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Tutorial 7 (Test Solutions)

This document contains the solutions to test problems regarding functional analysis concepts such as: - The definition of the adjoint operator of a bounded linear operator between normed spaces. - Showing that an operator T from c0 to c0 is bounded with norm 1, and finding its adjoint operator T* from l1 to l1. - Conditions for when a norm k·kT defined using an operator T is equivalent to the original norm, and showing k·kT is a Banach norm if T is closed. - Proving that a natural map T from F** to X** is an isometry, where F is a closed subspace of a normed space X, and conditions for when F is

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Tutorial 7 (Test Solutions)

This document contains the solutions to test problems regarding functional analysis concepts such as: - The definition of the adjoint operator of a bounded linear operator between normed spaces. - Showing that an operator T from c0 to c0 is bounded with norm 1, and finding its adjoint operator T* from l1 to l1. - Conditions for when a norm k·kT defined using an operator T is equivalent to the original norm, and showing k·kT is a Banach norm if T is closed. - Proving that a natural map T from F** to X** is an isometry, where F is a closed subspace of a normed space X, and conditions for when F is

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MATH 4010 (2014-15)

Functional Analysis

CUHK

Suggested Solutions to Test


Yu Mei

1. Let c0 be the null sequence space, that is c0 := {(xn )


n=1 : xn R; lim xn = 0} and is endowed with
n+

sup-norm. Define an operator T : c0 c0 by


T (x) = (x2 , x3 , )
for x = (x1 , x2 , x3 , ) c0 .
(a) State the definition of adjoint operator of a bounded linear operator between two normed spaces.
(b) Show that T is bounded and find its norm.
(c) Recall that c0 = `1 . Find the adjoint operator T : `1 `1 of T .
Proof.
(a) Let T be a bounded linear operator between two normed space X and Y . Then the adjoint operator
T : Y X of T is defined by
(T f )(x) = f (T x), f X , x X,
where X and Y are the dual spaces of X and Y , respectively.
(b) Let x = (xn )
n=1 c0 . Then, it follows from the definition of T that
kT (x)k = sup |xn | sup |xn | = kxk ,
n2

n1

where k k denotes the sup-norm in c0 . So, T is bounded and kT k 1.


On the other hand, we choose x
= (0, 1, 0, 0, ) with only x2 = 1, others 0. Then k
xk = 1 and
kT x
k
kT xk
Tx
= (1, 0, 0, ) which yields that kT x
k = 1. So, kT k := sup kxk kxk = 1.
kxk 6=0

Therefore, T is bounded with norm to be 1.

(c) For any = (n )


n=1 c0 = ` and x = (xn )n=1 , it follows from (a) that

(T )(x) = (T x) =

n xn+1 , since T x = (x2 , x3 , ).

n=1
1
1
Set = (n )
n=1 := (0, 1 , 2 , ), it is obvious that ` , since ` . Then

(T )(x) =

n xn = (x).

n=1

1
By the arbitrary of x, we have proved that, for any = (n )
n=1 c0 = ` ,

T = ,
where = (0, 1 , 2 , ).

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MATH 4010 (2014-15)

Functional Analysis

CUHK

2. Let X and Y be Banach spaces. Let T : X Y be a linear operator. For each element x X, define a
norm k kT on X by
kxkT := kxk + kT xk
for x X.
(a) Show that the norm k kT is equivalent to the original norm on X if and only if T is bounded.
(b) State the definition of a closed operator.
(c) Show that if T is a closed operator defined as above, then k kT is also a Banach norm on X.
Proof.
(a) Note that it is easy to check that k kT is indeed a norm on X.
Assume that k kT is equivalent to the original one k k, i.e. there exist two positive constants a, b > 0
such that akxk kxkT bkxk, x X. Then,
kxkT := kxk + kT xk bkxk (b + 1)kxk,
which yields that kT xk bkxk, x X. So, T is bounded.
On the other hand, assume T is bounded, i.e. kT xk kT kkxk. It follows that
kxk (kxkT :=)kxk + kT xk (1 + kT k)kxk.
So, k kT is equivalent to k k.
(b) Let T be a bounded linear operator between two normed spaces X and Y . Then T is a closed operator
if its graph G(T ) := {(x, y)|x X, y = T x} is closed in the normed space X Y endowed with norm
k(x, y)k = kxk + kyk, x X, y Y.
(c) Let T be a closed operator. Let {xn }
n=1 be any Cauchy sequence in the normed space (X, k kT ), i.e.
> 0, N () N+ , s.t. kxn xm kT = kxn xm k + kT xn T xm k < , n, m > N (). (?)
Then,

lim kxn xk, for some x X, and

n+
{T xn }
n=1 are

lim kT xn yk = 0, for some y Y , since {xn } and

n+

Cauchy sequences of Banach space (X, k k) and (Y, k k) respectively. Since T is a closed
operator, (xn , T xn ) (x, y) G(T ) as n +,i.e. y = T x. Let m + in (?), we have
kxn xkT = kxn xk + kT xn T xk
Therefore, xn converge to x in (X, k kT ), which implies (X, k kT ) is a Banach space.
3. Let X be normed space and F be its a closed subspace. Define a natural map T : F X by
T (a)() := a(|F )
for a F and X , where |F denotes the restriction of on F .
(a) Show that T is an isometry.
(b) State the definition of a reflexive space.
(c) Show that if X is reflexive, then so is F.
Proof.
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MATH 4010 (2014-15)

Functional Analysis

CUHK

(a) Let X with kk 1, since ||F (x)| = |(x)| kkkxk, x F , then |F F and k|F k kk 1.
Thus, T is well-defined and it is obvious that T is linear. Moreover, for any a F , X ,
|T (a)()| = |a(|F )| kakk|F k kakkk,
which yields that T is bounded and kT k 1.
Now, it remains to prove kT k 1. Indeed, for any f F , it follows from Hahn-Banach Theorem that,
there exist a f X such that f |F = f and kf k = kf k, since F is a subspace of X. Then,
|a(f )| = |a(f |F )| = |T (a)(f )|

|T (a)()| = kT ak.

sup
X ,kk1

which yields that kak kT ak.


(b) Let X be a Banach space. Then X is reflexive, if X = X in the sense of isometry.
(c) We assume F $ X w.l.o.g., otherwise, F = X is reflexive. To prove F reflexive, it suffices to show that
for any a F , there exists a x F such that a(f ) = f (x), f F .
Since X is reflexive, there exists a x X such that, for any a F and X ,
T (a)() := a(|F ) = (x).
We claim that x F . Indeed, if not, then x X F and := inf kx yk > 0, since F is closed. Thus,
yF

by Hahn-Banach Theorem, there exist a X such that kk = 1, (y) = 0 ,y F , and (x) = which
implies that
0 = a(|F )(=: T (a)()) = (x) = ,
but this is a contradiction!
Therefore, a(|F ) = F (x). Note that the Hahn-Banach Theorem yields that for any f F , there exist
a X such that f = |F . So, F is reflexive.

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