COMPLEMENTED RANGE SPACES

1. Abstract

Most of the well known perturbation results hold for linear operators whose nullity or defect is finite, which implies the existence of topological complements to the null and range spaces respectively. This paper investigates properties associated with the stability of the complementability of the range space under various perturbations.     

PROJECTIONS ON OPERATOR DUALS

Abstract

We discuss the existence of a projection with kernel K_b(E,F) ¹ (the annihilator of the quasi-compact operators) on the dual space of the space L _b,(E, F) of continous linear operators. Our results are proved in the context of Hausdorff locally convex spaces, but also provide extensions of recent results in the context of Banach spaces.     

AN EIGENSPACE CHARACTERIZATION OF LORENTZ-IMPROVING MEASURES ON COMPACT GROUPS

Abstract

A measure μ on a compact group is called Lorentz-improving if for some 1 > p > ∞ and 1 → q ₁ > q ₂ ∞ μ *L (p, q ₂) ? L(p, q ₁). Let T _μ denote the operator on L ² defined by T _μ(f) = μ * f. Lorentz-improving measures are characterized in terms of the eigenspaces of T _μ, if T _μ is a normal operator, and in terms of the eigenspaces of |T _μ| otherwise. This result generalizes our recent characterization of Lorentz-improving measures on compact abelian groups and is modelled after Hare's characterization of L ^p -improving measures on compact groups.     

SOME ASPECTS OF THE THEORY OF SYMMETRIC OPERATOR SPACES

Abstract

We discuss several aspects of the theory of symmetric Banach spaces of measurable operators, including their construction and certain topological and geometric properties. Particular emphasis is given to the role played by rearrangement inequalities.     

Joint similarity problems and the generation of operator algebras with bounded length

There is a pair of commuting operators (T ₁,T ₂) on Hilbert space such that eachT ₁ andT ₂ is similar to a contraction but the pair (T ₁,T ₂) is not similar to a pair of contractions. There is a pair of commuting unitarizable representations (₁,₂) on the free group withN2 generators such that (₁,₂) is not similar to a pair of unitary representations. In connection with these examples, we introduce and study a notion of length for aC ^*-algebra (or an operator algebra) generated by two subalgebras, which is analogous to the minimum length of a word in the generators of a group.Partially supported by the N.S.F.     

A SUPPLEMENT TO MY PAPER ON REAL AND COMPLEX OPERATOR IDEALS

Abstract

We show that the main problem left open in [2] can be solved using the Banach spaces Z^α recently constructed by Kalton [1]. This gives an example of a complex operator ideal that has no real analogue. It thus shows the richer structure of complex operator ideals compared with the real ones.     

THE EIGENVALUE DISTRIBUTION OF A HUBERT-SCHMIDT-TYPE OPERATOR

Abstract

We prove the following theorem in answer to a question raised by P Nowosad and R Tovar in [3]. If K is a kernel operator on L²(x,u) with kernel K(x, y) if P(x): = U_X |K(x, y)|² d μ(y))½ and Q(x): = (U_X |K (y, x)|² d μ(y))½ and if _x PQdμ < ∞, then σ|λ_i|² < ∫_X PQd μ where (λ_i) is the se = zuence of eigenvalues of K.     

ON THE FUNCTIONAL CALCULUS IN ARCHIMEDEAN RIESZ SPACES WITH APPLICATIONS TO APPROXIMATION THEOREMS

ABSTRACT

We show that the functional calculus defined on the class of Dedekind σ-complete Riesz spaces can be extended to the class of uniformly complete Archimedean Riesz spaces without representing in the process the spaces involved by spaces of functions. As a consequence some results in the theory of Riesz spaces which were proved previously by representation techniques, can now be proved in an intrinsic way.     

THE UNIQUENESS OF OPERATIONAL QUANTITIES IN VON NEUMANN ALGEBRAS

Abstract

Since 1970 a number of operational quantities, characteristic of either the semi-Fredholm operators or of some “ideal” of compact-like operators, have been introduced in the theory of bounded operators between Banach spaces and applied successfully to for example perturbation theory. More recently such quantities have been introduced even in the abstract setting of Fredholm theory in a von Neumann algebra relative to some closed two-sided ideal. We show that in this fairly general setting there is only one “reasonable” set of such quantities—a result which in its present form is to the best of our knowledge new even in the case of B(H), the algebra of all bounded operators on a Hilbert space H. We accomplish this by first of all introducing the concept of a (reduced) minimum modulus in the setting of C*-algebras and developing the relevant techniques. In the process we generalise a result of Nikaido [N].     

