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Closed Operator


A linear operator A:D(A)->H from its domain D(A) into a Hilbert space H is closed if for any sequence of vectors v_n in D(A) such that v_n->v and Av_n->x as n->infty, it follows that v in D(A) and Av=x.


See also

Closed Set, Linear Operator, Operator, Sequence, Vector

This entry contributed by Christopher Stover

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Loss, M. "About Closed Operators." 2013. http://people.math.gatech.edu/~loss/13Springtea/closedoperators.pdf.

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Stover, Christopher. "Closed Operator." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource, created by Eric W. Weisstein. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/ClosedOperator.html

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