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On constructing the canonical boundary operator for a given differential operator
Given an $n\times n$ matrix $$X=\begin{pmatrix}
x_{11} & x_{12} & \cdots & x_{1n} \\
x_{21} & x_{22} & \cdots & x_{2n} \\
\vdots & \vdots & \ddots & \vdots \\
x_{n1}...
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Existence of directional heat equation without uniform ellipticity
I am asking for references, or for a proof idea on how to show that weak solutions of the following problem exist: search $u$ on a bounded domain $\Omega\times (0,T]$, where $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^d$...
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How to deal with singularities in thin plate splines?
Follow up from this question Thin-Plate-Spline understanding and solution.
In the general case of $\mathbb{R}^N$ the following problem (interpolant which minimizes the Thin Plate Energy, specifically ...
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Does a Banach algebra version of "the sum of a closed subspace and a finite dimensional subspace is always closed" exist?
In the setting of Banach spaces, it is well know that if $M$ is a closed subspace of a Banach space $X$ and $F$ is a finite dimensional subspace of $X$, then $M+F$ is closed.
Does a Banach algebra ...
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Schauder estimate for $f \in L^\infty$
I was reading an article where at some point the author uses the following estimate:
Let $u$ be a solution of
$$\Delta u = f \quad \text{in } B_1$$
for $f \in L^\infty$. Then $u \in C^{1,1 - \...
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Approximate simple function $f$ by a sequence of continuous functions on $\mathbb{R}^d$ such that $\|f_n\|_\infty\leq \|f\|_\infty$
Let $f=\sum_{i=1}^n c_i 1_{\Delta_i}$ be a simple function on $\mathbb{R}^d$, where $c_i\in\mathbb{C}$. Then we can find sequnces of continuous functions $\{f_k^{(i)}\}$ for each $i=1,\ldots,n$ such ...
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SOT and WOT convergence of Toeplitz operators
For the Hardy space $H^2$, every $\phi \in L^\infty (\mathbb T)$ induces a bounded Toeplitz operator $T_\phi$ on the Hardy space and $\lVert T_\phi \rVert = \lVert \phi \rVert _{\infty}$. Consequently,...
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Borel-Écalle re-summation and resurgence: criteria and results
This is about the theory of Borel-Écalle re-summation and resurgence, see Refs below.
This states that the perturbative series (say of the vacuum expectation value of an operator $\mathcal{O}$ in ...
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Friedrich's second inequality for functions with zero average
Friedrich's second inequality (or Maxwell Estimates or Gaffney’s inequality in the literature) is referred as follows: for all $\mathbf{u} \in H^1(\Omega)^2$ satisfying either $\mathbf{n} \cdot \...
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Which finite dimensional Banach spaces can be represented isometrically as spaces of bounded operators on a finite dimensional Hilbert space?
Background:
It is known that every Banach space $X$ can be embedded isometrically as a subspace in the space $C(K)$ of continuous functions on a compact Hausdorff space $K$. Indeed, one can take $K$ ...
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Steiner symmetrization of smooth function on non-simply connected regions
Given a smooth function $u$ defined on $\mathbb{R}^2$, restrict $u$ to a subset $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^2$ (possibly not simply connected) foliated by level sets of a smooth function $\psi: \Omega \...
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Can the Banach algebra structure on $B(E)$ be (almost) retrieved from its Banach space structure?
This is basically just out of curiosity. Also, since my research area is in von Neumann algebras and my knowledge of general Banach algebras as well as general Banach spaces is somewhat limited, I ...
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Solving functional analysis problems by using Algebraic geometry
I am thinking about some open problems in nonlinear functional analysis and I just wanted to know if there are any problems that have been solved by using Algebraic geometry techniques in these fields....
