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Bound of a regular function that cancels at some points
Let $K$ be a bounded convex set of $\mathbb{R}^n$ and $x_1,\ldots,x_k\in K$. Let $f: \mathbb{R}^n \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a $C^\infty$ function that cancels on points $x_1,\ldots,x_k$ . When $n=1$, ...
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Roots of rational function
Sorry, I asked a similar question yesterday which contained a mistake in the question posed, here is the real question.
Let $(x_n)_{n=1}^N$ be a sequence taking values in $[1,2]$ with the property ...
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Distribution of harmonic sums mod 1
This is only to satisfy my curiosity. Consider the harmonic sums
$$ H_n =1+\frac{1}{2}+\cdots +\frac{1}{n},\;\;n=1,2,\dotsc, $$
and denote by $h_n$ their mod $1$ reductions,
$$ h_n=H_n\bmod 1=H_n-\...
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Implicit function theorem on curves
I am trying to figure out, whether the IFT can be generalized to curves. Let's say I have a function $G(x,u)$ mapping $\mathbb{R}^{n+m}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}^n$ with invertible jacobian $\frac{\...
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Verifying the proof of a bilinear estimate in $L^2$
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A function $f_r$ where $f_r (x)$ is defined as the ratio between $f(x)$ and the average value of $f$ over $B(x, r)$
Let $E := \mathbb R^d$. Let $f:E \to \mathbb R_{>0}$ be continuous and integrable. For $r>0$, we define
$$
f_r (x) := \frac{f(x)}{ \frac{1}{|B(x, r)|} \int_{B(x, r)} f(y) \, \mathrm{d} y} \quad \...
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An algebraic inequality in three real variables
Is it true that
$$(v-u)^2+(w-u)^2+(w-v)^2 \\
+\left(\sqrt{\frac{1+u^2}{1+v^2}}
+\sqrt{\frac{1+v^2}{1+u^2}}\right) (w-u)(w-v) \\
-\left(\sqrt{\frac{1+u^2}{1+w^2}}+\sqrt{\frac{1+w^2}{1+u^2}}\right) (w-...
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An inequality for harmonic functions
In a paper that I am reading the author quotes the following result about harmonic functions. According to him this should be "easy to show" but I don't seem to be able to do so.
Let $u:\...
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Representation of the Dirac delta function
The Dirac delta function appears in the Sokhotsky formula,
$$\text{Im}\lim_{\epsilon\to 0^+} \frac{1}{x-i\epsilon} = \pi\delta(x),$$
to be understood in the integral sense
$$\text{Im}\lim_{\epsilon\to ...
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Cyclic group action and finite invariant set
Let $(X, d)$ be a compact metric space and $G$ a discrete group acting on $X$ such that, for each $g\in G$, the mapping $x\mapsto g\cdot x$ defines a homeomorphism on $X$
Is it true that the ...
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What is the origin/history of the following very short definition of the Lebesgue integral?
Typical courses on real integration spend a lot of time defining the Lebesgue measure and then spend another lot of time defining the integral with respect to a measure. This is sometimes criticized ...
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Derivative of the absolute value
Let $f \in W^{1,p}(U)$, then how to prove that $|f| \in W^{1,p}(U)$, where $W$ means the sobolev space over some open subset $U \in \mathbb{R}^n$.
In Lieb's Analysis he prove that Let $f$ be in $W^{1,...
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Approximation by gaussian mollification in Sobolev spaces
I have been trying to find a good estimate on the constant in the inequality (in dimension $d=3$ to simplify)
$$\label{0}\tag{0}
\|(1-e^{t\Delta})f\|_{L^{5/3}(\Bbb R^3)} \leq C_0\,t^{2/5}\, \|\nabla \...
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A ball with slit at the radius is not $W^{1,1}$-extension domain
Recall that: A domain $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^d$ is an $W^{1,1}$-extension domain if there exists an operator $E:W^{1,1}(\Omega)\to W^{1,1}(\mathbb{R^d})$ and a constant $c= c(d,\Omega)>0$ such ...
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When are the level curves of a polynomial bounded?
Let $f \in \mathbb{R}[x,y]$. I want to understand when $f$ has the following property: for all sufficiently large (positive) $k$, the level curves defined by
$$\displaystyle f(x,y) = k$$
consist of a ...
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How does one make sense of singular solutions to constant mean curvature equation?
Background:
Consider the following ODE:
$$\left(\frac{r^2 \dot{f}}{\sqrt{1+r^2(\dot{f})^2}}\right)' = c r$$
where $c$ is some positive constant (Lagrange multiplier), $f:[0,\infty)\to [0,\pi]$ is the ...
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Ruling out the existence of a strange polynomial II
This is a refinement of my question asked earlier, which is answered beautifully in the negative by Thomas Browning. The example he gave was geometrically reducible. Now I want to ask the same ...
