A Functional Calculus For Subnormal Operators

A Functional Calculus for Subnormal Operators II

Let S be a subnormal operator on a Hilbert space [script]H with minimal normal extension [italic]N operating on [italic]K, and let [lowercase Greek]Mu be a scalar valued spectral measure for [italic]N. If [italic]P[infinity symbol]([lowercase Greek]Mu) denotes the weak star closure of the polynomials in [italic]L[infinity symbol]([lowercase Greek]Mu) = [italic]L1[infinity symbol]([lowercase Greek]Mu) then for [script]f in [italic]P[infinity symbol]([lowercase Greek]Mu) it follows that [script]f([italic]N) leaves [script]H invariant; if [script]f([italic]S) is defined as the restriction of [script]f([italic]N) to [script]H then a functional calculus for [italic]S is obtained. This functional calculus is investigated in this paper.

A Functional Calculus for Subnormal Operators

The Theory of Subnormal Operators

"In a certain sense, subnormal operators were introduced too soon because the theory of function algebras and rational approximation was also in its infancy and could not be properly used to examine the class of operators. The progress in the last several years grew out of applying the results of rational approximation." from the Preface. This book is the successor to the author's 1981 book on the same subject. In addition to reflecting the great strides in the development of subnormal operator theory since the first book, the present work is oriented towards rational functions rather than polynomials. Although the book is a research monograph, it has many of the traits of a textbook including exercises. The book requires background in function theory and functional analysis, but is otherwise fairly self-contained. The first few chapters cover the basics about subnormal operator theory and present a study of analytic functions on the unit disk. Other topics included are: some results on hypernormal operators, an exposition of rational approximation interspersed with applications to operator theory, a study of weak-star rational approximation, a set of results that can be termed structure theorems for subnormal operators, and a proof that analytic bounded point evaluations exist.