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Equivalent characterization of weak derivative in Bochner space

Let $H$ be a hilbert space. A function $v\in L_\text{loc}^1(0,T;H)$ is called the weak derivative of $u \in L_\text{loc}^1(0,T;H)$ iff $$ \int_0^T u(t) \varphi'(t) \, dt = -\int_0^T v(t) \varphi(t) \, ...
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Conditions on continuity under Lebesgue measure

Let $h : X \times I \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a continuous function, where $X$ is a compact set of $\mathbb{R}^k$, for some $k$. Set $\hat{h}(x,t) = 1$ if $h(x,t) \neq 0$, $0$ otherwise. Define $g : ...
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PDEs and algebraic varieties

Let $P$ be an order $d$ differential operator with constant coefficients and consider a PDE of the form $Pf = \delta$. Taking the Fourier transform of $P$ we get a degree $d$ polynomial whose zero ...
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Does there exist a continuous choice of maximizing balls for the Hardy Littlewood maximal function?

Note: Here $\overline B_r (x)$ denotes the closed ball of radius $r$ around $x$. Let $f \in L^1 (\mathbb R^d)$. We define the averages $A(x, r)$ for $x \in \mathbb R^d$ and $r > 0$ by $$A(x, r) := \...
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On the integer of the form p^a q^b closest to a given integer N

If we give ourselves a number having only one prime factor $p$ and a given natural integer $N$, we know how to give the integer of the form $p^k$ closest (and less than) to this integer $N$ it's ...
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The space of analytic associative operations

This question is a follow-up to this old one of mine. Let $\mathcal{A}$ be the set of functions $\star:\mathbb{R}^2\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ which are associative and $C^\omega$ (real analytic entire) in ...
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Periodicity in one Fourier variable

Let $f:[0,1]\times [0,1] \to \mathbb C$ be a double periodic function (periodic in both variables) that depends real-analytically on its argument. We can thus write $f$ as $$ f(x) = \sum_{n \in \...
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Elliptic regularity and Sobolev spaces

Consider a linear partial differential operator $D:C^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^{d})\to C^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^{d})$, i.e. $$D=\sum_{\alpha\in\mathbb{N}^{d}}a^{\alpha}(x)\partial^{\alpha}_{x}$$ where $a$ are ...
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Lipschitz extension of a flow can still be a flow?

Consider a map $\Phi: [0,T] \times \mathbb{R}^d \to \mathbb{R}^d$, and assume that there exists a set $U \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ such that $\Phi\rvert_{[0,T] \times U}$ is $L$-Lipschitz. It is well ...
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A problem of Fourier transform and Hölder condition

Suppose that $f$ is continuous on $[0,1]$. Thus, $f\in L^1(\mathbb{R})$ and its Fourier transform exists, as $$ \hat{f}(\xi) := \int_\mathbb{R} e^{-2\pi i x \xi} f(x)dx, $$ which can also be written ...
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finite dimensionality of a subspace of a Banach space

Let $H$ be the space of measurable functions on $(0,1)$ such that $$ \|u\|_{H}^2 = \int_0^1 x^2\,|\partial_x u|^2\,dx + \int_{0}^1 |u|^2\,dx <\infty.$$ Let $C>0$ be a constant. Suppose that $W \...
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A combinatorial identity involving increasing functions from $\{1, \dots, n\}$ to itself

This is related to the post An order statistics problem with some interesting geometry. The following identity arose in the context of the problem. Fix an integer $N \geq 2$. Let $\mathcal S_N^+$ ...
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$C^0$-limit of volume-preserving maps on $\mathbb R^n$

Let $f_k:B_1\rightarrow \mathbb R^n$ be a sequence of injective differentiable volume-preserving maps (i.e. $\mu(f_k(A))=\mu(A)$ for any measurable $A\subset B_1$) that converges uniformly to $f:B_1\...
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Closure of Laplacian

Let $(M,g)$ be a complete Riemannian manifold and $\Delta$ the (positive) Laplace-Beltrami operator. Now, consider this operator as an operator $$\Delta:\mathcal{D}(\Delta)\to L^{2}(M)$$ There are two ...
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It is possible to limit a set of curves in the sense $f(x,y) \leq C f(x_0,y)$?

