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04:01
for a (pseudo)riemannian manifold you have the one that in local coordinates looks like: $\sqrt{|\det(g)|}dx^{1} \wedge \cdots \wedge dx^{n}$ which is like, a natural one to prefer, and it comes from the metric $g$
to use notation and not just words: for a general smooth manifold, if $\omega$ is a volume form, you really have no reason to prefer $\omega$ vs $f \cdot \omega$ where $f \in C^{\infty}(M), f > 0$.
I don't understand why that is true - why would I not prefer $f=1$ everywhere?
$\omega_1=2\omega_2$, $\omega_2=\frac 12 \omega_1$
which one of them is preferable?
^exactly what Semi is pointing out
one is a rescaling of the other, and vice versa
an important point i glossed over: things need to be orientable for any of this to make sense, otherwise there wont be any volume forms lol
but like the point is that, if you have a volume form, then you have literally infinitely many volume forms, so if you're just working with a smooth manifold with no extra structure, then they're all equally good
04:13
if the manifold has finite volume then you presumably could scale so that $\int \omega = 1$
that strikes me as kind of weird but i guess it's fine
i imagine there's cases where something like that is sensible. but the fact is that it's a choice
Sorry guys, I still don't get it :(. But I'm starting to think this is a consequence of manifolds not really being coordinate based?
it strikes me as weird cuz im from Riemann land where the volume is a thing that actually matters i guess @Semi
@John i'm not really sure what you mean by "coordinate based"
04:29
I thought maybe it had something to do with being able to choose a different atlas/map, but nope I see that doesn't really change the value of an integral on a manifold.
@John do you at least see why there are many volume forms?
Not really, I don't know what it is :(.
Yeah nevermind, I'm too new to this stuff and barely know what a manifold is, I'll get it later on.
yeah maybe familiarize yourself more with the basics first
I'll remember "you can scale it" and "there's infinitely many volume forms" and try to get it later. Thanks for helping, and sorry that it was a bit of waste xD.
04:51
@EricSilva I think this is more-or-less the kind of example I had in mind: math.stackexchange.com/questions/1637831/…
funny thing is, the place where I've seen integral differential forms be of interest was in cases involving a Kahler manifold
so riemannian to begin with
the terminology is so unfortunate
(something something geometric quantization.)
my attempts to understand geometric quantization can basically be summed up as
im too tired to read this lol
05:27
Hey
Hey guys, I have a quick question as an intermediary step to a problem I am trying to solve. I am not quite sure what E(E(Y|X)|X) evaluates to. Is this object just equal to E(Y|X)?
Can someone help me with this question?
Suppose that 30% of all students drive to school, 50% take the bus, and 20% walk. Of those who drive, 20% are usually late for their first class of the day. Of those who take the bus, 10% are usually late for their first class of the day. Of those who walk, 15% are usually late for their first class of the day. What is probability that a randomly selected student is regularly late for their first class?
05:51
@Shea have you tried asking a question on the main site? If you do, I can answer it for you
I figured it out it's all good
user84215
06:02
THIS USER WANTS THE AUTHORITIES TO UNFREEZE AND UNDELETE THIS ROOM AND THIS ROOM, RESPECTIVELY, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
user84215
06:14
@mixedmath ^
and of course "this user" is yourself
06:32
Hey everyone!
Fun puzzle I found recently if anyone wants to try it out with me
I've got about half of it down
It's proving that if $p$ is a prime and $p^t \mid \dbinom{n}{k}$, then $p^t \le n$
$$\begin{array}{rcl}
\displaystyle \int_{B(i)} \frac{\cos^2(z)}{1+z^2}\ \mathrm dz
&=& \displaystyle 2i\pi \lim_{z \to i} (z-i) \frac{\cos^2(z)}{1+z^2} \\
&=& \displaystyle 2i\pi \lim_{z \to i} \frac{\cos^2(z)}{z+i} \\
&=& \displaystyle 2i\pi \frac{\cos^2(i)}{2i} \\
&=& \displaystyle \pi \cosh^2(1) \\
\end{array}$$
am I doing it wrong?
