On the functions of one selfadjoint integral operator

We construct a selfadjoint Akhiezer integral operator S on L ₂(?1, 1) with the spectrum {?1; 0; 1} and the property that every function φ(S) that is not a multiple of S fails to be an Akhiezer integral operator.     

On a Class of <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis>-Wiener-Hopf Operators

By replacement in the definition of the convolution operator of Fourier transform by a spectral transform of a selfadjoint Sturm-Liouville operator on the axis L, the concepts of Lconvolution and L-Wiener-Hopf operators are introduced. The case of the reflectorless potentials with a single eigenvalue is considered. A relationship between the Wiener-Hopf and L-Wiener- Hopf operators is established. In the case of piecewise continuous symbol the Fredholm property and invertibility of the L-Wiener-Hopf operator are investigated.     

The approximation properties determined by operator ideals

We introduce the notion of the right approximation property with respect to an operator ideal A and solve the duality problem for the approximation property with respect to an operator ideal A, that is, a Banach space X has the approximation property with respect to A ^d whenever X* has the right approximation property with respect to an operator ideal A. The notions of the left bounded approximation property and the left weak bounded approximation property for a Banach operator ideal are introduced and new symmetric results are obtained. Finally, the notions of the p-compact sets and the p-approximation property are extended to arbitrary Banach operator ideals. Known results of the approximation property with respect to an operator ideal and the p-approximation property are generalized.     

Quadratic operator inequalities and linear-fractional relations

We study properties of solution sets of inequalities of the form

$X^* AX + B^* X + X^* B + C \leqslant 0,$

, where A, B, and C are bounded Hilbert space operators and A and C are self-adjoint. The following properties are considered: closedness and inferior points in Standard operator topologies, convexity, and nonemptiness.

     

〈2, 1〉-Compact operators

We consider the class of the continuous L _2,1 linear operators in L ₂ that are sums of the operators of multiplication by bounded measurable functions and the operators sending the unit ball of L ₂ into a compact subset of L ₁. We prove that a functional equation with an operator from L _2,1 is equivalent to an integral equation with kernel satisfying the Carleman condition. We also prove that if T ∈ L _2,1 and VTV ^?1 ∈ L _2,1 for all unitary operators V in L ₂ then T = α1 + C, where α is a scalar, 1 is the identity operator in L ₂, and C is a compact operator in L ₂.     

Perturbations of strongly continuous operator semigroups,and matrix Muckenhoupt weights

Let A and A ₀ be linear continuously invertible operators on a Hilbert space ? such that A ^?1 ? A ₀ ^?1 has finite rank. Assuming that σ(A ₀) = ? and that the operator semigroup V ₊(t) = exp{iA ₀ t}, t ≥ 0, is of class C ₀, we state criteria under which the semigroups U _±(t) = exp{±iAt}, t ≥ 0, are of class C ₀ as well. The analysis in the paper is based on functional models for nonself-adjoint operators and techniques of matrix Muckenhoupt weights.     

Spectral properties of the complex airy operator on the half-line

We prove a theorem on the completeness of the system of root functions of the Schrödinger operator L = ?d ²/dx ² + p(x) on the half-line R₊ with a potential p for which L appears to be maximal sectorial. An application of this theorem to the complex Airy operator L _c = ?d ²/dx ² + cx, c = const, implies the completeness of the system of eigenfunctions of L _c for the case in which |arg c| < 2π/3.We use subtler methods to prove a theorem stating that the system of eigenfunctions of this special operator remains complete under the condition that |arg c| < 5π/6.     

On the images of entire functions under the limit <Emphasis Type="Italic">q</Emphasis>-Bernstein operator

The limit q-Bernstein operator B _q comes out naturally as the limit for the sequence of q-Bernstein operators in the case 0 < q < 1: Alternatively, it can be viewed as a modification of the Szász-Mirakyan operator related to the Euler distribution. In this paper, a necessary and sufficient condition for a function g to be an image of an entire function under B _q is presented.     

