left\|a^2\right\|}{\|a\|^2}\leq \inf _{a \neq 0} \frac{\|\hat{a}\|_{\infty}}{\|a\|}$ in a commutative banach algebra
Suppose $A$ is a commutative Banach algebra, and let $u=\inf _{a \neq 0} \frac{\left\|a^2\right\|}{\|a\|^2}$, $v=\inf _{a \neq 0} \frac{r(a)}{\|a\|}$ ($r(a)$ is the spectral radius of $a$). I need to ...
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Cohomology of the complex of differential forms with Schwartz coefficients
Let $U$ be an open manifold (say an open subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$ for simplicity). Denote by $\mathscr{S}(U)$ the space of Schwartz functions on $U$. Schwartz functions are defined as usual to be ...
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Can the trace be computed in any Schauder basis?
I'm cross-posting this question from Math.SE, as it didn't get much attention there.
Let $H$ be a separable Hilbert space and $T \in L(H)$ a trace-class operator. It is well known that the trace of $T$...
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Ultraviolet divergences of entanglement entropy in QFT
I've often read that entanglement entropy in quantum field theory is ill-defined because local algebras are generally of type III, which implies that a trace doesn't exist. For a normal state $\omega_{...
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Locally compact groupoid with range map restricted to isotropy groupoid is open
Suppose the action groupoid 𝐺=𝐻⋉𝑋, where 𝐻 is a locally compact group and 𝑋
a locally compact space is such that isotropy subgroups of H are isomorphic to each other.
Can this be an example of a ...
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On a functional equation of Mahler?
Recently, I was trying to introduce the concept of natural boundaries to a fellow math student, and what greater way to do this than using an example? In particular, I tried to use as an illustration, ...
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