Theorem (version from Kurepa’s functional analysis book)
For every bounded selfadjoint operator on Hilbert space there is a unique family of orthogonal projectors on such that
(a) if
(b) function is right continuous on for each
(c) if and if
(d) is a strong limit of polynomials of , i.e. for every there is a sequence of polyomials such that
(e) for every polynomial ,
and in particular
where the integral is the Riemann-Stieltjes integral taken in the sense of uniform convergence of operators.
Moreover, then there are additional properties
f) a bounded operator on commutes with iff commutes with for all
g) is a regular point of operator iff is constant in some neighborhood of
h) the point spectrum consists of points in which is discontinuous, i.e.
i) the continuous spectrum of operator consists of those points where is continuous, i.e.
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