Functoriality of the continuous dual #
Precomposition by a continuous linear map acts contravariantly on continuous duals. This file
records the identity and composition laws for modules with arbitrary topologies. For normed
spaces, it proves that taking the adjoint preserves the operator norm over ℝ or ℂ, packages
this operation as a linear isometry between operator spaces, and proves the naturality of the
canonical map into the bidual.
For normed spaces over ℝ or ℂ, the adjoint of T : E →L[𝕜] F, with its arguments exchanged,
is the composition of T with Mathlib's canonical bidual isometry
NormedSpace.inclusionInDoubleDualLi.
These are the standard functorial properties of the continuous dual; see Rudin, Functional Analysis, Chapter 4.
The adjoint of the identity map is the identity map on the continuous dual.
Taking adjoints reverses composition.
The operator norm of the adjoint is at most the operator norm of the original map.
Taking the adjoint preserves the operator norm.
Taking the adjoint preserves the nonnegative operator norm.
Taking adjoints, bundled as a linear isometry between spaces of bounded operators.
Instances For
The operator-space isometry for adjoints evaluates to precomposition.
Pointwise naturality of the canonical map into the bidual.
The canonical map into the bidual is natural under bounded linear maps.
The bidual adjoint T** is continuous between the weak-star topologies of the biduals.
On the canonical image of E in the weak-star bidual, the bidual adjoint T** acts as T.