Continuity of the spectrum on closed similarity orbits (Q1329567)

Let \(H\) be a complex Hilbert space, \(T: H\to H\) a continuous linear operator, \(D_ j: H\to H\) an invertible linear operator and suppose that for a continuous linear operator \(T_ 0: H\to H\) we have \[ T_ 0= \lim_{j\to\infty} D_ j TD^{-1}_ j. \] It is shown that if the set \(\{D_ j,D^{-1}_ j: j= 1,2,\dots\}\) is contained in a finite- dimensional subspace, then \(T_ 0\) and \(T\) have equal spectral radii. The method of proof is of separate interest.