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What is Lipschitz constant of the radial renormalization $(X,\|\cdot\|_a) \rightarrow (X,\|\cdot\|_b)$ on a normed vector space $X$
Suppose that $X$ is a vector space with two norms $\|\cdot\|_a$ and $\|\cdot\|_b$. The mapping
$$
f(x) = \frac{\|x\|_{a}}{\|x\|_{b}} x, \qquad \forall x \in X,
$$
with $f(0)=0$
is a radial and maps ...
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Example/Existence of Positive Linear Functional which is NOT Hermitian
We know that if $\mathcal{A}$ is a unital $C^*$-algebra and if $f:\mathcal{A}\to\mathbb{C}$ is a positive linear functional then it is Hermitian. It simply follows from the fact that in $\mathcal{A}$ ...
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Orthogonalization of symmetric non-degenerate bilinear forms
It is well-known that given a field $k$ with characteristic different from $2$, every symmetric non-degenerate bilinear form $B$ over a finite-dimensional space can be orthogonalized. This means that ...
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On a Duality between Riemann-weil explicit formula and Abel- Plana summation of trigonometric prime counting function:
Consider the analytic function $g(x)$
Now define
$f(x)=g(x)\frac{\sin^2\left(\frac{π\Gamma(x)}{2x}\right)}{\cos^2\left(\frac{π}{2x}\right)}$
Such that
$|f(x+it)|=o(e^{2πt})$
uniformly for every $x$...
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What is the maximum of $ \frac{\sin(n(x+a))}{\sin(x+a)} + \frac{\sin(n(x-a))}{\sin(x-a)}$?
I have asked this here. Due to inactivity and no satisfying answers, I am asking here. Hope that's okay.
We know the global maxima of the function $\frac{\sin(nx)}{\sin(x)}$
is $n$ (thanks to this ...
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The contractivity of the time derivative of the heat semigroup in $L^p$ spaces
Let $M$ be a complete manifold. The heat semigroup $e^{-tL}$ is bounded on $L^p(M)$, for any $1 \leq p \leq \infty$;
see this for instance.
It seems that we can deduce the time derivative of the heat ...
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Some operators on spheres
Let $S_2$ be the unit sphere in $\mathbb R^3$ equipped with normalized Haar measure. For a continuous function f and $\delta\in (-1,1)$ define $T_\delta f(x):=\int_{\{y:<x,y>=\delta\}}f(y)d_\...
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Log-Sobolev constant
Let $\nu \propto e^{-f}$ be a probability density on $\mathbb{R}^d$ with full support. We say $\nu$ satisfies the log-Sobolev inequality (LSI) with constant $\alpha$ if for every smooth function $g:\...
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Generalization of subadditivity analogous to quasiconvexity, and variants
I am curious if there are natural generalizations of subadditivity which have been studied in the past or have been stated in the literature? I (and people that I have talked to) have not had much ...
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Proving that a polynomial $f(x,y)$ that is unbounded in every direction is bounded below by $1$ outside of a disc of finite radius
This is a follow up from this question.
I have a polynomial function $f(x,y)$ that is unbounded in every direction. In other words, if we choose a direction $(a,b)\in S^1$ and keep moving along the ...
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How big is the class of all closed range bounded linear operator?
Let $X$ and $Y$ be Banach spaces and let $CR(X,Y)$ denote the set $B(X,Y)$ of all bounded linear maps from $X$ to $Y$ with $T(X)$ closed in $Y$. Certainly $CR(X,Y)$ is not open in $B(X,Y)$ as given ...
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Proving that a function $f(x,y)$, that is unbounded in every direction, is uniformly bounded below by $1$ outside some disc of large enough radius
I have a smooth function $f(x,y)$ that is unbounded in every direction. In other words, if we choose a direction $(a,b)\in S^1$ and keep moving along the curve $(ta,tb)$, then $$\lim_{t\to\infty}f(ta,...
