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Invariant probability on a unit ball of a Banach space
Let $\Gamma$ be a discrete group acting on an infinite-dimensional Banach space $X$ by linear isometries.
Is there a probability measure (non-atomic, not supported on a finite dimensional subspace) ...
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If $ F(x,\bullet) \in {L^{\infty}}(G,B) $ for all $ x \in G $, then is $ x \mapsto F(x,\bullet) $ strongly measurable?
Let $ (X,\Sigma,\mu) $ be a $ \sigma $-finite measure space and $ B $ a Banach space. A function $ f: X \to B $ is said to be strongly $ \mu $-measurable iff it is the almost-everywhere pointwise ...
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Is a Gaussian measure on a Hilbert space determined by the coarser topology induced by the covariance operator?
I have a basic question about Gaussian measures on a Hilbert space:
Let $\mu$ be a non-degenerate Gaussian measure on a Hilbert space $(H_0,\left\langle \cdot,\cdot \right\rangle_0)$. Then the ...
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Lusin Lipschitz approximation in BV and Sobolev space
Theorem 5.34 in Functions of bounded variation by L. Ambrosio, N. Fusco and D. Pallara states that
Let $u \in [BV(\mathbb{R}^N)]^m$. Then there exists a constant $\kappa>0$ such that for every $...
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Haar-null union of dense subsets
Let $\{X_i\}_{i \in \mathbb{R}-\{0\}}$ be a set of subsets of a separable infinite-dimensional Fréchet space $X$ and $I$ be uncountable. Moreover, suppose that
(Dense $G_{\delta}$) $X_i$ is a dense ...
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Topologies for which $\mathcal{M}(X)\otimes \mathcal{M}(Y)$ is dense in $\mathcal{M}(X\times Y)$
Are there complete TVS topologies for which $\mathcal{M}(X)\otimes \mathcal{M}(Y)$ is dense in $\mathcal{M}(X\times Y)$
This question is strongly linked to
is the space of all borel measures on $\...
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Is the range of a probability-valued random variable with the variation topology (almost) separable?
Let $X$ and $Y$ be uncountable Polish spaces, $\Delta(Y)$ be the space of Borel probability measures on $Y$ endowed with the Borel $\sigma$-algebra induced by the variation distance, and let $g:X\to \...
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Vague convergence: confusion about the regularity of a signed Radon measure and that of its variation
I'm reading a proof of below theorem from this paper.
Theorem A.3. Let $\Omega$ be a locally compact normal Hausdorff space. Let $\left\{\mu_n\right\} \cup\{\mu\} \subset \mathcal{M}(\Omega)$ and ...
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Transitive closure of balanced bounded mass transport
Given two $\sigma$-finite measures $\mu$ and $\nu$ on $\mathbb{R}^n$, write $\mu \sim \nu$ iff there exist countable decompositions $\mu = \mu_1 + \mu_2 + \cdots$ and $\nu = \nu_1 + \nu_2 + \cdots$ ...
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"Strongly mutually singular" families of measures, and the set of ergodic measures
Let $(X,\Sigma)$ be a measurable space [which we can assume to be a standard Borel space if we wish].
Let $\mathcal{S}$ be a set of probability measures on $(X,\Sigma)$. [If we wish, we can assume ...
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Is it possible to reconstruct the compact space $X$ from the space of measures $M(X)$?
Let $X$ be a compact Hausdorff topological space and $C(X)$ the Banach algebra of continuous functions $u:X\to\mathbb C$ (with the usual $\sup$-norm). It is well-known that the structure of Banach ...
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If $ F(x,\bullet) \in {L^{2}}(G,B) $ for all $ x \in G $, then is $ x \mapsto F(x,\bullet) $ strongly measurable?
This question is related to something that I asked yesterday: If $ F(x,\bullet) \in {L^{\infty}}(G,B) $ for all $ x \in G $, then is $ x \mapsto F(x,\bullet) $ strongly measurable?
Pietro Majer ...
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Function square-integrable
Let $f$ be an arbitrary function in $L^2(0,\infty)$ and consider the function
$$(g_f)(y) = \frac{1}{y-x_0} \int_{0}^{\infty} f(x) \left(\frac{xy}{(x^2+y^2+1)}\right)^2 \ dx$$
where $x_0$ is an ...
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How can we solve this kind of saddle point problem?
