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Hilbert space for quantum mechanics on Space d

Member of the Hilbert space as a property

Construction of elements of the Hilbert space

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abbrev

Hilbert space L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C})

For a natural number dd, the Hilbert space for single-particle quantum mechanics on Space d\text{Space } d is defined as the space L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}) of square-integrable functions from Space d\text{Space } d to the complex numbers C\mathbb{C}, where functions that are equal almost everywhere are identified as equivalence classes.

definition

Antilinear map from Hilbert space H\mathcal{H} to its dual H∗\mathcal{H}^* via f↦⟨f,⋅⟩f \mapsto \langle f, \cdot \rangle

For a natural number dd, let Hd=L2(Space d,C)\mathcal{H}_d = L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}) be the Hilbert space of square-integrable functions. The function `toBra` is the antilinear map from Hd\mathcal{H}_d to its strong dual space Hd∗\mathcal{H}_d^*. For any f∈Hdf \in \mathcal{H}_d, the resulting linear functional toBra(f)\text{toBra}(f) acts on an element g∈Hdg \in \mathcal{H}_d by the inner product ⟨f,g⟩\langle f, g \rangle. In the context of quantum mechanics, this represents the mapping of a state vector (a "ket") to its corresponding dual vector (a "bra").

theorem

toBra(f)(g)=⟨f,g⟩C\text{toBra}(f)(g) = \langle f, g \rangle_{\mathbb{C}}

Let dd be a natural number and Hd=L2(Space d,C)\mathcal{H}_d = L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}) be the Hilbert space of square-integrable functions. For any two elements f,g∈Hdf, g \in \mathcal{H}_d, the evaluation of the linear functional toBra(f)\text{toBra}(f) at the element gg is equal to the complex inner product ⟨f,g⟩C\langle f, g \rangle_{\mathbb{C}}.

theorem

The map `toBra` is surjective

Let dd be a natural number and Hd=L2(Space d,C)\mathcal{H}_d = L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}) be the Hilbert space of square-integrable functions. The antilinear map toBra:Hd→Hd∗\text{toBra} : \mathcal{H}_d \to \mathcal{H}_d^*, which maps a state vector f∈Hdf \in \mathcal{H}_d (a "ket") to its corresponding dual vector (a "bra") defined by the inner product ⟨f,⋅⟩\langle f, \cdot \rangle, is surjective.

theorem

The map `toBra` is injective

For a natural number dd, let Hd=L2(Space d,C)\mathcal{H}_d = L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}) be the Hilbert space of square-integrable functions. The antilinear map toBra:Hd→Hd∗\text{toBra}: \mathcal{H}_d \to \mathcal{H}_d^*, which maps a state vector f∈Hdf \in \mathcal{H}_d (a "ket") to its corresponding dual vector (a "bra") defined by the inner product ⟨f,⋅⟩\langle f, \cdot \rangle, is injective.

definition

f∈L2(Space d)f \in L^2(\text{Space } d)

The proposition MemHS(f)\text{MemHS}(f) asserts that a complex-valued function f:Space d→Cf: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{C} is a member of the L2L^2 space. This means that ff is almost everywhere strongly measurable and square-integrable, satisfying ∫∥f(x)∥2 dx<∞\int \|f(x)\|^2 \, dx < \infty. This condition allows the function to be lifted to the Hilbert space associated with the physical system.

theorem

f∈L2(Space d)f \in L^2(\text{Space } d) implies ff is a.e. strongly measurable

Let f:Space d→Cf: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{C} be a complex-valued function. If f∈L2(Space d)f \in L^2(\text{Space } d) (i.e., ff is a member of the Hilbert space associated with the system), then ff is almost everywhere strongly measurable.

theorem

MemHS(f)\text{MemHS}(f) if and only if ff is AE strongly measurable and square-integrable

A complex-valued function f:Space d→Cf: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{C} satisfies the property MemHS(f)\text{MemHS}(f) if and only if it is almost everywhere strongly measurable and square-integrable, meaning that the integral of its squared norm ∫∥f(x)∥2 dx\int \|f(x)\|^2 \, dx is finite.

theorem

0∈L2(Space d)0 \in L^2(\text{Space } d)

