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Has this notion of "variation along the diagonal of a not-necessarily-smooth function" been studied before?
I am interested in knowing whether something along the lines of the "diagonal variation" defined below has been studied before. In spirit, the basic idea is that it is a kind of ...
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Sufficient conditions for a homogeneous polynomial to have a continuous right inverse
this is a question that continues a series of questions I'm coming up with on homogeneous polynomials, like for example this one.
For now I can prove that a homogeneous polynomial $f:\mathbb R^n\to \...
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Double-periodic functions with (possible) poles
Consider the set of double-periodic function $f:\mathbb C/(\mathbb Z+i \mathbb Z) \setminus \{z_0\} \to \mathbb C$, where $z_0$ is a fixed point inside $\mathbb C/(\mathbb Z+i \mathbb Z),$ that have a ...
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Family of separable Hilbert spaces over locally compact form a continuous field of Hilbert space?
Let $\{H_{x}\}_{x\in G^{0}}$ be a family of separable Hilbert spaces and $G^{0}$ be a locally compact second countable topological space. Let $\mathbb{B}_{x}$ be the orthonormal basis of $H_{x}$.
If ...
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Is there a good or commonly accepted short notation for the set of differentiable, but not necessarily continuously differentiable maps?
Every once in a while I find myself in need of some short notation for the set of differentiable, but not continuously differentiable maps, say, $X \to Y$. Always having to specify "...
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An example of a groupoid that satisfy the following hypothesis
In the paper titled, 'Tannaka–Krein duality for compact groupoids I, Representation theory', the author proves the Peter Weyl theorem on compact groupoids. In the statement, he gives the hypothesis ...
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Criteria for log-absolute-monotonicity
Consider a function $f: [0,1] \rightarrow \mathbb R$ defined by a power series $f(x) = a_0 + a_1 x + a_2 x^2 + \dots$, where all $a_i$ are positive.
Is there are any criterion in terms of the ...
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Construct a bi-Lipschitz mapping that maps a cube to a ball which has the same center with the cube
A mapping $f: \mathbb{R}^n\to \mathbb{R}^n$ is said to be $K$-bi-Lipschitz, $K>1$, if
\begin{equation*}
\dfrac{1}{K}\leqslant \dfrac{|f(x)-f(y)|}{|x-y|}\leqslant K,
\end{equation*}
for any $x,y\in \...
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Nearest integer to fractional power series
Let $k$ be a positive integer. Let
$$\displaystyle f_0(x) = a_n x^{\frac{n}{k}} + \cdots + a_1 x^{\frac{1}{k}} + a_0 + \sum_{h \geq 1} a_{-h} x^{-\frac{h}{k}}$$
be a Laurent series in the variable $x^{...
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A special Hamel basis and a special additive function
On mathstackexchange I recently
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whether for an irrational number $a$ a special Hamel basis of type $\bigcup_{i\in I}\{x_i,y_i,ay_i\}$ exists,
where $x_i, y_i$ and $ay_i$ are $\mathbb Q$-...
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References on a variant of Geometric Calculus
Geometric algebra and (standard) calculus, when synthesized, give rise to geometric calculus, a very powerful formalism.
I have read a bit about fractional calculus and time-scale calculus, both very ...
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Is this function $\mathcal{C}^1$ in the global sense?
Denote by $\mathbb{U}$ the complex unit disk. Let $\mathcal{O}$ an nonempty open subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$ $(n\geq 1)$, and $f\in\mathcal{C}^1(\mathcal{O}\times\mathbb{R},\mathbb{U})$ such that for all ...
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Analytic / algebraic characterization of the limiting value of the unique nonnegative root of a polynomial
I'm interested in the following problem which arises from some "random matrix theory" calculations. Let $\phi,s_1,s_2, p > 0$ with $p \in [0,1]$, and set $p_1=p$, $p_2=1-p$, and $q_k := ...
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Question on approximation of norms
Suppose that $E\in Int[L_{p},L_{q}]$ for some $1<p<q<\infty$ and $E$ is $w$-concave with $1<w<\infty$. It is well-known that for each $r\geq w$, we have $E=L_{r}\odot F_{r}$ for some ...
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Derivate involving Bessel function of second type
Let.
$$f := (x, y) \mapsto \text{BesselK}(1, c \cdot (a - b \cdot (x + y))) \cdot \exp(c \cdot b \cdot (y - x))$$
Is there a close formula for this $$\frac{\partial^{m+n}}{\partial y^m \partial x^n} f(...