@Daminark equivalent to there's no prime power greater than $n$ that divides $\dbinom n k$
Yup
I'm guessing you induct on $t$, since it's clear that if a prime divides it, then it has to divide some number between $n-k+1$ and $n$
What'd be funny is if there's a group theory way of doing it
@Daminark nah, it's more combinatorical
Something like, a p-group cannot have a faithful action on the set of subsets of a smaller set
count the multiplicity of the prime in $P^n_k$ and then in $k!$
@Daminark oooh that might be good
06:39
...Well.... that surprising amount of traffic in mathworks due to the set theory construction does somehow turned that room into more like the vision of mathematics workshop, which is not what I originally intended
but anyway, this is not the most important thing
The most important thing right now is that we might need to fall back on logic before dealing with set theory, but these will be dealt with later. I am still trying to comphend the latest batch of messages
It seems trying to explore infinity is more difficult than I thought
the group action of $S_n$ on $\dbinom n k$ is transitive, and the stabilizer of each element is of order $k! (n-k)!$
[I'm obviously treating $\dbinom n k$ as a set here]
Presumably the set $\{1,\ldots,\dbinom{n}{k}\}$, yeah?
no, the set of subsets with k elements of n letters
Okay having toyed around with things a bit more I've come to the conclusion that there's no good way to ignore the denominator
Unless we can play the $\dbinom{n}{k} = \dbinom{n-1}{k} + \dbinom{n-1}{k-1}$
If $p^t$ fails to divide one of them, it will fail to divide either, and... maybe we can conclude that $p\mid n$?
06:56
$S_4$ has a $2$-subgroup of order $8$...
what is it
Yup that'd force it since $p\mid \dbinom{n}{k} = n\dbinom{n-1}{k}$
So if $p^t \nmid \dbinom{n-1}{k-1}$, then $p\mid n$
$\dbinom n k = \dfrac n {n-k} \dbinom {n-1} k$
Ah fuck
Okay I mean $p\mid \frac{n}{n-k}$ so in particular $p\mid n$
So we're still okay
This might actually be beneficial
$|S_4| = 24 = 2^3 \times 3$
It has either 1 or 3 Sylow 2-subgroups
This is true
07:02
$\langle (1,2,3,4),(1,3) \rangle$ is the only 2-subgroup of $S_4$ according to groupprops
but the problem is I can't guarantee $p$-subgroups of $S_n$ in general to be normal
If a subgroup is unique of a given order, then it is normal
(And if it's Sylow, those two conditions are equivalent)
yes, but it only so happens for $S_4$ that there is just one $2$-subgroup
Well what exactly are you trying to do?
I don't really know
if it's normal then I can consider the group structure of the quotient
Anyway I'm gonna sleep on my problem
07:10
@Daminark what a strange place to sleep on
07:33
$$\begin{array}{rcl}
\displaystyle \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \frac{\cos^2(x)}{1+x^2} \ \mathrm dx
&=& \displaystyle \frac12 \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \frac{1+\cos(2x)}{1+x^2} \ \mathrm dx \\
&=& \displaystyle \frac12 \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \frac{1}{1+x^2} \ \mathrm dx + \frac12 \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \frac{\cos(2x)}{1+x^2} \ \mathrm dx \\
&=& \displaystyle \frac12 (\arctan(x))_{-\infty}^{\infty} + \frac12 \Re \left[\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \frac{\exp(2ix)}{1+x^2} \ \mathrm dx\right] \\
&=& \displaystyle \frac12\pi + \frac12 \Re \left[\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \frac{\exp(2iz)}{1+z^2} \ \mathrm dz
How can I argue that the contribution from the last integral vanishes?
Good morning ;)
Do you guys know if f(x):=1/x is consideres a one to one, where x is a set of all real numbers.
@DanielGuldbergAaes it isn't even defined
@LeakyNun sry but you lost mere there..... what do you mean by it isn't defined?
08:06
what is f(0)?
