Operators commuting with translations, and systems of difference equations

Miklós Laczkovich

Colloquium Mathematicae (1999)

  • Volume: 80, Issue: 1, page 1-22
  • ISSN: 0010-1354

Abstract

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Let = f : : f i s b o u n d e d , and = f : : f i s L e b e s g u e m e a s u r a b l e . We show that there is a linear operator Φ : such that Φ(f)=f a.e. for every f , and Φ commutes with all translations. On the other hand, if Φ : is a linear operator such that Φ(f)=f for every f , then the group G Φ = a ∈ ℝ:Φ commutes with the translation by a is of measure zero and, assuming Martin’s axiom, is of cardinality less than continuum. Let Φ be a linear operator from into the space of complex-valued measurable functions. We show that if Φ(f) is non-zero for every f ( x ) = e c x , then G Φ must be discrete. If Φ(f) is non-zero for a single polynomial-exponential f, then G Φ is countable, moreover, the elements of G Φ are commensurable. We construct a projection from onto the polynomials that commutes with rational translations. All these results are closely connected with the solvability of certain systems of difference equations.

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Laczkovich, Miklós. "Operators commuting with translations, and systems of difference equations." Colloquium Mathematicae 80.1 (1999): 1-22. <http://eudml.org/doc/210701>.

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AB - Let ${\mathcal {B}} ={f:ℝ → ℝ: f is bounded}$, and ${\mathcal {M}} ={f:ℝ → ℝ: f is Lebesgue measurable}$. We show that there is a linear operator $Φ :{\mathcal {B}} → {\mathcal {M}}$ such that Φ(f)=f a.e. for every $f ∈ {\mathcal {B}} ∩ {\mathcal {M}}$, and Φ commutes with all translations. On the other hand, if $Φ : {\mathcal {B}} → {\mathcal {M}}$ is a linear operator such that Φ(f)=f for every $f ∈ {\mathcal {B}} ∩ {\mathcal {M}}$, then the group $G_Φ$ = a ∈ ℝ:Φ commutes with the translation by a is of measure zero and, assuming Martin’s axiom, is of cardinality less than continuum. Let Φ be a linear operator from $ℂ^ℝ$ into the space of complex-valued measurable functions. We show that if Φ(f) is non-zero for every $f(x)=e^{cx}$, then $G_Φ$ must be discrete. If Φ(f) is non-zero for a single polynomial-exponential f, then $G_Φ$ is countable, moreover, the elements of $G_Φ$ are commensurable. We construct a projection from $ℂ^ℝ$ onto the polynomials that commutes with rational translations. All these results are closely connected with the solvability of certain systems of difference equations.
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