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Tight tail bounds for sums of random variables
Let $X_1, X_2, \dots$ be iid uniformly on $[0,1]$. Define $Z_i^{(a)} = (X_i - a)^2$. Let $Y_n = \sum_{k=1}^n Z_k^{(1/k)}$. I am interested in matching tail bounds for $Y_n$ as $n \to \infty$. In ...
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Inequality between inverses of real functions
Let $s\geq 0$ and
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f(x)=-\log(x) \quad\text{an}\quad g(x)= \log(\log(1/x)+1)$$ for all $x\in(0,1)$. Is there exists $C_s>0$ such that for all $x,y\in(0,1)$,
$$
f^{-1}(s g(x)) \cdot f^{-1}(s g(y))...
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Pair of real functions satisfying some conditions
Consider two functions $\psi$ and $\varphi$ defined on the interval $(0,c)$ where $c\in(0,+\infty)$ and they exhibit the following characteristics:
$\psi$ and $\varphi$ are continuous, positive, and ...
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Calculating hyperbolic Fourier series
Question:
is it possible to uniquely express functions locally as infinite sums of hyperbolic sines and cosines
$f(x)=\sum\limits_{i=0}^\infty \alpha_i\sinh(i\cdot x)+\beta_i\cosh(i\cdot x)$
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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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Integral of a measurable function with parameter is measurable?
Say that $f:\Omega\times\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$, where $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^N$ is an open set, is a function such that:
$f(x,\cdot)\in L^1_{\text{loc}}(\mathbb{R})$ for a.a. $x\in\Omega$
$f(\...
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Arrangements of fixed $k$-polyplets in a $n\times n$ matrix
Recently, I asked a question about the number of arrangements of $k$ elements inside a $n\times n$ matrix with certain restrictions. The one I´m actually interested in for this question is in its 2. ...
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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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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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Weyl equidistribution for a periodic $L^2$ function
Let $\alpha $ be a fixed irrational number. For a function $g:\Bbb R\to\Bbb C$, define $$g^*(x)=\sup_{N\geq 1} \frac{1}{N} \sum_{n=1}^N |g(x+\alpha n)| ,$$
and assume that there is a constant $C>0$ ...
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A maximisation problem : finite or not?
Let $\mathcal M_2$ be the space of real $2\times 2$ matrices and $\mathcal S_2\subset \mathcal M_2$ be its subset consisting of positive semidefinite elements, i.e. $A\in \mathcal S_2$ iff $A$ is ...
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Unimodality of distribution from Lévy symbol
Also posted in MSE.
Assume that one want to study a distribution $f$ on $\mathbb{R}$ for which the Lévy symboln, i.e.:
$$
\forall u\in\mathbb{R},\quad\psi(u) := \log \mathbb{E}\left[e^{iuX}\right]
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How explicit the optimiser of this optimisation problem can be?
Provided the given parameters as follows :
$\mu\in\mathbb R, \sigma\in\mathbb R_+$ are constant, $\kappa, r, \alpha, \beta: \mathbb R_+\to\mathbb R_+ $ are measurable functions such that $\kappa(y)\...
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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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Solve equation with three square roots
I am trying to solve a more general question and I have the following subproblem:
Find $x>0$ that satisfies for fixed $ i \geq 3$,
$$\left(1 + \frac{1}{b^2}\right) x = \frac{\sum_i a_i^2} {b^2} + \...
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A Lipschitz function induced by the infimum of the length of curves
Recently I have read a paper, Quasiconformal Images of Hölder Domains, written by S. M. Buckley in 2004, published by Annales Academiæ Scientiarum Fennicæ Mathematica. I am confused about page 33 of ...
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Functions representing all strings somewhere
Do there exist "nice" (maybe analytic?) functions $f_0,f_1:\mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ such that
$\forall n\in\mathbb N,\forall \sigma\in\{0,1\}^n,\exists x\in\mathbb R, \forall \tau\in\{0,1\}^...
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Equality of two measures on functional spaces
It is well known that if $\mu$ and $\nu$ are two measures on the space $C^0([0,1],\mathbb{R}^n)$ of continuous mappings from $[0,1]$ to $\mathbb{R^n}$ endowed with its Borel $\sigma$-algebra satisfy $$...
