Non-subnormality conjecture for Cauchy duals on three-point atomic spaces

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Let ζ1,ζ2,ζ3\zeta_1,\zeta_2,\zeta_3 be any three distinct points on the unit circle, let c1,c2,c3c_1,c_2,c_3 be positive real numbers, and set

μ=c1δζ1+c2δζ2+c3δζ3.\mu=c_1\delta_{\zeta_1}+c_2\delta_{\zeta_2}+c_3\delta_{\zeta_3}.

Let MzM_z denote multiplication by zz on D(μ)D(\mu), and let Mz′M_z' be its Cauchy dual. Non-subnormality conjecture. The Cauchy dual Mz′M_z' of MzM_z on D(μ)D(\mu) is not subnormal.

The conjecture extends the paper's example from a particular three-point measure to arbitrary positive weights supported at three distinct points of the unit circle. The authors report strong evidence for the claim, while a proof in this generality remains open.

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Saee A. Joshi, Geetanjali M. Phatak and Vinayak M. Sholapurkar, “An example of a cyclic analytic 2-isometry with defect operator of rank 3, whose Cauchy dual is not subnormal”, arXiv:2511.04565 (2025).

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