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PhyslibAlpha.ProbabilisticTheory.HilbertSpace.Unbounded.Conjugation

Transporting spectral measures along unitaries

i. Overview

A unitary `u : H ≃ₗᵢ[ℂ] H'` conjugates operators on `H` to operators on `H'`, and conjugation is a `⋆`-isomorphism in the weak operator topology. Conjugating a spectral measure on `H` gives a spectral measure on `H'` whose scalar and diagonal measures are those of the original, transported along `u`.

ii. Key results

- `unitaryConj` : conjugation of an operator by `u`. - `unitaryConjSpectralMeasure` : conjugation of a spectral measure by `u`. - `unitaryConjSpectralMeasure_scalarMeasure`, `unitaryConjSpectralMeasure_diagonalMeasure` : the transported scalar and diagonal measures.

iii. Table of contents

  • A. Conjugation of a single operator
  • B. Conjugation of a spectral measure
  • C. Interaction with the scalar and diagonal measures

A. Conjugation of a single operator

B. Conjugation of a spectral measure

C. Interaction with the scalar and diagonal measures

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definition

Unitary conjugation uAu−1u A u^{-1} in the Weak Operator Topology

Given Hilbert spaces HH and H′H', a unitary operator u:H→H′u : H \to H', and a bounded linear operator AA on HH, this definition represents the conjugated operator uAu−1u A u^{-1} acting on H′H'. The resulting operator is considered as an element of the space of bounded operators equipped with the Weak Operator Topology (WOT).

definition

Unitary conjugation A↦uAu−1A \mapsto u A u^{-1} as an additive homomorphism in the Weak Operator Topology

Given Hilbert spaces HH and H′H' and a unitary operator u:H≅H′u : H \cong H', this map is the additive homomorphism from the space of bounded linear operators on HH to those on H′H', both equipped with the Weak Operator Topology, defined by the conjugation A↦uAu−1A \mapsto u A u^{-1}.

theorem

Unitary Conjugation is Continuous in the Weak Operator Topology

Let HH and H′H' be complex Hilbert spaces, and let u:H≅H′u : H \cong H' be a unitary operator (isometric linear isomorphism). The map that sends a bounded linear operator AA on HH to its conjugation uAu−1u A u^{-1} on H′H' is continuous with respect to the weak operator topology on both spaces.

theorem

Unitary conjugation preserves operator multiplication: unitaryConju(AB)=unitaryConju(A)unitaryConju(B)\text{unitaryConj}_u(AB) = \text{unitaryConj}_u(A) \text{unitaryConj}_u(B)

Let HH and H′H' be complex Hilbert spaces, and let u:H≅H′u : H \cong H' be a unitary operator. For any bounded linear operators AA and BB on HH, the unitary conjugation of their product ABAB by uu is equal to the product of the unitary conjugations of AA and BB by uu. That is, unitaryConju(AB)=unitaryConju(A)unitaryConju(B)\text{unitaryConj}_u(AB) = \text{unitaryConj}_u(A) \text{unitaryConj}_u(B) where unitaryConju(A)\text{unitaryConj}_u(A) denotes the operator uAu−1u A u^{-1} acting on H′H'.

theorem

Unitary conjugation commutes with the adjoint operation A∗A^*

Given Hilbert spaces HH and H′H', let u:H→H′u : H \to H' be a unitary operator (isometric linear isomorphism). For any bounded linear operator AA on HH, the conjugation of the adjoint operator A∗A^* by uu is equal to the adjoint of the conjugated operator AA: unitaryConju(A∗)=(unitaryConju(A))∗ \text{unitaryConj}_u(A^*) = (\text{unitaryConj}_u(A))^* where A∗A^* (or star A\text{star } A) denotes the adjoint of the operator AA and unitaryConju(A)\text{unitaryConj}_u(A) denotes the operator uAu−1u A u^{-1} acting on H′H'.

theorem

Unitary conjugation of the identity operator is the identity operator

Let HH and H′H' be complex Hilbert spaces and u:H→H′u : H \to H' be a unitary operator (isometric linear equivalence). The unitary conjugation of the identity operator IHI_H on HH by uu is the identity operator IH′I_{H'} on H′H', i.e., uIHu−1=IH′u I_H u^{-1} = I_{H'}.

