 Hilbert–Schmidt operator

A bounded linear operator on a Hilbert space is Hilbert-Schmidt when ${\sum }_n\Vert T{e}_n{\Vert }^2<\infty$ for one, equivalently every, orthonormal basis. Every Hilbert-Schmidt operator is a compact operator.

A Hilbert–Schmidt operator is a special type of compact linear operator acting on a Hilbert space, which can be characterized by certain properties of its kernel. Specifically, it is defined in the context of an inner product space, typically \(L^2\) spaces.