Resolvent set

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In linear algebra, the resolvent set of a linear operator, L, is the set {λ} such that the range of $L - λ$ is dense and has a continuous inverse, denoted R(λ, L). That is, the resolvent set of L is the set of all λ such that $(L - λ) - 1$ exists and is bounded.^[1]