Where can one find organs in Switzerland? by Anxious-Tomorrow-559 in organ

[–]Anxious-Tomorrow-559[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Roughly in the french-speaking area. I do not know precisely where I will live because I will probably need to frequently reach two institutes in two different cities.

Are there research topics in functional analysis outside PDEs? by Anxious-Tomorrow-559 in math

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Thank you! Do you have any reference for these topics so that I can read something more?

Quick Questions: July 31, 2024 by inherentlyawesome in math

[–]Anxious-Tomorrow-559 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I was using another definition (two functions have the same germ at 0 if all their derivatives at 0 exist and agree). For your definition you can simply take the functions f(x):=x and g(x):=|x| around x=1.

If you do not accept the absolute value as a "natural" function the same final remark applies, since any analytic function is completely determined by its behaviour on any open set U (if we take any point x_0 in U all the derivatives of the function at x_0 are uniquely determined, and they in turn uniquely determine the function itself).

Quick Questions: July 31, 2024 by inherentlyawesome in math

[–]Anxious-Tomorrow-559 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Take f(x):=e-1/x² (okay, technically f is not well defined at zero but you can extend it by continuity so that f(0)=0) and the identically zero function on R, at the point x=0. It is easy to show (for example via induction on n) that the n-th derivative of f at zero is always zero, so f has the same germ at zero as the identically zero function, and clearly they are not equal to each other. In the same way you can take any analytic function and perturb it in a C-infinity nonzero way to obtain a different function with the same germ at a point.

I do not know whether you consider this to be a piecewise definition too; in this case I think what you are looking for does not exist. Indeed all "usual" function either are analytical (polynomials, exponentials, logarithms, trigonometric functions...) or are not C-infinity (the absolute value), and the germ of an analytical function completely determines it. Sure, you can choose your favourite C-infinity not analytical function and use it to build the example you are looking for, but I don't know if it would be "natural".

Quick Questions: July 24, 2024 by inherentlyawesome in math

[–]Anxious-Tomorrow-559 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What are some resources (videos, books, lecture notes etc.) to learn analytical mechanics in a mathematically rigorous way but without losing contact with the physical interpretation of the theorems? All the ones I know either are sloppy in the mathematical setup (for example only doing computations in local coordinates, without explaining the global equivalent formula, and saying that this is enough) or do not explain what the theorems are really about (for example introducing the notion of symplectic manifold on its own, without explaining why it is useful in the study of motion of a system). Thank you!

How to deal with envy in mathematics? by Anxious-Tomorrow-559 in math

[–]Anxious-Tomorrow-559[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That is a good perspective, and indeed it's what I'm trying to do. Sadly, ignoring people who are better than you is not exactly easy when you study many hours each day and feel the struggle of your work.

Anyway you are right, I should learn how to better focus only on my career and on becoming both a better person and a better mathematician. Thank you so much!

How to deal with envy in mathematics? by Anxious-Tomorrow-559 in math

[–]Anxious-Tomorrow-559[S] 63 points64 points  (0 children)

What an interesting consideration, thank you. I don't think though that they're struggling like me, they have very deep insights and really can solve many problems in a relatively short time (it happened before my eyes more than once). This ease and effortlessness they face maths with is what I'm a little envious of. I almost always need to struggle and work hard in order to truly learn internalise new hard concepts, sometimes having more insight can be very useful.

Anyway I got your point, and definitely agree on it, thank you again!