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Special density on $L^2$

Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^N$ be a bounded domain, and $u\in L^2(\Omega)$ with $0\leq u(x)\leq 1$ a.e. on $\Omega$. It is well known that $C^{\infty}_c(\Omega)$ is dense in $L^2(\Omega)$. Because $C^...
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Bounding the $L^{p*}$ norm from below for functions satisfying a $p$-capacity estimate

If $1 \le p < n$, the $p$-capacity of a compact set $A \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ with respect to an open set $U$ containing it is defined as $$\text{Cap}_p(A, U) := \inf \left\{\int_U |\nabla u|^p \, ...
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Continuity upgrade for nonlinear maps

Let $E,F,G$ be topological vector spaces such that $F\subset G$ with continuous embedding. By continuity upgrade I mean the following phenomenon: In some circumstances a continuous linear map $f:E\...
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Approximate simple function $f$ by a sequence of continuous functions on $\mathbb{R}^d$ such that $\|f_n\|_\infty\leq \|f\|_\infty$

Let $f=\sum_{i=1}^n c_i 1_{\Delta_i}$ be a simple function on $\mathbb{R}^d$, where $c_i\in\mathbb{C}$. Then we can find sequnces of continuous functions $\{f_k^{(i)}\}$ for each $i=1,\ldots,n$ such ...
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Borel-Écalle re-summation and resurgence: criteria and results

This is about the theory of Borel-Écalle re-summation and resurgence, see Refs below. This states that the perturbative series (say of the vacuum expectation value of an operator $\mathcal{O}$ in ...
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Steiner symmetrization of smooth function on non-simply connected regions

Given a smooth function $u$ defined on $\mathbb{R}^2$, restrict $u$ to a subset $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^2$ (possibly not simply connected) foliated by level sets of a smooth function $\psi: \Omega \...
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What is the maximum of $ \frac{\sin(n(x+a))}{\sin(x+a)} + \frac{\sin(n(x-a))}{\sin(x-a)}$?

I have asked this here. Due to inactivity and no satisfying answers, I am asking here. Hope that's okay. We know the global maxima of the function $\frac{\sin(nx)}{\sin(x)}$ is $n$ (thanks to this ...
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Proving that a polynomial $f(x,y)$ that is unbounded in every direction is bounded below by $1$ outside of a disc of finite radius

This is a follow up from this question. I have a polynomial function $f(x,y)$ that is unbounded in every direction. In other words, if we choose a direction $(a,b)\in S^1$ and keep moving along the ...
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Proving that a function $f(x,y)$, that is unbounded in every direction, is uniformly bounded below by $1$ outside some disc of large enough radius

I have a smooth function $f(x,y)$ that is unbounded in every direction. In other words, if we choose a direction $(a,b)\in S^1$ and keep moving along the curve $(ta,tb)$, then $$\lim_{t\to\infty}f(ta,...
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Solution of recurrence relation with summation

I have the following recurrence relation: $$b(n,k)=\sum _{\text{i}=0}^{2 n-1} \left(b(n-1,k-\text{i})+\frac{\text{i} (2 n-\text{i}) \binom{2 n-1}{\text{i}} \binom{(n-2)^2}{k-\text{i}}}{2 n-1} \right)$$...
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Is the Bures metric equivalent to the Euclidean one?

Let $K=\mathbb R$ (reall numbers) or $K=\mathbb C$ (complex numbers). Define $\mathcal M_n$ to be the space of $n\times n$ matrices $A=(a_{i,j})_{1\le i,j\le n}$, with $a_{i,j}\in K$. Let $\|\cdot\|$ ...
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About the Fourier transform of the logarithm function

I want to calculate / simplify: $$\mathcal{F} (\ln(|x|)\mathcal{F(f)}(x))=\mathcal{F} (\ln(|x|)) \star f$$ where $\mathcal{F}$ is the Fourier transform ($\mathcal[f](\xi)=\int_{\mathbb R}f(x)e^{ix\...
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Sufficient initial conditions for "non-local" PDE

