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On the second order analog of the upper 1-Lipschitz envelope of a function
Let $u: \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ be a given function. Then we can consider its upper 1-Lip envelope
$$
\hat u(x) \doteq \inf\{g(x) \, \mid\, g \, \text{has Lipschitz constant 1 and}\, g(y) \geq u(y) \,...
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Proofs of the uncountability of the reals
Recently, I learnt in my analysis class the proof of the uncountability of the reals via the Nested Interval Theorem (Wayback Machine). At first, I was excited to see a variant proof (as it did not ...
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Estimating an integral of the Green function in the plane
Suppose $\Omega$ is a bounded, simply connected domain, $z_{0}\in{\Omega}$ and for any $z\in{\Omega}$, $d_{z}:=\text{dist}(z,\partial{\Omega})$. I am interested in understanding the behavior of ...
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Understanding the integral $\int_0^1\det(v(t),v'(t))dt$ where $v(t)$ is path in the plane
Let $v(t) : [0,1]\rightarrow\mathbb{C}^2$ be a smooth path, and let $v' := dv/dt$. I'd like to understand what the integral:
$$I(v) := \int_0^1 \det(v(t),v'(t))dt$$
tells us about $v$, where $\det(v(t)...
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PDF of the difference of two Beta Prime distribution
I am struggling to find the PDF of the difference of two Beta Prime distribution.
Definition
A random variable is said to have a Beta Prime distribution $\text{B}'(\alpha, \beta)$ with $\alpha, \beta&...
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How explicit the optimiser of this optimisation problem can be?
Provided the given parameters as follows :
$\mu\in\mathbb R, \sigma\in\mathbb R_+$ are constant, $\kappa, r, \alpha, \beta: \mathbb R_+\to\mathbb R_+ $ are measurable functions such that $\kappa(y)\...
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If $f$ is infinitely differentiable then $f$ coincides with a polynomial
Let $f$ be an infinitely differentiable function on $[0,1]$ and suppose that for each $x \in [0,1]$ there is an integer $n \in \mathbb{N}$ such that $f^{(n)}(x)=0$. Then does $f$ coincide on $[0,1]$ ...
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Any idea of solving an optimization problem with cubic constraints?
I have the following optimization problem with cubic constraints, which is hard to solve. Are there any ideas, or related references, of solving such a problem?
$$ \begin{array}{ll} \underset {y, z} {\...
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Decompose a function into a bounded part and a Lipschitz part
Let $f: \mathbb R^d \to \mathbb R^d$ be a measurable function such that
$$
\sup_{x,y \in \mathbb R^d} \frac{|f(x) - f(y)|}{\max \{1, |x-y| \}} < \infty.
$$
Are there functions $g,h: \mathbb R^d \...
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Grönwall-type inequality for $f(t) \le \alpha + \int_0^t (t-s)^{-\frac{1}{2}} [f(s) + |f(s)|^{\beta}] \, \mathrm d s$
Let $\alpha \in (0, \infty)$ and $\beta \in (0, 1]$. We assume $f : [0, 1] \to [0, \infty)$ is a measurable and bounded function such that
$$
f(t) \le \alpha + \int_0^t (t-s)^{-\frac{1}{2}} [f(s) + |f(...
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Twice continuously differentiable implied by existence of limit
I have the following question. Let $f,g:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ be two continuous functions (vanishing at infinity) and assume that
$$
\frac{f(x+t)+f(x-t)-2f(x)}{t^2}\to g(x)
$$
for all $x\in X$ when ...
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Can a nowhere locally Hölder function be differentiable almost everywhere?
Fix $0 < \alpha < 1$. Suppose $f$ is nowhere locally $\alpha$-Hölder continuous - that is, it is not $\alpha$-Hölder on any open subinterval of $\mathbb R$. Is it possible for $f$ to be ...
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Is there an increasing function on $[a, b]$ which is differentiable, but not absolutely continuous？
Is there an increasing function on
$[a, b]$ which is differentiable,
but not absolutely continuous？
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Example of a conditionally convergent series $\sum_{n=1}^\infty b_n$ such that $n^2(b_n-b_{n+1})$ is bounded
Let $(b_n)_{n \in \mathbb{N}}$ be a real sequence such that $(nb_n)$ is bounded. I know that if the series $\sum_{n=1}^\infty b_n$ is conditionally convergent, then $(n^2b_n)_n$ is not bounded. But, ...
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Fourier series but different waveform
Given a nondegenerate smooth simple closed convex curve $f: [0,2\pi]\to \mathbb C \setminus \{0\}$ with winding number (around origin) $1$, and $f$ have zero mean. Let $f_n: [0,2\pi]\to \mathbb C \...
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Is there a compactly supported differentiable function whose Fourier transform is not in L1?
In my MSE answer here, I discussed the example of compactly supported continuous function
$$g(x)=
\begin{cases}
\dfrac{\frac12 -x}{\log(x)},&0<x\leq1/2\\
0,&\text{otherwise}
\end{cases}$$
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Schroedinger operator in 2 dimensions with singular potential
Consider the Schroedinger operator
$$H = -\Delta + \frac{c}{\vert x \vert^2}$$
in two dimensions with $c >0$
This operator has a self-adjoint realization, since it is a positive symmetric operator ...
