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Weak-operator-topology spectral measures

`Physlib.QuantumMechanics.Operators.SpectralTheory.SpectralMeasure` already gives a star-projection-valued measure `Set α → H →L[ℂ] H`, σ-additive in the *norm* topology on bounded operators. That norm additivity is too strong a requirement for the spectral measures produced by the (still-to-come) unbounded spectral theorem: an unbounded self-adjoint operator's spectral projections need only add up weakly, on each pair of test vectors, not in operator norm. This file gives that weaker notion its own type, `WOTSpectralMeasure`, valued in Mathlib's weak-operator- topology copy of the bounded operators, `H →WOT[ℂ] H` (`Mathlib.Analysis.InnerProductSpace. WeakOperatorTopology`).

`WOTSpectralMeasure` is otherwise a verbatim analogue of `SpectralMeasure`: same structure shape (`VectorMeasure` plus "every value is a star projection" plus "`univ ↦ 1`"), same basic algebra (idempotence, orthogonality on disjoint sets, intersection multiplicativity, commutativity). The two cannot share a definition because they are literally valued in different types (`H →L[ℂ] H` vs. `H →WOT[ℂ] H` carry the same ring structure but different topologies, hence different `VectorMeasure` targets) — but `SpectralMeasure.toWOT`, at the end of this file, is the coercion that turns any norm-continuous `SpectralMeasure` into a `WOTSpectralMeasure` for free, so nothing built on `SpectralMeasure` elsewhere in this codebase needs re-deriving to be usable here.

This file also records the covariance of the type under a measurable pushforward of the underlying measurable space (`map`) — needed to move a spectral measure along a change of spectral variable, e.g. through the Cayley transform.

Main definitions

- `WOTSpectralMeasure` : a star-projection-valued measure, σ-additive in the weak-operator topology. - `comp_eq_of_inter` : `μS A * μS B = μS (A ∩ B)` for measurable `A`, `B`. - `map` : pushing a weak spectral measure forward along a measurable function. - `SpectralMeasure.toWOT` : a norm-continuous spectral measure, viewed weakly.

A. The structure and its basic algebra

B. Pushforward along a measurable map

C. Coming from a norm-continuous `SpectralMeasure`

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instance

The space H→WOTHH \to_{WOT} H is torsion-free

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space. The space of continuous linear operators on HH equipped with the weak operator topology, denoted by H→WOTHH \to_{WOT} H, is torsion-free as an additive group. That is, for any operator T∈H→WOTHT \in H \to_{WOT} H and any positive integer nn, if nT=0nT = 0, then T=0T = 0.

instance

Coercion from WOT spectral measure to vector measure

This instance defines a coercion from a weak-operator-topology (WOT) spectral measure on a measurable space α\alpha to a vector measure on α\alpha with values in the space of continuous linear operators on a complex Hilbert space HH equipped with the weak operator topology (denoted H→WOTHH \to_{WOT} H).

instance

Coercion of a `WOTSpectralMeasure` μ\mu to a function A↦μ(A)A \mapsto \mu(A)

Let α\alpha be a measurable space and HH be a complex Hilbert space. This instance defines a coercion from a weak-operator-topology (WOT) spectral measure μ\mu (of type `WOTSpectralMeasure α H`) to a function. This allows a spectral measure μ\mu to be applied to a set A⊆αA \subseteq \alpha, returning a bounded linear operator μ(A)\mu(A) in the space of operators equipped with the weak operator topology, denoted as H→WOTHH \to_{WOT} H.

theorem

μS(A)\mu_S(A) is a star projection

Let μS\mu_S be a WOT-spectral measure on a set α\alpha taking values in the space of bounded linear operators on a complex Hilbert space H\mathcal{H} equipped with the weak operator topology. For any subset A⊆αA \subseteq \alpha, the operator μS(A)\mu_S(A) is a star projection (that is, it is both self-adjoint and idempotent).

theorem

The WOT spectral measure of the universal set is the identity operator (μ(univ)=1\mu(\text{univ}) = 1)

Let μ\mu be a weak-operator-topology spectral measure (a `WOTSpectralMeasure`) on a measurable space α\alpha with values in the bounded operators on a Hilbert space HH. The measure of the universal set α\alpha is equal to the identity operator II on HH, denoted as μ(α)=1\mu(\alpha) = 1.

