Notes on interpolation in the generalized Schur class. I: Applications of realization theory (Q4429626)

The paper investigates: I) the Nevanlinna-Pick interpolation problem as a factorization problem of Leech type for operator-valued functions and II) the connection of some coefficient problems with the generalized kernels of the Schwarz-Pick type. A complete solution for the indefinite Carathéodory-Fejér problem in the scalar case is given in Part II. The solution is obtained by means of an equivalence of two matrix extension problems, one involving lower triangular Toeplitz matrices and the other Hermitian Toeplitz matrices. Realization theory plays a relevant role in both parts. The results which are proved in Part I of the paper have the following style. Let \(A(z)\) and \(B(z)\) be holomorphic functions on \(\Omega\) with values in \(\mathcal{L}(\mathcal{F,G})\) (\(\mathcal{F}\) and \(\mathcal{G}\) are Pontryagin spaces with the same negative index). If the kernel \[ K(w,z)=(A(z)A(w)^*-B(z)B(w)^*)/(1-z\overline{w}) \] has \(\kappa\) negative squares on \(\Omega\times \Omega\) and some additional properties hold, then it is possible to construct a function \(S(z)\in {\mathbf{S}}_{k'}\) (Generalized Schur class), for some \(\kappa'\leq \kappa\) such that \(B(z)=A(z)S(z)\) for all but at most \(\kappa\) points of \(\Omega\). Furthermore, \(S\) has the form of a characteristic function \(S(z)=H+wG(1-wT)^{-1}F\) of a partially isometric operator colligation \(V=\{T,F,G,H\}\). For the entire collection see [Zbl 1013.00027].