Almost stable spectra and limits of similarities (Q1301587)

Let \(\{D_n\}\) be a sequence of invertible operators on a Hilbert space, and suppose that \(D_n TD^{-1}_n\) converges in norm to \(T_0\). It was proved in [\textit{H. Bercovici}, \textit{C. Foiaş} and \textit{A. Tannenbaum}, Integral Equations Oper. Theory 18, No. 2, 242-244 (1994; Zbl 0808.47015)] that if \(\{D^{\pm}_n: n=1,2,\dots\}\) lies within a finite-dimensional subspace, then \(T\) and \(T_0\) have the same spectral radius. Subsequently in [\textit{R. Teodorescu}, Houston J. Math. 21, No. 4, 735-738 (1995; Zbl 0837.47015)] it was shown that the resolvent sets of \(T\) and \(T_0\) have the same unbounded component; hence \(\rho(T)\cap \sigma(T_0)\) is contained within the union of the bounded components of \(\rho(T)\), where \(\rho\), \(\sigma\) denote the resolvent set and spectrum respectively. It is proved in this paper that \(\sigma(T_0)\) is obtained from \(\sigma(T)\) by filling in all the bounded components of \(\rho(T)\).