Locally definite normal operators in Krein spaces

We introduce the spectral points of two-sided positive type of bounded normal operators in Krein spaces. It is shown that a normal operator has a local spectral function on sets which are of two-sided positive type. In addition, we prove that the Riesz–Dunford spectral subspace corresponding to a spectral set which is only of positive type is uniformly positive. The restriction of the operator to this subspace is then normal in a Hilbert space.     

Essential spectra of spectral operators

The various essential spectra of a linear operator have been surveyed byB. Gramsch andD. Lay [4]. In this paper we characterize the essential spectra and the related quantities nullity, defect, ascent and descent of bounded spectral operators. It is shown that a number of these spectra coincide in the case of a spectral or a scalar type operator. Some results known for normal operators in Hilbert space are extended to spectral operators in Banach space.     

The Virozub–Matsaev Condition and Spectrum of Definite Type for Self-adjoint Operator Functions

We establish sufficient conditions for the so-called Virozub–Matsaev condition for twice continuously differentiable self-adjoint operator functions. This condition is closely related to the existence of a local spectral function and to the notion of positive type spectrum. Applications to self-adjoint operators in Krein spaces and to quadratic operator polynomials are given. Received: September 22, 2007. Accepted: September 29, 2007.     

Positive operators on Krein spaces

A Krein operator is a positive operator, acting on a partially ordered Banach space, that carries positive elements to strong units. The purpose of this paper is to present a survey of the remarkable spectral properties (most of which were established by M.G. Krein) of these operators. The proofs presented here seem to be simpler than the ones existing in the literature. Some new results are also obtained. For instance, it is shown that every positive operator on a Krein space which is not a multiple of the identity operator has a nontrivial hyperinvariant subspace. Dedicated to the memory of M.G. Krein (1907–1989)     

Resolvent Tests for Similarity to a Normal Operator

The main result of this paper is the resolvent similarity criterionwhich says that linear growth of the resolvent towards the spectrumis sufficient for a Hilbert space contraction with finite rankdefect operators and spectrum not covering the unit disc tobe similar to a normal operator. Similar results are provedfor operators having a spectral set bounded by a Dini-smoothJordan curve; in particular, a dissipative operator with finiterank imaginary part is similar to a normal operator if and onlyif its resolvent grows linearly towards the spectrum. Relevantresults on the insufficiency of linear resolvent growth notaccompanied by smallness of defect operators are presented.Also it is proved that there is no restriction on the spectrum,other than finiteness, which together with linear resolventgrowth implies similarity to a normal operator. The constructionof corresponding examples depends on a characterization of well-knownAhlfors curves as curves of linear length growth with respectto linear fractional transformations. 1991 Mathematics SubjectClassification: 11D25, 11G05, 14G05.     

Invariant Maximal Positive Subspaces and Polar Decompositions

It is proved that invertible operators on a Krein space which have an invariant maximal uniformly positive subspace and map its orthogonal complement into a nonnegative subspace allow polar decompositions with additional spectral properties. As a corollary, several classes of Krein space operators are shown to allow polar decompositions. An example in a finite dimensional Krein space shows that there exist dissipative operators that do not allow polar decompositions.     

Noncommuting Domination in Krein Spaces Via Commutators of Block Operator Matrices

The commutators of 2 × 2 block operator matrices with (unbounded) operator entries are investigated. The matrix representation of a symmetric operator in a Krein space is exploited. As a consequence, the domination result due to Cichoń, Stochel and Szafraniec is extended to the case of Krein spaces.     

On products of two Hermitian operators

In this paper, we study the problem of characterizing the bounded linear operators on a Hilbert space that admit a factorization as a product of two Hermitian operators. It is shown that a normal operator can be decomposed as a product of two Hermitian operators if and only if it is similar to its adjoint. Some partial results about hyponormal operators are obtained.     

On simultaneous triangularization of collections of compact operators

In this paper we consider collections of compact (resp. C_p class) operators on arbitrary Banach (resp. Hilbert) spaces. For a subring R of reals, it is proved that an R-algebra of compact operators with spectra in R on an arbitrary Banach space is triangularizable if and only if every member of the algebra is triangularizable. It is proved that every triangularizability result on certain collections, e.g., semigroups, of compact operators on a complex Banach (resp. Hilbert) space gives rise to its counterpart on a real Banach (resp. Hilbert) space. We use our main results to present new proofs as well as extensions of certain classical theorems (e.g., those due to Kolchin, McCoy, and others) on arbitrary Banach (resp. Hilbert) spaces.     

