Norm is a function on a vector space $X$ which generalizes notion of length of vector in general vector spaces.

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Understanding weighted inner product and weighted norms

I am reading this book where at page 27 following definitions about weighted inner product and weighted norms are given. Let $M$ and $N$ be Hermitian positive definite matrices of order $m$ and ...
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Proof of Clarkson's Inequality

Trying to find a proof for Clarkson's inequality, which states that if $2 \leq p < \infty$, then for any $f, g \in L^p$, we have that $$\left|\left|f+g\right|\right|_p^p + ...
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Calculation of the sub gradient of the first norm of a matrix

Lets say I have a matrix X and its first norm $||X||_1$. How do I calculate the subgradient of this norm with respect to matrix X itself.
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How to generate a N*D random matrix with columns of unit length?

Is it possible to generate a N*D random matrix with columns of unit length? If not, I also think it is possible of generating a N*D random matrix and, after that, normalizing it in order to have ...
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Basic question about $\sup_{x\neq 0}{} \frac{\|Ax\|}{\|x\|} = \sup_{\|x\| = 1}{\|Ax\|} $, $x \in\mathbb{R}^n$

I am having trouble with understanding the following definition while studying some basic things related with matrix norms: For every matrix $A\in M_n(\mathbb{R})$ $$\sup_{x\neq 0}{} ...
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Condition number of a function

I would like to find the Condition number of a function (f(x)) with one variable (x) and several parameters. which can be calculated by: $$ c(x) = ||x||*||f'(x)||/||f(x)||$$ Here if my function is ...
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Approximation of matrix in 2-norm

The question is the following: Given a matrix $A$ with rank $k$, we are looking for a matrix $B$ of rank $j$, where $j<k$ such that $\|A-B\|_2$ is minimal. My idea was to choose, if $A=P ...
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why is $\ell_0$ a pseudo-norm?

Let $\mathbf{x}$ be a vector in $\mathbb{R}^n$. We define the $\ell_0$ pseudo-norm by:$$\|\mathbf{x}\|_0=\#\left\{i : \mathbf{x}_i\neq0\right\}$$ Why $\|\cdot\|_0$ is not properly a norm?
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How to expand equation inside the L2-norm?

I want expand an L2-norm with some matrix operation inside. Assume I have a regression $Y=X\beta+\epsilon$. I want to solve (meaning expand), $$\displaystyle\|Y-X\beta \|_{2}^2$$ Should I do: 1) ...
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Is any norm on $\mathbb R^n$ invariant with respect to componentwise absolute value?

Given $\mathbf{x}=(x_1,...,x_n) \in \mathbb{R}^n$ , define $ \mathbf{x}'=(|x_1|,...,|x_n|) $ . Then, is it $||\mathbf{x}'|| = ||\mathbf{x}||$ for every norm on $ \mathbb{R}^n $ ? NB: The answer ...
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matrix norm that is invariant through a change of orthogonal basis

I am looking for (real) matrix norms that would be invariant through a change of orthogonal basis. I know only about the Frobenius norm, which satisfy this condition as it can be expressed as a ...
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Inequality for norms

Let g(x, y) be function on $X\times Y$. Show that for all $p\geq q$ $$ \|\,\|g\|_{L^q(Y)}\,\|_{L^p(X)}\leq \|\,\|g\|_{L^p(X)}\,\|_{L^q(Y)} $$ Thsnk you.
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L1 penalty can serve as a convex surrogate for an L0 penalty. Why?

I have heard machine learning practitioners say that the $L_1$ penalty is a (or can serve as) convex surrogate for an $L_0$ penalty (in the context of optimization and statistical fitting). What do ...
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norm of sobolev space $H^{1/2}$

Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb R^d$ a Lipschitz domain and $\Gamma:=\partial\Omega$. For $u\in C^{\infty}(\Gamma)$ we define $$||u||_{H^{1/2}(\Gamma)} = \inf_{\substack{v\in H^1(\Omega) \\ v|_\Gamma =u}} ...
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Is it general to say “norm” to mean 2-norm when it is on an inner product space?