definition

Unitary conjugation of a spectral measure μ↦uμu−1\mu \mapsto u \mu u^{-1}

Let HH and H′H' be complex Hilbert spaces, and let u:H≅H′u : H \cong H' be a unitary operator (an isometric linear isomorphism). For a spectral measure μ\mu on HH defined with respect to the weak operator topology, this definition constructs a transported spectral measure on H′H'. For any measurable set S⊆αS \subseteq \alpha, the value of the new spectral measure is given by the conjugation of the projection μ(S)\mu(S) by uu: (uμu−1)(S)=uμ(S)u−1 (u \mu u^{-1})(S) = u \mu(S) u^{-1} where u−1u^{-1} is the adjoint (or inverse) of the unitary operator uu.

theorem

(uμu−1)(S)=uμ(S)u−1(u \mu u^{-1})(S) = u \mu(S) u^{-1}

Let HH and H′H' be complex Hilbert spaces, and let u:H≅H′u : H \cong H' be a unitary operator (an isometric linear isomorphism). For a spectral measure μ\mu on HH defined with respect to the weak operator topology and any measurable set S⊆αS \subseteq \alpha, the value of the unitarily conjugated spectral measure (uμu−1)(u \mu u^{-1}) at SS is equal to the unitary conjugation of the operator μ(S)\mu(S) by uu. That is: (uμu−1)(S)=uμ(S)u−1 (u \mu u^{-1})(S) = u \mu(S) u^{-1}

theorem

The scalar measure of uμu−1u \mu u^{-1} at (x,y)(x, y) equals the scalar measure of μ\mu at (u−1x,u−1y)(u^{-1} x, u^{-1} y)

Let HH and H′H' be complex Hilbert spaces, and let u:H→H′u : H \to H' be a unitary operator (an isometric linear isomorphism). Let μ\mu be a spectral measure on HH defined with respect to the weak operator topology. For any vectors x,y∈H′x, y \in H' and any measurable set SS, the scalar measure associated with the unitarily conjugated spectral measure uμu−1u \mu u^{-1} satisfies: ⟨y,(uμ(S)u−1)x⟩=⟨u−1y,μ(S)u−1x⟩ \langle y, (u \mu(S) u^{-1}) x \rangle = \langle u^{-1} y, \mu(S) u^{-1} x \rangle where u−1u^{-1} denotes the inverse (and adjoint) of the unitary operator uu.

theorem

Scalar Measure of Unitarily Conjugated Spectral Measure uμu−1u \mu u^{-1}

Let HH and H′H' be complex Hilbert spaces, and let u:H≅H′u : H \cong H' be a unitary operator (isometric linear isomorphism) with inverse u−1u^{-1}. Let μ\mu be a spectral measure on HH. For any vectors x,y∈H′x, y \in H', the scalar complex measure of the conjugated spectral measure uμu−1u \mu u^{-1} associated with xx and yy is equal to the scalar complex measure of the original spectral measure μ\mu associated with the transformed vectors u−1xu^{-1}x and u−1yu^{-1}y. That is, for any measurable set SS: ⟨y,(uμ(S)u−1)x⟩=⟨u−1y,μ(S)u−1x⟩\langle y, (u \mu(S) u^{-1}) x \rangle = \langle u^{-1}y, \mu(S) u^{-1}x \rangle

theorem

(uμu−1)x=μu−1x(u \mu u^{-1})_x = \mu_{u^{-1}x} for unitarily conjugated spectral measures

Let HH and H′H' be complex Hilbert spaces, and let u:H≅H′u : H \cong H' be a unitary operator (an isometric linear isomorphism). Let μ\mu be a spectral measure on a measurable space α\alpha taking values in the operators on HH. For any vector x∈H′x \in H', the diagonal measure associated with the conjugated spectral measure uμu−1u \mu u^{-1} and the vector xx is equal to the diagonal measure associated with the original spectral measure μ\mu and the vector u−1xu^{-1}x. That is, (uμu−1)x=μu−1x (u \mu u^{-1})_x = \mu_{u^{-1}x} where for any spectral measure ν\nu and vector vv, the diagonal measure νv\nu_v is the positive measure defined by νv(S)=⟨v,ν(S)v⟩\nu_v(S) = \langle v, \nu(S)v \rangle for measurable sets S⊆αS \subseteq \alpha.