The zero function f(x)=0f(x) = 0 on Space d\text{Space } d is a member of the Hilbert space L2(Space d)L^2(\text{Space } d), satisfying the property MemHS(f)\text{MemHS}(f). This means that the zero function is almost everywhere strongly measurable and square-integrable, such that ∫∥f(x)∥2 dx<∞\int \|f(x)\|^2 \, dx < \infty.

theorem

The zero function is in L2(Space d)L^2(\text{Space } d)

The constant zero function f:Space d→Cf: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{C}, defined by f(x)=0f(x) = 0 for all x∈Space dx \in \text{Space } d, is a member of the Hilbert space L2(Space d)L^2(\text{Space } d) (i.e., it satisfies the MemHS\text{MemHS} property).

theorem

f,g∈L2(Space d)  ⟹  f+g∈L2(Space d)f, g \in L^2(\text{Space } d) \implies f + g \in L^2(\text{Space } d)

For any complex-valued functions f,g:Space d→Cf, g: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{C}, if both ff and gg are members of the L2L^2 space (meaning they are square-integrable such that ∫∥f(x)∥2 dx<∞\int \|f(x)\|^2 \, dx < \infty), then their sum f+gf + g is also a member of the L2L^2 space.

theorem

Scalar multiplication preserves L2L^2 membership

Let f:Space d→Cf: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{C} be a complex-valued function and c∈Cc \in \mathbb{C} be a complex scalar. If ff is a member of the Hilbert space L2(Space d)L^2(\text{Space } d) (meaning ff is square-integrable), then the scalar product c⋅fc \cdot f is also a member of L2(Space d)L^2(\text{Space } d).

theorem

f∈L2 and f=aeg  ⟹  g∈L2f \in L^2 \text{ and } f =_{ae} g \implies g \in L^2

Let f,g:Space d→Cf, g: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{C} be complex-valued functions. If ff is square-integrable (satisfying the property MemHS(f)\text{MemHS}(f)) and ff is equal to gg almost everywhere with respect to the volume measure (f=m[volume]gf =ᵐ[\text{volume}] g), then gg is also square-integrable (satisfying MemHS(g)\text{MemHS}(g)).

theorem

[f]∈L2(Space d)  ⟺  MemHS(f)[f] \in L^2(\text{Space } d) \iff \text{MemHS}(f)

For a natural number dd and an almost everywhere strongly measurable function f:Space d→Cf: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{C}, the equivalence class of functions equal to ff almost everywhere is an element of the Hilbert space L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}) if and only if ff satisfies the square-integrability property MemHS(f)\text{MemHS}(f).

definition

Construction of an element of L2(Space d)L^2(\text{Space } d) from a function ff

Given a complex-valued function f:Space d→Cf: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{C} and a proof hfh_f that ff is square-integrable (i.e., MemHS(f)\text{MemHS}(f) holds), this definition constructs the corresponding element in the Hilbert space L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}). The resulting element is the equivalence class of functions that are equal to ff almost everywhere.

theorem

f∈L2(Space d)  ⟹  MemHS(f)f \in L^2(\text{Space } d) \implies \text{MemHS}(f)

For any element ff in the Hilbert space L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}), the coerced function f:Space d→Cf: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{C} satisfies the property MemHS(f)\text{MemHS}(f), meaning it is almost everywhere strongly measurable and square-integrable.

theorem

Every element of L2(Space d)L^2(\text{Space } d) is represented by a square-integrable function

For every element ff in the Hilbert space L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}), there exists a complex-valued function g:Space d→Cg: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{C} and a proof hgh_g that gg is square-integrable (i.e., MemHS(g)\text{MemHS}(g) holds), such that the element in the Hilbert space constructed from gg, denoted mk(hg)\text{mk}(h_g), is equal to ff. In other words, every element of the Hilbert space is represented by at least one square-integrable function.

theorem

mk(f)=f\text{mk}(f) = f almost everywhere

For any square-integrable function f:Space d→Cf : \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{C} (i.e., such that MemHS(f)\text{MemHS}(f) holds), the element mk(f)\text{mk}(f) in the Hilbert space L2(Space d)L^2(\text{Space } d) constructed from ff is equal to ff almost everywhere with respect to the volume measure.

