Toeplitz liftings of Hankel forms bounded by non-Toeplitz norms

The Sz.Nagy-Foias commutant theorem is concerned with operators that commute with the compression of a given unitary operator, and it is natural to ask what can be said in the case of the compression of a nonunitary operator. Since the Sz.Nagy-Foias theorem was shown to be logically equivalent to a lifting theorem of Hankel forms subordinated to a pair of positive Toeplitz forms, another formulation of the question is: What can be said about the Toeplitz extension of a Hankel form subordinated to a pair of positive but non-Toeplitz forms? Here we give some answers to this question, relating it to unitary extensions in Krein spaces and to scattering systems whose evolution operator is unitary only with respect to an indefinite metric. Integral representations can be given in the case of the Nehari theorem, where the Grothendieck inequality plays a role.     

Nevanlinna–Pick Problem for Stieltjes Matrix Functions

We consider the Nevanlinna–Pick interpolation problem for Stieltjes matrix functions. We obtain two criteria for the indeterminacy of the Nevanlinna–Pick problem with infinitely many interpolation nodes. In the indeterminate case, we describe the general solution of the Nevanlinna–Pick problem in terms of fractional-linear transformations.     

Dixmier classes on generalized Segal–Bargmann–Fock spaces

We give criteria for the membership of Toeplitz operators and products of Hankel operators, with symbols of a certain type, in the Dixmier class, and formulas for their Dixmier trace, on a variety of weighted Segal–Bargmann–Fock spaces on the complex plane.     

Norms of Toeplitz and Hankel Operators on Hardy Type Subspaces of Rearrangement-Invariant Spaces

We prove analogues of the Brown-Halmos and Nehari theorems on the norms of Toeplitz and Hankel operators, respectively, acting on subspaces of Hardy type of reflexive rearrangement-invariant spaces with nontrivial Boyd indices.     

Discrete time-variant interpolation as classical interpolation with an operator argument

Necessary and sufficient conditions are derived for the existence of solutions to discrete time-variant interpolation problems of Nevanlinna-Pick and Nudelman type. The proofs are based on a reduction scheme which allows one to treat these time-variant interpolation problems as classical interpolation problems for operator-valued functions with operator arguments. The latter ones are solved by using the commutant lifting theorem.     

Generalized Bochner theorem and Levy-Khinchine representation for completely positive definite generalized Toeplitz kernels

The so-called generalized Bochner theorem, stated by Cotlar and Sadosky, provides an integral representation of the positive definite generalized Toeplitz kernels. In this paper we derive noncommutative analogues of lifting theorems and the generalized Bochner theorem for completely positive definite generalized Toeplitz kernels, also considered by Cotlar and Sadosky, through the theory of unitary extensions of isometric operators. Moreover, in the case where the kernel is defined in×, we can associate to each unitary extension an interpolation colligation providing thus a wide class of liftings. Also a Levy-Khinchine type formula for this kind of kernels is obtained.This paper is supported by grants from the University of the Basque Country.     

Commutant lifting and factorization of reproducing kernels

A general version of the commutant lifting theorem for operators between different spaces is proved. It includes as special cases the lifting theorems of Ball-Trent-Vinnikov and Volberg-Treil. A multivariable variant of the Volberg-Treil theorem is obtained as a corollary. A certain factorization property of reproducing kernels is shown to be a sufficient condition for the lifting. Another factorization property is shown to be a necessary condition.     

解析Toeplitz代数的本质换位及其相关问题

在本文中，我们决定出多复变Ｈａｒｄｙ空间Ｈ２上解析Ｔｏｅｐｌｉｔｚ代数的本质换位．即一个算子与所有解析Ｔｏｅｐｌｉｔｚ算子本质可换，当且仅当它是符号属于Ａｃ的Ｔｏｅｐｌｉｔｚ算子的紧扰动．由此，符号属于Ａｃ的Ｔｏｅｐｌｉｔｚ算子生成的代数Ｆ（Ａｃ）在Ｃａｌｋｉｎ代数中的像是极大可换闭代数，这导致了Ｌ．Ｃｏｂｕｒｎ正合列的极大扩充．从这个事实，证明了符号属于Ａｃ的Ｔｏｅｐｌｉｔｚ算子的本质谱是连通的，这大大改进了Ｃ－Ｓ最近的工作．从本文的主要定理，证明了Ｔｏｅｐｌｉｔｚ代数Ｆ（Ｌ∞）的本质换位和本质中心是由符号属于ＱＣ的Ｔｏｅｐｌｉｔｚ算子生成的代数Ｆ（ＱＣ），这些结果又导致了对代数Ｆ（Ｈ∞）＋Ｋ自同构群的确定．     

Integral Kernel Operators on Fock Space – Generalizations and Applications to Quantum Dynamics

A general theory of operators on Boson Fock space is discussed in terms of the white noise distribution theory on Gaussian space (white noise calculus). An integral kernel operator is generalized from two aspects: (i) The use of an operator-valued distribution as an integral kernel leads us to the Fubini type theorem which allows an iterated integration in an integral kernel operator. As an application a white noise approach to quantum stochastic integrals is discussed and a quantum Hitsuda–Skorokhod integral is introduced. (ii) The use of pointwise derivatives of annihilation and creation operators assures the partial integration in an integral kernel operator. In particular, the particle flux density becomes a distribution with values in continuous operators on white noise functions and yields a representation of a Lie algebra of vector fields by means of such operators.     

