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GATE 2021 MA – Question 45

Functional Analysis · Bounded Linear Operators and Duality · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Let ℓ¹ have its usual norm and X={x∈ℓ¹:Σₙ₌₁∞n|x(n)|<∞}. Define T:X→ℓ¹ by (Tx)(n)=nx(n), using on X the inherited ℓ¹ norm. Which holds?

  1. T is closed but unbounded.
  2. T is bounded.
  3. T is neither closed nor bounded.
  4. T⁻¹ exists and is open.

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Correct answer: (A) T is closed but unbounded.

Explanation

If x_k→x in ℓ¹ and Tx_k→y in ℓ¹, coordinate convergence gives y(n)=nx(n). Summability of y implies x∈X and Tx=y, proving a closed graph. Yet ‖e_n‖₁=1 and ‖Te_n‖₁=n, so T is unbounded. Although T is bijective, its inverse cannot be open, since that would make T continuous. **A**.

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