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A lifting theorem for 3-isometries

Functional Analysis 2013-06-25 v1

Abstract

An operator T on Hilbert space is a 3-isometry if there exists operators B and D such that (T*)^n T^n = I+nB +n^2 D. An operator J is a Jordan operator if it the sum of a unitary U and nilpotent N of order two which commute. If T is a 3-isometry and c>0, then I-c^{-2} D + sB + s^2D is positive semidefinite for all real s if and only if T is the restriction to an invariant subspace of a Jordan operator J=U+N with the norm of N at most c. As a corollary, an analogous result for 3-symmetric operators, due to Helton and Agler, is recovered.

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@article{arxiv.1306.5444,
  title  = {A lifting theorem for 3-isometries},
  author = {Scott McCullough and Benjamin Russo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1306.5444},
  year   = {2013}
}
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