Quasi-constricted linear operators on Banach spaces (Q2717554)

A bounded linear operator \(T\) on a complex Banach space \(X\) is called quasi-constricted if the subspace \(X_0=\{x\in X\mid \lim_{n\to\infty}\|T^nx\|=0\}\) is closed and has finite codimension. If there moreover exists a direct complement to \(X_0\) in \(X\) which is invariant to \(T\), then \(T\) is said to be constricted, and when \(T\) is power bounded that condition is known to be equivalent to the existence of a compact subset \(A\) of \(X\) such that NEWLINE\[NEWLINE\lim_{n\to\infty}\text{ dist}(T^nx,A)=0\text{ for each }x\in X \text{ with }\|x|\leq 1.\tag \(*\) NEWLINE\]NEWLINE One of the aims of the paper under review is to prove a similar characterization of the quasi-constricted operators. Namely, if \(T\) is power bounded, then \(T\) is quasi-constricted if and only if \((*)\) holds for some subset \(A\) of \(X\) such that, for some equivalent norm on \(X\), the measure of noncompactness of \(A\) is strictly less than \(1\). After providing several nice examples of quasi-constricted operators which are not constricted, one obtains sufficient conditions for a quasi-constricted operator to be constricted. NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEWe conclude by mentioning the interesting result recorded as Corollary 3 in the paper under review, that the notion of quasi-constricted operator leads to a characterization of the essential spectral radius for arbitrary operators.