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On spectral calculus and commutation of operators
Let $\mathcal{H}$ be a Hilbert space, $B\in\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H})$ be bounded and self-adjoint and $A:\mathcal{D}(A)\to\mathcal{H}$ closed (but not necessarily self-adjoint or bounded). The ...
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Spectrum of a product of a symmetric positive definite matrix and a positive definite operator
Let $\mathbf H$ be an infinite dimensional Hilbert space.
I want to find an example of a $2\times 2$ real symmetric positive definite matrix $M$ and a positive definite bounded operator $A : \mathbf H ...
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Extended adjoint of Volterra operator
Let $V$ be a Volterra operator on $L^2 [0,1]$.
Does there exist a nonzero operator $X $ satisfying the following system
$VX=XV^∗$, where $V^∗$ is the adjoint of the Volterra operator?
$$ V(f) (x) =\...
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Essential spectrum of constant invertible diagonal matrix acting on a product of Hilbert spaces [closed]
Let $M$ be a $3\times 3$ real invertible diagonal matrix and $H$ a Hilbert space of infinite dimension (for example, we can take $H$ as the space of square integrable functions over a bounded ...
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Relation between the solutions $v_t=Lv$ and $v_t=Av$ if $A$ is a relatively compact perturbation of the linear operator $L$
In a nutshell, here is my question. I read and know about the relation between the spectra of $L$ and $A$ if $A$ is a relatively compact perturbation of $L$. However, for my purpose, I am interested ...
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Essential spectrum of multiplication operator
Let $a\in \mathcal{L}(L^2([0, 1], \mathbb{R}))$ be a multiplication operator. I wonder whether there is any work on calculating its essential spectrum. Is there any way to explicitly compute its ...
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Canonical multiplication representation of self-adjoint operator in quantum chemistry and coding theory research
In my applied math research group, we are studying and going over functional analysis results from papers and theses from our institution to generalize their results and apply them in our discrete ...
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Trying to recover a proof of the spectral mapping theorem from old thesis/paper with continuous functional calculus
In my research group in functional analysis and operator theory (where we do physics and computer science as well), we saw in an old Russian combination paper/PhD thesis in our library a nice claim ...
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Isolated points of the spectra of self-adjoint operators on Hilbert spaces
Let $T$ be a (everywhere defined) self-adjoint operator on a complex Hilbert space $\mathcal{H}$.
I am interested in results that give (non-trivial, possibly mild) sufficient conditions on $T$ to ...
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A bounded operator $T$ is compact if and only if $\sigma_{\mathrm{ess}}(T)=\{0\}$ [closed]
Theorem: Let $T$ be a bounded self-adjoint operator on a complex infinite-dimensional Hilbert space $H$. Then $T$ is compact if and only if $\sigma_{\mathrm{ess}}(T)=\{0\}$.
Proof: If $T$ is compact ...
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On the dimension of the range of the resolution of the identity
I want to prove the following: Let $A,B$ be bounded self-adjoint operators in a complex-Hilbert space and $E_A(\lambda)$, $E_B(\lambda)$ its corresponding spectral resolutions, i.e.,
$$A=\int_{[m_A,...
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Determine the singular values of a compact operator in terms of the eigenvalues of an alternating tensor product of operators
Let $H$ be a $\mathbb R$-Hilbert space, $A\in\mathfrak L(H)$ be compact and $$|A|:=\sqrt{A^\ast A}$$ denote the square-root of $A$. By definition, the $k$th largest singular value $\sigma_k(A)$ of $A$ ...
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Eigenvalues and spectrum of the adjoint
In a finite-dimensional Hilbert space, the eigenvalues of the adjoint $A^*$ of an operator $A$ are the complex conjugates of the eigenvalues of $A$.
But in infinite dimensions this need no longer be ...
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Regarding essential spectrum of the unilateral shift operator
This is with context to Example 4.10 in Section 11 of the book : A course in functional Analysis by J.B Conway. Let $\sigma_{le}(S)$ and $\sigma_{re}(S)$ denote the left and right essential spectrum ...
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Is the sum of spectral projections a projection?
Let $T$ be a closed operator on a Hilbert space with discrete spectrum. Then for $\{\lambda_1,...\lambda_n\}\in\sigma(T)$ one can define the spectral projections
$$P_{\{\lambda_1,...\lambda_n\}}=\frac{...
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Spectral decomposition of compact operators
Let T be a compact operator on an infinite dimensional hilbert space H. I am proving the theorem which says that $Tx=\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}{\lambda}_{n}\langle x,x_{n}\rangle y_{n}$ where ($x_{n}$) is an ...
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A doubt about the parts of the spectrum of tensor products
Let $\mathcal{H}$ be any complex Hilbert space of infinite dimensional. By an operator $T$ I mean a linear bounded transformation from $\mathcal{H}$ into $\mathcal{H}$, i.e, $T:\mathcal{H}\rightarrow\...
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