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H: If cumulative probability distributions $(F_n)_n$ converge pointwise to a continuous cdf $F$, then $(F_n)_n$ converges uniformly to $F$. I have a candidate proof for this result, but the solution given in the solution manual for this exercise seems much more complicated than mine so I wonder if I did something wron...
H: Is it possible to construct a matrix norm that uses minimum instead of maximum over a compact convex set? I'm reading a paper where the following matrix norm is used: $$ ||A||_{C, 2} = \max_{x \in C} \|Ax\|_2, $$ where A is a $d \times q $ matrix, $C$ is a compact convex set in $\mathbb{R}^q$, and $\|.\|_2$is a sta...
H: Finding $a$ such that $ \sqrt{\frac32x^2-xy+\frac32y^2}=x\cos a+y\sin a$ has at least one solution other than $(0,0)$ Find all values of the parameter $ a $ from the interval $ [0, 2 \pi) $, for which the equation $$ \sqrt{\dfrac{3}{2}x^2 - xy + \dfrac{3}{2}y^2} = x \cos a + y \sin a $$ has at least one solution $ ...
H: How to prove distance from foci on an ellipse is equal to twice the semi-major axis (for specific ellipse) Prove that for any point (x,y) on the conic, the sum of the distances to the two foci is always twice the semi-major axis. I know that this can be proven in general for all ellipses but the practice question s...
H: Let $B$ be a collection of pairwise disjoint intervals $[a_i,b_i)$ where $a_i\in\Bbb R$ and $b_i\in\Bbb Q$. Can $B$ be uncountable? In an exercise I am trying to solve the following question appeared: Let $A_i$ denote the following interval: $[a_i,b_i) \subset \mathbb R$, with $a_i \in \mathbb R$ and $b_i \in \mat...
H: Prove that a polynomial has no rational roots Let $P(x)$ be an integer polynomial whose leading coefficient is odd. Suppose that $P(0)$ and $P(1)$ are also odd. Prove that $P(x)$ has no rational roots. I have been able to prove that there are no integer roots (using the binomial theorem), and I'm stuck. AI: Let $P(...
H: Question about cardinalities of sets Let $A\cap C$ and $B\cap C$ be finite such that $\left |A\cap C \right|\ge \left |B\cap C \right|$. From this, can we conclude that $\left |\neg B\cap C \right|\ge \left |\neg A\cap C \right|$? My gut feeling tells me that we can. Either $C$ is finite or not. If $C$ is finite, t...
H: Condition in an inequality I have an inequality that is reduced to : $h(1 - 2v) \geq \frac{1-2v}{2}$ I need to find that : if $v < 1/2$, then $h \geq 1/2 $ if $v > 1/2$, then $h \leq 1/2 $ But I am only able to find that : $h(1 - 2v) \geq \frac{1-2v}{2}$ $h \geq \frac{1-2v}{(1 - 2v) 2}$ $h \geq \frac{1}{2}$ It m...
H: No simple group of order 720 In his Notes on Group Theory, 2019 edition (http://pdvpmtasgaon.edu.in/uploads/dptmaths/AnotesofGroupTheoryByMarkReeder.pdf p. 83 and ff.) Mark Reeder gives a proof of the non-existence of simple groups of order 720. P. 83, before the proof, he says : "In the former case, where $n_3(G) ...
H: How to evaluate the volume of tetrahedron bounded between coordinate planes and tangent plane? Find the volume of the tetrahedron in $\mathbb{R}^3$ bounded by the coordinate planes $x =0, y=0, z=0$, and the tangent plane at the point $(4,5,5)$ to the sphere $(x -3)^2 +(y -3)^2 +(z -3)^2 = 9$. My attempt: I started ...
H: Explicit solution to an ODE Consider the nonlinear ODE $$y'(t)=\frac{a(t)+b(t)}{a(t)b(t)}b(y(t)), \qquad y(0)=0, \qquad 0<t<1,$$ where $a,b \in C^0([0,1])$ are positive and Lipschitz. Can I find $y$ explicitly in terms of $a,b$ ? If $b(t)=b$ is constant, then obviously $y(t)=t+b\int_0^t \frac{1}{a(s)} \, ds$. What ...
H: Use of Lim Sup in proof, rather than Lim In my textbook on Advanced Probability it reads "Definition: $X_n$ converges in probability to X if for all $\epsilon >0$, $\lim_{n\rightarrow \infty} P(|X_n-X| \geq \epsilon) = 0$" Now in a lemma, we set out to prove that $X_n$ also converges in probability to $X$ if and on...
