PhyslibAlpha.AlgebraicFramework.HilbertSpace.Unbounded.SelfAdjointSpectralTheorem
The operator-to-spectrum interface
This is a purely Hilbert-space-level treatment: it deliberately omits the algebra-parametrized layer (`ConcreteAffiliatedObservable`, `RepresentedAffiliatedObservable`, `AffiliationBridge`, `FaithfulAffiliationBridge`, and the `SelfAdjointSpectralData`/`EssentialSelfAdjointSpectralData` endpoint), which is out of scope for this development.
Essential self-adjointness and closure
For a core operator `T`, essential self-adjointness is precisely the assertion that the canonical graph closure `T.closure` is self-adjoint. Keeping this as a small data structure (`SelfAdjointClosureData`) gives concrete constructions (the oscillator, multiplication operators, and later Schrödinger operators) one common entry point without smuggling a spectral measure into the definition.
The domain-aware boundary
`SelfAdjointSpectralTheorem` deliberately records only the weak identity-integral law (`IsWeakSpectralResolution`). That law is enough for matrix-element reconstruction on the given domain, but it does not say which vectors belong to the domain. The latter is the square-moment condition (`spectralSquareMomentDomain`) and must be stated separately before an equality of unbounded operators can be claimed; `DomainAwareSelfAdjointSpectralTheorem` records both.
Main definitions
- `SelfAdjointClosureData` : essential self-adjointness of a core, and the uniqueness of its self-adjoint closure. - `IsWeakSpectralResolution` : the weak matrix-element reconstruction law `⟪y, T x⟫ = ∫ λ dμS`. - `SelfAdjointSpectralTheorem` : self-adjointness plus weak reconstruction against a spectral measure, and its transport `unitaryConj` along a Hilbert-space unitary. - `DomainAwareSelfAdjointSpectralTheorem` : the same, plus the exact domain identification with the square-moment domain of the spectral measure; exposes the generated `expUnitaryGroup : StrongUnitaryOneParameterGroup H`.
Essential self-adjointness and closure
The closure is not an extra choice. For a core operator `T`, essential self-adjointness is precisely the assertion that the canonical graph closure `T.closure` is self-adjoint. Keeping this as a small data structure gives concrete constructions (the oscillator, multiplication operators, and later Schrödinger operators) one common entry point without smuggling a spectral measure into the definition.
The domain-aware boundary
`SelfAdjointSpectralTheorem` deliberately records only the weak identity-integral law. That law is enough for matrix-element reconstruction on the given domain, but it does not say which vectors belong to the domain. The latter is the square-moment condition and must be stated separately before we can claim an equality of unbounded operators.
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The closure is self-adjoint
For a core operator that is essentially self-adjoint, its canonical graph closure is a self-adjoint operator.
The canonical closure is closed
For a core operator , its canonical graph closure is a closed operator.
is a sub-operator of its closure
For a core operator , the operator is a sub-operator of its canonical self-adjoint closure . Mathematically, this is expressed as , meaning that the domain of is contained within the domain of , and for every vector in the domain of , the equality holds.
Uniqueness of the self-adjoint extension:
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a core operator such that its closure is self-adjoint (i.e., is essentially self-adjoint). If is a self-adjoint linear operator on that extends (denoted ), then must be equal to the canonical closure of , written as .
Von Neumann's criterion: is essentially self-adjoint if its defect numbers are zero
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a densely defined symmetric linear operator on . If the defect numbers of at and are both zero, i.e., and then is essentially self-adjoint, meaning its graph closure is a self-adjoint operator.
A defect index certificate for implies is essentially self-adjoint
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a linear operator on . If there exists a defect index certificate for (providing evidence that the defect indices of are zero), then is essentially self-adjoint, meaning its graph closure is a self-adjoint operator.
