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Maximum value principle for Heat equation with mixed boundary conditions
I have tried to solve the following Heat equation
$$u_t=u_{xx}\\ u(x,0)=x^2\\ u_x(0,t)=0, u(1,t)=\cos(t)$$
for $x \in (0,1)$ and $t>0$. I used the separation of variables method and I got a series ...
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On compact embeddings in weighted Riesz potential spaces
I wonder if there is any references for the study of the following type of spaces
$$ X_{\delta,\alpha}=\{ u\in L^2_\delta(\mathbb{R}^n):\, u= (-\Delta)^\alpha f \quad\text{for some}\quad f\in L^2_{\...
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Integral hull of a polyhedron Q is polyhedron
Let $Q \subseteq R^n$ be a rational polyhedron and let $Q_I=Convexhull(Q \cap Z^n)$. By finite basis theorem, we have $Q=P+C$ for some rational polytope $P$ and finitely generated cone $C$ where $C=R_+...
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Eigenvalue of a convolution and a restriction?
Let $\epsilon>0$ be small. Let $\eta(t) = \frac{2\epsilon}{\epsilon^2+(2\pi t)^2}$ (the Fourier transform of $x\mapsto e^{-\epsilon |x|}$). Let $V$ be the space of integrable, bounded functions $f:\...
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About BMO space on smooth open bounded domain
Let $\Omega$ be any open domain in $\Bbb R^d$.
Define the $\text{BMO}(\Omega)$ space as
$$ \text{BMO}(\Omega)= \big\{u\in L^1_{loc}(\Omega)\,\,:\,\, |u|_{\text{BMO}(\Omega)} <\infty \big\},
$$
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Is it possible to backtrack an optimization solver? [closed]
I have an optimization problem and was using a linear programming optimizer to find solutions. However, I find that past a certain size, the problem becomes "infeasible" and has no solutions....
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Function that is (essentially) a self-convolution but not a multiple of a self-convolution
Call a function $F:\mathbb{R}\to C$ nice if it is of the form $F = f\ast \tilde{f}$, where $\tilde{f}(x) = \overline{f(-x)}$. (Of course nice functions are precisely those whose Fourier transform is ...
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A deceptively simple regularity problem for functions on the plane
By various meanderings and toying with simpler problems, my current research has lead me to the following quite straightforward question, which I am wholly unable to answer:
Consider a twice ...
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About the number of critical points of a function
Suppose that $f$ is a totally monotone function on $(0,\infty)$, so that $(-1)^n f^{(n)}\ge0$ for all $n=0,1,\dots$, $f(0+)\in(0,\infty)$, and $f(t)\sim\frac{1}{t^{\frac{3}{2}}}$ as $t\to\infty$. Can ...
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The number of intersection points of two completely monotonic functions
Is there a way to show that two completely bounded decreasing monotonic function which are also differentiable over $[0,\infty)$ intersect at most at one point? or showing some counterexamples.
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An inequality related to Problem 10210 AMM 1992 No. 3
Problem. Let $A$ be a $N \times N$ real matrix whose $(i,j)$ entry is $a_{ij} \ge 0, \forall i, j$. Let $1$ denote $N\times 1$ all-ones vector. Prove that
$$N^2 1^\top A^\top A A^\top 1 \ge (1^\top A ...
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Jordan plane curve such that $\frac{d(g(x),g(y))}{d(x,y)}\to0$?
Write $g$ as the inverse of $f$.
Is there a continuous injective $f:S^1\to C\subset\mathbb{R}^2$ such that
$$
\displaystyle\sup_{d(x,y)<r}\dfrac{d(g(x),g(y))}{d(x,y)}\to0
$$ as $r\to0$?
If you like,...
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Does the support of a smooth compactly supported function have a smooth boundary?
Let $U$ be a bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^n$ and $f:U\to \mathbb{R}^n$ an infinitely differentiable function with compact support. My question is whether $\operatorname{supp}(f)$ has a smooth ...
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Curl-Div equation with singular matrix
I want to solve the equation:
$$
\begin{cases}
\nabla \times (A \mathbf v)=f, \quad x\in \Omega \\
\operatorname{div}(\mathbf v)=0,
\end{cases}
$$
where $\Omega \subset\mathbb{R}^n$, is an open set, $...
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Does there exist a nowhere smooth function, that has arbitrary many derivatives?
I'm sorry if my title sounds misleading, I don't know a better way to word my question briefly. But I have the following question about functions.
First, as long as $A$ is a dense subset of $\mathbb{R}...
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Why are the homeomorphisms from the unit circle to the unit circle preserving measure affine? [closed]
Why are the homeomorphisms from the unit circle to the unit circle preserving measure affine? The affine is composition of rotation and continue automorphism.
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Holomorphic functions of certain blow up at origin
Suppose that $D=\{z\in \mathbb C\,:\, |z|\leq 1\}$ and let $f$ be holomorphic on $D\setminus\{0\}$ such that $|f(z)|\leq e^{\frac{1}{|z|}}$ for all $0<|z|\leq 1$ and assume additionally that $\lim\...