H: Finding position vector of orthocentre I wanted to know the position vector of orthocentre of a $\triangle ABC$. Given position vectors of vertices as $A(\mathbf a),\,B(\mathbf b),\,C(\mathbf c)$, can we find a general formula for orthocentre like for centroid it is $\displaystyle G\left(\frac{\mathbf{a+b+c}}{3}\ri...
H: Continuous Images of Arc Connected spaces Arc Connected: $X$ is arc connected if for any $x,y\in X$, $\exists$ homeomorphism $f:I\to X$ such that $f(0) = x, f(1) = y.$ If $g:X\to Y$ is a continuous surjective function and $X$ is arc connected, is $Y$ arc connected too? I don't think so, but haven't been able to fin...
H: If $Y\subseteq X:=\prod_{i\in I}X_i$ then there exist $Y_i\subseteq X_i$ for each $i\in I$ such that $Y=\prod_{i\in I}Y_i$ Statement If $Y\subseteq X:=\prod_{i\in I}X_i$ then there exist $Y_i\subseteq X_i$ for each $i\in I$ such that $Y=\prod_{i\in I}Y_i$. Defining $Y_i:=\pi_i[Y]$ for each $i\in I$ then clearly $Y\...
H: Dirac Measure (weak limit) I am wondering why Dirac measure is weak limit of the function? AI: because for all $\varphi \in \mathcal C_c^\infty (\mathbb R^n)$, $$\lim_{r\to 0}\int_{\mathbb R^n}\varphi (x)f_r(x)\,\mathrm d x=\varphi (0)=\left<\varphi ,\delta _0\right>.$$
H: Making sense of linear transformations under change of basis Let $T: V \rightarrow V$ be a linear transformation, where $V$ is some $n$-dimensional space. Let $A, B$ be two ordered bases for $V$. Let $T_A$ and $T_B$ represent the matrix representations of $T$ with respect to $A$ and $B$ respectively. Let $x_A$ and ...
H: Find the remainder when $(x - 1)^{100} + (x - 2)^{200}$ is divided by $x^2 - 3x + 2$ . Find the remainder when $(x - 1)^{100} + (x - 2)^{200}$ is divided by $x^2 - 3x + 2$ . What I tried: In some step I messed up with this problem and so I think I am getting my answer wrong, so please correct me. We have $x^2 - 3...
H: Given a function $f(x)$ that is define by $f(x-1)$, by knowing $f(0)$ is it possible to rewrite $f(x)$ without using $f(x-1)$ Let a function $f(x)$ that is written using the function itself. Something like Fibonacci sequence $f(x)=f(x-2)+f(x-1)$. Now given enough result of $f(x)$ (in the example of Fibonacci sequen...
H: Moving from log points to percentage points I'm trying to understand the formula to move from log points to percentage points. I know the same question has already been asked here: How to interpret the difference in log points and I can follow PaulB's answer easily until the taylor expansion, is the last step that...
H: $M^{2\times 2}(\mathbb{Z})$ has identity $e_1$, but a certain subring $R$ has another identity $e_2$ and $e_1 \notin R$. I'm a bit confused. Consider the following situation: We know $M^{2\times 2}(\mathbb{Z})$ has an identity for $\cdot$ which is $$e_1 =\begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \\ \end{pmatrix}.$$ Now cons...
H: Metric Space Question: is $H(x)$ in this neighborhood? Let the metric $d$ be defined as $$ d(f,g) =\sup_{x\in[0,1]}|f(x)-g(x)|, $$ and let $$ H(x) = \begin{cases} 0 \text{ if } x \leq \frac{1}{2}\\ 1 \text { if } x > \frac{1}{2} \end{cases}. $$ Is $f(x) = x$ in $B_\frac{1}{2}(H)$ ? My answer. No, because $$ d(H(x),...
H: Does multivariate polynomial over a finite field always have a solution (in the field)? Let $K = F_{p^e}$ be a finite field. Say I have a single polynomial $f \in K[x_1,\ldots, x_n]$ of degree $d$. Under what conditions on $n$ and $d$ can I claim that a root to $f$ always exists? In other words, do there exist poly...
H: Algorithm to generate insecure random numbers I would like an algorithm which can generate a list of random, uniformly distributed floating point numbers from a given seed, ideally also being able to specify the number of decimal places. The use case if for randomly generating datasets for education, so does not ne...
H: If $\frac{a}{b}$ is irreducible, then the quotient of the product of any $2$ factors of $a$ and any $2$ factors of $b$ are irreducible. $a,b\in \mathbb{Z}$ Factors of $a$: $a_1,a_2,...,a_n$. Factors of $b$: $b_1,b_2,...,b_m$ Prove that if $\frac{a}{b}$ is irreducible, then $\frac{a_ia_j}{b_kb_l}$ is irreducible f...
