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     

Boundary Relations, Unitary Colligations, and Functional Models

Recently a new notion, the so-called boundary relation, has been introduced involving an analytic object, the so-called Weyl family. Weyl families and boundary relations establish a link between the class of Nevanlinna families and unitary relations acting from one Kreĭn space, a basic (state) space, to another Kreĭn space, a parameter space where the Nevanlinna family or Weyl family is acting. Nevanlinna families are a natural generalization of the class of operator-valued Nevanlinna functions and they are closely connected with the class of operator-valued Schur functions. This paper establishes the connection between boundary relations and their Weyl families on the one hand, and unitary colligations and their transfer functions on the other hand. From this connection there are various advances which will benefit the investigations on both sides, including operator theoretic as well as analytic aspects. As one of the main consequences a functional model for Nevanlinna families is obtained from a variant of the functional model of L. de Branges and J. Rovnyak for Schur functions. Here the model space is a reproducing kernel Hilbert space in which multiplication by the independent variable defines a closed simple symmetric operator. This operator gives rise to a boundary relation such that the given Nevanlinna family is realized as the corresponding Weyl family. Received: January 21, 2008., Revised: March 31, 2008.     

Study of generalized eigenfunctions of a perturbed isotropic elastic half‐space

We consider the self‐adjoint operator governing the propagation of elastic waves in a perturbed isotropic half‐space (perturbation with compact support of a homogeneous isotropic half‐space) with a free boundary condition. We propose a method to obtain, numerical values included, a complete set of generalized eigenfunctions that diagonalize this operator. The first step gives an explicit representation of these functions using a perturbative method. The unbounded boundary is a new difficulty compared with the method used by Wilcox [25], who set the problem in the complement of bounded open set. The second step is based on a boundary integral equations method which allows us to compute these functions. For this, we need to determine explicitly the Green's function of (A₀ – ω²), where A₀ is the self‐adjoint operator describing elastic waves in a homogeneous isotropic half‐space. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

An optimal order multigrid method for biharmonic,C 1 finite element equations

Summary In this paper, we study a special multigrid method for solving large linear systems which arise from discretizing biharmonic problems by the Hsieh-Clough-Tocher,C ¹ macro finite elements or several otherC ¹ finite elements. Since the multipleC ¹ finite element spaces considered are not nested, the nodal interpolation operator is used to transfer functions between consecutive levels in the multigrid method. This method converges with the optimal computational order.     

Rank one perturbations at infinite coupling in Pontryagin spaces

In this paper we relate the operators in the operator representations of a generalized Nevanlinna function N(z) and of the function −N(z)⁻¹ under the assumption that z=∞ is the only (generalized) pole of nonpositive type. The results are applied to the Q-function for S and H and the Q-function for S and H^∞, where H is a self-adjoint operator in a Pontryagin space with a cyclic element w, H^∞ is the self-adjoint relation obtained from H and w via a rank one perturbation at infinite coupling, and S is the symmetric operator given by S=H∩H^∞.     

One-parameter orthogonality relations for basic hypergeometric series

The second order hypergeometric q-difference operator is studied for the value c = −q. For certain parameter regimes the corresponding recurrence relation can be related to a symmetric operator on the Hilbert space ℓ²( ). The operator has deficiency indices (1, 1) and we describe as explicitly as possible the spectral resolutions of the self-adjoint extensions. This gives rise to one-parameter orthogonality relations for sums of two ₂₁-series. In particular, we find that the Ismail-Zhang q-analogue of the exponential function satisfies certain orthogonality relations.     

Reproducing kernels of generalized Sobolev spaces via a Green function approach with distributional operators

In this paper we introduce a generalized Sobolev space by defining a semi-inner product formulated in terms of a vector distributional operator P consisting of finitely or countably many distributional operators P _n , which are defined on the dual space of the Schwartz space. The types of operators we consider include not only differential operators, but also more general distributional operators such as pseudo-differential operators. We deduce that a certain appropriate full-space Green function G with respect to L := P ^*T P now becomes a conditionally positive function. In order to support this claim we ensure that the distributional adjoint operator P ^* of P is well-defined in the distributional sense. Under sufficient conditions, the native space (reproducing-kernel Hilbert space) associated with the Green function G can be embedded into or even be equivalent to a generalized Sobolev space. As an application, we take linear combinations of translates of the Green function with possibly added polynomial terms and construct a multivariate minimum-norm interpolant s _f,X to data values sampled from an unknown generalized Sobolev function f at data sites located in some set X ì \mathbbR^d{X \subset \mathbb{R}^d}. We provide several examples, such as Matérn kernels or Gaussian kernels, that illustrate how many reproducing-kernel Hilbert spaces of well-known reproducing kernels are equivalent to a generalized Sobolev space. These examples further illustrate how we can rescale the Sobolev spaces by the vector distributional operator P. Introducing the notion of scale as part of the definition of a generalized Sobolev space may help us to choose the “best” kernel function for kernel-based approximation methods.     

