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The proof of van der Corput inequality

$\newcommand{\lrp}[1]{\left(#1\right)}$$\newcommand{\lrmod}[1]{\left|#1\right|}$I am trying to understand the proof of the van der Corput inequality given in Lemma 1 of this blog entry due to Tao. We...

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How to prove $(1-\sum_{i=1}^{n}a^3_{i})^{1/3}\cdot...

let $a_{1},a_{2},\cdots,a_{n},b_{1},b_{2},\cdots,b_{n}$ be postive numbers, and such$$\sum_{i=1}^{n}a^2_{i}\le 1,\sum_{i=1}^{n}b^2_{i}\le 1$$ show...

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Maximum Norm of random vectors

I'm trying to solve problem 3.13(a) from Vershynin’s High Dimensional Probability 2nd Edition, but am stuck on a part. Here is the question:(a) Let $X_1,\ldots,X_N \in \mathbb{R}^n$ be random vectors,...

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Where can I find the paper by Guy Robin?

\begin{equation}\sigma(n) < e^\gamma n \log \log n\end{equation}In 1984 Guy Robin proved that the inequality is true for all n ≥ 5,041 if and only if the Riemann hypothesis is true (Robin 1984).The...

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Why is this true: $\|x\|_1 \le \sqrt n \cdot \|x\|_2$?

Stuck, help please, I am really new to this.I opened the 2-norm and multiplied by $n$, then I am thinking to square both sides.The problem is that I do not know how to open $(x_1 + x_2 + ... +...

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(Dis)Prove $\sum_{i=1}^n\sum_{j=1}^n{(|x_{i}-x_{j}|-|y_{i}-y_{j}|)^2}\geq 4$

Let $n\ge 4$ and two vectors $x$ and $y$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$ that satisfy$\sum_{i=1}^{n}{x_{i}^2}=\sum_{i=1}^{n}{y_i}^2=1$$\sum_{i=1}^{n}{x_{i} y_i}=0$$\sum_{i=1}^{n}{x_{i}}=\sum_{i=1}^{n}{y_i}=0$With...

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Prove $\int_{\Bbb R_+} \frac{1}{1+x} a(x) \mathrm dx > 0$ given $\int_{\Bbb...

For a function $a(x)$ that is defined for $x \in \Bbb R_+$ and satisfies $\int_{\Bbb R_+} a(x) dx = 0$, is it possible to prove that $\int_{\Bbb R_+} \frac{1}{1+x} a(x) \mathrm dx > 0$ if we know...

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How to lower bound $\tau$ based on the expression of $H$?

Let $A=\{a_{ij}\}_{1\le i,j\le n}$ be an $n$ by $n$ normalized symmetric Gaussian random matrix with $E[a_{ij}]=0$ and $E[a_{ij}^2]=1/n$. Ordering its eigenvalues by $\lambda_1\le \lambda_2\le \cdots...

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An inequality for $J_n(b,c,d,e)$ under $be=r^2cd$, where $1

Let $n\in\mathbb Z_{\ge12}$, $h_n(x)=x^n(1-n\ln x)$ for $0<x\le1$, and $h_n(0)=0$. For $0\le s\le1$, let $H_n(s)=\max_{0\le a\le1-s}\{h_n(a+s)-h_n(a)\}$.For $b,c,d,e\ge0$ with $b+c\le1$ and...

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Is $A_{n+2}^2>A_nA_{n+4}$?

Let $g(t)=\cosh t\ln(2\cosh t)-t\sinh t$. For $n\ge2$, consider$$A_n=\frac{\sqrt n}{2^n}\sum_{k=1}^{n-1}\frac{n!}{k!(n-k)!}g\left(\left(k-\frac n2\right)\ln2\right).$$My conjecture is...

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An asymptotic formula for $c_n^*/b_n^*$

Let $g(t)=\cosh t\ln(2\cosh t)-t\sinh t$ and $J_n(b,c)=(bc)^{n/2}\sum_{k=1}^{n-1}\frac{n!}{k!(n-k)!}g\left((k-n/2)\ln(b/c)\right)$. For $n\ge7$,...

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Conjecture $ \sum _{i=1}^{n-1}\lfloor \frac{i^2}{n}\rfloor \ge...

Let $n \in \mathbb {N^*}$ and $$S_n = \sum_{k=1}^{n-1} (k^2 \bmod n)$$with the first values 0, 1, 2, 2, 10, 13, 14, 12, 24, 45, 44, 38, 78, 77, 70, 56, 136, 129, 152, 130, 182, 209, 184, 148, 250, 325,...

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Behavior of sub-solution of differential inequality.

Let $f:[0,\infty) \to \mathbb{R}$ obey the differential inequality$$f'' - 2\alpha f'+ 2\alpha f \leq 0$$where $0 < \alpha < 2$ is some constant. If $f(0) = 0$ and $f'(0) = 1$, can I say that...

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Given $abc = 1$ for $a,b,c>0$, prove that $\sum\frac{a}{b(c+a)} \ge \frac{3}{2}$

Given $abc = 1$ for $a,b,c>0$, prove that$$\sum_{cyc}\frac{a}{b(c+a)} \ge \frac{3}{2}$$I have been trying this for ages now! Beginning with Titu's lemma,$$\sum_{cyc}\frac{a}{b(c+a)} =...

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Inequality between incomplete beta and gamma functions

Let the regularized incomplete beta and gamma functions be defined as usual:\begin{equation}I_p(z,w) = \frac a {B(z,w)} \int_0^p t^{z-1} (1-t)^{w-1} \,\mathrm...

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Prove $\sqrt{a^2 + (b-c)^2} + \sqrt{b^2 + (a-c)^2} + \sqrt{c^2 + (a-b)^2} \le...

Problem Statement by Nguyen Van Hoa, dated 8 Oct 2026Let $a, b, c$ be the side lengths of a triangle. Prove that the following inequality holds:$$\sqrt{a^2 + (b-c)^2} + \sqrt{b^2 + (a-c)^2} + \sqrt{c^2...

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Conjecture on iterating $200 + x / 200$ [closed]

Conjecture 201: For every integer $x$ from $1$ to $100$, if we repeatedly apply$$f(x) = 200 + \frac{x}{200}$$exactly $100$ times, is it guaranteed that$$\operatorname{round}(f^{100}(x)) = 201?$$If so,...

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Given two positive numbers $b$ and $c$, prove $\left ( \frac{3}{b}- 1 \right...

Given two positive numbers $b,\,c$. Prove $\left ( \dfrac{3}{b}- 1 \right )(3- b)^{2}+ \left ( \dfrac{b}{c}- 1 \right )(b- c)^{2}+ (c- 1)^{3}\geqq 0$ .My problem is given a solution by user...

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Proof of Triangle Inequality for $d(g; x, y) = \big(|x-y|^4 + g\,| x \times y...

I am seeking assistance in proving that a function, denoted as $d(g; x, y)$, defined on $\mathbb{R}^2 \times \mathbb{R}^2$ and parameterized by the non-negative real number $g$, may satisfy the...

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How to find...

Disclaimer: This is repost of deleted one due to deletion of OP's account. I answered it, and I want different approach. My answer is included in this question.Question) Let $a,b,c$ be three...

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