Questions tagged [real-analysis]
Real-valued functions of real variable, analytic properties of functions and sequences, limits, continuity, smoothness of these.
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Hypercontractivity of two simple random variables, $E[XY]^s \le E[X^s]E[Y^s].$
For $\alpha,\beta\ge 0$, let $X\in\{1,\alpha\}$ and $Y\in\{1,\beta\}$ be two random variables such that $$XY = \begin{cases}
\alpha\beta \quad & \text{with probability} \quad p_{11}\\
\alpha \quad ...
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A variant of the optimal transport
Let $\mu$, $\nu$ and $\gamma$ be three probability measures on $\mathbb R$. Consider the optimisation problem as follows:
$$\inf_{(X,Y,Z)}~ \mathbb E\big[|Y-Z|^2\big],$$
where the inf is taken ...
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Is that correct $\mathbb R^2\cong\mathbb R$ as measurable spaces? [closed]
Is that correct $R^2\cong R$ as measurable spaces?
If we consider $R$ and $R^2$ with Borel $\sigma$-algebras, is there measurable map from $R$ to $R^2$ with measurable inverse?
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Schwartz space on $\bigcup_{n=1}^CR^n$
I have an application where I need to work with the following idea.
Let the space $\bigcup_{n=1}^C \mathbb{R}^n$ be associated with the metric $d$ such that for $x=(x_1,\cdots,x_n)$ and $y=(y_1,\cdots,...
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Can we stay invertible while approximating linear maps in Sobolev spaces?
Let $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$ be an open bounded domain with a smooth boundary. Fix $1<p<n$.
Let $A \in W^{1,p}(\Omega;\text{End}(\mathbb{R}^n)) \cap C(\Omega;\text{End}(\mathbb{R}^n))$ ...
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Cadlag and adapted (usual conditions assumed) imply progressively measurable (related to Protter's Stochastic Calculus theorem 6)
Hi maybe someone on here can help me. I have been stuck on showing this fact for several months. I asked this question in the stack exchange and it has floated around for a while but to no avail.
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Giving Uniform Bound on Differences of Sums of Converging Polynomials
The title does not quite capture the essence of the difficulty, please allow me to be more explicit here.
I thought of this question when I was trying out an open problem by Ovidiu Furdui(See problem ...
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Constant in trace theorem for balls
Consider the standard open ball $B_r:=\left\{x ; \left\lvert x \right\rvert \le R \right\}.$
The trace theorem tells us any function in $W^{k,p}(B_r)$ can be restricted to a function $W^{k-1,p}(\...
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Nonlinear maps in Riesz Thorin theorem
The Riesz Thorin theorem allows us to interpolate between $L^p$ spaces and the usual assumption is that the map $T$ is linear.
What I was wondering about is whether this is because otherwise you do ...
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Proof of Green's formula for rectifiable Jordan curves
$\newcommand{\Ga}{\Gamma}$
I am trying to find a proof of Green's formula for rectifiable Jordan curves $\Ga$ (and the corresponding interior regions $R$). There is a proof by Ridder, followed by ...
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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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Existence of Solution, System of Equations
Suppose $P(\lambda, i)$ is the probability that a Poisson random variable with average $\lambda$ is equal to $i$, i.e. $\frac{\lambda^i}{e^{\lambda}i!}$
I think the following system of equations ...
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Semigroup of differentiable functions on real line
Let $D(\mathbb R) $ be the set of all differentiable functions $f: \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$. Then obviously $D(\mathbb R)$ forms a semigroup under usual function composition. Can we characterize (up ...
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How to choose compactly supported smooth $h$ so $h^2(x)+ h^2(x-1)=1$ for all $x\in [0,1],$ and $\int_{-3/4}^{3/4} |h(x)|^2 dx =3/2$? [closed]
It is known that we may choose smooth $f:\mathbb R \to [0,1]$ such that $f(x)=1$ if $x\geq \frac{3}{4} $ and $f(x)=0$ if $x\leq -\frac{3}{4}+1.$
Define $h(x)= \sin (\frac{\pi}{2} f(x+1))$ if $x\...
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Dependency of the Wasserstein distance on the parameter: a differential perspective
Let $\mu(dx)=\sum_{i=1}^np_i\delta_{x_i}(dx)$ and $\nu(dy)=\rho(y)dy$ be two probability measures on $\mathbb R^d$. Consider the $2-$Wasserstein distance below:
$$W_2(\mu,\nu)^2 \quad := \quad \inf_{\...
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Can an injective $f: \Bbb{R}^m \to \Bbb{R}^n$ have a closed graph for $m>n$?
Question. Suppose $m>n$ are positive integers. Is there a one-to-one $f: \Bbb{R}^m \to \Bbb{R}^n$ such that the graph $\Gamma_f$ of $f$ is closed in $\Bbb{R}^{m+n}$?
