Questions tagged [reference-request]
This tag is used if a reference is needed in a paper or textbook on a specific result.
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A Near Closed-Form Expression of Strict Partition Function Inquiry [closed]
I am an independent researcher working in various fields of mathematics and sciences. I am working on a strict partition problem. I believe I have found a very fast exact solution that is a near-...
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Are the coefficients in the stationary phase approximation computed explicitly somewhere
In Stein's "Harmonic analysis" book, page 334, one can find
the asymptotic expansion
An instructive proof is given for the case $k=2$. It is clear enough to generalize to the cases $k\geq ...
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Find transseries from difference equation
I want to find a method to solve equations of the form
$f(x+1)=f(x)+g(x)$ for a given function $g$ and $f(x)=0$.
The paper here has solutions for $f(x+1)=\lambda(x)f(x)+g(x)$, which is more general ...
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Reference request for equivalent Lipschitz smoothness conditions
For an open set $Z\subseteq\mathbb{R}^n$, let $f: Z\mapsto \mathbb{R}$ be a continuously differentiable function on $Z$, and let $L>0$ be fixed. Also, suppose that (a) $f$ is nonconvex and (b) $f$ ...
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What are the Hodge and log Hodge groups of $M_{g,n}$?
I would like to know, ideally with a reference, what the Hodge and log Hodge numbers of the moduli space of stable curves $\bar M_{g, n}$ are. At the very least I'd like to know the genus zero case $g ...
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reference request: mercer expansion and kernel underlying Sobolev spaces?
Let us define the periodic Sobolev spaces, for $s > n/2$ by
$$
H_{s}([0, 1]^n) = \{f : [0, 1]^n \to \mathbb{R} :\mbox{for}~j\leq s, f^{(j)} |_{\partial[0, 1]^n} \equiv 0, ~~
\int_{[0, 1]^d} (f^{(s)...
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Bourgain-Gamburd-like theorems in the non-algebraic case
For $\mu$ a Borel probability measure on the compact group $G=\operatorname{SU}(d)$, Bourgain-Gamburd prove that the spectral radius of the associated operator on $L^2(G)$ is strictly less than one, ...
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Integral involving Legendre polynomial
In a physics problem the following integral shows up $$\int\limits_0^{2\pi}P_m(\cos{(\theta-\alpha)})\,\cos^{m+2}{(n\alpha)}\;d\alpha,$$ where $P_m$ is the Legendre polynomial and $n,m$ are integer ...
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Connectedness of deleted symmetric product
Let $X$ be a connected Hausdorff space. It is well-known that the $n$-fold symmetric product $\mathcal{F}_n(X) := \{A\subseteq X : 0<|A|\leq n\}$ is a connected space equipped with the Vietoris ...
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Stochastic analysis on nuclear Fréchet spaces
This is a reference request question, so to make it clear what I am after, I will give a quick outline of the area I am thinking in and some questions that arise.
A lot of the time in infinite-...
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Finitely presentable groups are residually finite if and only if they are universally pseudofinite
Suppose $G$ is finitely presentable. Then residual finiteness of $G$ is equivalent to $G$ satisfying the universal theory of finite groups (equivalently, to every existential statement true in $G$ ...
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On the derivative of the Bernstein polynomial
$\newcommand\Z{\Bbb Z}\newcommand\De{\Delta}$For a natural $n$ and a function $g\colon\Z\to\Bbb R$, let $B_n g$ be the corresponding Bernstein polynomial, so that
$$(B_n g)(x)=\sum_{k\in\Z} g(k)\binom ...
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Multiplicities of Galois representations in the semisimplification of the reduction of a Tate module
Let $C$ be a smooth proper curve, of genus $g$ over a number field $K$. Let $v$ be a prime of good reduction for $C$ above $p>2$, and let $T_pJ$ denote the $p$-adic Tate module of $J$, the Jacobian ...
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A question and reference about Bombieri's article continued fraction of algebraic numbers
Above the Comments in the article continued fraction of algebraic numbers, there are some words on the unboundedness/cycle of coefficients of continued fraction of algebraic numbers "Thus, ...
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Friedman's proof of covering lemma for $L$
There is a two-page proof of the covering lemma for $L$ using $\Sigma_n$ substructures (Theorem 3.10) in Sy Friedman's Fine Structure and Class Forcing, compared to the proof that spans about twenty ...
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Name for a certain type of cardinal
I'm not a set-theorist, but I hope this question is appropriate. This is just a question about names:
Fix a cardinal $\lambda$. I'd like to know if there is a name for regular cardinals $\kappa$ such ...
