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Is the exponential function the sole solution to these equations?
Let us take the exponential function $\lambda^z$ where $0 < \lambda < 1$. There are many great uniqueness conditions this holomorphic function satisfies. For example, it is the only function ...
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Proofs of the second fundamental theorem of calculus
I am referring to the following version of the theorem, in the setting of the Lebesgue integral.
Theorem Let $f: [a,b] \rightarrow \bf R$ be an everywhere differentiable function whose derivative is ...
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Kasteleyn's formula for domino tilings generalized?
It seems a marvel when a bunch of irrational numbers "conspire" to become rational, even better an integer. An elementary example is $\prod_{j=1}^n4\cos^2\left(\pi j/(2n+1)\right)=1$.
Kasteleyn's ...
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What is the mathematical characterization of sufficient statistics of a given $\sigma$-dominated probability model?
Given a probability model $\mathcal{P}=\{P_{\theta},\theta \in \Theta \}$ dominated by a $\sigma$-finite measure $\lambda$ (e.g. Lebesgue measure) on a locally compact space $\cal{X}$ along with $\...
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Approximation of monotone Sobolev functions
Let $f\in W_{loc}^{1,2}(\mathbb R^2)$ be a continuous monotone (real valued) function (monotone in the sense that the maximum and minimum of $f$ in a precompact open set are attained at the boundary)....
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Sub-multiplicative function in expectation or pointwise? [closed]
Consider the function that satisfies
$$ \mathbb{E}[f(X)f(Y)]\leq \mathbb{E}[f(XY)],$$
where $X\in\mathbb{R}$ and $Y\in\mathbb{R}$ are Gaussian random variables with mean $0$ and variance $1$, and ...
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Every $W^{1,p}$ has a representative in ACL
Let $\Omega:=(0,1)^n$ and define $ACL_i(\Omega)$ as the set of all Borel functions $u:\Omega\to\mathbb{R}$ such that
$$ t\mapsto u(x_1,\dots,x_{i-1},t,x_{i+1},\dots,x_n) $$
is $AC$ for a.e. $(x_1,\...
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level sets portrait near a critical point
Let $f:\mathbb{R}^{2}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ be a smooth ($C^{\infty}$) function and $O$ be an
isolated critical point of $f$. I am looking at the local level sets diagram
near $O$ from topological ...
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Points of continuity of a lower semicontinuous function have non empty interior
Let $X\subset \mathbb R^d$ having non empty interior and let $f:X\to\mathbb{R}$ be lower semicontinuous.
I know that the set of discontinuities of such a function is contained in a meager set, and ...
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On two functions with isodirectional gradients
Let $U\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be open and $f,g:U \to \mathbb{R}$ be two $C^1$ functions whose gradients are always in the same direction, i.e. $\forall i,j \in \left\{1,...,n\right\}$
\begin{equation}
(\...
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A possible norm on a subspace of $C^\infty([0,1])$?
I have posted the following question (with minimal differences) on MSE some days ago, without receiving a satisfactory answer, so let me try here again.
Take the vector space of infinitely ...
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Fréchet L-Spaces
According to the paper The emergence of open sets, closed sets, and limit points
in analysis and topology famous mathematician Maurice Fréchet who introduced the concept of metric spaces has also ...
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Is the number of intervals you get by slicing the closed region under a nice graph continuous from below?
Let $I$ be a closed interval in $\mathbb{R}$, and let $f:I \to \mathbb{R}$ be a bounded function, smooth except at finitely many points (piece-wise smooth). There are also only finitely many critical ...
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Interpolation functional for BV spaces?
Recently, while trying to tackle a problem, I found that it would be convenient that I could find some sort of 'interpolation theorem' for Bounded Variation Spaces. More specifically, let's define, ...
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Norm-averaging reference request
(Apology in advance for the broadness of this question) I recently came across a relatively simple application where I needed to "balance" the "spreaded-out-ness" of a function with the "peaked-ness" ...
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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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A question about Borel sets on the unit interval
It is known that each non-decreasing continuous function $\phi$ induces a $\sigma$-additive measure $d\phi$ such that $\int_0^1 f(x) d\phi(x)$ exists for every bounded real-valued Baire function $f$. ...
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Extreme derivatives in Baire class 1
In the 1994 volume of "Differentiation of Real Functions" A. Bruckner poses the following problem (p.41):
"Find necessary and sufficient conditions on a continuous function $F$ that its Dini ...
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When does this interesting sum diverge?
