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Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Spaces with positive kernels
In my research I'm dealing with the following question.
Let $E$ set, $K:E \times E \to \mathbb R$ a positive type function, and $\mathcal H := \mathcal H(1+K)$ (in the sense of the Moore theorem). ...
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Interpolation between $L_1^0$ and $L_2^0$
Let $L_p^0$ be the mean zero functions in $L_p(G)$, where, say, $G$ is an infinite compact group endowed with normalized Haar measure. Suppose that $T$ is a bounded linear operator on $L_1$ that maps $...
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Step 2 of The Strichartz's Estimates in Cazenave's Book
My question is from Cazenave's book "Semilinear Schrödinger Equation", page 35. I am stuck with Step 2 of the Strichartz's estimates.
The book says that $||\Phi_f(t)||_{L^2}^2=\left(\int_0^t \...
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Compute Mixed Volume with Respect to Some Regular Sets
Let $( \mathbb{R}^n, \mathcal{B}, \gamma)$ be a measure space where $\mathcal{B}$ is the Borel sigma algebra and $\gamma$ is a continuous measure. For $A, B\in \mathcal{B}$ that are convex, the mixed ...
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Weak convergence in $H_0^1$ and strong convergence in $L^2$
I'm reading a hand-waving argument in a proof of Chapter 7 of Navier–Stokes Equations by Constantin and Foias. I would like to know if I understand it correctly.
Let $\Omega\subset{\mathbb{R}^n}$ be ...
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Equivalent Definitions of the Gaussian Surface Measure for Regular Sets
I wonder if the following definitions of the Gaussian surface measure are equivalent.
First, let $\mathbb{R}^n$ be the Euclidean space and $A \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$ be a sufficiently regular set, e....
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Morrey's inequality for Sobolev spaces of fractional order
Let $H^s(\mathbb T)$, where $s\in\mathbb R$, be the space of $2\pi$-periodic functions (or distributions), $u(x)=\sum_{k\in\mathbb Z}\hat u_k\,\mathrm{e}^{ikx}$, such that
$$
\|u\|_{H^s}^2=\sum_{k\...
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Generalized singular numbers and the Haagerup $L^p$ spaces
Let $M$ be a semi-finite von Neumann algebra with a trace $\tau$.Let $S(M)$ be the algebra of all affiliated operators measurable with respect to $M$.
The $L^p$ norm on $M$ is given by
\begin{...
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Smooth Approximation of Indicator Function of Convex Sets in $\mathbb{R}^n$
Let $( \mathbb{R}^n, \| \cdot \|_P)$ be the $n$-dimensional Euclidean space equipped with $\ell_p$-norm $\| \cdot \|_p$ for some $p\in [1, + \infty]$. Let $A$ be a convex set in $\mathbb{R}^n$ and ...
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Methods to tackle this series and get to the limit?
Take a look at the averaging sum
$$\frac{\pi}{n}\sum_{k=1}^n\;\exp{(-\sin\theta_k)}\cdot \sin(\theta_k +\cos\theta_k)\, \qquad\text{where }\;\theta_k=(2k-1)\frac{\pi}{2n}$$
depending on $n\in\...
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Is the following identity true?
Calculation suggests the following identity:
$$
\lim_{n\to \infty}\sum_{k=1}^{n}\frac{(-1)^k}{k}\sum_{j=1}^k\frac{1}{2j-1}=\frac{1-\sqrt{5}}{2}.
$$
I have verified this identity for $n$ up to $5000$ ...
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bounding derivative of a sequence
I've been banging my head against the wall on this one ... define a sequence of polynomials $q_n$ by $q_0 = 0$ and $$q_{n+1} = q_n + .5(t^2 - q_n^2).$$ If $q_n \leq t$ on $[0,1]$ then $$.5(t^2 - q_n^2)...
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Sequence of nested sets in $[0, 1]$ with bound on gaps
What is the best possible $\epsilon$ and sequence $(a_n)_{n = 1}^\infty \subset [0, 1]$ we can find such that
$$
d_{N}:=\sup_{x\in [0,1]}\inf_{n=1}^N |x-a_n|\leq \frac{1+\epsilon}{N}
$$
for all $N\in ...
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Domain of Laplacian
Let $L$ be an operator on $C^2(\mathbb R)$, defined by
$$L \phi (x) = \int_{|y|<1} (\phi(x+y) - \phi(x) - \phi'(x) \ y)\ \nu(dy), \text{ for all } x\in \mathbb R$$
for a measure $\nu(dy) = |y|^{-2} ...
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Density argument with Schwartz functions?
