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$q$-Numerical Ranges and Spectral Sets

Functional Analysis 2026-03-17 v1

Abstract

We study spectral constants for convex domains Ω\Omega containing the spectrum of an operator. We extend the Crouzeix--Palencia framework by obtaining bounds depending on a parameter γ\gamma and relating these bounds to geometric properties of Ω\Omega and the numerical range W(A)W(A). We generalise the proof that the numerical range is a 1+21+\sqrt{2}-spectral set to scaled qq-numerical ranges. We also propose a generalisation of Crouzeix's Conjecture in the context of qq-numerical ranges.

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@article{arxiv.2603.15536,
  title  = {$q$-Numerical Ranges and Spectral Sets},
  author = {Ryan O'Loughlin and Jyoti Rani},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.15536},
  year   = {2026}
}
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