Tell me more ×
Mathematics Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for people studying math at any level and professionals in related fields. It's 100% free, no registration required.

If $X$ and $Y$ are normed spaces I know that the space $B(X,Y)$ of bounded linear functions from $X$ to $Y$, is complete if $Y$ is complete. Is there an example of a pair of normed spaces $X,Y$ s.t. $B(X,Y)$ is not complete?

share|improve this question

1 Answer

up vote 3 down vote accepted

Let $X = \mathbb{R}$ with the Euclidean norm and let $Y$ be a normed space which is not complete. You should find that $B(X, Y) \simeq Y$.

share|improve this answer
1  
Yeah I see it. for $f \in B(X,Y)$, $f(1)$ completly determines $f$, so $B(X,Y) \simeq Y$. Thanks. – jennifer Aug 6 '10 at 1:00

Your Answer

 
discard

By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.