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The intersection of $n$ cylinders in $3$-dimensional space
A standard question in vector calculus is to calculate the volume of the shape carved out by the intersection of $2$ or $3$ perpendicular cylinders of radius $1$ in three dimensional space. Such ...
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On a variant of Carlson’s theorem
My question is on whether or not there exists some monotone strictly decreasing sequence of positive numbers $c_1>c_2>\ldots$ such that given any $f$ which is a uniformly bounded holomorphic ...
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Maximally continuous extension of continuous functions from $\mathbb Q$ to $\mathbb R$
Let $f: \mathbb Q \to \mathbb R$ be a continuous function.
An extension of $f$ is a function $\tilde f: \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ such that $\tilde f = f$ on $\mathbb Q$.
We say an extension $\tilde f$ ...
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Current vs Varifold
I know the basic definitions concerning current and varifold, and they are generalization of submanifolds. What are their respective pros and cons? What are their crucial similarities and differences?
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Trace of integral trace-class operator
I have seen many answers to the converse question (which seems to be difficult in general), but I would like to ask the following:
Let $T: L^2 \rightarrow L^2$ be a trace-class operator that is also ...
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Two elementary inequalities for real-valued polynomials
I am looking for references discussing two inequalities that come up in the study of the dynamics of Newton's method on real-valued polynomials (in one variable). The inequalities are fairly different,...
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Asymptotic behavior of an integral depending on an integer
A friend of mine, obtained a lower bound for the trace norm of matrices described in this question (for the special case $a_{ij} = \pm 1$). That lower bound is $ \frac{f(n)}{2\pi}$ where
$$
f(n) := \...
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Interpolation between $L_1^0$ and $L_2^0$
Let $L_p^0$ be the mean zero functions in $L_p(G)$, where, say, $G$ is an infinite compact group endowed with normalized Haar measure. Suppose that $T$ is a bounded linear operator on $L_1$ that maps $...
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Does a monotone subadditive $f: \mathcal{P}(\bf N)\to [0,1]$ admit a finite partition with values in $(0,1)$?
A function $f\colon \mathcal{P}(\mathbf{N})\to [0,1]$ is said to have the Darboux property whenever for all $X \subseteq \mathbf{N}$ and $y \in [0,f(X)]$, there exists $Y \subseteq X$ such that $f(Y)=...
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Reference request: Riesz potential $I_\alpha : L^{d/\alpha} \to \rm{BMO}$?
Let us denote the Riesz potential in $\mathbb R^d$ by
$$
I_\alpha (f)(x) := c_{d, \alpha} \int_{\mathbb R^d} \frac{f(y)}{|x-y|^{d-\alpha}}
\, dy.$$
By the classical Hardy-Littlewood-Sobolev theorem ...
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Nondifferentiability set of an arbitrary real function
A theorem by Zygmunt Zahorski states that a necessary and sufficient condition for a subset of $\mathbb{R}$ to be the nondifferentiability set of a continuous real function is that it is the union of ...
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A functional equation involving the inverse function
$\newcommand\ep\epsilon\newcommand\R{\mathbb R}$Let $P$ denote the set of all continuous probability density functions (pdf's) $p$ on $\R$ vanishing at $\pm\infty$. Let us say that a pdf $p\in P$ is ...
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A result attributed to Whitney
One of the basic results of real analysis says that any closed subset of a smooth ($C^\infty$) manifold $M$ is the set of zeros of some map $\lambda\in C^\infty(M;[0,1])$. This result (or some ...
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Is a Bessel function larger than all other Bessel functions when evaluated at its first maximum?
Let $\mathcal{J}_{n+1/2}$ be the Bessel function of order $n+1/2$. Let $j'_{n+1/2,1}$ denote the first zero of its derivative, which is also the location of the first maximum of $\mathcal{J}_{n+1/2}$.
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When polynomial f(x^2) can be factored as g(x)·g(-x) ?
In relation to my question Expression for the sum of square roots of zeros of a polynomial
How to characterize polynomials $f(x)$ with rational coefficients such that $f(x^2)=g(x)\cdot g(-x)$ where $...
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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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When is this multiple integral finite?
Consider the following integral:
$$
I_k(\alpha)=\int_{[0,1]^k}|x_1-x_2|^{\alpha}|x_2-x_3|^{\alpha}\ldots|x_{k-1}-x_k|^{\alpha}|x_k-x_1|^{\alpha}d\mathbf{x}.
$$
where $k=2,3,4,\ldots$
The question is ...
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Is $Q_n(x)=\sigma_{n+1}(x)/\sigma_n(x)$ logarithmically convex on $\mathbf{R}$?
In 1975 J. van de Lune considered the monotony properties of the canonical Riemann Upper and Lower sums for $\int_0^1 t^xdt$, with $x>0$.
