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Zeros of functions constituting a Riesz-basis for the Paley-Wiener space
I have a short question which first requires some slightly elaborate definitions:
Let $(e_n)$ be a Riesz-basis for a Hilbert space $\mathcal{H}$ with biorthogonal basis $(g_n)$, i.e. $\langle e_m, ...
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On the Riesz representation theorem II
I have a follow-up question to On the Riesz representation theorem .
Let $V$ be a subspace of a Hilbert space, and let $V^\times$ be the space of all antilinear functionals on $V$, equipped with the ...
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On the Riesz representation theorem
Let $V$ be a vector space with inner product $(\phi,\psi)$ antilinear in the second argument - not necessarily a Hilbert space. Let $\Phi$ be an antilinear functional on $V$.
What are the precise (...
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An equivalence relation on the space of polynomials in one complex variable
Let $P(z)$ be a polynomial with complex variable $z$. We consider the following distribution for the roots of $P(z)=0$: the distribution is a triple $(n_{1},n_{2},n_{3})$
where these integers are ...
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No Hilbert space can have countable Hamel basis without using Baire's Category theorem [closed]
I want to prove that no Hilbert space can have countable Hamel basis just using the fact that any finite dimensional subspace is closed (more specifically without using Baire's theorem). I saw a paper ...
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Completion of $C_0^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^N)$ with norm $\|u\|= \Bigg(\int_{{\mathbb{R}}^N} |\Delta u |^2 \, \mathrm{d}x \Bigg)^{\frac{1}{2}}. $
I have a question that I could not find it any where.
Is the completion of $C_0^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^N)$ with the respect to norm
$$\|u\|= \Bigg(\int_{{\mathbb{R}}^N} |\Delta u |^2 \, \mathrm{d}x \...
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Schur's Lemma for Hilbert spaces
Let $H$ be a complex Hilbert space and let a group $G$ act on $H$ such that there are no invariant closed subspaces besides $H$ and $(0)$. Let $D$ be the ring of bounded operators which commute with ...
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Stinespring's dilation without $C^{\ast}$-algebras
Does Stinespring's dilation theorem hold if the algebra of interest is a topological $\ast$-algebra instead of the usual $C^{\ast}$-algebra?
I will now state the version of Stinespring's dilation ...
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Sum of two parts of a continuous stochastic process
Let $X$ be a centered continuous stochastic process which is square integrable on $[0,2]\times \Omega$ and the basis of $L^2(0,2)$ is $\{e_i\}$. By using Karhunen-Leove Theorem one can write for all $...
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Is the unitary group of a pre Hilbert space contractible?
I already posted my question on mathstackexchange
For a separable Hilbert space $H$ it is known that the unitary group $U(H)$ is contractible, both for the norm topology (Kuiper's theorem) and 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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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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Is the residual spectrum of every power bounded operator contained in the open unit disk?
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Let $\cH$ be a Hilbert space. A linear operator $T: \cH \to \cH$ is said to be power bounded if $\sup_{n \geq 0} \|T^n\| < \infty$.
If $...
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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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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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Boundedness of a Hilbert space projection map
Reading this recent thread I was reminded of a related problem I still haven't solved so I post it here in hopes of a positive result.
Let $V_0 \subset H_0$ and $V_1 \subset H_1$ be separable Hilbert ...
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Existence of a projection operator onto subspace of Hilbert space
Let $V \subset H$ be Hilbert spaces with a continuous, compact and dense imbedding. Let $\{w_j\}_j \subset V$ be a basis of $V$ and of $H$ (so finite linear combinitions are dense) which is not ...
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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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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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Injective inclusion map from RKHS function space to $L_p(\mu)$
Let $X$ be a measurable space, $\mu$ be a $\sigma$-finite measure on $X$, and $H$ be a separable reproducing kernel Hilbert space over $X$ with a measurable kernel $k$.
At a certain part in a proof I ...
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Non-closability of an operator
Let $a$ be a positive continuous function nowhere differentiable on $[0,1]$. The operator $T$ in $H:=L^2(0,1)\oplus L^2(0,1)$ defined by
$$T(u_1,u_2) := (u_1' + au_2',0)$$
on $\textrm{Dom} \,T := \{u=(...
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Weak topology on a pre-Hilbert Space
Since there was essentially no answers on my previous question, I will ask a partial case of it, which is very easy to state.
Let $\left(X,\left<\cdot,\cdot\right>\right)$ be an inner product (...
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A question about open subsets of Hilbert space whose complements are compact sets
Let $H$ be an infinite-dimensional separable Hilbert space. Let $C$ be the intersection of a denumerably infinite sequence of sets, each of which is the complement of a compact subset of $H$. In other ...
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Recontruction of the weak topolgy from the scalar product on a subset of a Hilbert Space
Let $M$ be a set a let $K:M\times M\to\mathbb{C}$ be a positive definite kernel. By a version of Moore-Aronszajn Theorem, there is a unique (up to the unitary euivalence) Hilbert Space $X$, and a map $...
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Quantum Field theory - integral notation
I have a problem with understanding how the resolution of the identity of an operator is presented in some literature for physicists.
I'm a student of mathematics, and I understand the notion of a ...
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Existence of a complementary closed subspace extending a given subspace
Let $H$ be an infinite dimensional (separable) Hilbert space (or any infinite dimensional Banach space in which every closed subspace has a complementary subspace). Suppose that $X$ and $Y$ are closed ...
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Equivalence of Gaussian measures
Let $H$ be a separable Hilbert space and $N(0, C)$ and $N(0, D)$ be Gaussian measures on it. Further, for each $v \in H$, define $R_v = \frac{\left\langle v,Cv \right\rangle}{\left\langle v,Dv \right\...
