Schur analysis of some completion problems (Q1117290)

The authors give effective parametrizations of entries for different types of operator matrices (positive, contractive, etc.). The main efforts are concentrated around the following problems: (A) Consider the operators \((K_{ij})_{1\leq i,j\leq n}\) with \(| i- j| \leq m\), \(0\leq m\leq n-1\). Analyze the positive band extensions of \((K_{ij})\) a completion \(T=(T_{ij})_{1\leq i,j\leq n}\) of \((K_{ij})\) is a band extensionif T is invertible and \((T^{- 1})_{ij}=0\) for \(| i-j| >m.\) (B) Consider the operators \((K_{ij})_{1\leq j\leq i\leq n}\). Give necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of an \(n\times n\) contractive block matrix T such that \(T_{ij}=K_{ij}\) for \(1\leq j\leq i\leq n\). Describe all solutions T and analyze isometric, coisometric, or unitary ones. (C) Describe the structure of upper triangular contractions \(T=(T_{ij})\) \((T_{ij}=0\) for \(i>j)\) and their realizability as transfer operators for time-varying linear systems.