Composition operators on small weighted Hardy spaces (Q678946)

Let \(D\) be a disk of the complex plane and let \(\{\beta(n), n= 0,1,2,3,\dots\}\) be a sequence of positive numbers satisfying \(\beta(0)= 1\), \(\beta(n)^{1/n}\to 1\) as \(n\to\infty\). Then the weighted Hardy space \(H^2(\beta)\) consists of functions of the form \(f\) representable in the form \(f(z)= \sum^\infty_{n= 0}a_nz^n\) (convergence in \(H^2(\beta)\)), with norm \(\| f\|^2_\beta= \sum^\infty_{n= 0}| a_n|^2\beta(n)^2\). If \(\varphi: D\to D\) is analytic, then the composition map \(C_\varphi\) is defined by \[ C_\varphi(f)(z)= f\circ\varphi(z)= f(\varphi(z)). \] The results of section 2 of this paper indicate conditions for which \(C_\varphi\) is not compact and \(C_\psi\) is not bounded in \(H^2(\beta)\), and include: (i) if \(|\varphi'(w)|> 1\) for some \(w\in\partial D\) satisfying \(| \varphi(w)|= 1\), or (ii) if \(|\varphi'(w)|= 1\) for \(w\in \partial D\) satisfying \(| \varphi(w)|= 1\) and \(\sum^\infty_{n= 0}n^2\beta(n)^{-2}< \infty\), and (iii) \(\{\beta(n), n=0, 1,2,3,\dots\}\) is increasing, \(|\psi'(w)|> 1\) for some \(w\in\partial D\) with \(|\psi(w)|= 1\). Results of section 3 indicate conditions for which no non-rotation automorphisms of \(D\) define bounded composition operators. Some other conditions are contained in the papers of \textit{T. L. Kriete} and \textit{B. D. MacCluer} [Ind. Univ. Mat. J. 41, No. 3, 755-788 (1992; Zbl 0772.30043)]. [Note: The definition of \(|\varphi'(w)|\) on p. 663 appears particularly applicable to functions satisfying \(|\varphi(z)|= \varphi(| z|)\)].