@user52932 yes, E(E(Y|X)|X) = E(Y|X). One reason would be that E(Y|X) is already measurable with respect to the sigma algebra generated by X
@le
@LeakyNun
\[
f(x)
\left \{
\begin{tabular}{ccc}
1/x if x \neq 0 \\
0 if x = 0 \\
3 & 3 & -8
\end{tabular}
\right \}
\]
@user52932 another proof would follow from the tower property
Mysterious urge to share this; “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.”
― George Orwell, 1984
08:26
2+2=5
universe implodes
That's quick maffs
You just broke all the laws of physics and the universe ceased to exist, therefore reality isn't real and it was just figments of our minds before you declared that 2+2=5.
therefore, the universe still exists because the fact that the universe ceased to exist is a figment of our minds as described by the reasoning above
08:48
hi guys
what can I use to view formulas in the chat?
read upper right corner
ah ok
latex in chat xD
haven't seen it
test $a_k \to 0$
ok
@DanielGuldbergAaes yes it is injective
09:13
[Chemistry] More complicated molecule sent. Now to wait for a bit, thus have some time to do some maths
If this run has no problem, then the first batch can be sent without worries
@LeakyNun Consider $|\int_{0}^{\pi} \frac {\exp(2iRe^{i \theta})}{1+ Re^{i \theta}} iRe^{i \theta} d\theta| $
$\le \int_{0}^{\pi} \frac {|\exp(2iRe^{i \theta})|}{|1+ Re^{i \theta}|} |iRe^{i \theta} d\theta|$
Since $\sin \theta \ge \frac {2 \theta}{\pi}$ for $ 0 \le \theta \le \frac {\pi}2$,
$|\int_{0}^{\pi} \frac {\exp(2iRe^{i \theta})}{1+ Re^{i \theta}} iRe^{i \theta} d\theta| \le$
$\frac {2R}{R^2 -1} \int_{0}^{\frac {\pi}2} e^{-2R \sin \theta} d\theta \le$
$\frac {2R}{R^2 -1} \int_{0}^{\frac {\pi}2} e^{-2R \frac {2\theta}{\pi}}=$
$\frac {2R}{R^2 -1} \frac {\pi}{2R} (1-e^{-R})$. Now apply limit $R \to \infty$.
lol
09:29
@LeakyNun I just forgot to add square in the denominator for the term $(Re^{i \theta})$ in first 2-3 steps. In the last 3 steps, it is there.
 
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10:50
when trying to solve an ordinary linear differential equation, why is it when deriving the integrating factor we assume the equation is a non-exact one and apply the formula to make it exact? help, please.
11:03
If the ODE is exact, then the integrating factor will be just 1
@Secret yeah, I understand what you said, but I don't understand what does it have to do with treating Linear ODEs as if it were nonexact in order to derive the formula for the integrating factor?
11:28
The formula given to you is expected to make any linear ODE exact. Therefore, we assume all linear ODEs are inexact, use that formula. If the ODE is exact, it gives 1 as the integrating factor, if it is inexact, then the formula will find the integrating factor for you
11:42
@Secret Right! So this integrating factor that I get (which happens to be the same as the one that I can find by inspection) would make the equation exact. Then this means that I could also solve it as if it were an exact equation?
12:14
Hi!
The following question is for people with a good experience writing proofs by contradiction, maybe teachers that also have to correct them.
Do you usually explicitly state at the end of proofs by contradiction something as follows "(But/and) this is a contradiction"?
It is common to have the word "contradiction" to appear somewhere in a proof by contradiction, followed by the conclusion
@EricSilva I always understand the Riemannian volume form using Gram's formula
12:32
[Random]
I wonder what will an inverse relation of the thomae function be like...
should probably be more than just multiplying each element by their reciprocals
Would someone mind taking a look at this question? math.stackexchange.com/questions/2459538/…
I already received one response but I am not entirely pleased with it.
@MohamedZiad yes, once you multiplied by the integrating factor, the resulting ODE becomes exact and thus methods for exact ODE can be used
12:53
Hi @Daminark
13:25
@Secret Thanks for clarifying things! However; I have one last question, (I think this is where my ignorance kicks in but ..) could the ODE then have 2 solutions?
