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On the convexity of the quaternionic essential numerical range

Functional Analysis 2022-10-12 v1

Abstract

The numerical range in the quaternionic setting is, in general, a non convex subset of the quaternions. The essential numerical range is a refinement of the numerical range that only keeps the elements that have, in a certain sense, infinite multiplicity. We prove that the essential numerical range of a bounded linear operator on a quaternionic Hilbert space is convex. A quaternionic analogue of Lancaster theorem, relating the closure of the numerical range and its essential numerical range, is also provided.

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@article{arxiv.2210.05520,
  title  = {On the convexity of the quaternionic essential numerical range},
  author = {Luís Carvalho and Cristina Diogo and Sérgio Mendes and Helena Soares},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.05520},
  year   = {2022}
}
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