Isometric dilations of non-commuting finite rank \(n\)-tuples (Q2715682)

As it was shown by \textit{J. W. Bunce} [J. Funct. Anal. 57, 21-30 (1984; Zbl 0558.47004)], an \(n\)-tuple \(A=(A_1,\ldots,A_n)\) of operators on a Hilbert space such that \(\sum_{i=1}^n A_iA_i^*\leq I\) admits a unique minimal joint dilation of \(A_i\) to isometries \(S_i\) (on a larger Hilbert space) which have pairwise orthogonal ranges. This determines a representation of the Cuntz-Toeplitz algebra. When \(A\) acts on a finite dimensional space, the wot-closed non-selfadjoint algebra \(\mathfrak S\) generated by \(S_1,\ldots, S_n\) is completely described in terms of properties of \(A\) and it is shown that \(\mathfrak S\) is hyper-reflexive. Similarity invariants for \(n\)-tuples are also discussed. In particular, an \(n\)-tuple \(B\) of matrices is similar to an irreducible \(n\)-tuple \(A\) iff a certain finite set of polynomials vanish on \(B\).