Commutant lifting theorem and interpolation in discrete nest algebras

Ball in [Ba] showed that the commutant lifting theorem for the nest algebras due to Paulsen and Power gives a unified approach to a wide class of interpolation problems for nest algebras. By restricting our attention to the case when nest algebras associated with the problems are discrete we derive a variant of the commutant lifting theorem which avoids language of representation theory and which is sufficient to treat an analog of the generalized Schur-Nevannlinna-Pick (SNP) problem in the setting of upper triangular operators.     

Hankel and Toeplitz operators in hardy spaces

In this paper one considers some general theorems of the theory of Hankel and Toeplitz operators in spaces of analytic functions. Under natural restrictions on the spaces X, it is shown that the symbols of the Toeplitz operators, acting in X, are bounded. One describes completely the symbols of the Hankel and Toeplitz operators, acting from H^p into ¯H_q (into H^q) for 0 < p, q < .Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 141, pp. 165–175, 1985.The author expresses his gratitude to A. L. Vol'berg and S. V. Kislyakov for useful discussions.     

广义Fock空间上的Hankel算子

利用有界(消失)平均振荡函数的性质,本文刻画了一类广义Fock空间上的Hankel算子的有界性(紧性),同时,还刻画了换位子[M_f,P]的有界性和紧性,其中P是一个Toeplitz投影算子,而M_f表示符号为f的乘子.最后,应用Berezin变换来研究了BMO空间和VMO空间的几何性质.     

Complete Nevanlinna-Pick Property of Dirichlet-Type Spaces

We prove that all Dirichlet-type spaces of functions analytic in the unit disk whose derivatives are square area integrable with superharmonic weights have complete Nevanlinna-Pick reproducing kernels. As a corollary, we obtain a commutant lifting theorem for cyclic analytic two-isometries.     

Free holomorphic functions and interpolation

In this paper we obtain a noncommutative multivariable analogue of the classical Nevanlinna–Pick interpolation problem for analytic functions with positive real parts on the open unit disc. Given a function , where is an arbitrary subset of the open unit ball , we find necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a free holomorphic function g with complex coefficients on the noncommutative open unit ball such that

Interpolation and prediction problems for connected compact abelian groups

Extensions of the Nehari theorem and of the Sarason commutation theorem are given for compact abelian groups whose dual have a complete linear order compatible with the group structure. As a special case a version of the classical interpolation theorem due to Carathéodory — Féjer is obtained.For these groups an extension of the Helson — Szegö theorem and integral representations for positive definite generalized Toeplitz kernels are given.Partially supported by the CDCH of the Universidad Central de Venezuela, and by CONICIT grant G-97000668.     

A characteristic operator function for the class of n-hypercontractions

We consider a class of bounded linear operators on Hilbert space called n-hypercontractions which relates naturally to adjoint shift operators on certain vector-valued standard weighted Bergman spaces on the unit disc. In the context of n-hypercontractions in the class C0⋅ we introduce a counterpart to the so-called characteristic operator function for a contraction operator. This generalized characteristic operator function Wn,T is an operator-valued analytic function in the unit disc whose values are operators between two Hilbert spaces of defect type. Using an operator-valued function of the form Wn,T, we parametrize the wandering subspace for a general shift invariant subspace of the corresponding vector-valued standard weighted Bergman space. The operator-valued analytic function Wn,T is shown to act as a contractive multiplier from the Hardy space into the associated standard weighted Bergman space.     

Operators on harmonic Bergman spaces

We study the commutator of the multiplication and harmonic Bergman projection, Hankel and Toeplitz operators on the harmonic Bergman spaces. The same type operators have been well studied on the analytic Bergman spaces. The main difficulty of this study is that the bounded harmonic function space is not an algebra! In this paper, we characterize theL ^p boundedness and compactness of these operators with harmonic symbols. Results about operators in Schatten classes, the cut-off phenomenon and general symbols are also included.Partially supported by a grant from the Research Grants Committee of the University of Alabama.     

Berezin transform and Toeplitz operators on harmonic Bergman spaces

For an operator which is a finite sum of products of finitely many Toeplitz operators on the harmonic Bergman space over the half-space, we study the problem: Does the boundary vanishing property of the Berezin transform imply compactness? This is motivated by the Axler-Zheng theorem for analytic Bergman spaces, but the answer would not be yes in general, because the Berezin transform annihilates the commutator of any pair of Toeplitz operators. Nevertheless we show that the answer is yes for certain subclasses of operators. In order to do so, we first find a sufficient condition on general operators and use it to reduce the problem to whether the Berezin transform is one-to-one on related subclasses.     

Operator-valued Jet Functions with Positive Carathéodory–Pick Operators

A factorization result for pairs of operator-valued functions with positive semidefinite Carathéodory–Pick operators is extended to pairs of jet-valued functions.