H: $6\times 6$ grid problem [Edited to be consistent with the version I proposed in an answer below, which the OP agreed contained the essence of the problem.--John Hughes] Some months ago, one friend proposed me a problem that I still do not find the solution. That is: "You have a $6\times 6$ grid ($36$ squares) with...
H: Combinatorics calculation I am trying to solve a problem and stuck at an intermediate step. Let $s_M$ be average of elements of a set $M\subset N$, $|N|=n$. Find an average of all $s_M$. I got result as : (Sum of all set elements)*(1),where (1) is given below : $$ \tag{1} {n-1 \choose 0}/1+ {n-1 \choose 1}/2+ {n-1 ...
H: a probabilistic series limit? Could anyone tell me $\lim_{n\to \infty}\frac{1}{n+1} \sum\limits_{j=0}^{n}x(j)=?$ If I am given that $x(j)=1$ with probability $p$ and $x(j)=0$ with probability $q$, $p+q=1$ Thanks for helping. AI: You cannot find the limit in general but if $x(j)$'s are indepedent then SLLN can be a...
H: Solving $\frac{dy}{dx}=\sin(10x+6y)$. Why doesn't my approach work? I do not want the solution to this question. I want to know why we cannot apply what I did. A curve through origin satisfies $\frac{dy}{dx}=\sin(10x+6y)$. Find it. My method: Let $10x+6y=t$ This gives $\frac{dt}{dx}-6\sin t=10$ Integrating factor...
H: Is this proof of $C[0,1]$ and $C[a,b]$ being isometric correct? From the book Introductory Functional Analysis with Applications-Kreyszig: Let $C[a,b]$ be the metric space of continuous, real valued functions defined on $[a,b]\subset \mathbb{R}$ with the metric $d(x,y)=\max_{t\in[a,b]}|x(t)-y(t)|$. Show that for a...
H: Solve $\sqrt[4]{x}+\sqrt[4]{x+1}=\sqrt[4]{2x+1}$ Solve $\sqrt[4]{x}+\sqrt[4]{x+1}=\sqrt[4]{2x+1}$ My attempt: Square both sides three times $$\begin{align*} 36(x^2+x)&=4(\sqrt{x^2+x})(2x+1+\sqrt{x^2+x})\\ (\sqrt{x^2+x})(35\sqrt{x^2+x}-4(2x+1))&=0 \end{align*}$$ This means $0,-1$ are solutions but I can't make sure ...
H: Probability of winning a ticket with a red dot Question: You have obtained some interesting information about the local lottery. There was a malfunction at the printer that accidentally marked a bunch of tickets with a red dot. This malfunction disproportionately affected winning lottery tickets. In total $40\%$ of...
H: Infinite product limit and estimate I came across this product series in research and need to understand and estimate it. It appears to be unbound, but what would be the law? $$\lim_{n \to \infty} \prod_{k=1}^{n}\frac1{(1 - \frac1{2k+1})}$$ Many thanks if you know the answer. AI: The first thing I would do is write...
H: If $X_n$ converges to $X$ in probability, then for $f$ continuous, then $f(X_n)$ converges in probability to $f(X)$ The following is an exercise in the book Measure Theory and Probability, by Athreya and Lahire. Let $X_n$ converge to $X$ in probability. If $f$ is continuous, then $f(X_n)$ converges in probability t...
H: Why does definition of the inverse of a matrix involves having $AB=I=BA$? So, I was reviewing the first course in Linear Algebra which I took and got curious about the reason behind defining the inverse of a matrix in the following way (from Wikipedia): In linear algebra, an $n$-by-$n$ square matrix $A$ is called ...
H: Evalution of a function where $t = x + \frac{1}{x}$ Consider a function $$y=(x^3+\frac{1}{x^3})-6(x^2+\frac{1}{x^2})+3(x+\frac{1}{x})$$ defined for real $x>0$. Letting $t=x+\frac{1}{x}$ gives: $$y=t^3-6t^2+12$$ Here it holds that $$t=x+\frac{1}{x}\geq2$$ My question is: how do I know that $t=x+\frac{1}{x}\geq2$ ?...
H: How to Find Solutions to a Multivariate Polynomial System I have a system of polynomials, where the first one is a multivariate linear polynomial, but the rest are univariate quadratic polynomials. How would I solve such a system (finding one or all solutions, or showing there are no solutions)? For example, $$17x+...
H: Some parts of the proof of downward Löwenheim–Skolem theorem I need to clarify Downward Löwenheim–Skolem theorem states that, for every signature $\sigma$ of a first order language, every infinite $\sigma$-structure $\mathscr M$ with domain $M$ and every infinite cardinal number $\kappa \ge \vert\sigma\vert$, there...