I was wondering whether the Schwartz functions are also dense in
$$\{f \in L^2(\mathbb{R}^n); \int_{\mathbb{R}^n} |x|^2 |f(x)|^2 dx + \int_{\mathbb{R}^n}|\xi|^2 |\hat{f}(\xi)|^2 d \xi < \infty\}$$
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Continuous map from $\mathbb R^2$ to $\mathbb R$? [closed]
There must be a map from $\mathbb R^2$ to $\mathbb R$, since they are the same cardinality. But is there a construction for a continuous map from $\mathbb R^2$ to $\mathbb R$?
I guess what I mean is ...
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How can we obtain the $-\frac{4\pi}3\mu(x)$ term?
Given the expression
$$K_{ik} := \frac{\partial}{\partial x_k} \int_{\mathscr X} \frac{y_i-x_i}{|y-x|^3} \mu(y) dy,$$
where $\mathscr X=\mathbb R^3$, how does one derive the expression
\begin{align}
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Is there a way to solve this integral equation?
I have ran into the following integral equation as part of my phd research project, trying to enforce a boundary condition of a parabolic pde problem.
For $\xi = (\alpha\theta)^{1/\alpha}$ and for ...
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Bounds on the positive roots of a bivariate polynomial
It is well known that various real root isolation methods are based on computing, first, the bounds on the values of the positive real roots of a polynomial equation. For the univariate case such ...
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Witness to a failure of Fubini/Tonelli
Is it provable in ZFC that there is a subset of the plane all of whose vertical cross sections have Lebesgue measure zero and all of whose horizontal cross sections are complements of sets of Lebesgue ...
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Concept associated to the Eudoxus reals
I am aware of three different constructions of the field of real numbers :
The Cauchy sequence construction : in this case, we see the field $\mathbb{Q}$ as a metric space and $\mathbb{R}$ is the ...
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Points of continuity of a lower semicontinuous function have non empty interior
Let $X\subset \mathbb R^d$ having non empty interior and let $f:X\to\mathbb{R}$ be lower semicontinuous.
I know that the set of discontinuities of such a function is contained in a meager set, and ...
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Is every implicit function reparametrized? [closed]
Consider a continously differentiable non-constant function $f:\mathbb{R}^2\to\mathbb{R}$. Define
$$
K=\{x\in\mathbb{R}^2|f(x)=0\}.
$$
I wish to know whether there is a continuously differentiable ...
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Can a nowhere differentiable function preserve measurability?
I want to know whether a continuous nowhere differentiable function $f: \mathbf{R} \to \mathbf{R}$ can map Lebesgue measurable sets to Lebesgue measurable sets. More generally I'm interested to know ...
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Ask for a special function related to the error function
I am wondering whether anyone knows the following integration has a named special function or a reference
$$
F_{a,b}(z) :=\frac{2}{\sqrt{\pi}} \int_0^z \text{erf}(a+b y)\: e^{-y^2} \text{d}y
$$
for ...
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Integral Expression in Complex Dynamics
Let $\phi\in \mathbb{C}(z)$ be a degree $d\geq 2$ rational map, which we can write as $\phi = \frac{f}{g}$ for $f,g\in \mathbb{C}[z]$. Let $\omega_{FS}$ denote the Fubini-Study form on $\mathbb{P}^1(\...
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On two functions with isodirectional gradients
Let $U\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be open and $f,g:U \to \mathbb{R}$ be two $C^1$ functions whose gradients are always in the same direction, i.e. $\forall i,j \in \left\{1,...,n\right\}$
\begin{equation}
(\...
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Closed-Form solution for system of simple nonlinear equations
I am interested in analytical solutions for a system of nonlinear equations.
(The question was first asked at math.SE, where (after 1months and one rounds of bounty) there is only interesting ...
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Show this function is strictly concave
Please help me show that $f(w)$ is strictly concave in $w\in[0,\infty)$:
$f(w)=\sum_{j=1}^N P_j (w)\cdot u_j $
where
$P_j (w)=\sqrt{w}\int _{-\infty}^{\infty}\Pi_{k\neq j}\{\Phi[\sqrt{w}(v-u_k)]\}...
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Request for references about computing or estimating Rademacher complexity
Is Rademacher complexity defined for any space of functions?
Or are there restrictions on the function space over which this can be defined?
For example is the Rademacher complexity defined or has ...
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Density of the linear span of products of harmonic polymomials
Let $\mathcal{H}$ denote the space of all harmonic polynomials with complex coefficients in $n$ variables $x_1,\ldots, x_n$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$. I'm trying to show that the linear span of the set $\...
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How much must a curve bend to intersect another curve twice?
Suppose $c_1$ and $c_2$ are segments of smooth plane curves. To be concrete, say $c_1$ and $c_2$ are graphs of smooth functions $f_i:[a_i,b_i]\to \mathbb R$, $i=1,2$. If the curves were lines, then ...
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Local analyticity of volumes of slices of semi-algebraic sets
I would like a reference and/or a simple proof using well-known results of the following, which I think is true. (If it's false, I'd like to know that as well of course -- and ideally a way to modify ...