theorem

⟨mk(f),mk(g)⟩C=∫f(x)‾g(x) dx\langle \text{mk}(f), \text{mk}(g) \rangle_{\mathbb{C}} = \int \overline{f(x)} g(x) \, dx

For any two complex-valued functions f,g:Space d→Cf, g: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{C} that are square-integrable (i.e., MemHS(f)\text{MemHS}(f) and MemHS(g)\text{MemHS}(g) hold), the inner product of their corresponding elements mk(f)\text{mk}(f) and mk(g)\text{mk}(g) in the Hilbert space L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}) is equal to the integral of the product of the complex conjugate of ff and the function gg: ⟨mk(f),mk(g)⟩C=∫Space df(x)‾g(x) dx\langle \text{mk}(f), \text{mk}(g) \rangle_{\mathbb{C}} = \int_{\text{Space } d} \overline{f(x)} g(x) \, dx where f(x)‾\overline{f(x)} denotes the complex conjugate of f(x)f(x).

theorem

∥[f]∥L2=∥f∥L2\| [f] \|_{L^2} = \| f \|_{L^2} for f∈L2(Space d,C)f \in L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C})

For any complex-valued function f:Space d→Cf: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{C} that is square-integrable (i.e., MemHS(f)\text{MemHS}(f) holds), the L2L^2 norm of the element [f][f] in the Hilbert space L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}) constructed from ff is equal to the L2L^2 norm of the function ff itself: ∥[f]∥L2=∥f∥L2\| [f] \|_{L^2} = \| f \|_{L^2} where [f][f] (denoted in the formal statement as `mk hf`) represents the equivalence class of functions equal to ff almost everywhere.

theorem

[f]∈L2(Space d,C)  ⟺  f[f] \in L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}) \iff f is square-integrable

Let f:Space d→Cf: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{C} be an almost everywhere strongly measurable function. The equivalence class of ff (functions equal almost everywhere) belongs to the Hilbert space L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}) if and only if the function x↦∥f(x)∥2x \mapsto \|f(x)\|^2 is integrable over Space d\text{Space } d.

theorem

[f+g]=[f]+[g][f + g] = [f] + [g] in L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C})

Let f,g:Space d→Cf, g: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{C} be two square-integrable functions (satisfying MemHS(f)\text{MemHS}(f) and MemHS(g)\text{MemHS}(g)). Let [f][f] and [g][g] denote the elements (equivalence classes) in the Hilbert space L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}) constructed from these functions. Then the Hilbert space element corresponding to the sum of the functions f+gf + g is equal to the sum of the individual Hilbert space elements, that is, [f+g]=[f]+[g][f + g] = [f] + [g].

theorem

[c⋅f]=c⋅[f][c \cdot f] = c \cdot [f] in L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C})

Let f:Space d→Cf: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{C} be a square-integrable function and c∈Cc \in \mathbb{C} be a complex scalar. Let [f][f] denote the element in the Hilbert space L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}) constructed from ff. Then the Hilbert space element corresponding to the scaled function c⋅fc \cdot f is equal to the scalar cc multiplied by the element [f][f], that is, [c⋅f]=c⋅[f][c \cdot f] = c \cdot [f].

theorem

[f]=[g]  ⟺  f=g[f] = [g] \iff f = g almost everywhere in L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C})

Let f,g:Space d→Cf, g: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{C} be two square-integrable functions (satisfying the property MemHS\text{MemHS}). Let [f][f] and [g][g] denote the corresponding elements (equivalence classes) in the Hilbert space L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}) constructed via the `mk` operation. Then [f]=[g][f] = [g] in the Hilbert space if and only if ff and gg are equal almost everywhere with respect to the volume measure (f=a.e.gf =^{a.e.} g).

theorem

f=g  ⟺  f=gf = g \iff f = g almost everywhere in L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C})

For any two elements ff and gg in the Hilbert space L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}), f=gf = g if and only if their representative functions from Space d\text{Space } d to C\mathbb{C} are equal almost everywhere with respect to the volume measure.

theorem

Addition in L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}) is pointwise addition almost everywhere

For any elements ψ\psi and ϕ\phi in the Hilbert space L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}), the representative function of their sum ψ+ϕ\psi + \phi is equal to the pointwise sum of the representative functions of ψ\psi and ϕ\phi almost everywhere with respect to the volume measure.

