We compute the essential Taylor spectrum of a tuple of analytic Toeplitz operators $T_g$ on $H^p\left(D\right)$, where D is a strictly pseudoconvex domain. We also provide specific formulas for the index of $T_g$ provided that $g^{-1}\left(0\right)$ is a compact subset of D.

Let T₁,...,Tₙ be bounded linear operators on a complex Hilbert space H. Then there are compact operators K₁,...,Kₙ ∈ B(H) such that the closure of the joint numerical range of the n-tuple (T₁-K₁,...,Tₙ-Kₙ) equals the joint essential numerical range of (T₁,...,Tₙ). This generalizes the corresponding result for n = 1. We also show that if S ∈ B(H) and n ∈ ℕ then there exists a compact operator K ∈ B(H) such that $\left|\right|(S-K)ⁿ\left|\right|={\left|\right|Sⁿ\left|\right|}_e$. This generalizes results of C. L. Olsen.

Let W(A) and $W_e\left(A\right)$ be the joint numerical range and the joint essential numerical range of an m-tuple of self-adjoint operators A = (A₁, ..., Aₘ) acting on an infinite-dimensional Hilbert space. It is shown that $W_e\left(A\right)$ is always convex and admits many equivalent formulations. In particular, for any fixed i ∈ 1, ..., m, $W_e\left(A\right)$ can be obtained as the intersection of all sets of the form $cl\left(W(A₁,...,A_{i+1},A_i+F,A_{i+1},...,Aₘ)\right)$, where F = F* has finite rank. Moreover, the closure cl(W(A)) of W(A) is always star-shaped with the elements in $W_e\left(A\right)$ as star centers....

We investigate relations between the spectra defined by Słodkowski [14] and higher Shilov boundaries of the Taylor spectrum. The results generalize the well-known relation between the approximate point spectrum and the usual Shilov boundary.

We construct a pair of commuting Banach space operators for which the splitting spectrum is different from the Taylor spectrum.

Let $a=(a_1,...,a_n)$ be a tuple of commuting operators on a Banach space $X$. We discuss various conditions equivalent to that the holomorphic (Taylor) functional calculus has an extension to the real-analytic functions or various ultradifferentiable classes. In particular, we discuss the possible existence of a functional calculus for smooth functions. We relate the existence of a possible extension to existence of a certain (ultra)current extension of the resolvent mapping over the (Taylor) spectrum of $a$. If $a$...

We prove a formula for the Taylor functional calculus for functions analytic in a neighbourhood of the splitting spectrum of an n-tuple of commuting Banach space operators. This generalizes the formula of Vasilescu for Hilbert space operators and is closely related to a recent result of D. W. Albrecht.