B4.7

Hilbert Spaces | Part II, 2004

Suppose that TT is a bounded linear operator on an infinite-dimensional Hilbert space HH, and that ⟨T(x),x⟩\langle T(x), x\rangle is real and non-negative for each x∈Hx \in H.

(a) Show that TT is Hermitian.

(b) Let w(T)=sup⁡{⟨T(x),x⟩:∥x∥=1}w(T)=\sup \{\langle T(x), x\rangle:\|x\|=1\}. Show that

∥T(x)∥2⩽w(T)⟨T(x),x⟩ for each x∈H\|T(x)\|^{2} \leqslant w(T)\langle T(x), x\rangle \quad \text { for each } x \in H

(c) Show that ∥T∥\|T\| is an approximate eigenvalue for TT.

Suppose in addition that TT is compact and injective.

(d) Show that ∥T∥\|T\| is an eigenvalue for TT, with finite-dimensional eigenspace.

Explain how this result can be used to diagonalise TT.

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