Embeddings of Lorentz spaces of vector-valued martingales

We obtain new embedding theorems for Lorentz spaces of vector-valued martingales, thus generalizing the classical martingale inequalities. In contrast to earlier methods, we use martingale transformations defined by sequences of operators and identify the operator S ^(p)(f) for a martingale f ranging in a Banach space X with the maximal operator for some ℓ ^p (X)-valued martingale transform. The obtained inequalities are closely related to geometric properties of the Banach space in question.     

Concave and positive summing norms for operators on Lp

Let p be a real number such that p ? [1,+ ￥] p \in [1,+ \infty] and its conjugate exponent p' is not an even integer and let T be an operator defined on L^p(l)L^p(\lambda ) with values in a Banach space. We prove that the image of the unit ball determines if T belongs to the space of concave and positive summing operators. We also prove that the image of the unit ball determines the representability of the operator.     

Scattering Systems with Several Evolutions and Multidimensional Input/State/Output Systems

The one-to-one correspondence between one-dimensional linear (stationary, causal) input/state/output systems and scattering systems with one evolution operator, in which the scattering function of the scattering system coincides with the transfer function of the linear system, is well understood, and has significant applications in H^∞ control theory. Here we consider this correspondence in the d-dimensional setting in which the transfer and scattering functions are defined on the polydisk. Unlike in the onedimensional case, the multidimensional state space realizations and the corresponding multi-evolution scattering systems are not necessarily equivalent, and the cases d = 2 and d > 2 differ substantially. A new proof of Andô’s dilation theorem for a pair of commuting contraction operators and a new statespace realization theorem for a matrix-valued inner function on the bidisk are obtained as corollaries of the analysis.     

On the Fredholm theory of Wiener-Hopf equations and the coupling method

The Fredholm properties of the Wiener-Hopf operator onL _p(⁺,^m) are investigated using the coupling method for solving operator equations. The theory applies to equations whose kernel is an element ofL ₁(,^mxm). As usual the determinant of the symbol is assumed to have no zeros on the real line. The method of analysis is independent of the realization theory for symbols that are analytic in a strip containing the real axis although in some sense closely related to it. The connection between the two methods is briefly analysed in the paper.     

On a Class of Analytic Operator Functions and Their Linearizations

We consider an operator function T in a Krein space which can formally be written as (0.1)but the last term on the right of (0.1) is replaced by a relatively form‐compact perturbation of a similar form. We study relations between the operator function T, a selfadjoint operator M in some Krein space, associated with T, and an operator which can be constructed with the help of the operator function –T^–1. The results are applied to a Sturm‐Liouville problem with a coefficient depending rationally on the eigenvalue parameter.     

Path coupling without contraction

Path coupling is a useful technique for simplifying the analysis of a coupling of a Markov chain. Rather than defining and analysing the coupling on every pair in Ω×Ω, where Ω is the state space of the Markov chain, analysis is done on a smaller set SΩ×Ω. If the coefficient of contraction β is strictly less than one, no further analysis is needed in order to show rapid mixing. However, if β=1 then analysis (of the variance) is still required for all pairs in Ω×Ω. In this paper we present a new approach which shows rapid mixing in the case β=1 with a further condition which only needs to be checked for pairs in S, greatly simplifying the work involved. We also present a technique applicable when β=1 and our condition is not met.     

Vector measure Maurey–Rosenthal-type factorizations and -sums of -spaces

Consider a vector measure of bounded variation m with values in a Banach space and an operator T:XL¹(m), where L¹(m) is the space of integrable functions with respect to m. We characterize when T can be factorized through the space L²(m) by means of a multiplication operator given by a function of L²(|m|), where |m| is the variation of m, extending in this way the Maurey–Rosenthal Theorem. We use this result to obtain information about the structure of the space L¹(m) when m is a sequential vector measure. In this case the space L¹(m) is an ℓ-sum of L¹-spaces.     

