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PhyslibAlpha.ProbabilisticTheory.HilbertSpace.Unbounded.StoneUnitaryGroup

The unitary group of a spectral measure

i. Overview

For a spectral measure `μ` on `ℝ`, integrating `λ ↦ exp(i t λ)` gives unitaries `exp(i t T)` with `exp(i (t + s) T) = exp(i t T) exp(i s T)`, strongly continuous in `t`.

ii. Key results

  • `expIntegral` : the unitary `exp(i t T)`.
  • `StrongUnitaryOneParameterGroup` : a strongly continuous one-parameter unitary group.
  • `expUnitaryGroup` : the unitary group of a spectral measure.

iii. Table of contents

  • A. The exponential multiplier
  • B. The unitary group and its strong continuity

A. The exponential multiplier

B. The unitary group and its strong continuity

22 declarations

definition

The exponential multiplier x↦eitxx \mapsto e^{itx}

For a given real parameter tt, this is the function from R\mathbb{R} to C\mathbb{C} defined by x↦eitxx \mapsto e^{itx}, where ii is the imaginary unit.

theorem

The function x↦eitxx \mapsto e^{itx} is measurable

For any real number tt, the function x↦eitxx \mapsto e^{itx} from R\mathbb{R} to C\mathbb{C} is measurable.

theorem

The exponential multiplier x↦eitxx \mapsto e^{itx} is bounded

For any real number tt, the exponential multiplier function x↦eitxx \mapsto e^{itx} is bounded. That is, there exists a constant CC such that for all x∈Rx \in \mathbb{R}, ∥eitx∥≤C\|e^{itx}\| \leq C, where ii is the imaginary unit.

theorem

∣eitx∣=1|e^{itx}| = 1

For any real numbers tt and xx, the complex modulus of the exponential function x↦eitxx \mapsto e^{itx} is equal to 11. That is, ∣eitx∣=1|e^{itx}| = 1.

theorem

e−itx=eitx‾e^{-itx} = \overline{e^{itx}}

For any real number tt, the exponential multiplier x↦e−itxx \mapsto e^{-itx} is equal to the complex conjugate of the exponential multiplier x↦eitxx \mapsto e^{itx}.

theorem

Boundedness of the difference eitx−eisxe^{itx} - e^{isx}

For any real numbers tt and ss, there exists a constant CC such that for all x∈Rx \in \mathbb{R}, ∣eitx−eisx∣≤C|e^{itx} - e^{isx}| \le C, where ii is the imaginary unit and eitxe^{itx} denotes the complex exponential function.

theorem

ft+s=ft⋅fsf_{t+s} = f_t \cdot f_s for exponential multipliers

For any real numbers tt and ss, let ft:R→Cf_t: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{C} be the exponential multiplier function defined by x↦eitxx \mapsto e^{itx}. Then the function ft+sf_{t+s} is equal to the pointwise product of ftf_t and fsf_s, i.e., ft+s=ft⋅fsf_{t+s} = f_t \cdot f_s.

definition

The unitary operator eitTe^{itT} associated with a spectral measure μ\mu

Given a spectral measure μ\mu on R\mathbb{R} acting on a Hilbert space HH and a real parameter tt, this definition constructs a bounded linear operator through the spectral integral of the exponential function x↦eitxx \mapsto e^{itx}. Specifically, it defines the operator U(t)=∫Reitλ dμ(λ), U(t) = \int_{\mathbb{R}} e^{it\lambda} \, d\mu(\lambda), which corresponds to the unitary operator eitTe^{itT} in the one-parameter unitary group generated by the self-adjoint operator TT associated with the spectral measure μ\mu.

theorem

U(t+s)=U(t)U(s)U(t+s) = U(t) U(s) for the one-parameter group of a spectral measure

Let μ\mu be a spectral measure on R\mathbb{R} acting on a Hilbert space HH. For any t∈Rt \in \mathbb{R}, let U(t)=∫Reitλ dμ(λ)U(t) = \int_{\mathbb{R}} e^{it\lambda} \, d\mu(\lambda) be the bounded linear operator defined by the spectral integral of the function λ↦eitλ\lambda \mapsto e^{it\lambda}. Then for any real numbers tt and ss, the operators satisfy the relation U(t+s)=U(t)U(s). U(t + s) = U(t) U(s).

theorem

U(0)=IU(0) = I for the unitary group of a spectral measure

Let μ\mu be a spectral measure on R\mathbb{R} acting on a Hilbert space HH. Let U(t)=∫Reitλ dμ(λ)U(t) = \int_{\mathbb{R}} e^{it\lambda} \, d\mu(\lambda) be the operator defined by the spectral integral of the exponential function for t∈Rt \in \mathbb{R}. Then for t=0t = 0, the operator U(0)U(0) is equal to the identity operator II on HH.

theorem

U(−t)U(t)=IU(-t) U(t) = I for the unitary operator associated with a spectral measure

Let μ\mu be a spectral measure on R\mathbb{R} acting on a Hilbert space HH. Let U(t)=∫Reitλ dμ(λ)U(t) = \int_{\mathbb{R}} e^{it\lambda} \, d\mu(\lambda) be the bounded linear operator defined by the spectral integral of the exponential function for a real parameter tt. Then for any t∈Rt \in \mathbb{R}, the composition of U(−t)U(-t) and U(t)U(t) is the identity operator II on HH: U(−t)U(t)=I U(-t) U(t) = I

theorem

U(t)U(−t)=IU(t) U(-t) = I for the spectral exponential integral U(t)U(t)

