Numerical range of composition operators on a Hilbert space of Dirichlet series. (Q1418962)

The authors study the numerical range \(W(T)=\{\left<Tf,f\right>: \| f\| =1\}\) of composition operators on the Hilbert space \({\mathcal D}=\{f(s)=\sum_{n=1}^\infty a_nn^{-s}: \| f\| =(\sum_{n=1}^\infty| a_n| ^2)^{1/2}<\infty\}\) of Dirichlet series with square-summable coefficients. In a first part, the numerical range of invertible, normal and isometric composition operators on \({\mathcal D}\) is described. Results in the cases when \(0\in W,\;0\in W^0\) or \(0\in \overline W\) are also given. Boundedness and compactness criteria for composition operators on \({\mathcal D}\) were first studied by \textit{J. Gordon} and \textit{H. Hedenmalm} [Mich. Math. J. 46, 313--329 (1999; Zbl 0963.47021)] and by \textit{F. Bayart} [Ill. J. Math. 47, 725--743 (2003; Zbl 1059.47023)].