Contractivity of Möbius functions of operators
Abstract
Let $T$ be a injective bounded linear operator on a complex Hilbert space. We characterize the complex numbers $\lambda,\mu$ for which $(I+\lambda T)(I+\mu T)^{-1}$ is a contraction, the characterization being expressed in terms of the numerical range of the possibly unbounded operator $T^{-1}$. When $T=V$, the Volterra operator on $L^2[0,1]$, this leads to a result of Khadkhuu, Zemánek and the second author, characterizing those $\lambda,\mu$ for which $(I+\lambda V)(I+\mu V)^{-1}$ is a contraction. Taking $T=V^n$, we further deduce that $(I+\lambda V^n)(I+\mu V^n)^{-1}$ is never a contraction if $n\ge2$ and $\lambda\ne\mu$.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- September 2024
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.2409.14125
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2409.14125
- Bibcode:
- 2024arXiv240914125R
- Keywords:
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- Mathematics - Functional Analysis;
- Primary 47G10;
- Secondary 47A12
- E-Print:
- Linear Algebra and its Applications 703 (2024), 20-26