positive linear functional
0.0.1 Definition
Let be a -algebra (http://planetmath.org/CAlgebra) and a linear functional on .
We say that is a positive linear functional on if is such that for every , i.e. for every positive element .
0.0.2 Properties
Let be a positive linear functional on . Then
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for every .
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for every . This is an analog of the Cauchy-Schwartz inequality
Let be a linear functional on a -algebra with identity element . Then
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is positive if and only if is bounded (http://planetmath.org/ContinuousLinearMapping) and .
0.0.3 Examples
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Let be a locally compact Hausdorff space and the -algebra of continuous functions that vanish at infinity. Let be a regular Radon measure on . The linear functional defined by integration against ,
is a positive linear functional on . In fact, by the Riesz representation theorem (http://planetmath.org/RieszRepresentationTheoremOfLinearFunctionalsOnFunctionSpaces), all positive linear functionals of are of this form.
Title | positive linear functional |
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Canonical name | PositiveLinearFunctional |
Date of creation | 2013-03-22 17:45:05 |
Last modified on | 2013-03-22 17:45:05 |
Owner | asteroid (17536) |
Last modified by | asteroid (17536) |
Numerical id | 11 |
Author | asteroid (17536) |
Entry type | Definition |
Classification | msc 46L05 |