Description: A linear Hilbert space operator that is not identically zero has a positive norm. (Contributed by NM, 9-Feb-2006) (New usage is discouraged.)
| Ref | Expression | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hypothesis | nmlnop0.1 | ||
| Assertion | nmlnopgt0i | 
| Step | Hyp | Ref | Expression | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nmlnop0.1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | nmlnop0iHIL | |
| 3 | 2 | necon3bii | |
| 4 | 1 | lnopfi | |
| 5 | nmopgt0 | ||
| 6 | 4 5 | ax-mp | |
| 7 | 3 6 | bitr3i |