Let $V$ be an inner product space over $\mathbb{F}$. If one defines $\lVert \bullet \rVert$ as $\sqrt{\langle \bullet, \bullet \rangle}$, then $\lVert \bullet \rVert$ is a norm on $V$. However, if ...
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Simple norm equivalence

Please I need help with this problem. Let $V$ be the vector space consisting of functions which are continuous over the interval $[0,1]$, take the value $0$ at the points $0$ and $1$ and are once ...
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Proving norm inequality with Schwarz's inequality

I'm stuck on the following problem: Suppose that $\{V_j : j \in \mathbb{Z}\}$ is a multiresolution analysis with scaling function $\phi$, and that $\phi$ is continuous and compactly supported. ...
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Equivalent norms

Whenever two norms are equivalent in the sense that $||x||_1\le c_1\cdot ||x||_2$ and $||x||_2\le c_2\cdot ||x||_1$, they generate the same topology. Is the reverse also true, i.e. if a topology is ...
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Need help to simplify an equation

I am computing an error estimate where at the end I got the following term $\|X_{k} - G\|\leq (q^{2^{k+2}} + q^{2^{k+3}}+ q^{2^{k+4}}....)q^{-3}\|Y_{0}\| + q^{2^{k+1}}.q^{-2}\|X_0\|$ , where $X_k$ ...
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Norm and square of the ideal $(2,1+\sqrt{-5})$ in the ring of integers

Let $I=(2,1+\sqrt{-5})$ be an ideal of the ring of integers of $\mathbb Q(\sqrt{-5})$. What is its norm $N(I)$? And is $I^2$ principal? My notes say: $1$, $\sqrt{-5}$ is a $\mathbb Z$-basis ...
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Can the $0$-norm represent determinism?

In Scott Aaronson's Quantum Computing since Democritus, he presents classical probability theory as based on the $1$-norm, and QM as based on the $2$-norm. Call $\{v_1,\ldots,v_N\}$ a unit vector ...
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Subgradient of matrix $l1$-norm

Let $X$ be a square matrix, what is the sub-gradient of $f(X) = ||AX-XB ||_{l1}$? $A$ and $B$ are both constant matrix. I am very confuse about the chain rule on matrix derivatives.
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Monotone matrix norms

[Ciarlet 2.2-10] Let $\mathscr{S}_n$ be the set of symmetric matrices and $\mathscr{S}_n^+$ the subset of non-negative definite symmetric matrices. A matrix norm $\|\cdot\|$ to be monotone if ...
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Linear isometry between $c_0$ and $c$

The following question is an exercise and so I'm just looking for advices and not for answers if it's possible. I have the following sets in $l^\infty$ $$c_0 := \{x_n \in l^\infty: \lim x_n = 0\} ...
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Difference between maximizing matrix's $l1$ norm and Frobenius norm

The original problem is to maximize the Frobenius norm of a matrix product $max_{X\in \mathbb{D}}||B^TXA ||_F$, $\mathbb{D}$ is the doubly stochastic matrix set As this is too difficult due to ...
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Proving an alternative norm on Sobolev space is equivalent to usual norm

I have this exercice and my problel is only in item 4, and i will desespere. Let $f \in L^2(\mathbb{R}^n).$ 1- Why the equation $\Delta u - u = \dfrac{\partial f}{\partial x_i}$ admits a unique ...
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Example of two norms on same space, non-equivalent, with one dominating the other

I am looking for an example (with proof) of two norms defined on the same vector space, such that the norms on the two spaces are NOT equivalent, but such that one norm dominates the other...
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On the convexity of element-wise norm 1 of the inverse

Let us define $\|A\|_1$ the element wise norm 1 of a matrix $A \in \mathbb{R}^{n \times m}$ as $$ \|A\|_1= \sum_{i,j} |A_{i,j}|. $$ Obviously, this function is convex over $\mathbb{R}^{n \times m}$. ...
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product of bounded linear operators

If I have 2 bounded linear operators $T_1,T_2$ such that $T_2:X\rightarrow Y$ and $T_1:Y\rightarrow Z$. I know that by boundedness, $||T_2(x)||\leq||T_2||\,||x||$ and using the norm of $T$ defined as ...
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What is the role of supremum in operator norm

An operator norm is defined as $\|A\|_S=\sup\{\|Av\|:v\in \Bbb R^n, \|v\|=1\}$. Where $\|\cdot\|$ is some norm on $\Bbb R^n$ and $A\in M_n(\Bbb F)$, space of square matrices of dimension $n$ over ...
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Linear approximation of matrix norm

Given a square matrix $X=[x_1...x_N]$, and can be vectorized by $y=vec(X)=[x_1^T ... x_N^T]^T$ Is there any linear function can approximate $|| X ||$ (any matrix norm is okay) by using $y$?
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Motivation for normed space definition?

So if $X$ is a vector space, and you define a norm, $x \mapsto \| x \|$, on it, then the bounded subset, $V = \{ x \in X: \|x\| < \infty \}$ is automatically a subspace. This follows from the ...
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Matrix norm proving problem

I have a homework, one of a few, that I should prove that the norm $||A||_S = sup\{||Av||:||v||=1\}$ Where ||.|| is some norm on $R^n$ into which vector space belongs also $v$. I should mention that A ...
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Prove this equality in a Hilbert Space $H$ with Riesz's Representation Theorem.

