B4.7
Part II, 2003
Let be a Hilbert space and let .
(a) Show that if then is invertible.
(b) Prove that if is invertible and if satisfies , then is invertible.
(c) Define what it means for to be compact. Prove that the set of compact operators on is a closed subset of .
(d) Prove that is compact if and only if there is a sequence in , where each operator has finite rank, such that as .
(e) Suppose that , where is invertible and is compact. Prove that then, also, , where is invertible and has finite rank.