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In linear algebra and operator theory, the resolvent set of a linear operator is a set of complex numbers for which the operator is in some sense "well-behaved". The resolvent set plays an important role in the resolvent formalism.

Definitions

Let X be a Banach space and let be a linear operator with domain . Let id denote the identity operator on X. For any , let

A complex number is said to be a regular value if

  1. is injective, that is, the corestriction of to its image has an inverse , which:
  2. is a bounded linear operator;
  3. is defined on a dense subspace of X, that is, has dense range.

The resolvent set of L is the set of all regular values of L:

The spectrum is the complement of the resolvent set:

The spectrum can be further decomposed into the point/discrete spectrum (where condition 1 fails), the continuous spectrum (where conditions 1 and 3 hold but condition 2 fails) and the residual/compression spectrum (where condition 1 holds but condition 3 fails).

If is a closed operator, then so is each , and condition 3 may be replaced by requiring that is surjective.

Properties

  • The resolvent set of a bounded linear operator L is an open set.
  • More generally, the resolvent set of a densely defined closed unbounded operator is an open set.

References

  • Renardy, Michael; Rogers, Robert C. (2004). An introduction to partial differential equations. Texts in Applied Mathematics 13 (Second ed.). New York: Springer-Verlag. xiv+434. ISBN 0-387-00444-0. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |nopp= ignored (|no-pp= suggested) (help) MR2028503 (See section 8.3)

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