Writing $\sigma_n(x) := 1^x+2^x+\cdots+n^x$ these sums are
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Approximation of a compactly supported function by Gaussians
Let $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ be a smooth function whose support is a closed interval, e.g. $\text{supp}(f)=[a,b]$. Then $f$ can be approximated (e.g. in $L^2$) by a linear combination of Gaussian ...
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Estimation of the Gromov–Wasserstein distance of spheres
Let $(X,d_X,\mu_X)$ and $(Y,d_Y,\mu_Y)$ be two metric measure spaces. A probability measure $\mu$ over $X\times Y$ is called a coupling if $(\pi_1)_\sharp \mu=\mu_X$ and $(\pi_2)_\sharp \mu=\mu_Y$. We ...
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Distribution of good diophantine approximations
Let $\langle x \rangle: \mathbb{R} \to (-1/2,1/2]$ be the periodic function with period $1$ which is $x$ for $x \in (-1/2,1/2]$. Is there some function $D(a,b)$ of real numbers $a<b$ such that, for ...
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(Sharp) Bounds on $E(XYZ)$ given all the bivariate marginals
Suppose $X,Y,Z$ are all real-valued random variables. Suppose I know the joint marginal distributions of $(X,Y)$, $(Y,Z)$ and $(X,Z)$. I want to find bounds on $E(XYZ)$.
In the case of bounding $E(XY)$...
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Nonlinear Schrödinger equation with discrete Laplacian
In the paper "Global existence and scattering for rough solutions of a nonlinear Schrödinger equation on $\mathbb{R}^3$" by Colliander, Keel, Staffilani, Takaoka and Tao it is argued in the beginning ...
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Coefficients of polynomials vs trigonometric product
Let's consider the family of sequences of coefficients in the expansion
$$\prod_{i=0}^{n-1}(1+x^{3^i}+x^{3^{i+1}})=\sum_{k\geq0}a_n(k)\, x^k.$$
Remark. Evidently, the RHS is a finite sum.
Here is a ...
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Inverse function theorem for $W^{2,n}\cap W^{1,\infty}$ functions
Let $n\ge 2$, $f:B_1\subset \mathbb R^n\rightarrow \mathbb R^n$, $f\in W^{2,n}\cap W^{1,\infty}(B_1)$, $\text{det}(Df)>c>0$, where $B_1$ is the unit ball. Can we show that $f$ is a homeomorphism ...
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On the infinity of $\{p\in \mathbb {N}:\exists n\in\mathbb{N}~p| \left \lfloor{r^n}\right \rfloor\}$
I've already asked this same question on MSE here, but didn't get much help, so I will try on this site as well.
For which $r\in\mathbb{R}$ is the set $\mathscr{P}_r=\{p \in \mathbb{P}:\ (\exists n\...
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Maximizing an integral w.r.t. a measure on the unit sphere
I would like to know if the answer to the following question is known.
Let $d \ge 3$. What is the value of
$$
\theta(d) := \max_{\mu} \int_{S^{d-1}} \int_{S^{d-1}} \cdots \int_{S^{d-1}} |x_1 \...
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Witt's proof of Gelfand-Mazur / Ostrowski's Theorem
Previously asked on Math Stackexchange without answers.
Background: As sort of a hobby, Ernst Witt gave extremely short proofs for famous theorems. This question is about his six-line proof of the ...
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Does antidifferentiability of continuous functions imply Dedekind completeness?
Let $R$ be an ordered field, and let $I$ be {$x \in R: a < x < b$} for some $a < b$ in $R$. Define notions of $R$-continuity and $R$-differentiability for functions $f : I \rightarrow R$ by ...
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Evaluating Shintani cone zeta functions
Hi everyone
I am trying the evaluate sums of the form
$$ \sum_{n_1>0,n_2>0,\ldots,n_m>0} \frac{1}{\big((a_{1,1}n_1 +\ldots +a_{1,m}n_m)^k \ldots (a_{m,1}n_1+ \ldots +a_{m,m}n_m)^k\big)}$$
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Help me with this proof: Drop a printed map of the land on the land and there must be some common point.
Hi, I have a minor in math and this is not a homework problem - my prof mentioned it 5 years ago and I could not even begin to tackle it until I took a good intro to linear algebra (after work). ...
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Assessing effectiveness of (epsilon, delta) definitions [closed]
There is much discussion both in the education community and the mathematics community concerning the challenge of (epsilon, delta) type definitions in calculus and the student reception of them. The ...
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$n$-th derivative of $\exp\left(-\frac{\lambda(x-\mu)^2}{2\mu^2x}\right)$
Let $\lambda$ and $\mu$ be two positive real numbers and let denote $f$ the function defined as:
$$\forall x>0,~f(x):= \exp\left(-\frac{\lambda(x-\mu)^2}{2\mu^2x}\right).$$
I am struggling to find ...
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An inequality involving square roots and sums
I've been trying to prove (maybe even disprove) the following inequality:
$$
\sum_{n=1}^{N} \frac{a_n}{\sqrt{\sum_{i=1}^{n}a_i}} \leq C \sqrt{\sum_{n=1}^{N}a_n}
$$
Where $ a_1,...,a_N\geq 0 $ are ...
