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Also convergence Dec. 28th, 2009 @ 07:37 pm
[info]llyrfish, posting in [info]mathematics
This is, surprisingly, rather like futurebird's post immediately below. I'd like to prove or disprove that if f_n is a sequence of functions in L^2[0,1] whose 2-norm goes to zero, then f_n(x) goes to zero for almost all x. I seem to remember that there's a counterexample, but I can't remember what, in fact, it is. Ideas, hints or blatant solutions? Thanks!

Convergence Dec. 28th, 2009 @ 11:35 am
[info]futurebird, posting in [info]mathematics
I'm trying to better understand convergence so I made upa problem for myself based on an example from class. I want to know if I'm answering my own questions correctly.

Define a sequence of functions fn(x) = 1 if x is in {r1, r2, ... , rn} and 0 otherwise. Where r1, r2, ... , rn are the first n rational numbers in some enumeration of all rational numbers. fn converges pointwise to the dirichlet function. But, can we say anything else about how fn --> f?

Uniform Convergence
Given e > 0 is there an N such that when n > N |fn - f | < e for all x? No. Just let e=.5 we cal alays find an x value where |fn - f | = 1. That is, a rational number that has not yet been listed by the time we reach n.

Convergence in Measure
Yes. The measure of the set where f and fn are not the same is *always* 0.

Almost Uniform Convergence
Yes. If we let A, the set of measure less the any e where uniform convergence fails be Q, the rationals I think we have almost uniform convergence. since m{Q}=0 < e for all e > 0.

Convergence in LP
Yes, the Lp norm of the fn and f is always 0 anyway.

Dec. 26th, 2009 @ 10:21 am
[info]masaccio, posting in [info]composers_forum
Долго искалось, и наконец-то нашлось слово
для oпределения русского неомoдернизма:
АНТИХУДОЖЕСТВЕННАЯ САМОДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТЬ.
(или -модерьмизм-...)

Dec. 25th, 2009 @ 05:41 pm
[info]masaccio, posting in [info]composers_forum

Фернандо де Лука - сучасний италійський композитор-історицист та клавесиніст:
БОСТОНСЬКІ ЖЕРТВИ ТА ВТЕЧА ПОЛЯ РЕВЕРА
Виконує автор.


How do you learn a new math subject beyond your specialty? Dec. 25th, 2009 @ 11:35 pm
[info]mathphysicist, posting in [info]math_research
Poll #1503463 How do you learn a new math subfield beyond your specialty?
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 30

How do you learn a new subject beyond your subfield? (Note that you can choose multiple answers)

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Ask a colleague who works in the relevant subfield for the basics and the references
12 (40.0%)

Look into Wikipedia (or another encyclopaedia, for that matter) and then follow the references and the links found there
21 (70.0%)

Pick up several books on the subject and go for a bout of reading until you "see the light"
16 (53.3%)

Pick a single book or paper and dig through it until you begin to understand it
3 (10.0%)

Other (please leave a comment with details below)
1 (3.3%)



The results of the poll are here.

Set theoretical fun (yes, this is how I'm spending my christmas morning...) Dec. 25th, 2009 @ 10:25 am
[info]the_s3ntinel, posting in [info]mathematics
So I'm reading Kanamori's book "The Higher Infinite" and a statement he deems to be too obvious to merit proof is giving me a bit of trouble. LJ perhaps isn't as busy as it used to be a few years ago, and considering that set theory is rather esoteric even within mathematics, I'm perhaps being a bit optimistic to post this here, but still, if you don't try you'll never know...

The statement in question is Lemma 11.8 (a).
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[info]theljstaff, posting in [info]news

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LaTeX continued fractions Dec. 20th, 2009 @ 04:24 pm
[info]derralf, posting in [info]mathematics
In LaTeX, is there way to define a custom continued fraction formula \mycfrac{an}{bn} with a single continuous zickzack fraction line?

I am not quite satisfied with this code

\textnormal{\LARGE K}_{n=1}^\infty \frac{\left.a_n\right|}{\left|b_n\right.}

which gives me

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