Re-parameterizing and reducing families of normal operators (Q2414522)

The author presents a new approach to results of \textit{K. Kurdyka} and \textit{L. Paunescu} [Duke Math. J. 141, No. 1, 123--149 (2008; Zbl 1140.15006)] and the reviewer [Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 363, No. 9, 4945--4977 (2011; Zbl 1241.26024); ibid. 365, No. 10, 5545--5577 (2013; Zbl 1387.47009)] on the spectral decomposition of real analytic multiparameter families of normal finite-dimensional operators. These results generalize classical theorems of Rellich and Kato. It is proved that, for any real analytic normal operator \(L : F \to F\) acting on a real analytic vector bundle of finite rank over a connected real analytic manifold \(N\), there exists a locally finite composition \(\sigma : \tilde N \to N\) of (geometrically admissible) blowings-up such that locally over \(\tilde N\) the bundle \(\sigma^* F\) decomposes into a direct orthogonal sum of real analytic vector sub-bundles \(R_j\) and either the restriction of \(\sigma^* L\) to \(R_j\) is a multiple of the identity or \(R_j\) is real of rank \(2\) and the restriction of \(\sigma^* L\) to \(R_j\) is fiberwise a similitude. The latter may occur for real non-symmetric operators. As a corollary the eigenvalues of \(\sigma^*L\) can locally be chosen in a real analytic manner. The main difference to the previous approaches is that the author only works with the eigenspaces and obtains the regularity of the eigenvalues as a by-product. He proves that the eigenspaces form real analytic vector bundles on the complement of the discriminant locus \(D_L\) of the reduced characteristic polynomial of \(L\). Then he constructs an ideal \(\mathcal F_L\) with the property that, if \(\mathcal F_L\) is principal, then the eigenspaces extend to \(D_L\). Principalization of \(\mathcal F_L\) yields the resolution map \(\sigma\).