Quasinorm

In linear algebra, functional analysis and related areas of mathematics, a quasinorm is similar to a norm in that it satisfies the norm axioms, except that the triangle inequality is replaced by

for some ${\displaystyle K>0.}$

Related concepts[]

Definition:^[1] A quasinorm on a vector space ${\displaystyle X}$ is a real-valued map ${\displaystyle p}$ on ${\displaystyle X}$ that satisfies the following conditions:

1. Non-negativity: ${\displaystyle p\geq 0;}$
2. Absolute homogeneity: ${\displaystyle p(sx)=|s|p(x)}$ for all ${\displaystyle x\in X}$ and all scalars ${\displaystyle s;}$
3. there exists a ${\displaystyle k\geq 1}$ such that ${\displaystyle p(x+y)\leq k[p(x)+p(y)]}$ for all ${\displaystyle x,y\in X.}$

If ${\displaystyle p}$ is a quasinorm on ${\displaystyle X}$ then ${\displaystyle p}$ induces a vector topology on ${\displaystyle X}$ whose neighborhood basis at the origin is given by the sets:^[1]

as ${\displaystyle n}$ ranges over the positive integers. A topological vector space (TVS) with such a topology is called a quasinormed space.

Every quasinormed TVS is a pseudometrizable.

A vector space with an associated quasinorm is called a quasinormed vector space.

A quasinormed space is called a quasi-Banach space.

A quasinormed space ${\displaystyle (A,\|\,\cdot \,\|)}$ is called a quasinormed algebra if the vector space ${\displaystyle A}$ is an algebra and there is a constant ${\displaystyle K>0}$ such that

for all ${\displaystyle x,y\in A.}$

A complete quasinormed algebra is called a quasi-Banach algebra.

Characterizations[]

A topological vector space (TVS) is a quasinormed space if and only if it has a bounded neighborhood of the origin.^[1]

See also[]

• Metrizable topological vector space – A topological vector space whose topology can be defined by a metric
• Seminorm
• Topological vector space – Vector space with a notion of nearness

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