Questions tagged [hilbert-spaces]
A Hilbert space $H$ is a real or complex vector space endowed with an inner product such that $H$ is a complete metric space when endowed with the norm induced by this inner product.
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Commutator of self-adjoint operators and $C^1$-type formula
Let $\mathcal{H}$ be a (complex) Hilbert space.
Let $H$ be a self-adjoint operator on $\mathcal{H}$ with dense domain $\mathcal{D}(H) \subset \mathcal{H}$, generating the unitary one-parameter ...
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When are finite-dimensional representations on Hilbert spaces completely reducible?
Let $G$ be a group and $\pi$ be a finite-dimensional (not necessarily unitary) representation of $G$ on a complex Hilbert space $H$. We shall say that $\pi$ is completely reducible if there exists a ...
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Intersection of Hilbert spaces with Schauder basis
Let
$H$ be a infinite dimensional, separable, complex Hilbert space,
$\{v_{1_n}\}_{n \in \mathbb{N}}$ be a sequence in $H$,
$V_1=\operatorname{span}\{v_{1_n}\}_{n \in \mathbb{N}}$
$U_1=\overline{V_1}$...
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Is a RKHS defined using a feature map over another RKHS bigger than the latter RKHS?
I am interested in learning more about what happens when 'composing' two reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces (RKHS).
Let $\phi\in C(\mathbb{R})$ and $X=[-1,1]^d$. Suppose we have two RKHSs with the ...
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Logic which depends on the point of view / perspective? (Semantic space of logic)
I am not sure if this question is appropriate for MO, since I have only a basic understanding of Boolean logic, and am maybe not qualified to ask questions beyond that, but still I will try to write ...
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LF or LB space that happens to be finite dimensional
Let $\{V_n\}_{n=1}^\infty$ be a collection of finite dimensional vector subspaces of $L^2[0,1]$ such that $V_n \subset V_{n+1}$ and $\bigcup_{n=1}^\infty V_n$ is dense in $L^2[0,1]$. Suppose further ...
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Orthogonal complement of arbitrary intersection of Hilbert subspaces
Let $H$ a Hilbert space, and $\mathcal C$ an arbitrary set of closed subspaces of $H$. Is it true that
$$\left( \bigcap_{Z\in \mathcal C}Z\right)^\perp = \overline{\sum_{Z\in \mathcal C} Z^\perp}$$
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Inequality for normed power n, m
Let $ B (H) $ indicate the set of all bounded linear operators on a complex separable Hilbert space $ H $.
Let $ A \in B(H) $, where $ A $ is a positive semi-definite operator in $ H $ (i.e. $ \langle ...
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Why does the normalization term disappear when computing the MLE of decomposed Gaussians
Computing the Maximum Likelihood Estimator of Gaussians in arbitrary finite Hilbert spaces seems no easy task and I must admit to lamentably fail at it. The classical theory most often relies on ...
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Log-convexity of determinant
Let $f(z):=\langle g(z),g(z)\rangle,$ where $z \mapsto g(z)$ is holomorphic and $\langle \bullet,\bullet\rangle$ is an inner-product on some function space, such as $L^2$, such that $\langle g(z),g(z)\...
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Compact embedding of homogeneous weighted Sobolev spaces
Let $n\geq 2$ and let $\Omega$ be the open unit ball with the origin removed. For each $\delta>0$ and each $u\in C^{\infty}(\Omega)$ let us define
$$ \|u\|^2_{L'^1_\delta(\Omega)}= \int_{\Omega} |x|...
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A question on products of linear combinations of complex matrices
Suppose that $A_1, \dots , A_n, B_1, \dots , B_n \in \Bbb C^{d \times d}$ and that, for every $x \in \mathbb{C}^n$, the following holds
$$\left( \sum_i x_i A_i \right) \left( \sum_i x_i A_i \right)^{...
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Nonlocal elliptic problem - what is its associated energy?
It is well known that for any smooth domain $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^N$ the energy functional (the one for which the Euler-Lagrange equation is our b.v.p.) associated to the following local problem:
$$...
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Mach's principle, Newton's law and Hilbert sphere?
(This question has originally been posted on reddit, but I thought, that the question raised in the post above, might fit as well here on MO.)
I wanted to share with you something I stumbled upon ...
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Inverse square-law as a positive definite kernel?
Newtons law for gravity states that:
$$F_{12} = \frac{G m_1 m_2} {|x_1-x_2|^2}$$
The function :
$$k(x,y):=\exp(-| x-y|^2)$$
is known to be a positive definite function, called the RBF-kernel.
It ...
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A question about Gauss-Green formula - a weaker assumption
The question I have in mind is the following: how can we prove that for any $v\in H^1(\Omega)$ and for any $u\in H^1(\Omega)$ with $\Delta u\in L^2(\Omega)$ the Gauss-Green identity takes place
$$\...
