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Is the $W^{1, \infty}$ limit of differentiable a.e. functions also differentiable a.e.?
Let $f_n$ be a sequence of continuous, differentiable a.e. functions on $[0, 1]$ with
$f_n \to f$ uniformly for some continuous $f$.
$f'_n - g \to 0$ in $L^\infty$ for some measurable $g$,
where we ...
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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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Does this maximisation problem admit a finite upper bound?
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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Upper/Lower bounds of real-analytic functions with infinite Taylor series
For example, in 1-D, given some positive increasing polynomial $p(x) = a_1x+\ldots+a_nx^n$, $p(0) = 0$, there exists constants $b_1,b_2$ such that for $x<\delta$, for some $\delta > 0$, we have ...
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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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Inverse function theorem for $W^{2,n}\cap W^{1,\infty}$ functions
Let $n\ge 2$, $f:B_1\subset \mathbb R^n\rightarrow \mathbb R^n$, $f\in W^{2,n}\cap W^{1,\infty}(B_1)$, $\text{det}(Df)>c>0$, where $B_1$ is the unit ball. Can we show that $f$ is a homeomorphism ...
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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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Least number of circles required to cover a continuous function on $[a,b]$
I asked this question on MSE here.
Given a continuous function $f :[a,b]\to\mathbb{R}$, what is the least number of closed circles with fixed radius $r$ required to cover the graph of $f$?
It is ...
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Extracting a subsequence common to infinitely many sets from an uncountable collection with uniform positive upper density
Let $\{a_n\},\{b_n\}$ be strictly increasing sequence of positive integers satisfying $a_1<b_1<a_2<b_2<a_3<b_3<\ldots$ and $(b_n-a_n) \to \infty$. Define $I_n:= [a_n,b_n]$, meaning ...
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Is the derivative of a $C^1$ function nonzero almost everywhere on almost every level set?
Note: Here $\mathcal H^k$ denotes the $k$-dimensional Hausdorff measure.
Let $f \in C^1 (\mathbb \Omega)$ for some open, connected, bounded subset $\Omega$ of $\mathbb R^n$. We consider for each $t \...
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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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Express the connection between roots [closed]
$\DeclareMathOperator\elim{lim}\DeclareMathOperator\Lim{Lim}\DeclareMathOperator\lmb{lmb}\DeclareMathOperator\Lmb{Lmb}\DeclareMathOperator\mts{mts}$There are two similar functions; they determine the ...
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Proving convergence of solution of a fixed point equation
I encountered a nasty sequence $(x_n)_{n=1}^\infty $ defined as the smallest positive fixed point of the fixed point equation $ x_n = f_n(x_n) $, where $f_n$ is given by
$$ f_n(x) = \sum_{k=0}^{\...
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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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Equilateral triangle in a Brownian path
I am curious about the following simple problem but I couldn't do any progress on it. I would like to know whether it is possible to prove (with probabilistic proof) that a brownian trajectory ...
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How powerful are sequences of Steiner symmetrizations?
I was studying geometric analysis and have encountered something called Steiner symmetrization method. Intuitively I understand how it's made to be applied and used, but Wikipedia pages do not give ...
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Gronwall-type inequality involving norms of distinct Lebesgue spaces
Let $d \geq 1$, $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R^d}$ be a bounded domain and let $\phi : [0,T]\times \Omega \mapsto \mathbb{R}$ be a measurable and bounded function. Assume that the following differential ...
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What is the length of an algebraic curve?
The following question seems to be somewhat standard, but I was unable to find any reference. I would be grateful for any pointers to relevant literature.
We consider a real polynomial $p(x,y)$ of ...
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Functions with derivatives growing at rate $r>0$
Fix a non-empty closed subset $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}$.
Let $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ be smooth and such that $\sup_{x\in \Omega}\,|\partial^k f(x)|\lesssim k^r$ for some $r\ge 0$ for all $k\in \...
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Computing a closed form representation for a Fourier series summation
I want to compute a closed form representation for the below given summation expession.
$$g_{\lambda}(\boldsymbol{x}) = \sum\limits_{\boldsymbol{l}\in\mathbb{Z}^m} \frac{1}{1+\lambda\|\boldsymbol{l}\|...
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$ \sup_{\theta \in [0,2\pi)}\max_{r\leq \delta}\frac{\log\left(\frac{f(r,\theta)}{f(\delta,\theta)}\right)}{\log(r)}<\infty,$ $f$ real analytic
$\textbf{Conjecture.}$
Let $B\subseteq \Bbb{R}^2$ be a closed ball centered on $(0,0)$ of radius $\delta <1$. Let $f:B\to \Bbb{R}_{\geq 0}$ be real analytic and suppose that $(0,0)$ is the only ...
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Injectivity of a convolution operator
Let $p,\mu,\nu$ be probability density functions on
$\mathbb{R}$ such that
$$
\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.$$ ...
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How to prove that $f(x) := |x|^{\frac{\lambda - n}{p}}(1 - \psi(x))$ satisfies a specific property related to its limit at the origin
Disclaimer. I have asked this question a month ago on MSE (click here to access the original post) and even bountied it. I got an answer on MSE, but unfortunately I don't feel like it has enough ...
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ODE satisfied by a special function
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I would like to estimate the distribution of the difference of two inverse gaussian variables. The convolution doesn't lead to any special functions according to Mathematica . ...