theorem

μS(A)=0\mu_S(A) = 0 for non-measurable AA

Let α\alpha be a measurable space and μS\mu_S be a weak-operator-topology spectral measure on α\alpha. If a subset A⊆αA \subseteq \alpha is not a measurable set, then the value of the spectral measure at AA is the zero operator, denoted by μS(A)=0\mu_S(A) = 0.

theorem

μS(A)μS(A)=μS(A)\mu_S(A) \mu_S(A) = \mu_S(A)

Let μS\mu_S be a weak-operator-topology spectral measure on a measurable space α\alpha. For any subset A⊆αA \subseteq \alpha, the operator μS(A)\mu_S(A) is idempotent, meaning that the composition of the operator with itself satisfies μS(A)μS(A)=μS(A)\mu_S(A) \mu_S(A) = \mu_S(A).

theorem

μS(A)μS(B)=0\mu_S(A) \mu_S(B) = 0 for disjoint measurable sets AA and BB

Let μS\mu_S be a weak-operator-topology (WOT) spectral measure on a measurable space α\alpha. For any measurable sets A,B⊆αA, B \subseteq \alpha, if AA and BB are disjoint (i.e., A∩B=∅A \cap B = \emptyset), then the product of the corresponding operators is zero: μS(A)μS(B)=0\mu_S(A) \mu_S(B) = 0.

theorem

μ(A)μ(B)=μ(A∩B)\mu(A) \mu(B) = \mu(A \cap B) for weak-operator-topology spectral measures

Let HH be a Hilbert space and μ\mu be a spectral measure on a measurable space α\alpha that takes values in star-projections on HH and is σ\sigma-additive in the weak operator topology. For any two measurable sets A,B⊆αA, B \subseteq \alpha, the product (composition) of the operators μ(A)\mu(A) and μ(B)\mu(B) satisfies μ(A)μ(B)=μ(A∩B)\mu(A) \mu(B) = \mu(A \cap B).

theorem

Commutativity of spectral projections μ(A)\mu(A) and μ(B)\mu(B)

Let μ\mu be a weak-operator-topology (WOT) spectral measure on a measurable space α\alpha. For any two sets A,B⊆αA, B \subseteq \alpha, the associated spectral projections μ(A)\mu(A) and μ(B)\mu(B) commute, satisfying μ(A)μ(B)=μ(B)μ(A)\mu(A)\mu(B) = \mu(B)\mu(A).

definition

Pushforward of a WOT spectral measure f∗μf_* \mu

Given a weak-operator-topology (WOT) spectral measure μ\mu on a measurable space α\alpha taking values in the bounded operators on a Hilbert space HH, and a measurable function f:α→βf : \alpha \to \beta to another measurable space β\beta, the pushforward measure f∗μf_* \mu is the WOT spectral measure on β\beta defined by (f∗μ)(S)=μ(f−1(S))(f_* \mu)(S) = \mu(f^{-1}(S)) for any measurable set S⊆βS \subseteq \beta.

theorem

Evaluation of the pushforward WOT spectral measure (f∗μ)(S)=μ(f−1(S))(f_* \mu)(S) = \mu(f^{-1}(S))

Let μ\mu be a weak-operator-topology (WOT) spectral measure on a measurable space α\alpha. For any measurable function f:α→βf : \alpha \to \beta and any measurable set S⊆βS \subseteq \beta, the pushforward measure f∗μf_* \mu evaluated at SS is given by (f∗μ)(S)=μ(f−1(S)). (f_* \mu)(S) = \mu(f^{-1}(S)).

theorem

(g∗(f∗μ))(S)=μ((g∘f)−1(S))(g_* (f_* \mu))(S) = \mu((g \circ f)^{-1}(S))

Let HH be a Hilbert space and μ\mu be a weak-operator-topology (WOT) spectral measure on a measurable space α\alpha taking values in the bounded operators on HH. Given measurable functions f:α→βf: \alpha \to \beta and g:β→γg: \beta \to \gamma between measurable spaces, for any measurable set S⊆γS \subseteq \gamma, the value of the iterated pushforward measure g∗(f∗μ)g_*(f_* \mu) at SS is given by (g∗(f∗μ))(S)=μ((g∘f)−1(S))(g_* (f_* \mu))(S) = \mu((g \circ f)^{-1}(S)) where g∘fg \circ f denotes the composition of the functions and (g∘f)−1(S)(g \circ f)^{-1}(S) is the preimage of SS.

