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Some inequality
Assume that $f:[0,2\pi]\to [0,2\pi]$ is a diffeomorphism, and let $\underline f = \min f'$ and $\overline f = \max f'$ and define $$g(s) = \int_0^s e^{if(t)} dt.$$ Assume that $g(0)=g(2\pi)$. It seems ...
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About the small set expansion conjecture.
Given a graph $G=(V,E)$ and a $\delta > 0$ one wants to calculate $h(G,\delta)=min_{\vert S\vert \leq \delta \vert V \vert } \phi(S)$. ($\phi(S) = \frac{ E(S,\bar{S}) }{d min \{\vert S \vert , n - ...
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A special approximation of BV functions
Suppose $\Omega:=B(0,1)\subset \mathbb R^2$. Let $u\in BV(\Omega)$ be a radially symmetric, i.e., $u(x)=u(Rx)$ for all $R\in SO(2)$. In addition, suppose $w$ to be an affine function,. i.e., ...
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function bounds and comparison [on hold]
ok so basically i need to understand how i can compare functions so that i can find big O big theta and big omega for algorithms of a program
my mathematics background is not very strong but i have ...
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Proof for this expression for Dottie number [on hold]
Neither Wolfram's mathworld nor Wikipedia mentions any series expanion for the cosine's fixed point.
Therefore I am asking for a proof for this Kapteyn series representation of Dottie number:
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Function and its Gradient with Prescribed Norms
I'm not sure if the following question is too elementary for Mathoverflow. I'm sorry if it is the case.
Question:
Let $n\in\mathbb{N}$ and let $1\leqslant p<\infty$. Let $\alpha,\beta>0$. ...
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Boundedness of a singular integral operator on $L^p(\mathbb{R})$, $1<p<\infty$
My singular integral operator is defined by
\begin{align}
Sf(x)=-\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}f(t-x) \frac{dt}{2\sinh\frac{\pi}{2}t},
\end{align}
that is, a convolution $-\frac{1 }{2\sinh\frac{\pi}2x}\ast ...
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Zeros of a Real Analytic Function [on hold]
Let $f:[0,1] \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a non-zero real analytic function. Consider $Z(f) \subseteq [0,1]$ as the set where $f$ vanishes. What can we say about $Z(f)$? This is (i) finite, (ii) ...
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Property of summations [on hold]
Suppose to have the following identity:
$$
\sum_{i=i_0}^{i_1}\sum_{j=j_0}^{j_1} f(i,j) = \sum_{i=i_0}^{i_1}\sum_{j=j_0}^{j_1} f(i,j)g(i,j),
$$
for 'good' indexes $i,j$ and some functions $f,g$.
What ...
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Graph of bounded continous functions with distance 1
Let $V = \{f:[0,1]\to \mathbb{R}: f \text{ is continuous}\}$ and consider the metric that is defined for $f,g\in V$ by $$d(f,g) = \max\{|f(t)-g(t)|: t\in [0,1]\}.$$
We set $E = \{\{f,g\}: f,g \in ...
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On an example of an eventually oscillating function
For $x\in(0,1)$, put
$$f(x):=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}(-1)^{n}x^{2^{n}}.$$
This function possesses interesting properties. It grows monotonically from $0$ up to certain point. Then it starts to oscillate ...
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Interchange summation and differentiation [migrated]
I asked this question already on math.stackexchange, but did not receive any answers
see here
Let $f = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} a_n e_n $ where $e_n$ are an ONB of $L^2[0,1].$
Now assume we have that ...
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Good upper bound for an alternanting series [closed]
Someone know a good upper bound for the partial sums of $S=\sum(-1)^{n+1}\sqrt{n}$?
I mean how fast is the growth of this sum?
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Deriving inequalities from a polynomially-bounded derivative
In this paper (p. 2, definition/remark) the following notion of ‘polynomial growth’ is defined for a non-negative real function $g(x)$ and a real constant $b\in(0;1)$:
There exist positive ...
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Hadwiger-Nelson problem in higher dimensions
Given a positive integer $n\in \mathbb{N}$ we define the Hadwiger-Nelson graph $\text{HN}_n$ by
$V(\text{HN}_n) = \mathbb{R}^n$;
$E(\text{HN}_n) = \{\{v_1, v_2\}: v_1, v_2 \in \mathbb{R}^n \text{ ...
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About preserving real-rootedness of multivariable polynomials
Say $f_i(z_1,z_2,..,z_m)$ are polynomials real rooted in the $z$s for a bunch of polynomials indexed by $i$. When can one say that $\sum_{i} p_i f_i(z_1,z_2,..,z_m)$ is also real rooted?
If ...
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Inequality of the norm of the convolution in $L^p(\mathbb{R}^n)$ with symmetric decreasing rearrangement?
