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Characterization of the maximizer of a function based on a parameter's value
Consider a smooth, continuously differentiable, and jointly concave function $f(x,y,z;a)$, where $x,y$ and $z$ are decision variables and $a$ is a problem parameter.
I have two optimization problems. ...
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What are good bounds on ratios of subdeterminants?
Let $A$ be a symmetric matrix and $A_i$ be the matrix obtained from $A$ by dropping the $i^{th}$ row and column. Then what are some good bounds on the value of $\frac{det(A_i)}{det(A)}$ ?
Using the ...
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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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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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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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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 $\triangle\left(X,\...
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variation norm of a Fourier transform
Motivated by certain uniform estimate in oscillatory integrals, I am now trying to calculate the Fourier transform of the function ${\large e^{i|t|^{\epsilon}}/t}$ on $\mathbb{R}$, where $\epsilon\in (...
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Asymptotic Expansion of Double integral
Crosspost from math.stackexchange. Have a look at the great answers there, even though they do not quite answer the question completely.
Define
$$G(\theta) = \int\limits_0^\infty \int\limits_0^{2\pi} ...
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Convergence of solutions of the volterra integral equation with convergent kernels
Consider the following Volterra integral equation
$$
g(t) = \int_0^t K_n(t,s)w_n(s) ds
$$
where g(t) and K_n(t,s) are continuous and $K_n(t,s)\geq K_{n+1}(t,s)$ for all $t,s$. Moreover, $K_n(t,s)$ ...
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Schoenberg correspondence on $L^p$
Schoenberg correspondence states that $\psi: \mathbb R^d\longrightarrow \mathbb C$ is conditionally positive definite and hermitian if and only if $e^{t\psi}$ is positive definite for each $t>0$. ...
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Separability of the space $C(C[0, 1], \mathbb{R})$
Let $E=C([0, 1])$ be the space of all real-valued continuous functions on $[0, 1]$, equipped with the uniform norm. $C(E)$ stand for the continuous real-valued functions on $E$.
I am wondering that ...
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Is there an improvement for the Schur-Horn inequalities for positive semi-definite matrices?
By the Schur-Horn inequality I am thinking of the statement that for any Hermitian matrix $H$ its diagonal n-tuple $(H_{11},H_{22},..,H_{nn})$ for any choice of basis lies in the convex hull of the $n!...
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vector space of ternary forms with real rooted property
Let $V \subseteq \mathbb{R}[x,y]_d$ be a two dimensional linear subspace of the vector space of bivariate forms of degree $d$. For each degree $d$ we can find such subspaces with the property that ...
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Can we define log-convex operators?
Let $I\subset\mathbb{R}$. A function $f:I\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$, is said to be log-convex if $\log f$ is convex or equivalently for all $x,y\in I$ and $\alpha\in [0,1]$
$$f(\alpha x+(1-\alpha)y)\leq [...
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An integration limit
Given $z\geq 0$, denote
$$A_m(z) = \{x\in \mathbf R^{m-1}\, :\, \min_{1\leq i\leq m-1} x_i > z\},$$
and
$$F_m(z) = \int_{A_m(z)} (1+|x|^2)^{1-m} dx.$$
Does the following limit
$$\lim\limits_{m\to\...
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Estimating convolutions of powers
I would like an asymptotic estimate of
$$
\sum_{y \in \mathbb{Z}^d} \frac{1}{|y-a_1|^{d-1} \ldots |y-a_n|^{d-1}}
$$
that does not involve any infinite summation. In order to lighten the notation, I ...
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On sequence of functions $(h_n)$ satisfying $\Vert\sum_{n=1}^\infty f * h_n\Vert=\sum_{n=1}^\infty\Vert f*h_n\Vert$ for all $f\in L_1(G)$
Let $(h_n)$ be a sequence of non-zero functions in $L_1(G)$ (where $G$ is a locally compact group) with the property
$$
\left\Vert\sum_{n=1}^\infty f * h_n\right\Vert=\sum_{n=1}^\infty\Vert f*h_n\Vert
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Uniform bound for an alternating series of functions
I have mainly two questions, the first one being motivated by the second one.
