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Riesz-Fischer Theorem

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The Riesz-Fischer Theorem states that the space of square-integrable functions, and more generally the space of square-summable sequences of coefficients, is complete, meaning every Cauchy sequence of such functions converges to a limit that is again square-integrable. Named for Frigyes Riesz and Ernst Sigismund Fischer, who proved it independently in 1907, it established that the space of square-integrable functions is a genuine Hilbert space, a fact essential to the mathematical foundations of Fourier analysis and quantum mechanics.

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Statement
Any of a number of closely related results concerning the properties of the space L2 of square integrable functions. 1
Proof Year
1907 1
Classification
Statement Form
Existence Theorem 1
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Source Riesz-Fischer theorem (Wikipedia)

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Source Riesz-Fischer theorem (Wikipedia)
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1. Riesz-Fischer theorem (Wikipedia)
  • Intro, sentence 1
    concerning the properties of the space L2 of square integrable functions
  • Intro, sentence 2
    proven independently in 1907
  • In Branch: Real Analysis, Lead sentence
  • Proved By: Frigyes Riesz, Lead paragraph
    In mathematics, the Riesz-Fischer theorem in real analysis is any of a number of closely related results concerning the properties of the space L2
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