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A question about small sets of reals
In ZFC, does there exist an uncountable set of reals $A$ such that for every closed measure zero set of reals $B$, $ A + B = \{a+b : a \in A, b \in B\} \neq \mathbb{R}$?
This question is motivated ...
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Equivalent of Stirling-like numbers
let $b_{n,k}$ be the numbers defined formally by $$X^n=\sum_{k=0}^n b_{n,k}\binom{X}{k}$$ where $\binom{X}{n}=\frac{1}{n!}\prod_{k=0}^{n-1}(X-k)$.
I am looking for an equivalent of $b_{n,k}$ when $k$ ...
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The class of bounded uniformly continuous functions in viscosity solution theory for Hamilton-Jacobi equations
Dumb question: Usually in viscosity solution theory for Hamilton Jacobi equations (with convex, coercive Hamiltonians), solutions are said to be in the class $BUC(\mathbb{R}^n)$ or ...
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For which maps $S^1\to S^1$ is the winding number defined?
There are two classes of maps $S^1\to S^1$ for which I know how to define the winding number:
• Continuous maps:
Using the unique path lifting property of the universal covering map $\mathbb R\to ...
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Under condition of Zygmund is the following inequality true?
Let $f:R\rightarrow R$ be a continuous function and satisfies the following Zygmund condition
$$
|f(x+\delta)+f(x-\delta)-2f(x)|\leq \text{const} \frac{|\delta|}{(\log\frac{1}{|\delta|})^{\alpha}}, ...
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Is it possible to list $\mathbb{Q}$ so that the result set to be a monotoic sequence? [migrated]
Let $\mathbb{Q}$ be the set of rational numbers. Is it possible, relabeling if needed, to list $\mathbb{Q}$ such that the result set to be a monotonic sequence? If not, why? If it is true, where is ...
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Can we affirm that this function is absolutely continuous?
Suppose you have a sequence of functions $g_{\tau_n}$ ($0<\tau_n \rightarrow0$) from $]0; +\infty[$ in $\mathbb{R}$ that converges uniformly to a function $g$ in every compact interval.
Suppose ...
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Regarding sub-additive sequences and Fekete's lemma
A non-negative sequence $\{a_n\}$ is sub-additive if $a_{m+n}\leq a_m + a_n.$ Fekete's lemma says that for any non-negative sub-additive sequence:
$$\lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{a_n}{n} = \inf_{n} ...
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minimum distance between sets and relation with functions [on hold]
Let $A, B$ be two convex and closed subsets of $\mathbb{R}^n$. We would like to the minimum distance between these two sets. i.e., we want to find a solution for the following problem.
$$ \min ...
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Smooth convex extensibility of combination of two line segments
This is a refined version of my earlier question Convex extensibility of combination of two lines.
Is there a smooth function $f:[0,1]\times [0,1]\rightarrow\mathbb R$ such
that for all $x\in ...
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Countable vs. ultra-negligible sets [duplicate]
A subset $A\subset\mathbb{R}$ is negligible if for each $\epsilon>0$ there exists a sequence $(I_n)$ of intervals such that $A\subset\cup_n I_n$ and $\sum_n \vert I_n \vert \leq \epsilon$. Let us ...
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Pathological behavior of Borel sets?
Usually in set theory, Borel sets are much more nicely behaved than arbitrary sets of reals. One reason for this is Borel determinacy, which immediately yields measurability, Baireness, and the ...
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Distance between two sets
Let $A, B$ be two convex and closed subsets of $\mathbb{R}^n$. We would like to the minimum distance between these two sets. i.e., we want to find a solution for the following problem.
$$ \min ...
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Convergence of the Double Integral of a Polynomial Reciprocal
Let $f \in \mathbb{R}[x,y]$ be a polynomial satisfying the following conditions:
(i) $f(\mathbb{R}^2) \subset [a,\infty)$ where $a>0$;
(ii) $f$ is non-degenerate, in the sense that there isn't a ...
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Feature relationship based class separability [closed]
I am a computer science guy, not a mathematician so kindly excuse me if there is any ridiculous error in my problem description.
I have two clusters $C_1$ and $C_2$ in a feature space spanned by $k$ ...
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Show that uniform continuity implies stochastic equicontinuity
Let $\Theta$ be a metric space and assume it is compact. Let $W_t: \Omega \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^k$ be a random variable for $t\leq T$. Let $m(.,\theta): \mathbb{R}^k\rightarrow\mathbb{R}^s$. Let ...
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Notation for near optimal solution [closed]
Usually, $x^*$ is used to denote the optimal solution to a maximization problem.
I need a notation to describe a solution that is not optimal but "good enough." In my case this solution is the ...