I am studying a problem of the form $$i\, \partial_t \psi(t) = L \psi(t) + \int_0^t U(t-r) \psi(r) \, dr, \qquad \psi(0) = \psi_0,$$ where the evolution occurs in some Hilbert space, $L$ is a self-...
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convolution of the fundamental solution with the homogeneous solution

I have a question about the convolution of the fundamental solution with the homogeneous solution. Namely if the 2 are convoluble then the homogeneous solution is necessarily zero? Let $U$ and $E$ ...
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Hölder continuity in time of heat semigroup for regular initial distribution

$ \newcommand{\bR}{\mathbb{R}} \newcommand{\diff}{\mathop{}\!\mathrm{d}} $ Let $(p_t)_{t>0}$ be the standard Gaussian heat kernel on $\bR^d$, i.e., $$ p_t (x) := \frac{1}{(4 \pi t)^{\frac{d}{2}}} \...
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Hölder continuity in time of heat semigroup

$ \newcommand{\bR}{\mathbb{R}} \newcommand{\diff}{\mathop{}\!\mathrm{d}} $ We fix $\alpha \in (0, 1)$ and $c>0$. Let $\ell : \bR^d \to \bR_+$ be a probability density function such that $$ \|\ell\|...
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Literature containing basic knowledge of homogeneous functions

Let $D$ be a nonempty open subset of $\mathbb{R}\times\mathbb{R}$ and $f:D\to\mathbb{R}$ be a function of two variables. For all $(x,y)\in D$ and $t>0$ such that $(tx,ty)\in D$, if the equality $f(...
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Convergence of mollified functions in weighted $L^p$ norm

$ \newcommand{\bR}{\mathbb{R}} \newcommand{\bE}{\mathbb{E}} \newcommand{\supp}{\operatorname{supp}} $ Let $(\rho_n)_{n \geq 1}$ be a sequence of mollifiers on $\bR^d$, i.e., each $\rho_n$ is a ...
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Upper bound $\int_{\mathbb{R}^d \times \mathbb{R}^d} |fx)-f(y)| (1+|y|) \ell (x) p_t (x-y) \, \mathrm d x \, \mathrm d y$ in $t$

$ \newcommand{\bR}{\mathbb{R}} \newcommand{\diff}{\mathop{}\!\mathrm{d}} $ We fix $\alpha \in (0, 1)$ and $c>0$. Let $f : \bR^d \to \bR$ and $\ell : \bR^d \to \bR_+$ be measurable such that $\ell$ ...
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Looking for a counterexample: Conditioning increases regularity?

Let $p(x,y,z)$ be a joint density (over $\mathbb{R}^3$) under no smoothness or regularity assumptions, besides its existence. I am looking for a (counter)example where $p(y|x)$ is less regular than $p(...
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The curse of dimensionality of the Kolmogorov–Arnold neural network

The Kolmogorov–Arnold neural networks (KAN), Ziming Liu et al., KAN: Kolmogorov–Arnold Networks is inspired by the Kolmogorov–Arnold representation theorem (KA theorem). Though it is not proved in the ...
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Dependence and $L^2$ projections of functions

tl;dr: Is it possible that the best approximation to a nonnegative function of three variables with a bivariate function is no better than the best univariate function? Let $w$ be a density on $\...
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Separating domains in $\mathbb{R}^{2n}$ by a real algebraic variety

Suppose $\Omega_1$ and $\Omega_2$ are two disjoint unbounded domains in $\mathbb{R}^{2n}$, $n \in \mathbb{N}$. Can there be conditions on $\Omega_1$ and $\Omega_2$ so that these two domains can be ...
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Existence of an $\alpha$-Hölder continuous function whose graph has positive Hausdorff measure of maximal dimension

It is standard that if $f:[0,1] \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is $\alpha$-Hölder continuous, then its graph has Hausdorff dimension at most $2-\alpha$. My naive expectation was that "most" graphs ...
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A Poincaré inequality holds for $p>2$ but fails for $p\leqslant 2$

I am confused with the following example taken from page 6 of Sobolev Met Poincaré, by Hajłasz and Koskela (MR1683160, Zbl 0954.46022). Let $(X,d,\mu)$ be a metric measure space and let $\Omega\subset ...
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Has anyone seen such a function/quantity?

