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Does there exist any open linear (vector) subspace of a Hilbert space? I could not think of any example.



Actually, I was reading the book by Simmons, there almost in every theorem it assumed that "If M is a closed linear subspace".It seemed natural to me to think about subspaces which are not closed. I have an got an example which is not closed:
Take the Hilbert space H = C[0,1], with L^2 norm and the subspace set of all polynomials, it is not closed because it's closure is H and not open can be found here Set of all polynomials on [0, 1/2] is not open in C[0, 1/2]. Then I asked myself an example of to think of an open set. But I could lead myself nowhere, as I am not familiar with infinite dimensional vector space. Not closed does not necessarily mean open.






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    @metamorphy If you take a ball in R^n, and take an open ball around a point. then it contains at n linearly independent vectors, span of those vectors give you whole R^n. We know whole space is an open set but my point was in asking a proper subspace. Or what else you wanted to say?
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    I'm telling you that there's no proper subspace. A nonempty open set contains some ball, the linear span of which is the whole space (this is true for any dimensions, including infinite).
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Does there exist any open linear (vector) subspace of a Hilbert space? I could not think of any example.



Actually, I was reading the book by Simmons, there almost in every theorem it assumed that "If M is a closed linear subspace".It seemed natural to me to think about subspaces which are not closed. I have an got an example which is not closed:
Take the Hilbert space H = C[0,1], with L^2 norm and the subspace set of all polynomials, it is not closed because it's closure is H and not open can be found here Set of all polynomials on [0, 1/2] is not open in C[0, 1/2]. Then I asked myself an example of to think of an open set. But I could lead myself nowhere, as I am not familiar with infinite dimensional vector space. Not closed does not necessarily mean open.






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    @metamorphy If you take a ball in R^n, and take an open ball around a point. then it contains at n linearly independent vectors, span of those vectors give you whole R^n. We know whole space is an open set but my point was in asking a proper subspace. Or what else you wanted to say?
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    I'm telling you that there's no proper subspace. A nonempty open set contains some ball, the linear span of which is the whole space (this is true for any dimensions, including infinite).
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    – metamorphy
    Jan 2 at 5:21






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    Sorry, please disregard my close vote; I misread the question.
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    Nice question. Glad you didn't give up on it. :) +1.
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Does there exist any open linear (vector) subspace of a Hilbert space? I could not think of any example.



Actually, I was reading the book by Simmons, there almost in every theorem it assumed that "If M is a closed linear subspace".It seemed natural to me to think about subspaces which are not closed. I have an got an example which is not closed:
Take the Hilbert space H = C[0,1], with L^2 norm and the subspace set of all polynomials, it is not closed because it's closure is H and not open can be found here Set of all polynomials on [0, 1/2] is not open in C[0, 1/2]. Then I asked myself an example of to think of an open set. But I could lead myself nowhere, as I am not familiar with infinite dimensional vector space. Not closed does not necessarily mean open.






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Does there exist any open linear (vector) subspace of a Hilbert space? I could not think of any example.



Actually, I was reading the book by Simmons, there almost in every theorem it assumed that "If M is a closed linear subspace".It seemed natural to me to think about subspaces which are not closed. I have an got an example which is not closed:
Take the Hilbert space H = C[0,1], with L^2 norm and the subspace set of all polynomials, it is not closed because it's closure is H and not open can be found here Set of all polynomials on [0, 1/2] is not open in C[0, 1/2]. Then I asked myself an example of to think of an open set. But I could lead myself nowhere, as I am not familiar with infinite dimensional vector space. Not closed does not necessarily mean open.






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    @metamorphy If you take a ball in R^n, and take an open ball around a point. then it contains at n linearly independent vectors, span of those vectors give you whole R^n. We know whole space is an open set but my point was in asking a proper subspace. Or what else you wanted to say?
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    I'm telling you that there's no proper subspace. A nonempty open set contains some ball, the linear span of which is the whole space (this is true for any dimensions, including infinite).
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    – metamorphy
    Jan 2 at 5:21






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    Sorry, please disregard my close vote; I misread the question.
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    Nice question. Glad you didn't give up on it. :) +1.
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    @metamorphy If you take a ball in R^n, and take an open ball around a point. then it contains at n linearly independent vectors, span of those vectors give you whole R^n. We know whole space is an open set but my point was in asking a proper subspace. Or what else you wanted to say?
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    I'm telling you that there's no proper subspace. A nonempty open set contains some ball, the linear span of which is the whole space (this is true for any dimensions, including infinite).
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    – metamorphy
    Jan 2 at 5:21






