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The $C$-numerical range and Unitary dilations

Functional Analysis 2022-10-26 v4

Abstract

For an n×nn\times n complex matrix CC, the CC-numerical range of a bounded linear operator TT acting on a Hilbert space of dimension at least nn is the set of complex numbers tr(CXTX){\rm tr}(CX^*TX), where XX is a partial isometry satisfying XX=InX^*X = I_n. It is shown that cl(WC(T))={cl(WC(U)):U is a unitary dilation of T}{\bf cl}(W_C(T)) = \cap \{{\bf cl}(W_C(U)): U \hbox{ is a unitary dilation of } T\} for any contraction TT if and only if CC is a rank one normal matrix.

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@article{arxiv.2208.01405,
  title  = {The $C$-numerical range and Unitary dilations},
  author = {Chi-Kwong Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2208.01405},
  year   = {2022}
}

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11 pages

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