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reference needed for sobolev type estimates
I'm reading a paper and the authors applied the following sobolev type estimates
$$
||(Dv)^{2}||_{H^{3k-2}(\Omega)}\leq C||v||_{H^{3k-1+\alpha}(\Omega)}^{2}
$$
for $\alpha>\frac{1}{4}$,
where $v$ ...
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Looking for a trigonometric function with known shape [migrated]
I am looking for a trigonometric function where I know the shape of
and also have some function values.
I almost have it but my formula is not precise.
If you plot 3/4-1/4*sin(3*t)-3/4*cos(6*t) you ...
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Question on Morse inequalities
I want to understand why: From K.C Chang's book "Infinite Dimensional
Morse Theory and Multiple Solution Problems":
if i have
then $(4.1)$ is formal : it means that
EDIT1: $(4.1)$ tel us that ...
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The Largest Root of Associated Laguerre Polynomial
The Laguerre polynomial $L_n(x)$ is the solution to the Laguerre differential equation
\begin{equation*}
x\,y'' + (1 - x)\,y' + n\,y = 0.
\end{equation*}
The associated Laguerre polynomial ...
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Multivariate monotonic function
Let $f(x_1, \dots, x_n)$ be a real function on the $n$-dimensional unit cube (that is, mapping $[0,1]^n \mapsto \mathbb{R}$). Assume furthermore that $f$ is monotonic in every coordinate, and that $f$ ...
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Is there such a matrix in $SO(n)$?
Given two $n$ dimensional positive definite matrices $A', B'$, is there a matrix $O \in SO(n)$ such that $A=O A', B=O B'$ and
$$
\frac{A_{ij}}{\sqrt{A_{ii}A_{jj}}} = ...
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k-th largest root in common interlacing polynomials
In their proof of the celebrated Kadison-Singer conjecture, Marcus, Spielman and Srivastava exploited so-called interlacing families which are originally defined for their work on Ramanujan graphs. ...
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Analyticity of Logarithmic Integrals
Assume $f\in L^2[0,1]$ and let $g(x)=\int_0^1f(y)\ln|x-y|dy$. Is it true that $g\in C^\infty(0,1)$? Is it true that $g$ is analytic in $(0,1)$? Can you refer me to a right reference to look up such ...
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Geometric interpretation of Euler's identity for homogeneous functions [closed]
A function $f: \mathbb{R}^n \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is called homogeneous of degree $d \geq 0$ if $$f(\lambda x_1, \ldots, \lambda x_n ) = \lambda^d f(x_1, \ldots, x_n)$$ Differentiating both sides ...
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Find sufficient and necessary conditions on $f$ in which the level curve $f(x,y)=0$ implies only one case $x=a$ for all real $y$ [closed]
Let $f:ℝ²→ℝ$ be an arbitrary harmonic function. A level curve in two dimensions is a curve on which the value of a function $f(x,y)$ is a constant. My question is: Find sufficient and necessary ...
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Boundary gradient estimate
Assume $U$ is the unit disk and $\bar U$ its closure and let $u\in C^2(U)\cap C(\bar U)$ be a real function, with $u(z)=0$ for $z\in \partial U$. If $$|\Delta u|\le A|\nabla u|^2+g(z),$$ for some ...
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Counting extrema on a simplex
Let $p(x_{1},x_{2},\ldots,x_{n})=\sum_{i,j=1}^{n}{a_{ij}x_{i}x_{j}}$ be a homogenous multivariate polynomial of degree $2$.
I would like to know how many extrema $p$ has on the standard simplex
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Is the countable intersection of residual sets in [0,1] with Hausdorff dimension 1 of full Hausdorff dimension?
Let $E_k\subset [0,1]$ be residual subsets (i.e. containing dense $G_\delta $ set) with $E_{k+1}\subset E_k$ and $\dim_HE_k=1, \forall k.$ My question is : $\dim_H\bigcap_k E_k=1?$ Thanks.
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Is there an example where the error of Gauss-Laguerre quadrature does not vanish?
The $n$th Gauss-Laguerre quadrature aims to approximate integral $$\int_{\mathbb{R}_+} f(x) \exp(-x)$$ by the sum
$$\sum_{i=1}^n f(x_i) w_i$$
where $x_1,...,x_n$ are the roots of the $n$th Laguerre ...
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Tubular neighbourhood which is nowhere piecewise linear
I recently asked this question.
I think, if the following were true, then I would solve my problem.
Let $E\subset\{(x_1,\dots,x_n)\in\mathbb R^n\;|\;x_i\geq 0\, \&\, \sum_ix_i=1\}$ be a convex ...
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Has anyone seen this series?
I come across the following infinite series.
$$
\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{t^n}{n!\: n^{a}}, \quad\text{for $t>0$ and $a>0$}.
$$
In particular, I am interested in the case where $a=1/4$.