theorem

Subtraction in L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}) is pointwise subtraction almost everywhere

For any elements ψ\psi and ϕ\phi in the Hilbert space L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}), the function representing their difference ψ−ϕ\psi - \phi is equal to the pointwise difference of the functions representing ψ\psi and ϕ\phi almost everywhere with respect to the volume measure.

theorem

Scalar multiplication in L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}) is pointwise almost everywhere

For a natural number dd, let L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}) be the Hilbert space of square-integrable functions from Space d\text{Space } d to the complex numbers C\mathbb{C}. For any scalar cc and any element ψ∈L2(Space d,C)\psi \in L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}), the representative function of the scalar multiplication c⋅ψc \cdot \psi is equal to the pointwise product of cc and the representative function of ψ\psi almost everywhere with respect to the volume measure. That is, (c⋅ψ)(x)=c⋅ψ(x)(c \cdot \psi)(x) = c \cdot \psi(x) for almost all x∈Space dx \in \text{Space } d.

theorem

ψ→0\psi \to 0 in L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}) if and only if ∫∥ψ∥2→0\int \|\psi\|^2 \to 0

In the Hilbert space L2(Space d,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}) of square-integrable functions, a family of functions ψa\psi_a indexed by elements of a type α\alpha converges to zero along a filter ll if and only if the integral of their squared norms converges to zero. That is, lim⁡a→lψa=0  ⟺  lim⁡a→l∫Space d∥ψa(x)∥2 dx=0 \lim_{a \to l} \psi_a = 0 \iff \lim_{a \to l} \int_{\text{Space } d} \|\psi_a(x)\|^2 \, dx = 0 where the limit on the left is taken in the L2L^2 norm topology and the integral is the standard Lebesgue integral over the volume of Space d\text{Space } d.

definition

Linear projection map from L2(μ)L^2(\mu) to L2(μ∣Ω)L^2(\mu|_\Omega)

For a subset Ω⊆Space d\Omega \subseteq \text{Space } d and a measure μ\mu, this definition provides a C\mathbb{C}-linear map from the Hilbert space L2(Space d,C,μ)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}, \mu) to the Hilbert space L2(Space d,C,μ∣Ω)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}, \mu|_\Omega), where μ∣Ω\mu|_\Omega denotes the restriction of the measure μ\mu to the set Ω\Omega.

theorem

Subspace projection of ψ\psi onto Ω\Omega is ψ\psi almost everywhere on Ω\Omega

For any subset Ω⊆Space d\Omega \subseteq \text{Space } d and any wavefunction ψ∈L2(Space d,C,μ)\psi \in L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}, \mu), the projection of ψ\psi onto the restricted Hilbert space L2(Space d,C,μ∣Ω)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}, \mu|_\Omega) is equal to ψ\psi almost everywhere with respect to the restricted measure μ∣Ω\mu|_\Omega.

theorem

∥PΩψ∥≤∥ψ∥\|P_\Omega \psi\| \leq \|\psi\| for the subspace projection map

Let L2(Space d,C,μ)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}, \mu) be the Hilbert space of square-integrable functions on Space d\text{Space } d with respect to a measure μ\mu. For any subset Ω⊆Space d\Omega \subseteq \text{Space } d, let PΩP_\Omega denote the linear projection map from L2(Space d,C,μ)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}, \mu) to L2(Space d,C,μ∣Ω)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}, \mu|_\Omega) (where μ∣Ω\mu|_\Omega is the restriction of μ\mu to Ω\Omega). For any wavefunction ψ∈L2(Space d,C,μ)\psi \in L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}, \mu), the L2L^2-norm of the projected wavefunction is less than or equal to the L2L^2-norm of the original wavefunction: ∥PΩψ∥≤∥ψ∥\|P_\Omega \psi\| \leq \|\psi\|

definition

Linear isometry inclusion L2(Space d,μ∣Ω)↪L2(Space d,μ)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mu|_\Omega) \hookrightarrow L^2(\text{Space } d, \mu)

For a measurable set Ω⊆Space d\Omega \subseteq \text{Space } d and a measure μ\mu, this definition is the C\mathbb{C}-linear isometry from the Hilbert space L2(Space d,μ∣Ω,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mu|_\Omega, \mathbb{C}) to L2(Space d,μ,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mu, \mathbb{C}). It maps a wavefunction ψ\psi to its extension by zero outside of Ω\Omega, represented by the indicator function 1Ωψ\mathbb{1}_\Omega \psi.

theorem

The inclusion map L2(μ∣Ω)↪L2(μ)L^2(\mu|_\Omega) \hookrightarrow L^2(\mu) is equal to the indicator function extension μ\mu-a.e.

