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While expanding Jack polynomials in monomial basis
Denote $\mathbf{z}=(z_1,\dots,z_n)$. Let $P_{\kappa}(\mathbf{z};\alpha)$ be the symmetric Jack polynomials and suppose they are expanded in terms of the monomial symmetric basis $m_{\rho}(\mathbf{z})$ ...
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Can conditional distributions with respect to a sufficient sub-$\sigma$-algebra be represented by a single Markov kernel?
Let $(\Omega, \mathcal{F})$ be a measurable space, and let $\mathcal{P}$ be a collection of probability measures on this space. A sub-$\sigma$-algebra $\mathcal{G} \subset \mathcal{F}$ is said to be ...
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Reference request: proof theory in $W_1^1$
Buss defined $V_2^1$ as a second-order bounded arithmetic corresponding to $\mathsf{PSPACE}$.
Later, Skelley introduced $W_1^1$, a third-order simple bounded arithmetic. of $\mathsf{PSPACE}$.
Since ...
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Fibers of generic smooth maps between manifolds of equal dimension
I have heard that the following is a "well-known"
Claim. Let $M$ and $N$ be smooth manifolds with equal dimensions and $M$ compact. Then a generic smooth map $f\colon M\to N$ has finite ...
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Request for resources on directional derivative of the Riemannian distance function, and Berger's lemma about geodesics realizing the diameter
I've been recently interested in directional derivatives of the Riemannian distance function, and I came across this question, and its answer by Sergei Ivanov, where he stated an important result: (I ...
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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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Coradical filtration for comodules is exhaustive
It is a standard fact in the theory of coalgebras and comodules that, given a coalgebra $C$ and a comodule $M$ over $C$, the coradical filtration
$$M_n := \Delta^{-1}(M\otimes C_0 + M_{n-1}\otimes C)$$...
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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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Description of all biholomorphic maps from annulus [duplicate]
Consider the collection $\mathcal{C}$ of all maps $f \colon B_1 -\overline{B}_\beta \to \mathbb{C}$ such that $f$ is biholomorphic onto its image. Is this collection $\mathcal{C}$ path-connected?
In ...
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Theory of $n$-truncated $A_\infty$ categories/functors?
One can define certain higher categorical truncations. For example, a discussion from the quasi-categories point of view can be found in HTT 5.5.6.
On the other hand, as a model of linear $\infty$-...
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Reference on eigenvectors of $-\Delta $ with boundary conditions on $\Omega$
Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb R^d$ be a compact and connected subset with smooth (or piecewise smooth) boundary denoted by $\partial \Omega$. Let $\Gamma^+, \Gamma^- \subset\partial \Omega$ be such that
$$...
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Where can I find the book Haïm Brezis: Un mathématicien juif by Jacques Vauthier?
This year marks the passing of Haïm Brezis, and I would like to explore his life and work through this publication.
I tried to find it in several bookstores, in online format, but I really couldn't ...
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On a probabilistic integer factorization algorithm given bounds for one prime factor
We got a probabilistic integer factorization algorithm and experimental evidence with large
integers given bounds for one factor.
Let $D \ge 2$ be real number and let $p,q$ be primes and $N=pq$.
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Vector bundles over a Stein space are projective
It is a "well known" fact that
locally free sheaves over a Stein space $X$ are projective as $\mathcal{O}_X$-modules
(see e.g. just after Lemma 1.6 in O'Brian-Toledo-Tong's "The trace ...
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References on smoothness of minimal surfaces in Riemannian manifolds
It's well known that $C^1$ minimal surfaces (surfaces that are locally area minimzing) in $\mathbb{R}^n$ are automatically smooth, and one can prove this result by solving the Dirichlet problem of the ...
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Reference request for elementary convex geometry property
I need to use the following lemma for a proof. It is an elementary result, which I am sure is well known, just I am not familiar enough with the relative literature to find a direct reference. Is ...
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Reference request: The non-productivity of Lindenbaum numbers
For a set $X$, the Lindenbaum number of $X$, $\aleph^*(X)$, is the least non-zero ordinal $\alpha$ such that there is no surjection $X\to\alpha$. It seems to be well-known that for infinite sets $X$ ...
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Jacobian of a reducible curve with arbitrary singularities
Let X be a reduced, reducible curve over $\mathbb{C}$ with locally planar singularities, and let $\widetilde{X}$ be its normalization. I am interested in the Jacobian varieties $\mathrm{Jac}(X)$ and $\...
