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Using the Lorentz operators to build polynomials that converge to a continuous function

Questions Let $f(\lambda):[0,1]\to (0,1)$ have a $\beta-\lfloor\beta\rfloor$)-Hölder continuous $\lfloor\beta\rfloor$-th derivative, where $\beta>0$. Find explicit bounds, with no hidden constants,...
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Can every weakly converging sequence be made to converge strongly after taking a subsequence and rearranging?

Let $f_i: [0, 1] \to \mathbb R$ be functions in $L^1 \cap L^\infty$ with $\sup_i \|f_i\|_{L^\infty} < M$ for some $M > 0$. Suppose $f_i$ converge weakly in $L^1$ to some $L^1$ function $f$ - ...
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Do smooth cutoff functions analytically continue functions?

My goal is to prove (or disprove) that sufficiently smooth and quickly decaying cutoff functions being tacked on to a Taylor series correctly extend the radius of convergence to the analytic ...
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Gap between consecutive Dirichlet eigenvalues

Suppose $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^2$ is a domain with a Lipschitz boundary and let $\{\lambda_k\}_{k=0}^n$ be the eigenvalues for the Laplacian operator on $\Omega$, that is to say $$ -\Delta \phi_k = ...
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Is the arithmetic-geometric mean of 1 and 2 rational?

It is easy to show that, for two fixed real numbers $\alpha, \beta > 0$, the sequences given by $a_ 1 = \frac{\alpha + \beta }{2}$, $ g_1 = \sqrt{\alpha\beta}$, and $a_{n+1} = \frac{a_n + g_n}{2}$, ...
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Weak-type inequality for the partial Fourier sum operator

I'm studying harmonic analysis by myself. One of the online notes gives the following claim as a remark: For any $N \in \mathbb{Z}^{+}$, let's use $S_{N}$ to denote the partial ($N$ terms) Fourier sum ...
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Eigenvalues of splitting scheme

In numerical analysis it is common to approximate a solution to a PDE $$u'(t) = (A+B) u(t), \quad u(0)=u_0$$ which is just given by $e^{t(A+B)}u_0$ by the splitting $e^{tB/2} e^{tA} e^{tB/2}u_0.$ Here,...
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Odd Steinhaus problem for finite sets

Call a finite subset $S$ of the plane with an even number of points an odd Jackson set, if there is an $A\subset \mathbb R^2$ such that $A$ meets every congruent copy of $S$ in an odd number of points....
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Vector-valued interpolation for sublinear operators

Grafakos in his $\textit{Classical Fourier Analysis}$ formulates (see Exercise 4.5.2 therein) the following vector-valued version of the Riesz-Thorin interpolation theorem. $\textbf{Theorem}$ Let $1\...
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ultrametric Rademacher theorem

The classic Rademacher theorem roughly states that Lipschitz continuous functions are almost everywhere differentiable. However, there are well-known ultrametric counterexamples, see Kobliz's classic ...
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Convergence of $\sum_{n=1}^\infty x_n^k$

I thought that this question is more suitable for MSE, and asked it there. (Link to the MSE question) However, it does not get any answer despite the upvotes. It appears that I might have ...
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Area-preserving map of punctured disk to itself

If $D_r = \{v\in \mathbb{R}^2 : 0 \lt |v| \lt r\}$, consider the map $f_r: D_r \to D_r$ given by: $$f_r(x,y) = \frac{\sqrt{r^2-x^2-y^2}}{\sqrt{x^2+y^2}}\left(-y,x\right)$$ Geometrically, $f_r(v) \...
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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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Lower bound on the sum of singular values for a sum of Hermitian matrices

Denote the eigenvalues of an $n\times n$ matrix $\mathbf{X}$ by $\lambda_i(\mathbf{X})$ and its singular values by $\sigma_i(\mathbf{X})$, $i=1,\ldots,n$. When $\mathbf{X}$ is Hermitian, we know that $...
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Interchange of integral and infimum

Can anyone please suggest how to justify widely used formula for interchange of integral and infimum: $ \inf_{u(t)\in U}\int_{t_0}^{t_1}g(t,u(t))dt=\int_{t_0}^{t_1}\inf_{u\in U}g(t,u)dt, $ where $ U\...
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Recurrence Formula for Zernike polynomials

I'm not sure if this is research level, so if this result is known, please excuse the intrusion. I am trying to find a relation between solutions of the Laplacian equation in $4$ dimensions and those ...
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Degree of Chebyshev polynomial necessary

In general, given $0<a<1$, I want to find a polynomial $f(x)\in\Bbb R[x]$ such that $f(x)\in[1-\frac{a}2,1+\frac{a}2]$ at every $x\in[1-a,1+a]$ and $f(0)=0$. What is minimum degree that is ...
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Are planar Lipschitz curves countable unions of graphs?