I am dealing with a problem wherein I encounter the following quantity- $$ Q_{d, \epsilon}(t_0) = \sup_{t' \notin B(t_0, \epsilon)} \inf_{t \in B(t_0, \epsilon)} \frac{d(t') - d(t)}{t'-t}. $$ Here,...
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Unique continuation property of the equation $ -\Delta u=|u|^{p-1}u $ with $ p>2 $

Assume that $ \{u_i\}_{i=1}^{2} $ satisfies $ -\Delta u_i=|u_i|^{p-1}u_i $ in $ B_1 $ with $ p>2 $ and $ u_1=u_2 $ in an open set $ A\subset B_1 $. I want to ask that if $ u_1=u_2 $ in $ B_1 $. ...
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Sufficient conditions for the space of Radon measure to be a Banach space

Let $\mathcal{X}$ be a Hausdorff space and consider the space of Radon measures with bounded total variation $M(\mathcal{X})$ on $\mathcal{X}$. Usually, the additional assumptions on $\mathcal{X}$ are ...
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Inequality with Hermite polynomials

Consider the (physicist's) Hermite polynomials $H_n(x)$ which are divided by $$\sqrt{\sqrt{\pi} 2^n n!}$$ for the purpose of normalization. These are orthogonal with respect to the weight function $e^{...
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On the second order analog of the upper 1-Lipschitz envelope of a function

Let $u: \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ be a given function. Then we can consider its upper 1-Lip envelope $$ \hat u(x) \doteq \inf\{g(x) \, \mid\, g \, \text{has Lipschitz constant 1 and}\, g(y) \geq u(y) \,...
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A Lipschitz function induced by the infimum of the length of curves

Recently I have read a paper, Quasiconformal Images of Hölder Domains, written by S. M. Buckley in 2004, published by Annales Academiæ Scientiarum Fennicæ Mathematica. I am confused about page 33 of ...
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Ramanujan's Master Formula: A proof and relation to umbral calculus

The Ramanujan's master theorem states that: $$ \int_0^{\infty}x^{s-1}\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{(-1)^n}{n!}a_nx^ndx=\Gamma(s)a_{-s} $$ I found a really strange proof recently on a personal blog: Define $...
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Equality of two measures on functional spaces

It is well known that if $\mu$ and $\nu$ are two measures on the space $C^0([0,1],\mathbb{R}^n)$ of continuous mappings from $[0,1]$ to $\mathbb{R^n}$ endowed with its Borel $\sigma$-algebra satisfy $$...
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Hilbert spaces that include algebraic polynomials

This question is motivated by a phrase I found in several books/papers about approximation theory, for example, M.J.D.Powell's Approximation Theory and Methods: ''Let $\mathcal{H}$ be a Hilbert space ...
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Existence of very weak solution to the elliptic equation $\partial_i(a^{ij}\partial_j u)=\partial_k\partial_l f$

Let $a^{ij}\in W^{1,n}\cap L^\infty (B^1)$ be uniformly elliptic, i.e. $\lambda|\xi|^2\le a_{ij}(x)\xi_i\xi_j\le \Lambda |\xi|^2$ for a.e. $x\in B^1$, $\xi\in\mathbb R^n$, where $B_1\subset \mathbb R^...
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Injectivity of a convolution operator

Let $p,\mu,\nu$ be probability density functions on $\mathbb{R}$ such that $$ \int_{\mathbb{R}}p(y-x) \nu(y) \, dy=\mu(x). $$ Now, consider the operator $T:L^2(\mu)\to L^2(\nu)$ such that $$ Tf=f*p.$$ ...
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How to prove that $f(x) := |x|^{\frac{\lambda - n}{p}}(1 - \psi(x))$ satisfies a specific property related to its limit at the origin

Disclaimer. I have asked this question a month ago on MSE (click here to access the original post) and even bountied it. I got an answer on MSE, but unfortunately I don't feel like it has enough ...
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Number of critical points of smooth functions on $S^1$

Let $u$ be a smooth function on the unit circle $S^1$ such that $\int_{S^1}ux_j=0$, for $j=1,2$. Is the number of critical points of $u$ strictly bigger than 2?
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Question on ODE involving mollifiers from Taylor's book on PDEs

In Taylor's third book on PDEs chapter 16, the author discusses quasilinear symmetric hyperbolic systems of the form $$\partial_{t}u=A^{k}(t,x,u)\partial_{k}u+g(t,x,u)$$ with some initial condition $u(...
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How to show such result for generalized $ O(|x|^{-1/2}) $ function?

