Let X be a Banach space.
a) What does it mean for a bounded linear map T:X→X to be compact?
b) Let B(X) be the Banach space of all bounded linear maps S:X→X. Let B0(X) be the subset of B(X) consisting of all compact operators. Show that B0(X) is a closed subspace of B(X). Show that, if S∈B(X) and T∈B0(X), then ST,TS∈B0(X).
c) Let
X=ℓ2={x=(x1,x2,…):xj∈C and ∥x∥22=j=1∑∞∣xj∣2<∞}
and T:X→X be defined by
(Tx)k=k+1xk+1.
Is T compact? What is the spectrum of T? Explain your answers.