On interpolation problems in the complex right half plane (Q4945155)

In this paper the commutant lifting theorem is used to solve some interpolation problems in the right half plane. Let \(\alpha\) be a scalar satisfying \(\Re(\alpha)>0\), \(\phi(s)=\Re(\alpha)/(s+\overline\alpha)\). Let \(\mathcal E, \mathcal U, \mathcal Y\) be Hilbert spaces, \(\dim\mathcal U=n<\infty\). For a given \(F\in L^{\infty}(\mathcal U,\mathcal Y)\) and inner \(\Theta\in H^{\infty}(\mathcal E,\mathcal Y)\) put \[ d_{2,\alpha}=\inf\{\|(F-\Theta H)\phi\|_2\: H\in H^{\infty}(\mathcal U,\mathcal E)\},\;d_{\infty}=\inf\{\|F-\Theta H\|_{\infty}\: H\in H^{\infty}(\mathcal U,\mathcal E)\}. \] The main result of the paper asserts that then for \(\forall \delta>1\) \(\exists H_{\alpha}\in H^{\infty}(\mathcal U,\mathcal E)\) satisfying \(\|F-\Theta H_{\alpha}\|_{\infty}\leq\delta d_{\infty}\) and \(\|(F-\Theta H_{\alpha})\phi\|_2\leq\delta d_{2,\alpha} (\delta^2-1+2 d^2_{2,\alpha}/(n\Re(\alpha) d^2_{\infty}))^{-\frac 12}\). By choosing a suitable \(\delta\) this yields \(\|(F-\Theta H_{\alpha})\phi\|_2\leq\sqrt 2 d_{2,\alpha}(1- d_{2,\alpha}^2/(n\Re(\alpha) d_{\infty}^2))^{\frac 12}\) and \(\|F-\Theta H_{\alpha}\|_{\infty}\leq \sqrt 2 d_{\infty} (1-d_{2,\alpha}^2/n\Re(\alpha)d_{\infty}^2))^{\frac 12}\). Some explicit formulas that enable to construct \(H_{\alpha}\) are also presented. This result is a right half plane version of some known unit disc results [see \textit{C. Foias, A. E. Frazho}, and \textit{W. S. Li}, Oper. Theory, Adv. Appl. 64, 119-156 (1993; Zbl 0797.47008)]. The paper is concluded by an example (with scalar valued proper rational function \(F\)) indicating possible applications in signal processing and control design. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0932.00048].