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The Riesz Representation Theorem for a Real Hilbert Space

Every bounded linear functional on a real Hilbert space is of the form x -> <x,z> for a unique z, and the norm of the functional equals |z|.

Statement

Let HH be a real Hilbert space with inner product ⟨⋅,⋅⟩\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle and norm ∣⋅∣|\cdot|, and let ℓ\ell be a bounded linear functional on HH with norm ∥ℓ∥\lVert\ell\rVert. Then the following hold.

1. (Existence) There is a point z∈Hz\in H such that ℓ(x)=⟨x,z⟩\ell(x)=\langle x,z\rangle for every x∈Hx\in H.

2. (Uniqueness) If z,z′∈Hz,z'\in H satisfy ⟨x,z⟩=⟨x,z′⟩\langle x,z\rangle=\langle x,z'\rangle for every x∈Hx\in H, then z=z′z=z'.

3. (Norm) If z∈Hz\in H satisfies ℓ(x)=⟨x,z⟩\ell(x)=\langle x,z\rangle for every x∈Hx\in H, then ∥ℓ∥=∣z∣\lVert\ell\rVert=|z|.

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