Operator Norm and Sequences ... Yet a Further Question ... Browder, Proposition 8.7 ...

Peter

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I am reading Andrew Browder's book: "Mathematical Analysis: An Introduction" ... ...

I am currently reading Chapter 8: Differentiable Maps and am specifically focused on Section 8.1 Linear Algebra ...

I need yet further help in fully understanding the proof of Proposition 8.7 ...

Proposition 8.7 and its proof reads as follows:

My question is as follows:

Can someone please demonstrate, formally and rigorously, the last assertion of the above proposition ... ...

That is, can someone please demonstrate, formally and rigorously, that ... ...

$$\displaystyle \| I - L^{ -1 } \| \leq \| I - L \| ( 1 - \| I - L \|)^{-1}$$

Help will be much appreciated ... ...

Peter

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Ackbach

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I'm a little confused. Isn't that what the proof in the book is supposed to do?

Peter

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I'm a little confused. Isn't that what the proof in the book is supposed to do?

Hi Ackbach ... ...

Hmmm ... can only say I agree with you ...

But Browder leaves the assertion unproven ...

I can only assume that Browder thinks the proof is obvious and trivial ... but I am having problems formulating a proof .. so I hope that someone can help ...

Peter

EDIT: I note in passing that in relation to the assertion

$$\displaystyle \| I - L^{ -1 } \| \leq \| I - L \| ( 1 - \| I - L \|)^{-1}$$

we have that

$$\displaystyle \| I - L \| ( 1 - \| I - L \|)^{-1} = \frac{ \| I - L \| }{ ( 1 - \| I - L \|) }$$

$$\displaystyle = \| I - L \| + \| I - L \|^2 + \| I - L \|^3 + \ ... \ ... \ ...$$

But I cannot see how to use this in the proof ... but it might be helpful ...

Peter

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Opalg

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Browder has shown during the proof of Proposition 8.7 that $\|I-S\| \leqslant \dfrac t{1-t}$. But $S=L^{-1}$ and $t = \|T\| = \|I-L\|$. So that inequality becomes $\|I-L^{-1}\| \leqslant \dfrac {\|I-L\|}{1- \|I-L\|}$.

Peter

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Browder has shown during the proof of Proposition 8.7 that $\|I-S\| \leqslant \dfrac t{1-t}$. But $S=L^{-1}$ and $t = \|T\| = \|I-L\|$. So that inequality becomes $\|I-L^{-1}\| \leqslant \dfrac {\|I-L\|}{1- \|I-L\|}$.

... Hmmm ... I should have seen that .

Appreciate the help, Opalg ...

Peter