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Fourier decay implies what kind of regularity
We consider a function $f:\mathbb R^2 \to \mathbb C$ that is compactly supported and bounded. In addition, we know that
$$\lim_{\vert x\vert \to \infty} \vert x \vert^2 \vert \hat{f}(x)\vert =0,$$
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integral over the unit sphere of $\Bbb C^n$
Please, is there a way to calculate this integral
$$\int_{S_{2n-1}} \frac{e^{a \langle z, \zeta \rangle}}{|z - \zeta|^{\beta}} \, d\sigma(\zeta)$$
where $ z $ is a fixed point in the complex unit ball ...
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Fourier transform of exponential over torus
I found the following formula for the Fourier transform on a flat 2-torus, but I don't quite know how to derive it. We have a variable $q=(q_x,q_y) \in [0,2\pi)^2$ and by considering it in polar ...
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Asymptotic behavior of the Hermite functions
I would like to understand the asymptotic behavior of the Hermite function :
$$\psi_k(x) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2^k k!}}H_k(x) e^{-\frac{x^2}{2}},$$
where $H_k(x)$ is the $k-$th Hermite polynomial. For ...
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Spectral theory of compact operator for quasi-Banach spaces
Let $X$ be a Banach space and let $Y\subset X$ be a quasi-Banach space (with compact inclusion). Suppose $T:X\to X$ is a compact operator such that $1$ is not its eigenvalue and $T|_{Y}:Y\to Y$ is ...
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Clarification and Proof of Inequality (8.11) in Analytic Number Theory by Iwaniec and Kowalski
I am studying inequality (8.11) from Analytic Number Theory by Iwaniec and Kowalski. It is found on top of page 200. In bottom of page 199, the authors prove that
$$
|S_f(N)|^2 \leq N + \frac{2N^2}{q} ...
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Functions such that the *integral* of the Fourier transform is non-negative?
Let $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ be in $L^1$, with its Fourier transform $\widehat{f}$ also in $L^1$. What is a necessary and sufficient condition on $f$ so that
$$\int_{-\infty}^x \widehat{f}(t) dt \...
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On distributions and kernels
Let $U\subset\mathbb{R}^{d}$ be an open set and consider $X=\mathbb{R}\times U$. Now, lets consider a smooth (regular) kernel $k_{A}\in C^{\infty}(X\times X)$ and corresponding continuous operator $A:...
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Does convergence in probability of iid samples imply convergence in measure of the sampled functions?
Let $g_i: [0, 1] \to \mathbb R$ be $L^1$ functions, equibounded in $L^1$ norm. Let $X_i$ a sequence of iid uniform random variables on $[0, 1]$. Suppose that
$$\frac{1}{n} \sum_{i = 1}^n g_i (X_i) \to ...
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Do there exist strictly contracting eikonal functions on $\mathbb R^n$?
A function $f: \mathbb R^n \to \mathbb R$ is said to be a strict contraction if
$$|f(x) - f(y)| < |x - y|$$
for all $x \neq y$.
A function $f$ is said to be eikonal if it is differentiable ...
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Compactness and Leray-Schauder degree
What's the relationship between compactness of solutions in partial differential equations (PDEs) and the Leray-Schauder degree?
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Easy instance of set cover
I am trying to prove that a natural greedy algorithm solves the following instance of the set cover problem: for a set of elements $e\in U$ with a set of weights $w_e$, we define the cost of a subset ...
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Bounding a number-theoretic integral
Find a good upper bound on $$\int_1^T\frac{\zeta'(s)}{\zeta(s)\zeta(1-s)}X^sdt,$$ where $s=c+it$ for a constant $c>1$ and $X>0$ is a parameter. If needed, we can assume RH.
My attempt here is ...
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Prove or disprove that $|(1/\zeta)^{(n)}(x)| \leq \frac{n!}{(x-\frac{1}{2})}$ for all real $x>1$
$|(1/\zeta)^{(n)}(x)| \leq \frac{n!}{(x-\frac{1}{2})}$ for all real $x>1$.
I had this conjecture for a long time. I tried various methods and techniques but they all failed. It might also be wrong ...
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Can one show that $(-1)^{n-1} {(1/\zeta)}^{(n)}(x) >0$ for all real $x>1$?
Is it true that $(-1)^{n-1} {(1/\zeta)}^{(n)}(x) >0$ for all real $x>1$ ?
Or in other words can you show that the higher order derivatives of the reciprocal of the Riemann zeta function ...
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Example of continuous function which is not differentiable everywhere in a strong sense
Is there a continuous function
$$u\colon (0,1)\to \mathbb{R}$$
such that at every point $x\in (0,1)$ one has
$$\lim\sup_{y\to x+0}\frac{u(y)-u(x)}{y-x}=+\infty?$$
In particular $u$ is not ...
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Does this weak omniscience principle have a name?
