polarization identity


Theorem [polarization identityPlanetmathPlanetmath] - Let X be an inner product spaceMathworldPlanetmath over . The following identity holds for every x,yX:

x,y=14(x+y2-x-y2)

If X is an inner product space over instead, the identity becomes

x,y=14(x+y2-x-y2)+14i(x+iy2-x-iy2)

Remark - This result shows that the inner productMathworldPlanetmath of X is determined by the norm. Moreover, it can be shown that if a normed space V the parallelogram lawMathworldPlanetmath, the above formulas define an inner product compatible with the norm of V.

Title polarization identity
Canonical name PolarizationIdentity
Date of creation 2013-03-22 17:37:20
Last modified on 2013-03-22 17:37:20
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Author asteroid (17536)
Entry type Theorem
Classification msc 46C05