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How to prove these identities for $\log(2)$ based on $_3F_2$ integrals?
In this MO post I have placed 4 Ramanujan-type hypergeometric series found using the LLL algorithm for fast computing of some logarithms. I could prove 3 of them by means of classical methods based on ...
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How powerful are sequences of Steiner symmetrizations?
I was studying geometric analysis and have encountered something called Steiner symmetrization method. Intuitively I understand how it's made to be applied and used, but Wikipedia pages do not give ...
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What is the minimum of this functional？
Recently I encountered an inequality from mathematical analysis.
Let $f(x)$ be twice continuously differentiable in $[0,1]$ with
$f(0)=f(1)=0$, then for all $x\in(0,1),f(x)\neq 0$, show that:$$\int_{0}...
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Archimedean ordered fields without maxima and minima in constructive mathematics
In constructive mathematics, let us define an ordered (Heyting) field $F$ to be a commutative ring with a binary relation $<$ which is
irreflexive, where for all $x$, $\neg (x < x)$
asymmetric, ...
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Counting the number of local minima of a function that is the sum of square roots of cosines
Suppose you are given a set of functions $f_1, \ldots, f_n$. Every function is defined as follows
$$f_i(x) = \sqrt{1+C^2_i-2C_i\cos (x-D_i)}$$
where $0<C_i<1$ and $0\leq D_i<2\pi$ are real-...
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Continuous extensions of tangent vector fields
Let $\Omega$ be an open subset of $S^2$ with $\bar{\Omega}\neq S^2$. Suppose a continuous tangent vector field $G$ is given on $\partial \Omega$ with $|G(y)|=1$ for all $y\in \partial \Omega$. Does ...
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$C^1$ harmonic functions on a dense open set are globally harmonic
In a paper I am studying, at a certain point the authors introduce a function $u\in C^1(B_1,\mathbb{R})$ which is harmonic in a dense open subset $U$ of $B_1$. From this, they seem to conclude that $u$...
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Solve equation with three square roots
I am trying to solve a more general question and I have the following subproblem:
Find $x>0$ that satisfies for fixed $ i \geq 3$,
$$\left(1 + \frac{1}{b^2}\right) x = \frac{\sum_i a_i^2} {b^2} + \...
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Extension of a tangent vector field
Let $\Omega$ be an open subset of $S^2$ with $\overline{\Omega} \neq S^2$. Suppose a continuous tangent vector field $G$ is defined on $\partial \Omega$ such that $|G(y)| = 1$ for all $y \in \partial \...
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How to understand the unique continuation result
Let $E$ be the closure of $C_c^{\infty}\left(\mathbb{R}^N\right)$ ($N \geqq 3)$ under the norm
$$
\|u\|_E=\left(\int_{\mathbb{R}^N}|\nabla u|^2\right)^{1 / 2}.
$$
Suppose $K(x) \in C^1\left(\mathbf{R}^...
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Does this property implies Lipschitz continuity?
Let $f:\mathbb{R}^{n} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be such that, for $x,y,z \in \mathbb{R}^{n}$, we have that
$$|f(z) - f(x)| \leq |f(z) - f(y)| \Rightarrow \|z-x\| \leq \|z-y\|$$
Can I say that this ...
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Cauchy's functional multiplicative equation on the unit interval
This question might be trivial, but I didn't find a clean reference and have not attempted to prove it myself yet: Let $f:[0,1]\rightarrow [0,1]$ be a continuous and monotonic function such that $f(0)=...
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Arrangements of fixed $k$-polyplets in a $n\times n$ matrix
Recently, I asked a question about the number of arrangements of $k$ elements inside a $n\times n$ matrix with certain restrictions. The one I´m actually interested in for this question is in its 2. ...
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First nonzero derivative bounded below (2 dimensions)
Let $B\subseteq \Bbb{R}^2$ be a closed ball of radius $\delta < 1$ centered at $(0,0)$. Let $f:B\to \Bbb{R}_{\geq 0}$ be real-analytic, have only one zero (at $(0,0)$) and be strictly increasing ...
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Attainment of maximum
A basic result in real analysis is that a continuous function $f:[0,1]\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ attains its maximum on $[0,1]$, i.e. there is $x\in [0,1]$ such that $f(x)=\sup_{y\in [0,1]} f(y)$. A ...
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Minimum Slice of Real Analytic Function in Two Variables
Let $B\subseteq \Bbb{R}^2$ be a closed ball of radius $\delta < 1$ centered at $(0,0)$. Let $f:B\to \Bbb{R}_{\geq 0}$ be real analytic and have only one zero, namely $(0,0)$. Moreover, assume that $...
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Functions representing all strings somewhere
Do there exist "nice" (maybe analytic?) functions $f_0,f_1:\mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ such that
$\forall n\in\mathbb N,\forall \sigma\in\{0,1\}^n,\exists x\in\mathbb R, \forall \tau\in\{0,1\}^...
