Definition:Distance Functional
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Definition
Let $\struct {X, \norm \cdot_X}$ be a normed vector space.
Let $\struct {X^\ast, \norm \cdot_{X^\ast} }$ be the normed dual space of $X$.
Let $Y$ be a proper closed linear subspace of $X$.
Let $x \in X \setminus Y$.
Let:
- $d = \map {\operatorname {dist} } {x, Y}$
where $\map {\operatorname {dist} } {x, Y}$ denotes the distance between $x$ and $Y$.
We say that $f \in X^\ast$ is a distance functional for $x$ if and only if:
- $(1): \quad$ $\norm f_{X^\ast} = 1$
- $(2): \quad$ $\map f y = 0$ for each $y \in Y$
- $(3): \quad$ $\map f x = d$.
Sources
- 2020: James C. Robinson: Introduction to Functional Analysis ... (previous) ... (next) $20.2$: The Distance Functional