On normal operator logarithms

Publication date 19 February 2014

Abstract: Let

X, Y

be normal bounded operators on a Hilbert space such that

e^{X} = e^{Y}

. If the spectra of

X

and

Y

are contained in the strip

s

of the complex plane defined by

| I m (z) | l e q p i

, we show that

| X | = | Y |

. If

Y

is only assumed to be bounded, then

| X | Y = Y | X |

. We give a formula for

X - Y

in terms of spectral projections of

X

and

Y

provided that

X, Y

are normal and

e^{X} = e^{Y}

. If

X

is an unbounded self-adjoint operator, which does not have

(2 k + 1) p i

,

, as eigenvalues, and

Y

is normal with spectrum in

s

satisfying

e^{i X} = e^{Y}

, then

. We give alternative proofs and generalizations of results on normal operator exponentials proved by Ch. Schmoeger.

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