On the spectrum of orthomorphisms and Barbashin operators (Q1969387)

In this note the authors calculate the essential spectrum of an orthomorphism in a Banach lattice and give some perturbation results for the spectrum. The result is obtained in a constructive way in the sense that the results remain true if the axiom of choice is replaced by the axiom of dependent choices which only allows countably many recursive or non-recursive choices. The authors apply the essential spectrum calculated before to the Barbashin equation: \[ {{dx}\over{dt}}= Ax \] where the operator \(A\) has the following form: \[ A= C+ K, \] \(C\) is a multiplication operator and \(K\) is an integral operator. Under suitable assumptions necessary and sufficient conditions for stability are given.