H: Integration of Sign(x) I'm currently trying to create a function for a coding project. It takes a function of the form $ax^{b}$ and integrates it up until a value $c$ beyond which the value is 0. From this I played around in desmos and came up with the following function: $$ \frac{1}{2}ax^b(1-\operatorname{sgn}(x-c...
H: derivative of multivariable recursive function Given a recursive function $$ f(x,y,z) = f(h(x),g(y,z),z) $$ I want to get the derivative of the function to $z$ $$ {d\over dz } f(x,y,z) = ? $$ My guess is $$ {d \over dz}f(x,y,z) = f'(h(x),g(y,z),z) g'(y,z) {dy \over dz} $$ But I'm not sure if I'm right, especially t...
H: Prove $\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} \frac{{(-1)}^n}{k^2} \sum_{j=0}^{\infty} \frac{{(-1)}^j}{2k+j+1}=-\frac{\pi^2}{12}\ln{2}+\pi C-\frac{33}{16} \zeta(3)$ Prove $$\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} \frac{{(-1)}^k}{k^2} \sum_{j=0}^{\infty} \frac{{(-1)}^j}{2k+j+1}=-\frac{\pi^2}{12}\ln{2}+\pi C-\frac{33}{16} \zeta(3)$$ where C is catalan's c...
H: What's meant by the number of "distinct $C^k$ differential structures" other than the amount of distinct maximal atlases? When reading the Wiki page on differential structures, I'm struck by the exceptional case of $R = 4$. However, the definition of differential structure leaves me nonplussed, as it seems to just ...
H: Why does $I(\overline{S})=I(S)$? Let $S\subset \operatorname{Spec}A$, where $A$ is a commutative ring with $1$. Define $I(S)$ to be the set of functions vanishing on $S$. In other words, $I(S)=\bigcap_{P\in S}P\subset A$. Why is it true that $I(\overline{S})=I(S)$? Here $\overline{S}$ denotes the Zariski closure of...
H: Integrate over a set $B = \left\{ (x,y) \in \Bbb R^2: 2\leq x \leq y \leq 6 \right\}$. How do I integrate over the following set? $$B = \left\{ (x,y) \in \Bbb R^2: 2\leq x \leq y \leq 6 \right\}$$ This may seem trivial but I really am not sure how to find the bounds. I thought since $x \leq y$ it would indicate an ...
H: Checking Presentations in GAP If I have the following presentation for $A_5$ $$\langle x,y,z\mid x^3 = y^3= z^3 =(xy)^2=(xz)^2= (yz)^2= 1\rangle$$ with subgroup $$ H = \left\langle {x,y} \right\rangle$$ and let GAP apply coset enumeration to my generators and relations, as with the code below, is there a command I...
H: Exercise with maximum and minimum between real numbers Let $a, b, \alpha, \beta>1$ be four real numbers. Consider $$\max\lbrace a^{-\alpha}, b^{-\beta}\rbrace.$$ I am looking for the right quantity C such that $$\max\lbrace a^{-\alpha}, b^{-\beta}\rbrace\cdot C =1.$$ I guess that it is $\min\lbrace a^{\alpha}, b^{\...
H: absolute convergence of the series, $\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{nz^{n-1}\{(1+n^{-1})^n-1\}}{(z^n-1)\{z^n-(1+n^{-1})^n\}}$ We need to prove the absolute convergence of the series, $\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{nz^{n-1}\{(1+n^{-1})^n-1\}}{(z^n-1)\{z^n-(1+n^{-1})^n\}}$. Since \begin{align*} \sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{nz^{n-1}\{(...
H: If $K$ is compact then $K\cap Y$ is compact in $Y$ too for any closed $Y\subseteq X$ Definition A subspace $K$ of a topological space $X$ is compact if every its open cover has a finite subcover. Lemma If $X$ is compact then any its closed subspace is compact too. Proof. Omitted. Theorem If $K$ is compact and close...
H: Finding the image of a matrix given two examples of transformations I was given the following question: Let $e_1=\left(\begin{matrix}1\\0\\\end{matrix}\right)$ and $e_2=\left(\begin{matrix}0\\1\\\end{matrix}\right)$, $y_1=\left(\begin{matrix}3\\5\\\end{matrix}\right)$ and $y_2=\left(\begin{matrix}-1\\8\\\end{matri...
H: How to calculate $ \int_0^\infty \exp(-\frac{a^2}{x^2}-x^2)~\mathrm{d}x $ suppose $a>0$, how to integrate: $$ \int_0^\infty e^{-a^2/x^2}e^{-x^2}~\mathrm{d}x $$ AI: In general, \begin{align} \int_{-\infty}^{\infty}f\left(x-\frac{1}{x}\right) dx &= \int_{-\infty}^{0}f\left(x-\frac{1}{x}\right) dx+ \int_{0}^{\infty}f...
