Composition operators on Hilbert spaces of entire functions with analytic symbols

Composition operators with analytic symbols on some reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces of entire functions on a complex Hilbert space are studied. The questions of their boundedness, seminormality and positivity are investigated. It is proved that if such an operator is bounded, then its symbol is a polynomial of degree at most 1, i.e., it is an affine mapping. Fock's type model for composition operators with linear symbols is established. As a consequence, explicit formulas for their polar decomposition, Aluthge transform and powers with positive real exponents are provided. The theorem of Carswell, MacCluer and Schuster is generalized to the case of Segal-Bargmann spaces of infinite order. Some related questions are also discussed.Comment: This is a final version of our previous submissions. It consists of 48 page

Unbounded quasinormal operators revisited

Various characterizations of unbounded closed densely defined operators commuting with the spectral measures of their moduli are established.In particular, Kaufman's definition of an unbounded quasinormal operator is shown to coincide with that given by the third-named author and Szafraniec. Examples demonstrating the sharpness of results are constructed.Comment: 13 page

A non-hyponormal operator generating Stieltjes moment sequences

A linear operator $S$ in a complex Hilbert space \hh for which the set \dzn{S} of its $C^\infty$-vectors is dense in \hh and $\{\|S^n f\|^2\}_{n=0}^\infty$ is a Stieltjes moment sequence for every f \in \dzn{S} is said to generate Stieltjes moment sequences. It is shown that there exists a closed non-hyponormal operator $S$ which generates Stieltjes moment sequences. What is more, \dzn{S} is a core of any power $S^n$ of $S$. This is established with the help of a weighted shift on a directed tree with one branching vertex. The main tool in the construction comes from the theory of indeterminate Stieltjes moment sequences. As a consequence, it is shown that there exists a non-hyponormal composition operator in an $L^2$-space (over a $\sigma$-finite measure space) which is injective, paranormal and which generates Stieltjes moment sequences. In contrast to the case of abstract Hilbert space operators, composition operators which are formally normal and which generate Stieltjes moment sequences are always subnormal (in fact normal). The independence assertion of Barry Simon's theorem which parameterizes von Neumann extensions of a closed real symmetric operator with deficiency indices $(1,1)$ is shown to be false

On Unbounded Composition Operators in L2L^2-Spaces

Fundamental properties of unbounded composition operators in $L^2$-spaces are studied. Characterizations of normal and quasinormal composition operators are provided. Formally normal composition operators are shown to be normal. Composition operators generating Stieltjes moment sequences are completely characterized. The unbounded counterparts of the celebrated Lambert's characterizations of subnormality of bounded composition operators are shown to be false. Various illustrative examples are supplied

Unbounded subnormal weighted shifts on directed trees

A new method of verifying the subnormality of unbounded Hilbert space operators based on an approximation technique is proposed. Diverse sufficient conditions for subnormality of unbounded weighted shifts on directed trees are established. An approach to this issue via consistent systems of probability measures is invented. The role played by determinate Stieltjes moment sequences is elucidated. Lambert's characterization of subnormality of bounded operators is shown to be valid for unbounded weighted shifts on directed trees that have sufficiently many quasi-analytic vectors, which is a new phenomenon in this area. The cases of classical weighted shifts and weighted shifts on leafless directed trees with one branching vertex are studied.Comment: 32 pages, one figur