Is it true that
$$
||f*g||_p \le ||\,|f|^* * |g|^*||_p\quad ?
$$
where $|f|^*$ and $|g|^*$ are the symmetric decreasing rearrangements of the functions $|f|$ and $|g|$. Under what conditions on $f$ ...
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“Schwarz symmetrization” on annulus
If $\Omega=\{x\in \mathbb R^n| 0<r_0<|x|<r_1\}$ is an annulus on $\mathbb R^n$, I am looking for a symmetrization result on $\Omega$. To be precise, for any $u \in W_0^{1,2}(\Omega)$, can we ...
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Asymptotic behaviour of eigenvalues
If you look at $-\Delta + q$ on the sphere in $\mathbb{R}^3$ for example and $||q|| < \infty,$ is there a way to asymptotically describe the behaviour of the eigenvalues? Probably they behave ...
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Proving a complicated inequality with powers of logarithms
I am currently formalising some results from complexity theory with a theorem prover. For that, I have to prove the following statement:
Let $p, b, \varepsilon \in \mathbb R$ with $\varepsilon>0$ ...
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Summing a function at integer points
For a real function $f$ defined on the reals, and real $y$, define the 2-way infinite sum
$$ F_f(y) = \sum_{i\in\mathbb Z} f(y+i). $$
If $F_f(y)$ is defined for all $y$, it is periodic of period 1.
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Extension of Sobolev Functions
Let $\,D\subseteq\mathbb{R}^{n-1}$ be a convex bounded domain. Let$A:D\to(0,\infty)$
be a Lipschitz continuous function. Let $\,\Omega\,$ be bounded domain in $\,\mathbb{R}^{n}\,$
of the form
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Does $\int \Phi \left( \frac{u}{\xi} \right) f_t(\xi) \mathrm{d} \xi \to \Phi(u)$ imply that $f_t \to \delta_1$?
I'm looking at a family $(f_t)$ of densities of some continuous random variables and know that
$$\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \Phi \left( \frac{u}{\xi} \right) f_t(\xi) \mathrm{d} \xi \xrightarrow{t \to ...
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Number of critical points
Let $f:[0,2\pi]\rightarrow R^2$ be a smooth function such that $f([0,2\pi])$ is a smooth closed simple curve $C$. Suppose $(0,0)$ lies inside the the bounded open region enclosed by $C$ and ...
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Set nor its compliment contain an uncountable closed set [closed]
Does there exist a set $X$ subset of the real numbers such that no uncountable closed set is contained in $X$ or $X^c$?
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What is the fractional derivative smoothness of functions from the Zygmund class?
Let $\Lambda([0,1])$ be the Zygmund class of continuous on $[0,1]$ functions for which $$\sup h^{-1}|f(x+2h)-2f(x+h)+f(x)|<\infty.$$ What would be the exact smoothness class for the fractional ...
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On Rényi entropy/divergence
The Rényi entropy for a probability density function $f$ with dominating measure $\mu$ of order $\alpha>0$ is defined as
$$H_\alpha(f)={1 \over {\alpha-1}}\log\int f^\alpha d\mu.$$
If $f$ is ...
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minimal entropy approximation of a truncated discrete measure
Consider a measure $\mu$ on $\mathbb{N}$ given by the sequence $(\mu(n))_{n \geq 0}$ with $\mu(0)>0$. For example $\mu(n)=n^2+1$ on the figure below.
For each $n$, let $X_n \sim \mu(\cdot \mid ...
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Must the Lebesgue measure of a $\rho$ - neighbourhood of an $(n-2)$ - dimensional set be at least $c\rho^2$?
The Lebesgue measure of a $\rho$-neighbourhood of a point in $\mathbb{R}^2$ is of course equal to $c\rho^2$. Similar such considerations in higher dimensions lead me to the following question:
Given ...
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Infinite sum of asymptotic expansions
I have a question about an infinite sum of asymptotic expansions:
Assume that $f_k(x)\sim a_{0k}+\dfrac{a_{1k}}{x}+\dfrac{a_{2k}}{x^2}+\cdots$
with $a_{0k}\leq \dfrac{1}{k^2}$, $a_{1k}\leq ...
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Orlicz Norm and A result on expectation
I am reading paper which is mainly about Dobrushin's contraction coefficient and its generalization. In page 27, the following is defined:
Consider arbitrary, non-negative, convex function ...
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Extension of Premeasure to a Measure [migrated]
Question: Show that a set function on a σ-algebra is a measure if and only if it is a premeasure.
Sketch of proof:
A set on σ-algebra is a measure if it is an algebra and given all subsets of the ...
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Inserting an open and simply-connected set between a compact set and an open set
In a paper I am reading, the following is considered obvious:
Let $K$ be a compact and connected subset of $\,\mathbb R^2$, with $\mathbb R^2\smallsetminus K$ also connected, and $U\subset \mathbb ...
