In mathematics, a Hilbert–Schmidt integral operator is a type of integral transform. Specifically, given a domain (an open and connected set) Ω in n-dimensional Euclidean space Rn, a Hilbert–Schmidt kernel is a function k : Ω × Ω → C with (that is, the L2(Ω×Ω; C) norm of k is finite), and the associated Hilbert–Schmidt integral operator is the operator K : L2(Ω; C) → L2(Ω; C) given by Then K is a Hilbert–Schmidt operator with Hilbert–Schmidt norm Hilbert–Schmidt integral operators are both continuous (and hence bounded) and compact (as with all Hilbert–Schmidt operators). is compact. If