Weak spectral resolution
For a linear operator on a Hilbert space and a weak operator topology (WOT) spectral measure on , the **weak spectral resolution** property holds if for every in the domain of , and for all : 1. The identity function is integrable with respect to the complex scalar measure . 2. The inner product satisfies the weak matrix-element reconstruction law:
Square-moment domain of a weak spectral measure
Given a weak spectral measure on acting on a Hilbert space , the **square-moment domain** is the set of vectors for which the function is integrable with respect to the diagonal measure associated with . Mathematically, belongs to this domain if and only if: where is the positive diagonal measure defined by for measurable sets . In the context of the spectral theorem, this set identifies the domain of the unbounded self-adjoint operator associated with the spectral measure.
is -integrable
Let be a Hilbert space and be a weak operator topology (WOT) spectral measure on acting on . For any vector , belongs to the square-moment domain of if and only if the function is integrable with respect to the diagonal measure . This is equivalent to the condition: where is the positive measure defined by for measurable sets .
has bounded spectral support in
A weak spectral measure defined on and acting on a Hilbert space has **bounded spectral support** with respect to a constant if and, for every measurable set , if is disjoint from the closed interval , then the spectral measure of is zero (). This condition essentially states that the support of the spectral measure is contained within the compact interval , which implies that the associated self-adjoint operator is bounded.
The square-moment domain of a bounded-support spectral measure is the entire Hilbert space
Let be a Hilbert space and be a weak operator topology (WOT) spectral measure on acting on . If has bounded spectral support contained in the interval for some , then the square-moment domain of (the set of vectors such that ) is the entire Hilbert space .
Boundedly supported spectral measures imply the domain-aware spectral theorem
Let be a Hilbert space, an operator on , and a spectral measure on . Suppose that and satisfy the weak spectral resolution (i.e., the matrix elements of are given by for ). If the domain of is the entire Hilbert space () and has bounded spectral support in some interval , then and satisfy the domain-aware self-adjoint spectral theorem. This implies that the domain of is exactly the square-moment domain of the spectral measure .
Self-adjointness of from the domain-aware spectral theorem
Let be an operator on a Hilbert space and be a spectral measure on . If and satisfy the domain-aware self-adjoint spectral theorem, then is a self-adjoint operator.
The domain-aware spectral theorem implies the weak spectral resolution
Suppose a linear operator on a Hilbert space and a spectral measure satisfy the domain-aware self-adjoint spectral theorem. Then and satisfy the weak spectral resolution property. That is, for every in the domain of and for all , the inner product is given by the integral of the identity function with respect to the complex measure :
The domain of is equivalent to the square-moment domain of its spectral measure
Let be a Hilbert space, be an operator on , and be a weak spectral measure on . If and satisfy the conditions of the domain-aware self-adjoint spectral theorem, then a vector belongs to the domain of if and only if is in the square-moment domain of . This condition is equivalent to the finiteness of the second spectral moment: where is the positive diagonal measure defined by for measurable sets .
Strongly continuous unitary group associated with a spectral theorem
Given a domain-aware self-adjoint spectral theorem for an operator and its spectral measure on a Hilbert space , this definition constructs the strongly continuous one-parameter unitary group . For each , the unitary operator is defined via the spectral integral: This group represents the operator exponential , where is the self-adjoint operator whose domain and action are characterized by .
The unitary group is the identity at
Let be a Hilbert space and be a self-adjoint operator with spectral measure as characterized by a domain-aware spectral theorem. Let be the strongly continuous one-parameter unitary group defined via the spectral integral . Then, at , the unitary operator is the identity operator, i.e., .
Group Law for the Unitary Group (or )
Let be a self-adjoint operator on a Hilbert space with an associated spectral measure . Let be the strongly continuous one-parameter unitary group defined via the spectral theorem as . For any real numbers and , the group satisfies the composition law:
Strong continuity of the one-parameter unitary group
Let be a complex Hilbert space, and let be a self-adjoint operator with associated spectral measure . Let be the one-parameter unitary group defined by the spectral integral . For any vector , the mapping from to is continuous.
Unitary conjugation of the self-adjoint spectral theorem
Let and be complex Hilbert spaces. Suppose is a self-adjoint operator on with a weak spectral resolution , such that they satisfy the properties recorded in a `SelfAdjointSpectralTheorem` (i.e., is self-adjoint and for ). Given a unitary operator , the unitarily conjugated operator on and the unitarily conjugated spectral measure also satisfy the conditions of the self-adjoint spectral theorem.
Unitary conjugation preserves the domain-aware self-adjoint spectral theorem
Let and be complex Hilbert spaces and be a unitary operator (an isometric isomorphism). Let be a partially defined linear operator on and be a spectral measure. If and satisfy the domain-aware self-adjoint spectral theorem—which entails that is self-adjoint, the weak integral identity holds for all , and the domain of coincides exactly with the square-moment domain of —then the unitarily conjugated operator and the unitarily conjugated spectral measure also satisfy the domain-aware self-adjoint spectral theorem on .