theorem

(g∘f)∗μ=g∗(f∗μ)(g \circ f)_* \mu = g_* (f_* \mu) for WOT spectral measures

Let α,β\alpha, \beta, and γ\gamma be measurable spaces, and let HH be a complex Hilbert space. Suppose μ\mu is a weak-operator-topology (WOT) spectral measure on α\alpha taking values in the bounded operators on HH. For any measurable functions f:α→βf: \alpha \to \beta and g:β→γg: \beta \to \gamma, the pushforward of the spectral measure μ\mu along ff followed by the pushforward along gg is equal to the pushforward of μ\mu along the composition g∘fg \circ f: g∗(f∗μ)=(g∘f)∗μg_* (f_* \mu) = (g \circ f)_* \mu

theorem

id∗μ=μ\text{id}_* \mu = \mu for WOT spectral measures

Let μ\mu be a weak-operator-topology (WOT) spectral measure on a measurable space α\alpha. The pushforward of μ\mu along the identity map id:α→α\text{id} : \alpha \to \alpha is equal to the original measure, that is, id∗μ=μ\text{id}_* \mu = \mu.

theorem

σ\sigma-additivity of WOTSpectralMeasureWOTSpectralMeasure under inner products

Let α\alpha be a measurable space and HH a complex Hilbert space. Let μS\mu S be a weak-operator-topology spectral measure (WOTSpectralMeasureWOTSpectralMeasure) on α\alpha taking values in the bounded operators on HH. For any sequence of pairwise disjoint measurable sets f:N→Set αf: \mathbb{N} \to \text{Set } \alpha and any vectors x,y∈Hx, y \in H, the sum of the inner products ⟨y,μS(fi)x⟩\langle y, \mu S(f_i) x \rangle converges to the inner product of the measure of the union of the sets, i.e., ∑i=0∞⟨y,μS(fi)x⟩=⟨y,μS(⋃i=0∞fi)x⟩\sum_{i=0}^{\infty} \langle y, \mu S(f_i) x \rangle = \left\langle y, \mu S\left(\bigcup_{i=0}^{\infty} f_i\right) x \right\rangle where the convergence is in the sense of summable families in C\mathbb{C}.

definition

Additive homomorphism B(H)→B(H)WOT\mathcal{B}(H) \to \mathcal{B}(H)_{\text{WOT}}

The additive group homomorphism from the space of continuous linear operators on a complex Hilbert space HH, denoted B(H)\mathcal{B}(H), to the space of continuous linear operators on HH endowed with the weak operator topology, denoted B(H)WOT\mathcal{B}(H)_{\text{WOT}}. This map is the identity on the underlying operators, effectively "forgetting" the norm topology in favor of the weak operator topology while preserving the additive structure.

theorem

Continuity of the map toWOTMap:B(H)→B(H)WOT\text{toWOTMap} : \mathcal{B}(H) \to \mathcal{B}(H)_{\text{WOT}}

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space. Let B(H)\mathcal{B}(H) denote the space of bounded linear operators on HH equipped with the operator norm topology, and let B(H)WOT\mathcal{B}(H)_{\text{WOT}} be the same space equipped with the weak operator topology. The additive homomorphism toWOTMap:B(H)→B(H)WOT\text{toWOTMap} : \mathcal{B}(H) \to \mathcal{B}(H)_{\text{WOT}}, which maps an operator in the norm topology to itself in the weak operator topology, is continuous.

definition

Spectral measure viewed in the weak operator topology

Let α\alpha be a measurable space and HH be a complex Hilbert space. Given a spectral measure μS\mu_S on α\alpha with values in the space of bounded linear operators B(H)\mathcal{B}(H) (which is σ\sigma-additive with respect to the operator norm topology), `SpectralMeasure.toWOT` constructs the corresponding weak-operator-topology spectral measure. This measure takes the same star-projection values μS(A)\mu_S(A) for each measurable set A⊆αA \subseteq \alpha, but is viewed as being σ\sigma-additive with respect to the weak operator topology on B(H)\mathcal{B}(H).

theorem

Evaluation of the WOT-converted spectral measure μS.toWOT(A)=μS(A)\mu_S.\text{toWOT}(A) = \mu_S(A)

Let α\alpha be a measurable space and HH be a complex Hilbert space. Let μS\mu_S be a spectral measure on α\alpha taking values in the space of bounded linear operators B(H)\mathcal{B}(H) (norm-topology). For any set A⊆αA \subseteq \alpha, the value of the corresponding weak-operator-topology spectral measure μS.toWOT\mu_S.\text{toWOT} evaluated at AA is equal to the operator μS(A)\mu_S(A) viewed as an element of B(H)\mathcal{B}(H) equipped with the weak operator topology.