ON THE SPECTRAL RADIUS OF IRREDUCIBLE AND WEAKLY IRREDUCIBLE OPERATORS IN BANACH LATPICES

Abstract

If T is an operator on a Banach lattice E we call T weakly irreducible if E contains no non-trivial T-invariant bands. We prove that if E is order complete and if the weakly irreducible operator T > 0 is in (E′_oo ? E)^⊥⊥ then T has positive spectral radéus. Prom this follows that Jentesch's theorem holds in arbitrary Banach function spaces.

If [Ttilde] denotes the restriction of T′ to E′_oo, 0 ? T an order continuous operator, then T is weakly irreducible if and only if [Ttilde]: E′_oo→E′_oo is weakly irreducible.

Finally we show that the majorizing, irreducible operator T ≥ 0, has positive spectral radius if either Tⁿ is weakly compact or E has property (P) or T is strongly majorizing.     

ISOLATED POINTS OF THE APPROXIMATE POINT SPECTRUM OF CERTAIN LATTICE HOMOMORPHISMS ON Co (X)

Abstract

Suppose X is a locally compact Hausdorff space and C (X) the apace of all continuous complex valued functions on X which vanish at infinity. Let T be a (complex) linear lattice homomorphism on C_o (X) whose adjoint is also a lattice homomorphism. It is sham that every non-zero isolated point of the approximate point spectrum of T lies in the point spectrum of T. An example is given to show that the exclusion of zero is necessary, even when X is compact. The same techniques are then used to show that if also the spectrum of T is finite then T can be written, in a natural manner, as a direct sum of two such lattice homomorphisms; one being an n'th root of an invertible multiplication operator and the other quasi-nilpotent.     

Quantum dynamical semigroups,symmetry groups,and locality

A survey of the recent work on the infinitesimal generators of one-parameter semigroups of positivity preserving maps on operator algebras, in the presence of compact symmetry groups or flows.     

REMARKS ON THE WILANSKY PROPERTY

Abstract

A separable FK-space E has the Wilansky Property if whenever F is an FK-space contained and dense in E with F^β = E^β then F = E. In 1987 G. Bennett and W. Stadler independently showed that if E and E^B are both Bk—AK spaces then E has the Wilansky Property. In 1990 D. Noll relaxed the AK condition by arguing if E, E^f are Bk—Ad spaces and if E^β is separable then E has the Wilansky Property. In this note we show that Noll's result is in fact equivalent to the original Bennett/Stadler result.     

SOME CONSEQUENCES OF THE TARSKI-KANTOROVITCH ORDERING THEOREM IN METRIC FIXED POINT THEORY

Abstract

We show that the Tarski-Kantorovitch Principle for continuous maps on a partially ordered set yields some fixed point theorems for contractive maps on a uniform space. Our proofs do not depend on the Axiom of Choice.     

Weakly almost periodic functionals on certain Banach algebras

For a Lau algebra A, we study the Banach space WAP(A) of all weakly almost periodic functionals on A to obtain some equivalent conditions for the existence of topological left invariant means on a topological left introverted subspace X of A contained in WAP(A). Finally, we consider relations between the existence of a topological left invariant mean on X and a common fixed point property.     

A geometric construction of local representations of local Lie groups

Local transformation groups acting on a manifold X define a natural action of on a space D(X), of functions on X. The natural action induces a local representation of on a Hilbert subspace of the space of distributions on D(X).     

Operator Aczél inequality

We establish several operator versions of the classical Aczél inequality. One of operator versions deals with the weighted operator geometric mean and another is related to the positive sesquilinear forms. Some applications including the unital positive linear maps on C^*-algebras and the unitarily invariant norms on matrices are presented.     

AN f-ALGEBRA APPROACH TO THE RIESZ TENSOR PRODUCT OF ARCHIMEDEAN RIESZ SPACES

Abstract

We construct the Riesz tensor product of Archimedean Riesz spaces and derive its properties using functional calculus and f-algebras. We improve results on the approximation of elements in the Riesz tensor product by means of elements in the vector space tensor product in such a way that the order density property is a consequence of the improved approximation result.     

A CHARACTERIZATION OF COMPLEX LATTICE HOMOMORPHISMS ON BANACH LATTICE ALGEBRAS

Abstract

In this paper we present a characterization of complex lattice homomorphisms on Banach lattice algebras.