A1.3
Part II, 2003
(i) Let be a continuous linear map between two Hilbert spaces . Define the adjoint of . Explain what it means to say that is Hermitian or unitary.
Let be a bounded continuous function. Show that the map
with is a continuous linear map and find its adjoint. When is Hermitian? When is it unitary?
(ii) Let be a closed, non-empty, convex subset of a real Hilbert space . Show that there exists a unique point with minimal norm. Show that is characterised by the property
Does this result still hold when is not closed or when is not convex? Justify your answers.