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A property of the canonical dual frame in a Hilbert space
Let $\{ g_n \} $ be a frame in a separable Hilbert space $H$. Then the frame operator $S:H\to H$ defined as
\begin{equation} S f := \sum_{n=1}^\infty (f,g_n)g_n \end{equation}
is a Hilbert space ...
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Does ${\rm Tr}(l(a)+l(b)) ={\rm Tr}(l(\alpha_1 a +\alpha_2 b ))$ imply that $l(a)l(b)=r(a)r(b)=0$?
Let $H$ be a Hilbert space and let $a,b\in B(H)$ be such that
$${\rm Tr}(l(a))={\rm Tr}(r(a))<\infty , {\rm Tr}(l(b))={\rm Tr}(r(b))<\infty,$$
$${\rm Tr}(l(a)+l(b)) ={\rm Tr}(l(\alpha_1 a +\...
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Wave equation on $[0,1]$ with mixed boundary conditions
Consider the wave equation $u_{xx}-u_{tt}=0$ on the unit interval $x\in[0,1]$. Take mixed boundary conditions ($\alpha_{1,2}^2+\beta_{1,2}^2 \neq 0$)
\begin{align*}
\alpha_1 u(0,t) + \beta_1u_x(0,...
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Norm of the Linear Operator
Let $G$ be a compact group, and $\pi : G \rightarrow \mathcal{U}(H)$ be a continuous unitary representation. Let $f \in L^{1}(G)$ be arbitrary.
By Riesz Representation Theorem we can find a bounded ...
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Must solutions to the time-independent Schrodinger equation that have discrete or negative eigenvalues be square-integrable?
This is a very straightforward question (although the answer may not be!) about a ubiquitous textbook physics situation. I assume that the answer is probably well-known, but I asked it on both Math ...
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Convergence of inverse operator with projections
Let $X$ be a separable Hilbert space, and let $(e_i)_{i=1}^\infty$ be an orthonormal basis of $X$. For each $n\in \mathbb{N}$, let $X_n$ be the subspace spanned by $(e_i)_{i=1}^n$, and consider the ...
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Integration over a finite-dimensional subspace of Hilbert space
Let $H$ be a separable Hilbert space with inner product $\langle,\rangle$, let $\{e_k\}_{k=1}^\infty$ be an orthonormal basis of $H$, and let $A: H\to H$ be a symmetric, positive definite and ...
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If $A$ is a closed operator, is $A^k$ closed?
Let $A$ be a closed (densely defined) operator on a Hilbert space $H$.
We define for a natural number $k$, the operator $A^k$ with its natural domain.
Is $A^k$ closed?
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Let $T\in B(H)$. Then prove that $T$ is a contraction if and only if the closed unit disc is spectral set for $T$
Let's first recall the definition of Spectral set for a bounded operator $T$ on a hilbert space $H$. Let $X\subseteq \Bbb{C}$ be compact such that $\sigma(T)\subseteq X$. Define $$\mathcal{R}(X):=\...
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Derivative in Sobolev space extended by zero
Let $u(x) \in H^1_0$ is a complex function in sobolev space extension by zero.
How to find $J'(u)$ for
$$
J(u)= \int\limits_0^l |u(x)|^2\operatorname{d\!}x\;??
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In $L_2$ it's easy:
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J'(u) = \left(\...
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Identity for spectral resolution: $dE_{\xi, \xi}= |g|^2 dE_{\eta, \eta}$
Let $(\Omega, \mathcal{F})$ be a measurable space. Let $E: \mathcal{F}\to B(H)$ be a regular resolution of the identity on the Hilbert space $H$, see e.g. Rudin's functional analysis book.
Suppose ...
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Maximally fine topologies on $B(H)$ making the unit ball compact
Let $H$ be a Hilbert space, and $B(H)$ its algebra of bounded operators. One of the reasons the Ultraweak topology is (in a way) more useful than the weak operator topology is that the Ultraweak ...
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Takesaki II Lemma 1.13: stuck in proof
Consider the following fragment from Takesaki's book "Theory of operator algebras II" (Lemma 1.13 on p8, in chapter VI "Left Hilbert algebras"):
Here, we associate with an ...
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Unbounded positive self-adjoint without $0$ in its spectrum: can we construct its inverse using functional calculus?
Let $P$ be a positive, self-adjoint (unbounded) operator in a Hilbert space $H$ with $0\notin \sigma(P)$. Consider its spectral decomposition
$$P = \int_{\sigma(P)} t dE(t).$$
Since $0 \notin \sigma(P)...
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Dilation of bounded linear operators
Let $H$ be a Hilbert space, and let $A$ be a contraction (bounded linear operator of norm $\leq 1$) on $H$. I heard in a recent talk that there is a (apparently famous) result due to Sz-Nagy which ...
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Uniqueness of solution to abstract wave equation with unsigned energy
Let $H$ be a self-adjoint operator on a Hilbert space $(\mathcal{H}, \langle \cdot, \cdot \rangle$). Suppose the spectrum of $H$ in $(-\infty, 0)$ consists of only finitely many eigenvalues $\mu^2_k &...
