Ascent, descent, nullity and defect of linear operators

This thesis is intended to be a survey of nullity and defect of linear operators on the one hand, and ascent and descent on the other, and the relationships between these concepts. These quantities are of considerable use in the discussion of linear operators, e.g. compact operators.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nichol, John Robert
Other Authors: Webb, John H
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16623
Description
Summary:This thesis is intended to be a survey of nullity and defect of linear operators on the one hand, and ascent and descent on the other, and the relationships between these concepts. These quantities are of considerable use in the discussion of linear operators, e.g. compact operators.