A new frequency‐uniform coercive boundary integral equation for acoustic scattering

A new boundary integral operator is introduced for the solution of the soundsoft acoustic scattering problem, i.e., for the exterior problem for the Helmholtz equation with Dirichlet boundary conditions. We prove that this integral operator is coercive in L²(Γ) (where Γ is the surface of the scatterer) for all Lipschitz star‐shaped domains. Moreover, the coercivity is uniform in the wavenumber k = ω/c, where ω is the frequency and c is the speed of sound. The new boundary integral operator, which we call the “star‐combined” potential operator, is a slight modification of the standard combined potential operator, and is shown to be as easy to implement as the standard one. Additionally, to the authors' knowledge, it is the only second‐kind integral operator for which convergence of the Galerkin method in L²(Γ) is proved without smoothness assumptions on Γ except that it is Lipschitz. The coercivity of the star‐combined operator implies frequency‐explicit error bounds for the Galerkin method for any approximation space. In particular, these error estimates apply to several hybrid asymptoticnumerical methods developed recently that provide robust approximations in the high‐frequency case. The proof of coercivity of the star‐combined operator critically relies on an identity first introduced by Morawetz and Ludwig in 1968, supplemented further by more recent harmonic analysis techniques for Lipschitz domains. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

THE LEGENDRE TYPE OPERATOR IN A LEFT DEFINITE HILBERT SPACE

Abstract

The techniques for discussing linear differential operators in left definite spaces, developed earlier for regular fourth order and singular second order operators, are applied the Legendre type operator. It is shown that the operator, with its domain merely restricted to the new space, remains self-adjoint and has the same spectrum, inverse and spectral resolution (an eigenfunction expansion) as the original L ² operator.     

Left-Definite Regular Hamiltonian Systems

Linear Hamiltonian systems allow us to generalize, as well as consider, self-adjoint problems of any even order. Such left-definite problems are interesting, not only because of the generalization, but also because of the new intricacies they expose, some of which have made it possible to go beyond fourth order scale problems. We explore the left definite Sobolev settings for such problems, which are in general subspaces determined by boundary conditions. We show that the Hamiltonian operator remains self-adjoint, and inherits the same resolvent and spectral resolution from its original L² space when set in the left-definite Sobolev space.     

Singularly perturbed self-adjoint operators in scales of Hilbert spaces

Finite-rank perturbations of a semibounded self-adjoint operator A are studied in a scale of Hilbert spaces associated with A. The notion of quasispace of boundary values is used to describe self-adjoint operator realizations of regular and singular perturbations of the operator A by the same formula. As an application, the one-dimensional Schrödinger operator with generalized zero-range potential is studied in the Sobolev space W ₂ ^p (?), p ∈ ?.     

Spectral theory and L∞-time decay estimates for Klein–Gordon equations on two half axes with transmission: The tunnel effect

Consider two copies N₁, N₂ of the interval [0, ∞]. Consider Klein-Gordon equations with (different) constant coefficients on ? × N_j ( = time × space). Assume the coincidence of the values of the solution at the boundary points of the N_j for all times and a transmission condition relating its first (one-sided) space derivatives at these points. Under a symmetry condition, we extend the spatial part of the equation and the transmission conditions to a self-adjoint operator (by Friedrichs extension) and reformulate our problem in terms of an abstract wave equation in a suitable Hilbert space. We derive an expansion of the solution in generalized eigenfunctions of this self-adjoint extension and show, that the L^∞-norms (in space) of the solution and its first k space derivatives at the time t decay for t → ∞ at least as const. t^¼, if the initial conditions satisfy a compatibility condition of order k derived in this paper. The loss of decay rate in comparison with the full line case (const. t^?½, cf. [28]) is caused by the tunnel effect. Further we show that an abstract wave equation in a Hilbert space with a Friedrichs extension as spatial part can always be derived from a stationarity principle for an associated action-type functional. This yields a physical legitimation of our model by the principle of stationary action and moreover a criterion for the physical interpretability of all models created by the linear interaction concept [4, 6, 8, 10], in particular for the coupling of media of different dimension (alternative to [13, 16] for similar models).     

Regular Couplings of Dissipative and Anti-Dissipative Unbounded Operators,Asymptotics of the Corresponding Non-Dissipative Processes and the Scattering Theory

In this paper a triangular model of a class of unbounded non-selfadjoint K ^r-operators A presented as a coupling of dissipative and anti-dissipative operators in a Hilbert space with real absolutely continuous spectra and with different domains of A and A ^* is considered. The asymptotic behaviour of the corresponding non-dissipative processes T_tf = e^itAf, generated from the semigroups T_t with generators iA, as t → ± ∞ are obtained. The strong wave operators, the scattering operator for the couple (A^*, A) and the similarity of A and the operator of multiplication by the independent variable are obtained explicitly. The considerations are based on the triangular models and characteristic functions of A. Kuzhel for unbounded operators and the limit values of the multiplicative integrals, describing the characteristic function of the considered model. Partially supported by Grant MM-1403/04 of MESC and by Scientific Research Grant 27/25.02.2005 of Shumen University.