Remark 1. The answer to the ...
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The Riemann hypothesis as a problem in analysis
The recent post("Long-standing conjectures in analysis ... often turn out to be false") prompted me to think about a question which I have not given much though before: to what extent the ...
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Reference request for weak solutions of an Elliptic PDE
Edit : I just learned that all weak solutions are $C^\infty$, so this question, by Willie, seems more appropriate than the current one.
I want to find weak, non trivial, continuous, solutions of $$\...
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A kind of exponential concavity for polynomials?
Is there $C > 0$ such that the inequality
$$
\prod_{n\in\mathbb{N}} p(n)^{a_n} \leq p\left(C\prod_{n\in\mathbb{N}} n^{a_n}\right)
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holds for all finitely supported sequences $(a_n)$ with $a_n\geq ...
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PDE satisfied by projection of a function onto a subspace
Given an open bounded set $D\subset \mathbb R^N$, let $f\in W^{-1,q}(D)$ and let $u$ be a Sobolev function $u\in W_0^{1,p}(D)$ such that $u$ solves the PDE
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\begin{cases}
-\Delta_p u=f\;\text{in $D$}...
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Applications of the Calderon-Zygmund theory to PDE's
I am planning to build a PDE topics course focussing on the Calderon-Zygmund theory. I know some important applications of the Calderon-Zygmund theory to elliptic PDEs, but I don't know enough to get ...
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Mathematical Evidence Backing $|\mathbb{R}|=\aleph_2$
The "true" size of the real line, $\mathbb{R}$, has been the subject of Hilbert's first problem. Due to the Goedel and Cohen's work on the inner and outer models of $\text{ZFC}$, it turned ...
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Non-separable metric probability space
Let us say a metric probability space $(X,\rho,\mu)$ has property (*) if:
the support of $\mu$ is contained in a separable subspace of $X$.
Questions:
1. Is there a standard name for this property?
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Higher Order Partial Derivatives Test
For a nonconstant analytic function $ℝ→ℝ$, a point is a local minimum iff at that point, the order of the first nonzero derivative is even and that derivative is positive. Is there an analogous test ...
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"Long-standing conjectures in analysis ... often turn out to be false"
The title is a quote from a Jim Holt article entitled, "The Riemann zeta conjecture and the laughter of the primes" (p. 47).1
His example of a "long-standing conjecture" is the Riemann hypothesis,...
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Absence of fixed points
Let $f$ be an arbitrary function in $L^2(0,\infty)$ and consider the function
$$(g_f)(y) = \frac{1}{y-x_0} \int_{0}^{\infty} f(x) \frac{xy}{(x^2+y^2+1)} \ dx$$
where $x_0$ is an arbitrary but fixed ...
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Computing minimum / maximum of strange two variable funcion
I want to compute $$\max_{\frac{1}{5 \theta }\leq \alpha \leq \frac{1}{2}} \left(\frac{\alpha\log (\alpha)}{1-\alpha} + \log \left( 1 - \alpha\right) + \frac{1}{1-\alpha} \cdot \left( f\left(\frac{...
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Dirichlet problem for capillary equation over convex domain
Let $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^2$ be a bounded convex domain with piecewise smooth boundary.
Let $\phi :\partial \Omega \to \mathbb R$ be a continuous function.
Let $L$ be a quasilinear elliptic ...
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Differential equation changing sign almost everywhere
Conjecture: Let $f:\mathbb{R}→\mathbb{R}$ be an everywhere differentiable function and assume that $f(x)+f′(x)∈ \{-1,1\}$ almost everywhere and $f'(0)=0$. Then is $f$ necessarily a constant function?
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Function square-integrable
Let $f$ be an arbitrary function in $L^2(0,\infty)$ and consider the function
$$(g_f)(y) = \frac{1}{y-x_0} \int_{0}^{\infty} f(x) \left(\frac{xy}{(x^2+y^2+1)}\right)^2 \ dx$$
where $x_0$ is an ...
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Uniqueness of solution depending on constant?
I am a physicist and I am aware that this forum is for professional mathematical questions, but please be not too hard on my notation.
I encountered the following integral equation for functions $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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Generalizations of Pedal Coordinates
I recently "stumbled upon" the article
Pedal coordinates, Dark Kepler and other force problems by Petr Blaschke from 2017; further search about Pedal Coordinates didn't bring up any other ...
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A generalization of Chebyshev's sum inequality
From some my previous questions here and here and well-known rearrangement inequality. I pose an inequality as follows and I am looking for the proof or a reference.
Inequality: Let $y=f(x,y)$ is ...
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Estimation of the integral $\int_a^b e^{2\pi i f(x)} dx $
Let $f$ be a $C^2$ real-valued function on the interval $[a,b]$. Suppose that $f'(x)$ is monotone on $[a,b]$ and there is $\lambda>0$ such that
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\min_{x\in [a,b]} |f'(x)|>\lambda
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It is ...
