Let V be the classical Volterra operator on L²(0,1), and let z be a complex number. We prove that I-zV is power bounded if and only if Re z ≥ 0 and Im z = 0, while I-zV² is power bounded if and only if z = 0. The first result yields as n → ∞, an improvement of [Py]. We also study some other related operator pencils.
The spectral problem (s²I - ϕ(V)*ϕ(V))f = 0 for an arbitrary complex polynomial ϕ of the classical Volterra operator V in L₂(0,1) is considered. An equivalent boundary value problem for a differential equation of order 2n, n = deg(ϕ), is constructed. In the case ϕ(z) = 1 + az the singular numbers are explicitly described in terms of roots of a transcendental equation, their localization and asymptotic behavior is investigated, and an explicit formula for the ||I + aV||₂ is given. For all a ≠ 0 this...
We continue the paper [Ts] on the boundedness of polynomials in the Volterra operator. This provides new ways of constructing power-bounded operators. It seems interesting to point out that a similar procedure applies to the operators satisfying the Ritt resolvent condition: compare Theorem 5 and Theorem 9 below.
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