Assuming that $ \chi\in C_c^{\infty}([-2,2]) $ is a cutoff function such that $\text{supp }\chi\subset[-2,2]$, $\chi\equiv 1 $ in $ [-1,1] $, and $ 0\leq\chi\leq 1 $, suppose that $ f\in C^{\infty}(\...
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Extension of a tangent vector field

Let $\Omega$ be an open subset of $S^2$ with $\overline{\Omega} \neq S^2$. Suppose a continuous tangent vector field $G$ is defined on $\partial \Omega$ such that $|G(y)| = 1$ for all $y \in \partial \...
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Maximal function on mixed $L^{p}$

Consider $ f_{j,k}$ to be a function in $L^{p}(l^{q}(l^{2}))$, that is $$ \Vert f_{j,k} \Vert^{p}_{L^{p}(l^{q}(l^{2}))} = \int_{\mathbb{R}^{n}} \left( \sum_{k} \big[ \sum_{j} \vert f_{j,k}(x) \vert^{2}...
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Sufficient condition for interpolation

If we have a couple of two compatible banach spaces (in this sense) $(X,Y)$ and a sequence of Banach spaces $\{Z\}_{\theta\in[0,1]}$ which are intermediate between $X$ and $Y$ satisfying: $Z_0=X$, $...
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Orthogonal space of polynomials

Let $f \colon [0,+\infty) \to \mathbb R$ be a continuous function. Assume that for any non-negative integer $n$, the function $f(t) t^n$ in integrable in $(0,+\infty)$ and $$ \int_0^{+\infty} f(t) t^n ...
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A question about associated operator on continuous functions space equiped with L2 norm

For M a connected compact manifold, $T$ is in $C^{1+\nu}(M,M)$ with $\nu\in(0,1)$, i.e., $DT$ is some Hölder continuous function with Hölder exponent $\nu$. Denote by $m$ the Lebesgue measure on $M$ ...
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The size of super level sets and the symmetry on a sphere

Let $u$ be a smooth function defined on the sphere $\mathbb{S}^2$, and let $R \in \mathrm{SO}(3)$ be a three-dimensional rotation. Define $$ S_R = \{x \in \mathbb{S}^2 : u(x) \neq u(Rx)\}. $$ Suppose ...
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Dual spaces of Banach-valued $L^{p}$-spaces

Let $(\Omega,\mathcal{F},\mu)$ be a measure space (say complete and $\sigma$-finite, for simplicity). Furthermore, let $(X,\Vert\cdot\Vert_{X})$ be an arbitrary Banach space. I denote by $(L^{p}(\...
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Domain of the infinitesimal generator of a composition $C_0$-semigroup

In the paper [1] the following $C_0$-group is presented, $$ T(t)f(x) = f(e^{-t} x) , \quad x \in (0,\infty) \quad f \in E $$ where $E$ is an ($L^1,L^\infty$)-interpolation space. In mi case, I'm just ...
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Isoperimetric Inequalities in Annular Regions

Let $\Omega$ be an open set in $\mathbb{R}^2$ whose boundary is a rectifiable Jordan curve. Then an old result by Alfred Huber states that $$ \left(\int_{\partial \Omega} e^u ds\right)^2 \geq 2 \left(...
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Duality of $H^1$ and BMO

While proving that the dual of $H^1$ is $BMO$ in Harmonic Analysis: Real-Variable Methods, Orthogonality, and Oscillatory Integrals, page 143, Stein says that we have $\left\Vert g \right\Vert_{H^1} \...

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