H: Finding the distribution of a sequence of random variables I'm having some trouble with this problem: Let $(X_n)_{n\ge1}$ a sequence of random variables that for all ${n\ge1}$, $X_n$ follows an exponential law with parameter $1/n$. Let $Y_n = X_n - \left\lfloor X_n\right\rfloor$. $(Y_n)_{n\ge1}$ converges in distr...
H: Example of an omitted type taken from Hodges' book So when reading section 6.2 of Hodges' A shorter model theory I came across this example: Now, what does it mean precisely "by symmetry"? What is the argument he is trying to make? I tried to prove on my own that for each $s\subseteq\omega$ there exists a countabl...
H: Let $a,b \in \Bbb C$, show that $\sum_{k=0}^{n-1} |a+w^kb|=\sum_{k=0}^{n-1} |b+w^ka|$ with $w=\exp\bigg(\dfrac{2i\pi}{n}\bigg)$ Let $a,b \in \Bbb C$, and let's denote $w=\exp\bigg(\dfrac{2i\pi}{n}\bigg)$ Show that for every $n\ge 2$ $$\sum_{k=0}^{n-1} |a+w^kb|=\sum_{k=0}^{n-1} |b+w^ka|$$ $\bullet~$ My attempts: I t...
H: Under what conditions does $ \ (a+b)^{n}=a^{n}+b^{n}$ for a natural number $ n \geq 2$? Under what conditions does $ \ (a+b)^{n}=a^{n}+b^{n}$ holds for a natural number $ n \geq 2$? My attempt at solving: Using $(a+b)^2=a^2+2ab+b^2$; if $(a+b)^2=a^2+b^2$, $2ab=0$ therefore $a$ and/or $b$ must be $0$. If $a$ and/or ...
H: Difference between $\det(A) \neq 0$, the columns are linearly independent, and the rows are linearly independent? The question is such that, $A$ is an $m\times n$ matrix. $x$ is an $n$ vector, $b$ is a $m$ vector. We want the condition that ensures the existence of a solution for $$Ax=b$$ The options had, $\det(A)...
H: Finding sum of expressions involving coefficients of terms in the expansion $(1+x+x^2)^n$ We take: $$(1+x+x^2)^n=a_0+a_1x+a_2x^2+a_3x^3+\cdots+a_{2n}x^{2n}$$ and we need to find the values of the expressions: $$i)a_1+a_4+a_7+a_{10}+\cdots$$ $$ii)a_0-a_2+a_4-a_6+\cdots$$ I have solved similar expressions for eg. $$1...
H: Proof of the following equality with vectors Let $\{v_1,v_2,\dots,v_n\}$ be an orthogonal set in $V$, and let $a_1,a_2,\dots,a_n$ be scalars. Prove that $$\left\Vert \sum_{i=1}^na_iv_i \right\Vert^2=\sum_{i=1}^n|a_i|^2\Vert v_i\Vert^2$$ Here's what I've tried, but I don't know if it is correct: $$\left\Vert \sum_{i...
H: Wrong proof: in a ring $R$ such that $r^n=r$ for every $r\in R$, there are no non-trivial ideals. The claim is Let $R$ be a commutative ring with an identity element $1\not=0$ with the property that for every $r\in R$ there is an $n\geq 2$ such that $r^n=r$. Then there are no non-trivial ideals. My proof which I'...
H: Incomplete information of player’s choice in Prisoner’s Dilemma What happens if the players in a prisoner’s dilemma or stag hunt game don’t always have control over their choices? Instead of deciding to cooperate or defect the players have to draw from a deck. There are an equal number of cooperate and defect cards...
H: Conditions under which a series converges to another. In a proof I'm reading they seem to be using a claim like this: Let $(a_{s,n})_{s,n}$ and $(b_n)_n$ be sequences of real numbers. Suppose $\sum_n b_n$ converges and $\sum_n a_{s,n}$ converges for each fixed $s$. Suppose further that for fixed $n$ we have $a_{s,n...
H: show that $v_n \leq 2u_n$ let $(u_n)_{n \geq 1}, \, (v_n)_{n \geq 1}$ such that : $$\forall n\geq1, \,\,\,v_n \leq \frac{u_n}{(1-u_n)^2}$$ and $u_n \to 0$, prove that for $n$ large enough we have $v_n \leq 2u_n$. now intuitively speaking I know why this would be the case, as $(1-u_n)^2$ would be close to $1$ and th...
