On the range and kernel of Toeplitz and little Hankel operators (Q2850446)

Let \(\mathbb D\subset \mathbb C\) be the open unit disk, let \(T_\varphi\) be the Toeplitz operator on the Bergman space \(L_a^2(\mathbb D)\) with the symbol \(\varphi \in L^\infty (\mathbb D)\), and let \(S_\psi\) denote the little Hankel operator with the symbol \(\psi \in L^\infty (\mathbb D)\). The authors show that the inclusion of ranges, \(\operatorname{Ran}(T_\varphi)\subseteq \operatorname{Ran}(S_\psi )\), implies the identity \(\varphi \equiv 0\). Necessary and sufficient conditions are found for the existence of a positive bounded linear operator \(X\) on \(L_a^2(\mathbb D)\) such that \(T_\varphi X=S_\psi\) and \(\operatorname{Ran}(S_\psi )\subseteq \operatorname{Ran}(T_\varphi)\). The authors also find necessary and sufficient conditions on \(\varphi \in L^\infty (\mathbb D)\) for \(\operatorname{Ran}(T_\varphi)\) to be closed.