The unique minimality of an averaging projection

In this paper we will prove that an averaging projection P _a : K (H) → Y, given by the formula , is the only norm-one projection. Here, K (H) is a space of compact operators on a separable real Hilbert space H, and Y is the subspace of K(H) consisting of all symmetric operators. Author’s address: Faculty of Applied Mathematics, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland     

Range-Kernel Orthogonality and Range Closure of an Elementary Operator

Orthogonality and range closure properties are studied for certain elementary operators derived from hyponormal operators or contractions on a Hilbert space.     

Zeros of Generalized Holomorphic Functions

Let f be a generalized holomorphic function on a connected open set . It is proved that f equals zero if and only if there exists a smooth curve and a set A of positive (one-dimensional) measure such that f takes zero value on A. Also, a holomorphic generalized function different from zero on the disc, which takes zero values on a dense G _δ-set of the disc, is constructed. The generalized zero set of a holomorphic function is introduced and studied in an analogous way.     

A Discontinuous Colombeau Differential Calculus

Starting from the Colombeau Generalized Functions, the sharp topologies and the notion of generalized points, we introduce a new kind of differential calculus (for functions between totally disconnected spaces). We also define here the notions of holomorphic generalized functions (in this new framework) and generalized manifold. Finally we give an answer to a question raised in [6].Research partially supported by CNPq (Proc 300652/95-0).     

Structure of subspaces of the compact operators having the Dunford-Pettis property

The structure of the subspaces having the Dunford-Pettis property (DPP) is studied, where is the space of all compact operators on and . The following conditions are shown to be equivalent: (i) M has the DPP, (ii) M is isomorphic to a subspace of (iii) the sets and are relatively compact for all and . The equivalence between (i) and (iii) was recently proven in the case of arbitrary Hilbert spaces by Brown and ülger. It is also shown that (i) and (ii) are equivalent for subspaces . This result is optimal in the sense that for there is a DPP-subspace that fails to be isomorphic to a subspace of . Received January 9, 1998; in final form October 1, 1998     

On Subspaces and Quotients of Banach Spaces C(K, X)

 We study the relation of to the subspaces and quotients of Banach spaces of continuous vector-valued functions , where K is an arbitrary dispersed compact set. More precisely, we prove that every infinite dimensional closed subspace of totally incomparable to X contains a copy of complemented in . This is a natural continuation of results of Cembranos-Freniche and Lotz-Peck-Porta. We also improve our result when K is homeomorphic to an interval of ordinals. Next we show that complemented subspaces (resp., quotients) of which contain no copy of are isomorphic to complemented subspaces (resp., quotients) of some finite sum of X. As a consequence, we prove that every infinite dimensional quotient of which is quotient incomparable to X, contains a complemented copy of . Finally we present some more geometric properties of spaces. Received 8 November 2000; in revised form 7 December 2001     

Porosity and diametrically maximal sets in C(K)

This paper is motivated by recent attempts to investigate classical notions from finite-dimensional convex geometry in spaces of continuous functions. Let be the family of all closed, convex and bounded subsets of C(K) endowed with the Hausdorff metric. A completion of is a diametrically maximal set satisfying A ⊂ D and diam A = diam D. Using properties of semicontinuous functions and an earlier result by Papini, Phelps and the author [12], we characterize the family γ(A) of all possible completions of . We give also a formula which calculates diam γ(A) and prove finally that, if K is a Hausdorff compact space with card K > 1, then the family of those elements of having a unique completion is uniformly very porous in with a constant of lower porosity greater than or equal to 1/3.     

A Composition Theorem for Multiple Summing Operators

We prove that the composition S(u₁, …, u_n) of a multilinear multiple 2-summing operator S with 2-summing linear operators u_j is nuclear, generalizing a linear result of Grothendieck. Both authors were partially supported by DGICYT grant BMF2001-1284.     

