In: Advanced Math
Problem 4. Let P be the orthogonal projection associated with a closed subspace S in a Hilbert space H, that is P is a linear operator such that
P(f) = f if f ∈ S and P(f) = 0 if f ∈ S⊥.
(a) Show that P2 = P and P∗ = P.
(b) Conversely, if P is any bounded operator satisfying P2 = P and P∗ = P, prove that P is the orthogonal projection for some closed subspace of H.
(c) Using P prove that if S is a closed subspace of a separable Hilbert space, then S is also a separable Hilbert space.