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The Cayley transform for a self-adjoint operator

The Cayley transform `c(x) = (x - i) / (x + i)` maps the real line onto the unit circle minus the point `1` (which corresponds to `x = ∞`). Applied to a self-adjoint operator in place of a real number, it turns an (unbounded, densely-defined) self-adjoint operator into a bounded unitary operator — the standard device, due to von Neumann, for reducing unbounded self-adjoint spectral theory to the bounded/unitary case, where tools such as the continuous functional calculus already apply.

This file develops the elementary scalar transform `cayley`/`cayleyInverse` first — the inverse is only needed away from `1`, the point corresponding to infinity, and is defined arbitrarily there; on the actual Cayley image it is a genuine inverse — and then transports it to an unbounded self-adjoint operator `T : H →ₗ.[ℂ] H`: `cayleyPMap T` is the resulting Cayley-transformed partial operator, which turns out to be everywhere-defined and bounded (`cayleyContinuousLinearMap`), and in fact a genuine unitary (`cayleyUnitary`) once `T` is self-adjoint. No unbounded theorem is hidden in a definition: everything here is elementary Hilbert-space algebra once self-adjointness supplies the resolvent set membership at `± i`.

- `cayley`, `cayleyInverse` : the scalar Möbius maps `(x - i) / (x + i)` and its (one-sided) inverse, together with their real/imaginary-part formulas and round-trip identities. - `cayleyPMap` : the Cayley transform of a partial operator, before forgetting boundedness. - `cayleyContinuousLinearMap`, `cayleyUnitary` : the resulting bounded operator, proved to be a genuine unitary once `T` is self-adjoint.

A. The scalar Cayley transform

B. The Cayley transform of a partial operator

C. The bounded, unitary Cayley transform

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definition

Scalar Cayley transform x↦x−ix+ix \mapsto \frac{x - i}{x + i}

The scalar Cayley transform is a function that maps a real number x∈Rx \in \mathbb{R} to a complex number defined by the formula x−ix+i\frac{x - i}{x + i} where ii is the imaginary unit. This transform maps the real line onto the unit circle in the complex plane, excluding the point 11.

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Inverse scalar Cayley transform z↦Rz \mapsto \mathbb{R}

The inverse scalar Cayley transform maps a complex number zz to a real number. It is defined as: z↦{0if z=1−Im z1−Re zif z≠1 z \mapsto \begin{cases} 0 & \text{if } z = 1 \\ -\frac{\text{Im } z}{1 - \text{Re } z} & \text{if } z \neq 1 \end{cases} where Re z\text{Re } z and Im z\text{Im } z denote the real and imaginary parts of zz, respectively. The value at z=1z = 1 is assigned arbitrarily, as this point corresponds to infinity under the forward Cayley transform.

theorem

cayley(x)≠1\text{cayley}(x) \neq 1 for x∈Rx \in \mathbb{R}

For any real number xx, the scalar Cayley transform defined by cayley(x)=x−ix+i\text{cayley}(x) = \frac{x - i}{x + i} is not equal to 11.

theorem

Real part of the scalar Cayley transform Re(cayley(x))=x2−1x2+1\text{Re}(\text{cayley}(x)) = \frac{x^2 - 1}{x^2 + 1}

For any real number xx, the real part of the scalar Cayley transform cayley(x)=x−ix+i\text{cayley}(x) = \frac{x - i}{x + i} is given by the formula: Re(cayley(x))=x2−1x2+1\text{Re}(\text{cayley}(x)) = \frac{x^2 - 1}{x^2 + 1}

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Imaginary Part of the Scalar Cayley Transform Im⁡(cayley⁡x)=−2xx2+1\operatorname{Im}(\operatorname{cayley} x) = \frac{-2x}{x^2 + 1}

For any real number xx, the imaginary part of its Cayley transform cayley(x)=x−ix+i\text{cayley}(x) = \frac{x - i}{x + i} is given by the formula Im⁡(cayley⁡x)=−2xx2+1\operatorname{Im}(\operatorname{cayley} x) = \frac{-2x}{x^2 + 1} where ii is the imaginary unit.

theorem

cayleyInverse(cayley(x))=x\text{cayleyInverse}(\text{cayley}(x)) = x

For any real number xx, the inverse scalar Cayley transform of the scalar Cayley transform of xx is equal to xx: cayleyInverse(cayley(x))=x\text{cayleyInverse}(\text{cayley}(x)) = x

