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Are Sobolev trace spaces equal from both sides of the boundary?

Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb R^n$ be a bounded open set and $\Omega'$ the complement of its closure. Assume $\partial\Omega=\partial\Omega'$. Are the quotient spaces $W^{1,p}(\Omega)/W^{1,p}_0(\Omega)$ ...
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Can the trace be computed in any Schauder basis?

I'm cross-posting this question from Math.SE, as it didn't get much attention there. Let $H$ be a separable Hilbert space and $T \in L(H)$ a trace-class operator. It is well known that the trace of $T$...
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Can we extend c.p. normal maps on a finite von Neumann algebra $M$ to $L_0(M)_+$?

Suppose that $M$ is a von Neumann algebra with a finite, normal, faithful trace $\tau$. Let $T\colon M\to M$ be a completely positive, normal map. Can $T$ be extended to a `positively linear map' ...
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Hölder inequality inside trace

$\DeclareMathOperator\tr{tr}$Suppose we have positive semidefinite matrices $A_1, \dotsc, A_n$ and $B_1, \dotsc, B_n$ of the same dimension. Do we have a Hölder inequality for the trace of the ...
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Two Hattori-Stallings trace questions

$\DeclareMathOperator\THH{THH}\DeclareMathOperator\Perf{Perf}\DeclareMathOperator\map{map}\DeclareMathOperator\tr{tr}\DeclareMathOperator\HH{HH}\DeclareMathOperator\fib{fib}\DeclareMathOperator\id{id}\...
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Closed paths, closed trails and traces

Let $A$ be the adjacency matrix of a (non-oriented) graph $\Gamma$. Then $\textrm{Tr} A^k$ equals both the sum $\sum_i \lambda_i^k$ of $k$th powers of eigenvalues of $A$, on the one hand, and the ...
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A bounded extension operator

Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ be a bounded domain with smooth boundary $\partial\Omega$. Consider the harmonic extension operator $E :L^2(\partial \Omega) \rightarrow H^{1/2}(\Omega)$ which assigns ...
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Traces in finite extensions of integrally closed domains

$\def\fp{\mathfrak{p}}\def\fq{\mathfrak{q}}$I'm looking for a reference for the following commutative algebra fact. Let $A$ be an integrally closed integral domain, with field of fractions $K$. Let $...
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Trace Theorem for $p=\infty$

I am considering the Sobolev space $W^{1,\infty}(\Omega)$ on a bounded Lipschitz domain $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^2$. I am wondering whether the trace theorem holds in this case with constant one (...
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Dimensionality reduction preserving cyclic traces

Suppose that I have $n$ matrices $A_1, \ldots, A_n \in \mathbb{R}^{m \times m}$ with $m \gg n$. Can I find $n$ new matrices $B_1, \ldots, B_n \in \mathbb{R}^{n \times n}$ that have the same 3-way ...
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Inequalities for trace/eigenvalues of product of multiple 2x2 matrices

Consider the matrix product $\prod_i^n A_i$, where each $A_i$ is a $2\times2$ matrix having the form $A_i = \left( \begin{smallmatrix} \lambda + \alpha_i & -\beta_i \\ 1 & 0\end{smallmatrix}\...
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Why are traces an analogue to integrals?

In Poincare duality for singular cohomology, one integrates cohomology classes against a fundamental class to get a number $\int_{[M]} \omega$. In the formulation of Poincare duality in etale ...
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Probability distribution function for singular value sum of Gaussian random matrix

Let $\mathbf{X}$ be an $N \times N$ random matrix with IID Gaussian entries. They can be standard normal, but $N$ is not large: that is $N$ $<$ 6, typically. Call its singular value decomposition (...
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Faithful traces on reduced $C^*$-algebra of a measured groupoid

Let $G$ be a measured étale groupoid with quasi-invariant measure $\mu$ (that induces the reduced $C^* $-algebra, meaning it has full support) with associated equivalent measures $\nu,\nu^{-1}$. Is ...
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Different generating sets for conjugation invariants of several matrices

There is a theorem of Procesi that the ring of polynomial functions on tuples $(A_1,A_2, \dots, A_m)$ of $n \times n$ matrices, which are invariant under simultaneous conjugation, is generated by ...
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Inequalities involving traces of products of hermitian positive semidefinite matrices

$\DeclareMathOperator{\tr}{tr}$ Fix an integer $n \geq 2$. Let $A_1, \dotsc, A_n$ be hermitian positive semidefinite matrices, with each $A_i$ being $m$ by $m$. Consider the symmetric group $S_n$ on $...
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Tensor product of operator subalgebras and properties of the trace

Note that this question was already posted on MSE: https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/4290741/tensor-product-of-operator-subalgebras-and-properties-of-the-trace Let $V$ be a vector space and let ...
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For which representations of a Lie algebra is the induced trace form basic?

