Invariant subspace theorems for positive operators (Q1331653)

The authors establish new invariant subspace theorems for positive operators on Banach lattices. Here are three sample results. If a quasinilpotent positive operator \(S\) dominates a non-zero compact operator \(K\) (i.e., \(| Kx|\leq S| x|\) for each \(x\)), then every positive operator that commutes with \(S\), in particular \(S\) itself, has a non-trivial closed invariant ideal. If a positive kernel operator commutes with a quasinilpotent positive operator, then both operators have a common non-trivial closed invariant subspace. Every quasinilpotent positive Dunford-Pettis operator has a non-trivial closed invariant subspace.