Operators invariant relative to a completely nonunitary contraction (Q2664652)

Let \(A\) be a contraction on a Hilbert space \(H\). An operator \(T\) on \(H\) is said to be \(A\)-invariant if \[ \langle Tx, x \rangle = \langle T A x, Ax \rangle \] for every \(x \in H\) such that \(\|Ax\| = \|x\|\). The paper mostly deals with contractions \(A\) such that \(I_H - A^* A\) and \(I_H - A A^*\) are rank-one operators. With this assumption, the authors prove that every \(A\)-invariant operator is the compression to \(H\) of an unbounded linear transformation that commutes with the (essentially unique in nature) minimal unitary dilation of \(A\). This was earlier observed by Sarason under the additional assumption that \(A\) is of class \(C_{00}\). The paper also draws some important observations concerning model spaces, truncated Toeplitz operators, and complex symmetric operators. The root of this work goes back to the seminal papers by \textit{D. Sarason} [Oper. Matrices 1, No. 4, 491--526 (2007; Zbl 1144.47026); Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 127, 179--203 (1967; Zbl 0145.39303)].