1) Is there a way to prove that $F(x) = \sum_{k=1}^\infty \frac{(-1)^{k+1} x^{2k}}{(2k)!}$ is bounded on $\mathbb{R}_+$ ...
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Determining the exact form of a projection in a Hilbert space
Let $$\Omega = \left\{f(x) \in \mathcal{L}^2[0,T]: \frac{1}{T}\int_0^Tf(x)dx = \mu,~ a \le f(x) \le b,~\forall x \in [0,T]\right\},$$
where $\mathcal{L}^2[0,T]$ is the set of Lebesgue square-...
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Differentiable Path of Operators and their Inverses
Let $\mathcal{H}$ be a separable Hilbert space. Consider a differentiable map $\mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}), t \mapsto A(t)$, where $\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H})$ is the space of ...
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convergence of supergradient
Let $\{g_n\}$ be a sequence of concave functions defined on $\mathbb{R}$ and set
$$\lambda_n(x)=\lim_{\Delta x\to 0+}\frac{g_n(x+\Delta x)-g_n(x)}{\Delta x}$$
Assume there exists a concave function ...
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convergence of concave envelope
Let $\{f_n\}$ be a sequence of uniformly upper bounded functions defined on $\mathbb{R}$ s.t. for every $x\in\mathbb{R}$
$$f_n(x)\to f(x),~ n\to\infty$$
Define $g_n$ and $g$ as the concave envelope ...
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Looking for CDFs that I can integrate a particular transformation of
I need two CDFs $G$ and $\lambda$ with unbounded support such that I can integrate
$$ \int_{-\infty}^t \lambda(a(x+b))dG(x), $$$a>0,b\in\Re$. As far as I can tell, there exist no functions that ...
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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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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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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 not,...
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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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A bound for a product in BMO
The question: Let's consider $f\in L^\infty(\mathbb{T})$ and $g\in BMO(\mathbb{T})$. I'm trying to figure out if the following inequality is true
$$
\|fg\|_{BMO}\leq C\|f\|_{L^\infty}\|g\|_{BMO}.
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Does the difference quotient of an absolut cont. funct. converge in L^1?
Assume that $\mu$ is a finite Radon measure on the real line and $f$ is integrable wrt. $\mu$. Define
$F(x)=\int_{]\infty;t]}f(y)d\mu(y) $
Is the following statement true?
The functions $d_h:x\...
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Extension of solutions of PDE
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^{2}$ be an open set such that $\mathbf{0} \in \Omega$. Let $A := \Omega \setminus (\{0\}\times \mathbb{R})$, that is, $A$ is $\Omega$ with the $y$-axis removed.
Let $F:...
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Is reflexive Banach space valued scalarwise Lebesgue space isomorphic to the Bochner space?
I first specify the setting and then formulate the question precisely. (A very long post follows.)
Definitions 1. For $E$ a (real Hausdorff) locally convex space, say that $E$ is suitable iff there ...
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Extension of diffeomorphisms preserving bilateral bounds of the derivatives
Suppose $f$ is a $C^k (1\leq k\leq\infty)$ function from the unit ball $\mathcal{B}$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$ to itself, which is a diffeomorphism from the domain to its image, with the upper and lower ...
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Convergence of the integral of step functions
This is a question about the proof of Lemma A in §16 of the book Functional Analysis by F. Riesz and B. Sz.-Nagy.
Lemma A: For every sequence of step functions $\{\varphi_n\}$ which decreases to ...
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When does a proper Zariski closed set have measure zero with respect to a conditional measure?
Assume we have a probability measure $\mu$ over $\mathbb{R}^d$ that is absolutely continuous with respect to Lebesgue measure.
Given $m$ polynomials $p_1,\ldots,p_{m}\in \mathbb{R}[x_1,\ldots,x_d]$ ...
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Linearization of cones
Suppose that $K$ is a closed convex cone in $R^{n}$. Is there a "nice" function $f:R^{n} \rightarrow R^{m}$ so that $f(K)$ is a subspace? What about an approximate subspace?
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Adjoint operator in sobolev space
Let $g\in H_0^1(\Omega)\cap W^{2,\infty}(\Omega),$ and let us define the operator $B : y \to g y$ from $H:=H_0^1(\Omega)\cap H^2(\Omega)$ to $H$, which we endowed with norm $|u|=(\|u\|^2 +\|\Delta u\|...
