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Martin Sleziak
Martin Sleziak
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I wanted to continue here the discussion from the comments to my answer here:
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A: Continuous Linear Operator

Martin Sleziakb) I might have misunderstood the problem but I don't think that $T$ necessarily even maps $\ell_2$ into $\ell_2$. Just take $a=x=(1,1/2,1/3,\dots)$, i.e., $a_k=x_k=\frac1k$. Clearly $a,x\in\ell_2$. We have $(Tx)_n=\sum_{k=1}^n \frac1{k^2} = 1+\frac1{2^2}+\dots+\frac1{n^2}$. We have $\lim\lim...

Great counter-example, Martin! Many thanks for your help! I have a quick question though: the contradiction to "convergence criteria" is because of the fact that $l^2$ is a Hilbert space in this case. I wonder whether a counter-example exists if we replace $l^2$ by some other non-Hilbert and infinite-dimensional linear spaces?? — user177196 11 hours ago
I'd say that in works because of $x\in\ell_2$ $\Rightarrow$ $\sum x_n^2<+\infty$ $\Rightarrow$ $\lim\limits_{n\to\infty} x_n =0$. This is not directly related to the fact that $\ell_2$ is Hilbert space. What I'm using there is that $\ell_2\subseteq c_0$. (And also that it contains the sequence used in counterexample.) — Martin Sleziak 10 hours ago
I have to say that the question what happens when we replace $\ell_2$ by some other space is a bit unclear to me.
The original question is about $\ell_2$:
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Q: Continuous Linear Operator

user177196Consider the two linear spaces: $l^{2} = \left\{x = (x_1, x_2, . . . ) : \sum_{k=1}^{\infty} |x_k|^{2} < \infty\right\}$ with norm $||x||_{2} = (\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} |x_k|^{2})^{\frac{1}{2}}$, and $l^{\infty} = \left\{x = (x_1, x_2, . . . ) : \sup_{k} |x_{k}| < \infty\right\}$ with norm $||x||_{\i...

functional-analysis
First I want to see whether I understand correctly the addition to the question.
So the question is, what happens in this situation:
We will work with $\ell_2$ and some sequence space $X$ (endowed with some norm).
We fix $a\in\ell_2$ and define a function $T$ on $\ell_2$ as $(Tx)_{j} = \sum_{k=1}^{j} a_{k}x_{k}$.
I.e. $Tx$ is the sequence of partial sums of $\sum a_kx_k$.
Then there are two questions:
Is $Tx\in X$ for each $x\in\ell_2$?
If yes, is the functional $T\colon \ell_2\to X$ continuous?
In the answers to the linked question we have seen this for $X=\ell_2$ and $X=\ell_\infty$.
I think that the counterexample in my post works whenever $X\subseteq c_0$ and the sequence $(1,1/2,1/3,\dots)$ belongs to $X$. (So for such spaces we have that $Tx\notin X$ for some $x\in\ell_2$.
@user177196 Can you at least confirm whether I interpreted your additional question correctly?
If not could you clarify.
I am not sure that I am able to add much more to what I have already said.
But by posting this here in chat, there is a chance that somebody will notice the question and provide some additional answer.
 
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Martin Sleziak
Martin Sleziak
06:37
ok, I'm going offline (I have to grade some test)
But feel free to leave me a message here, I will see it some time later.

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