For $x \gt 0,$ what is the greatest $y$ such that $$\sum_ {1\le h^x \le k^y} \frac{1}{h^x k^y}= \infty ?$$
I don't know of any references or methods for this -- not even for $x=1$, for which the ...
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Does the Abel transform preserve analyticity?
Let $I=(0,1]$ and $T=\{(x,y)\in I^2;x\geq y\}$.
If functions $f:I\to\mathbb R$ and $w:T\to\mathbb R$ are analytic, is the function $A_wf:I\to\mathbb R$,
$$
A_wf(y)=\int_y^1\frac{f(x)w(x,y)}{\sqrt{x^2-...
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Monotonicity of the Hellinger integral/distance
Let $p$ and $q$ be probability densities on $\mathbb R$, with respect to the Lebesgue measure $dx$. The corresponding Hellinger integral and distance are
$H(p,q):=\int_{\mathbb R}\sqrt{pq}\,dx$ and $\...
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A logarithmic cotangent inequality
I must be a terrible googling searcher but I cannot find a reference to the following inequality:
$$ \forall_{\phi\in(0;\frac \pi 4)}\ \ln(\cot(\phi)))\, <\, \cot(2\!\cdot\!\phi) $$
I have just ...
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separable BV space for PDE's, Whats stopping us? [closed]
Consider the metric space BV(0,1) with the following metric
$$ d(u,v) = \|u-v\|_{L^1} + |TV(u)-TV(v)| $$. It is separable, compact, uniformly bounded and complete. So What is the really obvious thing ...
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An alternative to the Euler--Maclaurin formula: Approximating sums by integrals only
The Euler--MacLaurin summation formula can be written as
$$ \sum_{i=0}^{n-1} f(k)\approx \int^{n-1}_0f(x)\,dx
+ \frac{f(n-1) + f(0)}2
+
\sum_{j=1}^m\frac{B_{2j}}{(2j)!}[f^{(2j - 1)}(n-1)...
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Intermediate value for a vector-valued function
Consider a vector-valued function $f: [0,1]^n\rightarrow[0,1]^n$. Write $f(x)=\{f_1(x), ..., f_n(x)\}$ with $x\in[0,1]^n$, where the $f_i: [0,1]^n\rightarrow[0,1]$ are continuous functions with the ...
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Optimal covering with finite subcollection of open sets
This is mainly a reference request. Consider a finite collection of (let's say, for simplicity) of open balls $B_i, i = 1, 2, ..., m$ in (again, for simplicity) $\mathbb{R}^n$. I am looking for ...
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Asymptotics of the derivatives of analytic functions
Are there sources that treat questions like the following ones?
Suppose that $f\colon\mathbb{C}\to\mathbb{C}$ is an entire function such that $f(x)$ is real for all real $x$ and $f(x)\sim1/x$ as $x\...
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Hahn-Banach theorem with convex majorant
At least 99% of books on functional analysis state and prove the Hahn-Banach theorem in the following form: Let $p:X\to \mathbb R$ be sublinear on a real vector space, $L$ a subspace of $X$, and $f:L\...
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Dirichlet's approximation only using prime power as denominator
I am not sure whether this is a suitable question for MO. We know the classical version of Dirichlet's approximation theorem that if $x$ is a real number and $Q>0$ there exist $p,q\in \mathbb{Z}$ ...
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A definition of the fractional derivative
I was investigating the idea of fractional derivatives and devised the following definition. WHich definition is it equivalent to and can I have a reference for it?
$$\frac{d^n}{dx^n}f(x) = \lim_{h \...
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How to construct i.i.d. standard normal random variables on $\Omega = [0, 1]$ with the Lebesgue measure
Let $(\Omega, \mathcal{F}, \mathbb{P})$ be the unit interval with Lebesgue measure on the Borel subsets. Then we can find independent random variables $X_1, X_2, X_3, \dots$ defined on $(\Omega, \...
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Reference request: Darboux properties of real-valued set functions (measures, densities, etc.)
Fix a set $S$ and let $f: \mathcal P(S) \rightharpoonup \mathbf R$ be a real-valued partial function on the power set of $S$; denote by $\mathcal D$ the domain of $f$. We say that $f$ has:
(i) the ...
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About the generating structure of Borel field
This is a graduate-level measure theory problem. I have thought throught it and asked on math.SE but received no satisfying answer.
On P.32 of [P.Billingsley] Probability and Measure, 3ed, 1993, the ...
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Interval arithmetic with different definitions of intervals
Interval arithmetic normally deals with intervals defined as $[a,b]$ with rules like $$[a,b]+[c,d]=[a+c,b+d]$$ I am interested in interval arithmetic with different interval definitions such as $$\{a\}...