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Are there connections between Calabi-Yau manifolds and number theory?
I am interested in understanding whether there are any significant connections between Calabi-Yau manifolds and number theory. Calabi-Yau manifolds are central objects in algebraic geometry and string ...
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Bicategories in which the composition functors $\circ_{A, B, C}$ admit right adjoints
In Bénabou's 1967 Introduction to Bicategories, he mentions that, in a forthcoming part II, he would study bicategories $\mathcal K$ in which each composition functor $$\circ_{A, B, C} \colon \mathcal ...
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Reference Request: Pushforward of $\pi_1$ along a covering map and the Galois group
Let $f \colon (Y,y_0) \to (X,x_0)$ be a finite-to-one pointed covering map. The pushforward gives an inclusion $f_* \colon \pi_1(Y,y_0) \to \pi_1(X,x_0)$. If we take the universal cover $\widetilde{X}$...
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Interplay Between Curvature, Volume, and Optimization: Extending Results Beyond Surfaces of Revolution in $\mathbf R^3$ [closed]
Recently, I discovered a precise formulation directly relevant to my research:
Let $X=[0,1]^n$. For all $n>2$ does $X$ admit a unique codimension one surface of revolution, $L$, with a complete ...
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Hölder stability of the PDE $\partial_t u (t, x) = \operatorname{div} \{ a (t, x) \nabla u(t, x) \}$
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Generalization of Koszul cohomology for wedge product with a fixed q-form: literature and references?
Let $A$ be a commutative ring. For an odd positive integer $q$ and an integer $p$ in the range $1 \leq p \leq q$, consider the cochain complex:
$0 \to \Lambda^p(A^N) \to \Lambda^{p+q}(A^N) \to \cdots \...
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Reference request: Algebras over monoid objects in a monoidal category [duplicate]
Looking for a reference for the following easy-to-prove fact:
Say $T$ and $S$ are monads on $\text{Set}$ admitting a monoid homomorphism $\phi : S \to T$ (i.e., a morphism in $\text{Mon}([\text{Set},\...
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Linearization coefficients for Jacobi polynomials
In general, for families of polynomials $\{ Q_n\}, \{ R_n\},\{S_n\}$, there exist linearization coefficients such that one may write the product $Q_m R_n = \sum_k c_{m,n}^k S_k$.
Let $P^{\alpha,\beta}...
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Lower bound in the singularity of random Bernoulli matrices
Let $A_n$ be a random $n \times n$ matrix with entries in $\{-1, +1\}$. As usual, "random" here means with respect to the uniform measure over such matrices.
The strong version of the ...
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Reference request: $\operatorname{Sym}^2_0(T^*M) \simeq \Lambda_- \otimes \Lambda_+$
I am looking for proof of the "well-known" result that for a $4$-dimensional Riemannian manifold $(M, g)$, we have an isomorphism
$$
\operatorname{Sym}^2_0(T^*M) \simeq \Lambda_- \otimes \...
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Approximate functional equation for $\zeta^{(k)}(s)^2$
Does there exist an approximate functional equation for the $k^{\textrm{th}}$ derivative of the Riemann zeta function, squared? That is, $\zeta^{(k)}(s)^2$.
From p.4 of (https://arxiv.org/pdf/math/...
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Lower bound for restricted sumset in ordered groups
Recently in The restricted sumsets in finite abelian groups it is proved that
Suppose that $k \geq 2$ and $A$ is a non-empty subset of a finite abelian
group $G$ with $|G| > 1$. Then the ...
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Recognize this metric? Do you have a name for this metric on the product of spheres?
Take the product $S^2 \times S^2$ of two two-spheres,
but perturb the product metric as follows.
Think of each $S^2$ as the unit two-sphere in Euclidean 3-space
in the standard way
so that for $p ...
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Looking for a citation for this simple generalization of the Markov bound to non-negative super-martingales
Does anybody know a reference for the following theorem?
Theorem 1. Let $(X_t)_{t=0}^\infty$ be a non-negative supermartingale.
Then, for any constant $c > 0$, the event $(\exists
> t)\, X_t \...
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Sobolev's PDE Scottish Book Problem (Problem 188)
In 1940 Sobolev recorded the following problem in the Scottish Book, and offered a bottle of wine for a solution.
In 2015, when the second edition of the Scottish Book with updates and commentary on ...
