Semi-bounded operator
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
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A symmetric operator $S$ on a Hilbert space $H$ for which there exists a number $c$ such that
$$(Sx,x)\geq c(x,x)$$
for all vectors $x$ in the domain of definition of $S$. A semi-bounded operator $S$ always has a semi-bounded self-adjoint extension $A$ with the same lower bound $c$ (Friedrichs' theorem). In particular, $S$ and its extension have the same deficiency indices (cf. Defective value).
References
[1] | F. Riesz, B. Szökefalvi-Nagy, "Functional analysis" , F. Ungar (1955) (Translated from French) |
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Semi-bounded operator. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Semi-bounded_operator&oldid=32353
Semi-bounded operator. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Semi-bounded_operator&oldid=32353
This article was adapted from an original article by V.I. Lomonosov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article