Let A [is an element of] C^[n [times] n] be normal. For a given z in the numerical range of A, consider the set B_[A,k](z) of k [times] k matrices W for which [matrix [z * / 0 W]] is a compression of A. Elements of B_[A,1](z) are the Ritz values associated to z. If no eigenvalues of A are in the interior of its numerical range, we identify the smallest convex region containing B_[A,1](z). If no three eigenvalues of A lie on the same line, we also prove that for any compact subset K of the numerical range of A that avoids the eigenvalues, the mappings z [maps to] B_[A,k](z) and z [maps to] [sigma](B_[A,k](z)) are uniformly continuous on K. The free joint numerical radius w(X₁, ... , X_m) of Hilbert space operators X₁, ... , X_m [is an element of] B(H) is w(X₁, ... , X_m) = sup{w(X₁ [o times] U₁ + ... + X_m [o times] U_m)}, where the supremum is taken over every Hilbert space K, every choice of m unitaries U₁, ... , U_m [is an element of] B(K), and the tensor product is spatial. The free joint numerical radius coincides with the classical numerical radius when there is only one operator (m = 1). We prove a formula for the free joint numerical radius of a tuple of generalized permutations. When dim(H) < [infinity], we show that w(X₁, ... ,X_m) < 1/2 is equivalent to the existence of a fixed point of the operator-valued function f_[X₁, ... ,X_m](Z) := I + [sum]_[j=1]^m [(Z^[1/2]X_j^*ZX_jZ^[1/2] + [1/4]I)^[1/2] + (Z^[1/2]X_jZX_j^*Z^[1/2] + [1/4]I)^[1/2]]. We also present a conjecture how to compute such fixed point.
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Title
Ritz values and the free joint numerical radius
Creators
Paul Reine Kennett Dela Rosa
Contributors
Hugo J. Woerdeman (Advisor)
Awarding Institution
Drexel University
Degree Awarded
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Publisher
Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Number of pages
vi, 93 pages
Resource Type
Dissertation
Language
English
Academic Unit
College of Arts and Sciences; Drexel University; Mathematics
Other Identifier
991015242080904721
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