Normal weighted composition operators on the Hardy space

DOI10.1016/J.JMAA.2010.01.006zbMATH Open1195.47013arXiv0910.1259OpenAlexW2895761948MaRDI QIDQ961099FDOQ961099

Publication date: 29 March 2010

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let g be an analytic function on the open unit disc U such that g(U) is contained in U, and let h be an analytic function on U such that the weighted composition operator W_{h,g) defined by W_{h,g}f = h f(g) is bounded on the Hardy space H^2. We characterize those weighted composition operators on H^2 that are unitary, showing that in contrast to the unweighted case (h=1), every automorphism of U induces a unitary weighted composition operator. A conjugation argument, using these unitary operators, allows us to describe all normal weighted composition operators on H^2 for which the inducing map g fixes a point in U. This description shows both h and g must be linear fractional in order for W_{h,g} to be normal (assuming g fixes a point in U). In general, we show that if W_{h, g} is normal on H^2 and h is not the zero function, then g must be either univalent on U or constant. Descriptions of spectra are provided for the operator W_{h,g} when it is unitary or when it is normal and g fixes a point in U.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0910.1259

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zbMATH Keywords

composition operator Hardy space normal operator weighted composition operator

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hardy spaces (30H10) Linear composition operators (47B33) Hermitian and normal operators (spectral measures, functional calculus, etc.) (47B15)

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