The maximum number of independent solution an ODE can have depends on its degree. Therefore an ODE with 2nd derivative can have at most two independent solutions
@Secret Oh, I only mean ones with first derivatives only. If I apply the method of solving exact eqns I should get the solution of a constant function right? which is different from the solution from solving it as a linear ode?
Nope, the solution of both the exact and linear ODE will be a function or relation of x. It does not seemed that apparent for exact ODE because the function is expressed in the form f(x,y)
13:41
In computer science, confluence is a property of rewriting systems, describing which terms in such a system can be rewritten in more than one way, to yield the same result. This article describes the properties in the most abstract setting of an abstract rewriting system. == Motivating examples == The usual rules of elementary arithmetic form an abstract rewriting system. For example, the expression (11 + 9) × (2 + 4) can be evaluated starting either at the left or at the right parentheses; however, in both cases the same result is obtained eventually. This suggests that the arithmetic rewriting...
I frequently use confluence diagrams in algebra proofs
because it is more visual
@Mathmore thanks
Would someone mind taking a look at this question?
https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/2459538/linearly-independent-sets-in-abelian-groups
I already received one response but I am not entirely pleased with it.
14:00
Hi
@LeakyNun Welcome.
Hmm... type theory is more flexible than set theory in terms of constructing new things, but not as much when it comes to simplifying terms and defining function
I think I need to dig some introductory material on it and see how to use it in constructing infinite objects
I am stuck with this:
>Let $F$ be an ordered field.
Suppose $S$ is a subset of $F$ and $y$ an element of $F$, and let $T = \{s+y | s∈S\}$. If $S$
has a least upper bound, sup $S$, then $T$ also has a least upper bound, namely $(\sup S)+ y$. <P> Deduce from this that if $x$ is a nonzero element of $F$ and we let $S = \{nx : n\text{ is an integer}\}$, then S
has no least upper bound.
Please somebody help!
@Silent which part?
you just need to use definitions
@LeakyNun, I don't know how to deduce that $S = \{nx : n\text{ is an integer}\}$ has no supermum from sup({s+y : s∈S}) = (sup S)+ y
14:15
if it has, then so would S+x
but S+x = S
so sup(S) + x = sup(S)
x=0
contradiction
@LeakyNun Aha! But S+x = S
@LeakyNun, thank you very much :)
@Secret HoTT supposedly will be a great basis for algebraic topology
Since it implies we won't need to work in the category of CGWF spaces.
14:32
@Secret So far so good! now correct me If am wrong, please. When solving it as an exact ode the solution is a function in terms of x and y (which is dependent on x), hence resulting in a constant function. But solving as a linear ode the solution gives the function in terms of just x?
14:54
yup, they are still functions of x so they give the same type of solutions. For the exact ODE, the solution look like a constant function simply because it is f(x,y(x)) which for some of these f, you can rearrange such that only y is on the LHS
@Secret
thank you so much!
15:09
can there be a set of sets S such that every pair of sets in S is disjoint but $\bigcap S \ne \varnothing$?
15:21
yes, {0}
did you mean {{0}}
Hi @anon, haven't seen you around in a while.
ah, yes, {{0}}
Ordinal question: Is it possible to construct $\omega_1$ and prove that $\alpha < \omega_1$ where $\alpha$ countable ordinal in any set theory?
Related question: Is hartog's number predicative?
@LeakyNun Hello
@anon Hi
can any explain why is this a duplicate? math.stackexchange.com/questions/2460291/…
15:27
hello
anon :D
i got some abstract algebra question that i need help with
ok
how is G/N naturally isomorphic to the image of G under f in H
What's your new avatar? @Balarka
provided we have a homomorphism from f from G to H
15:30
and N is the kernel of f?
that's the first isomorphism theorem no?
yes N is kernel
well the thing is the book states that 2 sections before the iso theorems
the map gN->f(g) is a well-defined isomorphism
@AlessandroCodenotti It's a scene from Yuri Norshteyn's "Tale of Tales" :)
so if we have N is normal subgroup of G , we can find a group H and a homomorphism pi : G---> H such that ker (pi ) = N
15:32
yes, H=G/N and pi(g)=gN
I see. I was expecting Tarkovsky
@anon can you put it in better words? like i think i understand what it sais but not sure I got it right
put what in better words?
