Can you have a weakly convergent sequence of unbounded linear operators? (Example)

functional-analysisoperator-theoryweak-convergenceweak-topology

Is it at all feasible to have a weakly convergent sequence of unbounded linear operators? If so, what is a concrete example of a sequence of not necessarily bounded linear operators who converge in the weak operator topology?

Is it in fact the case that being a sequence of operators convergent in the weak operator topology necessitates that one in fact has a sequence of bounded linear operators?

Best Answer

Take any unbounded operator $T$, and let $T_n=\tfrac1n\,T$. Then, for any $x$ in the domain of $T$, you have $$ \|T_nx\|=\tfrac1n\|Tx\|\to0. $$ So $T_n\to0$ in the strong operator topology.