A generalization of parallel addition

Summary Parallel addition of positive operators, a concept introduced by W. N. Anderson and R. J. Duffin [1] in connection with network theory, has already been studied by several authors. We specifically mention W. N. Anderson and G. E. Trapp [2] and [3], T. Ando [4], K. Nishio [12], E. L. Pekarev and J. L. Smul'jan [13], as well as the article [10] by the present authors.The purpose of this note is to study a generalization of parallel addition. In particular, it will be shown (Theorem 3.2) that the corresponding quasi-units, a concept introduced in [10], are again the extreme points of the convex sets, formed by the positive operators less than or equal to some fixed operator.     

Dirichlet norms,capacities and generalized isoperimetric inequalities for Markov operators

We define the notion of p-capacity for a reversible Markov operator on a general measure space and prove that uniform estimates for the ratio of capacity and measure are equivalent to certain imbedding theorems for the Orlicz and Dirichlet norms. As a corollary we get results on connections between embedding theorems and isoperimetric properties for general Markov operators and, particularly, a generalization of the Kesten theorem on the spectral radius of random walks on amenable groups for the case of arbitrary graphs with non-finitely supported transition probabilities.     

Products of orthogonal projections as Carleman operators

In this paper, we consider the product of two orthogonal projectionsP andQ on a separable, infinite dimensional Hilbert spaceH. For the operatorQP, there holds the dichotomy:QP is either a Carleman operator or a semi-Fredholm operator with finite defect. Both cases are characterized in terms of the dimensions of the ranges and null spaces ofP andQ and some of their intersections. This extends the case, whereP andQ are the special projections onto the subspaces of time- and band-limited functions inL ²() resp., first considered by Slepian, Pollak and Landau.     

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)     

Generalized multi-resolution analyses and a construction procedure for all wavelet sets in ℝn

An abstract formulation of generalized multiresolution analyses is presented, and those GMRAs that come from multiwavelets are characterized. As an application of this abstract formulation, a constructive procedure is developed, which produces all wavelet sets in ⁿ relative to an integral expansive matrix.     

Smooth points in some spaces of bounded operators

We determine the smooth points of certain spaces of bounded operatorsL(X,Y), including the cases whereX andY arel ^p -orc ₀-direct sums of finite dimensional Banach spaces or subspaces of the latter enjoying the metric compact approximation property. We also remark that the operators not attaining their norm are nowhere dense inL(X,Y) wheneverK(X,Y) is anM-ideal inL(X,Y).     

Bohr phenomena for Laplace-Beltrami operators

We investigate a Bohr phenomenon on the spaces of solutions of weighted Laplace-Beltrami operators associated with the hyperbolic metric of the unit ball in ?^N. These solutions do not satisfy the usual maximum principle, and the spaces have natural bases none of whose members is a constant function. We show that these bases exhibit a Bohr phenomenon, define a Bohr radius for them that extends the classical Bohr radius, and compute it exactly. We also compute the classical Bohr radius of the invariant harmonic functions on the real hyperbolic space.     

Defect operators, defect functions and defect indices for analytic submodules

This paper mainly concerns defect operators and defect functions of Hardy submodules, Bergman submodules over the unit ball, and Hardy submodules over the polydisk. The defect operator (function) carries key information about operator theory (function theory) and structure of analytic submodules. The problem when a submodule has finite defect is attacked for both Hardy submodules and Bergman submodules. Our interest will be in submodules generated by polynomials. The reason for choosing such submodules is to understand the interaction of operator theory, function theory and algebraic geometry.     

Standard symmetric operators in Pontryagin spaces: a generalized von Neumann formula and minimality of boundary coefficients

Certain meromorphic matrix valued functions on , the so-called boundary coefficients, are characterized in terms of a standard symmetric operator S in a Pontryagin space with finite (not necessarily equal) defect numbers, a meromorphic mapping into the defect subspaces of S, and a boundary mapping for S. Under some simple assumptions the boundary coefficients also satisfy a minimality condition. It is shown that these assumptions hold if and only if for S a generalized von Neumann equality is valid.     

Algebraic and essentially algebraic composition operators onC(X)

Summary Given a compact Hausdorff spaceX, we may associate with every continuous mapa: X X a composition operatorC _a onC(X) by the rule(C _a f)(x) = f(a(x)). We describe all self-mapsa for whichC _a is an algebraic operator or an essentially algebraic operator (i.e. an operator algebraic modulo compact operators), determine the characteristic polynomialp _a (z) and the essentially characteristic polynomialq _a (z) in these cases and show how the connectivity ofX may be characterized in terms of the quotientsp _a (z)/q _a (z). Research supported by the Alfried Krupp Förderpreis für junge Hochschullehrer.     

Right Bregman nonexpansive operators in Banach spaces

We introduce and study new classes of Bregman nonexpansive operators in reflexive Banach spaces. These classes of operators are associated with the Bregman distance induced by a convex function. In particular, we characterize sunny right quasi-Bregman nonexpansive retractions, and as a consequence, we show that the fixed point set of any right quasi-Bregman nonexpansive operator is a sunny right quasi-Bregman nonexpansive retract of the ambient Banach space.     

Potential theory of Monge-Ampère on a Banach space. Minimum principle and poisson property

We prove the minimum principle and the Poisson property for the potential theory of the homogeneous Monge-Ampère equation on a reflexive Banach space.     

Spectral set functions and scalar operators

A systematic study is made of continuous linear operators approximable (in certain topologies) by linear combinations of projections from the range of a spectral set function. Such operators may be viewed as natural analogues of the scalar-type spectral operators introduced by N. Dunford. We extend the classical theory so that the range of the spectral set function, necessarily a Boolean algebra of continuous projection operators, need not be uniformly bounded; it is this feature which gives the theory its wider range of applicability. Typically, the associated operational calculus, which is specified via a suitable integration process, is no longer related to a continuous homomorphism but merely to a certain kind of sequentially closed homomorphism.     

Scaling limit of anticommuting self-adjoint operators and applications to Dirac operators

LetA andB be two anticommuting self-adjoint operators andV() be a symmetric operator in a Hilbert space, where >0 is a parameter. It is proven that, under some conditions forV(), the resolvents of A+² B±²|B|+V() converge as . Applications to the nonrelativistic-limit problem of Dirac operators and supersymmetry are discussed.This work is supported by the Grant-In-Aid 0560139 for science research from the Ministry of Education, Japan.     

Commutation properties of anticommuting self-adjoint operators,spin representation and Dirac operators

LetA andB be anticommuting self-adjoint operators in a Hilbert space . It is proven thatiAB is essentially self-adjoint on a suitable domain and its closureC(A, B) anticommutes withA andB. LetU _s be the partial isometry associated with the self-adjoint operatorsS, i.e., the partial isometry defined by the polar decompositionS=U _S |S|. LetP _S be the orthogonal projection onto (KerS). Then the following are proven: (i) The operatorsU _A ,U _B ,U _C(A,B) ,P _A ,P _B , andP _A P _B multiplied by some constants satisfy a set of commutation relations, which may be regarded as an extension of that satisfied by the standard basis of the Lie algebra of the special unitary groupSU(2); (ii) There exists a Lie algebra associated with those operators; (iii) If is separable andA andB are injective, then gives a completely reducible representation of with each irreducible component being the spin representation of the Clifford algebra associated with ³; This result can be extended to the case whereA andB are not necessarily injective. Moreover, some properties ofA+B are discussed. The abstract results are applied to Dirac operators.