In constructive analysis, I'm looking at principles which follow both when there exists at least one discontinuous function from $\mathbb{R}$ to $\mathbb{R}$ (equivalent to WLPO i.e. $x > 0$ or $x \...
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Distributions and time-kernels
Let $U\subset\mathbb{R}^{d}$ be an open subset and set $M:=I\times U$, where $I=(a,b)\subset\mathbb{R}$ is some open subset. Lets consider a linear operator $B:C^{\infty}_{c}(M)\to C^{\infty}(M)$ that ...
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Has this notion of "variation along the diagonal of a not-necessarily-smooth function" been studied before?
I am interested in knowing whether something along the lines of the "diagonal variation" defined below has been studied before. In spirit, the basic idea is that it is a kind of ...
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Sobolev inequality with weight in the case $1<n\leq p$
Assume that $1<n\leq p$. Does there exist a (non-negative) measure $\mu$ (preferably with some positive density function with respect to the Lebesue measure $dx$) and $q>p$ so that for all $f\in ...
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A question on finite Fourier series
Let $\mathcal F(N)$ denote the space of finite Fourier series up to frequency $N > 0$, i.e. $f\in \mathcal F(N)$ if and only if it can be written as
$$f(x) = \sum_{k=0}^N a_k\cos(kx+\theta_k)$$
for ...
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Upper bound on higher order derivatives of $\frac{1}{v(t)}$
Suppose that $ v(t) >l>0$ and
$$
\vert v^{(k)}(t) \vert \leq c \frac{k!}{r^k}.
$$
Can we give an upper bound for
$$
(\frac{1}{v(t)})^{(k)}
$$
?
Attempt:
We first compute the first fourth order ...
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Exhausting sequences contain a $\pi$ lift of a subset with a $(1-\delta)$ factor
Let $\pi : Y \to X$ be a measurable map between the $\sigma$-finite measure spaces $(Y, \mathcal{B}, \nu)$ and $(X, \mathcal{A}, \mu)$. Suppose there exists $c \in (0, \infty)$ such that for all $A \...
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A proof for an $L^p$-$L^p$ inequality
This is a transfer of the question
https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/4996853/an-lp-lp-inequality
Let $a\in (0,1)$ and $1<p<\infty$ and use $L^{p}$ to denote the space $L^{p}([0,\infty))$ ...
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A Problem using Limits of Sequences of Functions
Suppose $\{f_n\}$ is a sequence of nonnegative extended real-valued functions on $X$ and $\lim_{n\to\infty}f_n=f$. Take a simple function $0\leq\varphi\leq f$. If $X_{\infty}=\{x\in X: \varphi(x)=a>...
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Deeper reason for why classical orthogonal polynomials have simple generating functions?
Is there a known reason why all classical families of orthogonal polynomials have simple generating functions? I was wondering whether one could get an explanation using the connection with Sturm-...
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Asymptotic behavior of the integral of Hermite functions/polynomials on half-lines
I would like to understand the asymptotic behaviour of the following integrals with fixed $x_0>0$:
$$J_m=\int^{+\infty}_{x_0}|H_m(x)|^2 e^{-x^2}dx,$$
where $H_m(x)$ is the $m-$th Hermite polynomial....
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On nowhere differentiability of functions that just barely fail to be Lipschitz
By Rademacher’s theorem, Lipschitz functions are differentiable almost everywhere. I am wondering how badly this pointwise differentiability fails for functions that “just barely” fail to be Lipschitz....
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Prove that $ n \leq d+1 $ under ordering constraints in $\mathbb{R}^d$
Let $x_1, \dotsc, x_n \in \mathbb{R}^d$ and $\theta_1, \dotsc, \theta_n \in \mathbb{R}^d$ be vectors such that for every $k \in [n]$, the following inequality holds:
$$
\langle x_k, \theta_k \rangle &...
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If $f\in C([0,\infty))$, does $\delta>0$ and $g\in C^1((0,\delta))\cap C([0,\delta])$ s.t. $g\geq f$ on $[0,\delta]$ and $g(0)=f(0)$ exist?
The question is the following:
Suppose $f : [0,\infty) \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is a continuous function. Can I find $\delta \in (0,\infty)$ and a function $g : [0,\delta] \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such ...
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Hyperbolic equation without initial state
Consider the hyperbolic equation on a rectangular domain of the form $(0, L_x) \times (0, L_y)$:
$$
a^2 u_{xx} - b^2 u_{yy} = f(x, y),
$$
with Dirichlet boundary conditions on $u$.
By using the ...
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Trig conjecture about square roots and Arcsin
Let $r(a,b)$ be a rational number depending on positive integers $a,b$ and $r(a,b)$ being nonnegative. For every $b$ there is an $a$ such that $r(a,b)$ is not $0$.
Let $C(b)$ be a squarefree positive ...
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Square Roots of Non-Negative Even Functions
I'm trying to study properties of maps between quotients of representations of compact Lie groups and I stumbled upon the following problem. Suppose you have a smooth function $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{...
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