Hamel basis

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs algebraic basis
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Vector
gptkbp:cardinality equal to the dimension of the vector space
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Schauder_basis
gptkbp:definedIn a basis of a vector space over a field such that every element can be written uniquely as a finite linear combination of basis elements
gptkbp:example the set of standard unit vectors in R^n is a Hamel basis for R^n
gptkbp:existsIn every vector space
gptkbp:field linear algebra
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hamel basis
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Georg_Hamel
gptkbp:property requires the axiom of choice for existence in infinite-dimensional spaces
elements are linearly independent
every vector space has a Hamel basis
spans the vector space
not necessarily countable in infinite-dimensional spaces
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:set_theory
functional analysis
infinite-dimensional vector spaces
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zorn's_Lemma
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6