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Orthogonal complements of intersections of closed subspaces
Let $H$ be a Hilbert space and $H_1, \cdots, H_n$ be closed subspaces of $H$.
$\mathbf{Question}:$ Is it always true that the orthogonal complement $(H_1\cap\cdots\cap H_n)^\bot$ of the intersection ...
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Weak topology on subsets of a normed space
I have few questions about the subsets of a normed space $X$ endowed with the weak topology. Let $E$ be such subset.
When is the norm a continuous function on $E$?
When is the metric induced by the ...
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Two isomorphic Gelfand triplets, is there a problem?
For $j=1, 2$, let $V_j \subset H_j$ be a dense and continuous embedding with $V_j$ a Banach space and $H_j$ a Hilbert space. Identify $H_1 = H_1^*$ and $H_2 = H_2^*$ (using Riesz representation) so ...
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Examples for Markov generators with pure point spectrum
I'm looking at symmetric diffusion Markov generators $L$ with pure point spectrum, i.e. infinitesimal generators of symmetric diffusion Markov semigroups, which are defined on $L^2(\mu)$ where $\mu$ ...
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Hilbert triples
I apologize if this is a trivial matter for the analysts out there, but I looked this up in a number of books (e.g., H. Brezis, J. Wloka) and could not find a satisfying discussion, one that would ...
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Terminology and reference question
I am working on a problem involving bilinear forms over complex Hilbert spaces, and in my case it is not natural to make the forms sesquilinear, i.e., $a(u,v)$ is linear in both complex arguments. ...
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Do kernels provide a basis for a RKHS?
Let $H$ be a Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space with elements $f:X\rightarrow \mathbb{C}$, with kernel $K(x, y)$. My question is whether, for some choice of $x_i\in X$, it is the case that $u_i:=K(x_i, \...
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What is the difference between $L^2(\mathbb{R})$ and $L^2(\mathbb{R}^2)$? [closed]
$L^2(\mathbb{R})$ and $L^2(\mathbb{R}^2)$ are isometrically isomorphic because both are infinite-dimensional separable Hilbert spaces.
If a Hilbert space $H$ is $L^2(\mathbb{R})$ or $L^2(\mathbb{R}^2)...
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Example of linear functionals on $B(H)$
Let $H$ be a Hilbert space and $B(H)$ denotes the space of all continuous linear operators on $H$. I am looking for a class/example of bounded linear functionals $B(H)\to \mathbb C$ which cannot be ...
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Characterisation of compact operators
It is known (and easy) to prove that if $T: H\longrightarrow H $ is compact, where $H$ is a Hilbert space, then for any orthonormal basis $ e_n $ we have $||Te_n||\longrightarrow 0$.
My question is ...
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A question on unit norm elements of $\ell^2 \setminus \bigcup_{0<p<2 }\ell^p$
Let $A\subset \ell^2$ consist of all $x\in \ell^2$ with $|x|_2=1$ which does not belong to any $\ell^p$ for all $0<p<2$.
Note that $A$ is non-empty with a Baire category argument.
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Orthogonal compact operators on an infinite dimensional Hilbert space [closed]
How do I show that when $H$ is an infinite-dimensional Hilbert space we can find two compact positive operators $u,v$ with infinite dimensional image and $u \perp v$?
This statement can be found at "...
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The tensor product of two bounded operators
Let $E$, $F$ be two complex Hilbert spaces and $\mathcal{L}(E)$ (resp. $\mathcal{L}(F)$) be the algebra of all bounded linear operators on $E$ (resp. $F$).
The algebraic tensor product of $E$ and $F$ ...
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The intersection of closure of span of infinite, linearly independent, closed, bounded, separated subsets of $\ell^2$
Let $X$ and $Y$ be two subsets of $\ell^2$ space over $\mathbb{C}$ such that: $X \cup Y$ is linearly independent, $X \cap Y = \emptyset$ and $\inf_{x \in X, y \in Y} \| x-y \|>0$ and such that each ...
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Norm of an operator formed using a unitary operator
Suppose, $ A $ is a unitary matrix in $ M_n(\mathbb{C}) $ given by $ (a_{i,j})_{1\le i,j\le n} $ which has the property that, for all the basis elements $ e_i $, $ Ae_i\ne |\lambda| e_j $ for all $i,j ...
