Parallel subtraction of nonnegative forms (Q377796)

The parallel sum of matrices was introduced in \textit{W. N. Anderson} and \textit{R. J. Duffin} [J.\ Math.\ Anal.\ Appl. 26, 576--594 (1969; Zbl 0177.04904)]. For nonsingular \(A,B\), the parallel sum is \(A:B=(A^{-1}+B^{-1})^{-1}\), the well-known formula of addition of resistors in parallel. For non-negative sesquilinear forms, \(\mathfrak s:\mathfrak t\) was introduced in [\textit{S. Hassi} et al., in: Recent advances in operator theory in Hilbert and Krein spaces. Papers of the 7th workshop on operator theory in Krein spaces and spectral analysis, TU Berlin, Germany, 2007. Basel: Birkhäuser. 211--227 (2010; Zbl 1200.47004); J.\ Funct.\ Anal. 257, No. 12, 3858--3894 (2009; Zbl 1185.47002)]. In this paper, the authors study the solvability of the equation \(\mathfrak t:\mathfrak z=\mathfrak s\). They define the parallel difference \( \mathfrak z=s\div \mathfrak t\) as the minimal (in some sense) solution of \(\mathfrak t:\mathfrak z=\mathfrak s\). Some properties of parallel subtraction are established. Those include, e.g., properties of the mapping \(g_{\mathfrak s}(\mathfrak t)=\mathfrak s\div \mathfrak t\) and extreme points of intervals \([\mathfrak t,\mathfrak w]\).