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Alejandra Maestripieri

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arXiv2026

Hermitian indices and factorization of selfadjoint operators on a Kre\u{i}n space

The hermitian indices of a selfadjoint operator $C$ on a Kre\u{i}n space $\mathcal H$ are defined as geometric measures of positivity and negativity of the operator. A different pair of indices arises in the Bogn\'ar-Kr\'amli factorization of $C$, which writes $C$ as a product $AA^*$ where $A$ acts on a Kre\u{i}n space $\mathcal A$ into $\mathcal H$ and has zero kernel; the new indices are the positive and negative indices of $\mathcal A$. Such factorizations are far from unique. When $\mathcal H$ is separable, it is known that the two notions of indices always coincide, and this has applications to index formulas in the theory of Julia operators and completion problems for operator matrices. A new proof of the equality of indices that does not require separability is given in this work.

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arXiv2025

Rearrangement Invariant Orthogonal Sums in Krein Spaces. II

Part I of the paper considered infinite orthogonal sums of regular subspaces in a Krein space (that is, of subspaces which are themselves Krein spaces). How precisely these sums should be defined and conditions for when such a sum is itself regular were examined. These included, for example, a boundedness condition for the sum of the corresponding orthogonal projections. The same problem is addressed here for (quasi-)pseudo-regular subspaces. Such subspaces happen to be the orthogonal direct sum of a regular space and an isotropic, or neutral, subspace. Alternate characterizations of such subspaces are given, and infinite orthogonal sums are examined via unconditional, or Moore-Smith, sums of operator ranges.

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arXiv2025

Krein-Šmul'jan Theorem Revisited

We present a generalization of Krein-Šmul'jan theorem which involves several operators. Given bounded selfadjoint operators $A,B_1,\ldots,B_m$ acting on a Hilbert space $\mathcal{H}$, we provide sufficient conditions to determine whether there are $λ_1,\ldots,λ_m\in \mathbb{R}$ such that $A + \sum_{i=1}^m λ_i B_i$ is a positive semidefinite operator.

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arXiv2023

Semiclosed multivalued projections

A multivalued projection is an idempotent linear relation with invariant domain. We characterize multivalued projections that are operator ranges (called semiclosed) and provide several formulae of them. Moreover, we study the decomposability and continuity of multivalued projections, and describe nilpotent relations.

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arXiv2023

Quadratic programming with one quadratic constraint in Hilbert spaces

A quadratically constrained quadratic programming problem is considered in a Hilbert space setting, where neither the objective nor the constraint are convex functions. Necessary and sufficient conditions are provided to guarantee that the problem admits solutions for every initial data (in an adequate set).

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arXiv2022

On partial orders of operators

Characterizations of the star, minus and diamond orders of operators are given in various contexts and the relationship between these orders is made more transparent. Moreover, we introduce a new partial order of operators which provides a unified scenario for studying the other three orders.

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arXiv2022

Idempotent linear relations

A linear relation $E$ acting on a Hilbert space is idempotent if $E^2=E.$ A triplet of subspaces is needed to characterize a given idempotent: $(\mathrm{ran} \, E, \mathrm{ran}(I-E), \mathrm{dom}\, E),$ or equivalently, $(\mathrm{ker}(I-E), \mathrm{ker}\, E, \mathrm{mul} \, E).$ The relations satisfying the inclusions $E^2 \subseteq E$ (sub-idempotent) or $E \subseteq E^2$ (super-idempotent) play an important role. Lastly, the adjoint and the closure of an idempotent linear relation are studied.

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arXiv2022

Linear pencils and quadratic programming problems with a quadratic constraint

Given bounded selfadjoint operators $A$ and $B$ acting on a Hilbert space $\mathcal{H}$, consider the linear pencil $P(λ)=A+λB$, $λ\in\mathbb{R}$. The set of parameters $λ$ such that $P(λ)$ is a positive (semi)definite operator is characterized. These results are applied to solving a quadratic programming problem with an equality quadratic constraint (or a QP1EQC problem).