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Relationship between weak Lp and strong Lq topologies for q<p
Specificaly:
Does convergence in $L^{\frac{1}{2}}$ imply weak $L^2$ convergence?
Having a limit in $L^{\frac{1}{2}}$ topology and a limit in weak $L^2$ topology whether these are always equal? If ...
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Characterization of a set in $\mathbb{R}^d$
Let $X= (X_1,\dots, X_d)$ be a fixed vector of random variables on the space $(\Omega, \mathcal{F}, \mathbb{P})$. Consider the following set.
\begin{equation}\label{main12}
C= \{x\in \mathbb{R}^d ~|~ ...
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derivatives of composite function [closed]
There's a formula for the $n$th derivative of a composite function $f(g(x))$ - it's called Faa di Bruno's formula - but I'm not really interested in the formula but in the proof given in the book of ...
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Is the notion of fixed point property for topological spaces an absolute notion?
Recall that a topological space $X$ has the fixed point property (FPP) if any continuous function $f: X\to X$ has a fixed point.
Is the notion of FPP for topological spaces an absolute notion? More ...
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Bound for a certain integral expression
I am working to establish an estimate in $X^{s,b}$ spaces to prove local well-posedness of a certain equation, and I need to consider some sub-cases. In particular, I wish to show that the following ...
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Smallest positive zero of Weierstrass nowhere differentiable function
Consider the Weierstrass nowhere differentiable function $f(x) = \sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{1}{2^n} \cos(4^n \pi x)$. It seems that the smallest positive zero of $f(x)$ occurs at $x=\frac{1}{5}$, but I ...
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Can there be a measurable set that integrals have the same given value if their integral on $\mathbb{R}$ are the same?
We know for an integrable function $f$, if $\int_\mathbb{R} f=1$, then $\forall \lambda\in [0,1] $, there exists a measurable set $E$ that $\int_E f=\lambda$.
Now consider integrable functions $f$ ...
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measure zero in R but not in R^2
I want to find some subset of R^2 which its intersection with every vertical line is measure zero if we see it as a subset of R and it is not measure zero in R^2?
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Level sets of a Weierstrass nowhere-differentiable function
Can anyone describe level sets of a Weierstrass nowhere-differentiable function? For example, let $f(x) = \sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{1}{2^n} \cos( 4^n \pi x)$. For some $c \in (-2,2)$, what is known ...
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General version of Skorokhod representation of random variables
Let $F: \mathbb{R} \to [0,1]$ be cumulative distribution function (cdf). The standard way to build a random variable $\tau$ on $([0,1],\mathcal{B},\text{Leb})$ with $F$ as its cdf is using the ...
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Is the multiplicity of a Sobolev mapping alwasys locally essentially bounded？
I have the following question:
Let $f:\Omega\to \mathbb{R}^n$ be a (sense-preserving) continuous Sobolev mapping in $W^{1,n}$, where $\Omega$ is a domain in $\mathbb{R}^n$. By Sard's theorem for ...
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Lipschitz continuous maps from $\mathbb R^n$ to $\mathbb R^n$ that preserve Gaussian measure?
The only ones I can think of are linear maps like rotations and permutations. Is there a more general characterization?
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Fourier expansion of Takagi-function (everywhere non differentiable function).
Let us consider Takagi-function defined by
$T(x) \colon\!= \sum_{n=0}^{\infty}s(2^nx)/2^n$,
where $s(x) \colon\!\!= \underset{n \in {\Bbb Z}}{\mathrm{min}} \,|x-n|$.
$T(x)$ has its period $1$, so ...
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a limit of the laplace transform and its derivative
If $\phi(s)$ is the Laplace tranfrom of $f(t)$, then $\lim_{s\rightarrow \infty} s\phi(s) = f(0^+)$. and also $\lim_{\rightarrow \infty} s\phi'(s) = \lim_{t\rightarrow 0^+}tf(t)$ since $\phi'(s)$ is ...
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Does there exist a function such that $\int_{\mathbb{R}_+^{\star} } t^nf(t)dt=0$? [closed]
Let $f\in C([a,b],\mathbb{R})$ such that $\displaystyle\int_{a}^{b} t^nf(t)dt=0$ for all integer n.
We know that $f\equiv 0$. It's call Hausdorff theorem.
This theorem is wrong on $\mathbb{R^+}$, a ...
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Smooth but non-analytic kernel functions
Does there exist a (stationary) covariance kernel function which is $C^\infty$-smooth but not real analytic? If so, could you please provide an example?
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Complete classification of complexity classes / infinite approaching sequences
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_complexity#Table_of_common_time_complexities
For complexity as seen in the above link, complexity classes can be log, polynomial, exp, or composition of any of these ...