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Convergence in $H^{-2}$ of $L^2$-functions with limit in $L^2$
Assume a sequence $f_n$ in $L^2(\mathbb{R}^d)$ converges in $H^{-2}$ (w.r.t. its norm topology) to a limit $f \in L^2(\mathbb{R}^d)$. In this case, can one improve the convergence, for instance to ...
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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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A question on the self-adjointness of an operator
Given a Hilbert space (separable) $\mathcal{H}$ with an orthonormal basis $\{e_i\}_{i=1}^{\infty}$, define an operator $T$ with domain $\mathcal{D}(T)$ equal to the span of $\{e_i\}$ by $Te_i:=\...
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interchanging limits and summation
So I am stuck at this situation . Suppose $m:B_2(H_1)\times B_2(H_2)\to \mathbb C$ be bilinear form given by $m(S,T)=\left<T,\phi(S)\right>$, where $\phi: B_2(H_1)\to B_2(H_2)$ be a bounded ...
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Convergence rate of eigenvectors
Let us suppose that $A,A_1,A_2,\ldots$ are non-negative definite self-adjoint bounded linear operators in $L(\mathbb H)$, where $\mathbb H$ is a separable Hilbert space. $(v_j)_{j\ge1}$ and $(\...
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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,
$$S = -\frac{1}{2\pi i} ...
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Representing an $L^2$-functional by a non-$L^2$-function on a dense subspace - Part II
This is a follow-up to this previous question, but under stronger assumptions.
Let $(X, \mu)$ be a (say, $\sigma$-finite) measure space, let $g \in L^2$ (say, over the real
scalar field). Let $\tilde ...
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Is $\sup\{\|A\widehat{k}_{\lambda}\|: \lambda\in\Omega\}=\sup\{\|A^*\widehat{k}_{\lambda}\|: \lambda\in\Omega\}$? where $A$ is an operator on RKHS
A functional Hilbert space $\mathscr H=\mathscr H(\Omega)$ is a Hilbert space of complex valued functions on a (nonempty) set $\Omega$, which has the property that point evaluations are continuous i.e....
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Relation between the solutions $v_t=Lv$ and $v_t=Av$ if $A$ is a relatively compact perturbation of the linear operator $L$
In a nutshell, here is my question. I read and know about the relation between the spectra of $L$ and $A$ if $A$ is a relatively compact perturbation of $L$. However, for my purpose, I am interested ...
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Are there any function spaces with bounded gradients?
Are there any known function spaces where the gradients are uniformly bounded? For a problem I’m working on, I’ve been able to show my functions are bounded in a ball within an RKHS (reproducing ...
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What's the size of non standard monad for weak topology?
There have been several works characterizing weak topology by nonstandard analysis, which give rise to the following monad ($X$ is a Hilbert space):
$$\mu(0) = \{y\in{}^{*}X: \forall x\in X ~~ \...
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Optimal estimate in trace norm
Let $x,y$ be vectors of some Hilbert space of unit length.
Then we can consider the projection $P_x:=\langle \bullet, x \rangle x$ and similarly $P_y.$
Assume then that we know that $\left\lVert x-...
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Orthogonal complement vector space
Let $X$ be a vector space contained in $H^{1}(\mathbb R^d),$ then we can study
$X^{\perp_{L^2}}:=\left\{ \xi \in L^2; \langle \xi, x \rangle_{L^2} =0 \ \forall x \in X \right\}$
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$X^{\perp_{H^{-...
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Does the image of $f$ contain a positive number?
Let $H$ be a Hilbert space and $T$ be a bounded and positive operator on $H$. Define a real function $f$ on positive real numbers by
$$f(r):=\|(r+T)^{-1}\|^{-1}-r\quad(r\in\mathbb R_+).$$
Does the ...
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Orthogonal functions with shrinking support
This question is more or less a cross post of https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1218660/orthogonal-functions-with-shrinking-support.
Let $X$ be a metric space (compact, if it helps) and let $Y$...