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Integrals of pullbacks and the Inverse function theorem(s?)
The usual story goes like this:
Smooth picture (?):
For a smooth bijection $\phi: M \to N$ between $n$-manifolds the following
is true:
$\phi^{-1}$ is a local diffeomorphism a.e.
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A result attributed to Whitney
One of the basic results of real analysis says that any closed subset of a smooth ($C^\infty$) manifold $M$ is the set of zeros of some map $\lambda\in C^\infty(M;[0,1])$. This result (or some ...
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Uniform estimate of a function given by an integral
consider the function $f_{n}(x,a,t):=e^{-(ax+n+1/2)^2t}$ with $t,x,a > 0$. The claim is now that there exists a constant $C>0$ such that for all even natural numbers $n=2k$, $k\in\mathbb{N}$ one ...
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An inequality for copulas
Suppose that $f$ from $[0,\infty]$ onto $[0,1]$ is completely monotonic on $(0,\infty)$, and let $g$ be the inverse of $f$. For $(u,v)$ in $[0,1]^{2}$, define $C(u,v) = f(g(u)+g(v))$, and let $a = ...
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Approximation of subharmonic functions
Let $u$ be an (upper semi-continuous) locally bounded subharmonic function in a domain in $\mathbb{R}^n$. Let $\chi_\epsilon$ be a standard smoothing kernel, namely
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Equation between the two branches of the lambert w function
My question: Is there an equation connecting the two branches $W_0(y)$ and $W_{-1}(y)$ of the Lambert W function for $y \in (-\tfrac 1e,0)$?
For example the two square roots $r_1(y)$ and $r_2(y)$ of ...
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A difficult integral which the Risch algorithm shows is not elementary
For reasons which aren't conceptually related to the problem a few of my colleagues and I are in need of finding an expression for the following integral in terms of $a$ and $\delta$:
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Perturbation of Laplacian via Kato-Rellich theorem
Let's consider a potential $V(x)\in L^3(\mathbb{R}^3)$. I want to know if the following Hamiltonian
$$-\Delta+V(x)$$
is self-adjoint on $H^2(\mathbb{R}^3)$.
My idea is to use Kato-Rellich theorem; ...
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Extension of a smooth function to a small neighborhood of a cone
Let $C\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ be an open polysimplicial cone. Let $f$ be a smooth function on $C$ such that all its derivatives extend by continuity to $\overline{C}$ (the closure of $C$). Does this ...
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Does this symmetrization operator have a name? Any theory?
Consider a function $f(x_1,\ldots,x_n)$ of $n$ complex variables. Define
$$f_{\mathrm{symm}}(x_1,\ldots,x_n) =
2^{-n}\sum_{\varepsilon_1,\ldots,\varepsilon_n=\pm 1}
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Generating the sigma algebras on the set of probability measures
I was wondering if somebody could help me see/provide a reference to the following fact: Let $X$ be a metrizable set, $\mathcal{F}$ the corresponding Borel sigma-algebra on $X$, and ...
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Find an integrable, positive, unbounded, analytic function
Is there a standard example of a function $f \in L^1( \mathbb R)$ which is analytic, positive, integrable but not bounded?
An example which comes immediately to mind is to take the series of narrower ...
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Legendre transform and Lipschitz approximation
Let $(X,d)$ be a compact metric space and $f:X \to \mathbb{R}$ a real valued continuous function. Let us agree that a modulus of continuity means concave, nondecreasing, uniformly continuous function ...
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Recent trends in effective analysis
The references listed at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computable_analysis have all been published 30-15 years ago. Are the approaches which these references expose still up-to-date and relevant to the ...
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Sequence of smooth maps converging to the identity [closed]
Let $\{g_{n}:B_{1}(0) \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{2}\}_{n\in \mathbb{N}}$ be a sequence of smooth maps where $B_{1}(0)=\{x\in \mathbb{R}^{2} \mid |x|<1\}$ is the unit ball in $\mathbb{R}^{2}$. Assume ...
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Are Carnot groups (as Carnot Caratheodory metric spaces) doubling?
I need to use the Lebesgue differentiation theorem for doubling metric measure spaces and was wondering if Carnot groups are doubling. If yes, is there any reference you can point me to? Thank you.
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Characterizations of an exotic measure on the open sets in the circle $S^{1}$
Suppose that $U\subseteq S^{1}$ is open where $S^{1}=\{z\in\mathbb{Z}:|z|=1\}$. Then define $\mu_{n}(U)=\max_{t\in S^{1}}\frac{1}{n}\cdot|\{k\in\{1,...,n\}|t\cdot e^{\frac{2\pi ik}{n}}\in U\}|$. ...
