B4.7

Hilbert Spaces | Part II, 2003

Let HH be a Hilbert space and let T∈B(H)T \in \mathcal{B}(H).

(a) Show that if ∥I−T∥<1\|I-T\|<1 then TT is invertible.

(b) Prove that if TT is invertible and if S∈B(H)S \in \mathcal{B}(H) satisfies ∥S−T∥<∥T−1∥−1\|S-T\|<\left\|T^{-1}\right\|^{-1}, then SS is invertible.

(c) Define what it means for TT to be compact. Prove that the set of compact operators on HH is a closed subset of B(H)\mathcal{B}(H).

(d) Prove that TT is compact if and only if there is a sequence (Fn)\left(F_{n}\right) in B(H)\mathcal{B}(H), where each operator FnF_{n} has finite rank, such that ∥Fn−T∥→0\left\|F_{n}-T\right\| \rightarrow 0 as n→∞n \rightarrow \infty.

(e) Suppose that T=A+KT=A+K, where AA is invertible and KK is compact. Prove that then, also, T=B+FT=B+F, where BB is invertible and FF has finite rank.

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