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Suppose you have a function $f$ in $L^1$. Now let
$$
F_s(x) = int_0^x f(t)sin( s cdot t),mathrm dt
$$

According to the Riemann-Lebesgue lemma we can tell that
$$
lim_{sto infty}F_s(x) = 0
$$

(pointwise).



Can I use that fact in order to tell that for each fixed $x$ there is an infinite set $S_x$ of values of $s(x)$ such that $F_{s(x)}(x)=0$? And is there a (more or less) explicit way to exhibit that set $S_x$?



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  • Why do you think it has some zeros $ne 0$ ? ($G(omega) = int_{-infty}^infty g(t) e^{i omega t}dt, g(t) = g(-t) in mathbb{R}, g in C^infty_c$ can have no real zeros, so that $G(omega) (sin( omega)+isin(pi omega))$ has only one real zero)
    – reuns
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  • I'm not sure to understand your comment correctly, but in your case you'll have $G(0) ne 0$ in general since $g$ is symmetric. I get $G(0) = 2 int_0^infty g(t),mathrm dt$. And why should $G$ have no other zeros?
    – frog
    Nov 8 at 8:21










  • Have you considered a function $f > 0$ that is strictly decreasing on $[0,infty)$?
    – DisintegratingByParts
    Nov 8 at 15:22










  • Yes, but I didn't find a counter-example so far. Is there something obvious I'm missing right now?
    – frog
    Nov 8 at 19:32















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Suppose you have a function $f$ in $L^1$. Now let
$$
F_s(x) = int_0^x f(t)sin( s cdot t),mathrm dt
$$

According to the Riemann-Lebesgue lemma we can tell that
$$
lim_{sto infty}F_s(x) = 0
$$

(pointwise).



Can I use that fact in order to tell that for each fixed $x$ there is an infinite set $S_x$ of values of $s(x)$ such that $F_{s(x)}(x)=0$? And is there a (more or less) explicit way to exhibit that set $S_x$?



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  • Why do you think it has some zeros $ne 0$ ? ($G(omega) = int_{-infty}^infty g(t) e^{i omega t}dt, g(t) = g(-t) in mathbb{R}, g in C^infty_c$ can have no real zeros, so that $G(omega) (sin( omega)+isin(pi omega))$ has only one real zero)
    – reuns
    Nov 7 at 20:59












  • I'm not sure to understand your comment correctly, but in your case you'll have $G(0) ne 0$ in general since $g$ is symmetric. I get $G(0) = 2 int_0^infty g(t),mathrm dt$. And why should $G$ have no other zeros?
    – frog
    Nov 8 at 8:21










  • Have you considered a function $f > 0$ that is strictly decreasing on $[0,infty)$?
    – DisintegratingByParts
    Nov 8 at 15:22










  • Yes, but I didn't find a counter-example so far. Is there something obvious I'm missing right now?
    – frog
    Nov 8 at 19:32













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Suppose you have a function $f$ in $L^1$. Now let
$$
F_s(x) = int_0^x f(t)sin( s cdot t),mathrm dt
$$

According to the Riemann-Lebesgue lemma we can tell that
$$
lim_{sto infty}F_s(x) = 0
$$

(pointwise).



Can I use that fact in order to tell that for each fixed $x$ there is an infinite set $S_x$ of values of $s(x)$ such that $F_{s(x)}(x)=0$? And is there a (more or less) explicit way to exhibit that set $S_x$?



EDIT: Fixed notation










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Suppose you have a function $f$ in $L^1$. Now let
$$
F_s(x) = int_0^x f(t)sin( s cdot t),mathrm dt
$$

According to the Riemann-Lebesgue lemma we can tell that
$$
lim_{sto infty}F_s(x) = 0
$$

(pointwise).



Can I use that fact in order to tell that for each fixed $x$ there is an infinite set $S_x$ of values of $s(x)$ such that $F_{s(x)}(x)=0$? And is there a (more or less) explicit way to exhibit that set $S_x$?



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  • Why do you think it has some zeros $ne 0$ ? ($G(omega) = int_{-infty}^infty g(t) e^{i omega t}dt, g(t) = g(-t) in mathbb{R}, g in C^infty_c$ can have no real zeros, so that $G(omega) (sin( omega)+isin(pi omega))$ has only one real zero)
    – reuns
    Nov 7 at 20:59












  • I'm not sure to understand your comment correctly, but in your case you'll have $G(0) ne 0$ in general since $g$ is symmetric. I get $G(0) = 2 int_0^infty g(t),mathrm dt$. And why should $G$ have no other zeros?
    – frog
    Nov 8 at 8:21










  • Have you considered a function $f > 0$ that is strictly decreasing on $[0,infty)$?
    – DisintegratingByParts
    Nov 8 at 15:22










