Composition operators and endomorphisms (Q371637)

Let \(\phi\) be a function in \(L^{\infty}(\mathbb{T})\). Denote by \(\pi(\phi)\) the multiplication operator on \(L^2(\mathbb{T})\) determined by \(\phi\) and by \(\tau(\phi)\) the Toeplitz operator on \(H^2(\mathbb{T})\) determined by \(\phi\). Let \(b\) be an inner function. The map \(\phi \rightarrow \phi \circ b\) induces a \(*\)-endomorphism \(\beta\) of \(L^{\infty}(\mathbb{T})\). In the paper under review, the authors describe all \(*\)-endomorphisms \(\alpha_+\) of \(B(H^2(\mathbb{T}))\) which satisfy \[ \alpha_+ \circ \tau=\tau\circ \beta. \] They also describe all \(*\)-endomorphisms \(\alpha\) of \(B(L^2(\mathbb{T}))\) which satisfy \[ \alpha \circ \pi=\pi\circ \beta, \] under the assumption that \(b\) is a finite Blascke product. In their approach, they use ideas of \textit{R. Rochberg} [Pac. J. Math. 44, 337--354 (1973; Zbl 0257.46071)] and \textit{J. N. McDonald} [Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 131, No. 2, 601--606 (2003; Zbl 1045.47019)] and link the theory of composition operators to recent work in operator algebras.