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Definable Operators on Hilbert Spaces

Logic 2010-10-13 v1 Functional Analysis

Abstract

Let H be an infinite-dimensional (real or complex) Hilbert space, viewed as a metric structure in its natural signature. We characterize the definable linear operators on H as exactly the "scalar plus compact" operators.

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@article{arxiv.1010.2243,
  title  = {Definable Operators on Hilbert Spaces},
  author = {Isaac Goldbring},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1010.2243},
  year   = {2010}
}

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10 pages

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