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Rectangular matrices

For a matricially normed space $ X$, the spaces $ M_{n,m}(X)=M_{n,m}\otimes X$ of $ n\times m$-matrices over $ X$ are normed by adding zeros so that one obtains a square matrix, no matter of which size.

Then

$\displaystyle M_{n,m}(B(\H))=B(\H^m,\H^n) $

holds isometrically.



Prof. Gerd Wittstock 2001-01-07