The \(\operatorname{Tan}2\Theta \) theorem for indefinite quadratic forms (Q1943725)

In [SIAM J. Numer. Anal. 7, 1--46 (1970; Zbl 0198.47201)], \textit{C. Davis} and \textit{W. M. Kahan} established the well-known ``\(\operatorname {Tan} 2\Theta\) Theorem'' on the rotation of spectral subspaces for \(2 \times 2\) operator matrices under off-diagonal perturbations. The authors of the present paper consider generalizations of the Davis-Kahan result and a variety of related results in the context of quadratic forms. In particular, a version of the Davis-Kahan theorem for not necessarily semibounded linear operators defined by quadratic forms is proven, generalizing a result of \textit{A. K. Motovilov} and \textit{A. V. Selin} [Integral Equations Oper. Theory 56, No.~4, 511--542 (2006; Zbl 1121.47007)].