@Alessandro Norshteyn's animations are the closest to Tarkovskian style in the world of animation. "Tale of Tales" is based off of the style in "Mirrors", I believe.
the relation between a homomorphism from G--> H and the quotient groups from G to other groups @anon
15:36
@KasmirKhaan maybe you can think about it better
instead of relying on our spoonfeeding
@LeakyNun I dont ask before trying
If $f:G\to H$ is a homomorphism with kernel $N$, then $N$ is normal and the map $gN\to f(g)$ is a well-defined group isomorphism $G/N\to f(G)$, where $f(G)$ is a subgroup of $H$. Also, if $N$ is any normal subgroup of $G$, then there is an onto group homomorphism $G\to G/N$ with kernel $N$ given by $g\to gN$.
this is the first time i take a course that i have absolute no previous knowledge of
@anon that makes sense thanks anon :)
I got one last question about the preimage
I am skeptical your book expects you to know the first isomorphism theorem before it states it. I would guess it either is saying that for a specific example or is conversationally giving a sneak peak of a fact it will explain pages later.
ok
phi : G--> H is a hom , let E be a subgroup of H , i need to prove that phi inverse (E) is a subgroup of G
Let me show u what i tried=p
@anon the book is by dummit and foot , page 83, its avaible online , stated that before the iso theorems
since E is a subgroup of H , E is not empty
let x and y belong to E
the element of E are of the form phi (- )
x = phi ( a) and y = phi ( b) where a,b are in G
phi^-1 ( xy ) = ab
because phi is a hom so is phi inverse
correct me if am wrong, what this exercice trying to say is that, if we take a subgroup of the image of a homomorphism
then its preimage is also a subgroup of G
15:44
(i) why does E being a subgroup of H imply E is not empty? (checking you know why.)
(ii) phi needn't be one-to-one, so you can't treat phi^-1 like a function
in particular, phi^-1(xy)=ab makes no sense if phi has no inverse
ah makes sense =p
well for i)
(iii) you also haven't explained why a and b are any elements of the preimage. you started with two elements of E; you should be starting with two elements of the preimage.
well for i ) the identity of G maps to identity of H
since this is a hom
Hi, is there any book on the historical development of Laplace transform (or Fourier transform), it is widely used in Electrical Engineering and I want to get a intuition on how/why it Works and what was the motivation for its development. Appreciate any help.
E being a subgroup of H , means that E has at least the idenity of H
15:47
yes
if we would draw this , just to make sure i understand the notion of a preimage
G----> H
E subgroup of H
then phi ^-1
would take elements of E and send them back to G
the preimage of E under phi
will be a subset of G
phi^-1(E) is notation that means the set of all elements in G that are mapped into E by phi. that doesn't mean there exists a map phi^-1 from E to the preimage though.
Yes i see why my argument was wrong
hmm need to argue in a different way
well i havent used that the map is a homorphism , and i knew something were wrong from the start
call the preimage D
pick two elements a,b of D
show ab^-1 is in D
(one-step subgroup test)
a,b being in D means phi(a)=x and phi(b)=y for some x,y in E
since E is a group...
yes that part i know , but what comfuses me is that without using that phi^-1 makes sense
i cant use that f^-1 (f(a) f(b) ) = f^-1 ( f(ab) ) = ab
15:52
you're trying to verify ab^-1 is in D right? what does it mean to be in D? it means gets mapped to an element of E by phi. you don't have to use an inverse map, you use phi itself.
