In: Advanced Math
Problem 5. The operator T : H → H is an isometry if ||T f|| = ||f|| for all f ∈ H.
(a) Please, prove that if T is an isometry then (T f, T g) = (f, g) for all f, g ∈ H.
(b) Now prove that if T is an isometry then T∗T = I.
(c) Now prove that if T is surjective and isometry (and thus unitary) then T T∗ = I.
(d) Give an example of an isometry T that is not unitary. Hint: consider l2(N) and the map which takes (a1, a2, . . .) to (0, a1, a2, . . .).
(e) Now Prove that if T∗T is unitary then T is an isometry. Hint: Start with ||T f||2 = (f, T∗T f) and use Holders inequality to get ||T f|| ≤ ||f||. Next consider ||f|| = ||T ∗T f|| do get the opposite inequality.