Let $\mathfrak{g}$ be a simple Lie algebra. Let $\rho$ be a representation of $\mathfrak{g}$ on a finite-dimensional vector space $E$. Consider now the bilinear form on $\mathfrak{g}$: \begin{equation}...
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Is the secondary Euler characteristic a categorical trace?

Context: The ordinary Euler characteristic of a complex (satisfying appropriate finiteness conditions so that all cohomology groups are finite-dimensional over some field ''k'', say, and only finitely ...
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Compatibility between the source and the boundary condition for an Helmholtz-type equation

Let $\Omega$ an open, convex, bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^3$, and let us fix also $z\in\mathbb{C}\setminus\mathbb{R}$. Given $\phi\in H^{3/2}(\partial\Omega)$, I would like to show the existence of ...
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Dixmier traces, Wodzicki residue and residues of zeta functions

Let $M$ be an $n$ dimensional closed manifold and consider an elliptic, pseudodifferential operator $P$ of order $-n$. Here are some facts which I had learned so far: 1. There exists a density defined ...
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Traces of fractional Sobolev spaces $W^{s,p}$ with $0<s<1/p$

I've stumbled upon a problem involving the trace of a function in a fractional Sobolev space of the form $W^{s,2}(H)$, where $H$ is a half-plane in $\mathbb{R}^2$. Would it be possible to define a ...
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Trace space of $\{ t^su \in L^2(0,\infty;X) \mid t^su_t \in L^2(0,\infty;Y)\}$ for $s \in (-\frac 12, \frac 12)$

Let $s \in (-\frac 12,\frac 12)$ and let $X=D(\Lambda)$ be a Hilbert space with $\Lambda$ the infinitesimal generator of a bounded semigroup of class $C^0$ in $Y$ (which is another Hilbert space), and ...
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An "almost" true inequality for Hermitian matrices

Let $A$ be an $N\times N$ Hermitian matrix. For $p+q$ even, consider the following inequality: $$\frac{1}{N}\sum_{i=1}^N (A^p)_{ii} (A^q)_{ii} \geq \Big(\frac{1}{N}\sum_{i=1}^N (A^p)_{ii} \Big) \Big(\...
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What conclusions can I derive from this family of trace inequalities?

Problem. Let $n_1,\ldots,n_s,m_1,\ldots,m_s\ge 0$ be nonnegative integers and set $m := \sum_{i=1}^s m_i$ and $n := \sum_{i=1}^s n_i$. Let $\oplus$ be an operation on matrices which stacks them in a ...
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Necessary and sufficient conditions on kernels of trace-class operators

Question: Let $K \in L^2(R^n\times R^n)$. Are "explicit" necessary and sufficient conditions known such that $K$ is the kernel of some trace-class operator $A \in TC(L^2(R^n))$? We know that ...
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Nondegenerate linear maps functorially associated to algebras

In the sequel, "$k$-algebra" means "associative unital finite dimensional $k$-algebra. Apologies for the very long exposition. If $A$ is a $k$-algebra and $s:A\to k$ is $k$-linear, we say that $s$ ...
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Equality condition for Araki–Lieb–Thirring inequality

I'd like to have the equality condition in the Araki–Lieb–Thirring inequality $$\operatorname{Tr} [(BAB)^r]\leq \operatorname{Tr} [(B^{r}A^{r}B^{r})],$$ valid for $A,B$ semidefinite positive and $r\...
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Trace of roots of unity has valuation more than 1 in uramified field

Let $F$ be a finite extension of $\mathbb{Q}_p$ (p is prime) and $K/F$ be a unramified extension of prime degree $\ell (\neq p)$. Denote $\mu_K$ be the group of roots of unity in $K.$ Does there exist ...
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What is the trace of this operator in $L^\infty$ (if this question make sense)?

Let $\Omega$ be a closed domain in $\mathbb{R}^N$, and $\lambda$ the corresponding Lebesgue measure. We define in $(L^\infty(\Omega), \Vert \cdot \Vert_\infty)$ the following operator : \begin{array}{...
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Sobolev trace theorem

Set $Q:=\Omega\times(0,T)\subset\mathbb{R}^{n+1}$, where $\Omega$ is knows as a bounded domain with smooth boundary $\partial D$. We choose any subdomain $D\subset Q$ with smooth boundary $\partial ...
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References on the partial trace

For the Hilbert space $H^N:=L((\mathbb R^{3})^N,\mathbb C)$, consider the projection operator $D: H^N\to H^N$ as follows : $$D(\Phi):=\left(\int_{(\mathbb R^{3})^N}\overline{\Psi(x_1,\ldots, x_N)}\Phi(...
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Trace map for universal bundle of Grassmannian

Let $G := G(k,V)$ denote the Grassmannian of $k$-linear subspaces in a $\mathbb{C}$-vector space $V$ of dimension $n$. Let $S$ denote the tautological bundle over $G$. There is a canonical map on ...
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How to show that the trace of a regularized Laplacian defined on two sphere with radius $h\geq 1$ is diverging logarithmically?