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Lipschitz function approximated by smooth functions with zero a regular value
Consider a Lipschitz function $f:\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}$. Then I want a family of smooth functions $f_\epsilon : \mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}$, such that $f_\epsilon\to f$ uniformly on compact sets, ...
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First nonzero derivative bounded below (2 dimensions)
Let $B\subseteq \Bbb{R}^2$ be a closed ball of radius $\delta < 1$ centered at $(0,0)$. Let $f:B\to \Bbb{R}_{\geq 0}$ be real-analytic, have only one zero (at $(0,0)$) and be strictly increasing ...
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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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$ \sup_{\theta \in [0,2\pi)}\max_{r\leq \delta}\frac{\log\left(\frac{f(r,\theta)}{f(\delta,\theta)}\right)}{\log(r)}<\infty,$ $f$ real analytic
$\textbf{Conjecture.}$
Let $B\subseteq \Bbb{R}^2$ be a closed ball centered on $(0,0)$ of radius $\delta <1$. Let $f:B\to \Bbb{R}_{\geq 0}$ be real analytic and suppose that $(0,0)$ is the only ...
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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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ODE satisfied by a special function
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I would like to estimate the distribution of the difference of two inverse gaussian variables. The convolution doesn't lead to any special functions according to Mathematica . ...
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Minimum Slice of Real Analytic Function in Two Variables
Let $B\subseteq \Bbb{R}^2$ be a closed ball of radius $\delta < 1$ centered at $(0,0)$. Let $f:B\to \Bbb{R}_{\geq 0}$ be real analytic and have only one zero, namely $(0,0)$. Moreover, assume that $...
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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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Maximal function on mixed $L^{p}$
Consider $ f_{j,k}$ to be a function in $L^{p}(l^{q}(l^{2}))$, that is
$$
\Vert f_{j,k} \Vert^{p}_{L^{p}(l^{q}(l^{2}))} = \int_{\mathbb{R}^{n}} \left( \sum_{k} \big[ \sum_{j} \vert f_{j,k}(x) \vert^{2}...
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The size of super level sets and the symmetry on a sphere
Let $u$ be a smooth function defined on the sphere $\mathbb{S}^2$, and let $R \in \mathrm{SO}(3)$ be a three-dimensional rotation. Define
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S_R = \{x \in \mathbb{S}^2 : u(x) \neq u(Rx)\}.
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Suppose ...
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Approximation of Lipschitz functions by convex combinaison of Lipschitz functions depending on projections
Let $K\subset \mathbb R^2$ be compact. For any $c>0$, denote by ${\rm Lip}_c(K)$ the collection of Lipschitz functions $f:K\to\mathbb R$ whose Lipschitz constant is less than or equal to $c$. Set $...
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Vectors of complex exponentials span $\mathbf{C}^N$
Let $Q = [0,1]\times [0,1]$. Let $1\leq k < \infty$ and $\{(x_l,\xi_l)\}_{l=1}^{k}\subseteq Q$ be such that $(x_i,\xi_i)\ne (x_j, \xi_j)$ for $i\ne j$. Additionally, for $1\leq l \leq k$, let $n_l\...
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Projection measure and an integral formula for Lipschitz functions
Let $n\geq m\geq 0$ be integers and put $k=n-m$. Let $A\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ be Borel measurable, we define the projection measure of $A$ as
$$\mu_k(A):=\underset{P_1, \ldots, P_r}{\sup_{A=A_1\sqcup\...
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Help me find the antiderivative of $W(W(x))$ where $W$ denotes the Lambert W Function
Let $W$ denote the Lambert W Function. I must know the antiderivative of $W^2 = W(W(x))$.
I'm already convinced this function is not elementary. This does nothing to settle up my curiosity, as I ...
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Reference request: injectivity of CWT, density of dilations and translations in $L^p$
Recently, I encountered the notion of Continuous Wavelet Transform (CWT), and I find it very intriguing (for a reference, see the wiki). I believe it offers a different and more general perspective on ...
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Multiplication with dilations of nonzero measurable function is injective
Denote $f_s(x):=f(sx)$ as the dilation of a function $f$. I want to know whether the following statement is true:
Suppose $f$ and $g$ are measurable functions on $\mathbb{R}$, and $f$ is not almost ...
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