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Baer sums of extensions
Apologies in advance if this question is too basic, I looked briefly through Weibel and the stacks project and couldn't find any relevant reference.
Let $\mathcal{A}$ denote an abelian category, and ...
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Function $\phi$ such that $f(\phi(x,y)) = f(x) + f(y)$
I have a continuous function $f:\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}$, and I am looking for a continuous (or at least measurable) function $\phi:\mathbb{R}^{2n}\to\mathbb{R}^n$ such that $f(\phi(x,y))=f(x)+f(y)$....
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Is there a theory of completions of semirings similar to $I$-adic completions of rings?
Let $L = \text{Con } (\mathbb{N}, 0, +) \setminus \Delta$ be the lattice of monoid congruences on the naturals, excluding the trivial congruence. As it happens, every $\theta \in L$ is the meet of ...
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Condition for a functor to induce a cartesian closed functor between categories of presheaves
We denote the category of presheaves on a small category ${\cal C}$ (set-valued functor-category) by $$\widehat{\cal C}:=[{\cal C}^{op},{\bf Set}].$$
Such a category is cartesian closed, i.e. it ...
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About Grothendieck and special cases
I was recently reminded of a quote about (not by!) Alexander Grothendieck that I had read many years ago, I think in the 1990s or 2000s.
The quote was about the way in which Grothendieck solved ...
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Infinite series and sum of two squares
Consider the following infinite sequence $a(n)$ generated by
$$\sum_{n\geq0} a(n)q^n
=\frac{\sum_{k\geq0}F(2k+1)q^{\binom{k+1}2}}{\sum_{k\geq0} q^{\binom{k+1}2}}$$
where the $F(2k+1)$ are the odd ...
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Is the evolution family self-adjoint?
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I am reading Roland Schnaubelt's survey ...
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Does sets of positive capacity rule out constant functions?
Let $U\subset \Bbb R^d$ be bounded with Lipschitz boundary $K\subset \bar{U}$ be compact. The capacity of $K$ in $U$ is defined by
\begin{align*}
\text{Cap}_{p}(K, U) :=
\inf \left\{
\int_U |\...
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Representing positive integers $n$ by binary forms $n=ax^2+by^2$, $a\geq 0$, $b\geq 0$
In there a finite set of $(a_k,b_k)\in\mathbb{Q}_{\geq 0}\times \mathbb{Q}_{\geq 0}$ so that any $n\in \mathbb{Z}_{>0}$
can be written as $n=a_k x^2+b_k y^2$ for some $k$ ?
This is related to ...
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An injective map in equivariant algebraic K-theory
Let $G$ be a simply connected simple algebraic group over $\mathbb{C}$ and $\mathfrak{g}$ be its Lie algebra. Let $\mathcal{N}$ be the nilpotent cone of $\mathfrak{g}$ consists of all nilpotent ...
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Moments of a random variable related to uniform distribution on sphere
Let $u$ be taken uniformly from the unit sphere $\mathbb S^{n-1}$ and $D$ be a diagonal matrix. I'd like to find a general formula for
$$
\mathbb E[(u^\top D u)^m]
$$
for $m=1,2,3, \dots$, in terms of ...
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Proper Pisot n-tuples
Recall that x is a Pisot number if it is real and x>1, while all of its conjugates have magnitude less than 1. Then $\{(x)^k\}$ (where $\{\cdot\}$ is the fractional part of x) approaches 0 ...
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Easy instance of set cover
I am trying to prove that a natural greedy algorithm solves the following instance of the set cover problem: for a set of elements $e\in U$ with a set of weights $w_e$, we define the cost of a subset ...
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Bounding a number-theoretic integral
Find a good upper bound on $$\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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Equivalent conditions for $z$-embeddability
I am looking for where this specific theorem of Blair is originally located:
Theorem. Let $S\subseteq X$, the following are equivalent:
$S$ is $z$-embedded
If $A, B\subseteq S$ are disjoint zero-...
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What's the deal with De Morgan algebras and Kleene algebras?
The notion of Boolean algebras, and the corresponding classical propositional logic, is very standard, and it is easy to find information about them (for example, among many other such works, there is ...
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Computer program for free restricted Lie polynomial
I am conducting numerical experiments involving the Gröbner–Shirshov Basis for restricted Lie algebras. At each step of the computation, I need to work with restricted Lie polynomials. Specifically, I ...
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