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The norm of the Cayley transform ∥cayley(x)∥=1\|\text{cayley}(x)\| = 1

For any real number xx, the norm (modulus) of its Cayley transform cayley(x)=x−ix+i\text{cayley}(x) = \frac{x - i}{x + i} is equal to 11, where ii is the imaginary unit.

theorem

cayley(cayleyInverse(z))=z\text{cayley}(\text{cayleyInverse}(z)) = z for z∈S1∖{1}z \in S^1 \setminus \{1\}

For any complex number z∈Cz \in \mathbb{C} such that ∥z∥=1\|z\| = 1 and z≠1z \neq 1, the composition of the scalar Cayley transform and its inverse satisfies cayley(cayleyInverse(z))=z\text{cayley}(\text{cayleyInverse}(z)) = z where cayley(x)=x−ix+i\text{cayley}(x) = \frac{x - i}{x + i} for x∈Rx \in \mathbb{R}, and cayleyInverse\text{cayleyInverse} is its inverse map from the unit circle (excluding 11) back to the real line.

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The Cayley transform is measurable

The scalar Cayley transform, defined as the map x↦x−ix+ix \mapsto \frac{x - i}{x + i} from R\mathbb{R} to C\mathbb{C}, is measurable.

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The inverse scalar Cayley transform is measurable

The inverse scalar Cayley transform cayleyInverse:C→R\text{cayleyInverse} : \mathbb{C} \to \mathbb{R}, defined as z↦{0if z=1−Im z1−Re zif z≠1 z \mapsto \begin{cases} 0 & \text{if } z = 1 \\ -\frac{\text{Im } z}{1 - \text{Re } z} & \text{if } z \neq 1 \end{cases} where Re z\text{Re } z and Im z\text{Im } z denote the real and imaginary parts of zz, is a measurable function.

definition

Cayley transform of a partial linear map TT

For a partial linear map TT on a complex Hilbert space HH, its Cayley transform is the partial linear map defined by the expression (T−iI)(T+iI)−1(T - iI)(T + iI)^{-1} where ii is the imaginary unit and II (represented by 11 in the formal text) denotes the identity operator on HH. This map is the operator-theoretic analogue of the complex-valued Möbius transformation z↦z−iz+iz \mapsto \frac{z - i}{z + i}.

theorem

The domain of the Cayley transform of a self-adjoint operator is the entire space HH

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space. If TT is a self-adjoint partial linear operator on HH, then the domain of its Cayley transform, cayleyPMap T=(T−iI)(T+iI)−1\text{cayleyPMap } T = (T - iI)(T + iI)^{-1}, is the entire Hilbert space HH (denoted by ⊤\top).

definition

Continuous linear map from a partial map with domain ⊤\top

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space. Given a partial linear map AA on HH, if the domain of AA is the entire space (i.e., dom(A)=⊤\text{dom}(A) = \top) and AA is continuous, this definition constructs the corresponding continuous (bounded) linear operator A∈L(H)A \in \mathcal{L}(H).

theorem

Evaluation of the continuous linear map constructed from an everywhere-defined partial map A at x equals A(x)

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space. Let AA be a partial linear map on HH such that its domain is the entire space HH and AA is continuous. Let A~∈L(H)\tilde{A} \in \mathcal{L}(H) be the continuous linear operator constructed from AA (represented by `topDomainToContinuousLinearMap`). For any vector x∈Hx \in H, the evaluation of this operator A~\tilde{A} at xx is equal to the application of the partial map AA to xx: A~(x)=A(x)\tilde{A}(x) = A(x)

theorem

Cayley transform identity cayleyPMap(T)=I−2i(T+iI)−1\text{cayleyPMap}(T) = I - 2i(T + iI)^{-1} for self-adjoint TT

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space. For any self-adjoint partial linear operator TT on HH, the Cayley transform of TT, denoted as cayleyPMap(T)\text{cayleyPMap}(T), satisfies the identity: cayleyPMap(T)=I−2i(T+iI)−1\text{cayleyPMap}(T) = I - 2i(T + iI)^{-1} where ii is the imaginary unit and II denotes the identity operator on HH.

theorem

Cayley transform of a self-adjoint operator TT equals I−2i(T−(−i)I)−1I - 2i(T - (-i)I)^{-1}

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and TT be a self-adjoint partial linear operator on HH. The Cayley transform of TT, denoted C(T)C(T), satisfies the identity: C(T)=I−2i(T−(−i)I)−1C(T) = I - 2i(T - (-i)I)^{-1} where II is the identity operator on HH and ii is the imaginary unit.

