- Closed range theorem
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In the mathematical theory of Banach spaces, the closed range theorem gives necessary and sufficient conditions for a closed densely defined operator to have closed range. The theorem was proved by Stefan Banach in his 1932 Théorie des opérations linéaires.
Let X and Y be Banach spaces, T : D(X) → Y a closed linear operator whose domain D(X) is dense in X, and its transpose. The theorem asserts that the following conditions are equivalent:
- R(T), the range of T, is closed in Y
- , the range of , is closed in , the dual of X
Several corollaries are immediate from the theorem. For instance, a densely defined closed operator T as above has R(T) = Y if and only if the transpose has a continuous inverse. Similarly, if and only if T has a continuous inverse.
See also
References
- Yosida, K. (1980), Functional Analysis, Grundlehren der Mathematischen Wissenschaften (Fundamental Principles of Mathematical Sciences), vol. 123 (6th ed.), Berlin, New York: Springer-Verlag.
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