I'm trying to solve a saddle point problem of the following form: Let
$(E,\mathcal E,\lambda)$ be a measure space;
$p$ be a probability density on $(E,\mathcal E,\lambda)$ and $\mu:=p\lambda$
$W$ be ...
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$L^1_{\mu}$ as limit
Let $(X,\Sigma,\mu)$ be a $\sigma$-finite measure space. Does there exist a countable set of finite measures $\{\mu_n\}_{n \in \mathbb{N}}$ on $(X,\Sigma)$ such that $L^1_{\mu}(\Sigma)$ can be ...
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On the Fourier inversion formula
For a given function $f\in L^1(\mathbb{R})$, suppose that the
$$\check{f}(x)=\int_\mathbb{R} \hat{f}(\zeta)e^{2\pi i\zeta x}d\zeta$$
almost every where converges in $\mathbb{R}$. Then, can we say that
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A special approximation of the Heaviside function
Is there a $C^m$ approximation $f_\epsilon$ of the Heaviside function such that
$$f_\epsilon(x) = f_1(x/\epsilon) = \begin{cases} 0 & \text{ if } x < 0 \\
1 & \text{ if } x/\epsilon \ge 1
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Convergence of the difference quotient of a BV function
Consider a BV function $u \in BV(\mathbb{R}^N; \mathbb{R}^N)$.
What can be said about the difference quotient
$$
\frac{u(x+\epsilon y)-u(x)}{\epsilon}
$$
regarding its convergence as $\epsilon \to 0$...
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Can the characteristic function of a Borel set be approached by a sequence of continuous function through a certain convergence in $L^\infty$?
Want to find $f_n$ a sequence of continuous functions, so that for all Borel regular measure $\mu$, we have
$\int f_n d\mu\rightarrow\int \chi_\Delta d\mu$, as $n$ goes to infinity, where $\Delta$ ...
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Hausdorff dimension of the graph of a BV function (in 1 dimensional setting)
Let $u: \Omega\subset \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ be a function of bounded variation.
Question 1.
How can we prove that the Hausdorff dimension of the essential graph of $u$ equal to $1$?
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Relationship between $p$-capacity and Riesz $s$-capacity of a set
What is the relationship between the definitions of $s$-capacity (page 13 here) and $p$-capacity (here) of a set?
Are they equivalent? If not, what inequalities hold? What is the difference (in terms ...
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Complex Borel measures: does $\mu_n \to \mu$ weakly imply $|\mu|(\Theta) \le \liminf_n |\mu_n|(\Theta)$ for every open subset $\Theta$?
Let
$\Omega$ be a metric space,
$C_b(\Omega)$ the space of all real-valued bounded continuous functions on $\Omega$, and
$\mathcal{M}(\Omega)$ the space of all finite signed Borel measures on $\Omega$...
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dual space of a subspace of the space of bounded measures
Let $\mathcal{M}=\mathcal{M}(\mathbb{R})$ be the space of bounded measures. Equipped with the weak convergence, the dual space of $\mathcal{M}$ is $\mathcal{C}_b(\mathbb{R})$ consisting of continuous ...
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Decomposition of an abelian von Neumann algebra
Hi, I came across the statement below and I couldn't figure out why it is true. I was hoping someone could explain it or give me a good reference. Thank you in advance.
"Let $\pi$ be a non-degenerate ...
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Can we conclude $\sup_g\int f_1g\le\sup_g\int f_2g$ from $\int f_1\le\int f_2$ in this situation?
Disclaimer: Please bear with me, the question isn't as complicated as it looks like, but I wasn't able to find any simplification for which no counterexample comes to my find.
Let $(E,\mathcal E,\...
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3 questions around the Stone space of the free $\sigma$-algebra on $\omega_1$ free generators
During my studies, I came across several different Stone spaces, e.g.:
(i) The Cantor cube $X=\{0,1\}^{\omega_1}$, which is the Stone space of the free Boolean algebra on $\omega_1$ free generators;
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Is there a function $u \in BV_{loc}(\mathbb{R}^2)$ such that $Du$ is an $s$-dimensional Hausdorff measure restricted to the Koch curve?
Motivated by my previous question Alberti rank-one theorem and irregular jump discontinuities, I'd like to ask the following:
Is there a function $u \in BV_{loc}(\mathbb{R}^2)$ such that $Du$ is an ...
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Regarding representation of an outer function
Theorem 2.1 in the book ‘Theory of Hp spaces by Peter. L Duren states that : Any function $f$ analytic on the unit disc belongs to the Nevanlinna class iff it is of the form $\frac{g}{h}$ where $g$ ...