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@metamorphy If you take a ball in R^n, and take an open ball around a point. then it contains at n linearly independent vectors, span of those vectors give you whole R^n. We know whole space is an open set but my point was in asking a proper subspace. Or what else you wanted to say?
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@metamorphy If you take a ball in R^n, and take an open ball around a point. then it contains at n linearly independent vectors, span of those vectors give you whole R^n. We know whole space is an open set but my point was in asking a proper subspace. Or what else you wanted to say?
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I'm telling you that there's no proper subspace. A nonempty open set contains some ball, the linear span of which is the whole space (this is true for any dimensions, including infinite).
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– metamorphy
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$begingroup$
I'm telling you that there's no proper subspace. A nonempty open set contains some ball, the linear span of which is the whole space (this is true for any dimensions, including infinite).
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Sorry, please disregard my close vote; I misread the question.
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No.



Let $N$ be a normed space and



$M subsetneq N tag 1$



a proper subspace. Then $M$ contains no nonempty open set. For if



$emptyset ne U subset M tag 2$



were open, with



$M ni m in U, tag 3$



we could find $rho > 0$ such that the open ball



$B(m, rho) subset U; tag 4$



then picking any



$0 ne v in N setminus M tag 5$



the vector



$m + alpha (v - m) in B(m, rho) tag 6$



if $0 ne alpha in Bbb R$ is sufficiently small, since



$Vert (m + alpha (v - m)) - m Vert = Vert alpha (v - m) Vert = vert alpha vert Vert v - m Vert < rho tag 7$



for



$vert alpha vert < dfrac{rho}{Vert v - m Vert}; tag 8$



but then



$m + alpha(v - m) in M, tag 9$



whence



$alpha(v - m) = m + alpha(v - m) - m in M, tag{10}$



whence



$v - m in M, tag{11}$



whence



$v = v - m + m in M, tag{12}$



in contradiction to (5); therefore no $B(m, rho)$ as in (5) can exist, and $M$ cannot be open, since it contains no open set.






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    If $M leq mathcal{H}$ a subspace of a Hilbert space (or generally any normed space) is open, then it contains a ball around the origin $0 in B_r(0) subset M$, but for every (none-zero) vector $v in mathcal{H}$, we have
    $$ frac{r}{2Vert v Vert} v in B_r(0) subset M $$
    But M is a linear subspace so $ v in M $. Thus the only open subspaces of $ mathcal{H} $ are $ mathcal{H} $ itself.






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      No.



      Let $N$ be a normed space and



      $M subsetneq N tag 1$



      a proper subspace. Then $M$ contains no nonempty open set. For if



      $emptyset ne U subset M tag 2$



      were open, with



      $M ni m in U, tag 3$



      we could find $rho > 0$ such that the open ball



      $B(m, rho) subset U; tag 4$



      then picking any



      $0 ne v in N setminus M tag 5$



      the vector



      $m + alpha (v - m) in B(m, rho) tag 6$



      if $0 ne alpha in Bbb R$ is sufficiently small, since



      $Vert (m + alpha (v - m)) - m Vert = Vert alpha (v - m) Vert = vert alpha vert Vert v - m Vert < rho tag 7$



      for



      $vert alpha vert < dfrac{rho}{Vert v - m Vert}; tag 8$



      but then



      $m + alpha(v - m) in M, tag 9$



      whence



      $alpha(v - m) = m + alpha(v - m) - m in M, tag{10}$



      whence



      $v - m in M, tag{11}$



      whence



      $v = v - m + m in M, tag{12}$



      in contradiction to (5); therefore no $B(m, rho)$ as in (5) can exist, and $M$ cannot be open, since it contains no open set.






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        No.



        Let $N$ be a normed space and



        $M subsetneq N tag 1$



        a proper subspace. Then $M$ contains no nonempty open set. For if



        $emptyset ne U subset M tag 2$



        were open, with



        $M ni m in U, tag 3$



        we could find $rho > 0$ such that the open ball



        $B(m, rho) subset U; tag 4$



        then picking any



        $0 ne v in N setminus M tag 5$



        the vector



        $m + alpha (v - m) in B(m, rho) tag 6$



        if $0 ne alpha in Bbb R$ is sufficiently small, since



        $Vert (m + alpha (v - m)) - m Vert = Vert alpha (v - m) Vert = vert alpha vert Vert v - m Vert < rho tag 7$



        for



        $vert alpha vert < dfrac{rho}{Vert v - m Vert}; tag 8$



        but then



        $m + alpha(v - m) in M, tag 9$



        whence



        $alpha(v - m) = m + alpha(v - m) - m in M, tag{10}$



        whence



        $v - m in M, tag{11}$



        whence



        $v = v - m + m in M, tag{12}$



        in contradiction to (5); therefore no $B(m, rho)$ as in (5) can exist, and $M$ cannot be open, since it contains no open set.






