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Relations among the five spectral parts

Statement

Assume the Axiom of Dependent Choice (The axiom of dependent choice: a relation in which every element is related to something admits an N-indexed chain). Let X be a nonzero complex Banach space and let T∈B(X), with the point, continuous and residual spectra of Point continuous and residual spectrum and the approximate point and compression spectra of Approximate point and compression spectrum. Then

  1. σp(T), σc(T) and σr(T) are pairwise disjoint and σp(T)∪σc(T)∪σr(T)=σ(T);
  2. σr(T)=σcp(T)∖σp(T) and σp(T)⊆σap(T);
  3. σ(T)=σap(T)∪σcp(T).

The three classical parts are a partition of the spectrum; the approximate point and compression spectra cover it as well, but may overlap it and each other.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: An assumed Axiom of Dependent Choice, a nonzero complex Banach space X, a bounded T∈B(X) and λ∈C; abbreviate Tλ:=T−λIX.

[L1]

The three classical cases are exhaustive and exclusive for λ∈σ(T): Tλ fails to be injective, or is injective with dense non-surjective range, or is injective with non-dense range (Point continuous and residual spectrum).

[L2]

λ∈σap(T) when Tλ is not bounded below, and λ∈σcp(T) when Tλ has non-dense range (Approximate point and compression spectrum).

[L3]

Under Dependent Choice, Tλ is bounded below if and only if it is injective with closed range (Under Dependent Choice, a bounded operator between Banach spaces is bounded below exactly when it is injective with closed range).

[L4]

λ∈σ(T) exactly when Tλ is not invertible in B(X) (Spectrum and resolvent set in a Banach algebra).

[L5]

The Axiom of Dependent Choice is the standing hypothesis of the statement (The axiom of dependent choice: a relation in which every element is related to something admits an N-indexed chain).

Proof

technique · direct
1.1L2L3L5algebra

If Tλ is not injective then it is not bounded below: a bounded-below Tλ satisfies c∥x∥≤∥Tλx∥ for c>0, so Tλx=0 forces x=0. Hence σp(T)⊆σap(T), which is the second inclusion of claim 2.

1.2L1L2

If λ∈σr(T) then, by definition, Tλ is injective with non-dense range. Hence λ∈σcp(T) and λ∉σp(T), so σr(T)⊆σcp(T)∖σp(T). Conversely, if λ∈σcp(T)∖σp(T), then Tλ has non-dense range and is injective, which is exactly λ∈σr(T). Thus σr(T)=σcp(T)∖σp(T).

1.3L2L4algebra

If λ∉σ(T) then Tλ is invertible, hence bounded below and of dense range; so λ∉σap(T)∪σcp(T).

1.4L2L3L4

Claim 3, other inclusion: let λ∈σ(T). If Tλ is not bounded below then λ∈σap(T). If it is bounded below, then by [L3] it is injective with closed range; were the range also dense, closedness would give range =X, so Tλ would be bijective with bounded inverse, hence invertible, contradicting [L4]; therefore the range is not dense and λ∈σcp(T).

2.1step 1.3

Claim 3, one inclusion: σap(T)∪σcp(T)⊆σ(T) is the contrapositive of [step 1.3].

3.1step 1.1step 1.2step 1.4step 2.1L1L4∎

Claim 1: for λ∈σ(T) the operator Tλ is not invertible by [L4]; by [L1] it falls into exactly one of the three classical cases, so the three sets are disjoint and their union is σ(T). The covering half of claim 3 is [step 1.4] and the reverse half is [step 2.1]; claim 2 consists of [step 1.1] and [step 1.2].

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