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PhyslibAlpha.ProbabilisticTheory.HilbertSpace.TraceClass.Polar

Polar decomposition of bounded operators

i. Overview

For a bounded operator `T` with absolute value `|T|`, `‖T x‖ = ‖|T| x‖`. The resulting isometry from the range of `|T|` onto the range of `T` extends to the closure of that range and gives a partial isometry `U` with `T = U |T|` and `U⋆ T = |T|`.

ii. Key results

  • `Polar.polarFactor` : the partial isometry of the polar decomposition.
  • `Polar.polarFactor_mul_absOperator` : `T = U |T|`.
  • `Polar.star_polarFactor_mul_self` : `U⋆ T = |T|`.
  • `Polar.polarFactor_opNorm_le` : the polar factor is a contraction.

iii. Table of contents

  • A.1. The partial-isometry adjoint identity

A.1. The partial-isometry adjoint identity

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definition

Absolute value ∣T∣|T| of a bounded operator TT

For a bounded linear operator T:H→HT : H \to H on a complex Hilbert space HH, the absolute value ∣T∣|T| is a bounded linear operator on HH that satisfies the property ∥Tx∥=∥∣T∣x∥\|T x\| = \||T| x\| for all x∈Hx \in H. It is the positive operator used in the polar decomposition T=U∣T∣T = U|T|.

definition

Topological closure of the range of ∣T∣|T|

Given a bounded linear operator T:H→HT: H \to H on a complex Hilbert space HH, let ∣T∣|T| denote its absolute value operator. This definition represents the topological closure of the range of ∣T∣|T|, denoted as ran(∣T∣)‾\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)}, which is a closed subspace (submodule) of HH.

definition

Absolute value ∣T∣|T| restricted to ran(∣T∣)‾\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)}

For a bounded linear operator T:H→HT : H \to H on a complex Hilbert space HH, let ∣T∣|T| be its absolute value operator and ran(∣T∣)‾\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)} be the topological closure of the range of ∣T∣|T|. This definition is the linear map ∣T∣:H→ran(∣T∣)‾|T| : H \to \overline{\text{ran}(|T|)} obtained by restricting the codomain of the absolute value operator to its closed range.

definition

Inclusion of ran(∣T∣)\text{ran}(|T|) into ran(∣T∣)‾\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)}

For a bounded linear operator TT on a complex Hilbert space HH, let ∣T∣|T| be its absolute value operator. This definition is the continuous linear inclusion map from the range of the absolute value operator, ran(∣T∣)\text{ran}(|T|), into the topological closure of that range, ran(∣T∣)‾\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)}.

theorem

Evaluation of the inclusion map ran(∣T∣)→ran(∣T∣)‾\text{ran}(|T|) \to \overline{\text{ran}(|T|)}

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and T:H→HT: H \to H be a bounded linear operator. Let ∣T∣|T| denote the absolute value operator of TT, and let ι:ran(∣T∣)→ran(∣T∣)‾\iota: \text{ran}(|T|) \to \overline{\text{ran}(|T|)} be the continuous linear inclusion map from the range of ∣T∣|T| into its topological closure. For any element xx in the range of ∣T∣|T|, the value of the inclusion map applied to xx is equal to xx when viewed as an element of HH.

theorem

The inclusion map from ran(∣T∣)\text{ran}(|T|) to ran(∣T∣)‾\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)} has a dense range

For a bounded linear operator TT on a complex Hilbert space HH, let ∣T∣|T| be its absolute value operator and ran(∣T∣)‾\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)} be the topological closure of its range. The inclusion map from the range ran(∣T∣)\text{ran}(|T|) into ran(∣T∣)‾\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)} has a dense range in ran(∣T∣)‾\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)}.

theorem

The restricted absolute value map ∣T∣:H→ran(∣T∣)‾|T| : H \to \overline{\text{ran}(|T|)} factors through ran(∣T∣)\text{ran}(|T|)

For a bounded linear operator T:H→HT : H \to H on a complex Hilbert space HH, let ∣T∣|T| be its absolute value operator and ran(∣T∣)‾\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)} be the topological closure of the range of ∣T∣|T|. Let absIntoRange(T):H→ran(∣T∣)‾\text{absIntoRange}(T) : H \to \overline{\text{ran}(|T|)} be the map ∣T∣|T| with its codomain restricted to this closed range, and let rangeInClosure(T):ran(∣T∣)→ran(∣T∣)‾\text{rangeInClosure}(T) : \text{ran}(|T|) \to \overline{\text{ran}(|T|)} be the natural inclusion map. For any x∈Hx \in H, the identity absIntoRange(T)x=rangeInClosure(T)(∣T∣x)\text{absIntoRange}(T) x = \text{rangeInClosure}(T) (|T|x) holds, where ∣T∣x|T|x is viewed as an element of the range ran(∣T∣)\text{ran}(|T|).