Suppose you have a continuous function $f:[a,b]\times (-\infty, \infty) \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$. I'm trying to understand if it's possible to conclude that due to the compactness of the interval $[a,b]...
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Twice continuously differentiable implied by existence of limit

I have the following question. Let $f,g:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ be two continuous functions (vanishing at infinity) and assume that $$ \frac{f(x+t)+f(x-t)-2f(x)}{t^2}\to g(x) $$ for all $x\in X$ when ...
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Proving that a quantity is positive (Gaussian density and Gaussian CFD)

$\def\R{\mathbb R}$$\def\aha{{1/2}}$$\def\maha{{1/2}}$ Hi everyone, I am interested in the following problem: Let consider the heat equation problem: $$\forall (t,x) \in \mathbb{R}_+\times\mathbb{R}, ~...
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In what sense does the Hermite expansion of a bounded smooth function converge?

Let $f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{C}$ be a smooth and bounded function. If we denote by $\{ H_n(x) \}$ the sequence of normalized Hermite polynomials, then the Hermite expansion of $f$ is defined as \...
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Blow up for certain classes of distributions

Let $\mathbb D$ be the open unit disc centered at the origin and let $u \in H^{-N}(\mathbb D)$ be a distribution for some natural number $N>0$. Suppose that $$u|_{\mathbb D\setminus \{0\}} \in C^{\...
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A challenging (for me) limit calculation

How to calculate the following limit $$ \lim_{n\to\infty}\sqrt{n}\underbrace{{}\sin(\sin(\sin(\sin(\cdots\sin(\frac{1}{\sqrt{n}})\cdots))))}_{n \text{ sin's}} \text{?} $$ ${}{}$
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A compact embedding claim

Let $U= (0,1)\times (0,1)$. Consider the weighted Sobolev spaces $H_1$ with the norms $$ \|u\|_{H_1}^2 = \int_0^1 (\int_0^1 x\,|u(x,y)|^2\,dx) \,dy$$ Let $H_2$ be the weighted Sobolev space with the ...
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Limit for series of Bessel functions evaluated at zeros

The following series arises in an electrostatics problem for a conducting cylinder: $$ V=\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac{J_0(k_n\rho)e^{-k_nz}}{k_nJ_1(k_n)^2} $$ where $J_i$ is the Bessel function of $i^{th}$ ...
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Is the local maximal function bounded from $W^{1, 1}$ to $L^1$?

Let $f \in W^{1, 1} (\mathbb R^d)$. For every $\varepsilon > 0$, we consider the local maximal function $M_\varepsilon f: \mathbb R^d \to \mathbb R$, defined by $$M f_{\varepsilon} (x) = \sup_{r \...
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Evaluating a sinusoidal series

Define the sequence of functions $$f_n(x)=\sum_{m=n}^\infty(-1)^m\frac{x^{2m}}{(2m+1)!} {m \choose n} $$ Is there a closed form expression for arbitrary $n$? It is clear that the result should assume ...
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The number of roots of pseudo-exponential polynomials

Assume that $J$ is the interval $(-\pi,\pi]$. For $k=1,\ldots,2n$, suppose that $\lambda_k$s are real functions on $J$ with $|\lambda_k|=1$, meaning that $\lambda_k(t)$ is either $-1$ or $1$ where $t\...
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Norm inequality for the inclusion $L^2(\partial \Omega)\hookrightarrow H^{-1/2}(\partial \Omega)$

Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^3$ be a lipschitz domain. We then have the trace operator $\tau : H^1(\Omega) \to L^2(\partial \Omega)$ and can define the space $H^{1/2}(\partial \Omega) := \tau(H^1(\...
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Weaker version of the lemma of K.L. Chung

