Let X be a Banach space and suppose that T:X→X is a bounded linear operator. What is an eigenvalue of T? What is the spectrum σ(T) of T?
Let X=C[0,1] be the space of continuous real-valued functions f:[0,1]→R endowed with the sup norm. Define an operator T:X→X by
Tf(x)=∫01G(x,y)f(y)dy
where
G(x,y)={y(x−1)x(y−1) if y⩽x if x⩽y
Prove the following facts about T :
(i) Tf(0)=Tf(1)=0 and the second derivative (Tf)′′(x) is equal to f(x) for x∈(0,1);
(ii) T is compact;
(iii) T has infinitely many eigenvalues;
(iv) 0 is not an eigenvalue of T;
(v) 0∈σ(T).
[The Arzelà-Ascoli theorem may be assumed without proof.]