A non-linear extremal problem on the Hardy space (Q1045726)

Let \[ \Gamma(\psi)= \sup\Biggl\{\Biggl|\,{1\over 2\pi i} \int_{\partial\mathbb{D}}\psi f^2 \,dz\Biggr|: f\in H^2,\| f\|= 1\Biggr\} \] and \[ \Lambda(\psi)= \sup\Biggl\{\Biggl|\,{1\over 2\pi i} \int_{\partial\mathbb{D}} \psi F \,dz\Biggr|: F\in H^1,\| F\|_1= 1\Biggr\}, \] where \(\|\cdot\|_1\) denotes the norm on \(H^1\). A new proof of the identity \(\Gamma(\psi)= \Lambda(\psi)\) in the language of truncated Toeplitz operators is established. It is proved that \(\Gamma(\psi)\) equals the operator norm of a certain truncated Toeplitz operator and practical procedures for computing this norm are proposed. An example demonstrates the use of antilinear eigenvalue problems to calculate the norm of a complex symmetric operator. There is a procedure which can be used to compute an extremal function \(u\) for \(\Gamma(\psi)\). Some results, which enable this work beyond rational \(\psi\), are also given.