i change phi to f here
to verify ab^-1 gets mapped to an element of E, consider what phi(ab^-1) must be in light of the fact phi is a homomorphism
so if i got this right
D is a subset of G
we pick two elements of D , a and b
phi (a) and phi (b) are in E by definition
i need to show that phi ( ab^-1) is also an element of D
i feel like we have to send G-->H --> G , but the way you did it was G-->G
you need to show ab^-1 is also an element of D, which means showing phi(ab^-1) is an element of E
ahhh
got it =p
now when i think about it , it makes more sense that way, easiar than working backwards from E -->D
@anon but what i can be sure of is that phi (a) phi (b) ^-1 are in H
15:57
you mean how can you be sure?
phi(a) is in E, phi(b) is in E, and E is a subgroup...
i mean phi (a) phi (b) ^-1 are in H , does not garantee that they are in E
or what is it am missing
32 secs ago, by anon
phi(a) is in E, phi(b) is in E, and E is a subgroup...
okay =p i was thinking of something else
we defined those to be in E to begin with
so makes sense
we assumed a,b were in D, which by definition means phi(a),phi(b) are in E
the way i thought of it at first, we take D subset of G , then we take their image under phi
Yes :) thanks Anon :D
too many new concepts with abstract algebra , am going crazy
like why do we need the notion of a preimage
16:01
haha
preimage is a purely set-theoretic concept
the fact the preimage is a subgroup is the abstract algebra fact
even without any group structure, you can talk about equivalence relations, surjections, and set partitions all being the same thing. also, have to leave now so bye.
hmm I think with more examples ill get the hang of it :D
@anon okay thanks again ! bye :)
16:23
Gilbert has a music service subscription where he pays (dollar sign) 10 monthly to listen to anything but has to pay an additional $1 per song he wishes to download and keep.
The function is $C(s) = s + 10$ where $C$ is the monthly cost, $s$ is any additional song bought. Describe how the average rate of change in his monthly cost changes as the number of songs he buys increases.

Is this a trick question? The rate of change clearly does not change. Unless they mixed up the wrong function with the wrong question.?
oh lol fail
Gilbert has a music service subscription where he pays \$10 monthly to listen to anything but has to pay an additional \$1 per song he wishes to download and keep.The function is $C(s) = s + 10$ where $C$ is the monthly cost, $s$ is any additional song bought. Describe how the average rate of change in his monthly cost changes as the number of songs he buys increases
16:38
@KasmirKhaan is doing everything too quick
which is not your fault
and I don’t see any way to fix the situation
@LeakyNun I dont really have the time to think about everything , thats y i ask , i dont want to ask ofc, i want to solve problems on my own, but the rate we doing things on this course is very fast that one just cant spend hours on unsolved problem because then would miss alot
we starting with ideals and rings next week then we have exam
like we did group theory , sylow , group actions, and ring field nd ideals and many something else , all topics are new and too many new concepts
this is the first algebra course itake too, i understand that you feel that I ask because am lazy , but thats is not true , and i cant prove to you otherwise so =p
I appritiated and still appriciate your help ofc @LeakyNun
@KasmirKhaan prove that any group of order 255 is abelian
255 = 3 x 5 x 17
and hence cyclic
well this can be solved using sylow but I am not 100 % get how to use it atm
still doing chapter 3
just make any progress
isomorphism theorems
16:44
the destination is not the point
the journey is the point
if you look at the end goal too much you won’t achieve anything
tell me everything you know about G a group of order 255
well we proved some stuff about groups of order 30 and 60 that they are simple
but i really did not have the time to do more than being in the lecture
I planned to go though that between today and monday
next lecture is on tuesday so i think i can catch up
I ll think about it and come back to you with something =p
 
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18:48
Hi @Ted, @Eric
hi @BalarkaSen
Let S be a hamel basis
what is the outer measure of S?
19:16
@Balarka what is Gram's formula
It says if you have a $k$-dimensional parallelpiped in $\Bbb R^n$, spanned by vectors $v_1, \cdots, v_k$, then the volume of that thing is determinant of the $k \times k$ matrix with entries $\langle v_i, v_j \rangle$.
oh i didnt know it had a name lol
I learnt it from Ted
i always just called it the volume formula
aha
Well, I missed a square root
19:18
ya ya
welp i gotta go to the geometric analysis seminar

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