On a class of differential operators with constant coefficients

A linear differential operator P(D) = P(D ₁, …, D _n ) with constant coefficients is called almost hypoelliptic if all the derivatives D ^α P of the characteristic polynomial P(ξ ₁, …, ξ _n ) can be estimated by P. The paper proves that if P is an almost hypoelliptic operator and f is an infinitely differentiable function, square-summable with a definite exponential weight, then any square summable with the same weight solution u of the equation P(D)u = f is again an infinitely differentiable function and P(ξ) → ∞ as ξ → ∞.     

On <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-convergent Operators on Banach Lattices

The notion of a p-convergent operator on a Banach space was originally introduced in 1993 by Castillo and Sánchez in the paper entitled “Dunford–Pettis-like properties of continuous vector function spaces”. In the present paper we consider the p-convergent operators on Banach lattices, prove some domination properties of the same and consider their applications (together with the notion of a weak p-convergent operator, which we introduce in the present paper) to a study of the Schur property of order p. Also, the notion of a disjoint p-convergent operator on Banach lattices is introduced, studied and its applications to a study of the positive Schur property of order p are considered.     

Asymptotic behavior on (−∞, 0) of the spectral measures of a family of singular Sturm-Liouville operators

We find the asymptotics as λ/? → ?∞ of the density of the spectral measure of the Sturm-Liouville operator in L ²(0,+∞) generated by the expression ?y″ + ?q(x)y, ? > 0, with the boundary condition y(0) cos α+y′(0) sinα = 0. The potential q(x) tends to ?∞ as x → +∞ and is assumed to satisfy the Sears condition and some additional regularity conditions.     

On perturbation theory for points of discrete spectrum of dissipative operator functions

We consider the operator function L(α, θ) = A(α) ? θR of two complex arguments, where A(α) is an analytic operator function defined in some neighborhood of a real point α ₀ ∈ ? and ranging in the space of bounded operators in a Hilbert space ?. We assume that A(α) is a dissipative operator for real α in a small neighborhood of the point α ₀ and R is a bounded positive operator; moreover, the point α ₀ is a normal eigenvalue of the operator function L(α, θ ₀) for some θ ₀ ∈ ?, and the number θ ₀ is a normal eigenvalue of the operator function L(α ₀ θ). We obtain analogs and generalizations of well-known results for self-adjoint operator functions A(α) on the decomposition of α- and θ-eigenvalues in neighborhoods of the points α ₀ and θ ₀, respectively, and on the representation of the corresponding eigenfunctions by series.     

Equiconvergence of the trigonometric Fourier series and the expansion in eigenfunctions of the Sturm-Liouville operator with a distribution potential

We consider the Sturm-Liouville operator L = ?d ²/dx ² + q(x) with the Dirichlet boundary conditions in the space L ₂[0, π] under the assumption that the potential q(x) belongs to W ₂ ^?1 [0, π]. We study the problem of uniform equiconvergence on the interval [0, π] of the expansion of a function f(x) in the system of eigenfunctions and associated functions of the operator L and its Fourier sine series expansion. We obtain sufficient conditions on the potential under which this equiconvergence holds for any function f(x) of class L ₁. We also consider the case of potentials belonging to the scale of Sobolev spaces W ₂ ^?θ [0, π] with ½ < θ ≤ 1. We show that if the antiderivative u(x) of the potential belongs to some space W ₂ ^θ [0, π] with 0 < θ < 1/2, then, for any function in the space L ₂[0, π], the rate of equiconvergence can be estimated uniformly in a ball lying in the corresponding space and containing u(x). We also give an explicit estimate for the rate of equiconvergence.     

Compactness of the Hardy-Littlewood operator on some spaces of harmonic functions

We study the compactness of the Hardy-Littlewood operator on several spaces of harmonic functions on the unit ball in ? ⁿ such as: a-Bloch, weighted Hardy, weighted Bergman, Besov, BMO _p , and Dirichlet spaces.     

