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A trace formula for isometric pairs

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Abstract

It is well known that for every isometry V, tr[V*, V] = -ind(V). This fact for the shift operator is a basis for many important developments in operator theory and topology. In this paper we prove an analogous formula for a pair of isometries (V1, V2), namely tr[V1*, V1,V2*,V2] = -2ind(V1,V2), where [V1*, V1, V2*, V2] is the complete anti-symmetric sum and ind(V1, V2) is the Fredholm index of the pair (V1, V2). The major tool is what we call the fringe operator. Two examples are considered.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)533-541
Number of pages9
JournalProceedings of the American Mathematical Society
Volume131
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2003

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