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Norms take different forms in different dimensions. In a 1 dimensional space, the norm of a vector is seen to be the absolute value of that vector. That is, for any vector x in one dimension,  
 
Norms take different forms in different dimensions. In a 1 dimensional space, the norm of a vector is seen to be the absolute value of that vector. That is, for any vector x in one dimension,  

Latest revision as of 21:57, 6 December 2020

Norms:

To understand the fundamentals of Banach Spaces, it is important to first visit the concept of norms. A norm is a function that represents vectors as scalars. It is primarily defined with three rules in mind: positive definiteness, absolute homogeneity, and triangle inequality.


Positive Definiteness:

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Absolute Homogeneity:

For a scalar λ and vector x,

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Triangle Inequality:

For vectors x and y,

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Norms take different forms in different dimensions. In a 1 dimensional space, the norm of a vector is seen to be the absolute value of that vector. That is, for any vector x in one dimension,

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In two dimensions, the norm of a vector is the square root of the sum of the squared x and y components of the vector. In other words, for a vector v defined by xi + yj,

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The pattern continues into higher dimensions. In n-dimensional space, the norm of a vector is the square root of the sum of the squared dimensional components of the vector. For a vector v defined by (x1, …, xn),

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