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On a paper of von Neumann
Let $H$ be a Hilbert space and $T: H \to H$ be a contraction. In Eine Spektraltheorie für allgemeine Operatoren eines unitären Raumes, von Neumann proved the inequality
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\lVert p(T)\rVert \leq \sup \...
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$L^2$ norm of a kernel with a variable width
Suppose you have a kernel operator on a torus, with a kernel of a spatially varying width $\epsilon(x)$, which might be zero at certain points. That is to say, for some approximate identity $\psi_h(x)$...
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RKHS lying in another RKHS
Suppose $H_1$ and $H_2$ are reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces such that $H_1 \subset H_2$. For $f \in H_1$, when can I bound $\|f \|_1$ with $C\|f\|_2$ (for some $C$)? Is there a relationship between ...
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The space of linear operators between Hilbert spaces has martingale type 2
I am trying to prove whether the space $L(H,K)$ has martingale type 2 for Hilbert spaces $H,K$. It is known that Hilbert spaces have martingale type 2, so I was wondering whether the space of bounded ...
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When is Euclidean distortion finitely determined?
The Euclidean distortion of a metric space $X$, denoted $c_2(X)$, is the infimum of $c$ for which there exists a map $f\colon X\to\ell^2$ such that
$$d_X(x,y) \leq \|f(x)-f(y)\|_{\ell^2} \leq c\cdot ...
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How to prove $\|I-P\| = \|P\|$ for any non-trivial projector? [duplicate]
I noticed that in the paper [1] this property is proved by explicitly computing the singular values of $P$ after realizing $P$ in finite dimension as oblique projection matrix. I am wondering if there ...
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Show $A_0 + S$ is invertible, where $S$ is the Riesz projection of bounded $A_0$
Let $A_0$ be a bounded linear operator on a Hilbert space $H$. Suppose $0$ is an isolated point of the spectrum of $A_0$. Let $S$ be the corresponding Riesz projection, namely,
$$S = -\frac{1}{2\pi i} ...
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Measurability of eigenvalues-eigenvectors of a positive compact operator
Let $H$ be a separable Hilbert space over $\mathbb{R}$. Let ${A} = \{a\colon H\to H\,|\,a\text{ is a positive, compact linear operator}\}$.
By the spectral theorem, given $a \in A$, there are scalars $...
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Isometries of Hilbert space
It is easy to see that for any $x$ and $y$ on the unit sphere of a Hilbert space $H$ there exists a surjective isometry $U$ such that $Ux=y$. Does something more general also hold? That is, given two ...
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Invariance signature in infinite dimension
Let $V$ be an infinite dimensional vector space and suppose we have a smooth family $\{g_t\}_{t\ge 0}$ of symmetric bi-linear forms such that:
$g_0$ is positive-definite
$g_t$ is non-degenerate for ...
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What are examples of infinite-dimensional Banach spaces that are also measure spaces?
I am interested in examples of infinite-dimensional vector spaces that
are Banach spaces or even Hilbert spaces
are measure spaces
Instead of the full vector space, subsets with measure structure ...
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Representing an $L^2$-functional by a non-$L^2$-function on a dense subspace - Part II
This is a follow-up to this previous question, but under stronger assumptions.
Let $(X, \mu)$ be a (say, $\sigma$-finite) measure space, let $g \in L^2$ (say, over the real
scalar field). Let $\tilde ...
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Representing an $L^2$-functional by a non-$L^2$-function on a dense subspace
Let $(X, \mu)$ be your favourite measure space (finite or $\sigma$-finite if you like), let $g \in L^2$ (say, the scalar field of $L^2$ is $\mathbb{R}$, though this probably doesn't matter). Let $\...
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Left and right eigenvectors are not orthogonal
Consider a compact operator $T$ on a Hilbert space with algebraically simple eigenvalue $\lambda$. Is it then true that left (the eigenvector of the adjoint with complex-conjugate eigenvalue) and ...
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Eigenvalue multiplicity of tensor product of positive operator with itself
Let $H$ be a separable complex Hilbert space and let $A\in B(H)$ be positive with $||A||=1$ and have eigenvalue 1 with multiplicity 1. Suppose $A=T^*T$ for some $T\in B(H)$. Denote the spectrum of $A$ ...
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Domain of operator which is used in operator monotone function
We are studying the paper
Rupert L. Frank, Leander Geisinger, Refined semiclassical asymptotics for fractional powers of the Laplace operator, Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik (Crelles ...
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A characterization of Hilbert spaces by norm one projections
Suppose a (separable) Banach space $X$ has the following property: If $P:X\to X$ is a bounded projection different from $I$ such that $\|P\|=1$, then $\|I-P\|=1$. Does this imply that $X$ is a Hilbert ...
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Motivation for Heisenberg's modeling of observables
What's the motivation for observables to be modeled by self-adjoint operators? I can't seem to find any place where this is laid out clearly. Maybe von Neumann's book is decent, but it's not ...