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Compactly supported functions and projections
Let $\Omega$ be an open subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$ and take a family of continuous compactly supported functions $f_n$ on $\Omega$ normalized to one (in the $L^2$ sense).
Then, these functions span a ...
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Meeting a set of lines in $\mathbb{R}^n$
Fix an integer $n\ge 2$ and suppose that ${\cal L}$ is a set of lines in $\mathbb{R}^n$. Is there a set $M\subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$ with the following properties?
$M$ intersects all the elements of ${\...
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The convolution of a $L^1$ function and an approximate identity
It is well known that the convolution of a $L^1$ function and a Schwartz function is also in $L^1$, by Young's inequality for convolution. Let $f\in L^1(\mathbb{R}^n)$ and $\phi\in S(\mathbb{R}^n)$, ...
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Is $\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{n!}{n^n}$ rational?
Is $\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{n!}{n^n}$ rational?
This question has been posted in MSE for two years without an answer. A094082 seems to suggest that it is not rational. Is it still an ...
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A Taylor formula for a Vandermonde-like determinant
Let $f_0,\ldots,f_N$ be smooth functions over an interval $I\subset{\mathbb R}$. Let $x_0,\ldots,x_N\in I$ be given, and form the Vandermonde-like determinant
$$\Delta_N=\det((f_i(x_j)))_{0\le i,j\le ...
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Asymptotic expansion of a Gaussian integral and heat kernel
When considering the heat kernel of a Schr\"odinger operator
$$- \Delta + V(x) $$
where $\Delta$ is the standard Laplacian on ${\mathbb R}^n$ and $V$ is a nonnegative potential function that has ...
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Number theory for operator bound
Let $\gamma_i$ be such that for even $i$ $\gamma_i=1$ and for odd $i$ $\gamma_i$ shall have absolute value $1$ and the product of all of the odd ones is also on the complex unit circle but not 1 or -1....
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How to solve this operator equation numerically?
I would like to know how one solves Sturm-Liouville problems on $(0,\infty)$ NUMERICALLY for the eigenvalues that are of the form
$$-f''(x)+\frac{1}{\sinh(x)^2}f(x)=\lambda f(x).$$
So even if there ...
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Constants for Rolle's Theorem applied to polynomials
Rolle's Theorem states that $f(1/2)=f(-1/2)+f'(x)$ has a root in the open real
interval $(-1/2,1/2)$ if $f$ is continuous and differentiable. How large can the absolute value of such a root
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Expectation involving maximum of Gaussian variables
Let $X\sim N(0, I_d)$ be a $d$-dimensional Gaussian random vector. Let $W_1, \ldots, W_k \in \mathbb{R}^d$ be $k$ fixed vectors in general positions. It is clear that $w_i^\top X, \ldots, w_k^\top X$ ...
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A sum with integer parts
Let $ \mathcal{A} $ be a set of reals such that $ \sum_{a \in \mathcal{A} } \frac{1}{a} = \infty $ and $ \sum_{a \in \mathcal{A} } \frac{1}{a^2} < \infty $. For instance, $ \mathcal{A} = \mathbb{N}^...
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Does the neighborhood of a sequence of uniform density have uniform measure?
Suppose $t_{n}$ is a sequence of positive real numbers such that
$c_{1}\geq \lim \sup_{n\to \infty}t_{n}/n\geq \lim \inf_{n\to \infty}t_{n}/n\geq c_{2}>0$ where $c_{1}\geq c_{2}>0$ are positive ...
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Is this set of sum over a diagram is uncountable set?
This problem has been posted in Mathstack but number of responses is very low (a answer is given but does not look correct).
Consider the following diagram:
Let $0<x<\frac{1}{2}$
Note that $[.]$...
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Double Series involving Gamma function
Does anyone have any ideas on howto verify $$\sum_{n,m=0}^\infty \frac{\Gamma(n+m+3x)}{\Gamma(n+1+x)\Gamma(m+1+x)}\cdot \frac{1}{3^{n+m+3x-1}} = \Gamma(x)$$ for $x>0$?
I posted this question also ...
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Interchanging limit and infinite product in Euler product for Dedekind function s=1
For an quartic (non-Galois) CM-field $K$ I have factors $v_p$ and for every prime $p$ found the following relation
$$v_p={\frac {\prod_{\mathfrak{p}|p;\mathfrak{p}\subset\mathcal0_{K}}(1-N_{{K/{\...
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A property of real numbers concerning integer parts of multiples
For a given positive real number $\alpha$, define the set $T_\alpha$ by
$T_\alpha = \{ [n\alpha] \mid n = 1,2,\dots \}$. What is a necessary and sufficient condition (in terms of $\alpha$ and $\beta$...
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existence of antiderivatives of nasty but elementary functions
In discussing with my honors calculus class the fact that some continuous elementary functions do not have an elementary antiderivative, I realized I was unsure whether every discontinuous elementary ...
