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Pettis vs. Dunford integrability of operator valued functions
Given a Banach space $X$ and a measure space $(\Omega ,\mu )$, one says that a function
$$
f:\Omega \to X
$$
is Dunford integrable, or scalarly integrable if, for every $\varphi $ in the ...
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Almost all non-negative real numbers have only finitely many multiples lying in a measurable set with finite measure
Let $A$ be Lebesgue measurable subset of $[0,\infty)$ such that Lebesgue measure of $A$ is positive i.e. $0<\lambda(A)<\infty$. Let $S$ be the set defined as follows:
$$S:=\{t\in [0,\infty):nt\...
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Showing that for measurable $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$, $L^1(\Omega; C_0(\mathbb{R}^n))$ is separable
Here we're integrating "Banach-valued" functions $u: \Omega \rightarrow C_0(\mathbb{R}^n))$ , and by $u \in L^1(\Omega; C_0(\mathbb{R}^n))$ I mean that
$$\int_{x \in \Omega} \| u(x) \|_{\...
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Was Cantor aware of Lebesgue theory of integration?
Georg Cantor died in 1919, more than ten years after appearance of the Lebesgue theory of measure and integration at the beginning of the twentieth century. Lebesgue theory has a deep connection with ...
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Looking for a family of random variables such that only the second clause is fulfilled [closed]
Working with the epsilon-delta-criterium, a family $(X_i)_{i \in I}$ on $(\Omega,A,P)$ is uniformly integrable if
i) $sup_{i \in I} E(X_i) <\infty$
ii) $\forall \epsilon>0$ ex. $\delta>0$ s.t....
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The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus in Lebesgue Theory
I am interested to what extent the famous identity
$$
\int_a^b f'(x) \ dx=f(b)-f(a)
$$
is true for a function $f:[a,b]\to \mathbb C$ continuous on $[a,b]$ and differentiable on $(a,b)$. One famous ...
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Is there a standard way of defining the integral of an extended real function with respect to a finitely additive probability measure?
Let $X$ be a set, and let $\mu$ be a finitely additive probability measure defined on $2^X$. Let $\Phi$ be the set of functions from $X$ to $\mathbb R \cup \{-\infty, \infty\}$.
Is there a standard ...
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How to define Lebesgue Integrability of functions assuming values in an arbitrary topological vector space over an arbitrary topological field?
I have already asked this question in this MSE thread, but some people suggested me to ask to the MO community also.
Preliminaries
An algebra of sets in a set $X$ is an $\mathcal{X}\subseteq\mathcal{P}...
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Integration theory for functions and values with values in topological rings
I am curious whether somebody ever tried to generalize the classical theory of Lebesgue integral to functions and measures with values in Hausdorff topological rings.
The generalization of a measure ...
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Spherical average of $\frac{1}{x}$
Let $X_1,...,X_n$ be points on $\mathbb S^1.$
We then define the expectation value $E(X)=\frac{1}{n}\sum_{i=1}^n X_i.$
Let $\frac{dS(X_1)}{2\pi}$ be the normalized surface measure of $\mathbb S^1,$ i....
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Deep applications of the Pettis integral?
In the Notes section of chapter 2 of Diestel and Uhl's Vector Measures they make the comment:
"Presently the Pettis integral has very few applications. But our prediction is that when (and if) ...
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Two definitions of $L^p$ spaces that are not always equivalent
There are two definitions of $L^p(S, \Sigma,\mu)$ in the literature. (Here $S$ is a set, $\Sigma$ is a $\sigma$-algebra of subsets of $S$ and $\mu$ is a positive measure.) The two definitions are ...
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$ \int_{E}^{*}{\psi (t) d\mu(t)}=\int_{E}{\phi (t) d\mu(t)} $
Let $(T, \mathcal{A}, \mu)$ be an arbitrary measure space.
The outer integral over $(T, \mathcal{A}, \mu)$ of a (possibly nonmeasurable) function $\psi: T\to (-\infty, +\infty]$ is defined by:
$$
\...
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When is the Radon-Nikodym derivative locally essentially bounded
Let $\mu\lll\nu$ be $\sigma$-finite Borel measures, which are not finite, on a topological space $X$. Under what conditions is $0<\operatorname{ess-supp}(\frac{d\mu}{d\nu}I_K)<\infty$ for every ...
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$ \{X_n\mathbb{1}_{X_n\in[-n,n]}\}$ is uniformly integrable
Let $(\Omega,\mathcal{A},\mathbb{P})$ be a probability space.
Suppose $\{X_n\}$ is a sequence of random variables satisfying :
$$
\sup_{n}{\mathbb{E}(|X_n|)} <\infty
$$
Suppose that
$$
\dfrac{M_j}{...
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Duality form of $L^q$ norm, without assumption that $\int fg$ defined?
