Theorem:

Let f:N→ F be a linear functional. Then f is continuous iff it is bounded.

Proof:

Suppose that f is continuous on N. Then it is continuous at each point of N.

So given any ε > 0, there is a real number δ such that ∀ xϵN

‖x−x 0‖<δ ⇒|f ( x )−f (x 0)|< ε

Let yϵN and put

δ
x= x 0 + y ϵN ∴ yϵN and x 0 ϵN (N is abelion group under ‘+’)
2‖ y‖

δ
⇒ x- x 0= y … . (1)
2‖ y‖

∴ f is linear functional then apply norm.

‖ ‖
‖x−x 0‖= 2‖ y‖ y
δ

= | ‖ ‖| ‖ ‖
δ
2 y
y ∴ δ> 0 ,2> 0

δ δ
= ‖ y‖ = <δ
2‖ y‖ 2

⇒ ‖x−x 0‖<δ … .(2)

We have

|f ( x ) −f ( x0 )|=|f ( x−x 0)|

| ‖‖ |
= f(
δ
2 y
. y)

| ‖ ‖|| |
=
δ
2 y
f ( y)

| ‖ ‖|| |
=
δ
2 y
f ( y) ¿ε
 2ε
⇒ |f ( y )| ¿ ‖ y‖ From (2)
δ

2ε
⇒|f ( y )| ¿ k‖ y‖ ;k=
δ

Hence , f is bounded.

Conversely,

Suppose that f is bounded. Then there is a real number k≥ 0 such that

|f ( x )| ≤ k‖x‖ ∀ xϵN

ε
So, for any ¿ 0 , choose δ =
k

Then

‖x−x 0‖<δ
⇒|f ( x )−f (x 0)|=|f ( x−x 0)| ∀ x, x 0 ϵN

≤ k‖x−x 0‖

∴ f is linear functional

≤ k‖x−x 0‖

ε
¿ kδ=ε where δ =
k

⇒|f ( x )−f (x 0)|< ε

Hence, f is continuous.