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Minimum Slice of Real Analytic Function in Two Variables
Let $B\subseteq \Bbb{R}^2$ be a closed ball of radius $\delta < 1$ centered at $(0,0)$. Let $f:B\to \Bbb{R}_{\geq 0}$ be real analytic and have only one zero, namely $(0,0)$. Moreover, assume that $...
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Gronwall's inequality in discretized time
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Counting the number of local minima of a function that is the sum of square roots of cosines
Suppose you are given a set of functions $f_1, \ldots, f_n$. Every function is defined as follows
$$f_i(x) = \sqrt{1+C^2_i-2C_i\cos (x-D_i)}$$
where $0<C_i<1$ and $0\leq D_i<2\pi$ are real-...
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Analytic solutions to analytic differential equations
Let $U \subseteq \mathbb R^{n+2}$ be an open set for some $n \geq 0$, and let $f: U \to \mathbb R$ be an analytic function. Then we say the equation $f(x,y,y',\ldots,y^{(n)})=0$ is an analytic ...
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Well distributed sets
Note: All integrals are taken with respect to Lebesgue measure. The symbol $\def\avint{\mathop{\rlap{\raise.15em{\scriptstyle -}}\kern-.2em\int}\nolimits} \avint$ denotes the average integral.
We say ...
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Distribution of zeros for arbitrary Bessel functions
Consider the ODE $x^2 y''+x y' + (x^2-\alpha^2)y = 0$, where $\alpha$ is an arbitrary positive irrational number that is less than $ 2 \pi$. Let $J_{\alpha}(x)$ be a solution to the equation and ...
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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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Is there a path-connected, "anti-convex" subset of $\mathbb R^2$ containing $(\mathbb R\smallsetminus \mathbb Q)^2$?
This question was firstly asked in mathematics stack exchange. Getting no answer, I copied it to here.
For a vector space $V$ over $\mathbb R$, I say a subset $S$ of $V$ is "anti-convex" if $...
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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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On Pareto functions
The Pareto principle says that the top 20% of wealthy people people hold over 80% of the wealth. Suppose we had a non-negative function on $\mathbb R^n$ that satisfied this principle on every open ...
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Seeking alternative elementary proof instead of applying Lojaseiwicz's inequality for $f(x,y) \geq c (x^2+y^2)^{\frac{M}{2}}$
Let $B\subseteq \Bbb{R}^2$ be a closed ball centered on $(0,0)$ of radius $0<\delta<1$. Let $f:B\to \Bbb{R}_{\geq 0}$ be real analytic and contain only one zero in $A$, namely $(0,0)$. In other ...
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Lower bound of $\frac{f(x)}{x^{n+1}}$
Let $f:[0,a]\to \Bbb{R}_{\geq 0}$ be real analytic, $a<1$. Furthermore, $f(0) = 0$ and $f$ is strictly increasing on $[0,a]$. Let $n\in \Bbb{N}$ be the smallest positive integer such that $f^{(n)}(...
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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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Is the largest root of a random polynomial more likely to be real than complex?
This question might be hard because it got $35$ upvotes in MSE and also had a $200$ points bounty by Jyrki Lahtonen but it was unanswered. So I am posting it in MO.
The number of real roots of a ...
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Reference request for non-banded Toeplitz matrix
I want to know references that treat the property of eigenvalues and eigenstates of the non-banded Toeplitz matrix.
I mean for example, the Toeplitz matrix $A$ whose matrix element is given by $A_{ij}=...
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Subset in $[0,1]^k$ with positive density
Given a positive constant $0<\gamma<1$, does there exists integer $k_0>0$ such that for any integer $k\geq k_0$ the following holds?:
For any $A\subseteq\left[0,1\right]^k$ with the measure ...
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Estimating an integral of the Green function in the plane
Suppose $\Omega$ is a bounded, simply connected domain, $z_{0}\in{\Omega}$ and for any $z\in{\Omega}$, $d_{z}:=\text{dist}(z,\partial{\Omega})$. I am interested in understanding the behavior of ...
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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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What is the "natural" or "physical" norm on the Hessian matrix (and other higher derivatives)?
Let $u : \mathbb R^n \rightarrow \mathbb R$ and let $H : \mathbb R^n \rightarrow \mathbb R^{n \times n}$ be its Hessian matrix. What is the "natural" choice of pointwise norm on the Hessian ...
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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
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\int_0^{+\infty} f(t) t^n ...
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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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How much can you improve a Hölder function by composing it with another?
Let $f: [0, 1] \to \mathbb R$ be a continuous function. Define the local Hölder exponent $H(f, x)$ of $f$ at $x \in [0, 1]$ by
$$H(f, x) := \sup\left\{0 \leq \alpha \leq 1\mid\lim_{\delta \to 0_+} \...
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History of bump functions
When were the standard bump function examples such as $e^{-1/(1-x^2)}$ first understood, and what was the context or motivation at the time?
As an upper bound I would guess that they must have been ...
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A sharp version of a Tauberian theorem
The following Tauberian theorem is true (see Theorem I.11.1 of ''Tauberian theory: A century of developments''). Let $ a_n $ a sequence of real numbers.
If $f(x) = \sum_{n=1}^\infty a_n x^n $ ...
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Extracting a subsequence Cesàro converging to the limsup of the Cesàro sums
Let $X_n$ be a sequence of uniformly bounded random variables — that is, there exists some $K > 0$ such that $|X_n| \leq K$ almost surely for all $n \in \mathbb N$.
Write $\bar X_N := \frac{1}{N} \...
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