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An important class of fractional differential and integral operators is given by the theory of fractional calculus with respect to functions, sometimes called $\Psi$-fractional calculus. The operational calculus approach has proved useful…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2020-08-11 Hafiz Muhammad Fahad , Mujeeb ur Rehman , Arran Fernandez

We present a complete classification of $\operatorname{SL}(n)$ contravariant, $C(\mathbb{R}^n\setminus\{o\})$-valued valuations on polytopes, without any additional assumptions.It extends the previous results of the second author [Int.…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2026-03-13 Zhongwen Tang , Jin Li , Gangsong Leng

For integral representations of associated Legendre functions in terms of modified Bessel functions, we establish justification for differentiation under the integral sign with respect to parameters. With this justification, derivatives for…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2015-03-17 Howard S. Cohl

We develop a resurgent approach to the problem of unique continuation of mock theta functions across their natural boundary. The starting point is the representation of the associated Mordell-Appell integrals as Laplace transforms of…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-04-24 Ovidiu Costin , Gerald V. Dunne , Ali Saraeb

We explain the exact meaning of a statement we made in a previous paper on invariants, namely that a complex-valued function of the data of the functional equation of an $L$-function is an invariant if and only if it is stable under the…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-03-17 Jerzy Kaczorowski , Alberto Perelli

For the Lie algebra $\g$ of a connected infinite-dimensional Lie group~$G$, there is a natural duality between so-called semi-equicontinuous weak-*-closed convex Ad^*(G)-invariant subsets of the dual space $\g'$ and Ad(G)-invariant lower…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2019-11-07 Karl-Hermann Neeb

This paper has three objectives. First to recall the link between the classical Legendre-Fenschel transformation and a useful isomorphism between 1-jets of functions on a vector bundle and on its dual. As a particular consequence we obtain…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Jean-Paul Dufour

Convolution admits a natural formulation as a functional operation on matrices. Motivated by the functional and entrywise calculi, this leads to a framework in which convolution defines a matrix transform that preserves positivity. Within…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-01 Javad Mashreghi , Mostafa Nasri , Prateek Kumar Vishwakarma

In this paper we demonstrate how the Legendre transform connects the statements of Noether's theorem in Hamiltonian and Lagrangian mechanics. We give precise definitions of symmetries and conserved quantities in both the Hamiltonian and…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2014-09-30 Jonathan Herman

This paper investigates general and generalized differentiation properties of the optimal value function associated with perturbed optimization problems. Fundamental results on nearly convex sets and functions in infinite-dimensional spaces…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-10-24 V. S. T. Long , B. S. Mordukhovich , N. M. Nam , L. White

The famous Hadwiger theorem classifies all rigid motion invariant continuous valuations on convex sets as linear conbinations of quermassintegrals. We prove much more general result. We classify continuous valuations which are invariant…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2016-09-07 Semyon Alesker

We have derived some new results for the Mellin transform formulas, as well as for the Gauss hypergeometric function. Also, we have found the connection between the Legendre functions of the second kind. Some of the results obtained we used…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-02-09 Vagner Jikia , Ilia Lomidze

In this paper we investigate overdetermined systems of scalar PDEs on the plane with one common characteristic, whose general solution depends on 1 function of 1 variable. We describe linearization of such systems and their integration via…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-05-30 Boris Kruglikov

An intriguing connection, based on duality symmetry, between ordinary (commutative) Born-Infeld type theory and non-commutative Maxwell type theory, is pointed out. Both discrete as well as continuous duality transformations are considered…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-26 Rabin Banerjee

Any maximal monotone operator can be characterized by a convex function. The family of such convex functions is invariant under a transformation connected with the Fenchel-Legendre conjugation. We prove that there exist a convex…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2008-03-11 B. F. Svaiter

The Witten-Dijkgraaf-Verlinde-Verlinde (WDVV) equations have a rich structure related to the theory of Frobenius manifolds, with many known families of solutions. A Legendre transformation is a symmetry of the WDVV equations, introduced by…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2024-10-31 Misha Feigin , Leo Kaminski , Ian A. B. Strachan

We apply upper and lower compensated convex transforms, which are `tight' one-sided approximations of a given function, to the extraction of fine geometric singularities from semiconvex/semiconcave functions and DC-functions in…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-10-06 Kewei Zhang , Elaine Crooks , Antonio Orlando

We study the solvability of the second boundary value problem for a class of highly singular fourth order equations of Monge-Amp\`ere type. They arise in the approximation of convex functionals subject to a convexity constraint using Abreu…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-05-05 Nam Q. Le , Bin Zhou

If a real-valued function is continuous on a real interval and it takes on two different values, then it will also take any value in between those two, by the Intermediate Value Theorem. It is not immediately clear what would be a natural…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2025-04-25 Ruben A. Martinez-Avendaño

The use of operational methods of different nature is shown to be a fairly powerful tool to study different problems regarding the theory of Legendre and Legendre-like polynomials. We show how the use of the well known integral…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2020-02-17 S. Licciardi , G. Dattoli , R. M. Pidatell