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We review recent work connected with the invariant subspace problem for operators, in particular new developments in the last 15 years. In particular, we include discussions of almost-invariant subspaces, universal operators, specific classes of operators and new results in the framework of Banach spaces.
While the spectral properties and invariant subspaces of compressed shifts on model spaces are well understood, their behaviour on nearly $S^*$-invariant subspaces, a natural generalization with weaker structural constraints, remains largely unexplored. These operators are closely related to the Clark-type unitary operators, yet differ from them in several ways. In this paper, we completely characterize the point spectrum, whole spectrum and invariant subspace structure for such compressed shifts by unitary equivalence, using the Frostman shift, Crofoot transform, and Sz.-Nagy--Foias theory. Our results reveal how the relaxation of $S^*$-invariance impacts spectral structure and invariant subspaces, bridging a gap between classical model space theory and broader function-theoretic settings.
A complete characterisation is given of all the linear isometries of the Fréchet space of all holomorphic functions on the unit disc, when it is given one of the two standard metrics: these turn out to be weighted composition operators of a particular form. Operators similar to an isometry are also classified. Further, the larger class of operators isometric when restricted to one of the defining seminorms is identified. Finally, the spectra of such operators are studied.
Let $f$ and $g$ be analytic functions on the open unit disc $\mathbb D$ such that $|f|=|g|$ on a set $A$. We give an alternative proof of the result of Perez that there exists $c$ in the unit circle $\mathbb T$ such that $f=cg$ when $A$ is the union of two lines in $\mathbb D$ intersecting at an angle that is an irrational multiple of $π$, and from this deduce a sequential generalization of the result. Similarly, the same conclusion is valid when $f$ and $g$ are in the Nevanlinna class and $A$ is the union of the unit circle and an interior circle, tangential or not. We also provide sequential versions of this result and analyse the case $A=r\mathbb T$. Finally, we examine the most general situation when there is equality on two distinct circles in the disc, providing a result or counterexample for each possible configuration.
This paper considers composition operators on Zen spaces (a class of weighted Bergman spaces of the right half-plane related to weighted function spaces on the positive half-line by means of the Laplace transform). Generalizations are given to work of Kucik on norms and essential norms, to work of Schroderus on (essential) spectra, and to work by Arvanitidis and the authors on semigroups of composition operators. The results are illustrated by consideration of the Hardy--Bergman space; that is, the intersection of the Hardy and Bergman Hilbert spaces on the half-plane.
This paper characterises the boundedness and compactness of Agler--McCarthy monomial operators by reducing them to weighted composition operators and deriving explicit Carleson measure criteria on the half-plane. The results are illustrated by examples.
We consider an abstract class of infinite-dimensional dynamical systems with inputs. For this class, the significance of noncoercive Lyapunov functions is analyzed. It is shown that the existence of such Lyapunov functions implies norm-to-integral input-to-state stability. This property in turn is equivalent to input-to-state stability, if the system satisfies certain mild regularity assumptions. For a particular class of linear systems with unbounded admissible input operators, explicit constructions of noncoercive Lyapunov functions are provided. The theory is applied to a heat equation with Dirichlet boundary conditions.
This paper considers discrete and continuous semigroups of (weighted) composition operators on the Fock space. For discrete semigroups consisting of powers of a single operator, the asymptotic behaviour of the semigroups is analysed. For continuous semigroups and groups, a full classification of possible semigroups is given, and the generator is calculated.
This paper is based on three hours of lectures given by the first author in the "Focus Program on Analytic Function Spaces and their Applications" July 1 -- December 31, 2021, organized by the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences. The goal of this paper is to give an introduction to the properties of discrete and continuous $C_0$-semigroups of (weighted) composition operators on various spaces of analytic functions.
This paper extends the theory of Zen spaces (weighted Hardy/Berg\-man spaces on the right-hand half-plane) to the Hilbert-space valued case, and describes the multipliers on them; it is shown that the methods of $H^\infty$ control can therefore be extended to a family of weighted $L^2$ input and output spaces. Next, the particular case of retarded delay systems with operator-valued transfer functions is analysed, and the dependence of $H^\infty$ structure on the delay is determined by developing an extension of the Walton--Marshall technique used in the scalar case. The method is illustrated with examples.
This paper studies the behaviour of iterates of weighted composition operators acting on spaces of analytic functions, with particular emphasis on the Hardy space $H^2$. Questions relating to uniform, strong and weak convergence are resolved in many cases. Connected to this is the question when a weighted composition operators is an isometry, and new results are given in the case of the Hardy and Bergman spaces.
This paper considers universal Hilbert space operators in the sense of Rota, and gives criteria for universality of semigroups in the context of uniformly continuous semigroups and contraction semigroups. Specific examples are given. Universal semigroups provide models for these classes of semigroups: following a line of research initiated by Shimorin, models for concave semigroups are developed, in terms of shifts on reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces.
This paper provides sharp lower estimates near the origin for the functional calculus $F(-uA)$ of a generator $A$ of an operator semigroup defined on a sector; here $F$ is given as the Fourier--Borel transform of an analytic functional. The results are linked to the existence of an identity element in the Banach algebra generated by the semigroup. Both the quasinilpotent and non-quasinilpotent cases are considered, and sharp results are proved extending many in the literature.
This paper provides a complete characterization of quasicontractive groups and analytic $C_0$-semigroups on Hardy and Dirichlet space on the unit disc with a prescribed generator of the form $Af=Gf'$. In the analytic case we also give a complete characterization of immediately compact semigroups. When the analyticity fails, we obtain sufficient conditions for compactness and membership in the trace class. Finally, we analyse the case where the unit disc is replaced by the right-half plane, where the results are drastically different.
This paper considers model spaces in an $H_p$ setting. The existence of unbounded functions and the characterisation of maximal functions in a model space are studied, and decomposition results for Toeplitz kernels, in terms of model spaces, are established.
This paper provides sharp lower estimates near the origin for the functional calculus $F(-uA)$ of a generator $A$ of an operator semigroup defined on the (strictly) positive real line; here $F$ is given as the Laplace transform of a measure or distribution. The results are linked to the existence of an identity element or an exhaustive sequence of idempotents in the Banach algebra generated by the semigroup. Both the quasinilpotent and non-quasinilpotent cases are considered, and sharp results are proved extending many in the literature.
Boundedness of weighted composition operators $W_{u,φ}$ acting on the classical Dirichlet space $\mathcal{D}$ as $W_{u,φ}f= u\, (f\circ φ)$ is studied in terms of the multiplier space associated to the symbol $φ$, i.e., ${\mathcal{M}(ϕ)}=\{ u \in {\mathcal D}: W_{u,ϕ} \hbox{ is bounded on } {\mathcal D} \}$. A prominent role is played by the multipliers of the Dirichlet space. As a consequence, the spectrum of $W_{u,φ}$ in $\mathcal{D}$ whenever $φ$ is an automorphism of the unit disc is studied, extending a recent work of Hyvärinen, Lindström, Nieminen and Saukko to the context of the Dirichlet space.
This paper provides a complete characterization of quasicontractive $C_0$-semigroups on Hardy and Dirichlet space with a prescribed generator of the form $Af=Gf'$. We show that such semigroups are semigroups of composition operators and we give simple sufficient and necessary condition on $G$. Our techniques are based on ideas from semigroup theory, such as the use of numerical ranges.