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spaces of smooth functions with bounds on partial derivatives
EDIT: As there were no takers at all... I have added below a possible approach I came up with...
I would like to ask the following elementary but tricky question about the density of spaces of smooth ...
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Properties of a rational function of multiple variables
Suppose you are given a multivariable rational function f(x0,x1,x2,x3,..,xn), so the only four operation are +,-,*,/.
Assume that all constants and exponents are integers within certain range.
I ...
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Extension of a function
Hello,
Given a $\mathcal{C}^\infty$ function $\varphi$ defined on a portion of a surface $\Sigma^-$ and let $\Sigma$ be a closed surface or union of surfaces bounding a compact volume $\Omega \...
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Name for class of functions satisfying $\lim_{x\to 0^+}\lambda g(x)/g(\lambda x)>1$
I would like to ask whether is used some name for functions $g:A\to\mathbb{R}$, $A\subset \mathbb{R}$, for which $$\exists \lambda>1:\;\; \lim_{x\to 0^+}\frac{\lambda g(x)}{g(\lambda x)}>1.$$
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A question about smoothness
$f$ is a smooth function on $[0,+\infty)$ and $f(x)>0$ for all $x>0$. Then does the following equivalence hold :
$\phi(x,y)=f(\sqrt{x^2+y^2})$ is smooth if and only if $f^{(k)}(0)=0$ for all ...
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On explicit eigenfunctions
Given an algebraic surface $S$ defined by an algebraic equation such
as $x^{4}+2y^{4}+3z^{4}=1$, how would one find the third smallest
eigenvalue $\mu_{3}$ for the differential equation $\Delta f\left(...
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Gauge integral of the derivative of a function except on a set of measure 0.
For the entire question, the interval I am integrating over is $[0,1]$.
Background: In order to exhibit an isometry from $L^2[0,1]$ into $l^2$, I need to either assume absolute continuity over some ...
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Eigenvalues of a Parametrized Family of Linear Functions
Suppose that we have a family of linear functions $L(\alpha) : \mathbb{R}^n \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^n$, where $\alpha$ is a positive real number.
For each $\alpha$, it is given that $L(\alpha)$ is a ...
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A property of a nonlinear ODE under periodic boundary conditions
Let $u_1,u_2 : (0,1)\to \mathbb{R}$, and given that $$u_1(0) = u_1(1),u_1'(0)= u_1'(1)$$ and $$u_2(0) = u_2(1),u_2'(0)=u_2'(1)$$ and also $$(|u_1'|u_1')' = \lambda_1|u_1|u_1$$ and $$(|u_2'|u_2')' = \...
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A system of nonlinear Diophantine equations whose positive solutions are not coprime
Consider the following system of Diophantine equations:
$$v_1k_1=k_1^3-k_2^3+k_3^3 \\
v_2k_2=k_1^3+k_2^3-k_3^3 \\
v_3k_3=-k_1^3+k_2^3+k_3^3 \tag{1}$$
where $v_1,v_2,v_3$ and $k_1,k_2,k_3$ are integer-...
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Curl-Div equation with singular matrix
I want to solve the equation:
$$
\begin{cases}
\nabla \times (A \mathbf v)=f, \quad x\in \Omega \\
\operatorname{div}(\mathbf v)=0,
\end{cases}
$$
where $\Omega \subset\mathbb{R}^n$, is an open set, $...
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Fourier decay implies what kind of regularity
We consider a function $f:\mathbb R^2 \to \mathbb C$ that is compactly supported and bounded. In addition, we know that
$$\lim_{\vert x\vert \to \infty} \vert x \vert^2 \vert \hat{f}(x)\vert =0,$$
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Spectral theory of compact operator for quasi-Banach spaces
Let $X$ be a Banach space and let $Y\subset X$ be a quasi-Banach space (with compact inclusion). Suppose $T:X\to X$ is a compact operator such that $1$ is not its eigenvalue and $T|_{Y}:Y\to Y$ is ...
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Compactness and Leray-Schauder degree
What's the relationship between compactness of solutions in partial differential equations (PDEs) and the Leray-Schauder degree?