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Let $M$ be a smooth closed manifold, and let $g_0$ be a Riemannian metric on $M$. Let $U$ be a neighbourhood of $p \in M$, and suppose that we are given a metric $g$ on $U$, which satisfies $\| g-g_ …

Let $g:[0,\infty] \to [0,\infty]$ be a smooth strictly increasing function satisfying $g(0)=0$ and $g^{(k)}(0)=0$ for every natural $k$. Is $\sqrt g$ is infinitely (right) differentiable at $x=0$? …

While solving a problem in calculus of variations, I came to the following question: Let $A,B$ be two real $2 \times 2$ matrices with positive determinants, and suppose that $\operatorname{rank}(A-B)= …

It is well known that $\mathbb{R}^2\ncong \mathbb{R}$. It is also known that $\mathbb{Q}^2\cong \mathbb{Q}$. It is a corollary to Sierpiński's theorem which states that every countable metric space wi …

Let $1 \le p <2$ be a parameter. Consider the equation $$ \frac{2^{p/2} (1-\sqrt{s})^p-1}{\sqrt{s}}=-2^{p/2-1}p(1-\sqrt{s})^{p-1}. \tag{1} $$ I am rather certain that for each $1 \le p <2$, there is u …

Let $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$ be an open bounded domain with a smooth boundary. Fix $1<p<n$. Let $A \in W^{1,p}(\Omega;\text{End}(\mathbb{R}^n)) \cap C(\Omega;\text{End}(\mathbb{R}^n))$ with $\d …

This is a cross-post. Let $U \subseteq \mathbb R^n$ be an open subset, and let $f:U \to \mathbb R$ be smooth. Suppose that $x \in U$ is a strict local minimum point of $f$. Let $df^k(x):(\mathbb R^n)^ …

I am not sure if this is exactly research-level, but I am struggling to find a proof for the following claim: Let $F:[0,\infty) \to [0,\infty)$ be a $C^2$ strictly convex function. Let $\lambda_n \in …

Let $\mathbb{D}^2=\{ x \in \mathbb{R}^2 \, | \, |x| \le 1\}$ be the closed unit disk, and set $$\begin{equation*} A(x,y)=\left( \begin{array}{cc} x & -y \\ y & x \end{array} \right) \end{equation*}. …

Let $s(\theta), b(\theta)$ be two smooth non-constant real-valued functions on $\mathbb{S}^1$, and assume that $s$ never vanishes. Does there exist a map $h:(0,1) \times \mathbb{S}^1 \to \mathbb{S}^1$ …

While analyzing a variational problem, I came to the following question: Let $\mathbb D^n \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$ be the closed $n$-dimensional unit ball, and let $f: \mathbb D^n \to \mathbb{R}^n$ …

Let $V$ be a compactly-supported vector field on $\mathbb{R}^2$, whose zeros inside some open neighbourhood of the closed unit disk $\mathbb{D}^2$ are isolated. Does there exist a sequence of vec …

Let $\mathbb{D}^2$ be the closed two-dimensional unit disk, and let $g:\mathbb{D}^2 \to \mathbb{R}$ be a non-constant harmonic function (smooth up to the boundary). Does there exist a sequence of …

While working on a variational problem I have reached to the following question: Let $f:(0,\infty) \to [0,\infty)$ be a $C^1$ function satisfying $f(1)=0$. Suppose that $f(x)$ is strictly increasing …

I am looking for a reference for the following claim: Let $\phi:\mathbb (a,b) \to \mathbb R$ be a continuous function, and let $c \in (a,b)$ be fixed. Suppose that "$\phi$ is convex at $c$". i.e. for …