Equivalence Relation to define the tensor product of Hilbert spaces

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The discussion centers on establishing an equivalence relation to define the tensor product space of Hilbert spaces, denoted as ##\mathcal{H1} \otimes \mathcal{H2}={T}/{\sim}##. The initial definition presented in the video, ##(\sum_{j=1}^{J}c_j\psi_j, \sum_{k=1}^{K}d_k\varphi_k) \sim \sum_{j=1}^J\sum_{k=1}^Kc_jd_k(\psi_j,\varphi_k)##, is challenged for its lack of symmetry in linear combinations. A proposed alternative suggests defining the equivalence relation as ##\sum_{i=1}^Ia_i(\sum_{j=1}^{J}c_j\psi_j, \sum_{k=1}^{K}d_k\varphi_k) \sim \sum_{i=1}^I\sum_{j=1}^J\sum_{k=1}^Ka_ic_jd_k(\psi_j,\varphi_k)## to maintain linearity on both sides. The response indicates that the additional terms ##a_i## are unnecessary.

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I'm following this video on how to establish an equivalence relation to define the tensor product space of Hilbert spaces:

##\mathcal{H1} \otimes\mathcal{H2}={T}\big/{\sim}##

The definition for the equivalence relation is given in the lecture vidoe as

##(\sum_{j=1}^{J}c_j\psi_j, \sum_{k=1}^{K}d_k\varphi_k) \sim \sum_{j=1}^J\sum_{k=1}^Kc_jd_k(\psi_j,\varphi_k)##

But is this correct?

A linear combination of pairs on the right hand side is equivalent to only one pair on the left hand side.

Shouldn't we define the equivalence relation as below so that we have on both sides linear combination of pairs?

##\sum_{i=1}^Ia_i(\sum_{j=1}^{J}c_j\psi_j, \sum_{k=1}^{K}d_k\varphi_k) \sim \sum_{i=1}^I\sum_{j=1}^J\sum_{k=1}^Ka_ic_jd_k(\psi_j,\varphi_k)##
 
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victorvmotti said:
I'm following this video on how to establish an equivalence relation to define the tensor product space of Hilbert spaces:

##\mathcal{H1} \otimes\mathcal{H2}={T}\big/{\sim}##

The definition for the equivalence relation is given in the lecture vidoe as

##(\sum_{j=1}^{J}c_j\psi_j, \sum_{k=1}^{K}d_k\varphi_k) \sim \sum_{j=1}^J\sum_{k=1}^Kc_jd_k(\psi_j,\varphi_k)##

But is this correct?

A linear combination of pairs on the right hand side is equivalent to only one pair on the left hand side.

Shouldn't we define the equivalence relation as below so that we have on both sides linear combination of pairs?

##\sum_{i=1}^Ia_i(\sum_{j=1}^{J}c_j\psi_j, \sum_{k=1}^{K}d_k\varphi_k) \sim \sum_{i=1}^I\sum_{j=1}^J\sum_{k=1}^Ka_ic_jd_k(\psi_j,\varphi_k)##
Your additional ##a_i## are superfluous.
 

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