H: Is this proof of Bernoulli’s inequality correct? I have to prove $(1+x)^{n} >1+nx$ for $n=2,3,4.... $and $x>-1$ and $x$ isnt 0. There are a lot of proofs of this but l want to know if this one works. If not, can u show where my reasoning is weak. If $x>-1$ then $1+x>0$ Hence $ (1+x)^{n}>0$ for $n>=2$ and $x>-1$ . F...
H: Proof of $\sum_{k=1}^n \left(\frac{1}{k^2}\right)\le \:\:2-\frac{1}{n}$ Proof of $\displaystyle\sum_{k=1}^n\left(\frac{1}{k^2}\right)\le \:\:2-\frac{1}{n}$ The following proof is from a book, however, there is something that I don't quite understand for $k\geq 2$ we have: (1): $\displaystyle\frac{1}{k^2}\le \frac{...
H: Why does $V(I(S))=\overline{S}$? Let $S\subset\operatorname{Spec}A$, where $A$ is a commutative ring with $1$. I am having trouble seeing why $V(I(S))=\overline{S}$, where $\overline{S}$ is the Zariski closure of $S$. My attempt is as follows. It is not hard to see that $S\subset V(I(S))$: $V(I(S))$ is the set of a...
H: Suppose that $f$ is surjective and relation preserving. Then $\mathcal{R}$ is reflexive iff $\mathcal{S}$ is reflexive. This is a problem about relations from Proofs and Fundamentals by Ethan D. Bloch that I’m having some doubts and I would really appreciate if you could guide me. The problem starts with the follow...
H: Pathwise Connectification of Spaces For any space $X$, let $Y=X\times I$, and topologize $Y$ by defining basic neighbourhoods of $(x,y)$ as - $(x,y), y\neq0: U_{(x,y)} = \{x\}\times B_\epsilon(y)$ $(x,0): U_{(x,0)} = \{(x',z):z'\in U, 0\leq z < \epsilon_z \},$ where $U$ is a neighbourhood of $x$ in $X$, and $\eps...
H: What is the opposite of "coprime integers"? What do you call two integers that are not relatively prime? In my language, there is a clear term for that, but I can't seem to find one in English. AI: There isn't a standard term for that notion. "Integers with a nontrivial common factor" is probably the best you can d...
H: When does the inequality hold? I am trying to find a condition on $c$ such that the below inequality holds true $$ \frac{1 - e^{-st}}{st} - \frac{1}{st+c} > 0 $$ where $s$, $c$ and $t$ are greater than $0$. I tried simpyfing it and got $c > (c + st) e^{-st}$, but I am not sure what do next. AI: We have $$\frac{1 - ...
H: Integral of second-order derivative How can I perform the integration of second-order T ($\int \partial^2T=0$), so that I can arrive at equation 5.85, where T is a variable of $\xi$ and $\eta$? Here is what I get: $$ \int \partial^2T=0 $$ $$ T\partial + C = 0 $$ and I'm not sure what to do with the $T\partial$. Do...
H: $\lambda_{\max}(XDX^T)$ smaller than $\lambda_{\max}(XX^T)$? $X\in\mathbb{R}^{n\times d}$ and $D$ is a $d$-dimensional diagonal matrix. All elements on the diagonal of $D$ are in $[0,1]$. I am wondering whether the largest eigenvalue $\lambda_{\max}(XDX^T)$ of $XDX^T$ is smaller or equal to $\lambda_{\max}(XX^T)$. ...
H: Prove $A$ is dense in $C([0,1]\times[0,1])$ Given $$ A=\left\{\sum^n_{k=0}f_k(x)g_k(y) : \ n \in \mathbb{Z}^+, \ f_k, g_k\in C[0,1]\right\}. $$ I am trying to use the Stone-Weierstrass Theorem to prove that $A$ is dense in $C([0,1]\times[0,1])$. It is easy to see that $A$ is an algebra. I know $A$ vanishes nowhere...
H: $a_n$ is convergent. Let $\{a_n\}$ be a bounded sequence of real numbers and $a_{n+1}\geq a_n - 2^{-n}$. Prove that $a_n $ is convergent. My attempt: Suppose $a_n $ is not convergent then $\limsup a_n \neq \liminf a_n$. Let $\{x_n\}$ and $\{y_n\}$ converges to limsup and liminf. Then for some $x_p=a_{n_p}$ and $y...
H: Finding the volume of a rectangular prism using only surface area Three surfaces of a rectangular prism are 25 cm squared, 18 cm squared, and 8 cm squared. What is its volume? Can someone please explain how to solve the problem without using guess and check? The book where I found this problem said the answer is 60...
