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Subnormal block Toeplitz operators

Functional Analysis 2026-05-11 v2

Abstract

In this paper we consider the subnormality of block Toeplitz operators TΦT_\Phi, where Φ\Phi is an n×nn\times n matrix-valued function on the unit circle T\mathbb T of the form Φ=QΦ(Q is a finite Blaschke–Potapov product). \Phi=Q\Phi^* \quad \hbox{($Q$ is a finite Blaschke--Potapov product).} This is related to a matrix-valued version of Halmos's Problem 5 and Nakazi-Takahashi Theorem. We ask whether TΦT_\Phi is either normal or analytic if TΦT_\Phi is subnormal, where Φ\Phi is of the above form. We give answers to this problem for different cases of the symbol. Moreover, we provide a sufficient condition for the answer to be affirmative when Φ\Phi^* is not of bounded type.

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@article{arxiv.2605.02186,
  title  = {Subnormal block Toeplitz operators},
  author = {Mankunikuzhiyil Abhinand and Raul E. Curto and In Sung Hwang and Woo Young Lee and Thankarajan Prasad},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.02186},
  year   = {2026}
}
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