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Ruling out the existence of a strange polynomial
Does there exist a polynomial $f \in \mathbb{Z}[x,y]$ such that
$$\displaystyle f(a,b) > 0 \text{ for all } a,b \in \mathbb{Z}$$
and
$$\displaystyle \liminf_{(x,y) \in \mathbb{R}^2} f(x,y) = -\...
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For which Sheaf topoi is Brouwer's fan theorem true?
Brouwer's fan theorem is the standard result that the Cantor space is compact, or equivalently that the Cantor space viewed as a locale is spatial. Since it is a compactness result for a countable ...
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On existence of a concave function
Let $a$ be a strictly positive $C^\infty$ smooth function on the unit interval. Does there exist a strictly positive $C^\infty$ smooth function $f$ on $I$ such that
$$ f’’(x) \leq 0\quad \text{and} \...
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Property of sets of positive Lebesgue measure in $\mathbb{R}^2$
Let $P\subset \mathbb{R}^2$ be a set of positive Lebesgue measure. Is it always true that a suitable rotation and translation of $P$ always contains a set of the form $\{re^{i\theta}:r\in E, \theta\...
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Inequality with decreasing rearrangement and non-decreasing function
This question is a continuation of the question here.
Let $f^{*}$ be the usual decreasing rearrangement function of a measurable function $f$ on a measure space $(X, \mu)$. Let $1<p<n$ and set $$...
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The $9$th tetration of $-\sqrt2$
Let $^na$ denote the $n$th tetration of $a$, so that $^0a=1$ and
$$^{n+1}a=a^{^na}$$
for $n=0,1,\dots$. (For complex $x$ and $y$, here we use the definition $x^y:=e^{y\ln x}$, where $\ln$ is the ...
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Degree four polynomials with no real roots
Consider a degree four polynomial
$$
f = a_4x^4 + a_3x^3 + a_2x^2 + a_1x+ a_0 \in \mathbb{R}[x]
$$
with real coefficients. The discriminant $\Delta_f$ of $f$ is a homogeneous polynomials of degree six ...
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Status of the fundamental theorem of algebra for the locale of real numbers
In constructive mathematics without any choice at all, it is well known that the fundamental theorem of algebra cannot be proven for the Dedekind real numbers. On the other hand, Wim Ruitenberg showed ...
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Second derivative of the logarithm of the modified Bessel function of the first kind
This question makes sense entirely without the probabilistic perspective, but let us quickly describe how it arises in our setting. Let $X,X’$ denote two i.i.d. random variables having the ...
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Inequality with decreasing rearrangement function
Let $f^{*}$ be the usual decreasing rearrangement function of a measurable function $f$ on a measure space $(X, \mu)$. Let $1<p<n$ and set $$p'=\frac{pn}{n-p}.$$ Also, let $g$ be a positive ...
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Comparison of solutions of Hamilton–Jacobi equations with different initial conditions
Consider a Hamilton–Jacobi equation:
$$u_{t} + f(u_{x}) = 0 \quad (x,t) \in \mathbb{R}\times [0,+\infty)$$
with two possible initial conditions $u(x,0) = g_{i}(x)$ for $x \in \mathbb{R}$ and $i=1,2$. ...
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What is the optimal asymptotic behavior of this integral over the sphere?
Let $k_{1},\dots, k_{d}>1$ be integers and consider the integral
$$J_{\lambda }=\int_{\mathbb{S}^{d-1}}e^{-\lambda \left(x^{2k_{1}}_{1}+\dots+ x^{2k_{d}}_{d}\right)} d\sigma(x)$$
where $d\sigma$ ...
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Calculation of solid angle for rectangle in 6DOF [closed]
I am an undergrad trying to understand and use solid angle calculations:
I have a point source in R3 space (x_source, y_source, z_source) and a rectangle with given center (x_center, y_center, ...
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On partial absolute continuity
$\newcommand\B{\mathscr B}\newcommand\A{\mathscr A}\newcommand\si{\sigma}$Let $I:=[0,1]$, and let $\B$ and $\B^2$ denote the Borel $\si$-algebras over $I$ and $I^2$, respectively. Let $\A$ stand for ...
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Baire class $1$ functions and Baire's characterization theorem
Kechris in his Classical Descriptive Set Theory book gives the following definition (Definition 24.1) and characterization (Theorem 24.15) of Baire class $1$ functions:
Definition. Let $X,Y$ be ...
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Does there exist a continuous function $f(x)$ such that $f(0)=0$ and $0<\lim_{n\to\infty}\prod_{k=1}^n f(k/n)<\infty$?
Does there exist a continuous function $f(x)$ such that $f(0)=0$ and $0<\lim\limits_{n\to\infty}\prod\limits_{k=1}^n f(\frac{k}{n})<\infty$ ?
