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Hilbert space (Definition)

A Hilbert space is an inner product space which is complete under the induced metric.

In particular, a Hilbert space is a Banach space in the norm induced by the inner product, since the norm and the inner product both induce the same metric. Any finite-dimensional inner product space is a Hilbert space, but it is worth mentioning that some authors require the space to be infinite dimensional for it to be called a Hilbert space.



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See Also: inner product space, Hilbert module, quadratic function associated with a linear functional, vector norm, Riesz sequence


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example of non-separable Hilbert space (Example) by rspuzio
$L^2$-spaces are Hilbert spaces (Theorem) by asteroid
classification of Hilbert spaces (Theorem) by asteroid
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Cross-references: infinite dimensional, finite-dimensional, induce, inner product, norm, Banach space, metric, inner product space
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AMS MSC46C05 (Functional analysis :: Inner product spaces and their generalizations, Hilbert spaces :: Hilbert and pre-Hilbert spaces: geometry and topology )

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Hilbert space always Banach space? by lha on 2003-10-01 03:39:29
Am I correct in thinking that a Hilbert space is always a Banach space? If so, could you say this explicitly? You can never have too many cross-references :)
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