theorem

The range of ∣T∣|T| is dense in its closure ran(∣T∣)‾\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)}

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and T:H→HT : H \to H be a bounded linear operator. Let ∣T∣|T| denote the absolute value operator of TT. The range of the operator ∣T∣|T|, when considered as a map into its own topological closure ran(∣T∣)‾\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)}, is dense in ran(∣T∣)‾\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)}.

theorem

The range-restricted absolute value operator ∣T∣|T| evaluates to ∣T∣x|T|x

Let T:H→HT : H \to H be a bounded linear operator on a complex Hilbert space HH. Let ∣T∣|T| denote the absolute value operator of TT and let ∣T∣res:H→ran(∣T∣)‾|T|_{\text{res}} : H \to \overline{\text{ran}(|T|)} be the version of ∣T∣|T| where the codomain is restricted to the topological closure of its range. For any vector x∈Hx \in H, the value ∣T∣resx|T|_{\text{res}} x is equal to ∣T∣x|T| x when the former is viewed as an element of HH.

theorem

∥Tx∥=∥∣T∣x∥\|Tx\| = \||T|x\| for bounded linear operators

For any bounded linear operator T:H→HT: H \to H on a complex Hilbert space HH and any vector x∈Hx \in H, the norm of TT applied to xx is equal to the norm of its absolute value ∣T∣|T| applied to xx, such that ∥Tx∥=∥∣T∣x∥\|Tx\| = \||T|x\|.

theorem

∥∣T∣H→ran(∣T∣)‾x∥=∥∣T∣x∥\| |T|_{H \to \overline{\text{ran}(|T|)}} x \| = \| |T| x \|

Let T:H→HT : H \to H be a bounded linear operator on a complex Hilbert space HH. Let ∣T∣|T| denote its absolute value operator and ran(∣T∣)‾\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)} denote the topological closure of the range of ∣T∣|T|. Let ∣T∣H→ran(∣T∣)‾|T|_{H \to \overline{\text{ran}(|T|)}} be the linear map obtained by restricting the codomain of ∣T∣|T| to its closed range. For any vector x∈Hx \in H, the norm of the image of xx under this restricted map is equal to the norm of the image of xx under the absolute value operator in HH: ∥∣T∣H→ran(∣T∣)‾x∥=∥∣T∣x∥\| |T|_{H \to \overline{\text{ran}(|T|)}} x \| = \| |T| x \|

instance

Completeness of the closure of the range of ∣T∣|T|

For any bounded linear operator T:H→HT: H \to H on a complex Hilbert space HH, the topological closure of the range of its absolute value operator ∣T∣|T|, denoted as ran(∣T∣)‾\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)}, is a complete space.

definition

Polar factor UU restricted to ran(∣T∣)‾\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)}

For a bounded linear operator T:H→HT: H \to H on a complex Hilbert space HH, let ∣T∣|T| denote its absolute value operator and ran(∣T∣)‾\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)} denote the topological closure of the range of ∣T∣|T|. The operator `polarOnRange T` is the continuous linear map U:ran(∣T∣)‾→HU : \overline{\text{ran}(|T|)} \to H that satisfies U(∣T∣x)=TxU(|T|x) = Tx for all x∈Hx \in H. It represents the restriction of the polar factor to the closure of the range of ∣T∣|T|.

theorem

U(∣T∣x)=TxU(|T|x) = Tx for the restricted polar factor UU

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and T:H→HT: H \to H be a bounded linear operator. Let ∣T∣|T| denote the absolute value operator of TT, and let U:ran(∣T∣)‾→HU: \overline{\text{ran}(|T|)} \to H be the restricted polar factor (represented by `polarOnRange T`). For any vector x∈Hx \in H, applying the polar factor UU to the image of xx under ∣T∣|T| yields the image of xx under TT, that is, U(∣T∣x)=Tx.U(|T|x) = Tx.

theorem

The polar factor UU on ran(∣T∣)‾\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)} is a contraction: ∥Ux∥≤∥x∥\|U x\| \leq \|x\|

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and T:H→HT : H \to H be a bounded linear operator. Let ∣T∣|T| denote the absolute value of TT, and let ran(∣T∣)‾\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)} denote the topological closure of the range of ∣T∣|T|. If U:ran(∣T∣)‾→HU : \overline{\text{ran}(|T|)} \to H is the continuous linear operator (the polar factor restricted to the range) defined by U(∣T∣x)=TxU(|T|x) = Tx for all x∈Hx \in H, then for every x∈ran(∣T∣)‾x \in \overline{\text{ran}(|T|)}, it holds that ∥Ux∥≤∥x∥.\|U x\| \leq \|x\|.

