Difference of composition operators between standard weighted Bergman spaces (Q542858)

From MaRDI portal
scientific article
Language Label Description Also known as
English
Difference of composition operators between standard weighted Bergman spaces
scientific article

    Statements

    Difference of composition operators between standard weighted Bergman spaces (English)
    0 references
    0 references
    20 June 2011
    0 references
    Let \(\varphi\) be an analytic self map of the unit disc \(\mathbb D=\{z:z\in \mathbb C,\;|z|<1\}\). The composition operator \(C_{\varphi}\) is defined by \(C_{\varphi}(f)=f\circ \varphi\) whenever \(f\) is also analytic on \(\mathbb D\). If \(\alpha >-1\) and \(A\) is the normalized Lebesgue measure on \(\mathbb D,\) a new measure can be defined on \(\mathbb D\) by \(A_{\alpha}(E):=(\alpha +1)\int_E(1-|z|^2)^{\alpha}\,dA(z)\). For \(0<p,\) the Bergman space \(A^p_{\alpha}\) is the subspace of \(L^p(A_{\alpha})\) which consists of analytic functions on \(\mathbb D\). Let \(-1<\alpha\) and \(-1<\beta\). For \(\varphi,\psi\) analytic self maps of \(\mathbb D\) and \(0<p\leq q,\) the author studies when the difference operator \(C_{\varphi}-C_{\psi}\) maps \(A^p_{\alpha}\) into \(A^q_{\alpha}\). He shows that this is the case if and only if the weighted composition operators \(\sigma C_{\varphi}\) and \(\sigma C_{\psi}\) also do that, where \(\sigma(z)=\dfrac{\varphi(z)-\psi(z)}{1-\overline{\varphi(z)}\psi(z)}\). This last map has been studied by \textit{J. Moorhouse} [J. Funct. Anal. 219, No. 1, 70--92 (2005; Zbl 1087.47032)] in relation with the compact differences of composition operators. The author also studies the essential norm of \(C_{\varphi}-C_{\psi}\). For \(1\leq p\), let \(H^p(\mathbb D)\) be the classic Hardy space. He shows that, if \(1<p \leq q\) and \(\varphi, \psi\) are analytic self maps of \(\mathbb D\) such that \(\sigma C_{\varphi}\) and \(\sigma C_{\psi}\) map \(H^p(\mathbb D)\) into \(H^q(\mathbb D)\), then so does \(C_{\varphi}-C_{\psi}\). Furthermore, if \(\sigma C_{\varphi}\) and \(\sigma C_{\psi}\) are compact, then so is \( C_{\varphi}- C_{\psi}\). \(\frac {3}{2}\)
    0 references
    0 references
    0 references
    0 references
    0 references
    0 references
    Bergman space
    0 references
    composition operators
    0 references
    compactness
    0 references
    essential norm
    0 references
    0 references