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Inequality concerning integral w.r.t. Hölder functions [closed]
I didn't get any reaction on that question on Math.stackexchange.
So I hope to get a hint from the experts.
I have to prove the following inequality.
Let $\nu$ be a function on $[0,1]$ with one ...
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Problem with an integral equation taken from a paper
I am reading a paper (the 2015 paper by A. Falkowski and L. Slominski Stochastic Differential Equation with Constraints Driven by Processes with Bounded $p-$variation, page 353, proof of the Lemma 3.1)...
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Polynomials non-negative on the integers
Let $P$ be a real polynomial of exact degree $2n$ ($n \geq 1$) whose zeros are real numbers and such that
\begin{equation*}
P(j) \geq 0
\quad \text{for any} \quad
j \in \mathbb{Z}.
\end{equation*}
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Relationship between $f(t,x)$ as $t \to \infty$ and $f(t/\epsilon, x/\epsilon^2)$ as $\epsilon \to 0$ (periodic functions)
Let $f: (0,\infty)\times \mathbb {R} \to \mathbb{R}$ be $1$-periodic in the second variable and in $L^\infty((0,\infty)\times \mathbb{R}).$ If it is necessary, we can also assume $f$ to be continuous. ...
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Asymptotic behaviour of fixed points in permutations
For any $n\in\mathbb{N}$ let $S_n$ denote the set of all permutations (bijective maps) $\pi:\{1,\ldots, n\} \to \{1,\ldots,n\}$. For $\pi \in S_n$ we set $$\text{fix}(\pi) = \{x\in \{1,\ldots, n\}: \...
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On Riemann zeta function and Dirac delta function/distribution
Let $$I_{N} = \int_{n - \frac{1}{2}}^{n + \frac{1}{2}} \cos^{2N}(2\pi x)dx = \frac{2N-1}{2N} \int_{n - \frac{1}{2}}^{n + \frac{1}{2}} \cos^{2N-2}(2\pi x)dx $$ therefore (I think)
$$ I_N = \frac{(2N-1)!...
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Eigenfunction of Laplacian
On $L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)$ it is true that $\Delta$ has $\sigma(\Delta)=(-\infty,0].$ Also, there are no eigenfunction. Yet, even if one would not know this, negativity $\langle \Delta u,u \rangle \le 0$ ...
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Taking "Zooming in on a point of a graph" seriously
In calculus classes it is sometimes said that the tangent line to a curve at a point is the line that we get by "zooming in" on that point with an infinitely powerful microscope. This explanation ...
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Stochastic operator on $\ell^1$ has dense range
Let $P:\ell^1(\mathbb{Z}^d) \rightarrow \ell^1(\mathbb{Z}^d)$
be given by
$$(Pz)(x)=\sum_{y \tilde \ x} \frac{1}{2d} z(y)$$
where the tilde indicates that $y$ is a neighboured vertex of $x.$
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Has this Peculiar Property of Unit Circles Already been Noticed?
Yesterday I needed to do some calculations with circles and "ventured" to calculate the arc length via the $\int{\sqrt{1+\left(f'(x)\right)^2}}$ formula and was baffled to see that in the ...
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Compact operators on $\ell^1$
Let $T$ be a compact symmetric operator on $\ell^2$ and $T\vert_{\ell^1}$ be bounded on $\ell^1$. Are there any non-trivial conditions that $T\vert_{\ell^1}$ is compact as well (for example would $T$ ...
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A raceway problem
Let $f(x)=\sin x$, and $g(x)=\sin x + 1$. Consider a set
$S=\{(x,y)| f(x)\leq y \leq g(x), x\in [0,2\pi]\}$. This set $S$ can be considered as "Raceway"
My question is finding the shortest path in $S$...
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Multivariate Zero-Bias Transform
The zero-bias transform for a univariate random variable $W$ is defined as a random variable $W^*$ satisfying
\begin{align}
\mathbb{E} [ W \cdot f(W )] = \mathbb{E} [ f' (W^*)]
\end{align}
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Is each $G_\delta$-measurable map $\sigma$-continuous?
Definition. A function $f:X\to Y$ between topological spaces is called
$\bullet$ $G_\delta$-measurable if for each open set $U\subset Y$ the preimage $f^{-1}(U)$ is of type $G_\delta$ in $X$;
$\...
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Function and Fourier transform vanish on an interval
I'm no expert on these things (and this may not be cutting edge research level; it's really motivated by this MSE question), but it seems that there are non-zero measures (and also functions (?), I ...
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Advantages of the sequence definition of limits
I will be teaching an introductory analysis course in the coming semester. In it the students will learn about limits of real sequences, and then will learn about limits of functions in terms of ...
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Which functions have all derivatives everywhere positive?
Consider the class of functions from $\mathbb R$ to $\mathbb R$, such that the function is positive everywhere and its $n$th derivative is positive everywhere for all $n$.
The only examples I can ...
