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Isolated critical points
Is the following statement true or false?
Let $f:U\subset{\bf R}^n\to{\bf R}$ be a $C^2$-function (or $C^k$, with $k>2$; or real analytic) defined in a neighborhood $U$ of $0$. Assume that $0$ is ...
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Hausdorff metric on C[0,1]
Let us consider $C[0,1]$, the space of continuous functions $f\colon [0,1] \to \mathbb{R}$. It comes usually with the metric of the maximum, or of the supremum, $d_{L^{\infty}}$. Each element $f$ in $...
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Continuous functions $f$ with $f(A)$ linearly independent when $A$ is independent
Is there any characterization of continuous functions $f : \Bbb{R}\longrightarrow \Bbb{R}$ such that for any linearly independent set $A$ (over the rationals) $f(A)$ is also linearly independent ?
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Is there a function defined on real numbers which is continuous from the left, but not from the right, everywhere
I am teaching Mathematical analysis. A student asked this question. I think this is a good question, but don't know the answer.
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Bounds on the largest root of a polynomial
Consider the following polynomial: $p(x)=x^{3}-(k-1)x^{2}-(2k-1)x+(k-1)^{2}$, where $k \geq 5$ is a fixed parameter. I am trying to find a strong lower bound on the largest root $x_{\max}$ of the ...
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Proof that Newton expansion over derivatives has the properties of an integral [duplicate]
Let's consider a Newton expansion over consecutive derivatives of a function:
$$F(x)=\sum_{m=0}^{\infty} \binom {-1}m \sum_{k=0}^m\binom mk(-1)^{m-k}f^{(k)}(x)$$
Can it be proven that such ...
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Quantifying the “flatness” of functions which are the Fourier transforms of positive functions
Short version of question: I'm trying to understand the extent to which a function is prevented from being "flat" as a result of being the Fourier transform of a positive function. That is, the extent ...
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Is there an absolutely continuous function $f$
Is there an absolutely continuous function $f$ satisfying
$$
|f(x+\delta)+f(x-\delta)-2f(x)|\leq \mbox{const}\frac{|\delta|}{\log \frac{1}{|\delta|}},\,\,\, |\delta|<1,
$$
which is not $C^{1}$?
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Is $f$ an absolutely continuous function? [closed]
Let
$$
f(x)=\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{\sin(2^{n}\pi x)}{n\cdot2^{n}}, \,\,\,\,\,\, x\in [-1, 1].
$$
Is $f$ an absolutely continuous function? If yes how can I show it? If not how about on total ...
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Are all discrete-analytic funtions as defined here also natural?
Let's define a discrete-analytic function as a function that is equal to its Newton expansion:
$$f(x) = \sum_{k=0}^\infty \binom{x}k \Delta^k f\left (0\right)=\sum_{m=0}^{\infty} \binom {x}m \sum_{k=...
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Is sigma-additivity of Lebesgue measure deducible from ZF?
Is sigma-additivity (countable additivity) of Lebesgue measure (say on measurable subsets of the real line) deducible from the Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory (without the axiom of choice)?
Note 1. ...
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Let f:J→R be an absolutely continuous and f'\in...?
Let $f:J\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be an absolutely continuous.
Under what kind of extra condition for $f'$, (not $C$) holds the following relation?
$$
\Big | \frac{1}{|I_{1}|}\int_{I_{1}}f'(x)dx- \...
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A general inequality about spherical mean of a function
suppose $\overline u(r)=\frac{1}{\omega_{n-1}}\int_{S^{n-1}}u(r,w)dw,0<r<1,$ is the average of $u(r,w)$ on sphere $S^{n-1}$,where $(r,w)$ are the polar coordinates in $R^n$.
My question is ...
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On derivatives of polynomials majorized by $\max(1,|x|^d)$
In the course of generalizing the Bernstein-Markov theorem to normed space, Harris came up with the following question.
Suppose that $p$ is a real polynomial satisfying $|p(x)| \leq (1+|x|)^d$. How ...
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Representing quasianalytic functions in several variables
For functions in a quasianalytic Denjoy-Carleman class we have the property that their Taylor expansions at a point (the origin) determines the function. For classes that don't only contain analytic ...
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Finding a simpler "local" lower bound for a rational function
I have obtained as the expression for some quantity the following gargantuan formula:
$$ \frac{k^8 + 3k^7 + 8k^6 + 3k^5 - 16k^4 - 32k^3 + 63k^2 - 34k + 6}{k^6 + 3k^5 + 6k^4 - 24k^2 + 21k - 5}$$.