More precisely: Question: Let $\gamma \colon [0,1] \to \mathbb{R}^2$ be Lipschitz. Do there exist Borel (or Suslin) sets $A_i \subset \mathbb{R}^2$ and directions $v_i \in \mathbb{R}^2$, for ...
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Sum of product maximum

For which pairs of integers $(n,m)$ is the maximum of the following function $$f(x)=\sum_{i_1+\dots +i_n=m}\prod_{k=1}^n x^{i_k}_{k},\ \ x=(x_1,\dots,x_n), \|x\|=1$$ attained when $x_1=\dots=x_n$? (...
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Dual space of continuous functions

Let $C_b(\Omega,V )=$ { $ f:\Omega\rightarrow V $ } is the Banach space of all bounded continuous functions in Banach space $V$ with a norm $\|\cdot\|$ defined as $\|f\|_\infty=\sup _{x\in\Omega}\|f(x)...
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Does this weak omniscience principle have a name?

In constructive analysis, I'm looking at principles which follow both when there exists at least one discontinuous function from $\mathbb{R}$ to $\mathbb{R}$ (equivalent to WLPO i.e. $x > 0$ or $x \...
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A proof for an $L^p$-$L^p$ inequality

This is a transfer of the question https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/4996853/an-lp-lp-inequality Let $a\in (0,1)$ and $1<p<\infty$ and use $L^{p}$ to denote the space $L^{p}([0,\infty))$ ...
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What is the Hausdorff dimension of the set on which this exponential sum is bounded?

This is a direct follow up to For which rationals is this exponential sum bounded? Given $x \in [0, 1]$, we denote by $e(x)$ the complex number $e^{2 \pi i x}$. What is the Hausdorff dimension of the ...
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How do you go about making ranges (for integer variables) independent?

Basic question: say you have a sum $$\sum_{n_1 n_2 \dotsb n_k \leq x} f(n_1,\dotsc,n_k),$$ where $f$ decomposes in some sense (say: $f(n_1,\dotsc,n_k) = g(n_1) + \dotsb + g(n_k)$, or $f(n_1,\dotsc,n_k)...
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What is the correct $L^\infty$ limit of this strange variational problem, and what does it encode?

1. On the $L^\infty$ calculus of variations: The field known as the $L^\infty$ calculus of variations is a relatively new field that concerns itself with minimising functionals involving the supremum ...
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Number of discrete Lipschitz functions with given Lipschitz constant

Fix $T, K, N \in \mathbb Z_+$. How many distinct Lipschitz functions $f: \{0, \dots, T\} \to \mathbb Z$ are there with Lipschitz constant $K$, and supremum norm at most $N$ satisfying $f(0) = 0$? In ...
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Convolution of a bounded function and measures

Given a function $f\in L^\infty(\mathbb{R}^n)$ and a family of Radon measure $\mu_\alpha$, under what condition do we have $f*\mu_\alpha$ equi-continuous? One condition I know is if $\mu_\alpha$ has a ...
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Bounding elementary symmetric polynomials away from zero

Let $2 \leq m \leq n$ be integers and let $\mathbf{x} \in \mathbb{R}^n$ (importantly, I am not assuming that the entries of $\mathbf{x}$ are non-negative). The elementary symmetric polynomials are ...
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Generalized Puiseux series for diagonal reflections of the curves $y = \frac{x}{(1-ax)(1-bx)^m}$

Reflection of the curve $y = f_m(x) = \frac{x}{(1-ax)(1-bx)^m}$ through the diagonal line $y=x$ in the $xy$-plane can be regarded as local compositional inversion of the curve $y=f_m(x)$. ($x,y,a,b$ ...
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Is there a sharper Golden–Thompson inequality?

For any two Hermitian matrices $A$ and $B$, the Golden–Thompson inequality $$\mathrm{Tr} (e^A e^B) \geq \mathrm{Tr} \, e^{A + B}$$ holds, and it is known to be a strict inequality whenever $[A, B] \...
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Elliptic regularity and Sobolev spaces

Consider a linear partial differential operator $D:C^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^{d})\to C^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^{d})$, i.e. $$D=\sum_{\alpha\in\mathbb{N}^{d}}a^{\alpha}(x)\partial^{\alpha}_{x}$$ where $a$ are ...
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Closed formula for series $\sum_{i=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{x^i-y^i}$

What can be said about $\sum_{i=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{x^i-y^i}$ (for $|x|>1$ and $|y|>1$ and $x\neq y$)? Is there a kind of closed formula for this? By comparing to the geometric series, this sum ...
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Maximum of a function

Let $p,q\in\Bbb N$ with $p\not=q$. Put $$M=\sup_{x\in[0,1]} \left|\cos(2 p\pi x)-\cos(2 q\pi x)\right|.$$ What is the value of $M$. Thanks
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All $L^pL^q$ estimates for the heat equation on $\mathbb R$ (with gain of derivatives)