Let μ\mu be a spectral measure on R\mathbb{R} acting on a Hilbert space HH. For any t∈Rt \in \mathbb{R}, let U(t)=∫Reitλ dμ(λ)U(t) = \int_{\mathbb{R}} e^{it\lambda} \, d\mu(\lambda) be the operator defined by the spectral integral of the exponential function. Then the composition of U(t)U(t) with U(−t)U(-t) is the identity operator, i.e., U(t)U(−t)=IU(t) U(-t) = I.

theorem

(U(t))∗=U(−t)(U(t))^* = U(-t)

Let μ\mu be a spectral measure on R\mathbb{R} acting on a Hilbert space HH. For any t∈Rt \in \mathbb{R}, let U(t)=∫Reitλ dμ(λ)U(t) = \int_{\mathbb{R}} e^{it\lambda} \, d\mu(\lambda) be the bounded linear operator defined by the spectral integral of the function λ↦eitλ\lambda \mapsto e^{it\lambda}. Then the adjoint of U(t)U(t), denoted by U(t)∗U(t)^*, is equal to U(−t)U(-t).

theorem

The operator ∫Reitλ dμ(λ)\int_{\mathbb{R}} e^{it\lambda} \, d\mu(\lambda) is unitary

Let μ\mu be a spectral measure on R\mathbb{R} taking values in the bounded operators on a Hilbert space HH. For any real number tt, the operator defined by the spectral integral U(t)=∫Reitλ dμ(λ) U(t) = \int_{\mathbb{R}} e^{it\lambda} \, d\mu(\lambda) is a unitary operator on HH.

theorem

Difference of exponential spectral integrals as the integral of the difference of exponential functions

Let HH be a non-empty Hilbert space and μ\mu be a weak spectral measure on R\mathbb{R} acting on HH. For any real numbers t,s∈Rt, s \in \mathbb{R} and any vector x∈Hx \in H, the difference between the unitary operators associated with tt and ss applied to xx is equal to the spectral integral of the difference of their corresponding exponential functions applied to xx: (∫Reitλ dμ(λ))x−(∫Reisλ dμ(λ))x=(∫R(eitλ−eisλ) dμ(λ))x \left( \int_{\mathbb{R}} e^{it\lambda} \, d\mu(\lambda) \right) x - \left( \int_{\mathbb{R}} e^{is\lambda} \, d\mu(\lambda) \right) x = \left( \int_{\mathbb{R}} (e^{it\lambda} - e^{is\lambda}) \, d\mu(\lambda) \right) x where eitλe^{it\lambda} is the complex exponential function x↦eitxx \mapsto e^{itx}.

theorem

Strong Continuity of the Unitary Group t↦∫Reitλ dμ(λ)t \mapsto \int_{\mathbb{R}} e^{it\lambda} \, d\mu(\lambda)

Let HH be a Hilbert space and μ\mu be a spectral measure on R\mathbb{R} taking values in the space of bounded linear operators on HH. For any t∈Rt \in \mathbb{R}, let U(t)U(t) be the operator defined by the spectral integral U(t)=∫Reitλ dμ(λ). U(t) = \int_{\mathbb{R}} e^{it\lambda} \, d\mu(\lambda). Then, for any vector x∈Hx \in H, the mapping t↦U(t)xt \mapsto U(t)x is continuous. This property is known as the strong continuity of the one-parameter unitary group associated with the spectral measure.

instance

Coercion to function for a strongly continuous one-parameter unitary group G:R→B(H)G: \mathbb{R} \to \mathcal{B}(H)

This instance allows a strongly continuous one-parameter unitary group GG on a Hilbert space HH to be treated as a function from the real numbers R\mathbb{R} to the space of continuous linear operators on HH. Given a group GG and a time t∈Rt \in \mathbb{R}, G(t)G(t) returns the corresponding unitary operator acting on HH.

theorem

G(0)=IG(0) = I for a strongly continuous one-parameter unitary group

For any strongly continuous one-parameter unitary group GG on a Hilbert space HH, the operator corresponding to the parameter 00 is the identity operator, i.e., G(0)=IG(0) = I.

theorem

Group property of a one-parameter unitary group: G(t+s)=G(t)G(s)G(t + s) = G(t) G(s)

Let GG be a strongly continuous one-parameter unitary group acting on a Hilbert space HH. For any two real numbers tt and ss, the operator G(t+s)G(t + s) is equal to the composition of the operators G(t)G(t) and G(s)G(s), such that G(t+s)=G(t)G(s)G(t + s) = G(t) G(s).

theorem

G(t)G(t) is a unitary operator for all t∈Rt \in \mathbb{R}

Let HH be a Hilbert space and GG be a strongly continuous one-parameter group. For any t∈Rt \in \mathbb{R}, the operator G(t)G(t) is a unitary operator on HH.

theorem

Strong continuity of one-parameter unitary groups

Let HH be a Hilbert space and GG be a strongly continuous one-parameter unitary group on HH. For any vector x∈Hx \in H, the mapping t↦G(t)xt \mapsto G(t)x is continuous.

definition

Strongly continuous unitary group U(t)=∫eitλ dμ(λ)U(t) = \int e^{it\lambda} \, d\mu(\lambda)

Given a spectral measure μ\mu on R\mathbb{R} acting on a Hilbert space HH, this definition constructs the strongly continuous one-parameter unitary group U:R→B(H)U: \mathbb{R} \to \mathcal{B}(H). For each t∈Rt \in \mathbb{R}, the operator is defined by the spectral integral U(t)=∫Reitλ dμ(λ). U(t) = \int_{\mathbb{R}} e^{it\lambda} \, d\mu(\lambda). This construction satisfies the unitary group properties U(0)=IU(0) = I and U(t+s)=U(t)U(s)U(t+s) = U(t)U(s), where each U(t)U(t) is a unitary operator. The group is strongly continuous in the sense that for any vector x∈Hx \in H, the mapping t↦U(t)xt \mapsto U(t)x is continuous.