PhyslibAlpha.ProbabilisticTheory.HilbertSpace.Unbounded.UnitaryInfra.SpectralMeasure
The spectral measure of a bounded normal operator
i. Overview
The sesquilinear form of the indicator of a Borel set `S` is represented by an operator `E(S)`. These operators are projections, countably additive in the weak operator topology, and commute with every operator commuting with `U` and `U⋆`. They form the spectral measure of `U`, whose integral of the identity is `U`.
ii. Key results
- `cfcSpectralOperator` : the operator `E(S)`.
- `cfcSpectralMeasure` : the spectral measure of a bounded normal operator.
iii. Table of contents
- A. Order properties of the spectral operators
- B. Weak countable additivity
- C. The spectral operators are projections
- D. The spectral measure
- E. Commutation with the commutant
A. Order properties of the spectral operators
B. Weak countable additivity
C. The spectral operators are projections
For a compact set `K` and an open `V ⊇ K`, a Urysohn function `f` gives `E(K) ≤ f(U) ≤ E(V)`. With the estimate `‖A x‖² ≤ re ⟪x, A x⟫` for `0 ≤ A ≤ 1` and outer regularity this shows `E(K)² = E(K)`. Inner regularity extends it to measurable sets, and multiplicativity on intersections follows from additivity.
The idempotency proof above is the reusable order/regularity construction. It first proves the compact case with an Urysohn cutoff and outer regularity, then approximates an arbitrary measurable set from inside by compact sets. The only analytic estimate is the positive contraction inequality `0 ≤ A ≤ 1 ⟹ ‖A x‖² ≤ re ⟪x, A x⟫`; no weak/strong operator topology argument or multiplication of operator limits is involved.
D. The spectral measure
E. Commutation with the commutant
An operator commuting with `U` and `U⋆` commutes with `f(U)` for continuous `f`, and by uniqueness in the Riesz–Markov–Kakutani theorem with every spectral projection of `U`.
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Spectral operator of a bounded normal operator
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . For a measurable set in the spectrum of , `cfcSpectralOperatorAux` is the continuous linear operator obtained via the Riesz representation theorem from the sesquilinear form . It is the unique operator such that for any , the inner product is equal to the value of the polarized complex scalar measure evaluated at .
The Inner Product Equals the Polarized Measure
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . For any Borel measurable set and any vectors , the inner product of the spectral operator satisfies where is the polarized complex scalar measure associated with the operator and vectors .
Spectral operator of a bounded normal operator
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . For any subset of the spectrum of , the spectral operator is defined as follows: if is a measurable set, is the unique continuous linear operator such that for all , the inner product equals the value of the polarized complex scalar measure evaluated at . If is not measurable, is defined to be the zero operator .
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on with spectrum . For any subset and any vectors , the inner product of with the spectral operator applied to is equal to the polarized complex scalar measure evaluated at :
The spectral operator is zero for non-measurable sets
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . Let denote the spectrum of . For any subset , if is not a measurable set, then the spectral operator associated with is the zero operator .
The scalar spectral measure equals
Let be a bounded normal operator on a complex Hilbert space and be its spectrum. For any vector , let be the scalar spectral measure on associated with the vector (the regular Borel measure representing the functional for ). Then for any Borel set , the measure of with respect to is equal to the measure of with respect to the vector rotated by the negative imaginary unit, :
Conjugate Symmetry of the Polarized Spectral Measure:
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on with spectrum . For any two vectors and any Borel set , let be the polarized complex spectral measure associated with . Then the measure satisfies the conjugate symmetry property: where denotes the complex conjugate of . This identity reflects the Hermitian symmetry of the underlying sesquilinear form, matching the convention that the spectral measure represents the inner product .
The spectral operator is self-adjoint
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on with spectrum . For any subset , the spectral operator (formally `cfcSpectralOperator U hU S`) is self-adjoint. If is measurable, is the unique operator such that for all , where is the polarized complex spectral measure; if is not measurable, . In both cases, satisfies the property .
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . Let denote the polarized complex spectral measure associated with vectors , which is a measure defined on the spectrum . Then the measure of the whole spectrum is equal to the inner product of the vectors:
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . Let denote the spectral operator associated with a subset of the spectrum . Then for any vector , the spectral operator associated with the entire spectrum applied to is equal to , i.e., .
