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Factoring a quadratic operator as a product of two positive contractions

Functional Analysis 2014-05-19 v1

Abstract

Let TT be a quadratic operator on a complex Hilbert space HH. We show that TT can be written as a product of two positive contractions if and only if TT is of the form aIbI(aIP0bI)onH1H2(H3H3)aI \oplus bI \oplus\begin{pmatrix} aI & P \cr 0 & bI \cr \end{pmatrix} \quad \text{on} \quad H_1\oplus H_2\oplus (H_3\oplus H_3) for some a,b[0,1]a, b\in [0,1] and strictly positive operator PP with Pab(1a)(1b).\|P\| \le |\sqrt{a} - \sqrt{b}|\sqrt{(1-a)(1-b)}. Also, we give a necessary condition for a bounded linear operator TT with operator matrix (T1T30T2)\begin{pmatrix} T_1 & T_3\\ 0 & T_2\cr\end{pmatrix} on HKH\oplus K that can be written as a product of two positive contractions.

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@article{arxiv.1405.4042,
  title  = {Factoring a quadratic operator as a product of two positive contractions},
  author = {Chi-Kwong Li and Ming-Cheng Tsai},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1405.4042},
  year   = {2014}
}

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