Factoring a quadratic operator as a product of two positive contractions

Abstract: Let

T

be a quadratic operator on a complex Hilbert space

H

. We show that

T

can be written as a product of two positive contractions if and only if

T

is of the form

aI oplus bI oplus�egin{pmatrix} aI & P cr 0 & bI cr end{pmatrix} quad ext{on} quad H_1oplus H_2oplus (H_3oplus H_3)

for some

a, b i n [0, 1]

and strictly positive operator

P

with

| P | l e | s q r t a - s q r t b | s q r t (1 - a) (1 - b) .

Also, we give a necessary condition for a bounded linear operator

T

with operator matrix

on

H o p l u s K

that can be written as a product of two positive contractions.

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