2.II.22F

Linear Analysis
Part II, 2005

Let XX and YY be Banach spaces. Define what it means for a linear operator T:XYT: X \rightarrow Y to be compact. For a linear operator T:XXT: X \rightarrow X, define the spectrum, point spectrum, and resolvent set of TT.

Now let HH be a complex Hilbert space. Define what it means for a linear operator T:HHT: H \rightarrow H to be self-adjoint. Suppose e1,e2,e_{1}, e_{2}, \ldots is an orthonormal basis for HH. Define a linear operator T:HHT: H \rightarrow H by setting Tei=1ieiT e_{i}=\frac{1}{i} e_{i}. Is TT compact? Is TT self-adjoint? Justify your answers. Describe, with proof, the spectrum, point spectrum, and resolvent set of TT.