I have asked this question on MSE, but this is a better place. The heat equation and the heat kernel. Consider the heat equation on $\mathbb R$: $$ \left\{\begin{aligned}u_t-\Delta u&=f\\u(0,x)&...
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Quantifying the degree of continuity of a function via perturbations

Let $f: \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ be a measurable function. Define the perturbation operator $T_f$ on measurable functions $g: \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ by $$T_f (g)(x) := f(x + g(x)) - f(x).$$ Observe ...
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Regularity of the spherical mean of a compactly-supported function

The problem Consider a $C²$ function $f: X \to \mathbb{R}$, for some compact set $X \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ with $C^1$ boundary, say $\partial X$. I am only interested in $d\in \{2,3\}$. Then, consider ...
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Weaker versions of the Riemann series theorem in constructive mathematics

The classical Riemann series theorem states that given a sequence $(a_n)_{n \in \mathbb{N}}$ of real numbers such that the series $\sum_{n = 0}^\infty a_n$ is conditionally convergent, for all real ...
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Is there a natural finitely additive measure for which Vitali sets have measure zero?

Vitali sets are nonmeasurable and in particular are not null sets. But all Vitali sets are in some sense small, as described below. Let $V$ be any Vitali set and let $k \in \mathbb{N}$. For each $i \...
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Infinite dimensional involutions: infinitely large sets of multivariate polynomials self-inverse under self-substitution

Examples of infinite dimensional involutions Edit 2/25/23, as suggested by YCOR below: (Start) The first return on a Google search on involution--from late Latin 'a rolling up'--gives the Oxford ...
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Nature of function as $x\rightarrow\infty$

I'm studying the limits and applicability of Abel Plana summation for different test functions (class of functions). In doing so this just pops out and couldn't handle the said integral so asked here (...
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Gershgorin's 2nd theorem (disjoint circles): elementary proof?

Let $A \in \mathbb{C}^{n\times n}$ be a complex matrix. We let $a_{i,j}$ be the $\left(i,j\right)$-th entry of $A$ for all $i, j \in \left[n\right]$ (where $\left[n\right]$ denotes $\left\{1,2,\ldots,...
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How far can a continuous, almost everywhere differentiable function be from being a Sobolev function?

Let $\Omega$ be the open unit ball in $\mathbb R^n$. Consider the set $\mathcal D$ of continuous functions $f:\Omega \to \mathbb R$ that are differentiable a.e, and with $|\nabla f| \leq 1$ wherever $...
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What is a mild sufficient condition on $X$ such that $C(X, Y)$ is sequential?

Let $X$ be a topological space, $(Y, d)$ a metric space and $C(X, Y)$ the space of continuous maps with the topology of compact convergence. Question: What is a minimal topological condition on $X$ ...
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Does there exist a “fat” Thomae’s function?

Definitions and some motivation: Thomae’s function, also known as the raindrop function has several curious properties. One of which is the following - both its discontinuity set and continuity set ...
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Inequality for functions on $[0,\infty)$

Let $0<q<1$ and $\varphi(q;x)=\displaystyle \prod_{j=0}^\infty (1+q^jx),\;x\geqslant 0.$ Consider the following functions: $$l_k(x;q):=\frac{q^{k(k-1)/2} x^k}{(1-q)(1-q^2)\dots (1-q^k)\varphi(x;...
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Minimal growth condition for a rearrangement

Let $\sigma: \mathbb{N}\to\mathbb{N}$ be bijective such that there is a sequence $(n_k)_{k\ge 0}$ in $\mathbb{N}$ satisfying $|\sigma(n_k)−n_k|\to\infty$ for $k\to\infty$. Question: Is there a (...
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Does there exist an injective Lipschitz map on the disk whose gradient switches between two given matrices?

While solving a problem in calculus of variations, I came to the following question: Let $A,B$ be two real $2 \times 2$ matrices with positive determinants, and suppose that $\operatorname{rank}(A-B)=...
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Can the inverse of the Riemann zeta function in $s > 1$ be expressed as a series?

In this post, we are interested in the Rimenann zeta function $\zeta(s)$ in $s > 1$ only where it is strictly decreasing rather than $s$ in the entire complex plane. We have the Stieltjes series ...
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Is Sobolev limit of bijective maps surjective?

This is a cross-post. Let $\Omega_1,\Omega_2 \subseteq \mathbb R^2$ be open, connected, bounded, with non-empty $C^1$ boundaries. Let $f_n:\bar\Omega_1 \to \bar\Omega_2$ be $C^1$ be bijective maps ...
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Measure of the boundary of an BV-extension domain: do we have $|\nabla Eu|(\partial \Omega)=0?$

Let $\Omega\subset \Bbb R^d$ be open. The space $BV(\Omega)$ consists in functions $u\in L^1(\Omega)$ with bounded variation, i.e. $|u|_{BV(\Omega) }<\infty$ where \begin{align}\label{eq:bounded-...
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