The following theorem is found, for example, in the Real Analysis books by Folland, by Yeh, and (in a slightly different form) by Royden.
Theorem. Let $(X,\mathcal{A},\mu)$ be a measure space.
Let ...
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Integral average near a point of dispersion
Let $\Omega\subset\subset\mathbb R^{n}$ be a bounded domain and let $E\subset \Omega$ be a Lebesgue measurable set. Let $f\in L^{1}(\Omega)$ and let $x\in \Omega$ be a point of dispersion of $E$, that ...
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Standard definition: vector-valued essential support
Let $f \in L^p(\mathbb{R}^n,\mathbb{R}^m)$. If $m=1$ then the essential support of $f$ is a mainstream definition; see here for example. However, when $m>1$ is the following definition used?
$$
\...
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The collection of mean value abscissas in the Mean value theorem
The integral mean value theorem for continuous f on [0,b] and finite positive continuous measure $\mu$ we have
$$\frac{1}{\mu[a,b]}\int_{a}^{b}f(x)d\mu(x)=f(c)(*)$$
for at least one $c\in [a,b]$. We ...
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Riesz's representation theorem for non-locally compact spaces
Every version of Riesz's representation theorem (the one expressing linear functionals as integrals) that I have found so far assumes that the underlying topological space is locally-compact. (For ...
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Integration on a family of differential forms
Let $X$ be a smooth manifold, and denote by $\Omega^*(X)$ the set of all smooth differential forms on $X$. Assume we have a family of differential forms $\omega_t \in \Omega^*(X)$, $t\in E$, ...
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Dominated convergence Theorem
I am struggling to understand the proof in the paper, Learning Temporal Evolution of Spatial Dependence with
Generalized Spatiotemporal Gaussian Process Models.
Theorem 2.1 in the page 33 uses ...
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Change variable in integration with symmetry
Not sure if I can ask such fundamental problem here.
Let
$G$ be a finite group, $\sigma \in G$. Consider linear group actions fo $G$ on $\mathbb{R}^n$.
$\sigma(K)=\{x\in \mathbb{R}^n: \sigma^{-1}(...
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Uniform sampling on a Riemannian manifold via tangent space and exponential map
Given a Riemannian manifold $(\mathcal{M}, \{g_x\}_{x \in \mathcal{M}})$ and a fixed point $x \in \mathcal{M}$, does the following procedure yield uniform samples from $\{y \in \mathcal{M} : d_\...
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Invariant measure on coset space and integrable functions
Let $G$ be a locally compact abelian group, and $H$ a closed subgroup. Let $C_c(G)$ be the space of continuous, compactly supported complex valued functions on $G$. General theory of Haar measure ...
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A reduction problem from $\mathbb{R}^2$ to $\mathbb{R}$
Let $f,g \in L^1_\text{loc}(\mathbb{R})$, with $g \geq 0$, and such that for almost every $(x,y) \in \mathbb{R}^2$, at least one of the following equations is true :
\begin{align*}
f(x) + f(y) + g(...
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Definition of the surface measure in some books
I am studying PDEs and in some books (Folland, Introduction to Partial Differential Equations and Evans, Partial Differential Equations), I found an integral integrated by the surface measure on a $C^...
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Fubini without CH
In Real and Complex Analysis, Rudin gives an example (due to Sierpinski) of a function $f:[0,1]^2\to[0,1]$ separately Lebesgue-measurable in each argument, such that
$$
\int_0^1 dx\int_0^1f(x,y)\,dy
\...
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Is a maximal set of rectangles known for which Lebesgue’s Differentiation Theorem holds true?
Lebesgue's differentiation theorem states that if $x$ is a point in $\mathbb{R}^n$ and $f:\mathbb{R}^n\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ is a Lebesgue integrable function, then the limit of $\frac{\int_B f d\...
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How to show that this function is continuous (Geometric Measure Theory)
I want to prove that the function $F: \mathbb{R}_+ \to \mathbb{R}$ defined by
$$F(t)=\int_{\{d=t\}} g \, d\mathcal{H}^{n-1}$$
is continuous if $g:\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n\to \mathbb{R}$ is ...
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Echange of Infimum Integral with Pointwise Infimum
Setup
Suppose that $U$ is a subset of $L^{\infty}_{\mu}(\mathscr{F})\cap L^1_{\mu}(\mathscr{F})$ defined by
$$
f\in U \Leftrightarrow g(f(x))\leq M \mbox{ and } f \in L^{\infty}_{\mu}(\mathscr{F})\...
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Lebesgue's integrability condition in several variables
The well known Lebesgue's condition of Riemann integrability says that a bounded function in one variable
$f\colon [a,b] \to \mathbb{R}$ is Riemann integrable if and only if it is continuous almost ...
