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In mathematics, in the field of functional analysis, an indefinite inner product space : is an infinite-dimensional complex vector space equipped with both an indefinite inner product : and a positive semi-definite inner product : where the metric operator is an endomorphism of obeying : The indefinite inner product space itself is not necessarily a Hilbert space; but the existence of a positive semi-definite inner product on implies that one can form a quotient space on which there is a positive definite inner product. Given a strong enough topology on this quotient space, it has the structure of a Hilbert space, and many objects of interest in typical applications fall into this quotient space. An indefinite inner product space is called a Krein space (or ''-space'') if is positive definite and possesses a majorant topology. Krein spaces are named in honor of the Ukrainian mathematician Mark Grigorievich Krein (3 April 1907 – 17 October 1989). == Inner products and the metric operator == Consider a complex vector space equipped with an indefinite hermitian form . In the theory of Krein spaces it is common to call such an hermitian form an indefinite inner product. The following subsets are defined in terms of the square norm induced by the indefinite inner product: : ("neutral") : ("positive") : ("negative") : ("non-negative") : ("non-positive") A subspace lying within is called a ''neutral subspace''. Similarly, a subspace lying within () is called ''positive'' (''negative'') ''semi-definite'', and a subspace lying within () is called ''positive'' (''negative'') ''definite''. A subspace in any of the above categories may be called ''semi-definite'', and any subspace that is not semi-definite is called ''indefinite''. Let our indefinite inner product space also be equipped with a decomposition into a pair of subspaces , called the ''fundamental decomposition'', which respects the complex structure on . Hence the corresponding linear projection operators coincide with the identity on and annihilate , and they commute with multiplication by the of the complex structure. If this decomposition is such that and , then is called an indefinite inner product space; if , then is called a Krein space, subject to the existence of a majorant topology on . The operator is called the (real phase) ''metric operator'' or ''fundamental symmetry'', and may be used to define the ''Hilbert inner product'' : : On a Krein space, the Hilbert inner product is positive definite, giving the structure of a Hilbert space (under a suitable topology). Under the weaker constraint , some elements of the neutral subspace may still be neutral in the Hilbert inner product, but many are not. For instance, the subspaces are part of the neutral subspace of the Hilbert inner product, because an element obeys . But an element () which happens to lie in because will have a positive square norm under the Hilbert inner product. We note that the definition of the indefinite inner product as a Hermitian form implies that: : Therefore the indefinite inner product of any two elements which differ only by an element is equal to the square norm of their average . Consequently, the inner product of any non-zero element with any other element must be zero, lest we should be able to construct some whose inner product with has the wrong sign to be the square norm of . Similar arguments about the Hilbert inner product (which can be demonstrated to be a Hermitian form, therefore justifying the name "inner product") lead to the conclusion that its neutral space is precisely , that elements of this neutral space have zero Hilbert inner product with any element of , and that the Hilbert inner product is positive semi-definite. It therefore induces a positive definite inner product (also denoted ) on the quotient space , which is the direct sum of . Thus is a Hilbert space (given a suitable topology). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Indefinite inner product space」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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