For $x \in H$, prove that $\sup_{\|z\| = 1} \langle x , z \rangle= \| x \|$ Here is a quick one. If someone could improve this it would be great Proof By Cauchy Schwarz, $\langle x,z \rangle ...
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Norms Induced by Inner Products and the Parallelogram Law

Let $ V $ be a normed vector space (over $\mathbb{R}$, say, for simplicity) with norm $ || \cdot || $. It's not hard to show that if $|| \cdot || = \sqrt{\langle \cdot, \cdot \rangle}$ for some ...
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$V$ is finite dimensional iff $V'$ with the weak topology is normable

Why is the following statement valid? Note, $V$ is locally convex Hausdorff topological vector space over $\mathbb{C}$ and $V'$ is the space of all continuous linear maps from $V \to \mathbb{C}$. ...
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Differences between a norm in $\mathbb{C}^n$ and a norm in $\mathbb{R}^n$

Consider the definitions of matrix norm and subordinate matrix norm from Matrix Norm set #2 and let $A$ a real matrix and $\|\cdot\|$ a vector norm over $\mathbb{C}^n$. Define \begin{eqnarray*} ...
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norm of inverse less than 1

I just wanna ask if what I am doing here make sense: Let $\epsilon$ be arbitrary positive number. Choosing $\epsilon$ and let it approaches 0, I would like to have $||(I-\epsilon A)^{-1}|| < 1$. ...
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Matrix Norm set #2

As a complement of the question Matrix Norm set and in order to complete the Problem 1.4-5 from the book: Numerical Linear Algebra and Optimisaton by Ciarlet. I have this additional conditions: (3) ...
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Linear functional $\mathscr{L}(E,F)$

Let $\mathscr{L}(E,F)$ denote the space of all linear functionals from $E \to F$. Let $\mathscr{C}(E,F)$ denote the space of continuous linear functionals from $E \to F$. My question: How to prove ...
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$q$-norm $\leq$ $p$-norm [duplicate]

[Ciarlet 1.4-8] If $0 < p < q$, show that $$\left(\sum_{i=1}^n|v_i|^q\right)^{1/q}\ \leq\ \left(\sum_{i=1}^n|v_i|^p\right)^{1/p}$$ Somebody knows how prove that? Thanks in adavance for the ...
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Matrix Norm set

I need help with this problem: Let $\|\cdot\|$ and $\|\cdot\|^{\prime}$ two matrix norms, and consider the relation $$\|\cdot\| \leq \|\cdot\|^{\prime}\ \Leftrightarrow\ \|A\| \leq \|A\|^{\prime},$$ ...
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Study the equivalence of these norms

I have two Hilbert spaces $H_1$ and $H_2$ and I consider a set of functions $f$ which decompose as $f=g+h$ with $g\in H_1$ and $h\in H_2$. I know that this decomposition is unique. So I define the ...
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Two inequalities related to norm

We have some difficulties in the following problem: Let $H$ be a real Hilbert space. Find $\alpha>0$ such that $$ \langle\frac{u}{\sqrt{\|u\|}}-\frac{v}{\sqrt{\|v\|}}, u-v\rangle\geq ...
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What is $L^1$ norm for $n$-fold functional space of integrable function?

Consider a space of $n$-fold real-valued integrable functions, $X \doteq [L^1([0,T])]^n$. Some use an alternative notation like $X \doteq L^1([0,T]; \mathbb{R}^n)$. Does $f\in X$ mean ...
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Matrix norm applications?

There'are many different ways to calculate Matrix norm. But once calculated, what is the practical use/application of it (e.g. in computer programming)? Or does it let define something that can be ...
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On norm selection for the solution of an overdetermined linear system

I am considering the following linear system: $Ax = b$ Where: $A$ is $9000 \times 139$ $x$ is $139 \times 1$ and sparse $b$ is $9000 \times 1$ Most of the resources I have found online point to ...
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All matrix/vector norms induce the same topology?

From Wikipedia all norms on $K^{m \times n}$ are equivalent; they induce the same topology on $K^{m \times n}$. This is true because the vector space $K^{m \times n}$ has the finite dimension $m ...
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Calculating the Norm of an operator in $L^2(0,1)$

If I have the following operator for $H=L^2(0,1)$: $$Tf(s)=\int_0^1 (5s^2t^2+2)(f(t))dt$$ and I wish to calculate $||T||$, how do I go about doing this: I know that in $L^2(0,1)$ we have that ...
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Do the pth powers of $p$-norms define the same partial ordering on the set of all probability distributions for all $p>1$?

Consider the $p$-th power of the Schatten $p$-norm $||q||_p$ of a probability distribution $q$ , ie, the function $\sum_j q_j^p$, where $\sum_j q_j = 1$ and $q_j \geq 0$. For fixed $q$ and $p>1$ ...

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