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How complicated can an elementary antiderivative get?
I asked this question on MSE here.
I recently learned that there are many very large numbers that have been defined, such as $\operatorname{TREE}(3)$ and many others that are too big to be written ...
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Why is differentiating mechanics and integration art?
It is often said that "Differentiation is mechanics, integration is art." We have more or less simple rules in one direction but not in the other (e.g. product rule/simple <-> integration by parts/...
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Are “most” bounded derivatives not Riemann integrable?
Given $a,b\in\mathbb R$ with $a<b$. Let
$$X=\{f\in C([a,b]): f \text{ is differentiable on } [a,b] \text{ with }f' \text{ bounded }\},$$
and
$$A=\{f\in X: f' \text{ is Riemann integrable}\}. $$
It ...
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How to show that $\log 2(1/2\log 2\log 4 + 1/3\log 3\log 6 + \dotsb) + 1/2\log 2 - 1/3\log 3 + 1/4\log 4 - \dotsb = 1/\log 2$ [closed]
I've been studying Ramanujan's work and I stumbled upon this question in the book: Collected Papers of Srinivasa Ramanujan. In there I found question number 769 which is about an infinite sum with ...
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On weighted Fourier transforms
Suppose that $f\in L^{\infty}((0,1))$ and that there exists $c_1,c_2>0$ such that
$$ \left|\int_0^1 e^{i \xi x} e^{-|\xi|^{-1}x}f(x)\,dx \right| \leq c_1 e^{-c_2|\xi|} \quad \forall\, |\xi|>1.$$
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Regularity of solutions to an elliptic boundary value problem
Let $M = [1,\infty)\times S^2$. For an integer $k \geq 2$ and number $\tau<0$, define the space $L^2_{\tau}([1,\infty);H^k(S^2))$ to be all $H^k(S^2)$-valued functions $u$ on $[1,\infty)$ with $\...
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Are these two norms on localized versions of $L^p_q$ equivalent?
$\newcommand{\RR}{\mathbb R}\newcommand{\diff}{\, \mathrm d}$ We fix $T \in (0, \infty)$ and $p, q \in [1, \infty)$. Let $\mathbb T$ be the interval $[0, T]$.
Let $E$ be the space of all real-valued ...
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Distribution of zeros for arbitrary Bessel functions
Consider the ODE $x^2 y''+x y' + (x^2-\alpha^2)y = 0$, where $\alpha$ is an arbitrary positive irrational number that is less than $ 2 \pi$. Let $J_{\alpha}(x)$ be a solution to the equation and ...
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On compactly supported functions with prescribed sparse coordinates
Let $\{\phi_n\}_{n=1}^{\infty}$ be an orthonormal basis for $L^2((0,1))$ consisting of Dirichlet eigenfunctions for the operator $-\partial^2_x + q(x)$ where $q \in C^{\infty}_c((0,1))$ is fixed. ...
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A question about the maximal function
Let $n>4$, $f\in C^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^{n})$ and 0 denote the origin of $\mathbb{R}^{n}$. We define a weighted maximal function by $$Mf(x)=\sup_{0<r<1}r^{4-n}\int_{B_{r}(x)}|f|$$ which is ...
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Distance between two convex sets
Setting
If $A$ an $B$ are two symmetric matrices, we denote by $A >B$ when the matrice $A-B$ is definite positive.
In $\left(\mathbb{R}^{*}_{+} \right)^4$, consider the convex set $$ \Lambda = \...
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Good Polynomial lower estimates for beta function
I'm looking for polynomial lower estimates for beta function, and what I've found so far is this, which can be found in proposition 2.3 in this paper
Proposition 2.3 1. If $0<𝑞<1$ and $𝑝 \geq ...
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Antiderivatives via Taylor series and the FT of Calculus
If $f$ is a real function on an interval $[a,b]$ such that
$f$ is computationally tractable on $[a,b]$: you can calculate $f(x)$ to $n$ bits of precision using an algorithm which is polynomial in $n$ ...
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A problem about how dominated convergence is used in the analysis of variation
I'm reading Existence of solutions to a higher dimensional mean-field equation on manifolds and get stuck on Lemma6. When $\lambda>\Lambda_1$, with $\Lambda_1=(2 m-1) ! \operatorname{vol}\left(S^{2 ...
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Unimodality of distribution from Lévy symbol
Also posted in MSE.
Assume that one want to study a distribution $f$ on $\mathbb{R}$ for which the Lévy symboln, i.e.:
$$
\forall u\in\mathbb{R},\quad\psi(u) := \log \mathbb{E}\left[e^{iuX}\right]
$$
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Is the difference between $\alpha$-Hölder constants of $f*\rho$ and $g*\rho$ controlled by $\|f-g\|_\infty$?
Let $\mathcal D_1$ be the set of bounded probability density functions on $\mathbb R^d$. This means $f \in \mathcal D_1$ if and only if $f$ is non-negative measurable such that $\int_{\mathbb R^d} f (...
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