Perturbation of spectral subspaces and solution of linear operator equations

Bhatia, Rajendra ; Davis, Chandler ; McIntosh, Alan (1983) Perturbation of spectral subspaces and solution of linear operator equations Linear Algebra and its Applications, 52-53 . pp. 45-67. ISSN 0024-3795

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Abstract

Let A and B be normal operators on a Hilbert space. Let KA and KB be subsets of the complex plane, at distance at least δ from each other; let E be the spectral projector for A belonging to KA, and let F be the spectral projector for B belonging to KB. Our main results are estimates of the form δ||EF||< c||E(A − B)F||; in some special situations, the constant c is as low as 1. As an application, we prove, for an absolute constant d, that if the space is finite-dimensional and if A and B are normal with ||;A-B||≤ε/d, then the spectrum of B can be obtained from that of A (multiplicities counted) by moving each eigenvalue by at most ϵ. Our main results have equivalent formulations as statements about the operator equation AQ - QB = S. Let A and B be normal operators on perhaps different Hilbert spaces. Assume σ(A)KA and σ(B) KB, where KA, KB, and δ are as before. Then we give estimates of the forms δ||Q||⩽c||AQ − QB||.

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