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How may I find all continuous and bounded functions g with the following property?
Find all continuous and bounded functions $g$
with :
$$\forall x \in \mathbb R, 4g(x)=g(x+1)+g(x-1)+g(x+\pi)+g(x-\pi).$$
I have posted this question here, but received no answer.
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Density of restrictions of harmonic functions inside a ball
Let $B$ be the closed unit ball in $\mathbb R^3$ centered at the origin and let $U= \{x\in \mathbb R^3\,:\, \frac{1}{2}\leq |x| \leq 1\}.$ Let
$$ S_U= \{u \in C^{\infty}(U)\,:\, \Delta u =0 \quad\text{...
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Smallest root of a degree 3 polynomial
Is it true that the smallest root $t$ of the polynomial
$$
20 t^3 - 30 t^2 + (12 - 4 \cos^2 \alpha - 4 \cos^2 \beta - 4 \cos^2 \gamma) t + \cos^2 \alpha + \cos^2 \beta + \cos^2 \gamma - 2 \cos \alpha \...
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Is $\mathbb{Q}$ the orbit of a rational function under iteration?
In this previous post I asked for the smallest set of continuous real functions that could generate $\mathbb Q$ by iteration starting from $0$. Surprisingly one continuous function suffices.
In the ...
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Convexity of distance-to-boundary function
Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{n}$ be an open,
bounded convex domain. Denote $d_{\Omega}:\Omega\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$
the distance-to-boundary function, that is,
$$
d_{\Omega}\left(x\right):=\inf\left\...
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Bounding the $n$-th derivatives of $\frac{1-\cos(x)}{x^2}$
Define the smooth map $f : \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ by $f(x) := \frac{1-\cos(x)}{x^2} = -\sum\limits_{k=1}^\infty \frac{(-1)^k}{(2k)!} x^{2k-2}$.
I am looking for a nice bound on $|f^{(n)}(x)...
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Homeomorphism of the rationals
In working with the classification of stable vector bundles on $\mathbb{P}^2$, I've found that I need to answer a fairly basic question from analysis/point set topology. Here it is.
Suppose $f:\...
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Partition of R into midpoint convex sets
We say that a subset $X$ of $\mathbb{R}$ is midpoint convex if for any two points $a,b\in X$ the midpoint $\frac{a+b}{2}$ also lies in $X$.
My question is: is it possible to partition $\mathbb{R}$ ...
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Number of critical points of smooth functions on $S^1$
Let $u$ be a smooth function on the unit circle $S^1$ such that $\int_{S^1}ux_j=0$, for $j=1,2$. Is the number of critical points of $u$ strictly bigger than 2?
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Is there a nonpolynomial $C^\infty$ function $f$ such that $\sup_{x \in \mathbb{R}} \lvert f^{(q)}(x) \rvert \leq (\ln q)^{-q}$ for every $q >1$?
The question is as in the title:
Is there a nonpolynomial $C^\infty$ function $f$ on $\mathbb{R}$ such that $\sup_{x \in \mathbb{R}} \lvert f^{(q)}(x) \rvert \leq (\ln q)^{-q}$ for every natural ...
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Defining the value of a distribution at a point
Let $\omega\in D'(\mathbb R^n)$ be a distribution and $p\in \mathbb R^n$. If there is an open set $U\subset \mathbb R^n$ containing $p$ such that $\omega|_U$ is given by a continuous function $f\in C(...
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Can there be a measurable set that integrals have the same given value if their integral on $\mathbb{R}$ are the same?
We know for an integrable function $f$, if $\int_\mathbb{R} f=1$, then $\forall \lambda\in [0,1] $, there exists a measurable set $E$ that $\int_E f=\lambda$.
Now consider integrable functions $f$ ...
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A tricky integral to evaluate
I came across this integral in some work. So, I would like to ask:
QUESTION. Can you evaluate this integral with proofs?
$$\int_0^1\frac{\log x\cdot\log(x+2)}{x+1}\,dx.$$
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An infinite series involving harmonic numbers
I am looking for a proof of the following claim:
Let $H_n$ be the nth harmonic number. Then,
$$\frac{\pi^2}{12}=\ln^22+\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{H_n}{n(n+1) \cdot 2^n}$$
The SageMath ...
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Countable shifts of closed positive sets
Let $\mu$ be the Lebesgue measure, and $+$ be addition modulo $1$ in the interval $[0,1)$.
Question1: Is there a closed set $C\subset [0,1)$ of positive measure such that for any countable set $D\...
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$L^1$ norm of exponential sum of $n^2 x$
What is the asymptotic order of
$$
\int_0^1 \left| \sum_{n=1}^N e^{2 \pi i n^2 x} \right| ~dx
$$
as $N \to \infty$. This should be known, but I cannot find it in the literature.
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