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Def Vector Space

A vector space is a set of vectors with operations of vector addition and scalar multiplication, governed by specific rules. Examples include real n-tuples, complex n-tuples, and continuous functions on intervals. Vector spaces are fundamental in functional analysis for defining linear operators.

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Def Vector Space

A vector space is a set of vectors with operations of vector addition and scalar multiplication, governed by specific rules. Examples include real n-tuples, complex n-tuples, and continuous functions on intervals. Vector spaces are fundamental in functional analysis for defining linear operators.

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Here is a description of vector spaces.

A vector space, also known as a linear space, is a set of elements called


vectors along with two operations: vector addition and multiplication of
vectors by scalars. The scalars come from a field, which in functional analysis
is usually the field of real numbers (R) or the field of complex numbers (C).
• Vector addition combines two vectors to get a new vector, and it must
follow these rules:
– Commutativity: x + y = y + x
– Associativity: x + (y + z) = (x + y) + z
– Existence of a zero vector: x + O = x
– Existence of an additive inverse: x + (−x) = O
• Scalar multiplication combines a scalar and a vector to get a new vector,
and it must follow these rules:
– Compatibility with field multiplication: a(βx) = (αβ)x
– Identity: 1x = x
– Distributivity over vector addition: a(x + y) = ax + ay
– Distributivity over scalar addition: (α + β)x = αx + βx
The sources offer several examples of vector spaces:
• The set of all n-tuples of real numbers, written x = (ξ1 , . . . , ξn ), y =
(η1 , . . . , ηn ), etc. forms the real vector space Rn , with the usual operations
of vector addition and scalar multiplication.
• Similarly, the set of all n-tuples of complex numbers forms the complex
vector space C n .
• The set of all real-valued continuous functions on a given closed interval
[a, b] forms a real vector space C[a, b].
Vector spaces are important in functional analysis because they form the foun-
dation for defining linear operators.

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