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arXiv2022

Indefinite least squares with a quadratic constraint

An abstract indefinite least squares problem with a quadratic constraint is considered. This is a quadratic programming problem with one quadratic equality constraint, where neither the objective nor the constraint are convex functions. Necessary and sufficient conditions are found for the existence of solutions.

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arXiv2021

A matrix formula for Schur complements of nonnegative selfadjoint linear relations

If a nonnegative selfadjoint linear relation $A$ in a Hilbert space and a closed subspace $\mathcal{S}$ are assumed to satisfy that the domain of $A$ is invariant under the orthogonal projector onto $\mathcal{S},$ then $A$ admits a particular matrix representation with respect to the decomposition $\mathcal{S} \oplus \mathcal{S}^{\perp}$. This matrix representation of $A$ is used to give explicit formulae for the Schur complement of $A$ on $\mathcal{S}$ as well as the $\mathcal{S}-$compression of $A$.

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arXiv2021

Semiclosed projections and applications

We characterize the semiclosed projections and apply them to compute the Schur complement of a selfadjoint operator with respect to a closed subspace. These projections occur naturally when dealing with weak complementability.

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arXiv2021

Products of positive operators

On finite dimensional spaces, it is apparent that an operator is the product of two positive operators if and only if it is similar to a positive operator. Here, the class ${\mathcal L}^{+2}$ of bounded operators on separable infinite dimensional Hilbert spaces which can be written as the product of two bounded positive operators is studied. The structure is much richer, and connects (but is not equivalent to) quasi-similarity and quasi-affinity to a positive operator. The spectral properties of operators in ${\mathcal L}^{+2}$ are developed, and membership in ${\mathcal L}^{+2}$ among special classes, including algebraic and compact operators, is examined.

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arXiv2020

Total least squares problems on infinite dimensional spaces

In this work we study weighted total least squares problems on infinite dimensional spaces. We show that in most cases this problem does not admit a solution (except in the trivial case) and then, we consider a regularization on the problem. We present necessary conditions for the regularized problem to have a solution. We also show that, by restricting the regularized minimization problem to special subsets, the existence of a solution may be assured.

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arXiv2019

Schur complements of selfadjoint Krein space operators

Given a bounded selfadjoint operator W on a Krein space H and a closed subspace S of H, the Schur complement of W to S is defined under the hypothesis of weak complementability. A variational characterization of the Schur complement is given and the set of selfadjoint operators W admitting a Schur complement with these variational properties is shown to coincide with the set of S-weakly complementable selfadjoint operators.

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arXiv2019

Weighted operator least squares problems and the J-trace in Krein spaces

Given B, C and W operators in the algebra L(H) of bounded linear operators on the Krein space H, the minimization problem min (BX - C)^#W(BX - C), for X in L(H), is studied when the weight W is selfadjoint. The analogous maximization and min-max problems are also considered. Complete answers to these problems and to those naturally associated to trace clase operators on Krein spaces are given.

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arXiv2018

Shorted operators and minus order

Let $\mathcal{H}$ be a Hilbert space, $L(\mathcal{H})$ the algebra of bounded linear operators on $\mathcal{H}$ and $W \in L(\mathcal{H})$ a positive operator. Given a closed subspace $\mathcal{S}$ of $\mathcal{H}$, we characterize the shorted operator $W_{/ \mathcal{S}}$ of $W$ to $\mathcal{S}$ as the maximum and as the infimum of certain sets, for the minus order $\stackrel{-}{\leq}.$ Also, given $A \in L(\mathcal{H})$ with closed range, we study the following operator approximation problem considering the minus order: $$ min_{\stackrel{-}{\leq}} \ \{(AX-I)^*W(AX-I) : X \in L(\mathcal{H}), \mbox{ subject to } N(A^*W)\subseteq N(X) \}. $$ We show that, under certain conditions, the shorted operator $W_{/R(A)}$ (of $W$ to the range of $A$) is the minimum of this problem and we characterize the set of solutions.

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