Weighted Composition Operators on H 2 and Applications

Operators on function spaces acting by composition to the right with a fixed selfmap φ of some set are called composition operators of symbol φ. A weighted composition operator is an operator equal to a composition operator followed by a multiplication operator. We summarize the basic properties of bounded and compact weighted composition operators on the Hilbert Hardy space on the open unit disk and use them to study composition operators on Hardy–Smirnov spaces. Submitted: January 30, 2007. Revised: June 19, 2007. Accepted: July 11, 2007.     

Spectral Theorem for Definitizable Normal Linear Operators on Krein Spaces

In the present note a spectral theorem for normal definitizable linear operators on Krein spaces is derived by developing a functional calculus \({\phi \mapsto \phi(N)}\) which is the proper analogue of \({\phi \mapsto \int \phi \, dE}\) in the Hilbert space situation. This paper is the first systematical study of definitizable normal operators on Krein spaces.     

On the filling in holes problem for operator matrices

We consider upper-triangular 2-by-2 operator matrices and are interested in the set that has to be added to certain spectra of the matrix in order to get the union of the corresponding spectra of the two diagonal operators. We show that in the cases of the Browder essential approximate point spectrum, the upper semi-Fredholm spectrum, or the lower semi-Fredholm spectrum the set in question need not to be an open set but may be just a singleton. In addition, we modify and extend known results on Hilbert space operators to operators on Banach spaces.     

Pontryagin spaces of entire functions II

We continue the study of a generalization of L. de Branges's theory of Hilbert spaces of entire functions to the Pontryagin space setting. In this-second-part we investigate isometric embeddings of spaces of entire functions into spacesL ² () understood in a distributional sense and consider Weyl coefficients of matrix chains. The main task is to give a proof of an indefinite version of the inverse spectral theorem for Nevanlinna functions. Our methods use the theory developed by L. de Branges and the theory of extensions of symmetric operators of M.G.Krein.     

Spectralizable Operators

We introduce the notion of spectralizable operators. A closed operator A in a Hilbert space is called spectralizable if there exists a non-constant polynomial p such that the operator p(A) is a scalar spectral operator in the sense of Dunford. We show that such operators belongs to the class of generalized spectral operators and give some examples where spectralizable operators occur naturally. Vladimir Strauss gratefully acknowledges support by DFG, Grant No. TR 903/3-1.     

Normal Extensions of Operators to Krein Spaces

In this paper, it is proved that every bounded linear operator on a Hilbert space has a normal extension to a Krein space. Two criteria for J-subnormality are given. In particular, in order that T be subnormal, it suffices that exp(-\bar \Lambda T^*)exp(\Lambda T) be a positive definite operator function on a bounded infinite subset of complex plane. This improves the condition of Bram [4]. Also it is proved that the local spectral subspaces are closed for J-subnormal operators.     

Bounds on nonlinear operators in finite-dimensional banach spaces

Summary We consider Lipschitz-continuous nonlinear maps in finite-dimensional Banach and Hilbert spaces. Boundedness and monotonicity of the operator are characterized quantitatively in terms of certain functionals. These functionals are used to assess qualitative properties such as invertibility, and also enable a generalization of some well-known matrix results directly to nonlinear operators. Closely related to the numerical range of a matrix, the Gerschgorin domain is introduced for nonlinear operators. This point set in the complex plane is always convex and contains the spectrum of the operator's Jacobian matrices. Finally, we focus on nonlinear operators in Hilbert space and hint at some generalizations of the von Neumann spectral theory.     

Well-Boundedness of Sums and Products of Operators

A sufficient condition is given under which the sum, productand indeed any polynomial combination of a well-bounded operatorand a commuting real scalar-type spectral operator is well-bounded.This generalizes a result of Gillespie for Hilbert space operators.It is shown in particular that if X is a UMD space, then thesum of finitely many commuting real scalar-type spectral operatorsacting on X is a well-bounded operator (a result which failson general reflexive Banach spaces).     

Quaternionic operators with finite matrix trace

In this paper we consider bounded liner operators in quaternionic Hilbert space, having finite and invariant matrix trace. We prove that any such operator is selfadjoint. Besides, we prove that dual space of the real normed space of all such operators is isomorphic to the Banach space of all selfadjoint operators.This research was supported by Science Fund of Serbia, through the Mathematical Faculty of Belgrade.     

On strongly stable normal operators in Krein spaces

For bounded normal operators in Krein spaces we give a necessary and sufficient condition for strong stability. The same result for unitary operators was obtained by M.G.Krein [1] (see also [2]). For selfadjoint operators we refer to the papers of P.Jonas, H.Langer [3] and H.Langer [4].