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Dirichlet series decomposition of arbitrary function
Originally asked on MSE here: https://math.stackexchange.com/q/1780149/52694
Analytic functions can be decomposed into a Taylor series, and furthermore the Taylor series converges back to the ...
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Extension of a function from almost everywhere to everywhere
The informal general question is: let $f$ be a "sufficiently nice" function, defined "almost everywhere". Can we develop a method to uniquely extend $f$ to the "remaining" points?
Example: Let $f(x)=\...
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Optimizing sum of approximate and exact functions
This is a research question that I had asked in Math.SE about a month ago, but even after putting a bounty on it, I did not get any answers.
I have two real values functions, where one ($g(w;x):\...
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Fourier transform surjective on $L^p(\mathbb{R}^n)$ for $p \in (1,2)$?
I know that $F_2:L^2 \rightarrow L^2$ is of course unitary, whereas $F_1:L^1 \rightarrow C_0$ is injective but not surjective. This can be seen by looking at the dual map.
Riesz-Thorin gives us that ...
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Algorithm for definite integral of rational functions of x and exp(-x)
I'd like to find the class of functions that may appear as definite integrals of a rational function of $x$ and $\exp(-x)$ from $0$ to $\infty$. For that I imagine there might be an algorithm to ...
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A possible norm on a subspace of $C^\infty([0,1])$?
I have posted the following question (with minimal differences) on MSE some days ago, without receiving a satisfactory answer, so let me try here again.
Take the vector space of infinitely ...
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Quotient of two smooth functions extension
Assume we are given smooth functions $f, g: U \to \mathbb{C}$, where $0 \in U \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ is open and $0 \in g^{-1}(0) \subset \{x_n = 0\}$. Furthermore, suppose that $\nabla g \neq 0$ on ...
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extension for a complex operator
Let be $\lambda>0$. Put
$$ L_{\lambda}=\Big[-\frac{\partial^{2}}{\partial z \partial \overline{z}}+\lambda^{2}|z|^{2} +\lambda\Big(\overline{z}\frac{\partial}{ \partial \overline{z}}-z\frac{\...
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Can there be a numerical system in which logarithms can be expressed in terms of exponentials in closed form?
The invention of complex numbers allowed to express trigonometric functions through hyperbolic ones in closed form.
Is there possible an extension of real/complex numbers in which logarithms and ...
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Are compactly supported continuous functions dense in the Continuous functions of Sobolev space? [closed]
I have a question about Sobolev space.
Let $\Omega$ be an open subset of $\mathbb{R}^{d}$,
we consider the Sobolev space
$H^{1}(\Omega):=\left\{ u \in L^{2}(\Omega) : D_{j}u \in L^{2}(\Omega), j=1,...
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The decay rate of the spectrum of the Gaussian kernel on compact manifolds
It seems that the $k^{th}$ largest eigenvalue of the intergral operator induced on $S^n$ by the Gaussian kernel, $e^{-\frac{\vert \vec{x} - \vec{y} \vert _2^2}{2\sigma^2}}$ decays as $k^{-k}$. This is ...
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A continuity/bootstrap argument
I am trying to understand how one can prove the following assertion using a continuity argument:
Let $0<\epsilon<\epsilon_0$. Let $I=[t_0,R]$ be a compact interval. Suppose that $S:I\to [0,\...
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Nonzero solutions of an infinite product
Let $-\frac{1}{2}\le a \le\frac{1}{2}$ and $b\in[0,\infty)$.
Definitions: $$f_k(a;b):=\frac{(2k+\frac{1}{2}+a)^2+b}{(2k+\frac{1}{2}-a)^2+b}(\frac{k}{k+1})^{2a},$$
$$f(a;b):=\prod\limits_{k=1}^\infty ...
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Multimodal property of polynomial logistic distribution
Let $P(x)$ be a polynomial (of an odd degree $n$) strictly increasing on $(-\infty, +\infty).$
Then $F(x)=\displaystyle \frac{1}{1+\exp\{-P(x)\}}$ is a distribution function of a polynomial logistic ...
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Fréchet L-Spaces
According to the paper The emergence of open sets, closed sets, and limit points
in analysis and topology famous mathematician Maurice Fréchet who introduced the concept of metric spaces has also ...
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linear recurrence inequality of positive terms
This is a follow up on my previous linear recurrence inequality question.
I have some matrices which satisfy a linear recurrence formula of the form
$$
A_{n+1} = \alpha A_{n} + \beta A_{n-1},\qquad n\...
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linear recurrence inequality
Given two real analytic functions, $g(x)$ and $f(x)$, on an open interval $I\subset \mathbb{R}$, it is obvious that $g(x) \leq f(x)$ does not imply $g_n \leq f_n$ (here $g_n = [x^n] g(x)$ denotes the $...
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