Diagonalizing operators with reflection symmetry

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Abstract: Let U be an operator in a Hilbert space mathcalH0, and let mathcalKsubsetmathcalH0 be a closed and invariant subspace. Suppose there is a period-2 unitary operator J in mathcalH0 such that JUJ=U, and PJPgeq0, where P denotes the projection of mathcalH0 onto mathcalK. We show that there is then a Hilbert space mathcalH(mathcalK), a contractive operator W:mathcalKomathcalH(mathcalK), and a selfadjoint operator S=S(U) in mathcalH(mathcalK) such that WW=PJP, W has dense range, and SW=WUP. Moreover, given (mathcalK,J) with the stated properties, the system (mathcalH(mathcalK),W,S) is unique up to unitary equivalence, and subject to the three conditions in the conclusion. We also provide an operator-theoretic model of this structure where U|mathcalK is a pure shift of infinite multiplicity, and where we show that ker(W)=0. For that case, we describe the spectrum of the selfadjoint operator S(U) in terms of structural properties of U. In the model, U will be realized as a unitary scaling operator of the form f(x)mapstof(cx), c>1, and the spectrum of S(Uc) is then computed in terms of the given number c.



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