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A characterization of normal operators

1982, Israel Journal of Mathematics

Abstract

Let A be a bounded linear operator in a Hilbert space. If A is normal then log[[ eA'u [I and loglleA"u II are convex functions for all u~ 0. In this paper we prove that these properties characterize normal operators.) Sponsored by the United States Army under Contract No. DAAG29-80-C-0041.