A local version of Gearhart’s theorem

Let {e ^tA: t ≥ 0} be a C₀—semigroup on the Hilbert space ?. If x ₀ ∈ ? is such that the local resolvent R(λ,A) x ₀ admits a bounded holomorphic extension to the open half plane {Reλ > 0}, then lim _t→∞‖e ^tA R(λ₀, A) x ₀‖ = 0 for each λ₀ ∈ ρ(A). This resuit is used to find mild spectral conditions which ensure the decay at infmity to zero of solutions of higher order abstract Cauchy problems.     

Decomposition of a scalar operator into a product of unitary operators with two points in spectrum

We consider products of unitary operators with at most two points in their spectra, 1 and e^iα. We prove that the scalar operator e^iγI is a product of k such operators if α(1+1/(k-3))?γ?α(k-1-1/(k-3)) for k?5. Also we prove that for e^iα≠-1, only a countable number of scalar operators can be decomposed in a product of four operators from the mentioned class. As a corollary we show that every unitary operator on an infinite-dimensional space is a product of finitely many such operators.     

On collisionless transport semigroups with boundary operators of norm one

We deal with streaming operators T _H defined in L ¹ spaces by the directional derivative with positive boundary operator H of norm 1 relating the incoming and outgoing fluxes. It is known that T _H need not be a generator but there exists a contraction semigroup generated by an extension A of T _H . This paper deals with the total mass carried by individual trajectories {e ^tA f; t ≥ 0} for nonnegative initial data f and related topics. In particular, our analysis covers the problem of (the lack of) stochasticity of {e ^tA ; t ≥ 0} for conservative boundary operator H.      

On the Infinite Product ofC0-Semigroups

Given a family (e^tA_k)_t0(k ) of commuting contraction semigroups, we investigate when the infinite product ∏^∞_k=1 e^tA_kconverges and defines aC₀-semigroup. A particular case is the heat semigroup in infinite dimension introduced by Cannarsa and Da Prato (J. Funct. Anal.118(1993), 22–42).     

On orthogonal systems of matrix algebras

In this work it is shown that certain interesting types of orthogonal system of subalgebras (whose existence cannot be ruled out by the trivial necessary conditions) cannot exist. In particular, it is proved that there is no orthogonal decomposition of M_n(C)⊗M_n(C)≡M_n²(C) into a number of maximal abelian subalgebras and factors isomorphic to M_n(C) in which the number of factors would be 1 or 3.In addition, some new tools are introduced, too: for example, a quantity c(A,B), which measures “how close” the subalgebras A,B⊂M_n(C) are to being orthogonal. It is shown that in the main cases of interest, c(A^′,B^′) - where A^′ and B^′ are the commutants of A and B, respectively - can be determined by c(A,B) and the dimensions of A and B. The corresponding formula is used to find some further obstructions regarding orthogonal systems.     

The eccentric connectivity index of nanotubes and nanotori

Let G be a molecular graph. The eccentric connectivity index ξ^c(G) is defined as ξ^c(G)=∑_u∈V(G)deg_G(u)ε_G(u), where deg_G(u) denotes the degree of vertex u and ε_G(u) is the largest distance between u and any other vertex v of G. In this paper exact formulas for the eccentric connectivity index of TUC₄C₈(S) nanotube and TC₄C₈(S) nanotorus are given.     

Further results on iterative methods for computing generalized inverses

In this paper, we reconsider the iterative method X_k=X_k−1+βY(I−AX_k−1), k=1,2,…,β∈C?{0} for computing the generalized inverse over Banach spaces or the generalized Drazin inverse a^d of a Banach algebra element a, reveal the intrinsic relationship between the convergence of such iterations and the existence of or a^d, and present the error bounds of the iterative methods for approximating or a^d. Moreover, we deduce some necessary and sufficient conditions for iterative convergence to or a^d.     

Semilinear evolution equations in Banach spaces

We study the evolution equation u′(t) = Au(t) + J(u(t)), t ? 0, where e^tA is a C₀ semi-group on a Banach space E, and J is a “singular” non-linear mapping defined on a subset of E. In Sections 1 and 2 of the paper we suppress the map J and instead consider maps K_t: E → E, t > 0, which heuristically are just e^tAJ. Under certain integrability conditions on the K_t we prove existence and uniqueness of local solutions to the integral equation u(t) = e^tAφ + ∝₀^tK_{t ? s}(u(s)) ds for all φ in E, and investigate the regularity of the solutions. Conditions which insure existence of global solutions are given. In Section 3 we recover the map J from the maps K_t, and show that the generator of the semi-flow on E induced by the integral equation has dense domain. Finally, we apply these results to a large class of examples which includes polynomial perturbations to elliptic operators on a domain in Rⁿ.     

On the semi-continuity of generalized inverses in Banach algebras

The main purpose of this paper is to study the continuity of several kinds of generalized inverses of elements in a Banach algebra with identity. We first obtain a sufficient and necessary condition for the lower semi-continuity of reflexive generalized inverses as set-valued mappings. Based on this result, we characterize the continuity of the Moore-Penrose inverse in a C^∗-algebra and therefore, derive some new and well-known criteria in operator theory.     