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For a bounded sequence in a hilbert space, does $\|u_n\|^2 u_n \to \|u_0\|^2u_0$ ？
If $\{u_n\}$ is bounded in a real Hilbert space $H$, with inner product $(\cdot,\cdot)$, then ${\|u_n\|^2u_n}$ is also bounded.
As there is a weakly converging sub-sequence, we can WLOG assume that $\...
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Hilbert–Pólya conjecture with Grommer inequalities?
The Grommer inequalities are equivalent to RH and formulated on page 20 of Conrey - Riemann's hypothesis:
Let
$$\Xi(t) := \xi(1/2+it).$$
Then RH is equivalent to : All zeros of $\Xi(t)$ are real. The ...
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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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Conditional Gaussians in infinite dimensions
I asked this over on cross validated, but thought it might also get an answer here:
The law of the conditional Gaussian distribution (the mean and covariance) are frequently mentioned to extend to the ...
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Is there any quantitative relationship between the two terms of a Helmholtz decomposition?
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^3$ denote an open, bounded and simply connected set with smooth boundary. The Helmholtz decomposition
$$ L^2(\Omega) = \nabla H^1_0(\Omega) \oplus L^2(\operatorname{div}=...
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On projection theory for inseparable Hilbert spaces
How can one see that $I$ is an infinite projection in $B(\mathcal{H})$, where $\mathcal{H}$ is an inseparable Hilbert space?
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Adjoint of an operator-valued linear operator
I have come across a linear bounded operator $B:K\to \mathcal{L}(U,Z)$ where $K$, $U$, and $Z$ are separable Hilbert spaces. I need a reference (any source) to find out about:
The adjoint of such an ...
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Hilbert-Space Values SDE in terms of Basis
Suppose:
$$
dX_t = a(t,X_t)dt + b(t,X_t)dW^H_t
$$
is an SDE with values in a separable Hilbert Space $H$, and $W^H_t$ is an $H$-valued cylindrical Wiener process. Then can we write the dynamics for $...
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Normalized tight frame that is not orthonormal
Does anybody know an example of a normalized tight frame (wavelet frame) that is not an orthonormal frame of $L^2( \mathbb{R})$?
So in other words $\{\psi_{j,k}(x):=2^{j/2}\,\psi(2^j\,x-k)\}_{j,k \in ...
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Operator theory of the Hessian
How can I learn more about the operator theory of the Hessian? The Hessian of a function $u : \Omega \rightarrow \mathbb R$ over a domain $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb R^n$ is the matrix of second ...
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Special kind of operators
Consider an operator $A: H \longrightarrow X$ ($H$ is a Hilbert space and $X$ is a Banach space) that has a representation
$$ A = \sum_{j=0}^\infty a_j \langle \cdot, e_j\rangle \cdot x_j,$$
where $(...
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Convergence and sequential compactness for nonlinear operators
I have a family of operators $T_n\colon X \to Y$ where $X,Y$ are Hilbert spaces. These operators are nonlinear.
What kind of notions of convergence does one have for such operators? I'm specifically ...
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How to show that every Von Neumann algebra is unital?
I was reading the book on operator algebra by Kehe Zhu. The proof of theorem 17.7 (page 107) goes like this :
He first considered the set of all non-empty finite subsets of the set of all projections ...
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Is this a well known space? Perhaps homogeneous Sobolev-like space?
The homogeneous Sobolev space $\dot H^s(\mathbb{R}^n) $ is often defined as the closure of $\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}^n)$ under the norm
$$ || |\omega|^s \widehat{f} ||_{L^2(\mathbb{R}^d)} =\int_{\...
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Formula for the kernel of an operator
Let $\mathcal H$ be a Hilbert space and let $O$ be an operator. Obviously $M=O^\dagger O$ is a semi-positive definite operator and $v\in\ker M$ if and only if $v\in\ker O$. Therefore it seems to me ...
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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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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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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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$L^2$ 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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Density of Lipschitz functions in Bochner space with bounded support
Let $X$ and $Y$ be separable and reflexive Banach spaces with Schauder bases. Let $\mu$ be a non-zero finite Borel measure on $X$ and let $L^p(X,Y;\mu)$ denote the (Boehner) space of strongly p-...
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