Operator norms of powers of the Volterra operator (Q5939742)

Let \(V: L^2[0,1]\to L^2[0, 1]\) be the Volterra operator defined by \(Vf(x)= \int^x_0 f(t) dt\). In the paper is proved that \(\lim_{m\to\infty} \|m!V^m\|={1\over 2}\). To obtain this, some more general results for the operator \(A: L^2[0,1]\to L^2[0,1]\) defined by \(Af(x)= \int^x_0 a(x- t) f(t) dt\), wehre \(a\) is a nonnegative, nondecreasing \(L^2\)-integrable function on \([0,1]\), are proved.