Compact operators send weak convergence to norm convergence

ID: compact-operators-send-weak-convergence-to-norm-convergence

For a bounded operator between Hilbert spaces, compactness is equivalent to implying in norm. The Uniform boundedness principle bounds a weakly convergent sequence. Relative compactness of its images and the unique possible weak limit then give norm convergence. Conversely, every bounded domain sequence has a weakly convergent subsequence, so the image of the unit ball is relatively compact.

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