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What is the idea behind interpolation spaces?
I am working through a text on Numerics for SPDEs and there the concept an interpolation (Hilbert-)space associated to an operator is used. To be specific:
Definition. Let $H$ be an $\mathbb{R}$-...
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Proving that a space is Hilbert
Let $H=H_0^1(0,\ell)\times H_*^1(0,\ell)\times H_*^1(0,\ell)$ be equipped with the norms
\begin{align*}
\|(\varphi,\psi,w)\|_1^2&=A\|\varphi_x+\psi+lw\|_{L^2}^2+B\|w_x-l\varphi\|_{L^2}^2+C\|\psi_x\...
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A Hilbert-space completion of a Hilbert $ C^{*} $-module over a separable $ C^{*} $-algebra
Let $ B $ be a separable $ C^{*} $-algebra and $ \mathcal{E} $ a Hilbert $ B $-module. We know that $ B $ has a faithful state $ \phi $. Using $ \phi $, we can construct a $ \mathbb{C} $-valued pre-...
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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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ODE system has zero as the only solution?
Let $V \subset H$ be a continuous, compact and dense embedding with $V$ and $H$ Hilbert spaces.
Let $\beta_j:[0,T] \to \mathbb{R}$ be functions for each $j$, and let $v_j$ be a basis of $V_0$.
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Eigenvalues and Compact Resolvent
For $A$ an unbounded (densely defined) operator on a separable Hilbert space, what conditions on its eigenvalues will show that, for $\lambda \notin $spec$(A)$, we have that $(A-\lambda)^{-1}$ is a ...
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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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A linear operator equation (PDE) with non-monotone term
I'm interested in the existence and/or uniqueness to the following problem. Let $V$ and $H$ be Hilbert spaces and $V \subset H \subset V^*$ form a Gelfand triple.
There is a linear operator $L:{D}(L) ...
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Fractional Brownian motion via Hilbert space
The Brownian motion has the following (Levy-Ciesielski?) construction via Hilbert space isomorphisms:
Let $\{ Z_i \}_{i \in \mathbb{Z}}$ be i.i.d. $N(0,1)$ random variables defined on $(\Omega, \...
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Invertible unbounded linear maps defined on a Hilbert space
It is well-known that, assuming the axiom of choice, there are unbounded linear maps defined not only on a dense subset but on all of Hilbert space. Is it possible that such a map is invertible?
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Positive definite quadratic forms on Banach spaces
This is a question about characterizing Hilbert spaces in terms of quadratic forms. Let $X$ be a real Banach space and $E$ a bounded quadratic form on it, it is called positive definite if $E(x,x)\...
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Measurability of a map that takes a functional to its composition with a linear operator
Let $(X,\Sigma_X)$ be a measurable space such that $\Sigma_X$ is countably generated.
Let $B_b(X)$ be the Banach space of all bounded $\Sigma_X$-measurable functions $X\to\mathbb{R}$ equipped with the ...
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Determining the exact form of a projection in a Hilbert space
Let $$\Omega = \left\{f(x) \in \mathcal{L}^2[0,T]: \frac{1}{T}\int_0^Tf(x)dx = \mu,~ a \le f(x) \le b,~\forall x \in [0,T]\right\},$$
where $\mathcal{L}^2[0,T]$ is the set of Lebesgue square-...
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For which $f \in L^2([0,1])$ is $f^\perp \cap C^\infty$ dense in $f^\perp$?
Given $f \in L^2([0,1])$, $f \neq 0$, we can consider the orthogonal complement $f^\perp$ . The smooth functions $C^\infty([0,1])$ are dense in $L^2([0,1])$. Is the intersection $f^\perp \cap C^\infty(...
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Hilbert Schmidt Operators and the Conditional Expectation Operator
Consider the function $\text{E}_W: L_2(\mathbb{R},P_X) \mapsto L_2(\mathbb{R},P_W)$ where $P_X$ and $P_W$ are two different probability measures. They are related in such a way that if $f_X$, $f_W$ ...
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Karhunen-Loeve expansion for discrete-time process
Is there a Karhunen-Loeve theorem for discrete-time process?
For example, let $\left\{X_i\right\}$ be a sequence of independent random variable which are uniformly distributed on the set $\{-1,1\}$. ...
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Spectral decomposition of compact operators
Let T be a compact operator on an infinite dimensional hilbert space H. I am proving the theorem which says that $Tx=\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}{\lambda}_{n}\langle x,x_{n}\rangle y_{n}$ where ($x_{n}$) is an ...
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Besicovitch Almost Periodic Functions a subspace of what?
The common example of a nonseparable Hilbert space comes from the collection of Besicovitch almost periodic function spaces. Starting with $L^p_{\text{loc}}(\mathbb{R})$ we look at those elements ...
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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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Is there a nice "minimum" of two symmetric operators?
Let $A$ and $B$ be two bounded symmetric positive operators in Hilbert space, such that $A-B$ is trace class. If needed, $A$ and $B$ may be assumed reasonably "small", let's say, Hilbert-Schmidt.
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Exterior powers and singular values on Hilbert spaces
I am currently writing an article relating to multiplicative ergodic theorems for cocycles of bounded operators acting on a Hilbert space, and in parts of the argument it is necessary for me to refer ...
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Special form of unbounded operators on $L_2(\mathbb{R}_+, \mathcal{H})$
I have the following problem;
Fix a Hilbert space $\mathcal{H}$. Let $S \colon \mathrm{Dom}S \subset L_2(\mathbb{R}_+, \mathcal{H}) \rightarrow L_2(\mathbb{R}_+, \mathcal{H}) $ be a closed densely ...
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