H: Is the summation $\sum_{i=1}^{n}\frac1{i} \binom{n}{i}$ possible? I want to compute the following sum: $$ \sum\limits_{i=1}^{n} \frac{{n\choose{i}}}{i} $$ What I have done so far: We know that $$(1+x)^n=\sum\limits_{r=0}^{n} {n\choose{r}}x^r$$ so, $$\frac{(1+x)^n-1}{x}=\sum\limits_{i=1}^{n} {{n\choose{i}}}x^{i-1}$...
H: Laurent series of $\sin(-\frac{1}{z^2})$ radii of convergence I am calculating radii of convergence of series for function: $$ f(z)=\sin(-\frac{1}{z^2}) $$ I started with Taylor expansion for $\sin$ and then inserted $-\frac{1}{z^2}$. I got: $$ -\frac{1}{z^2}+\frac{1}{3!}\frac{1}{z^6}-\frac{1}{5!}\frac{1}{z^{10}}+\...
H: why is R matrix inversion and transposition the same, but matrix Q has different inversion and transposition results $R ={\begin{bmatrix}0.9697253054707993 & 0.04804422035332832 & -0.2394255308445735\\-0.01069682073773017 & 0.9878712527451343 & 0.1549063137056192\\ 0.2439639521643922 & -0.1476554803940568&0.95847...
H: k-partite Subgraph I'm just working on a problem, but can only show, that the statement is true for $k=2$. Let $G$ be a graph with $E(G)$ edges and $k \ge 2$. Show, that there is a $k$-partite subgraph $G*$ of $G$, so that $E(G*) \ge \frac{k-1}{k} E(G)$. For $k = 2$, I solved the problem by induction over the numb...
H: Find the smallest positive real $x$ such that $\lfloor{x^2}\rfloor - x\lfloor{x}\rfloor = 6$ Problem Find the smallest positive real $x$ such that $\lfloor{x^2}\rfloor - x\lfloor{x}\rfloor = 6$. What I've done I set $m = \lfloor x \rfloor$ and $n = \{x\}$. Then I proceeded as below: $\lfloor (m+n)^2 \rfloor -(m+n)m...
H: Sheaf associated to a locally free presheaf of modules Just checking here. It is true isn't it, that the sheaf associated to a locally free presheaf of $O_X$ modules (I suppose there is an example that is not a sheaf??) over a scheme $X$ is a locally free sheaf of $O_X$ modules? If the associated sheaf is coherent ...
H: Uniform random variables question Let U and V be independent random variables, both uniformly distributed on [0, 1]. Find the probability that the quadratic equation $x^ 2 + 2Ux + V = 0$ has two real solutions. My solution: The probability of two real solutions is the probability that $4U^2 - 4V > 0$. $$ P(4U^2 - 4...
H: The set $\{P \mid d(P,A) = k\cdot d(P,B)\}$ always represents a circle. I'm trying to demonstrate that, given a real number $k$, with $k>0$ and $k\neq 1$, the set $\{P \mid d(P,A) = k\cdot d(P,B)\}$ always represents a circle. I simply gave the coordinates $A=(m,n)$, $B=(p,q)$ and $P=(x,y)$ and put into $d(P,A) = k...
H: How to divide with exponentiation? Let's say I wanted to multiply but couldn't actually use the multiply operation. I could do this: $$(a+b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2 \implies ab = \frac{(a+b)^2 - a^2 - b^2}{2} $$ Now, logically it should be possible to reverse this process, I should be able to divide two numbers without...
H: Under what conditions will the covariance matrix be identical to the correlation matrix? Under what conditions will the covariance matrix be identical to the correlation matrix? I have been looking everywhere but no webpage or book seems to answer my question. I just want to know when could this situation happen,...
H: Show $\pi$ is the orthogonal projection of $W$ iff $\|\pi(u)\| \leq \|u\|$ for all $u \in V$ Let $V$ be an inner product space and $W \subseteq V$ a finite-dimensional subspace of $V$. Let $\pi \in \mathcal L(V,V)$ a projection with $W$ as image. Show that $\pi$ is the orthogonal projection $\operatorname{pr}_W$ o...
H: Would my proof of induction be accepted in an intro Abstract Algebra Course. Self-studying and New to proofs. Hello I'm self studying and I'm also new to proofs and would like to know whether my proof is rigorous enough for a first course in Abstract Algebra. I'm asked to proof Induction of the second kind which st...
H: Let $L/K$ be a finite Galois extension and $\alpha\in L\setminus K$. Then there exists $h\in G$ with prime power order not fixing $\alpha$. Let $L/K$ be a finite Galois extension of fields and let $G=\text{Gal }L/K$. Let $\alpha\in L$ with $\alpha\notin K$. Show that there exists $h\in G$ with $h$ of prime power or...