Let $h,m\in[1,\infty)$. I would like to verify that the following sum diverges logarithmically \begin{equation} \sum_{d=0}^{\infty} \frac{2d+1}{2h^2(1+\frac{d(d+1)}{h^2})(1+\frac{d(d+1)}{h^2m ^2})^{2}}...
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Relationship between singular values, traces and Hermitian conjugate

I am working on a following problem in my free time (which is a simplified version of a problem described here - arxiv.org/abs/0711.2613): Let $A$, $B$ be zero-trace $4 \times 4$ matrices that meet ...
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Mixed moments of traces

I've seen a host of results concerning computations for $$\mathbb{E} \left[ \operatorname{tr} A^{i_1}\cdots \operatorname{tr} A^{i_j} \,\overline{\operatorname{tr} A^{k_1} \cdots \operatorname{tr} A^{...
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Show that for all $\delta$, we have $\|u\|^2_{\Gamma}\le c_\delta(\|u\|^2_{\omega(\delta)}+\|u\|_{\omega(\delta)}\|\nabla u\|_{\omega(\delta)})$

I am reading the article On existence of weak solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations in regions with moving boundaries from Fujita and Kato and at some point they use an argument I have some trouble ...
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Is it possible to define the trace of a function over a rectifiable set?

Let $\Omega$ be a bounded open set with smooth boundary and $E$ a set of finite perimeter in $\Omega$, i.e. $$P(E;\Omega)=\left\{\int_E\text{div}\: T\:dx:T\in C^\infty_c(\Omega;\mathbb{R}^n), |T|\leq1\...
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Computational complexity of computing the trace of a matrix product under some structure

I have two problems related to computing some trace, and some (possibly suboptimal) answers. My question is about a potential more efficient algorithm for each one. (More interested in an answer to ...
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Direct solution to maximum likelihood computation problem using the derivative of multivariate Gaussian w.r.t. covariance matrix

For an application, I need to compute the maximum loglikelihood of data coming from a $d$-dimensional multivariate Gaussian random variable: $$ \textbf{x} \sim \mathcal{N}(\boldsymbol{\mu}, \Sigma) $$ ...
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Is there a vector-valued trace such that $\text{tr}((L\otimes_π\text{id}_H)T)=LT$ for all $L∈\mathfrak L(H,\mathfrak L(H))$ and $T∈H\hat\otimes_πH$?

Let $H$ be a separable $\mathbb R$-Hilbert space $L\in\mathfrak L(H,\mathfrak L(H,\mathbb R))$ $T\in\mathfrak L(H)$ be nonnegative, self-adjoint and nuclear (trace-class) Note that$^1$ $$\...
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Traces in associative algebras

Are there some books or papers about the general definition of traces: If $\mathscr{A}$ is an associative algebra over $K$ then the space of traces is the set of all linear functionals $\tau:\mathscr{...
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Trace of $u$ on bottom edge of a square if $u_x=0$ inside the square

I want to show that: Let $\Omega =(0,1)\times (0,1)$. For $u \in H^1(\Omega)$, if $u_x=0$ a.e. in $\Omega$, then the trace of $u$ on bottom edge $y=0$, i.e., $u\left|_{y=0}\right.$, is a constant. ...
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Estimate the diagonal of a Cholesky factor...?

I'm computing several hundred Cholesky factorizations of large, sparse matrices, and I'm really only doing Cholesky factorization because I need to know the diagonal elements of the Cholesky factor L. ...
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Taking trace of a tensor product of matrix-valued smooth functions on the thin diagonal

Let $V$ be a finite dimensional real / complex vector space and consider the space $L(V,V)$ of linear operators on $V$. Fix $n \in \mathbb{N}$ and let $\mathcal{M}$ be the real / complex vector space ...
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Necessary and sufficient conditions for $\mbox{trace}(A^{-1/2}e^{-tB} (AB+BA) e^{-tB}A^{-1/2}) \ge 0$ for all $t$

Let $A$ and $B$ be positive-definite matrices of the same size. For any $t \ge 0$, define $$ u(t) := \mbox{trace}(A^{-1/2}e^{-tB} (AB+BA) e^{-tB}A^{-1/2}). $$ Question. What are necessary and ...
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An inequality regarding operator concave function

Crossposted from math.SE Let $\mathbb P_n$ be the space of all $n \times n$ self-adjoint positive definite matrices. Consider the function $\varphi: \mathbb P_n \longrightarrow \mathbb R$ defined by $...
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Bound on integral of elliptic theta function

I need to prove that the following bound is true. I thought this might follow from the inversion property of the theta function, as the infinite sum in the integrand is precisely $\theta_3(0,\mathrm{e}...
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