Cauchy-schwarz inequality Definition and 26 Threads

For this, I don't understand how they got from (1) to (2)? Dose someone please know what binary operation allows for that? I also don't understand how they algebraically got from line (2) to (3). Many thanks!

Here is my attempt (Note: ## \left| \int_{C} f \left( z \right) \, dz \right| \leq \left| \int_C udx -vdy +ivdx +iudy \right|## ##= \left| \int_{C} \left( u+iv, -v +iu \right) \cdot \left(dx, dy \right) \right| ## Here I am going to surround the above expression with another set of...

I want to prove Cauchy–Schwarz' inequality, in Dirac notation, ##\left<\psi\middle|\psi\right> \left<\phi\middle|\phi\right> \geq \left|\left<\psi\middle|\phi\right>\right|^2##, using the Lagrange multiplier method, minimizing ##\left|\left<\psi\middle|\phi\right>\right|^2## subject to the...

I am not sure what examples to give, need help on this. Have attached the theorem as well.

I was browsing through Spivak's Calculus book and found in a problem a very simple way to prove the cauchy schwarz inequality. Basically he tells to substitute x=xᵢ/[√(x₁²+x₂²)] and similarly for y (i=1 and 2), put into x^2 + y^2 >= 2xy. Add the two cases and we get the result. The problem is...

Homework Statement Homework Equations I am not sure. I have not seen the triangle inequality for inner products, nor the Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality for the inner product. The only thing that my lecture notes and textbook show is the axioms for general inner products, the definition of norm...

I am reading "Multidimensional Real Analysis I: Differentiation by J. J. Duistermaat and J. A. C. Kolk ... I am focused on Chapter 1: Continuity ... ... I need help with an aspect of the proof of the Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality ... Duistermaat and Kolk"s proof of the Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality...

I am trying to find the max and min values of the function ##f(x,y) = 2\sin x \sin y + 3\sin x \cos y + 6 \cos x##. By the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, we have that ##|f(x,y)|^2 \le (4+9+36) (\sin^2 x \sin^2y + \sin^2 x \cos^2 y + \cos^2 x) = 49##. Hence ##-7 \le f(x,y) \le 7##. My question has...

quadratic equation ||v||^2 - c(2v·w)+c^2||w||^2=0, where c belongs to any real number, v and w are both vectors

Proof: If either x or y is zero, then the inequality |x · y| ≤ | x | | y | is trivially correct because both sides are zero. If neither x nor y is zero, then by x · y = | x | | y | cos θ, |x · y|=| x | | y | cos θ | ≤ | x | | y | since -1 ≤ cos θ ≤ 1 How valid is this a proof of the...

Hello, if we consider the vector spaces of integrable real functions on [a,b] with the inner product defined as: \left \langle f,g \right \rangle=\int _a^bf(x)g(x)dx the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality can be written as: \left | \int_{a}^{b} f(x)g(x)dx\right | \leq \sqrt{\int_{a}^{b}f(x)^ 2dx}...

This is from section I 4.9 of Apostol's Calculus Volume 1. The book states the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality as follows: $$\left(\sum_{k=1}^na_kb_k\right)^2\leq\left(\sum_{k=1}^na_k^2\right)\left(\sum_{k=1}^nb_k^2\right)$$ Then it asks you to show that equality holds in the above if and only if...

Dear all, I've encountered some problems while looking through the book called "Operator Algebras" by Bruce Blackadar. At the very beginning there is a definition of pre-inner product on the complex vector space: briefly, it's the same as the inner product, but the necessity of x=0 when [x,x]=0...

Homework Statement I was discussing the proof for the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality used in our lectures, and another student suggested an easier way of doing it. It's really, really simple. But I haven't seen it anywhere online or in textbooks, so I'm wondering if it's either wrong or is only...

Homework Statement Regarding problem 1-6 in Spivak's Calculus on Manifolds: Let f and g be integrable on [a,b]. Prove that |\int_a^b fg| ≤ (\int_a^b f^2)^\frac{1}{2}(\int_a^b g^2)^\frac{1}{2}. Hint: Consider seperately the cases 0=\int_a^b (f-λg)^2 for some λ\inℝ and 0 < \int_a^b (f-λg)^2 for...

Homework Statement Use the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality to prove that for all real values of a, b, and theta (which ill denote as θ), (a cosθ + b sinθ)2 ≤ a2 + b2 Homework Equations so the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality is | < u,v>| ≤ ||u|| ||v|| The Attempt at a Solution I'm having...

Homework Statement Let u = [a b] and v = [1 1]. Use the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality to show that (a+b/2)2 ≤ a2+b2/2. Those vectors are supposed to be in column form. Homework Equations |<u,v>| ≤||u|| ||v||, and the fact that inner product here is defined by dot product (so <u,v> = u\cdotv)...

Hi, Quick question here: I know that C-S inequality in general states that |<x,y>| \leq \sqrt{<x,x>} \cdot \sqrt{<y,y>} and, in the case of L^2(a,b)functions (or L^2(R) functions, for that matter), this translates to |\int^{b}_{a}f(x)g(x)dx| \leq \sqrt{\int^{b}_{a}|f(x)|^2dx} \cdot...

Homework Statement Let V be a vector space with inner product <x,y> and norm ||x|| = <x,x>^1/2. Prove the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality <x,y> <= ||x|| ||y||. Hint given in book: If x,y != 0, set c = 1/||x|| and d = 1/||y|| and use the fact that ||cx ± dy|| >= 0. Here...

Suppose that X andy Y are (scalar) random variables. Show that [cov(X,Y)]^2 ≤ var(X) var(Y). (Cauchy-Schwarz inequality) Sow that equality holds if and only if there is a relationship of the form m.s. c=aX+bY (i.e. c is equal to aX+bY in "mean square"). =========================...

Hello, For two n-dimensional vectors \mathbf{v}_1\text{ and }\mathbf{v}_2, what is the Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality: 1- |\mathbf{v}_1.\mathbf{v}_2|\leq\|\mathbf{v}_1\|\|\mathbf{v}_2\|, or 2- |\mathbf{v}_1.\mathbf{v}_2|\leq\|\mathbf{v}_1\|+\|\mathbf{v}_2\| In either case, the equality...

Homework Statement Prove that if V is a vector space over \mathbb{C}^n with the standard inner product, then |<x,y>| = ||x|| \cdot ||y|| implies one of the vectors x or y is a multiple of the other. The Attempt at a Solution Assume the identity holds and that y is not zero...

I have to ask a dumb question. I seem to be doing something very wrong here, and it's probably trivial, but for some reason I don't see what it is. I decided to try to prove the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality without opening a book. I remember that a proof I read once started by noting that...

Homework Statement Prove the Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality. Homework Equations |\mathbf{x \cdot y}| \leq |\mathbf{x}||\mathbf{y}|, \forall \mathbf{x,y} \in \mathbb{R}^{n} (1) The Attempt at a Solution If x is equal to 0, then both sides are equal to 0. If x not equal to 0 the following...

I have a homework problem in which I have to prove the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality. I tried to do it by induction, but when I try to do summation to 2, I get a mess of terms. The professor hinted that one can use the fact that geometric means are less than or equal the arithmetic mean, but I can't...

Ok...here is some back ground into my new found situation. I have done very well in every math class up to this point in time so I felt it was time for me to start looking at taking some more difficult classes. That being said I am technically still in my freshman year in college so I may have...