Physlib.QuantumMechanics.Operators.Multiplication
Multiplication operators on `SpaceDHilbertSpace`
i. Overview
In this module we introduce unbounded operators defined by multiplication by a function `f : Space d → ℂ`. The domain is defined to be as large as possible, namely a vector `ψ ∈ SpaceDHilbertSpace d μ` is in the domain iff `f • ψ ∈ SpaceDHilbertSpace d μ`.
ii. Key results
- `mulOperator f` : Given a function `f : Space d → ℂ`, the operator defined by `ψ ↦ f • ψ` (with maximal domain) with notation `𝓜 f`. - `mulOperator_adjoint_eq_conj` : For a.e. strongly measurable `f`, `(𝓜 f)† = 𝓜 (conj ∘ f)` - `mulOperator_isUnbounded` : For a.e. strongly measurable `f`, `𝓜 f` is an unbounded operator. - `mulOperator_compRestricted_le` : The composition `𝓜 f ∘ᵣ 𝓜 g` is contained in `𝓜 (f • g)`. - `mulOperator_compRestricted_eq` : The composition `𝓜 f ∘ᵣ 𝓜 g` is equal to `𝓜 (f • g)` when `(𝓜 g).domain = ⊤`.
iii. Table of contents
- A. Definition - B. Domain - C. Adjoint - C.1. Self-adjoint - D. Closable & unbounded - E. Composition
iv. References
See examples 1.3 and 3.8 in - [Konrad Schmüdgen, *Unbounded Self-Adjoint Operators on Hilbert Space*][Schmudgen2012]
A. Definition
B. Domain
C. Adjoint
C.1. Self-adjoint
D. Closable & unbounded
E. Composition
F. Spectrum
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Essential boundedness of implies
Let be a measure on . For any -a.e. strongly measurable function , if there exists a constant such that for -almost every , then the domain of the multiplication operator on the Hilbert space is the entire space (denoted by ).
Let be a natural number and be a measure on . Let be complex-valued functions, and suppose is -almost everywhere strongly measurable. If for -almost every , then the domain of the multiplication operator is a subset of the domain of the multiplication operator , that is, .
for functions with equal norms almost everywhere
Let be a measure on . For any two -almost everywhere strongly measurable functions such that their norms are equal -almost everywhere (i.e., for -almost every ), the domain of the multiplication operator is equal to the domain of the multiplication operator on the Hilbert space .
The multiplication operator is closed
Let be a natural number and be a measure on that is finite on compact sets. If is a function that is -almost everywhere strongly measurable, then the multiplication operator acting on the Hilbert space is a closed operator.
The multiplication operator of the zero function is the zero operator ()
For any measure on , the multiplication operator associated with the constant zero function on the Hilbert space is equal to the zero operator. The domain of this operator is the entire Hilbert space.
a.e.
Let be a measure on . For any two functions , if almost everywhere with respect to , then the corresponding multiplication operators and on the Hilbert space are equal.
Let be a measure on , be a complex-valued function, and be a scalar. Let denote the multiplication operator on the Hilbert space . The operator is a restriction of the multiplication operator , i.e., . Equality holds when , but for , the domain of (which is the domain of ) may be smaller than the domain of (which is the entire space).
for
Let be a measure on , be a function, and be a non-zero complex scalar (). Then the multiplication operator (defined by the function ) is equal to the scalar multiplication of the operator by , satisfying .
Let be a natural number and be a measure on . For any complex-valued function , let denote the multiplication operator on the Hilbert space . Then, negation commutes with the multiplication operator, such that the multiplication operator by is equal to the negation of the multiplication operator by :
extends
For a measure on and functions , the multiplication operator associated with the sum , denoted , is an extension of the sum of the individual multiplication operators on the Hilbert space . This means that the domain of the sum , which consists of vectors such that both and are square-integrable, is contained within the domain , which only requires the weaker condition that be square-integrable. On the shared domain, the operators agree: .
if
Let be a natural number and be a measure on . Let be complex-valued functions, and let and be the corresponding multiplication operators on the Hilbert space . If the domain of is the entire Hilbert space (i.e., ), then the multiplication operator of the sum of the functions is equal to the sum of the individual multiplication operators:
for functions pointwise bounded by their sum
Consider the Hilbert space with measure . Let be -almost everywhere strongly measurable functions. Suppose there exist constants such that the inequalities and hold for -almost every . Then the multiplication operator associated with the sum of the functions is equal to the sum of the individual multiplication operators, i.e., .
extends
Let be a natural number and be a measure on . For any complex-valued functions , the multiplication operator is an extension of the difference of operators . That is, and for all , . The domain of the difference is the intersection of the individual domains, , requiring both and to be in . In contrast, the domain of only requires the difference to be in , which is a weaker condition.
if
Let be a measure on and let be the Hilbert space of square-integrable complex-valued functions. For any two functions , if the domain of the multiplication operator is the entire Hilbert space (i.e., ), then the multiplication operator associated with the difference is equal to the difference of the individual multiplication operators:
when and are pointwise bounded by their difference
Let be a measure on the space . Let be almost everywhere strongly measurable functions. Suppose there exist constants such that for -almost every , the following conditions hold: Then the multiplication operator is equal to the difference of the multiplication operators and on the Hilbert space . This equality implies that the domain of coincides with the intersection of the domains of and .
Extends the Composition
Let be a natural number and be a measure on . For any complex-valued functions , let and be the corresponding multiplication operators on the Hilbert space . Then the multiplication operator associated with the pointwise product , denoted , is an extension of the restricted composition of the individual operators . Specifically, the domain of the composition satisfies , and for any in the domain of the composition, .
when
Let be a measure on , and let be functions. Let and be the multiplication operators on the Hilbert space associated with and respectively. If the domain of is the entire Hilbert space (i.e., ), then the restricted composition is equal to the multiplication operator of the pointwise product : This theorem provides a sufficient condition (the totality of the domain of the second operator) to turn the operator inclusion into an equality.
