1.II.22G

Linear Analysis
Part II, 2006

Let UU be a vector space. Define what it means for two norms 1\|\cdot\|_{1} and 2\left\|_{\cdot} \cdot\right\|_{2} on UU to be Lipschitz equivalent. Give an example of a vector space and two norms which are not Lipschitz equivalent.

Show that, if UU is finite dimensional, all norms on UU are Lipschitz equivalent. Deduce that a finite dimensional subspace of a normed vector space is closed.

Show that a normed vector space WW is finite dimensional if and only if WW contains a non-empty open set with compact closure.