  • Yes, but I didn't find a counter-example so far. Is there something obvious I'm missing right now?
    – frog
    Nov 8 at 19:32


















  • Why do you think it has some zeros $ne 0$ ? ($G(omega) = int_{-infty}^infty g(t) e^{i omega t}dt, g(t) = g(-t) in mathbb{R}, g in C^infty_c$ can have no real zeros, so that $G(omega) (sin( omega)+isin(pi omega))$ has only one real zero)
    – reuns
    Nov 7 at 20:59












  • I'm not sure to understand your comment correctly, but in your case you'll have $G(0) ne 0$ in general since $g$ is symmetric. I get $G(0) = 2 int_0^infty g(t),mathrm dt$. And why should $G$ have no other zeros?
    – frog
    Nov 8 at 8:21










  • Have you considered a function $f > 0$ that is strictly decreasing on $[0,infty)$?
    – DisintegratingByParts
    Nov 8 at 15:22










  • Yes, but I didn't find a counter-example so far. Is there something obvious I'm missing right now?
    – frog
    Nov 8 at 19:32
















Why do you think it has some zeros $ne 0$ ? ($G(omega) = int_{-infty}^infty g(t) e^{i omega t}dt, g(t) = g(-t) in mathbb{R}, g in C^infty_c$ can have no real zeros, so that $G(omega) (sin( omega)+isin(pi omega))$ has only one real zero)
– reuns
Nov 7 at 20:59






Why do you think it has some zeros $ne 0$ ? ($G(omega) = int_{-infty}^infty g(t) e^{i omega t}dt, g(t) = g(-t) in mathbb{R}, g in C^infty_c$ can have no real zeros, so that $G(omega) (sin( omega)+isin(pi omega))$ has only one real zero)
– reuns
Nov 7 at 20:59














I'm not sure to understand your comment correctly, but in your case you'll have $G(0) ne 0$ in general since $g$ is symmetric. I get $G(0) = 2 int_0^infty g(t),mathrm dt$. And why should $G$ have no other zeros?
– frog
Nov 8 at 8:21




I'm not sure to understand your comment correctly, but in your case you'll have $G(0) ne 0$ in general since $g$ is symmetric. I get $G(0) = 2 int_0^infty g(t),mathrm dt$. And why should $G$ have no other zeros?
– frog
Nov 8 at 8:21












Have you considered a function $f > 0$ that is strictly decreasing on $[0,infty)$?
– DisintegratingByParts
Nov 8 at 15:22




Have you considered a function $f > 0$ that is strictly decreasing on $[0,infty)$?
– DisintegratingByParts
Nov 8 at 15:22












Yes, but I didn't find a counter-example so far. Is there something obvious I'm missing right now?
– frog
Nov 8 at 19:32




Yes, but I didn't find a counter-example so far. Is there something obvious I'm missing right now?
– frog
Nov 8 at 19:32










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It seems that your conjecture is false.
If $f$ is a positive, decreasing function then $F_s(x)>0$ for all $x>0$:
begin{align*}
F_s(x)
&= int_0^x f(t) sin(st) mathrm dt
= int_{t=0}^x left( f(x)-int_{u=t}^x mathrm df(u) right) sin(st) mathrm dt \
&= f(x)int_{t=0}^x sin(st) mathrm dt + int_{u=0}^x left( int_{t=0}^u sin(st) mathrm dt right) big(-mathrm df(u)big) \
&= f(x)frac{1-cos(sx)}{s} + int_{u=0}^x left( frac{1-cos(su)}{s}right) big(-mathrm df(u)big)
>0.
end{align*}



A concrete example: if $f(t)=e^{-t}$ then
$$
F_s(x)
= left[ frac{-e^{-t}big(scos(sx)+sin(sx)big)}{1+s^2} right]_0^x
= frac{1-e^{-s}big(scos(sx)+sin(sx)big)}{1+s^2}>0.
$$






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  • Great, thank you. Do you have an idea for a proof (or a counterexample) in case $x$ is a zero of $f$? Is it then true that $F_s(x)$ has zeros $s$?
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It seems that your conjecture is false.
If $f$ is a positive, decreasing function then $F_s(x)>0$ for all $x>0$:
begin{align*}
F_s(x)
&= int_0^x f(t) sin(st) mathrm dt
= int_{t=0}^x left( f(x)-int_{u=t}^x mathrm df(u) right) sin(st) mathrm dt \
&= f(x)int_{t=0}^x sin(st) mathrm dt + int_{u=0}^x left( int_{t=0}^u sin(st) mathrm dt right) big(-mathrm df(u)big) \
&= f(x)frac{1-cos(sx)}{s} + int_{u=0}^x left( frac{1-cos(su)}{s}right) big(-mathrm df(u)big)
>0.
end{align*}



