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Class number of imaginary quadratic fields
Let $n$ be a positive squarefree integer, and let $h_n$ denote the class number of the imaginary quadratic field $\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{-n})$. Then, is it true that $h_n$ is odd if and only if $n$ is a ...
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On the irrationality measure of generalized Stoneham numbers
Pick non-zero integers $a,b,c$ with $a,b \ge 2$ and let $\xi_{a,b,c}$ be the sum of the series $\sum_{n=1}^\infty a^{-b^n} c^{-n}$ (no restriction is made on the sign of $c$); when $b = c$ and $\gcd(a,...
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Reference for Faltings' proof on finiteness of semisimple $d$-dimensional $p$-adic Galois representations
I'm looking for a reference to Faltings' proof concerning the finiteness of $d$-dimensional semisimple $p$-adic Galois representations. Specifically, the result states that there are only finitely ...
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Graph Coloring: Two adjacent vertices share same color
Consider, subgraphs $G_1, G_2,...... G_x$ of graph $G$. Each subgraph has $k$ vertices.
Now, Fix subgraph $G_1$ and consider another subgraph $G_k$ where $1 <k \le x$.
The edge set ...
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Use of this space of very rapidly decreasing continuous functions
Let $C_n$ denote the subspace of continuous function on $[0,\infty)$ supported on $[n,n+1]$. Denote the $\ell^p$-direct sum Banach space
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On two notions of 'generators' for a 'large' triangulated category
Let $C$ be a triangulated category that is closed with respect to arbitrary small coproducts; let $D$ be some class of objects of $C$. Then it would be natural to say that $D$ generates $C$ either if
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Distribution of the $k$-th largest eigenvalue of in the sample covariance matrix?
Let us assume we've a rectangular data matrix $X=[x_1 \dots x_n] \in \mathbb{R}^{p \times n}$, where the $x_i \in \mathbb{R}^{p \times 1}$ are iid column vectors. I'm not assuming here that the ...
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A slight generalization of triconfluent Heun equation: what is known?
I have recently come across an ODE of the form
$$y''+(a+b x^2)y'+(c+dx+h/x^2)y=0 \hspace{30mm} (*)$$
where $y=y(x)$ and $a,b,c,d,h$ are arbitrary constants.
As far as I understand (please correct ...
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"JigSaw Puzzle" on Set Family
One of my research problem can be reduced to a question of the following form
Given a set family $\mathcal{F}$ of $[n]$ , such that every element of $[n]$ lies in exactly $K$ sets in $\mathcal{F}$, ...
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Relationship between the vortex filament equation and the transport equation
Let us consider the vortex filament equation
$$\partial_t \chi = \partial_s \chi \wedge \partial_{ss} \chi,$$
where $\chi(t,s)$ is a curve in $\mathbb R^3$.
How is the Cauchy problem for the ...
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What results exist for functions with regionally fluctuant fractal dimension?
I'm interested in functions that have a varying fractal dimension at different scales and/or regions. Has this been investigated in detail? I'd be interested in results and references in this area of ...
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How much a probability distribution is non-uniform in a convex subspace of $\mathbb{R}^d$?
I know a number of (standard and well known) ways to measure the distance between two probability distributions and, more in general, to quantify how much one is far from another.
Could you please ...
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Probability that SDE visits any point
This is a reference request question.
Statement: I am interested in an SDE of the form
\begin{equation}\fbox{1}~~~
{\rm d}X_t = f(X_t)\,{\rm d} t + g(t) \, {\rm d} B_t
\end{equation}
Where we ...
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Equality cases in a certain case of Jensen's inequality
Suppose that $Y$ is an independent copy of a random variable (r.v.) $X$ with a zero-mean nondegenerate distribution. Is there a non-tautological, preferably simple characterization of the cases when
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Hitting probability for mean-reverting stochastic process
I quote Delbaen and Shirakawa (2002).
Starting from a stochastic differential equation of the form:
$$dr_t=\alpha\left(r_{\mu}-r_t\right)dt+\beta\sqrt{\left(r_t-r_m\right)\left(r_M-r_t\right)}dW_t\...
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On sets of coprime integers in intervals
Briefly,
Question: Is it "good enough" to use least prime factor in choosing a maximal set of coprime integers in an interval?
The post title comes from a 1993 paper of Erdos and Sarkozy. They ...
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Proof of the Davies-Gaffney estimate in elliptic pdes?
I'd like a reference to a proof of the Davies-Gaffney estimate; which is an off-diagonal decay result. See for instance assumption H2 in the paper "Hardy Spaces associated to non-negative self-adjoint ...
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Reference request: smooth affine curves are planar
Let $X\rightarrow\mathrm{Spec}\:\mathbb{C}$ be an affine smooth morphism of relative dimension$\leq 1$. What is a reference for the fact that there exists a $\mathbb{C}$-locally closed immersion $X\...
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Log associahedra and log noncrossing partitions--raising ops and symmetric function theory for $A_n$ (references)
Where do the following three sets $[LA]$, $[ILA]$, and $[LN]$ of partition polynomials appear in the literature?
There are two sets of partition polynomials, not in the OEIS, that serve as the ...
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$H$ self-adjoint with mass gap, $P≥0,Ω∈D(P),H+λP$ self-adjoint $⟹$ for $λ$ small, $H+λP$ has gap?
Suppose $H$ is a self-adjoint operator on a Hilbert space having a simple isolated least eigenvalue $0$ with gap $1$ ( $H\Omega = 0$, $\Vert \Omega\Vert = 1$ ), $P$ is a non-negative symmetric ...
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Definition of center of ternary ring of operators
Let $H$ and $K$ be Hilbert spaces and $B(H,K)$ denotes the space of bounded operators from $H$ to $K$. Recall that a ternary ring of operators (TRO) $V$ is a closed subspace of $B(H,K)$ which is ...
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Elementary quantum scattering problem on the line.
Let us consider the quantum scattering problem on the line with the Hamiltonian
$$H=-\frac{d^2}{dx^2}+ V(x),$$
where $V(x)=1$ when $x\in (0,a)$, and $V(x)=0$ otherwise.
It is easy to see that $H$ ...
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Reference request: Any connected Lie group has a countable base for its topology
I am looking for a reference for the assertion in the title. This assertion is proved in a comment of user nfdc23 to this question. Has any proof of this assertion been published?
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Question about $\theta$ and the Riemann Hypthesis - reference request
It is well known that the Riemann Hypothesis implies the following:
$|\theta(x) - x| = O(x^{1/2 + \epsilon})$ for all $\epsilon > 0$.
where $\theta$ is the first Chebyshev function; that is, $\...
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Bounds for the number of points on projective hyperelliptic curves over finite fields
Let $C$ be projective hyperelliptic curve over finite field $K$.
What are bounds for the number of points $\#C(K)$?
The Hasse-Weil bound requires smooth curves, and hyperelliptic curves are
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Cauchy reduction formula with measure (a variation)
The Cauchy reduction formula conveniently compresses $n$ integrations of a function $F(x)$ into a single integral. Here I am interested in reducing the following "curved-space" ...
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If we limit matters what ZFC can prove, would that be consistent?
I was thinking about a principle that occurred to me regarding provability in ZFC and truth. The principle outrageously states that: whatever ZFC shows, it is! In other words whatever ZFC can prove ...
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Is there a transformation or a proof for these integrals?
Here are certain weighted Gaussian integrals I have encountered for which numerical computation reassures equality.
Question. Is this true? If so, is there an underlying transformation or just a ...
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