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Aluthge transforms of 2-variable weighted shifts
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Aluthge transforms of 2-variable weighted shifts

Raul E Curto and Jasang Yoon
Integral Equations and Operator Theory, Vol.90(5), pp.1-32
06/10/2017
DOI: 10.1007/s00020-018-2475-1
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https://arxiv.org/pdf/1706.03297View
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Abstract

Integral equations Operator Theory (2018) 90:52; 33 pp We introduce two natural notions of multivariable Aluthge transforms (toral and spherical), and study their basic properties. In the case of 2-variable weighted shifts, we first prove that the toral Aluthge transform does not preserve (joint) hyponormality, in sharp contrast with the 1-variable case. Second, we identify a large class of 2-variable weighted shifts for which hyponormality is preserved under both transforms. Third, we consider whether these Aluthge transforms are norm-continuous. Fourth, we study how the Taylor and Taylor essential spectra of 2-variable weighted shifts behave under the toral and spherical Aluthge transforms; as a special case, we consider the Aluthge transforms of the Drury-Arveson 2-shift. Finally, we briefly discuss the class of spherically quasinormal 2-variable weighted shifts, which are the fixed points for the spherical Aluthge transform.
Mathematics - Functional Analysis

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