A concrete example: if $f(t)=e^{-t}$ then
$$
F_s(x)
= left[ frac{-e^{-t}big(scos(sx)+sin(sx)big)}{1+s^2} right]_0^x
= frac{1-e^{-s}big(scos(sx)+sin(sx)big)}{1+s^2}>0.
$$






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  • Great, thank you. Do you have an idea for a proof (or a counterexample) in case $x$ is a zero of $f$? Is it then true that $F_s(x)$ has zeros $s$?
    – frog
    1 hour ago















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It seems that your conjecture is false.
If $f$ is a positive, decreasing function then $F_s(x)>0$ for all $x>0$:
begin{align*}
F_s(x)
&= int_0^x f(t) sin(st) mathrm dt
= int_{t=0}^x left( f(x)-int_{u=t}^x mathrm df(u) right) sin(st) mathrm dt \
&= f(x)int_{t=0}^x sin(st) mathrm dt + int_{u=0}^x left( int_{t=0}^u sin(st) mathrm dt right) big(-mathrm df(u)big) \
&= f(x)frac{1-cos(sx)}{s} + int_{u=0}^x left( frac{1-cos(su)}{s}right) big(-mathrm df(u)big)
>0.
end{align*}



A concrete example: if $f(t)=e^{-t}$ then
$$
F_s(x)
= left[ frac{-e^{-t}big(scos(sx)+sin(sx)big)}{1+s^2} right]_0^x
= frac{1-e^{-s}big(scos(sx)+sin(sx)big)}{1+s^2}>0.
$$






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  • Great, thank you. Do you have an idea for a proof (or a counterexample) in case $x$ is a zero of $f$? Is it then true that $F_s(x)$ has zeros $s$?
    – frog
    1 hour ago













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It seems that your conjecture is false.
If $f$ is a positive, decreasing function then $F_s(x)>0$ for all $x>0$:
begin{align*}
F_s(x)
&= int_0^x f(t) sin(st) mathrm dt
= int_{t=0}^x left( f(x)-int_{u=t}^x mathrm df(u) right) sin(st) mathrm dt \
&= f(x)int_{t=0}^x sin(st) mathrm dt + int_{u=0}^x left( int_{t=0}^u sin(st) mathrm dt right) big(-mathrm df(u)big) \
&= f(x)frac{1-cos(sx)}{s} + int_{u=0}^x left( frac{1-cos(su)}{s}right) big(-mathrm df(u)big)
>0.
end{align*}



A concrete example: if $f(t)=e^{-t}$ then
$$
F_s(x)
= left[ frac{-e^{-t}big(scos(sx)+sin(sx)big)}{1+s^2} right]_0^x
= frac{1-e^{-s}big(scos(sx)+sin(sx)big)}{1+s^2}>0.
$$






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It seems that your conjecture is false.
If $f$ is a positive, decreasing function then $F_s(x)>0$ for all $x>0$:
begin{align*}
F_s(x)
&= int_0^x f(t) sin(st) mathrm dt
= int_{t=0}^x left( f(x)-int_{u=t}^x mathrm df(u) right) sin(st) mathrm dt \
&= f(x)int_{t=0}^x sin(st) mathrm dt + int_{u=0}^x left( int_{t=0}^u sin(st) mathrm dt right) big(-mathrm df(u)big) \
&= f(x)frac{1-cos(sx)}{s} + int_{u=0}^x left( frac{1-cos(su)}{s}right) big(-mathrm df(u)big)
>0.
end{align*}



A concrete example: if $f(t)=e^{-t}$ then
$$
F_s(x)
= left[ frac{-e^{-t}big(scos(sx)+sin(sx)big)}{1+s^2} right]_0^x
= frac{1-e^{-s}big(scos(sx)+sin(sx)big)}{1+s^2}>0.
$$







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  • Great, thank you. Do you have an idea for a proof (or a counterexample) in case $x$ is a zero of $f$? Is it then true that $F_s(x)$ has zeros $s$?
    – frog
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  • Great, thank you. Do you have an idea for a proof (or a counterexample) in case $x$ is a zero of $f$? Is it then true that $F_s(x)$ has zeros $s$?
    – frog
    1 hour ago
















Great, thank you. Do you have an idea for a proof (or a counterexample) in case $x$ is a zero of $f$? Is it then true that $F_s(x)$ has zeros $s$?
– frog
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Great, thank you. Do you have an idea for a proof (or a counterexample) in case $x$ is a zero of $f$? Is it then true that $F_s(x)$ has zeros $s$?
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