# Delta-semidefinite and Delta-convex Quadratic Forms in Banach Spaces

Delta-semidefinite and Delta-convex Quadratic Forms in Banach Spaces A continuous quadratic form (“quadratic form”, in short) on a Banach space X is: (a) delta-semidefinite (i.e., representable as a difference of two nonnegative quadratic forms) if and only if the corresponding symmetric linear operator $$T: X\rightarrow X^*$$ factors through a Hilbert space; (b) delta-convex (i.e., representable as a difference of two continuous convex functions) if and only if T is a UMD-operator. It follows, for instance, that each quadratic form on an infinite-dimensional L p (μ) space (1 ≤ p ≤ ∞) is: (a) delta-semidefinite iff p ≥ 2; (b) delta-convex iff p > 1. Some other related results concerning delta-convexity are proved and some open probms are stated. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Positivity Springer Journals

# Delta-semidefinite and Delta-convex Quadratic Forms in Banach Spaces

, Volume 12 (2) – Jan 11, 2008
20 pages

Publisher
SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel
Subject
Mathematics; Econometrics; Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Optimization; Potential Theory; Operator Theory; Fourier Analysis
ISSN
1385-1292
eISSN
1572-9281
D.O.I.
10.1007/s11117-007-2106-6
Publisher site
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### Abstract

A continuous quadratic form (“quadratic form”, in short) on a Banach space X is: (a) delta-semidefinite (i.e., representable as a difference of two nonnegative quadratic forms) if and only if the corresponding symmetric linear operator $$T: X\rightarrow X^*$$ factors through a Hilbert space; (b) delta-convex (i.e., representable as a difference of two continuous convex functions) if and only if T is a UMD-operator. It follows, for instance, that each quadratic form on an infinite-dimensional L p (μ) space (1 ≤ p ≤ ∞) is: (a) delta-semidefinite iff p ≥ 2; (b) delta-convex iff p > 1. Some other related results concerning delta-convexity are proved and some open probms are stated.

### Journal

PositivitySpringer Journals

Published: Jan 11, 2008

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