Fredholm theory of Wiener-Hopf equations in terms of realization of their symbols (Q1066404)

The Fredholm properties (index, kernel, image etc.) of Wiener-Hopf integral operators are described in terms of realizations of the symbol for a class of matrix symbols that are analytic on the real line but not necessarily at infinity. The realizations involve a (possibly) unbounded state space operator that is exponentially dichotomous. This means that it can be written as the direct sum of two infinitesimal generators of \(C_ 0\)-semigroups, one defined on the positive half line, the other on the negative half line. The results obtained give a complete analogue of earlier results for rational symbols where the realizations involve matrices only.