A-F-M conjecture on sums of reproducing kernels

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Let K1K_1 and K2K_2 be reproducing kernels of the form

K1(z,w)=kZ+ak(zwˉ)k,K2(z,w)=kZ+bk(zwˉ)k.K_1(z,w)=\sum_{k\in\mathbb Z_+}a_k(z\bar w)^k,\qquad K_2(z,w)=\sum_{k\in\mathbb Z_+}b_k(z\bar w)^k.

Assume

limkakak+1=limkbkbk+1=1,\lim_{k\to\infty}\frac{a_k}{a_{k+1}}=\lim_{k\to\infty}\frac{b_k}{b_{k+1}}=1, limkak=limkbk=,\lim_{k\to\infty}a_k=\lim_{k\to\infty}b_k=\infty,

and that there are measures ν1\nu_1 and ν2\nu_2 on [0,1][0,1] such that, for every kZ+k\in\mathbb Z_+,

1ak=[0,1]tkdν1(t),1bk=[0,1]tkdν2(t).\frac{1}{a_k}=\int_{[0,1]}t^k\,d\nu_1(t),\qquad \frac{1}{b_k}=\int_{[0,1]}t^k\,d\nu_2(t).

A-F-M conjecture. The multiplication operator MzM_z on H(K1+K2)\mathcal H(K_1+K_2) is subnormal.

The conjecture concerns preservation of subnormality for multiplication operators associated with sums of positive definite kernels. The analogous question for products of kernels has been answered negatively in general, whereas the stated sum problem remains unresolved on the supplied evidence.

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Primary source

Soumitra Ghara and Surjit Kumar, “On sum of two subnormal kernels”, arXiv:1703.02792 (2017).

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