Quadratically hyponormal weighted shifts and their examples

We discuss some characterizations for the quadratical hyponormal unilateral weighted shiftW with a weight sequence , which give a distinction example for quadratical hyponormality and positively quadratical hyponormality. In addition, we consider a recursively quadratically hyponormal weighted shift with a recursive weight : {ie480-1} which is a back step extension of subnormal completion ofu,v, andw with0, and prove that the recursively weighted shiftW is quadratically hyponormal if and only if it is positively quadratically hyponormal.Research partially supported by KOSEF 971-0102-006-2 and the Basic Science Research Institute Program, Ministry of Education, 1997, BSRI-97-1401.     

Some Quadratically Hyponormal Weighted Shifts

In the study of the gaps between subnormality and hyponormality both quadratic hyponormality and the related property positive quadratic hyponormality have been considered, especially for weighted shift operators. In particular, these have been studied for shifts with the first two weights equal and with Bergman tail or recursively generated tail. In this article, we characterize the allowed first two equal weights for quadratic hyponormality with Bergman tail, and the allowed first two equal weights for positive quadratic hyponormality with recursively generated tail.      

Weakly n-hyponormal Weighted Shifts and Their Examples

The gap between hyponormal and subnormal Hilbert space operators can be studied using the intermediate classes of weakly n-hyponormal and (strongly) n-hyponormal operators. The main examples for these various classes, particularly to distinguish them, have been the weighted shifts. In this paper we first obtain a characterization for a weakly n-hyponormal weighted shift W_α with weight sequence α, from which we extend some known results for quadratically hyponormal (i.e., weakly 2-hyponormal) weighted shifts to weakly n-hyponormal weighted shifts. In addition, we discuss some new examples for weakly n-hyponormal weighted shifts; one illustrates the differences among the classes of 2-hyponormal, quadratically hyponormal, and positively quadratically hyponormal operators.     

Quadratically hyponormal weighted shifts with two equal weights

We present an extensive analysis ofpositively quadratically hyponormal weighted shiftsW with ₀ = ₁ = 1. Our main result states that such weighted shifts abound! Specifically, by focusing on recursively generated weighted shifts of the form, we establish that the planar set is positively quadratically hyponormal} is a closed convex, set with nonempty interior. In addition, we are able to describe in detail the boundary of Research partially supported by NSF grants DMS-9401455 and DMS-9800931Research partially supported by KOSEF grant 971-0102-006-2 and by TGRC-KOSEF     

Criteria for positively quadratically hyponormal weighted shifts

For bounded linear operators on Hilbert space, positive quadratic hyponormality is a property strictly between subnormality and hyponormality and which is of use in exploring the gap between these more familiar properties. Recently several related positively quadratically hyponormal weighted shifts have been constructed. In this note we establish general criteria for the positive quadratic hyponormality of weighted shifts which easily yield the results for these examples and other such weighted shifts.

     

Backward Aluthge Iterates of a Hyponormal Operator Have Scalar Extensions

The backward Aluthge iterate (defined below) of a hyponormal operator was initiated in [11]. In this paper we characterize the backward Aluthge iterate of a weighted shift. Also we show that the backward Aluthge iterate of a hyponormal operator has an analogue of the single valued extension property for . Finally, we show that backward Aluthge iterates of a hyponormal operator have scalar extensions. As a corollary, we get that the backward Aluthge iterate of a hyponormal operator has a nontrivial invariant subspace if its spectrum has interior in the plane.     

Score Lists in Tripartite Hypertournaments

Given non-negative integers l, m, n, α, β and γ with l ≥ α ≥ 1, m ≥ β ≥ 1 and n ≥ γ ≥ 1, an [α,β,γ]-tripartite hypertournament on l + m + n vertices is a four tuple (U, V, W, E), where U, V and W are three sets of vertices with |U| = l , |V| = m and |W| = n, and E is a set of (α + β + γ)-tuples of vertices, called arcs, with exactly α vertices from U, exactly β vertices from V,and exactly γ vertices from W, such that any subset U₁∪ V₁∪ W₁ of U∪ V∪ W, E contains exactly one of the (α + β + γ)! (α + β + γ) − tuples whose entries belong to U₁∪ V₁∪ W₁. We obtain necessary and sufficient conditions for three lists of non-negative integers in non-decreasing order to be the losing score lists or score lists of some [α, β, γ]-tripartite hypertournament. Supported by National Science Foundation of China (No.10501021).     

