A1.3

Functional Analysis
Part II, 2003

(i) Let T:H1H2T: H_{1} \rightarrow H_{2} be a continuous linear map between two Hilbert spaces H1,H2H_{1}, H_{2}. Define the adjoint TT^{*} of TT. Explain what it means to say that TT is Hermitian or unitary.

Let ϕ:RC\phi: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{C} be a bounded continuous function. Show that the map

T:L2(R)L2(R)T: L^{2}(\mathbb{R}) \rightarrow L^{2}(\mathbb{R})

with Tf(x)=ϕ(x)f(x+1)T f(x)=\phi(x) f(x+1) is a continuous linear map and find its adjoint. When is TT Hermitian? When is it unitary?

(ii) Let CC be a closed, non-empty, convex subset of a real Hilbert space HH. Show that there exists a unique point xoCx_{o} \in C with minimal norm. Show that xox_{o} is characterised by the property

xox,xo0 for all xC.\left\langle x_{o}-x, x_{o}\right\rangle \leqslant 0 \quad \text { for all } x \in C .

Does this result still hold when CC is not closed or when CC is not convex? Justify your answers.