I do not see any reason why such a function could ...
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The field structure on the locale of real numbers
It is well known how to derive the field operations from the construction of the real numbers as the Dedekind completion of the rational numbers and as the Cauchy completion of the rational numbers; ...
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Quantitative analytic continuation estimate for functions small except on a small set
This question arises as a variation of this question, which was helpfully answered in the negative. It turns out that for my application, a substantially weaker conjecture suffices, which fails to be ...
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Reference request: "Tangent relation" in metric spaces
Let $X,Y$ be metric spaces. Let $f,g : X \to Y$ be two maps and $x_0 \in X$. Let us say that $f$ and $g$ are tangent at $x_0$ if the following condition is satisfied: For every $\epsilon > 0$ there ...
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Prescribed class of measurable sets
Let $X\neq\emptyset$ and let $\mu:P(X)\to[0,\infty]$ be an outer measure. Recall that, a set $A\subseteq X$ is $\mu$-measurable if
$$
\mu(B)=\mu(A\cap B)+\mu(B\setminus A), \text{ for all }B\subseteq ...
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Weakest theory over which "all sets are measurable" has consistency strength?
Some convention: $\textrm{DC}$ stands for axiom of dependent choice, $\text{LM}$ stands for the statement "all subsets of $\mathbb{R}$ are Lebesgue measurable", $\textrm{IC}$ for "there ...
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Sets and their characteristic functions
There are some nice connections between properties of sets and properties of their characteristic functions.
For instance:
a set $C\subset \mathbb{R}$ is closed (resp. open) IFF the characteristic ...
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Smooth extension of functions at corners
Let $\mathbb{B}_1(0)\subseteq\mathbb{R}^n$ be the ball of radius $1$ in the Euclidean space, $n>1$. Suppose we have a cylinder $C=[0,1]\times \mathbb{B}_1(0)$ and suppose we are given smooth ...
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Entire function with almost periodic boundary condition?
Let $v_1 =\lambda_1 \zeta_1$ and $v_2 = \lambda_2 \zeta_2$ with $\zeta_1 = \frac{4\pi i\omega}{3}$ and $\zeta_2 = \frac{4\pi i\omega^2}{3}$ where $\omega = e^{2\pi i/3}$ is the third root of unity and ...
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Is there an analytic non-linear function that maps rational numbers to rational numbers and it maps irrational numbers to irrational numbers?
Consider a function $h$ defined on real numbers, which is not of the form $kx+b$ i.e. a linear function. If $h$ maps rational numbers to rational numbers and it maps irrational numbers to irrational ...
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Construction of the Lipschitz function with a given Lipschitz constant, given two values and with small Lipschitz norm
Let the function $f\colon [a,b] \to\mathbb{C}$ be Lipschitz and let $|f(a)| \geq c,$ $|f(b)| = c$ and $\varepsilon > 0.$
It is easy to see that if $\|f\|_{\infty}< \frac{\varepsilon}{2} =: \...
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General version of Weyl's lemma
The classical Weyl's lemma say, suppose $u \in L^1_{loc}(\Omega)$ satisfies
$$\int_{\Omega}u \Delta \phi dx=0\ \ \forall \phi\in C_c^{\infty}(\Omega),$$
then $u$ is harmonic in $\Omega.$ What I want ...
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Construction of the Lipschitz function with a given Lipschitz constant and given two values
Let the function $f\colon [a,b] \to\mathbb{C}$ be Lipschitz and let $|f(a)| \geq c$ and $|f(b)| = c$. Is there a Lipschitz function $g$ such that $|g| \geq c,$ $g(a)=f(a),$ $ g(b)=f(b)$ and Lipschitz ...
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Quantitative analytic continuation estimate for a function small on a set of positive measure
The following conjecture about analytic functions arose as a way to show the asymptotic growth for certain PDE solutions. As I am unfamiliar with any results of this type, I thought I'd ask here.
In ...
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Continuity of a reaching time of a submanifold
Let $\mathcal{O}$ be a bounded open subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$ $(n\geq 1)$ and $v\in\mathcal{C}^1(\mathcal{O},\mathbb{R}^n)$. For $x_0\in\mathcal{O}$, let $\big(x(t)\big)_{t\geq 0}$ be the solution of
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Bounds on zeros of rational function
Let $(x_n)_{n=1}^N$ be a sequence taking values in $[1,2]$ with the property that
$x_1<x_2<...<x_N$ and $$\frac1N \gtrsim \vert x_j-x_{j-1} \vert \gtrsim \frac1N.$$
We then define a function
$...
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Discontinuous functions without removable discontinuities
A function $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ has a removable discontinuity at a given real $x$ in case the left and right limits are equal but not to the function value, i.e. $f(x+)=f(x-)$ but $f(x)...
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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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