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . Let denote the spectral operator (as defined by the continuous functional calculus) for a subset of the spectrum . Then the spectral operator evaluated on the entire spectrum is the identity operator on :
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . Let denote the spectrum of . For any measurable set and any vector , the inner product of and the spectral operator applied to is equal to the value of the scalar spectral measure evaluated at : Here, (represented by `cfcSpectralOperator`) is the spectral projection associated with the set , and (represented by `cfcScalarMeasure`) is the regular Borel measure on the spectrum associated with the vector via the Riesz–Markov–Kakutani representation theorem.
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . For any measurable subset of the spectrum of and any vector , the real part of the quadratic form of the spectral operator at is equal to the value of the real-valued scalar spectral measure evaluated at . That is, where is the spectral operator associated with and is the regular Borel measure on associated with .
The spectral operator is positive for measurable
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . For any measurable subset of the spectrum of , the spectral operator is a positive operator, meaning that for all .
The spectral operator is non-negative ()
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . For any measurable subset of the spectrum of , the spectral operator is non-negative, i.e., .
Monotonicity of the spectral operator with respect to set inclusion
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . Let denote the spectrum of . For any measurable subsets , if , then the corresponding spectral operators satisfy in the Loewner order (i.e., is a positive operator).
Spectral operator for measurable
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . For any measurable subset of the spectrum of , the spectral operator satisfies , where denotes the identity operator on .
The spectral operator of the empty set is zero ()
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . Let denote the spectral operator (provided by the continuous functional calculus) associated with a subset of the spectrum . Then, the spectral operator of the empty set is the zero operator, i.e.,
for disjoint measurable sets and
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . Let denote the spectral operator associated with for a subset . For any two disjoint measurable subsets and of the spectrum , the spectral operator of their union is the sum of their individual spectral operators:
Spectral operator as a WOT-valued function
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . For any subset of the spectrum of , this function returns the spectral operator (see `cfcSpectralOperator`) as an element of the space of bounded linear operators on equipped with the weak operator topology (WOT).
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on with spectrum . For any subset and any vectors , the inner product of with the spectral operator acting on is equal to the value of the polarized complex spectral measure evaluated on the set : where (represented by `cfcSpectralMeasureFun`) is the projection-valued measure associated with , and is the polarized complex spectral measure corresponding to the vectors and .
Spectral vector measure of a bounded normal operator
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . The spectral vector measure is a vector measure that assigns to each Borel subset of the spectrum a bounded linear operator on . This measure takes values in the space of bounded linear operators equipped with the weak operator topology (WOT). Specifically, for any vectors , the set function is a complex-valued Borel measure on , and the operator-valued measure is countably additive in the weak sense.
The spectral vector measure evaluated at is equal to
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on with spectrum . For any subset , the spectral vector measure evaluated at is equal to the spectral operator defined by the spectral measure function.
for non-negative equal to on compact
Let be a finite measure on a space . For any compact set and any non-negative continuous function with compact support such that for all , the measure of is bounded by the integral of :
for with
Let be a finite measure on a space . Let be an open set and be a continuous function with compact support. If the support of is contained in (i.e., ) and for all , then the integral of with respect to satisfies where denotes the measure of the set .
for functions bounded by the indicator
Let be a space with a finite measure . Let be a measurable set and be a non-negative continuous function with compact support. If for all (where is the indicator function of ), then the integral of with respect to is less than or equal to the measure of :
for finite measures
Let be a finite measure on a space . For any subset and any real number , if the measure is strictly less than (expressed as an extended non-negative real number), then the real-valued measure of , denoted , is also strictly less than .
The spectral operator is non-negative
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . For any measurable subset of the spectrum of , the spectral operator is non-negative, meaning that .
The spectral operator is less than or equal to the identity operator
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . For any measurable subset of the spectrum , the spectral operator satisfies , where is the identity operator on .
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on with spectrum . For any two measurable sets , if , then the corresponding spectral operators and (defined via the continuous functional calculus) satisfy the operator inequality . This means that for all , the inner products satisfy .
Let be a bounded normal operator on a complex Hilbert space , and let denote its spectrum. For any real-valued continuous function with compact support on and any vector , the real part of the inner product is equal to the integral of with respect to the scalar spectral measure associated with :
for a continuous function that is on the compact set
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on with spectrum . Let be a compact set and be an open set such that . Let be a continuous function with compact support such that for all . If for all and the support of is contained in , then the spectral operator and the operator (obtained via the continuous functional calculus) satisfy the operator inequality: This inequality implies that for all , the inner products satisfy .
when and
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on with spectrum . Let be an open set. For any real-valued, compactly supported continuous function such that for all and whose topological support is contained in , the operator defined by the continuous functional calculus and the spectral projection operator satisfy the operator inequality: In this context, denotes the standard Loewner order on self-adjoint operators, meaning for all .
