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PhyslibAlpha.ProbabilisticTheory.HilbertSpace.Unbounded.Existence.StoneReconstruction

Stone's theorem: reconstruction of the group

i. Overview

Let `T` be the candidate generator of a strongly continuous unitary group `U`, and `V t = exp(i t T)` the unitary group of the spectral measure of its closure. For `x` in the domain of `T`, the orbits `U t x` and `V t x` solve the same equation `w' = i T w` with the same initial value. Since `T` is symmetric, `‖U t x - V t x‖²` has zero derivative, so the orbits agree. The domain is dense, so `U = V`.

ii. Key results

- `stoneReconstructionUnitaryGroup` : the group `exp(i t T)` of the generator. - `stoneCandidateGenerator_domain_dense` : the domain of the candidate generator is dense. - `stoneCandidateGenerator_reconstruction` : **Stone's theorem, reconstruction**: `U t = exp(i t T)`.

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definition

Spectral measure of the closure of the candidate Stone generator

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and U:R→B(H)U: \mathbb{R} \to \mathcal{B}(H) be a strongly continuous one-parameter unitary group. This definition constructs the **spectral measure** μ\mu on the real line R\mathbb{R} associated with the self-adjoint closure Tˉ\bar{T} of the candidate Stone generator TT (where Tψ=−iddtU(t)ψ∣t=0T\psi = -i \frac{d}{dt} U(t)\psi \big|_{t=0}). The measure is obtained by applying the Cayley-transform spectral measure construction to the essential self-adjoint closure of the candidate generator.

theorem

Domain-aware spectral theorem for the closure of the candidate Stone generator

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and U:R→B(H)U: \mathbb{R} \to \mathcal{B}(H) be a strongly continuous one-parameter unitary group. Let TT be the candidate Stone generator of UU, defined as Tψ=−iddtU(t)ψ∣t=0T\psi = -i \left. \frac{d}{dt} U(t)\psi \right|_{t=0} for ψ\psi in the domain where the orbit is differentiable. Then the closure of TT, denoted Tˉ\bar{T}, is a self-adjoint operator that satisfies the domain-aware spectral theorem with respect to the spectral measure EE (constructed via the Cayley transform). That is, Tˉ\bar{T} is the operator associated with the spectral integral of the identity function λ↦λ\lambda \mapsto \lambda over the real line R\mathbb{R} with respect to EE.

definition

Unitary group eitTˉe^{it\bar{T}} reconstructed from the candidate generator's closure

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and U:R→B(H)U: \mathbb{R} \to \mathcal{B}(H) be a strongly continuous one-parameter unitary group. This definition constructs the unitary operator V(t)=eitTˉV(t) = e^{it\bar{T}} for any t∈Rt \in \mathbb{R}, where Tˉ\bar{T} is the closure of the candidate Stone generator TT of the group UU. The operator is defined using the spectral theorem as: V(t)=∫Reitλ dE(λ) V(t) = \int_{\mathbb{R}} e^{it\lambda} \, dE(\lambda) where EE is the spectral measure associated with the self-adjoint operator Tˉ\bar{T}.

theorem

Uniqueness of solutions to w′=iTww' = i T w for symmetric TT

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and TT be a symmetric, partially defined linear operator on HH. Let y,z:R→Hy, z : \mathbb{R} \to H be two curves such that for all t∈Rt \in \mathbb{R}, the vectors y(t)y(t) and z(t)z(t) belong to the domain of TT. If both curves satisfy the differential equation dwdt=iTw(t)\frac{dw}{dt} = i T w(t) specifically, if for all tt, the derivative of yy at tt is iTy(t)i T y(t) and the derivative of zz at tt is iTz(t)i T z(t), then y(0)=z(0)y(0) = z(0) implies that y(t)=z(t)y(t) = z(t) for all t∈Rt \in \mathbb{R}. This result utilizes the symmetry of TT to show that the norm of the difference between two such solutions is constant.

theorem

U(t)=eitTˉU(t) = e^{it\bar{T}} on the Domain of the Candidate Stone Generator

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and U:R→B(H)U: \mathbb{R} \to \mathcal{B}(H) be a strongly continuous one-parameter unitary group. Let TT be the candidate Stone generator of UU with domain D(T)⊆HD(T) \subseteq H, consisting of vectors xx such that the orbit t↦U(t)xt \mapsto U(t)x is differentiable at t=0t=0. Let V(t)=eitTˉV(t) = e^{it\bar{T}} be the unitary group reconstructed from the closure Tˉ\bar{T} of the candidate generator via the spectral theorem. For any x∈D(T)x \in D(T) and any t∈Rt \in \mathbb{R}, it holds that U(t)x=V(t)x. U(t)x = V(t)x.

theorem

The Domain of the Candidate Stone Generator is Dense

Let HH be a Hilbert space and U:R→B(H)U: \mathbb{R} \to \mathcal{B}(H) be a strongly continuous one-parameter unitary group. Let D(T)D(T) be the domain of the candidate Stone generator TT, consisting of all vectors ψ∈H\psi \in H such that the orbit t↦U(t)ψt \mapsto U(t)\psi is differentiable at t=0t = 0. Then the subspace D(T)D(T) is dense in HH.

theorem

Stone's Theorem: U(t)=eitTˉU(t) = e^{it\bar{T}}

Let HH be a complex Hilbert space and U:R→B(H)U: \mathbb{R} \to \mathcal{B}(H) be a strongly continuous one-parameter unitary group. Let TT be the candidate generator of UU (defined on the dense domain where t↦U(t)xt \mapsto U(t)x is differentiable), and let Tˉ\bar{T} be its closure. Then for any vector x∈Hx \in H and any t∈Rt \in \mathbb{R}, the action of the group U(t)U(t) on xx is given by U(t)x=eitTˉx U(t)x = e^{it\bar{T}}x where eitTˉe^{it\bar{T}} is the unitary operator defined via the spectral theorem for the self-adjoint operator Tˉ\bar{T}.