H: Law of large numbers question Let $a, b, p \in (0, 1)$. What is the distribution of the sum of $n$ independent Bernoulli random variables with parameter $p$? By considering this sum and applying the weak law of large numbers, identify the limit $$ \lim_{n \to \infty} \sum_{r \in \mathbb{N}:an<r<bn} \binom{n}{r} p^...
H: Some Counterexamples on Connectedness There are abundant counterexamples in literature of the $2$ statements - $X$ is Path Connected $\implies$ $X$ is Locally Path Connected $X$ is Arc Connected $\implies$ $X$ is Locally Arc Connected In all of the counterexamples I've found, they hold as the space is Path/Arc Co...
H: Little $o$ notation in the proof of central limit theorem. In the proof im reading for the CLT, they seem to be using the following claim: If $h(t)=o(t^2)$ then if $$g(n)\stackrel{\text{def}}{=}h\Big(\frac{t}{\sigma\sqrt{n}}\Big)$$ we have that $g(n)=o(\frac{1}{n})$. More explicitly, I have a function $h$ that sa...
H: Can any integer be expressed as sums of powers of three? I heard a long time ago that any integer can be expressed as sums (or differences) of powers of three, using each power only once. Examples: $5=9-3-1$ $6=9-3$ $22=27-9+3+1$ etc. To my surprise, I couldn't find anything about this on the Internet. So.. Is thi...
H: Spivak's Calculus: chapter 2, problem 18(c) In Spivak's calculus book, I cannot understand the solution proposed for question (c) of problem 18 in chapter 2: Prove that $\sqrt{2}+\sqrt[3]{2}$ is irrational. Hint: Start by working out the first 6 powers of this number. Working out the powers is quite easy: $(2^\f...
H: Appropriateness of Poisson distribution for low number of trials with the probability = 0.5 of success I'm working on the following problem from Ross "A First Course in Probability" (9th edition): People enter a gambling casino at a rate of 1 every 2 minutes. (a) What is the probability that no one enters between ...
H: When evaluating the limit of $f(x, y)$ as $(x, y)$ approaches $(x_0, y_0)$, should we consider only those $(x, y)$ in the domain of $f$? When evaluating the limit of $f(x, y)$ as $(x, y)$ approaches $(x_0, y_0)$, we should or should not consider only those $(x, y)$ in the domain of $f(x, y)$ ? I am confused by diff...
H: Why there is no suspension axiom for homology ? and why there is no excision axiom for cohomology theory? Here are the axioms of reduced cohomology theory as given to me in the lecture: 1- $\tilde{H}^n(-;G): J_{*} \rightarrow Ab_{*}$ is a contravariant functor. 2- $\tilde{H}^n(X;G) \cong \tilde{H}^{n+1}(\sum X;G).$...
H: Solving for matrix system using least squares quadratic So I'm given the following coordinates below and I'm asked to set up a matrix system to solve for the least squares expressions. I have the first question right, and I have matrix A of the second question correct. I'm a little stumped on how I would find the m...
H: What does this mathematical expression mean? I am reading a natural language processing paper and I came across this expression. I don't know what it means. Especially the unif part. $$m_i \sim \operatorname{unif}\{1,n\}\text{ for } i = 1 \text{ to } k$$ AI: It means you have $k$ random variables, $m_1, m_2, \ldots...
H: Derivative of a function of two variables Let $f:\mathbb R^2\rightarrow \mathbb R $ be defined by $f(x,y)=\exp(-\frac{1}{x^2+y^2})$ if $(x,y)\neq(0,0)$ and $f(0,0)=0$. Check whether $f$ is differentiate at (0,0) or not. I have checked that $f$ is continuous at (0,0) and both partial derivatives of $f$ exists at (0,...
H: Defining derivative of powers of $x$ We know that derivative of $x^n$ is $nx^{(n-1)}$ if $n$ is an integer. My question is how do we define derivative of $x^r$ is $r$ is an irrational number. For example what is the derivative of $x^\sqrt2$ or $x^\pi$? AI: We define $x^r$ as $x^r = e^{r \log x}$ so that $$\begin{al...
H: Why does AM>GM when applied on functions gives the absolute minima. In some cases we use the relation AM>GM to find the minima for example take $f(x)=x+\frac1x$ $[x\gt 0]$ using the result AM>GM we can find the minima as $2$.It is the same minima which we get if we use the methods of derivative. But why do we get ...
H: Can a non-inner automorphism map every subgroup to its conjugate? Let $G$ be a finite non-cyclic group. Can a non-inner automorphism map every subgroup to its conjugate? Namely, can there be a non-inner automorphism $\alpha$ that, for every $H\le G$, there exists some $g$ in $G$ such that $\alpha(H)=H^g$? AI: Yes, ...