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Existence of an antiderivative function on an arbitrary subset of $\mathbb{R}$
Let $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ be continuous at $x$ for every $x\in I$ where $I\subset \mathbb R$ could be arbitrary. Does there always exist a function $F:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ differentiable ...
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Do functions exist and are they dense? Or does it depend on the basis?
Consider an orthonormal basis $(\varphi_n)_{n \in \mathbb N}$ of $L^2(\mathbb R).$
We consider the functionals $\Phi_n$ given by $$ C^b(\mathbb R) \ni f \mapsto \left\langle \varphi_n, f \varphi_{n+1}...
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Number theory on Banach space $L^2(\mathbb R)$ meets linear independence?
Consider an orthonormal basis $(\varphi_k)$ of $L^2(\mathbb R)$ with Lebesgue measure.
I came along a nice number theoretic question in analysis:
Write $$f_k(x):=\int_{\left\lvert y \right\rvert \...
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An equation in Gamma function has at most (n-1) positive solutions
I have to prove some result. And for that, I need to prove this new problem.
To prove,
$c_{1}\Gamma(z+b_{1})+c_{2}\Gamma(z+b_{2})+\ldots+c_{n}\Gamma(z+b_{n})=0$
has at most $(n-1)$ real positive ...
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Function and distance on bounded set [closed]
Does there exist a bounded set $A \subset \mathbb{R}^ n$ (for some $n$) and a function $f:A\to A$ (not necessarily onto) such that $\forall x,y \in A$ then $\|x-y\| < \|f(x)-f(y)\|$?
If such a ...
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Reference request: A collection of topologies on $\mathbb{N}$ formed via series
First, some quick notation: for any series $\sum_{n=1}^\infty a_n$ whose terms are positive real numbers, and for any subset $M = \{m_1, m_2,...\} \subseteq \mathbb{N}$, we write $\sum_M a_n$ to mean ...
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Conditions to obtain a real logarithm of a unitary unimodular complex matrix?
The problem statement is the following:
$$U=\exp\{iV\}$$
where $U$ is a unitary unimodular matrix of the following form:
$$U=\begin{bmatrix}u_1+iu_2&u_3+iu_4\\-u_3+iu_4&u_1-iu_2\end{bmatrix}...
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Relative boundedness of the adjoint
Let $X$ be a separable Banach space and $T_1:D(T_1) \subset X \rightarrow X$ and $T_2:D(T_2) \subset X \rightarrow X$ two closed operators with $D(T_2)\subset D(T_1)$ and $D(T_2^*) \subset D(T_1^*).$
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Sum of a terms in a divergent series taken along indices the sum of whose reciprocal diverges. Can the sum converge?
Let $\{x_n\}_{n=1}^{\infty}$ be a monotone decreasing sequence of positive real numbers such that $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} x_n$ diverges. Also let $\{k_n\}_{n=1}^{\infty}$ be a strictly increasing ...
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On the values of an entire function
Let $0<q<1$ and consider the entire function $f(z)=\displaystyle \sum_{k=0}^\infty q^{k^2}z^k$. For $a>1,$ denote $m_j=f(a^j),\; j=0,1,2,\dots.$
Question: Does there exist an entire function ...
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Does there exist a Lebesgue nonmeasurable set $E$ in $\mathbb{R}$ satisfies that $E\cap A$ is a Borel null set for every Borel null set $A$?
Let $\mathcal{B}_{\mathbb{R}}$ be the Borel $\sigma$-algebra on $\mathbb{R}$ and $\mu_L$ be the Lebesgue measure on $\mathbb{R}$.
Define a new $\sigma$-algebra $\mathcal{B}_0$ as follows:
$$\mathcal{...
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Description of (completely) bounded operator
I am somewhat a beginner in the field of operator algebras and was wondering about the following:
Let $T$ be a linear map between the space of bounded operators $B(H)$ on some Hilbert space and $S$ a ...
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An inequality on length of two curves [closed]
I am looking for a proof, reference, comment of an inequality as follows:
If $f(x)$ and $g(x)$ be two continuous derivative funcions in interval $[a, b]$. Such that:
$f(a)=g(a)$ and $f(b)=g(b)$
$(...
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Is $f(x)$ is more curvature than $g(x)$ then length of $f(x)$ seem longer than length of $g(x)$?
In my obsevation:
If $f(x)$ and $g(x)$ be two continuous funcions, and they have derivative and second derivative are also continuous in interval $[a, b]$. If $f(x)$ is more curvature than $g(x)$ in ...
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Propagation of singularities and the Schrodinger equation
I always thought that the propagation of singularities theorem by Hörmander says (on $\mathbb R^n$ for a classical symbol $p(x,\xi)=\xi^2+V(x)$) that for a Schrödinger equation
$$(i \partial_t-p(x,D))...
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