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Even if one consider functions from any set M to vector space V, this functions very
natively allow to define operations \ArFrom_m_to_v.htm" "+" and "." on them \ . The set of
all this functions FF comprises even vector space itself.
This fact relates to how functions "interact with themselves."
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In this page, we will discuss how linear functions "act on vector spaces".
Suppose we have two vector spaces V and V'.
By definition, LL = { f | f: V --> V'; f-linear }
- set of all linear functions from V to V'.\_
"f - linear" means that
for every a,b \^.be " R, u,v \^.be " V,
f(au+bv) = af(u) + bf(v).
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Linear function reveal themselves even from very beginning of definition of vector space.
For every number b, multiplication vector with this number give one linear function
f\[b \ : V --> V; f\[b \ (v) = bv. If we choose b=0, then f will be 0-element in FF.\_
Actually, LL is subspace in FF.\_\_
For every f from LL and every subspace S, f(S) is subspace in V'. \_
For every f from LL and every subspace S' from V' f\]-1 \ (S') is subspace in V.\_
Subspace f\]-1 \ ({0}} we will call kernel or kern f. \_
For every element v' belonging V' and every element v such as f(v)=v',\_
f\]-1 \ (v') = (v united with kern f). So, any "preimage" of any vector v' has the
same card as kern f.\_\_
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This is interesting that all sets f\]-1 \ (v') comprise a partition of V into disjoint
subsets, and
all such subsets 1-1 mapped into kern f. Let us call a set of this subsets a factor set and denote
it V/V'. In other words, V/V' = { f\]-1 \ (v')| v' belongs V' }. f\]-1 \ (v') 1-1 maps V' into V/V'.
Moreover, if to define H+G and aH for elements of V/V' using arbitrary vectors from H and G, then\_\_
1) such definition does not depend on the choice of arbitraty vectiors; \_
2) V/V' comprises a vector space; \_
3) function f\]-1 \ (v') establishes an isomorphism between f(V) and V/V'.\_\_
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It is easy to see now that the following sentences are equivalent: \_\_
kern f = {0} \_
function f is 1-1 \_
function f is isomorphism between V and f(V)\_
there is an element v' that its preimage has only one element\_\_
Because of vital importance of isomorphism between vector spaces,
let us to give defintion of this term. \b1-1 \ function I from vector space V \bon \
vector space V' is an isomorphism
if I "preserves operations" "+" and ".". "Preserves" means
that: \_\_
1) if u,v,g belong V, and u + v = g, then I(u) + I(v) = I(g) \_
2) if b is a number; u,v belong to V, and bv = u, then I(bv) = I(u)
1') if u',v',g' belong to V', and u' + v' = g', then J(u') + J(v') = J(g') \_
2') if b is a number; u',v' belong to V', and bv' = u', then J(bv') = J(u') \_\_
where J is a map reversed to I. Such map exists because I is 1-1 function. Practically,
isomorphism means that "applying" operations to elements V is "interchangable" with
applying operations to elements V', or vector spaces V and V' completely "identical" as
vector spaces. If one defined additional "structures" on V and V', V and V' may be not
"identical" in respect to this additional structures. For example, V can be topological
space, and V' can be set of continuous functions. From context, it must be clear
which properties of V and V' does isomorphism identify.\_\_
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