Let dd be a natural number and μ\mu be a measure on Space d\text{Space } d. For any measurable set Ω⊆Space d\Omega \subseteq \text{Space } d and any wave function ψ\psi in the Hilbert space L2(Space d,μ∣Ω,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mu|_\Omega, \mathbb{C}), the inclusion of ψ\psi into the global Hilbert space L2(Space d,μ,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mu, \mathbb{C}) is equal to the indicator function 1Ωψ\mathbb{1}_\Omega \psi almost everywhere with respect to μ\mu.

theorem

PΩ∘IΩ=idP_\Omega \circ I_\Omega = \text{id} for L2(Space d)L^2(\text{Space } d) on Subspace Ω\Omega

For a measurable set Ω⊆Space d\Omega \subseteq \text{Space } d and a measure μ\mu on Space d\text{Space } d, let L2(Space d,μ,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mu, \mathbb{C}) denote the Hilbert space of square-integrable functions. Let IΩ:L2(Space d,μ∣Ω)↪L2(Space d,μ)I_\Omega : L^2(\text{Space } d, \mu|_\Omega) \hookrightarrow L^2(\text{Space } d, \mu) be the linear isometry inclusion that extends a wavefunction by zero outside of Ω\Omega, and let PΩ:L2(Space d,μ)→L2(Space d,μ∣Ω)P_\Omega : L^2(\text{Space } d, \mu) \to L^2(\text{Space } d, \mu|_\Omega) be the linear projection map that restricts a wavefunction to Ω\Omega. Then PΩP_\Omega is a left inverse of IΩI_\Omega, which means that for any ψ∈L2(Space d,μ∣Ω)\psi \in L^2(\text{Space } d, \mu|_\Omega), we have PΩ(IΩ(ψ))=ψP_\Omega(I_\Omega(\psi)) = \psi.

theorem

p(i(ψ))=ψp(i(\psi)) = \psi for wavefunctions ψ∈L2(Space d,μ∣Ω)\psi \in L^2(\text{Space } d, \mu|_\Omega)

Let Ω⊆Space d\Omega \subseteq \text{Space } d be a measurable set and μ\mu be a measure on Space d\text{Space } d. Let L2(Space d,μ,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mu, \mathbb{C}) be the Hilbert space of square-integrable functions, and let L2(Space d,μ∣Ω,C)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mu|_\Omega, \mathbb{C}) be the Hilbert space with respect to the measure μ\mu restricted to Ω\Omega. If i:L2(μ∣Ω)↪L2(μ)i : L^2(\mu|_\Omega) \hookrightarrow L^2(\mu) is the linear isometry that includes a wavefunction ψ\psi into the larger space (by extending it by zero outside Ω\Omega) and p:L2(μ)→L2(μ∣Ω)p : L^2(\mu) \to L^2(\mu|_\Omega) is the linear projection map, then for any ψ∈L2(μ∣Ω)\psi \in L^2(\mu|_\Omega), it holds that p(i(ψ))=ψp(i(\psi)) = \psi.

theorem

The subspace projection L2(μ)→L2(μ∣Ω)L^2(\mu) \to L^2(\mu|_\Omega) is surjective

Let dd be a natural number and let μ\mu be a measure on Space d\text{Space } d. For any measurable subset Ω⊆Space d\Omega \subseteq \text{Space } d, the linear projection map from the Hilbert space L2(Space d,C,μ)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}, \mu) to the Hilbert space L2(Space d,C,μ∣Ω)L^2(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{C}, \mu|_\Omega) is surjective, where μ∣Ω\mu|_\Omega denotes the restriction of the measure μ\mu to the set Ω\Omega.