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Calkin Algebra
In functional analysis, the Calkin algebra, named after John Williams Calkin, is the quotient of ''B''(''H''), the ring of bounded linear operators on a separable infinite-dimensional Hilbert space ''H'', by the ideal ''K''(''H'') of compact operators. Here the addition in ''B''(''H'') is addition of operators and the multiplication in ''B''(''H'') is composition of operators; it is easy to verify that these operations make ''B''(''H'') into a ring. When scalar multiplication is also included, ''B''(''H'') becomes in fact an algebra over the same field over which ''H'' is a Hilbert space. Properties * Since ''K''(''H'') is a maximal norm-closed ideal in ''B''(''H''), the Calkin algebra is simple. In fact, ''K''(''H'') is the only closed ideal in ''B''(''H''). * As a quotient of a C*-algebra by a two-sided ideal, the Calkin algebra is a C*-algebra itself and there is a short exact sequence ::0 \to K(H) \to B(H) \to B(H)/K(H) \to 0 :which induces a six-term cyclic exact sequenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Functional Analysis
Functional analysis is a branch of mathematical analysis, the core of which is formed by the study of vector spaces endowed with some kind of limit-related structure (for example, Inner product space#Definition, inner product, Norm (mathematics)#Definition, norm, or Topological space#Definitions, topology) and the linear transformation, linear functions defined on these spaces and suitably respecting these structures. The historical roots of functional analysis lie in the study of function space, spaces of functions and the formulation of properties of transformations of functions such as the Fourier transform as transformations defining, for example, continuous function, continuous or unitary operator, unitary operators between function spaces. This point of view turned out to be particularly useful for the study of differential equations, differential and integral equations. The usage of the word ''functional (mathematics), functional'' as a noun goes back to the calculus of v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Short Exact Sequence
In mathematics, an exact sequence is a sequence of morphisms between objects (for example, Group (mathematics), groups, Ring (mathematics), rings, Module (mathematics), modules, and, more generally, objects of an abelian category) such that the Image (mathematics), image of one morphism equals the kernel (algebra), kernel of the next. Definition In the context of group theory, a sequence :G_0\;\xrightarrow\; G_1 \;\xrightarrow\; G_2 \;\xrightarrow\; \cdots \;\xrightarrow\; G_n of groups and group homomorphisms is said to be exact at G_i if \operatorname(f_i)=\ker(f_). The sequence is called exact if it is exact at each G_i for all 1\leq i [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Operator Theory
In mathematics, operator theory is the study of linear operators on function spaces, beginning with differential operators and integral operators. The operators may be presented abstractly by their characteristics, such as bounded linear operators or closed operators, and consideration may be given to nonlinear operators. The study, which depends heavily on the topology of function spaces, is a branch of functional analysis. If a collection of operators forms an algebra over a field, then it is an operator algebra. The description of operator algebras is part of operator theory. Single operator theory Single operator theory deals with the properties and classification of operators, considered one at a time. For example, the classification of normal operators in terms of their spectra falls into this category. Spectrum of operators The spectral theorem is any of a number of results about linear operators or about matrices. In broad terms the spectral theorem provides cond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Corona Algebra
In mathematics, the multiplier algebra, denoted by ''M''(''A''), of a C*-algebra ''A'' is a unital C*-algebra that is the largest unital C*-algebra that contains ''A'' as an ideal in a "non-degenerate" way. It is the noncommutative generalization of Stone–Čech compactification. Multiplier algebras were introduced by . For example, if ''A'' is the C*-algebra of compact operators on a separable Hilbert space, ''M''(''A'') is ''B''(''H''), the C*-algebra of all bounded operators on ''H''. Definition An ideal ''I'' in a C*-algebra ''B'' is said to be essential if ''I'' ∩ ''J'' is non-trivial for every ideal ''J''. An ideal ''I'' is essential if and only if ''I''⊥, the "orthogonal complement" of ''I'' in the Hilbert C*-module ''B'' is . Let ''A'' be a C*-algebra. Its multiplier algebra ''M''(''A'') is any C*-algebra satisfying the following universal property: for any C*-algebra ''D'' containing ''A'' as an ideal, there exists a unique *-homomorphism φ: ''D'' → ''M''(''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Banach Space
In mathematics, more specifically in functional analysis, a Banach space (, ) is a complete normed vector space. Thus, a Banach space is a vector space with a metric that allows the computation of vector length and distance between vectors and is complete in the sense that a Cauchy sequence of vectors always converges to a well-defined limit that is within the space. Banach spaces are named after the Polish mathematician Stefan Banach, who introduced this concept and studied it systematically in 1920–1922 along with Hans Hahn and Eduard Helly. Maurice René Fréchet was the first to use the term "Banach space" and Banach in turn then coined the term " Fréchet space". Banach spaces originally grew out of the study of function spaces by Hilbert, Fréchet, and Riesz earlier in the century. Banach spaces play a central role in functional analysis. In other areas of analysis, the spaces under study are often Banach spaces. Definition A Banach space is a complete nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |