Positive operators #
A linear map between vector lattices is positive if it sends non-negative elements to
non-negative elements. For linear maps, positivity is equivalent to monotonicity, and a
positive operator satisfies |f x| ≤ f |x|.
The extension lemma shows that an additive map on the positive cone extends uniquely to a positive linear operator when the codomain is Archimedean. Finally, every positive operator from a Banach lattice to a normed vector lattice is automatically continuous.
Definition and basic properties #
A linear map is positive if it sends non-negative elements to non-negative elements.
Instances For
For a linear map between vector lattices, monotonicity and positivity are equivalent.
A positive operator satisfies |f x| ≤ f |x|.
Order on linear operators #
The space X →ₗ[ℝ] Y of linear operators between vector lattices is partially
ordered by T ≤ S ↔ Positive (S - T), equivalently T x ≤ S x for every
0 ≤ x. Under this order, 0 ≤ T is the same as Positive T.
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Extension from the positive cone #
Extension Lemma: an additive map on the positive cone of a vector lattice
extends to a unique positive linear operator when the codomain is Archimedean.
The extension satisfies T x = τ x⁺ − τ x⁻.
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The extension is the unique linear operator extending τ on nonnegative elements.
Automatic continuity on Banach lattices #
Every positive linear operator from a Banach lattice to a normed vector lattice is continuous.