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How "compact" are sets of finite measure?
Let $K$ be a compact set of $\mathbb R^n$, then every open cover of $K$ will have a finite subcover.
Now consider the following situation:
Everything I say in the following is with respect to the ...
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Explicitly representing a random variable in terms of indicator functions
Motivation:
I want to compute $$E[g(X)] := \int_{\Omega} g(X(\omega)) d\mathbb{P}(\omega) \tag{*}$$ without needing change of variable formula.
I want to prove the change of variable formula (you ...
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Change of variables for double integral [closed]
Thank you for your time.
My basic question is whether the following change of variables allowed
$$\int_0^a \int_0^b f(a-b)g(b-c)h(c)\,dc\,db = \int_0^a \int_0^b f(c)g(b-c)h(a-b)\,dc\,db$$
I fail to ...
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Defining definite integral using indefinite integral
Sometimes definite integral is defined using antiderivatives:
$$\int_{a}^b{f(t)dt}=F(b)-F(a)$$
where $F$ is any continuous function such that:
$$(\forall t\in[a,b]\setminus C)(F'(t)\text{ exists and ...
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What are the obstructions for a Henstock-Kurzweil integral in more than one dimension?
I have recently come across the book The Kurzweil-Henstock Integral and its Differentials by Solomon Leader, in which, if I understand correctly, the HK integration process is modified in a way that ...
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Bochner integrability within a subspace
Let $(H,||\cdot||_H)$ be a Banach space and $K$ a (not necessarily closed) subspace. Suppose that $K$ is a Banach space under another norm $||\cdot||_K$, which satisfies
$$||x||_H\leq ||x||_K$$
for ...
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Regularity of measures in the theorem of Riesz
There are two concurrent theories of measure/integration on a locally compact topological spaces: either as positive linear forms on the space of continuous functions with compact support, or as Borel ...
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Conditions for a monotonic integral average
I am looking for conditions that ensure that an integral average of a function from $\mathbb R^n$ to $\mathbb R$ is a monotonic function of the averaging set.
To be more specific, let me start with ...
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Integrating a function with respect to a mixture measure
This builds off on an old question about mixture measures: Generalized notions of mixture
Suppose $\mathcal{M}$ is a family of probability measures, and $Q$ is a probability measure over $\mathcal{M}$...
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Interpolation between $L^1$ and $L^2$ spaces
I was wondering whether the following interpolation between $L^1$ and $L^2$ spaces is true:
Let $f \in \mathbb{R}^n$ be such that
$$ \alpha_1:= \int_{\mathbb{R}} \left\lVert f(x_1,\cdot,....\cdot) \...
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On the definition of "almost-everywhere" for non-complete measure spaces
If $(X,\mathcal{B},\mu)$ is a (non-necessarily complete) measure space, we can give two different notions of a property $P(x)$ that is true almost-everywhere :
(D1) There is a measurable set $A$ ...
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Does equality almost everywhere on a product imply equality almost everywhere on sections [closed]
(This question was on MSE, with no answers)
Consider two $\sigma$-finite measure spaces $X_1$ and $X_2$, and $X=X_1\times X_2$ the product measure space (a priori non-completed).
Take two functions ...
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What is the Dunford Integral and why is it useful?
Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pettis_integral defines the Pettis Integral for Banach space valued functions wrt to some measure space by duality.
It calls the Pettis & Bochner integral ...
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Can the integration of integrable sections of a measurable function of two variables ever result in a non-measurable function?
I spent some time searching MathOverflow for a problem that would resemble the one given below, but it turned out to be a rather futile endeavor. I was led to this problem in my attempts to construct ...
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Stokes theorem for manifolds with boundary as disjoint union of submanifolds
Looking at the generalizations of Stokes theorem, I did find a version for manifold with corners, but I was surprised this generalization doesn't contain a simple example such as the cone. So my ...
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How to prove the equality on the Fourier transformation of measure? [closed]
I cannot prove the following equality on the Fourier transformation of measure:
let $\mu$ be a finite Borel measure on $R^d,$ then
$$\lim\limits_{T\to \infty}\frac{1}{(2T)^d}\int_{[-T,T]^d}|\widehat{\...
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Theory of integration of Kernel in çinlar probability and stochastic
I'm reading the probabilistic book write by çinlar, but I don't understand the Kernel theory, in details:
$ (E,\mathcal{E}),(F,\mathcal{F})$ are two measurable space
$$K:E \times \mathcal{F} \...
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Usable Change-of-Variables Formula for Hausdorff Measure
Let $H^{s}$ be the $s$-dimensional Hausdorff measure, let $D$ be a nonsingular matrix. Consider the change of measure formula:
$$
\int\limits_{A} f(Dx) \; \mathrm{d}H^{s}(x) = \int\limits_{ D A} f(y)...
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