On the pseudospectra of Berezin--Toeplitz operators (Q2565449)

A basic, recurrent theme of operator theory is the finite rank approximation following a fixed scale of projections. Indeed, this was the subject of \textit{F.~Riesz}' foundational work [``Les systèmes d'équations linéaires a une infinité d'inconnues'' (Gauthier-Villars, Paris) (1913; JFM 44.0401.01)]. There he calls this procedure ``le principe des réduites''. In the modern electrical engineering literature, it is called ``the finite section method''. Szegő's limit theorem, the asymptotics of orthogonal polynomials, Padé's approximation scheme are all facets of the same principle. The article under review applies such a central approximation procedure to geometric quantization. To be more specific, the authors consider a Kähler manifold \(X\), a line bundle \(L\) whose curvature is the symplectic form on \(X\) and a symbol, i.e., a smooth scalar valued function \(f\) on \(X\). One studies the action of the Toeplitz like operator \[ \Gamma(X, L^{\otimes n}) \longrightarrow \Gamma(X, L^{\otimes n}) \] given by \[ T_n: \psi \mapsto \Pi_n (f\psi), \] where \(\Gamma (.,.)\) denotes the analytic sections and \(\Pi_n\) is an appropriate orthogonal projection. This is, of course, a twisted version of the Fock space. An asymptotic study of spectral properties of \(T_n\) (in particular, the lower bound of the modulus \(| T_n| \)) occupies the main part of the article. A couple of illuminating examples (Fock space on \(\mathbb C\), and elliptic curves/theta functions) show the relevance and importance of this study. The work fits into a modern programme proposed by Sjöstrand, Zworski, Trefethen and others. The style is concise but fluent. Both advanced readers and beginners will find this text rewarding and inspiring.