Quasi-multipliers and algebrizations of an operator space

Let X be an operator space, let φ be a product on X, and let (X,φ) denote the algebra that one obtains. We give necessary and sufficient conditions on the bilinear mapping φ for the algebra (X,φ) to have a completely isometric representation as an algebra of operators on some Hilbert space. In particular, we give an elegant geometrical characterization of such products by using the Haagerup tensor product. Our result makes no assumptions about identities or approximate identities. Our proof is independent of the earlier result of Blecher, Ruan and Sinclair [D.P. Blecher, Z.-J. Ruan, A.M. Sinclair, A characterization of operator algebras, J. Funct. Anal. 89 (1) (1990) 188-201] which solved the case when the bilinear mapping has an identity of norm one, and our result is used to give a simple direct proof of this earlier result. We also develop further the connections between quasi-multipliers of operator spaces and their representations on a Hilbert space or their embeddings in the second dual, and show that the quasi-multipliers of operator spaces defined in [M. Kaneda, V.I. Paulsen, Quasi-multipliers of operator spaces, J. Funct. Anal. 217 (2) (2004) 347-365] coincide with their C^∗-algebraic counterparts.     

New upper bounds for Estrada index of bipartite graphs

Suppose G is a graph and λ₁,λ₂,…,λ_n are the eigenvalues of G. The Estrada index EE(G) of G is defined as the sum of e^λ_i, 1≤i≤n. In this paper some new upper bounds for the Estrada index of bipartite graphs are presented. We apply our result on a (4,6)-fullerene to improve our bound given in an earlier paper.     

K-group and similarity classification of operators

Let H be a complex separable Hilbert space and L(H) denote the collection of bounded linear operators on H. An operator A in L(H) is said to be a Cowen-Douglas operator if there exist Ω, a connected open subset of complex plane C, and n, a positive integer, such that

(a)

(b)

  for z in Ω;

(c)

; and

(d)

for z in Ω.

In the paper, we give a similarity classification of Cowen-Douglas operators by using the ordered K-group of the commutant algebra as an invariant, and characterize the maximal ideals of the commutant algebras of Cowen-Douglas operators. The theorem greatly generalizes the main result in (Canada J. Math. 156(4) (2004) 742) by simply removing the restriction of strong irreducibility of the operators. The research is also partially inspired by the recent classification theory of simple AH algebras of Elliott-Gong in (Documenta Math. 7 (2002) 255; On the classification of simple inductive limit C^*-algebras, II: The isomorphism theorem, preprint.) (also see (J. Funct. Anal. (1998) 1; Ann. Math. 144 (1996) 497; Amer. J. Math. (1996) 187)).     

An extension of Birkhoff’s theorem with an application to determinants

Let M_n(F) denote the algebra of n×n matrices over the field F of complex, or real, numbers. Given a self-adjoint involution J∈M_n(C), that is, J=J^*,J²=I, let us consider Cⁿ endowed with the indefinite inner product [,] induced by J and defined by [x,y]?〈Jx,y〉,x,y∈Cⁿ. Assuming that (r,n-r), 0?r?n, is the inertia of J, without loss of generality we may assume J=diag(j₁,?,j_n)=I_r⊕-I_n-r. For T=(|t_ik|²)∈M_n(R), the matrices of the form T=(|t_ik|²j_ij_k), with all line sums equal to 1, are called J-doubly stochastic matrices. In the particular case r∈{0,n}, these matrices reduce to doubly stochastic matrices, that is, non-negative real matrices with all line sums equal to 1. A generalization of Birkhoff’s theorem on doubly stochastic matrices is obtained for J-doubly stochastic matrices and an application to determinants is presented.     

Paraproducts and Hankel operators of Schatten class via p-John-Nirenberg Theorem

We give an interpolation-free proof of the known fact that a dyadic paraproduct is of Schatten-von Neumann class S_p, if and only if its symbol is in the dyadic Besov space B_p^d. Our main tools are a product formula for paraproducts and a “p-John-Nirenberg-Theorem” due to Rochberg and Semmes.We use the same technique to prove a corresponding result for dyadic paraproducts with operator symbols.Using an averaging technique by Petermichl, we retrieve Peller's characterizations of scalar and vector Hankel operators of Schatten-von Neumann class S_p for 1<p<∞. We then employ vector techniques to characterise little Hankel operators of Schatten-von Neumann class, answering a question by Bonami and Peloso.Furthermore, using a bilinear version of our product formula, we obtain characterizations for boundedness, compactness and Schatten class membership of products of dyadic paraproducts.     

Riccati inequality and functional properties of differential operators on the half line

Given a piecewise continuous function and a projection P₁ onto a subspace X₁ of CN, we investigate the injectivity, surjectivity and, more generally, the Fredholm properties of the ordinary differential operator with boundary condition . This operator acts from the “natural” space into L²×X₁. A main novelty is that it is not assumed that A is bounded or that has any dichotomy, except to discuss the impact of the results on this special case. We show that all the functional properties of interest, including the characterization of the Fredholm index, can be related to the existence of a selfadjoint solution H of the Riccati differential inequality . Special attention is given to the simple case when H=A+A^∗ satisfies this inequality. When H is known, all the other hypotheses and criteria are easily verifiable in most concrete problems.     

A local trace formula for resonances of perturbed periodic Schrödinger operators

We give a local trace formula for the pair (P₁(h)=P₀+W(hy),P₀), where P₀ is a periodic Schrödinger operator, W is a decreasing perturbation and h is a small positive parameter. We apply this result to establish the existence of ∼h⁻ⁿ resonances near some energy λ of σ(P₀).     

Brill-Gordan loci, transvectants and an analogue of the Foulkes conjecture

The hypersurfaces of degree d in the projective space Pn correspond to points of PN, where . Now assume d=2e is even, and let X(n,d)⊆PN denote the subvariety of two e-fold hyperplanes. We exhibit an upper bound on the Castelnuovo regularity of the ideal of X(n,d), and show that this variety is r-normal for r?2. The latter result is representation-theoretic, and says that a certain GLn+1-equivariant morphism

Sr(S2e(Cn+1))→S₂(Sre(Cn+1))