definition

Polar factor UU of a bounded operator TT

For a bounded linear operator T:H→HT: H \to H on a complex Hilbert space HH, let ∣T∣|T| be its absolute value operator. The polar factor U:H→HU: H \to H is the bounded linear operator obtained by extending the isometry U(∣T∣x)=TxU(|T|x) = Tx from the closure of the range of ∣T∣|T| (denoted ran(∣T∣)‾\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)}) to the whole space HH by setting it to zero on the orthogonal complement (ran(∣T∣)‾)⊥\left(\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)}\right)^\perp. This operator UU is a partial isometry that satisfies the relation T=U∣T∣T = U|T|.

theorem

U(∣T∣x)=TxU(|T|x) = Tx

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and T:H→HT: H \to H be a bounded linear operator. Let ∣T∣|T| denote the absolute value operator of TT and UU denote the polar factor (the partial isometry) of TT. For any vector x∈Hx \in H, the following identity holds: U(∣T∣x)=TxU(|T|x) = Tx

theorem

The polar factor UU satisfies ∥Ux∥≤∥x∥\|U x\| \leq \|x\| for all xx

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and T:H→HT: H \to H be a bounded linear operator. Let UU be the polar factor (the partial isometry) of TT. For any vector x∈Hx \in H, the norm of UxU x is less than or equal to the norm of xx, i.e., ∥Ux∥≤∥x∥\|U x\| \leq \|x\|.

theorem

The operator norm of the polar factor UU satisfies ∥U∥≤1\|U\| \le 1

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and T:H→HT : H \to H be a bounded linear operator. Let UU be the polar factor of TT (the partial isometry defined such that T=U∣T∣T = U|T|). Then the operator norm of UU is less than or equal to 11, i.e., ∥U∥≤1\|U\| \le 1

theorem

Polar decomposition T=U∣T∣T = U |T|

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and T:H→HT: H \to H be a bounded linear operator. Let ∣T∣|T| denote the absolute value operator of TT and UU denote the polar factor (the partial isometry) of TT. Then the operator TT can be decomposed as T=U∣T∣T = U |T|

theorem

∥Uy∥=∥y∥\|Uy\| = \|y\| for the restricted polar factor UU

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and T:H→HT: H \to H be a bounded linear operator. Let ran(∣T∣)‾\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)} denote the topological closure of the range of the absolute value operator ∣T∣|T|, and let U:ran(∣T∣)‾→HU : \overline{\text{ran}(|T|)} \to H be the restricted polar factor of TT. For any y∈ran(∣T∣)‾y \in \overline{\text{ran}(|T|)}, the norm of UyU y is equal to the norm of yy, i.e., ∥Uy∥=∥y∥\|U y\| = \|y\|

theorem

The adjoint of the restricted polar factor UU is its left inverse (U∗U=IU^* U = I)

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and T:H→HT: H \to H be a bounded linear operator. Let ∣T∣|T| be the absolute value operator of TT, and ran(∣T∣)‾\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)} be the topological closure of the range of ∣T∣|T|. Let U:ran(∣T∣)‾→HU: \overline{\text{ran}(|T|)} \to H be the isometry (denoted by `polarOnRange T`) that maps ∣T∣x|T|x to TxTx. Then the adjoint U∗U^* is a left inverse of UU, satisfying U∗∘U=IU^* \circ U = I, where II is the identity operator on ran(∣T∣)‾\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)}.

theorem

U∗U=Pran(∣T∣)‾U^* U = P_{\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)}} for the polar factor UU of TT

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and T:H→HT: H \to H be a bounded linear operator. Let UU be the polar factor of TT (the partial isometry in the decomposition T=U∣T∣T = U|T|) and let ∣T∣|T| be the absolute value operator of TT. Then the composition of the adjoint of the polar factor U∗U^* with the polar factor UU is the orthogonal projection onto the closure of the range of ∣T∣|T|, denoted as ran(∣T∣)‾\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)}. That is, U∗U=Pran(∣T∣)‾U^* U = P_{\overline{\text{ran}(|T|)}}

theorem

U∗T=∣T∣U^* T = |T| for the polar factor UU of a bounded operator TT

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and T:H→HT: H \to H be a bounded linear operator. Let ∣T∣|T| denote the absolute value operator of TT, and let UU be the polar factor (the partial isometry) of TT defined by the polar decomposition T=U∣T∣T = U|T|. Then it holds that U∗T=∣T∣U^* T = |T|, where U∗U^* is the adjoint of UU.