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Isometric path cover number of the 2 dimensional grid graph
I am looking for a proof of the fact that at least $2n/3$ isometric paths (i.e. shortest paths between the end points) are required to cover the vertices of the $n\times n$ grid graph (i.e. Cartesian ...
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If chromatic polynomials for two graphs agree, can I always find an edge such that the two deletion-contraction minors have same chromatic polynomial?
Suppose I have non-isomorphic graphs $G$ and $H$ (which have at least one edge), but such that their chromatic polynomials are the same. Can I then always find an edge $e$ in $G$ and $f$ in $H$ such ...
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reference request: product measures defined by a subsequence of measures
Suppose $\{\mu_n\}_{n\in\mathbb{N}}$ is a sequence of pairwise equivalent probability measures, each of which is defined on $\mathbb{R}$. Let $\bigotimes_n\mu_n$ be the product measure defined on $\...
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A question on generalized bases
I just came to know that it is possible to define a generalized base as an infinite sequence of natural numbers $\mathbf b=(b_1,b_2,\dots)$ where $b_i\ge 2$ for all $i$. With this definition, any $m\...
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Flag variety type Beilinson resolution
The Beilinson resolution is a locally free sheaves resolution for sheaf $\Delta_*\mathcal{O}_{\mathbb{P}}$,where $\Delta: \mathbb{P}\to \mathbb{P}\times\mathbb{P}$ is the diagonal embedding of ...
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Elkies' family of elliptic curves of rank 19
There is a widely cited fact that Elkies had found that infinitely many curves of rank 19 in 2006, in "Z^28 in E(Q), etc. Email to the number theory mailing list
at [email protected]&...
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Seeking Article "Generating random lattices according to the invariant distribution" by M. Ajtai
I am searching for a specific article titled "Generating random lattices according to the invariant distribution" authored by Ajtai. Despite being widely cited in various papers, I have been ...
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Two-parameter “$\varepsilon$-$\delta$ filtration” given a function between metric spaces
Let $X,Y$ be metric space and $f : X \to Y$ a (not necessarily continuous) function. I'm interested in the two-parameter filtration $(X_{\varepsilon, \delta})_{{\varepsilon, \delta} > 0}$ where $X_{...
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A reference for forcing projections
The idea of a projection $\pi\colon\mathbb{Q}\to\mathbb{P}$ of forcing notions is something like a combinatorial stand-in for the fact that forcing with $\mathbb{Q}$ produces a generic for $\mathbb{P}$...
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The meet of two dominant permutations in weak order of $S_n$
A permutation is called dominant if its Lehmer code is a partition, or equivalently if it avoids the pattern $132$.
I can prove that given a permutation $v\in S_n$, there is a unique dominant ...
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Does this filtration have a name?
In the context of Ethier&Kurtz Markov Processes: Characterization and Convergence (Chapter 4, equation (3.2)) as well as the two papers Martingale problems for conditional distributions of Markov ...
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Literature about formalization of "natural reasoning" in mathematical logic
In "Logic of sheaves of structures", X. Caicedo justifies the logic he introduces stating (more or less) that assertions about a point should really be understood as assertions about a ...
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What is the "weight" of an automorphic form for $\mathrm{PGL}_2$?
$\DeclareMathOperator\GL{GL}\DeclareMathOperator\PGL{PGL}$I'm trying to understand what the notion of "weight" is for automorphic forms over $\GL_2(F)$ where $F$ is some number field, in ...
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Properties of limit set for cellular automata
Is anyone familiar with results about properties of the limit set of the local rule for a cellular automaton? I haven't been able to find any good materials on the subject from an initial search, and ...
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Are there known examples like this almost official exposition of ZFC that is very weak?
Pseudo-ZFC is a theory written in the usual language of set theory, i.e. mono-sorted first order logic with equality and membership. The extra-logical axioms are:
Extensionality: $\forall x \forall y:...
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A Inequality in the paper by Kenig, Ponce and Vega
I was trying to read the appendix of the paper by Kenig, Ponce and Vega, "Well-posedness and scattering results for the generalized Korteweg-de Vries equation via the contraction principle",
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Counting points on elliptic curves
Consider the Legendre family of elliptic curves
$$E_a: y^2=x(x-1)(x-a).$$
Let $p$ be an odd prime.
QUESTION. Is the following true? If $p\equiv 3\pmod4$ then number of solutions to $E_2$
over the ...
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Isomorphic quotients of a countably infinitely-generated free abelian group
Let $F$ denote the free abelian group on countably infinite generators. I am trying to understand the relationship between normal subgroups $A$ and $B$ of $F$ with isomorphic quotients. So is there a ...
