Hypercyclic algebras for convolution and composition operators

We provide an alternative proof to those by Shkarin and by Bayart and Matheron that the operator D of complex differentiation supports a hypercyclic algebra on the space of entire functions. In particular we obtain hypercyclic algebras for many convolution operators not induced by polynomials, such as $\text{cos}(D)$, $D{e}^D$, or $e^D?aI$, where $0<a\le 1$. In contrast, weighted composition operators on function algebras of analytic functions on a plane domain fail to support supercyclic algebras.     

Invariant measures for frequently hypercyclic operators

We investigate frequently hypercyclic and chaotic linear operators from a measure-theoretic point of view. Among other things, we show that any frequently hypercyclic operator T acting on a reflexive Banach space admits an invariant probability measure with full support, which may be required to vanish on the set of all periodic vectors for T  ; that there exist frequently hypercyclic operators on the sequence space _c0$c_0$ admitting no ergodic measure with full support; and that if an operator admits an ergodic measure with full support, then it has a comeager set of distributionally irregular vectors. We also give some necessary and sufficient conditions (which are satisfied by all the known chaotic operators) for an operator T to admit an invariant measure supported on the set of its hypercyclic vectors and belonging to the closed convex hull of its periodic measures. Finally, we give a Baire category proof of the fact that any operator with a perfectly spanning set of unimodular eigenvectors admits an ergodic measure with full support.     

Universal elements for non-linear operators and their applications

We prove that under certain topological conditions on the set of universal elements of a continuous map T acting on a topological space X, that the direct sum T⊕Mg is universal, where Mg is multiplication by a generating element of a compact topological group. We use this result to characterize R₊-supercyclic operators and to show that whenever T is a supercyclic operator and z₁,…,zn are pairwise different non-zero complex numbers, then the operator z₁T⊕?⊕znT is cyclic. The latter answers affirmatively a question of Bayart and Matheron.     

Spectral theory for general nonautonomous/random dispersal evolution operators

We investigate the spectral theory of the following general nonautonomous evolution equation

     

Extensions of bitriangular operators

We prove that every one-dimensional extension of a bitriangular operator has a cyclic commutant. We also prove that ifT is an extension of a bitriangular operator by an algebraic operator, then the weakly closed algebraW(T) generated byT has a separating vector.This work was partially supported by NSF Grant DMS-9401544.Participant, Workshop in Linear Analysis and Probability, Texas A&M University     

Syndetically Hypercyclic Operators

Given a continuous linear operator T L(x) defined on a separable -space X, we will show that T satisfies the Hypercyclicity Criterion if and only if for any strictly increasing sequence of positive integers such that the sequence is hypercyclic. In contrast we will also prove that, for any hypercyclic vector x X of T, there exists a strictly increasing sequence such that and is somewhere dense, but not dense in X. That is, T and do not share the same hypercyclic vectors.     

Bounded characteristic functions and models for noncontractive sequences of operators

The Sz.-Nagy-FoiaŞ functional model for completely non-unitary contractions is extended to completely non-coisometric sequences of bounded operatorsT = (T₁,...,T _d) (d finite or infinite) on a Hilbert space, with bounded characteristic functions. For this class of sequences, it is shown that the characteristic function θ_T is a complete unitary invariant. We obtain, as the main result, necessary and sufficient conditions for a bounded multi-analytic operator on Fock spaces to coincide with the characteristic function associated with a completely non-coisometric sequence of bounded operators on a Hilbert space. Research supported in part by a COBASE grant from the National Research Council. The first author was partially supported by a grant from Ministerul Educaţiei Şi Cercetarii. The second author was partially supported by a National Science Foundation grant.     

Shadowing with chain transitivity

A transitive dynamical system is either sensitive or has a dense set of equicontinuity points [E. Akin, J. Auslander, K. Berg, When is a transitive map chaotic, in: Convergence in Ergodic Theory and Probability, Walter de Gruyter & Co., 1996, pp. 25-40]. We show that if a chain transitive system has shadowing property then it is either sensitive or all points are equicontinuous.     

A new proof of an inequality of Bohr for Hilbert space operators

In this note we present a new proof and an extension of the Hilbert space operators version of an inequality by Bohr.     

Chaotic unbounded differentiation operators

We construct dense sets of hypercyclic vectors for unbounded differention operators, including differentiation operators on the Hardy spaceH ₂, and the Laplacian operator onL ₂((), for any bounded open subset of ². Furthermore, we show that these operators are chaotic, in the sense of Devaney.     

An Isometric Bilateral Shift that is Weakly Supercyclic

Ansari and Bourdon showed that an isometry on an infinite dimensional Banach space cannot be norm supercyclic. However, in this paper, we show there does exist a weakly supercyclic isometry on the Banach space      

Subnormality and 2-hyponormality for Toeplitz operators

In this article we provide an example of a Toeplitz operator which is 2-hyponormal but not subnormal, and we consider 2-hyponormal Toeplitz operators with finite rank self-commutators.Supported by NSF research grant DMS-9800931.Supported by KOSEF research project No. R01-2000-00003.     

Uniform continuity and compactness for resolvent families of operators

We characterize the uniform continuity and the compactness of a resolvent family of operators {R(t)_t0 for a Volterra equation of convolution type denned in a Banach spaceX. In particular, we extend similar results to those for semigroups of operators and cosine families of operators studied in other works.Work partially supported by DICYT 91-33 and FONDECYT 91-0471.     

Dual analytic models of seminormal operators

In [6] (after Clancey's work [2]), Martin and Putinar introduced their two-dimensional functional model of a hyponormal operator, which reduces it to the multiplication by the independent variable in a space of distributions. Here we define another model which does (almost) the same for the adjoint operator. We also explain a close relation between these two models and dual bundle shift models of linear operators introduced in [13]. As application, an estimate of the effectual rational multiplicity of hyponormal operators is given.The research described in this publication was made possible in part by Grant No. NW8000 from the International Science Foundation     

Generalized multipliers for left-invertible analytic operators and their applications to commutant and reflexivity

We introduce generalized?multipliers for?left-invertible analytic operators. We show that they form a Banach algebra and characterize the commutant of such operators in its terms. In the special case, we describe the commutant of balanced weighted shift only in terms of its weights. In addition, we prove two independent criteria for reflexivity of weighted shifts on directed trees.