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Cayley transform of a self-adjoint operator TT as a bounded operator

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and TT be a self-adjoint partial linear operator on HH. The Cayley transform of TT is the bounded (continuous) linear operator C(T):H→HC(T): H \to H defined by the formula C(T)=I−2i(T+iI)−1C(T) = I - 2i(T + iI)^{-1}, where II is the identity operator and ii is the imaginary unit. This operator is well-defined on the entire space HH because the resolvent set of a self-adjoint operator contains all non-real complex numbers, specifically −i-i.

definition

Continuous linear map LL as a partial map

For a continuous linear operator L:H→HL: H \to H on a complex Hilbert space HH, this definition constructs a linear partial map whose domain is the entire space HH and whose action is given by LL.

theorem

Cayley transform of self-adjoint TT as a partial map equals its continuous map version

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and TT be a self-adjoint partial linear operator on HH. Then the Cayley transform of TT defined as a partial linear map is equal to the partial linear map associated with the bounded (continuous) linear operator C(T)=I−2i(T+iI)−1C(T) = I - 2i(T + iI)^{-1}. That is, cayleyPMap(T)=continuousLinearMapToPMap(C(T))\text{cayleyPMap}(T) = \text{continuousLinearMapToPMap}(C(T)).

theorem

∥Ty−iy∥=∥Ty+iy∥\|Ty - iy\| = \|Ty + iy\| for self-adjoint TT

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and TT be a self-adjoint partial operator on HH. For any vector yy in the domain of TT, the following equality holds: ∥Ty−iy∥=∥Ty+iy∥\|Ty - iy\| = \|Ty + iy\| where ii is the imaginary unit and ∥⋅∥\|\cdot\| denotes the norm on HH.

theorem

C(T)(T+iI)y=(T−iI)yC(T)(T + iI)y = (T - iI)y for self-adjoint TT

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and TT be a self-adjoint partial operator on HH. Let ii denote the imaginary unit and II the identity operator. For any vector yy in the domain of TT and any x∈Hx \in H such that (T+iI)y=x(T + iI)y = x, the bounded Cayley transform C(T)C(T) satisfies the following equality: C(T)x=(T−iI)yC(T)x = (T - iI)y

theorem

The Cayley transform of a self-adjoint operator TT satisfies ∥C(T)x∥=∥x∥\|C(T)x\| = \|x\|

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and TT be a self-adjoint partial linear operator on HH. Let C(T)C(T) denote the Cayley transform of TT, which is a bounded linear operator on HH. For any vector x∈Hx \in H, the norm of the transformed vector C(T)xC(T)x is equal to the norm of xx: ∥C(T)x∥=∥x∥\|C(T)x\| = \|x\|

theorem

The Cayley transform of a self-adjoint operator is an isometry

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and TT be a self-adjoint partial linear operator on HH. The Cayley transform of TT, which is the bounded linear operator C(T)=(T−iI)(T+iI)−1C(T) = (T - iI)(T + iI)^{-1}, is an isometry. That is, for every x∈Hx \in H, the norm is preserved: ∥C(T)x∥=∥x∥\|C(T)x\| = \|x\|.

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The Cayley Transform of a Self-Adjoint Operator is Surjective

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and TT be a self-adjoint partial linear operator on HH. The Cayley transform of TT, denoted as C(T):H→HC(T): H \to H, is surjective.

definition

Unitary Cayley transform of a self-adjoint operator TT

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and TT be a self-adjoint partial linear operator on HH. The Cayley transform of TT, denoted C(T)C(T), is the unitary operator (an isometric linear isomorphism) from HH to itself defined by C(T)=(T−iI)(T+iI)−1C(T) = (T - iI)(T + iI)^{-1}, where ii is the imaginary unit and II is the identity operator.

theorem

The unitary and bounded linear Cayley transforms of a self-adjoint operator TT coincide on all x∈Hx \in H.

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and TT be a self-adjoint partial linear operator on HH. For any vector x∈Hx \in H, the unitary Cayley transform of TT applied to xx is equal to the bounded continuous linear Cayley transform of TT applied to xx.