Resolvent Estimates for Operators Belonging to Exponential Classes

For a, α > 0 let E(a, α) be the set of all compact operators A on a separable Hilbert space such that s _n (A) = O(exp(-an^α)), where s _n (A) denotes the n-th singular number of A. We provide upper bounds for the norm of the resolvent (zI − A)⁻¹ of A in terms of a quantity describing the departure from normality of A and the distance of z to the spectrum of A. As a consequence we obtain upper bounds for the Hausdorff distance of the spectra of two operators in E(a, α).      

Schur product techniques for commuting multivariable weighted shifts

In this paper we study the hyponormality and subnormality of 2-variable weighted shifts using the Schur product techniques in matrices. As applications, we generalize the result in [R. Curto, J. Yoon, Jointly hyponormal pairs of subnormal operators need not be jointly subnormal, Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 358 (2006) 5135-5159, Theorem 5.2] and give a non-trivial, large class satisfying the Curto-Muhly-Xia conjecture [R. Curto, P. Muhly, J. Xia, Hyponormal pairs of commuting operators, Oper. Theory Adv. Appl. 35 (1988) 1-22] for 2-variable weighted shifts. Further, we give a complete characterization of hyponormality and subnormality in the class of flat, contractive, 2-variable weighted shifts T≡(T₁,T₂) with the condition that the norm of the 0th horizontal 1-variable weighted shift of T is a given constant.     

Commutant Lifting Theorem for the Bergman Space

The central question of this paper is the one of finding the right analogue of the Commutant Lifting Theorem for the Bergman space L_a². We also analyze the analogous problem for weighted Bergman spaces L_a,α², − 1 < α < ∞.     

On Ramsey Numbers for Trees Versus Wheels of Five or Six Vertices

 For given two graphs G dan H, the Ramsey number R(G,H) is the smallest positive integer n such that every graph F of order n must contain G or the complement of F must contain H. In [12], the Ramsey numbers for the combination between a star S _n and a wheel W _m for m=4,5 were shown, namely, R(S _n ,W ₄)=2n−1 for odd n and n≥3, otherwise R(S _n ,W ₄)=2n+1, and R(S _n ,W ₅)=3n−2 for n≥3. In this paper, we shall study the Ramsey number R(G,W _m ) for G any tree T _n . We show that if T _n is not a star then the Ramsey number R(T _n ,W ₄)=2n−1 for n≥4 and R(T _n ,W ₅)=3n−2 for n≥3. We also list some open problems. Received: October, 2001 Final version received: July 11, 2002 RID="*" ID="*" This work was supported by the QUE Project, Department of Mathematics ITB Indonesia Acknowledgments. We would like to thank the referees for several helpful comments.     

Toeplitz operators hyponormal with the unilateral shift

For the unilateral shift operator U on the Hardy space H²(T), we describe conditions on operators T, acting on H²(T), that are necessary and sufficient for the pair (U, T) to be jointly hyponormal. One necessary condition is that T be a Toeplitz operator. Consequently, we study certain nonanalytic symbols that give rise to Toeplitz operators hyponormal with the shift, and thereby obtain examples of noncommuting, jointly hyponormal pairs.Supported in part by a research grant from NSERC     

Bernstein functions, complete hyperexpansivity and subnormality—I

Special classes of functions on the classical semigroupN of non-negative integers, as defined using the classical backward and forward difference operators, get associated in a natural way with special classes of bounded linear operators on Hilbert spaces. In particular, the class of completely monotone functions, which is a subclass of the class of positive definite functions ofN, gets associated with subnormal operators, and the class of completely alternating functions, which is a subclass of the class of negative definite functions onN, with completely hyper-expansive operators. The interplay between the theories of completely monotone and completely alternating functions has previously been exploited to unravel some interesting connections between subnormals and completely hyperexpansive operators. For example, it is known that a completely hyperexpansive weighted shift with the weight sequence {_n}(n0) (of positive reals) gives rise to a subnormal weighted shift whose weight sequence is {1/_n}(n0). The present paper discovers some new connections between the two classes of operators by building upon some well-known results in the literature that relate positive and negative definite functions on cartesian products of arbitrary sets using Bernstein functions. In particular, it is observed that the weight sequence of a completely hyperexpansive weighted shift with the weight sequence {_n}(n0) (of positive reals) gives rise to a subnormal weighted shift whose weight sequence is {_n+1/_n}(n0). It is also established that the weight sequence of any completely hyperexpansive weighted shift is a Hausdorff moment sequence. Further, the connection of Bernstein functions with Stieltjes functions and generalizations thereof is exploited to link certain classes of subnormal weighted shifts to completely hyperexpansive ones.     