Left-definite boundary conditions of Sturm-Liouville problems when the interval shrinks to a point

On the condition that the interval of the problem shrinks to a point, we investigated the separated boundary conditions S α,β of left-definite Sturm-Liouville problem, and answered the following question: Is there a c 0 ∈ J such that S α,β is always left-definite or semi-left-definite for the Sturm-Liouville equation for each c ∈ (a, c 0 )?     

On the equiconvergence rate with the Fourier integral of the spectral expansion associated with the self-adjoint extension of the Sturm-Liouville operator with uniformly locally integrable potential

In the space L ₂(?), we consider the self-adjoint extension \(\mathcal{L}\) of the Sturm-Liouville operator ly = ?y″ + q(x)y whose potential q is uniformly locally integrable on ?, i.e., satisfies the condition

$\omega _q (h) = \mathop {\sup }\limits_{x \in \mathbb{R}} \int\limits_x^{x + h} {\left| {q(t)} \right|dt < + \infty ,h > 0.} $

. We study the problem on the equiconvergence rate of the spectral expansion associated with \(\mathcal{L}\) of a function f ∈ L ₁(?) with the Fourier integral on the entire real line. We obtain uniform estimates of the equiconvergence rate under some additional conditions on f or q.

     

Equivalence of <Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis>-functionals and modulus of smoothness constructed by generalized Dunkl translations

In a Hilbert space L _2,α := L ₂(?, |x|^2α+1 dx), α > ? 1/2, we study the generalized Dunkl translations constructed by the Dunkl differential-difference operator. Using the generalized Dunkl translations, we define generalized modulus of smoothness in the space L _2,α . Based on the Dunkl operator we define Sobolev-type spaces and K-functionals. The main result of the paper is the proof of the equivalence theorem for a K-functional and a modulus of smoothness.     

On the equiconvergence rate of trigonometric series expansions and eigenfunction expansions for the Sturm-Liouville operator with a distributional potential

We study the Sturm-Liouville operator L = ?d ²/dx ² + q(x) in the space L ₂[0, π] with the Dirichlet boundary conditions. We assume that the potential has the form q(x) = u′(x), u ∈ W ₂ ^θ [0, π], 0 < θ < 1/2. We consider the problem on the uniform (on the entire interval [0, π]) equiconvergence of the expansion of a function f(x) in a series in the system of root functions of the operator L with its Fourier expansion in the system of sines. We show that if the antiderivative u(x) of the potential belongs to any of the spaces W ₂ ^θ [0, π], 0 < θ < 1/2, then the equiconvergence rate can be estimated uniformly over the ball u(x) ∈ B _R = {v(x) ∈ W ₂ ^θ [0, π] | ∥v∥_{W 2} ^θ ≤ R} for any function f(x) ∈ L ₂[0, π].     

Loewner matrices and operator convexity

Let f be a function from \({\mathbb{R}_{+}}\) into itself. A classic theorem of K. Löwner says that f is operator monotone if and only if all matrices of the form \({\left [\frac{f(p_i) - f(p_j)}{p_i-p_j}\right ]_{\vphantom {X_{X_1}}}}\) are positive semidefinite. We show that f is operator convex if and only if all such matrices are conditionally negative definite and that f (t) = t g(t) for some operator convex function g if and only if these matrices are conditionally positive definite. Elementary proofs are given for the most interesting special cases f (t) = t ^r , and f (t) = t log t. Several consequences are derived.     

Linear extensions associated with abstract functional operators

Abstract functional operators are defined as elements of a C*-algebra B with a structure consisting of a closed C*-subalgebra A ? B and a unitary element T ? B such that the mapping \(\hat T:a \to TaT^{ - 1} \) is an automorphism of A and the set of finite sums \(\sum {a_k T^k } ,a_k \in A\), is norm dense in B.We give a new construction of a linear extension associated with the abstract weighted shift operator aT and obtain generalizations of known theorems about the relationship between the invertibility of operators and the hyperbolicity of the associated linear extensions to the case of abstract functional operators.