Journal of Operator Theory

Volume 78, Issue 1, Summer 2017 pp. 3-20.

On $\rho$-dilations of commuting operators

Authors: Vladimir Muller
Author institution: Mathematical Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Zitna 25, 115 67 Prague 1, Czech Republic

Summary: Let $n\geqslant 1$ and let $c_{F,G}$ be given real numbers defined for all pairs of disjoint subsets $F,G\subset\{1,\dots,n\}$. We characterize commuting $n$-tuples of operators $T=(T_1,\dots,T_n)$ acting on a Hilbert space $H$ which have a commuting unitary dilation $U=(U_1,\ldots,U_n)\in B(K)^n$, $K\supset H$ such that $P_HU^{*\beta}U^\alpha |_H= c_{\supp\alpha,\,\supp\beta} T^{*\beta}T^\alpha$ for all $\alpha,\beta\in\mathbb{Z}_+^n, \supp\,\alpha\cap\supp\,\beta=\emptyset$. This unifies and generalizes the concepts of $\rho$-dilations of a single operator and of regular unitary dilations of commuting $n$-tuples. We discuss also other interesting cases.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7900/jot.2016may03.2105
Keywords: $\rho$-dilation, regular unitary dilation

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