Fractional Integral Operators on Anisotropic Hardy Spaces

In this paper, we introduce the fractional integral operator T of degree α of order m with respect to a dilation A for 0 < α < 1 and . First we establish the Hardy-Littlewood-Sobolev inequalities for T on anisotropic Hardy spaces associated with dilation A, which show that T is bounded from H ^p to H ^q , or from H ^p to L ^q , where 0 < p ≤ 1/(1 + α) and 1/q = 1/p − α. Then we give anisotropic Hardy spaces estimates for a class of multilinear operators formed by fractional integrals or Calderón-Zygmund singular integrals. Finally, we apply the above results to give the boundedness of the commutators of T and a BMO function. Research supported by NSF of China (Grant: 10571015) and SRFDP of China (Grant: 20050027025).     

UNIFORM CONVERGENCE OF CESARO MEANS OF NEGATIVE ORDER OF DOUBLE TRIGONOMETRIC FOURIER SERIES

In this paper we prove that iff ∈ C([-π,π]2) and the function f is bounded partial p-variation for some p ∈ [1, ∞), then the double trigonometric Fourier series of a function f is uniformly (C;-α,-β) summable (α β＜ 1/p,α,β＞ 0) in the sense of Pringsheim. If α β≥ 1/p, then there exists a continuous function f0 of bounded partial double trigonometric Fourier series of fo diverge over cubes.     

Towards a model theory for 2-hyponormal operators

We introduce the notion ofweak subnormality, which generalizes subnormality in the sense that for the extension ofT we only require that hold forf ; in this case we call a partially normal extension ofT. After establishing some basic results about weak subnormality (including those dealing with the notion of minimal partially normal extension), we proceed to characterize weak subnormality for weighted shifts and to prove that 2-hyponormal weighted shifts are weakly subnormal. Let { _n } _n=0 be a weight sequence and letW denote the associated unilateral weighted shift on . IfW is 2-hyponormal thenW is weakly subnormal. Moreover, there exists a partially normal extension on such that (i) is hyponormal; (ii) ; and (iii) . In particular, if is strictly increasing then can be obtained as

Hyponormal Toeplitz Operators on the Weighted Bergman Space

Consider j = f +[`(g)]\varphi = f + \overline {g}, where f and g are polynomials, and let T_jT_{\varphi} be the Toeplitz operators with the symbol j\varphi. It is known that if T_jT_{\varphi} is hyponormal then |f￠(z)|² 3 |g￠(z)|²|f'(z)|^{2} \geq |g'(z)|^{2} on the unit circle in the complex plane. In this paper, we show that it is also a necessary and sufficient condition under certain assumptions. Furthermore, we present some necessary conditions for the hyponormality of T_jT_{\varphi} on the weighted Bergman space, which generalize the results of I. S. Hwang and J. Lee.     

Approximating a Feller Semigroup by Using the Yosida Approximation of the Symbol of its Generator

We show that if the pseudodifferential operator −q(x,D) generates a Feller semigroup (T_t)_t≥0 then the Feller semigroups (T_t^(v))_t≥0 generated by the pseudodifferential operators with symbol will converge strongly to (T_t)_t≥0 as ν →∞.     

A limit theorem for random coverings of a circle

LetN _{α, m} equal the number of randomly placed arcs of length α (0<α<1) required to cover a circleC of unit circumferencem times. We prove that lim_α→0 P(N_α,m≦(1/α) (log (1/α)+mlog log(1/α)+x)=exp ((−1/(m−1)!) exp (−x)). Using this result for m=1, we obtain another derivation of Steutel's resultE(N_α,1)=(1/α) (log(1/α)+log log(1/α)+γ+o(1)) as α→0, γ denoting Euler's constant.