Notes on Normed Linear & Banach Space

Normed space and Banach space.

Norm

A norm is a nonnegative homogeneous mapping on a vector space that satisfies the triangle axiom: for a vector space $X$ with underlying field $\mathbb{F}$, a mapping $||: X \to \mathbb{R}_{\ge 0}$

  • Non-degeneracy: $|x| = 0 \Leftrightarrow x = 0$;
  • Homogeneity: $|a x| = |a| |x|, \forall a \in \mathbb{F}$;
  • Triangle axiom: $|x + y| \le |x| + |y|$;

A normed space is a vector space with a norm. Norm specifies the length of each element of a vector space. A norm induces a metric on the vector space, $d(x,y) = |x − y|$.

A Banach space is a complete normed space (in the induced metric).

Sobolev space $W^{s,p}(\Omega)$ with norm $|f|_{s,p,\Omega} = \sum_{|\alpha| \le s} |\partial_x^\alpha f|_{L^p(\Omega)}$ is a Banach space.


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