In mathematics, specifically in spectral theory, an eigenvalue of a closed linear operator is called normal if the space admits a decomposition into a direct sum of a finite-dimensional generalized eigenspace and an invariant subspace where A − λ I {\displaystyle A-\lambda I} A-\lambda I has a bounded inverse. The set of normal eigenvalues coincides with the discrete spectrum.
Root lineal
Let \( {\mathfrak {B}} \) be a Banach space. The root lineal \( {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {L}}_{\lambda }(A)} \) of a linear operator \( {\displaystyle A:\,{\mathfrak {B}}\to {\mathfrak {B}}} \) with domain \( {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {D}}(A)} \) corresponding to the eigenvalue \( {\displaystyle \lambda \in \sigma _{p}(A)} \) is defined as
\( {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {L}}_{\lambda }(A)=\bigcup _{k\in \mathbb {N} }\{x\in {\mathfrak {D}}(A):\,(A-\lambda I_{\mathfrak {B}})^{j}x\in {\mathfrak {D}}(A)\,\forall j\in \mathbb {N} ,\,j\leq k;\,(A-\lambda I_{\mathfrak {B}})^{k}x=0\}\subset {\mathfrak {B}},} \)
where \( {\displaystyle I_{\mathfrak {B}}} \) is the identity operator in \( {\mathfrak {B}} \). This set is a linear manifold but not necessarily a vector space, since it is not necessarily closed in \( {\mathfrak {B}} \). If this set is closed (for example, when it is finite-dimensional), it is called the generalized eigenspace of A corresponding to the eigenvalue\( \lambda \) .
Definition
An eigenvalue \( {\displaystyle \lambda \in \sigma _{p}(A)} \) of a closed linear operator \( {\displaystyle A:\,{\mathfrak {B}}\to {\mathfrak {B}}} \) in the Banach space \( {\mathfrak {B}} \) with domain \( {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {D}}(A)\subset {\mathfrak {B}}} \) is called normal (in the original terminology,\( \lambda \) corresponds to a normally splitting finite-dimensional root subspace), if the following two conditions are satisfied:
The algebraic multiplicity of \( \lambda \) is finite: \( {\displaystyle \nu =\dim {\mathfrak {L}}_{\lambda }(A)<\infty } \), where \( {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {L}}_{\lambda }(A)} \) is the root lineal of A corresponding to the eigenvalue\( \lambda \) ;
The space \( {\mathfrak {B}} \) could be decomposed into a direct sum \( {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {B}}={\mathfrak {L}}_{\lambda }(A)\oplus {\mathfrak {N}}_{\lambda }} \), where \( {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {N}}_{\lambda }} \) is an invariant subspace of A in which \( {\displaystyle A-\lambda I_{\mathfrak {B}}} \) has a bounded inverse.
That is, the restriction \( A_{2} \) of A onto \( {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {N}}_{\lambda }} \) is an operator with domain \( {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {D}}(A_{2})={\mathfrak {N}}_{\lambda }\cap {\mathfrak {D}}(A)} \) and with the range \( {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {R}}(A_{2}-\lambda I)\subset {\mathfrak {N}}_{\lambda }} \) which has a bounded inverse.[1][2][3]
Equivalent definitions of normal eigenvalues
Let \( {\displaystyle A:\,{\mathfrak {B}}\to {\mathfrak {B}}} \) be a closed linear densely defined operator in the Banach space \( {\mathfrak {B}} \). The following statements are equivalent[4](Theorem III.88):
\( {\displaystyle \lambda \in \sigma (A)} \) is a normal eigenvalue;
\( {\displaystyle \lambda \in \sigma (A)} \) is an isolated point in \( \sigma (A) \) and \( {\displaystyle A-\lambda I_{\mathfrak {B}}} \) is semi-Fredholm;
\( {\displaystyle \lambda \in \sigma (A)} \) is an isolated point in \( \sigma (A) \) and \( {\displaystyle A-\lambda I_{\mathfrak {B}}} \) is Fredholm;
\( {\displaystyle \lambda \in \sigma (A)} \) is an isolated point in \( \sigma (A) \) and \( {\displaystyle A-\lambda I_{\mathfrak {B}}} \) is Fredholm of index zero;
\( {\displaystyle \lambda \in \sigma (A)} \) is an isolated point in \( \sigma (A) \) and the rank of the corresponding Riesz projector P λ {\displaystyle P_{\lambda }} P_{\lambda } is finite;
\( {\displaystyle \lambda \in \sigma (A)} \) is an isolated point in \( \sigma (A) \) , its algebraic multiplicity \( {\displaystyle \nu =\dim {\mathfrak {L}}_{\lambda }} \) is finite, and the range of \( {\displaystyle A-\lambda I_{\mathfrak {B}}} \) is closed. (Gohberg–Krein 1957, 1960, 1969).
If\( \lambda \) is a normal eigenvalue, then \( {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {L}}_{\lambda }} \) coincides with the range of the Riesz projector, \( {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {R}}(P_{\lambda })} \) (Gohberg–Krein 1969).
Relation to the discrete spectrum
The above equivalence shows that the set of normal eigenvalues coincides with the discrete spectrum, defined as the set of isolated points of the spectrum with finite rank of the corresponding Riesz projector.[5]
Decomposition of the spectrum of nonselfadjoint operators
The spectrum of a closed operator \( {\displaystyle A:\,{\mathfrak {B}}\to {\mathfrak {B}}} \) in the Banach space \( {\mathfrak {B}} \) can be decomposed into the union of two disjoint sets, the set of normal eigenvalues and the fifth type of the essential spectrum:
\( {\displaystyle \sigma (A)=\{{\text{normal eigenvalues of}}\ A\}\cup \sigma _{\mathrm {ess} ,5}(A).} \)
See also
Spectrum (functional analysis)
Decomposition of spectrum (functional analysis)
Discrete spectrum (Mathematics)
Essential spectrum
Spectrum of an operator
Resolvent formalism
Riesz projector
Fredholm operator
Operator theory
References
Gohberg, I. C; Kreĭn, M. G. (1957). "Основные положения о дефектных числах, корневых числах и индексах линейных операторов" [Fundamental aspects of defect numbers, root numbers and indexes of linear operators]. Uspekhi Mat. Nauk [Amer. Math. Soc. Transl. (2)]. New Series. 12 (2(74)): 43–118.
Gohberg, I. C; Kreĭn, M. G. (1960). "Fundamental aspects of defect numbers, root numbers and indexes of linear operators". American Mathematical Society Translations. 13: 185–264.
Gohberg, I. C; Kreĭn, M. G. (1969). Introduction to the theory of linear nonselfadjoint operators. American Mathematical Society, Providence, R.I.
Boussaid, N.; Comech, A. (2019). Nonlinear Dirac equation. Spectral stability of solitary waves. American Mathematical Society, Providence, R.I. ISBN 978-1-4704-4395-5.
Reed, M.; Simon, B. (1978). Methods of modern mathematical physics, vol. IV. Analysis of operators. Academic Press [Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers], New York.
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