Friday, 31 May 2019

linear algebra - Function that satisfies f(x+y)=f(x)+f(y) but not f(cx)=cf(x)




Is there a function from R3R3 such that f(x+y)=f(x)+f(y) but not f(cx)=cf(x) for some scalar c?



Is there one such function even in one dimension? I so, what is it? If not, why?




I came across a function from R3 to R3 such that f(cx)=cf(x) but not f(x+y)=f(x)+f(y), and I was wondering whether there is one with converse.



Although there is another post titled Overview of the Basic Facts of Cauchy valued functions, I do not understand it. If someone can explain in simplest terms the function that satisfy my question and why, that would be great.


Answer



Take a Q-linear function f:RR that is not R-linear and consider the function g(x,y,z)=(f(x),f(y),f(z)).



To see such a function f exists notice that {1,2} is linearly independent over Q, so there is a Q-linear function f that sends 1 to 1 and 2 to 1. So clearly f is not R-linear. ( Zorn's lemma is used for this).


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