7、nsion.LetusnotethattheimageofD+iseasilyseentobeclosed.TheindexofD+,denotedbyInd(D+),isdenedbyInd(D+)=dimkerD+ dimcokerD+:Example1.2.LetusassumeH+andH arenitedimensional.LetD+bealinearoperatorfromH+toH .ThenD+isacontinuousFredholmoperatorsinceH+andH are