On the uniqueness of the generalized Kato decomposition (Q4713702)

It was shown by \textit{T. Kato} [J. Anal. Math. 6, 261--322 (1958; Zbl 0090.09003)] that for any given closed semi-Fredholm operator \(A\) defined on a Hilbert space \(H\) there exists a pair \((M,N)\) of closed subspaces such that (a) \(H=M\oplus N\), (b) \(A(M)\subset N\), and \(N(A_0^n)\subset R(A_0)\) for \(n\geq 0\) where \(A_0=A\mid M\) and \(R(A)\) is closed, (c) \(A(N)\subset N\subset D(A)\) and \(A\mid N\) is nilpotent. If ``nilpotent'' is replaced by ``quasinilpotent'' in (c) then the resulting set of conditions (a)-(c) is termed a generalized Kato decomposition (GKD) for \(A\). Closed operators which admit a GKD are called pseudo-Fredholm \((P\Phi)\) operators [\textit{M. Mbekhta}, C. R. Acad. Sci., Paris Sér I Math. 303, No. 20, 979--982 (1986; Zbl 0605.47011)]. The following theorems are proved. (1) The GKD of a \(P\Phi\) operator \(A\) is unique up to an isomorphism commuting with \(A\). (2) Let \(A\) be a closed densely defined operator. Then \(A\) admits a unique GKD \((M,N)\) with \(N\neq\{0\}\) if and only if 0 is an isolated point of the spectrum of \(A\).