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          No.



          Let $N$ be a normed space and



          $M subsetneq N tag 1$



          a proper subspace. Then $M$ contains no nonempty open set. For if



          $emptyset ne U subset M tag 2$



          were open, with



          $M ni m in U, tag 3$



          we could find $rho > 0$ such that the open ball



          $B(m, rho) subset U; tag 4$



          then picking any



          $0 ne v in N setminus M tag 5$



          the vector



          $m + alpha (v - m) in B(m, rho) tag 6$



          if $0 ne alpha in Bbb R$ is sufficiently small, since



          $Vert (m + alpha (v - m)) - m Vert = Vert alpha (v - m) Vert = vert alpha vert Vert v - m Vert < rho tag 7$



          for



          $vert alpha vert < dfrac{rho}{Vert v - m Vert}; tag 8$



          but then



          $m + alpha(v - m) in M, tag 9$



          whence



          $alpha(v - m) = m + alpha(v - m) - m in M, tag{10}$



          whence



          $v - m in M, tag{11}$



          whence



          $v = v - m + m in M, tag{12}$



          in contradiction to (5); therefore no $B(m, rho)$ as in (5) can exist, and $M$ cannot be open, since it contains no open set.






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          No.



          Let $N$ be a normed space and



          $M subsetneq N tag 1$



          a proper subspace. Then $M$ contains no nonempty open set. For if



          $emptyset ne U subset M tag 2$



          were open, with



          $M ni m in U, tag 3$



          we could find $rho > 0$ such that the open ball



          $B(m, rho) subset U; tag 4$



          then picking any



          $0 ne v in N setminus M tag 5$



          the vector



          $m + alpha (v - m) in B(m, rho) tag 6$



          if $0 ne alpha in Bbb R$ is sufficiently small, since



          $Vert (m + alpha (v - m)) - m Vert = Vert alpha (v - m) Vert = vert alpha vert Vert v - m Vert < rho tag 7$



          for



          $vert alpha vert < dfrac{rho}{Vert v - m Vert}; tag 8$



          but then



          $m + alpha(v - m) in M, tag 9$



          whence



          $alpha(v - m) = m + alpha(v - m) - m in M, tag{10}$



          whence



          $v - m in M, tag{11}$



          whence



          $v = v - m + m in M, tag{12}$



          in contradiction to (5); therefore no $B(m, rho)$ as in (5) can exist, and $M$ cannot be open, since it contains no open set.







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              If $M leq mathcal{H}$ a subspace of a Hilbert space (or generally any normed space) is open, then it contains a ball around the origin $0 in B_r(0) subset M$, but for every (none-zero) vector $v in mathcal{H}$, we have
              $$ frac{r}{2Vert v Vert} v in B_r(0) subset M $$
              But M is a linear subspace so $ v in M $. Thus the only open subspaces of $ mathcal{H} $ are $ mathcal{H} $ itself.






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                If $M leq mathcal{H}$ a subspace of a Hilbert space (or generally any normed space) is open, then it contains a ball around the origin $0 in B_r(0) subset M$, but for every (none-zero) vector $v in mathcal{H}$, we have
                $$ frac{r}{2Vert v Vert} v in B_r(0) subset M $$
                But M is a linear subspace so $ v in M $. Thus the only open subspaces of $ mathcal{H} $ are $ mathcal{H} $ itself.






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                  If $M leq mathcal{H}$ a subspace of a Hilbert space (or generally any normed space) is open, then it contains a ball around the origin $0 in B_r(0) subset M$, but for every (none-zero) vector $v in mathcal{H}$, we have
                  $$ frac{r}{2Vert v Vert} v in B_r(0) subset M $$
                  But M is a linear subspace so $ v in M $. Thus the only open subspaces of $ mathcal{H} $ are $ mathcal{H} $ itself.






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                  If $M leq mathcal{H}$ a subspace of a Hilbert space (or generally any normed space) is open, then it contains a ball around the origin $0 in B_r(0) subset M$, but for every (none-zero) vector $v in mathcal{H}$, we have
                  $$ frac{r}{2Vert v Vert} v in B_r(0) subset M $$
                  But M is a linear subspace so $ v in M $. Thus the only open subspaces of $ mathcal{H} $ are $ mathcal{H} $ itself.







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