Monotone thematic factorizations of matrix functions (Q2268569)

The paper studies the thematic factorizations of admissible very badly approximable matrix functions. These factorizations were introduced by \textit{V. V. Peller} and \textit{N. J. Young} [J. Funct. Anal. 120, 300--343 (1994; Zbl 0808.47011)] for studying superoptimal approximation by bounded analytic matrix functions. Even though thematic indices associated with a thematic factorization of an admissible very badly approximable matrix function are not uniquely determined by the function itself, \textit{R. B. Alexeev} and \textit{V. V. Peller} [Indiana Univ. Math. J. 40, 1247--1285 (2000; Zbl 0996.47017)] showed that the thematic indices of any monotone non-increasing thematic factorization of an admissible very badly approximable matrix function are uniquely determined. The author proves the existence of monotone non-decreasing thematic factorizations for admissible very badly approximable matrix functions. It is also shown that the thematic indices appearing in a monotone non-decreasing thematic factorization are not uniquely determined by the matrix function itself. Furthermore, the monotone non-increasing thematic factorization gives rise to a great number of other thematic factorizations.