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Nemytskij operator for Lebesgue variable UNBOUNDED exponent spaces
Let $f:\Omega\times\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ be a Caratheodory function (i.e. $f(x,\cdot)$ is continuous for a.a. $x\in\Omega$ and $f(\cdot,t)$ is measurable for all $t\in\mathbb{R}$), where $\Omega\...
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Block-diagonal embedding of $U(n)$ into $U(mn)$
What is known about the subgroup $U(n)\subset U(mn)$ for $m,n\in\mathbb{N}$ given by the diagonal embedding
$$ \alpha\mapsto \text{diag}(\alpha,\cdots, \alpha),$$
for $\alpha$ appearing $m$ times?
For ...
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For a tempered distribution $F$ on $\mathbb{R}^2$, what exactly does it mean by $\lvert F(x,y) \rvert \leq \lvert x-y \rvert^{-n}$?
Let $F$ be a tempered distribution on $\mathbb{R}^2$ and $n \in \mathbb{N}$ be a fixed natural number. I wonder what exactly it means by
$\lvert F(x,y) \rvert \leq \lvert x-y \rvert^{-n}$ where $x,y \...
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Understanding spaces of negative regularity
I apologize if this question is too basic for this site, but I posted it on mathSE and did not get any responses (link can be found here) so I'm crossposting it here.
Let $C^k(\mathbb{R}^n$) be the ...
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What, exactly, has Louis de Branges proved about the Riemann Hypothesis?
I know this is a dangerous topic which could attract many cranks and nutters, but:
According to Wikipedia [and probably his own website, but I have a hard time seeing exactly what he's claiming] Louis ...
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Proving a Fourier transform inequality for functions with mixed variable bounded support
I'm working on a problem involving the Fourier transform and have encountered an inequality that I am unsure how to prove. I would greatly appreciate any help or guidance you can provide.
Let $\gamma\...
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Measurable selection for the mean value theorem
When we use the mean value theorem we come across the problem of measurability of the argument. The problem is somehow like that:
Let $f:\Omega\times [0,1]\to\mathbb{R}$ be a Caratheodory function (i....
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Question about the Nemytsky operator on $L^p$ space
Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^N$ be a bounded open set, $f:\Omega\times\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ be a Caratheodory function, i.e. $f(x,\cdot)$ is continuous for a.a. $x\in\Omega$ and $f(\cdot,t)$ is ...
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Solution of recurrence relation with summation
I have the following recurrence relation:
$$b(n,k)=\sum _{\text{i}=0}^{2 n-1} \left(b(n-1,k-\text{i})+\frac{\text{i} (2 n-\text{i}) \binom{2 n-1}{\text{i}} \binom{(n-2)^2}{k-\text{i}}}{2 n-1} \right)$$...
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Embeddings of Bochner-Sobolev spaces with second time derivative
NOTE: I also asked this question here in MSE.
In the weak theory of evolution PDEs, the Bochner-Sobolev spaces are frequently used. For $a,b \in \mathbb{R}$ and $X,Y$ banach spaces, we define these ...
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Is the Bures metric equivalent to the Euclidean one?
Let $K=\mathbb R$ (reall numbers) or $K=\mathbb C$ (complex numbers). Define $\mathcal M_n$ to be the space of $n\times n$ matrices $A=(a_{i,j})_{1\le i,j\le n}$, with $a_{i,j}\in K$. Let $\|\cdot\|$ ...
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Complemented subspaces of $C(\beta\mathbb N\times \beta\mathbb N)$
Problem. Is there any complemented subspace in the Banach space $C(\beta\mathbb N\times\beta\mathbb N)$, not isomorphic to $c_0$, $c_0\oplus C(\beta\mathbb N)$, $C(\beta\mathbb N)$, $c_0(C(\beta\...
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Algebraic and continuous duals of an inverse limit of finite dimensional vector spaces
I have been trying to understand the following section of a paper "Revêtements du demi-plan de Drinfeld et correspondance de Langlands p-adique" by Gabriel Dospinescu and Arthur-César Le ...
