The heat operator in infinite dimensions
Mathematical Physics
2010-08-06 v1 Functional Analysis
math.MP
Abstract
Let (H,B) be an abstract Wiener space and let \mu_{s} be the Gaussian measure on B with variance s. Let \Delta be the Laplacian (*not* the number operator), that is, a sum of squares of derivatives associated to an orthonormal basis of H. I will show that the heat operator \exp(t\Delta/2) is a contraction operator from L^2(B,\mu_{s} to L^2(B,\mu_{s-t}), for all t<s. More generally, the heat operator is a contraction from L^p(B,\mu_{s}) to L^q(B,\mu_{s-t}) for t<s, provided that p and q satisfy (p-1)/(q-1) \leq s/(s-t). I give two proofs of this result, both very elementary.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0710.2137,
title = {The heat operator in infinite dimensions},
author = {Brian C. Hall},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0710.2137},
year = {2010}
}