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Reference for Langlands dual homomorphisms
I am looking for a reference that explains in detail the existence of Langlands dual homomorphisms. It seems that in the literature two references are given most often. The first is Borel's article ...
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Eigenvalue analysis of $X^T (XX^T + \mathrm{Id})^{-1} X$ for $X$ iid random matrix
Consider the following quantity
$$X^T (XX^T + \mathrm{Id})^{-1} X,$$
where $X \in \mathbb{R}^{m\times n}$ is a iid random matrix with 0 mean and finite variance.
The empiric covariance matrix ${X^T X}$...
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Reference Request: Possible generalizations of the stability of $\gamma$-factors
$\DeclareMathOperator\GL{GL}$
Let $F$ be a nonarchimedean local field. Suppose $\pi, \sigma$ are irreducible admissible representations of $\GL_{n}(F)$ and $\GL_{m}(F)$ respectively, with $n \geq m$. ...
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Generalized Fuchsian-type PDE?
Consider
$$
\big(1+ t\partial_t\big) \left(\partial^3_x+ {6\over x}\partial^2_x + {6\over x^2}\partial_x\right)A(x,t)+ {t\over (1-x)^3} A(x,t)=0
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with the initial condition $A(x,0)=1$. In a small $t$...
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Frobenius pullback of an integrable connection on a quasi-projective scheme
Let $X_k$ be a smooth quasi-projective scheme over a finite field $k$. Let $X_K$ be a smooth lift of $X_k$ to characteristic $0$, and let $(X_K)^{\text{an}}$ denote the rigid analytic space associated ...
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Original proof of Lefschetz's theorem on $(1,1)$ classes
Is there a "modern" account of Lefschetz proof of his theorem about $(1,1)$ classes for projective surfaces ?
I believe that would be very interesting to understand the original arguments ...
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Some questions on derived pull-back and push-forward functors of proper birational morphism of Noetherian quasi-separated schemes
Let $f: X \to Y$ be a proper birational morphism of Noetherian quasi-separated schemes. We have the derived pull-back $Lf^*: D(QCoh(Y))\to D(QCoh(X))$ (https://stacks.math.columbia.edu/tag/06YI) and ...
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Automorphism-invariant positive linear functionals on $C*$-algebras
Let $A$ be a $C^*$-algebra. Does there exist a non-trivial positive linear functional $\nu\in A^*$ which is $\mathrm{Aut}(A)$-invariant? That is, $\nu\circ\alpha=\nu$ for all $\alpha\in\mathrm{Aut}(A)$...
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Topological entropy of semi-conjugated dynamical systems
Let $(X,T)$ and $(Y,G)$ be topological dynamical systems. If $(Y,G)$ is a factor of $(X,T)$ it is well known and easy to proof that $h(G)\le h(T)$ , where $h$ denotes the topological entropy. If the ...
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Decay estimate of moment of an SDE
We consider an SDE
$$
d X_t = b(t, X_t) \, dt + \sigma(t, X_t) \, d B_t,
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where $(B_t)$ is a $d$-dimensional Brownian motion on $\mathbb R^d$. We fix $p \in [1, \infty)$. Here $b, \sigma$ are ...
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Examples of games developed purposely to analyze players' strategies for mathematics research
Background
This question is about games that were created, developed, deployed and popularized1 by researchers because they wanted to learn more about some mathematical structure, and did so by ...
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$F$-structure implies regular singularities + unipotent local monodromy?
Let $(\mathcal{E},\nabla)$ be a vector bundle with an integrable connection on a smooth quasi-projective $K$ scheme $X$, with $K$ a $p$-adic number field of characteristic $0$. Let $F$ denote a semi-...
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A conservative extension of Peano Arithmetic
Ulrich Kohlenbach makes the following intriguing comment here:
"In the 70s S. Feferman introduced a mathematically strong system S=restricted(PA^omega)+QF-AC+mu for classical mathematics (and in ...
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Double cover the edges of a complete graph by smaller complete graphs
Suppose we have a complete graph $K_n$ on $n$ vertices. Are there any results on the ways to cover $K_n$ with $k$ copies of $K_m$, for $m<n$, such that each edge of $K_n$ is contained in exactly ...
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Proof $\pi$ is transcendental without symmetric function theory
This is a crosspost of my question from MSE from 3 weeks ago which was bountied but has received no response.
For an algebra assignment, I was asked to do a literature review and write up a proof of ...
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Isocrystal with no $F$-structure
$\DeclareMathOperator\Isoc{Isoc}$Let $X_k$ be a quasiprojective $k$ scheme, with $k$ finite, and let $X_K$ be the rigid analytic space lifting it to the fraction field of its Witt ring, which I denote ...