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PhyslibAlpha.ProbabilisticTheory.HilbertSpace.Unbounded.Existence.StoneGenerator

Stone's theorem: existence of the generator

i. Overview

The Gårding vectors of a strongly continuous unitary group are analytic vectors of its candidate generator and are dense. By Nelson's theorem the candidate generator is essentially self-adjoint.

ii. Key results

- `stoneCandidateGenerator_denseAnalyticVectors` : the analytic vectors of the candidate generator are dense. - `stoneCandidateGenerator_isEssentiallySelfAdjoint` : **Stone's theorem, existence**: the candidate generator is essentially self-adjoint.

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theorem

The analytic vectors of the candidate Stone generator are dense in HH

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and let U:R→B(H)U: \mathbb{R} \to \mathcal{B}(H) be a strongly continuous one-parameter unitary group. This means U(0)=IU(0) = I, each U(t)U(t) is a unitary operator, and for every vector ξ∈H\xi \in H, the map t↦U(t)ξt \mapsto U(t)\xi is continuous. Let AA be the candidate Stone generator associated with UU, which is a partially defined linear operator mapping ψ\psi to −iddtU(t)ψ∣t=0-i \left. \frac{d}{dt} U(t)\psi \right|_{t=0} for all ψ\psi in the domain where this derivative exists. A vector x∈Hx \in H is called an analytic vector for AA if xx is in the domain of AnA^n for all n∈Nn \in \mathbb{N} and there exists some t>0t > 0 such that the series ∑n=0∞∥Anx∥n!tn\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{\|A^n x\|}{n!} t^n converges. The theorem states that the set of analytic vectors for the candidate generator AA spans a dense subspace of HH.

theorem

The Candidate Stone Generator of a Strongly Continuous Unitary Group is Essentially Self-Adjoint

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space. Suppose U:R→B(H)U: \mathbb{R} \to \mathcal{B}(H) is a strongly continuous one-parameter unitary group, satisfying U(0)=IU(0) = I, U(t)U(t) is a unitary operator for each t∈Rt \in \mathbb{R}, and the map t↦U(t)ξt \mapsto U(t)\xi is continuous for every ξ∈H\xi \in H. Then the candidate Stone generator AA of the group UU, defined as Aψ=−iddtU(t)ψ∣t=0A\psi = -i \left. \frac{d}{dt} U(t)\psi \right|_{t=0} for all ψ\psi in the domain where the limit exists, is an essentially self-adjoint operator.