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$L^p$ compactness for a sequence of functions from compactness of cut-off
Fix $p \in [1,\infty)$. Let $f_n:[a,b] \to \mathbb R$, $n \in \mathbb N$, be a sequence of $C^1$ functions. For every fixed $m\in \mathbb N^*$, suppose that the sequence of functions $$\{f_{n}\psi_m(...
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Is there a version of dominated convergence theorem for local $L^p$ spaces?
Fix $p \in [1, \infty)$. Let $(L^p (\mathbb R^d), \|\cdot\|_{L^p})$ be the Lesbesgue space of $p$-integrable real-valued functions on $\mathbb R^d$. Let $\tilde L^p (\mathbb R^d)$ be the space of ...
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Is $L^p_\text{loc} (Y)$ dense in $(L^0(Y), \hat \rho)$?
Below we use Bochner measurability and Bochner integral. Let
$(Y, d)$ be a separable metric space,
$\mathcal B$ Borel $\sigma$-algebra of $Y$,
$\nu$ a $\sigma$-finite Borel measure on $Y$,
$(Y, \...
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Alberti rank-one theorem and reduction of the study of BV function to the two-dimensional case
By Alberti rank-one theorem, could it be possible to reduce the study of a function $u \in BV(\mathbb{R}^N, \mathbb{R}^N)$ to the study of a function $\tilde{u} \in BV(\mathbb{R}^2, \mathbb{R}^2)$? At ...
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Again, proving that specific preorder on the set of measurable functions is symmetric
This question is followup to the previous similar question. There I was trying to find good sufficient condition for abstract preorder to be symmetric, but now, as I have found good formalization of ...
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A question on the Riesz-Markov theorem about dual space of $C_0(X)$
I need to use the version of this theorem about the dual space of $C_0(X)$, which is the set of continuous functions on X which vanish at infinity.
I found in Wikipedia that:
Here the space $X$ is ...
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Growth assumption and example of finite (arbitrarily small) time blow up for ODE
Consider the following ODE initial value problem
\begin{align*}
&\frac{d}{dt}\Phi(t,x) = \boldsymbol{F}(t,\Phi(t,x)), & t \in [0,T], \ \ x \in \mathbb{R}^N,\\
&\Phi(0,x) = x, & x \in \...
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Weak estimate for difference quotient of BV function
In an answer to the question Weak Lebesgue spaces and an estimate for BV functions it was remarked that if $u\in BV(\mathbb R^N)$ then there exists a Lebesgue negligible set $F \subset \mathbb R^N$ ...
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Building random homeomorphisms of the torus $\mathbb T^2$
In https://arxiv.org/abs/0912.3423, a family of random homeomorphisms of the circle is constructed. Main Question: Can the construction be generalized to higher space dimensions, e.g. to $\mathbb T^2$?...
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$L^p$ compactness for a sequence of functions from compactness of product with cut-off
Fix $p \in [1,\infty)$. Let $f_n:[a,b] \to \mathbb R$, $n \in \mathbb N$, be a sequence of $C^1$ functions. For every fixed $m\in \mathbb N^*$, suppose that the sequence of functions $$\{f_{n}\psi_m(...
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Complex Borel measures: relation between the total variation norm of a measure and those of its real and imaginary parts
Let $X$ be a metric space and $\mathcal B$ its Borel $\sigma$-algebra. For $B \in \mathcal B$ we denote by $\Pi(B)$ the collection of all finite measurable partitions of $B$, i.e.,
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\Pi(B)=\left\{\...
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A measure on the group of homeomorphisms of $\mathbb T^2$
Let us consider the group of measure-preserving homeomorphisms of $\mathbb T^2$ (with transformations identified if they agree almost
everywhere) called $G[\mathbb T^2, \mathcal L^2]$. We shall ...
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The dual space of the Dirac measures on an Abelian group
Let $G$ be a Hausdorff locally-compact Abelian group and $L^2(G)$ the Hilbert space of two-integrable complex functions on the group.
Question. What would be natural vector space $\mathcal{R}$ of ...
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Does weak $L^2$ approximation implies $L^2$ approximation under a condition similar to convexity?
(Cross posted from Math StackExchange: Does weak $L^2$ approximation implies $L^2$ approximation under a condition similar to convexity?)
Assume $(\Omega, \mu)$ is a probability space. Consider a ...
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