Sazonov's theorem
In mathematics, Sazonov's theorem, named after Vyacheslav Vasilievich Sazonov ({{lang|ru|Вячесла́в Васи́льевич Сазо́нов}}), is a theorem in functional analysis.
It states that a bounded linear operator between two Hilbert spaces is γ-radonifying if it is a Hilbert–Schmidt operator. The result is also important in the study of stochastic processes and the Malliavin calculus, since results concerning probability measures on infinite-dimensional spaces are of central importance in these fields. Sazonov's theorem also has a converse: if the map is not Hilbert–Schmidt, then it is not γ-radonifying.
Statement of the theorem
Let G and H be two Hilbert spaces and let T : G → H be a bounded operator from G to H. Recall that T is said to be γ-radonifying if the push forward of the canonical Gaussian cylinder set measure on G is a bona fide measure on H. Recall also that T is said to be a Hilbert–Schmidt operator if there is an orthonormal basis {{nowrap|{ ei : i ∈ I }}} of G such that
:
Then Sazonov's theorem is that T is γ-radonifying if it is a Hilbert–Schmidt operator.
The proof uses Prokhorov's theorem.
Remarks
The canonical Gaussian cylinder set measure on an infinite-dimensional Hilbert space can never be a bona fide measure; equivalently, the identity function on such a space cannot be γ-radonifying.
See also
- {{annotated link|Cameron–Martin theorem}}
- {{annotated link|Girsanov theorem}}
- {{annotated link|Radonifying function}}
- {{annotated link|Minlos–Sazonov theorem}}
References
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- {{citation|mr=0426084
|last=Schwartz|first= Laurent
|title=Radon measures on arbitrary topological spaces and cylindrical measures.
|series=Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Studies in Mathematics|issue= 6|publisher= Oxford University Press |publication-place=London|year= 1973|pages= xii+393}}
{{Measure theory}}
{{Analysis in topological vector spaces}}
{{Functional analysis}}