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Separating convex sets in Vector spaces
This question just popped on my mind.
Let $A, B$ two disjoint, nonempty convex sets in the vector space $X$, can they be separated via a nonzero linear function in $X' = \{ f : X \to R ~ | \quad \...
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Does one need Second Order Logic to do Calculus?
Second order Logic (SL) is required to define the Reals (otherwise they were at most countable). Based on this, SL is involved in the definition of the limit operator, as the 'core' of all Calculus.
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Inequality about the Fourier transform: $\Vert u \Vert_{L^k} \le \Vert \mathcal{F}(u) \Vert_{L^m}$ (where $1 \le m \le 2$ and $m,k$ Holder conjugates)
How can I prove the following inequality about the Fourier transform?
$$\Vert u \Vert_{L^k(\mathbb{R}^N)} \le \Vert \mathcal{F}(u) \Vert_{L^m(\mathbb{R}^N)}$$ for $1 \le m \le 2$ and $m,k$ Holder ...
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Symbol of the Laplace-Beltrami on $\mathbb{S}^2$
This question is about how the principal part (or symbol) is defined on a manifold?-I assume that the answer is: As in $\mathbb{R}^n$ using local coordinates, i.e.
A differential operator $P=\sum_{|\...
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Are there any known approaches of generalizing functions that do not have a limit at infinity to values at infinity?
Let's consider the affinely extended real line. The functions that have a limit on positive or negative infinity $\lim_{x\to+\infty} f(x)$ or $\lim_{x\to-\infty} f(x)$ can be generalized to the values ...
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Is the vanishing on boundary condition for the eigenvalue problem of the $p$-Laplacian important?
Consider the eigenvalue problem of the $p$-Laplacian, $$-\Delta _p u=\lambda |u|^{p-2}u,\ u\in W_0^{1,p}(\Omega)$$
In most of the literature I saw, an extra condition is mentioned that $u$ vanish on ...
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Cauchy subsequences in "Hausdorff Cauchy sets"
This is a follow-up to an older question.
Let $(X,d)$ be a metric space and let $(A_n)_{n\in\mathbb{N}}\subseteq X$ be a sequence of bounded non-empty subsets of $X$ such that for all $\varepsilon &...
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Linear operator has one-dimensional kernel
Let $S_{\lambda}$ be a family of linear bounded operator on $L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)$ depending on some parameter $\lambda$, I have recently encountered several problems that dealt with the question whether ...
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inner product on matrix spaces of multivariate polynomials?
Let $H_{n,d}=\mathbb{R}_d[x_1,..,x_n]$ be the space of $n$-variate homogeneous degree $d$ polynomials, $D=D^\top\in \mathbb{N}^{m\times m}$ a symmetric $m\times m$ matrix. Consider the space $P_D$ of ...
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When is the set of points for which limit of $f_n $ exists measurable?
This is not a research level question, but I have not received any feedback on the other side, so I thought I'd try here. My apologies if the answer (counterexample) is a triviality: Suppose $(X,\...
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Fractional integral inequality (Hardy-Littlewood-Sobolev)
I am investigating the following integral
\begin{equation}
I^*(x) = \int_{\mathbb{R}} \frac{f(y) \ln |y-x| }{|y - x|^{\mu}} \, dy
\end{equation}
where $f \in L_p(\mathbb{R})$, $ 1 < p < q <...
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Hausdorff distance and Cauchy sequences
This is a generalization of an older question.
Let $(X,d)$ be a metric space and let $(A_n)_{n\in\mathbb{N}}\subseteq X$ be a sequence of non-empty closed subsets such that for all $\varepsilon > ...
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Tighest Gap $\|x\|_1/\|x\|_2$ between $\ell^1$ and $\ell^2$ norms
I'm looking specifically at the optimization problem
$$
\begin{align*}
\text{maximize: }& n - \frac{\|\lambda\|_1^2}{\|\lambda\|_2^2}\\
\text{subj. to: }& \lambda \succeq \epsilon\mathbf{1}
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Is there a bound for Lipschitz constant in terms of second differences?
It is easy to show that if $f\colon[0,1]\to\mathbb R$ and $|f|\leq A$ and $|f''|\leq B$ then~$|f'|\leq 4A+B$. Indeed, by Taylor formula with remainder $f(x)=f(c)+(x-c)f'(c)+\frac12(x-c)^2f''(d)$ where ...
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How did $\limsup$ and $\liminf$ come about? [closed]
I am aware of at least three equivalent definitions of $\limsup$ and $\liminf$. I shall only write the definitions for $\limsup$. Here $(a_n)_{n \in \mathbf{N}}$ refers to a sequence of real numbers.
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when is the average of a function with Gaussian inputs bounded away from zero
Define a function $\phi(x):\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$. Consider the expected value function defined as follows
\begin{align*}
\mu(\beta)=E[g\phi
(\beta g)]\quad with \quad g\sim\mathcal{N}(0,1)\...
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