Applications ouvertes et ferméesEn mathématiques, et plus précisément en topologie, une application ouverte est une application entre deux espaces topologiques envoyant les ouverts de l'un vers des ouverts de l'autre. De même, une application fermée envoie les fermés du premier espace vers des fermés du second. Soit deux espaces topologiques X et Y ; on dit qu'une application f de X vers Y est ouverte si pour tout ouvert U de X, l' f(U) est ouverte dans Y ; de même, on dit que f est fermée si pour tout fermé U de X, l'image f(U) est fermée dans Y.
Algèbre d'opérateursIn functional analysis, a branch of mathematics, an operator algebra is an algebra of continuous linear operators on a topological vector space, with the multiplication given by the composition of mappings. The results obtained in the study of operator algebras are often phrased in algebraic terms, while the techniques used are often highly analytic. Although the study of operator algebras is usually classified as a branch of functional analysis, it has direct applications to representation theory, differential geometry, quantum statistical mechanics, quantum information, and quantum field theory.
Proof by contradictionIn logic, proof by contradiction is a form of proof that establishes the truth or the validity of a proposition, by showing that assuming the proposition to be false leads to a contradiction. Although it is quite freely used in mathematical proofs, not every school of mathematical thought accepts this kind of nonconstructive proof as universally valid. More broadly, proof by contradiction is any form of argument that establishes a statement by arriving at a contradiction, even when the initial assumption is not the negation of the statement to be proved.
Proof (truth)A proof is sufficient evidence or a sufficient argument for the truth of a proposition. The concept applies in a variety of disciplines, with both the nature of the evidence or justification and the criteria for sufficiency being area-dependent. In the area of oral and written communication such as conversation, dialog, rhetoric, etc., a proof is a persuasive perlocutionary speech act, which demonstrates the truth of a proposition.
Closure operatorIn mathematics, a closure operator on a set S is a function from the power set of S to itself that satisfies the following conditions for all sets {| border="0" |- | | (cl is extensive), |- | | (cl is increasing), |- | | (cl is idempotent). |} Closure operators are determined by their closed sets, i.e., by the sets of the form cl(X), since the closure cl(X) of a set X is the smallest closed set containing X. Such families of "closed sets" are sometimes called closure systems or "Moore families".
Endomorphisme normalUn endomorphisme normal est un opérateur d'un espace de Hilbert qui commute avec son adjoint. Soient H un espace de Hilbert (réel ou complexe) et u un endomorphisme de H, d'adjoint u*. On dit que u est normal si Les endomorphismes autoadjoints sont normaux (cas u* = u). Les endomorphismes antiautoadjoints sont normaux (cas u* = –u). Les isométries vectorielles sont des endomorphismes normaux (cas u* = u).
Partie denseEn topologie, une partie dense d'un espace topologique est un sous-ensemble permettant d'approcher tous les éléments de l'espace englobant. La notion s'oppose ainsi à celle de partie nulle part dense. La densité d'une partie permet parfois d'étendre la démonstration d'une propriété ou la définition d'une application par continuité. Soient X un espace topologique et A une partie de X.
Complemented subspaceIn the branch of mathematics called functional analysis, a complemented subspace of a topological vector space is a vector subspace for which there exists some other vector subspace of called its (topological) complement in , such that is the direct sum in the category of topological vector spaces. Formally, topological direct sums strengthen the algebraic direct sum by requiring certain maps be continuous; the result retains many nice properties from the operation of direct sum in finite-dimensional vector spaces.
Fredholm theoryIn mathematics, Fredholm theory is a theory of integral equations. In the narrowest sense, Fredholm theory concerns itself with the solution of the Fredholm integral equation. In a broader sense, the abstract structure of Fredholm's theory is given in terms of the spectral theory of Fredholm operators and Fredholm kernels on Hilbert space. The theory is named in honour of Erik Ivar Fredholm. The following sections provide a casual sketch of the place of Fredholm theory in the broader context of operator theory and functional analysis.
Ensemble nulle part denseEn topologie, un ensemble est nulle part dense ou rare s'il satisfait aux propriétés inverses du concept de densité. Intuitivement, un sous-ensemble A d'un espace topologique X est nulle part dense dans X si presque aucun point de X ne peut être « approché » par des points de A. Soit X un espace topologique et A un sous-ensemble de X.
Proof calculusIn mathematical logic, a proof calculus or a proof system is built to prove statements. A proof system includes the components: Language: The set L of formulas admitted by the system, for example, propositional logic or first-order logic. Rules of inference: List of rules that can be employed to prove theorems from axioms and theorems. Axioms: Formulas in L assumed to be valid. All theorems are derived from axioms. Usually a given proof calculus encompasses more than a single particular formal system, since many proof calculi are under-determined and can be used for radically different logics.
Démonstration constructiveUne première vision d'une démonstration constructive est celle d'une démonstration mathématique qui respecte les contraintes des mathématiques intuitionnistes, c'est-à-dire qui ne fait pas appel à l'infini, ni au principe du tiers exclu. Ainsi, démontrer l'impossibilité de l'inexistence d'un objet ne constitue pas une démonstration constructive de son existence : il faut pour cela en exhiber un et expliquer comment le construire. Si une démonstration est constructive, on doit pouvoir lui associer un algorithme.
