normed vector space


Let 𝔽 be a field which is either or . A over 𝔽 is a pair (V,) where V is a vector space over 𝔽 and :V is a function such that

  1. 1.

    v0 for all vV and v=0 if and only if v=0 in V (positive definiteness)

  2. 2.

    λv=|λ|v for all vV and all λ𝔽

  3. 3.

    v+wv+w for all v,wV (the triangle inequalityMathworldMathworldPlanetmath)

The function is called a norm on V.

Some properties of norms:

  1. 1.

    If W is a subspaceMathworldPlanetmath of V then W can be made into a normed spaceMathworldPlanetmath by simply restricting the norm on V to W. This is called the induced norm on W.

  2. 2.

    Any normed vector space (V,) is a metric space under the metric d:V×V given by d(u,v)=u-v. This is called the metric induced by the norm .

  3. 3.

    It follows that any normed space is a locally convex topological vector space, in the topologyMathworldPlanetmath induced by the metric defined above.

  4. 4.

    In this metric, the norm defines a continuous mapMathworldPlanetmath from V to - this is an easy consequence of the triangle inequality.

  5. 5.

    If (V,,) is an inner product spaceMathworldPlanetmath, then there is a natural induced norm given by v=v,v for all vV.

  6. 6.

    The norm is a convex function of its argument.

Title normed vector space
Canonical name NormedVectorSpace
Date of creation 2013-03-22 12:13:45
Last modified on 2013-03-22 12:13:45
Owner rspuzio (6075)
Last modified by rspuzio (6075)
Numerical id 14
Author rspuzio (6075)
Entry type Definition
Classification msc 46B99
Synonym normed space
Synonym normed linear space
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Defines norm
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