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About the Fourier transform of the logarithm function
I want to calculate / simplify:
$$\mathcal{F} (\ln(|x|)\mathcal{F(f)}(x))=\mathcal{F} (\ln(|x|)) \star f$$
where $\mathcal{F}$ is the Fourier transform ($\mathcal[f](\xi)=\int_{\mathbb R}f(x)e^{ix\...
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Embedding of a Banach space in $\ell_\infty(\Gamma)$ with a subspace embedded in a copy of $\ell_\infty$
In this question (which I think may be interesting in its own) I was asking if we can find a copy of $\ell_\infty$ between a separable subspace $Y$ contained in $\ell_\infty(\Gamma)$ and the whole ...
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Copy of $\ell_\infty$ inside $\ell_\infty(\Gamma)$ containing given subspace
To complete a proof I need to know if the following is true:
Given a non-empty set $\Gamma$ and a separable subspace $Y$ of $\ell_\infty(\Gamma)$, there exists a subspace $A$ of $\ell_\infty(\Gamma)$ ...
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Mean of probability distribution
I have a probability distribution defined by the following density function:
$f(k,j,n,m)=\frac{(m n)! \mathcal{S}_k^{(j)}}{(m n)^k (m n-j)!}$ (With $\mathcal{S}_k^{(j)}$ being the Stirling number of ...
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$(\lambda I-A)^{-1}-(\lambda I-B)^{-1}$ compact implies $\sigma_\text{ess}(A)=\sigma_\text{ess}(B)$
Suppose $H$ is a Hilbert space and $A$, $B$ are two adjoint operators on it (not necessarily bounded), satisfying $D(A)=D(B)$.
Question: If $\exists \lambda\in \rho(A)\cap\rho(B)$ such that $(\lambda ...
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A sensible topology on the space of continuous linear maps between Fréchet spaces
Let $V_1$ and $V_2$ be Fréchet spaces. Let $\{ \lVert \cdot \rVert_{1,n} \}_{n \in \mathbb{N}}$ be a family of seminorms for $V_1$ and similarly $\{ \lVert \cdot \rVert_{2,n} \}_{n \in \mathbb{N}}$ ...
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Mutual metric projection
Given a subset $S\subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$, the metric projection associated with $S$ is a function that maps each point $x\in \mathbb{R}^n$ to the set of nearest elements in $S$, that is $p_S(x) = \arg ...
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How to naturally define an output space with certain properties
Consider the following regression problem $v=A(u) + \varepsilon$
for some operator $A:\mathcal{U} \rightarrow \mathcal{V}$ and some function spaces $\mathcal{U},\mathcal{V}$, mapping from $\mathcal{X}$...
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Semigroup property in SPDEs
In fact, we know that a bounded linear operators on a Banach space $X$ satisfies the semigroup property, i.e. $$S(t+s)=S(t)S(s), \text{for every}\ t,s\geq 0.$$
However, in various literatures, I ...
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Deriving a specific bound for functions in Hardy Space
Reading some article a while ago I read the following: (here $H^2$ represents the Hardy space)
Let $f\in H^2$ be such that $f(0)=1$, and let $0<\lvert\lambda\rvert<1$, then $$\lVert f(\lambda z)\...
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Proving the inequality involving Hausdorff distance and Wasserstein infinity distance
Prove the inequality
$$d_{H}(\mathrm{spt}(\mu),\mathrm{spt}(\nu))\leq W_{\infty}(\mu,\nu)$$
where $d_H$ denotes the Hausdorff distance between the supports of the measures $\mu$ and $\nu$, and $W_\...
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Sufficient initial conditions for "non-local" PDE
I am studying a problem of the form $$i\, \partial_t \psi(t) = L \psi(t) + \int_0^t U(t-r) \psi(r) \, dr, \qquad \psi(0) = \psi_0,$$ where the evolution occurs in some Hilbert space, $L$ is a self-...