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Beurling density and interpolation
Let $\Lambda=\{\lambda_n\}_1^\infty$ a set of points on the real line. We denote by $\bar{n}(r)$ the largest number of points in any interval $[x,x+r]$, $r>0$. Define the upper uniform density (...
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Dual of the space of vector valued Borel measures
What is the dual of the space of all vector valued Borel measures?
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Is there a Calderon-Zygmund decomposition for $L^p$ function
The Calderon-Zygmund decomposition for a $L^1$ function is well known, which says for any $f\in L^1$, then we can decompose $f$ into a good term $f$ and a bad term $\sum b_k$, such that for any $\...
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Weak relative compactness in $L^1_{loc}$.
In my work I stumbled upon a proposition (without proof, alas), which I can't really prove.
Suppose we have a family of functions $\left\{\phi_\epsilon (t,x,v)\right\}_{\epsilon\in(0,1]}$, and $M(v)$ ...
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Is the mapping $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow [0,1], \ x \mapsto \sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{\lfloor x^n \rfloor \mod 2}{2^n}$ surjective?
Is the mapping
$$
f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow [0,1], \ x \mapsto \sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{\lfloor x^n \rfloor \mod 2}{2^n}
$$
surjective?
If not, what is its image?
If yes, what can be said about ...
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An Integral Functional Equation
Let $f$ be a non-negative function supported and integrable on the positive real axis, such that
$$\int_0^\infty f(x+y)p(y) dy = c[p] f(x), $$
where $c[p]$ a number (functional) dependent on function $...
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Roots of the derivative as symmetric functions of the roots of the polynomial
Let $p(t)=(t^2-a_1^2)\ldots(t^2-a_n^2)$ be an even polynomial with distinct real non-zero roots. Can the roots of its derivative $p'(t)$ be expressed nicely (e.g. as rational symmetric functions) in ...
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What's the asymptotic behavior of this function at large distance? [closed]
This question is based on some Physics motivation. Define a distance function $f(\mathbf{r})=\int_{\Omega }d^2k\int_{\Omega }d^2q \cos[(\mathbf{k}-\mathbf{q})\cdot\mathbf{r}]$, where $\mathbf{r},\...
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Does the difference quotient of an absolut cont. funct. converge in L^1?
Assume that $\mu$ is a finite Radon measure on the real line and $f$ is integrable wrt. $\mu$. Define
$F(x)=\int_{]\infty;t]}f(y)d\mu(y) $
Is the following statement true?
The functions $d_h:x\...
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Preimage of a smooth function
Suppose we are given a smooth function $f\colon \mathbb{R}^n \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ and some number $c$. What can be said about the preimage $f^{-1}(c)$.
There's the theorem on regular preimages, ...
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Regularity for the Mean Value Theorem
Consider the most classical form of the Mean Value Theorem: given a positive continuous function $f\in C([0,2])$ and a continuous function $g\in C([0,2])$, there exist $c\in(\frac{1}{2},\frac{3}{2})$...
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Extension of solutions of PDE
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^{2}$ be an open set such that $\mathbf{0} \in \Omega$. Let $A := \Omega \setminus (\{0\}\times \mathbb{R})$, that is, $A$ is $\Omega$ with the $y$-axis removed.
Let $F:...
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Lebesgue's integrability condition in several variables
The well known Lebesgue's condition of Riemann integrability says that a bounded function in one variable
$f\colon [a,b] \to \mathbb{R}$ is Riemann integrable if and only if it is continuous almost ...
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The smallest altitude amongst the triangles formed by points in the unit circle
Let $S$ be a finite set of points inside the unit circle. Consider all possible triangles formed by three distinct points in $S$, and among all such triangles find the smallest altitude. Denote this ...
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Fixed point theorem that does not require the hemi-continuity of the set valued map?
All of the fixed point theorem I have seen (like Kakutani and Brower, Browder) required the set valued map to be hemi-continuous (lower). Is any fixed point theorem that can assure the existence of ...
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Is reflexive Banach space valued scalarwise Lebesgue space isomorphic to the Bochner space?
I first specify the setting and then formulate the question precisely. (A very long post follows.)
Definitions 1. For $E$ a (real Hausdorff) locally convex space, say that $E$ is suitable iff there ...
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Is there a continuous function $f$ satisfying the following Zygmund condition but not differentiable.
Suppose that a continuous function $f$ on the line and satisfies
$$
|f(x+2h)−2f(x+h)+f(x)|\leq const \frac{|h|}{(\log\frac{1}{|h|})^{\beta}}\,\,\,\,\,\,\text{where}\,\,\,\, \beta \in(0, 1]
$$
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Intersection of compact sets in the unit interval
Let $\mathscr K$ be an uncountable set such that every $K\in\mathscr K$ is a compact subset of $[0,1]$ with positive Lebesgue measure. Does it then follow that there exists an uncountable $\mathscr A\...