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Scaling properties of the Hölder estimate for heat equation
Lately, I have been interested in scaling properties of parabolic equations, and this question is related to an earlier one I asked about Harnack constants.
Let $Q(R) := Q(R^2,R) = B(0, R) \times [-R^...
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Monotone version of one-dimensional Whitney extension theorem
Is there a version of the Whitney extension theorem that would extend a monotone $C^\infty$ function on a compact subset of $\mathbb R$ (satisfying the usual Whitney's compatibility conditions) to a ...
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Heat equation: impact of the diffusion coefficient on the Harnack constant
Consider the heat equation
$$
u_t - div[a(x,t) \nabla u] =0,\quad (x,t) \in B(r) \times [-r^2, 0] \subset \mathbb R^{d+1}
$$
for a Hölder continuous coefficient $a(x,t)$ satisfying
$$
0<C_o \le a(x,...
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Error bounds for approximation with dyadic sums of polynomials
Are there any bounds known for approximating a genuine multidimensional polynomial function with a sum one-dimensional polynomials over the independent variables?
In the 2-dimensional case the ...
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Version of Stone Weierstrass for functions not vanishing at infinity
I am trying to see what is known about uniform density of function spaces in $C(\mathbb{R}^n)$ or $C_b(\mathbb{R}^n)$ (bounded continuous functions on $\mathbb{R}^n$). By uniform density, I mean ...
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Poincaré inequality for curl-integrable functions
Let $B=B(r)$ denote a ball of radius $r$ in $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^d$ and
$$
u_B := \frac1{|B|}\int_B u \, dx.
$$
The standard Sobolev-Poincaré inequality states that if $u \in W^{1,p}(\Omega)$, ...
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$H^s$ norm of a solution of a nonlinear Schrödinger equation
I'm reading the paper "Global existence and scattering for rough solutions of a nonlinear Schrödinger equation on $\mathbb{R}^3$ by Colliander, Keel, Staffilani, Takaoka and Tao.
They study the ...
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Henstock, Differentiation under the integral sign
Does anyone know, where I can find the proof of necessary and sufficient conditions for differentiating under the integral sign in case of Henstock integral? Here are the theorems but not all the ...
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An indicator of a planar subset as an element of a tensor product
Denote $I=(0, 1)$, and let $\mu$ be the Lebesgue measure on $I$. Does there exist a function $f$ on $I\times I$ viewed as an element of the space $L^\infty(\mu\times\mu)$ such that
$$
f^2=f
$$
(that ...
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Local version of the Hardy-Littlewood-Sobolev theorem for Riesz potentials: $\|I_\alpha(f)\|_{L^q} \le C \|f\|_{L^p}$?
Recently, I have been studying the properties of the Riesz potential
$$
I_\alpha(f)(x) = c_{d,\alpha} \int_{\mathbb R^d} \frac{f(y)}{|x-y|^{d-\alpha}} \, dy.
$$
The classical Hardy-Littlewood-Sobolev ...
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Horizontal Sobolev space on Carnot group
This question is connected with my previous: Heisenberg group: function without vertical derivative.
Here I am trying to look from another side: what is a difference between Sobolev space and ...
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Heisenberg group: function without vertical derivative
Let $\mathbb H$ be Heisenberg group with vector fields
$$
X=\partial_x - \frac12y\partial_t,\quad Y=\partial_y + \frac12x\partial_t,\quad T=\partial_t
$$
and $U\subset\mathbb H$ is an open set.
I am ...
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Reference request: Riesz potential $I_\alpha : L^{d/\alpha} \to \rm{BMO}$?
Let us denote the Riesz potential in $\mathbb R^d$ by
$$
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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Fourier coefficients of real analytic functions on an n-dimension torus
Let $(\mathbf{R}^n,\langle\;,\; \rangle)$ be the n-dimensional euclidean space endowed with the standard inner product. For a lattice $L\subseteq \mathbf{R}^n$ we let $cov(L)$ denote the covolume of $...
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Is there a compact connected Hausdorff space in which every non-empty $G_\delta$ set has non-empty interior?
Q1.
Is there a compact connected Hausdorff space (with at least two points) in which every non-empty $G_\delta$ set has non-empty interior? (Without the requirement for connectedness, every finite $...
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Proof that no differentiable space-filling curve exists
Could someone provide a reference or a sketch of a proof that no differentiable space-filling curve exists?
Or piecewise differentiable?
Must every continuous space-filling curve be nowhere ...
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