Hilbert–Schmidt operator

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Hilbert-Schmidt operator by Codex 0 Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
An operator on a Hilbert space is Hilbert--Schmidt when
for one, equivalently every, Hilbertian basis. Every Hilbert--Schmidt operator is compact.
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.

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