Generalized Functions Valued in a Smooth Manifold

 Based on Colombeau’s theory of algebras of generalized functions we introduce the concepts of generalized functions taking values in differentiable manifolds as well as of generalized vector bundle homomorphisms. We study their basic properties, in particular with respect to some new point value concepts for generalized functions and indicate applications of the resulting theory in general relativity. Received February 13, 2002     

Superposition Operators in the Algebra of Functions of Two Variables with Finite Total Variation

 We show that the Hardy space of functions of two variables with finite total variation is a Banach algebra under the pointwise operations and a suitably chosen norm. Then we characterize Nemytskii superposition operators, which map the Hardy space into itself and satisfy the global Lipschitz condition. Received 7 June 2001; in revised form 8 January 2002     

Orthogonality in Classes

 Let denote the von Neumann–Schatten class, its norm and let be an elementary operator defined by . We shall characterize those operators which are orthogonal to the range of in the sense that for all . The main results of this paper are: If and (i) if A, C, respectively B, D are commuting normal operators with , or (ii) if A, B are contractions and , then is orthogonal to the range of if and only of S is in the kernel of . Furthermore, in both cases, the algebraic direct sum satisfies . (Received 9 February 2000; in revised form 21 February, 2001)     

Spectral Properties of Interval Exchange Maps

 In [7], Nogueira and Rudolph proved that for irreducible permutations not of rotation class almost every (a.e.) interval exchange transformation (i.e.t.) is topological weak mixing. It is conjectured that the claim holds if topological weak mixing is replaced by weak mixing. Here we study the behaviour of eigenfunctions of i.e.t. Our analysis gives alternative proofs of results due to Katok and Stepin [4] and Veech [10]: for certain permutations a.e. i.e.t. is weak mixing and for irreducible permutations a.e. i.e.t. is totally ergodic. (Received 1 February 2001)     

Banach Spaces Admitting a Separating Polynomial and L P Spaces

 We prove that in a Banach space admitting a separating polynomial, each weakly null normalized sequence has a subsequence which is equivalent to the usual basis of some , p an even integer. We show that for each even integer p, the Schatten class admits a separating polynomial. For a space with a basis admitting a 4-homogeneous separating polynomial, we relate the unconditionality of the basis with the existence of certain type of polynomials defined in terms of infinite symmetric matrices. We find relations between the properties of the entries of these matrices and the geometrical structure of the space. Finally we study the existence of convex 4-homogeneous separating polynomials. Received 3 January 2001     

The Schur Algorithm for Generalized Schur Functions II: Jordan Chains and Transformations of Characteristic Functions

 In the first paper of this series (Daniel Alpay, Tomas Azizov, Aad Dijksma, and Heinz Langer: The Schur algorithm for generalized Schur functions I: coisometric realizations, Operator Theory: Advances and Applications 129 (2001), pp. 1–36) it was shown that for a generalized Schur function s(z), which is the characteristic function of a coisometric colligation V with state space being a Pontryagin space, the Schur transformation corresponds to a finite-dimensional reduction of the state space, and a finite-dimensional perturbation and compression of its main operator. In the present paper we show that these formulas can be explained using simple relations between V and the colligation of the reciprocal s(z)⁻¹ of the characteristic function s(z) and general factorization results for characteristic functions. Received October 31, 2001; in revised form August 21, 2002 RID="a" ID="a" Dedicated to Professor Edmund Hlawka on the occasion of his 85th birthday     

Strong Dunford-Pettis sets and spaces of operators (Monatsh. Math. 144, 275–284 (2005))

In a recent paper, Ghenciu and Lewis studied strong Dunford-Pettis sets and made the following two assertions:

Essential norm of the difference of weighted composition operators

We study differences of weighted composition operators between weighted Banach spaces H _ν ^∞ of analytic functions with weighted sup-norms and give an expression for the essential norm of these differences. We apply our result to estimate the essential norm of differences of composition operators acting on Bloch-type spaces. Authors’ addresses: Mikael Lindstr?m, Department of Mathematics, Abo Akademi University, FIN 20500 Abo, Finland; Elke Wolf, Mathematical Institute, University of Paderborn, D-33095 Paderborn, Germany