Schwartz operators

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Abstract: In this paper we introduce Schwartz operators as a non-commutative analog of Schwartz functions and provide a detailed discussion of their properties. We equip them in particular with a number of different (but equivalent) families of seminorms which turns the space of Schwartz operators into a Frechet space. The study of the topological dual leads to non-commutative tempered distributions which are discussed in detail as well. We show in particular that the latter can be identified with a certain class of quadratic forms, therefore making operations like products with bounded (and also some unbounded) operators and quantum harmonic analysis available to objects which are otherwise too singular for being a Hilbert space operator. Finally we show how the new methods can be applied by studying operator moment problems and convergence properties of fluctuation operators.


Tempered distributions are commonly used in various fields of mathematical physics, where the set of Schwartz functions appears as a dense subspace of the relevant Hilbert space.NEWLINENEWLINEIn this paper, Schwartz operators are introduced as a non-commutative analog of Schwartz functions for the quantum setting. The space of Schwartz operators is shown to be a dense subspace of the set of trace class operators and its topological dual space is identified with a certain class of quadratic forms. This implies that Schwartz operators can approximate a general quantum state with arbitrary precision and the associated dual space can be considered as a non-commutative analog of ordinary tempered distributions, allowing harmonic analysis for the quantum setting.NEWLINENEWLINEAs its applications, the operator moment problem is discussed as a non-commutative analog of the Hamburger moment problem in measure theory and convergence properties of fluctuation operators are also studied.




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