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specific improper integral involving erf
I have encountered an integral, and kindly ask for help with a solution. It is beyond my own capabilities, and neither Maple nor Mathematica were of any help:
$$
\int_{1}^{\infty} \left[\mathrm{erf}\...
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Would this go to 0 [closed]
Let $t_{m}$ be the sup of the sum of the pairwise distances
between any $2m$ points in the unit disk. Does $t_{m}/m^{2}$ go to
$0$ as $m\rightarrow\infty$?
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Banach algebra of BV functions
I would like to find a reference for the proof that functions of bounded variation make a Banach algebra. Same question for $BV\cap L^\infty$.
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Quasi-simmetric function and bi-Lipschitz functions
Assume that $f$ is a homeomorphism of the unit circle onto itself. If $$1/M \le \frac{|f(e^{i(t+s)})-f(e^{i(t)})|}{|f(e^{i(t)})-f(e^{i(t-s)})|}\le M,$$ then we say that $f$ is $M-$quasi-symmetric ...
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Original source for a well-known result of convergence in measure and almost everywhere
A well-known result in measure theory states that given a sequence $(f_n)_{n=1}^\infty$ of measurable functions from a $\sigma$-finite measure space $(X,\mathcal{A},\mu)$ to $\mathbb{R}$ then the ...
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Compactness of a semi algebraic set
Suppose I have a polynomial $p\in R[x_1,\ldots,x_n]$ and I look at the set $S:=\{ x\in R^n : p(x)\geq 0\}$. Are there algebraic certificates on $p$ that will certify that $S$ is compact?
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If $f(x)+f(2x)$ is quasianalytic, is $f(x)$ necessarily quasianalytic?
Assume that $f\in C^{\infty}$ and that $M_n$ is a sequence such that $$\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{M_n}{(n+1)M_{n+1}}=\infty$$
and for certain compact neighborhood of the origin $U$ of $\mathbb{R}$, ...
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"Values" of divergent integrals
Are there existing theories of integration in which $I_0 = \int_0^{\infty} dx$ and $I_1 = \int_0^{\infty} x \ dx$ are well-defined infinite elements in a non-archimedean extension of the reals? I can ...
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Partition $\Bbb{R}$ into a family of sets each one homeomorphic to the Cantor set
It is known that there is no (nontrivial) partition of $\Bbb{R}$ into a countable number of closed set. But is there a partition of $\Bbb{R}$ into sets, each one homeomorphic to the cantor ternary set?...
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Extension of diffeomorphisms preserving bilateral bounds of the derivatives
Suppose $f$ is a $C^k (1\leq k\leq\infty)$ function from the unit ball $\mathcal{B}$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$ to itself, which is a diffeomorphism from the domain to its image, with the upper and lower ...
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Continuous functions as uniformly continuous function
Three question concerninng metrics on the real line:
Is there a metric $d$ on $\Bbb{R}$ such that a function $f : (\Bbb{R},d) \longrightarrow (\Bbb{R},d)$ ( or $f : \Bbb{R} \longrightarrow (\Bbb{R},...
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Convergence of the integral of step functions
This is a question about the proof of Lemma A in §16 of the book Functional Analysis by F. Riesz and B. Sz.-Nagy.
Lemma A: For every sequence of step functions $\{\varphi_n\}$ which decreases to ...
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Do partitions of unity exist if we impose additional conditions on the derivatives?
Let $ ~~\cup_{k=-1}^{\infty} U_k = \mathbb{R} $ be an open covering of
$\mathbb{R}$. It is a well known fact that partitions of unity subbordinate to
the cover exists, i.e. there exists smooth
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Kolmogorov superposition for smooth functions
Kolmogorov superposition theorem states that a continuous function $f(x_1,\ldots,x_n)$ can be written as
$$f(x_1,\ldots,x_n)=\sum_{q=0}^{2n}\Phi_q\left(\sum_{p=1}^{n}\phi_{q,p}(x_p)\right)$$
for ...
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Continuous and dense embeddings and the density of sets in Hilbert space
Suppose $H$ is a Hilbert space of functions $f:\Omega\to \mathbb{R}^n$ with $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ open, bounded and with Lipschitz boundary (take for example $H=H_0^1(\Omega)^n$) and suppose $B$...
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Equation in integers of irrational degree
Are there any algebraic irrational numbers in $\{log_xy|x,y\in\mathbb{N},x,y\geq2\}$?
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