Let $\{u_n\}_{n\in\mathbb{N}}$ be a sequence of nonnegative real numbers (i.e., $u_n\geq 0$ for all $n\in\mathbb{N}$). Assume furthermore that, for some positive constant $C$, the following holds: $$...
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Approximation of monotone Sobolev functions

Let $f\in W_{loc}^{1,2}(\mathbb R^2)$ be a continuous monotone (real valued) function (monotone in the sense that the maximum and minimum of $f$ in a precompact open set are attained at the boundary)....
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Domain of spectral fractional Laplacian

Let $(M,g)$ be a complete Riemannian manifold with Laplacian $\Delta:C^{\infty}_{c}(M)\to C^{\infty}_{c}(M)$ (think of $\mathbb{R}^{d}$ if you wish). This operator is essentially self-adjoint in $L^{2}...
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Is a continuous functional on continuous functions the restriction of a continuous functional on the space of all functions?

As sets, we can consider the space $C(\mathbf{R}^n;\mathbf{R}^k)$ - of all continuous functions from $\mathbf{R}^n$ to $\mathbf{R}^k$ - to be a subset of the product space $(\mathbf{R}^k)^{\mathbf{R}^...
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When do these ODE have positive solutions?

Consider the ODE \begin{equation} x'' + q(t) x = 0 \end{equation} in the unit interval $(0,1)$, with a potential function $q(t) = 4\pi^2 - \frac{Ct}{(1 - t)^2}$ depending on a positive constant $C >...
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Calculus based on pdf [closed]

Is there a calculus, i.e. an analytical framework, that deals with probability distributions as its variables? Measure theory goes in that direction, and Hewitt/Stromberg (Real and Abstract Analysis, ...
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A lemma in the application of Lions's concentration compactness pricnciple in Hardy-Littlewood-Sobolev inequality

I'm encountering some problems when reading Lions' paper "the concentration-compactness principle in the calculus of variations. The limit case, Part 2". The Hardy-Littlewood-Sobolev (HLS) ...
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Are $L^p$ norms absolutely continuous?

Let $1 < K \leq \infty$, and suppose $f \in L^p (X)$ for all $1 \leq p \leq K$, for $X$ some $\sigma$-finite measure space with no atoms. Question: Is the function $p \to \|f\|_{L^p}$ absolutely ...
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Bound for zero-crossings of heat equation

I am considering the following problem. Let $\mathcal{P}$ the classical heat-diffusion problem: $$\mathcal{P} : \left(\partial_t u (t,x)=\frac{1}{2}\partial_{xx}^2u(t,x)\text{ with }u(0,\cdot) = f(x)\...
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Bounding the $n$-th derivatives of $\frac{1-\cos(x)}{x^2}$

Define the smooth map $f : \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ by $f(x) := \frac{1-\cos(x)}{x^2} = -\sum\limits_{k=1}^\infty \frac{(-1)^k}{(2k)!} x^{2k-2}$. I am looking for a nice bound on $|f^{(n)}(x)...
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Perturbation of matrices

Let $A(t)$ be a symmetric $n\times n$ matrix that continuously depend on $t\in [0,1]$. Let $\lambda_1(t)$ stand for the smallest eigenvalue for $A(t)$. Question. Does there exist a Lebesgue measurable ...
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A measure assigning values in $\{0,1\}$ must be a Dirac measure?

