Mercer theorem
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
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The bilinear series
of a Hermitian positive-definite continuous kernel on (cf. Integral equation with symmetric kernel; Kernel of an integral operator), where is the closure of a bounded domain in , converges absolutely and uniformly in to . Here the are the characteristic numbers of the kernel and the are the corresponding orthonormalized eigen functions. If a kernel satisfies the conditions of Mercer's theorem, then the integral operator ,
is nuclear (cf. Nuclear operator) and its trace can be calculated by the formula
Mercer's theorem can be generalized to the case of a bounded discontinuous kernel.
The theorem was proved by J. Mercer [1].
References
[1] | J. Mercer, Philos. Trans. Roy. Soc. London Ser. A , 209 (1909) pp. 415–446 |
[2] | J. Mercer, "Functions of positive and negative type, and their connection with the theory of integral equations" Proc. Roy. Soc. London Ser. A , 83 (1908) pp. 69–70 |
[3] | I.G. Petrovskii, "Lectures on the theory of integral equations" , Graylock (1957) (Translated from Russian) |
[4] | F.G. Tricomi, "Integral equations" , Interscience (1957) |
[5] | M.A. Krasnosel'skii, et al., "Integral operators in spaces of summable functions" , Noordhoff (1976) (Translated from Russian) |
Comments
References
[a1] | I.C. Gohberg, S. Goldberg, "Basic operator theory" , Birkhäuser (1977) |
[a2] | A.C. Zaanen, "Linear analysis" , North-Holland (1956) |
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Mercer theorem. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Mercer_theorem&oldid=11889
Mercer theorem. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Mercer_theorem&oldid=11889
This article was adapted from an original article by V.B. Korotkov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article