Multiplicativity of the functional calculus for
Let be a bounded normal operator on a complex Hilbert space , and let denote its spectrum. For any real-valued, compactly supported continuous function , let denote the operator obtained via the continuous functional calculus. Then the operator corresponding to the pointwise product satisfies .
for the continuous functional calculus
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on with spectrum . For any continuous real-valued function with compact support , the operator obtained via the continuous functional calculus satisfies the identity: where denotes the continuous functional calculus of associated with the function .
The Spectral Operator is Idempotent for any Compact Set
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . Let denote the spectrum of , and for any subset , let denote the spectral operator associated with . If is a compact set, then is idempotent, satisfying the identity where the multiplication denotes the composition of operators.
The Spectral Operator is Idempotent for any Measurable Set
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . For any measurable set in the spectrum of , let denote the spectral operator (formally `cfcSpectralOperatorAux`). Then is idempotent, satisfying the identity where the multiplication denotes the composition of operators.
The spectral operator is idempotent for any set
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . For any subset of the spectrum of , let denote the spectral operator (formally `cfcSpectralOperator`) associated with . Then is an idempotent operator, satisfying the identity where the multiplication denotes the composition of operators. If is not a measurable set, is defined to be the zero operator, which is trivially idempotent.
The spectral operator is a star-projection
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . For any subset of the spectrum of , the spectral operator (formally `cfcSpectralOperator U hU S`) is a star-projection. This means that is both self-adjoint, satisfying , and idempotent, satisfying .
Spectral measure of a bounded normal operator
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . The spectral measure of is a mapping from the Borel subsets of the spectrum to the space of bounded linear operators on equipped with the weak operator topology. For any Borel set , the operator is a star-projection, meaning it is both idempotent () and self-adjoint (). This measure is countably additive in the weak operator topology and satisfies , where is the identity operator on .
Evaluation of the Spectral Measure at a Set
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . Let denote the spectral measure of defined on its spectrum . For any subset , the value of the spectral measure evaluated at is equal to the spectral operator (represented by `cfcSpectralMeasureFun`).
The scalar measure equals the polarized spectral measure
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on with spectrum . Let be the spectral measure of (denoted by `cfcSpectralMeasure`). For any two vectors , the scalar complex measure defined by for Borel sets is equal to the polarized complex spectral measure associated with and . (This measure is the unique complex measure such that for every continuous function on the spectrum).
Spectral measure reconstruction of the continuous functional calculus:
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on with spectrum . Let be the spectral measure associated with . For any continuous real-valued function and any vectors , the integral of with respect to the complex-valued scalar measure is equal to the inner product of with the operator acting on . That is, where is the operator defined by the continuous functional calculus for .
commutes with if commutes with and
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . Let be a bounded linear operator on . If commutes with (i.e., ) and commutes with the adjoint operator (i.e., ), then for any continuous real-valued function defined on the spectrum , commutes with the operator obtained via the continuous functional calculus.
for an isometric intertwiner of
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . Let be a bounded linear operator on that is an isometry (i.e., ) and commutes with both and its adjoint . Then for any vector , the scalar spectral measure of associated with the vector is equal to the scalar spectral measure associated with .
for unitary operators commuting with and
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . Let be a unitary operator on that commutes with both and its adjoint (i.e., and ). For any two vectors , the polarized complex spectral measure associated with satisfies the identity: where denotes the adjoint of . This indicates that the sesquilinear form of the spectral measure intertwines with the unitary operator such that testing at is equivalent to testing at .
The spectral operator commutes with unitary operators commuting with and
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . Let be a unitary operator on that commutes with both and its adjoint , such that and . Then, for any subset of the spectrum of , the spectral operator commutes with : This property holds for any set , regardless of whether it is measurable.
The Spectral Measure Commutes with Unitary Intertwiners of
Let be a complex Hilbert space and be a bounded normal operator on . Let be a unitary operator on that commutes with both and its adjoint (i.e., and ). Then, for any subset of the spectrum of , the spectral measure (viewed in the weak operator topology) commutes with : This property holds for any set , regardless of whether it is measurable.