Let $\mu$ be a measure on some measurable space $(\Omega, \mathcal F)$ such that $$\mu(B)\in \{0,1\},\quad \forall B\in \mathcal F.$$ Can we show that $\mu$ must be a Dirac measure (under suitable ...
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About definition of stable solution. $Q_u(\phi) \ge 0$ for all $\phi \in C_c^1(\Omega)$ replaced by "for all $\phi \in W_0^{1,2}(\Omega)$"

I want to ask about a remark about the stable solution of elliptic PDE Remark 1.1.1. We say $u$ is stable solution of $-\Delta u=f(u) \ \text { in } \Omega$ and $u=0$ on $\partial \Omega$ if it ...
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Study of the properties of a non-local ODE

I am studying the following non-local ODE $$\dot p(x) \nu_{\varepsilon, \alpha}(x) + \int_{x}^{2x_0}\frac{\dot p(s)}{s + \varepsilon} ds = c \quad \text{for } x \in [0,2x_0].$$ The number $x_0$ can ...
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Is this extension of n-th derivatives to ordinal-indexed derivatives trivial? [duplicate]

Let $f$ be a function defined everywhere on the real line, which is infinitely differentiable everywhere, in other words, $f$ is everywhere smooth. I define the $\omega$-th derivative, where $\omega$ ...
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How to calculate the Integral with confluent hypergeometric function

How to prove this.Thank you in advance Let $\delta,\beta>0$ How to prove this \begin{align} & \int^1_0 \frac{w^{1-\beta}}{(1-w)^{1+\delta}} (-t.s w)^{\frac{-\delta}{2}} e^{-\frac{w}{1-w}(s+t)}...
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A (possible) generic spectral property in one dimensional dynamics

Context and Definitions Consider the interval $I=[0,1]$. We say that $T:I\to I$ satisfies the axiom A (I am following [1]) if: $T$ has a finite number of hyperbolic periodic attractors; and defining $...
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Sobolev-type estimate for irrational winding on a torus

Let $\mathbb{T} = \{ (x, y) \in \mathbb{R}^2 \}/_{x \mapsto x + 1, y \mapsto y + 1}$ be a real 2-torus. Let $\mathscr{C}^{\infty}_0(\mathbb{T})$ be the subset of $\mathscr{C}^{\infty}(\mathbb{T})$ of ...
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On convergence of convex-concave functions

Let $(f_n)$ be a sequence of twice differentiable functions on $\mathbb R$ such that for each $n$ there exists some $x_n\in\mathbb{R}$ such that: $f_n$ is strictly convex on $(-\infty,x_n)$, $f_n$ is ...
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If $f$ is bounded, decays fast enough at infinity and $\int f=0$, does this imply that $f$ is in the Hardy space $\mathcal H^1(\mathbb R^n)$?

Let $\mathcal H^1(\mathbb R^n)$ be the real Hardy space (as in Stein's "Harmonic Analysis", Chapter 3). It is well known that $\mathcal H^1(\mathbb R^n)\subset L^1(\mathbb R^n)$ and its ...
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Is this approximation for $\pi$ enough to make this value converge? And how to find an upper bound for it

Update: \begin{align*} |I_n-J_n| = (\pi-S_n)\sum_{k=0}^n |\frac{a_kp_k(\ln\pi)}{\ln^{k+1}\pi}| \end{align*} and \begin{align*} |I_n| = \sum_{k=0}^n | \frac{a_k\pi p_k(\ln\pi)}{\ln^{k+1}\pi} -\sum_{k=...
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Asymptotics of ${2n \choose n+k} {2n \choose n}^{-1}$ when $k$ grows with $n$

The quotient $Q(n,k) := \frac{{2n \choose n+k}}{{2n \choose n}}$ clearly converges to one for $k \in \mathbb{N}$ fixed and $n \rightarrow \infty$. Simultaneously it converges to zero, if $k$ grows ...
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Self-adjointness of fractional laplacian

Lets consider the following functional analytic definition of the fractional Laplacian: Consider a (complete, connected, oriented) Riemannian manifold $(M,g)$ with corresponding Laplacian $\Delta_{g}$....
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Convergence of concave/convex function

Let assume that you have a sequence of twice differentiable functions $(f_n)_{n\in\mathbb{N}}\in\mathscr{C}^2(\mathbb{R})^{\mathbb{N}}$. Let suppose that for each $f_n$, it exists a $x_n\in\mathbb{R}$ ...

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