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If $X$ is a separable Banach space and $(epsilon_n)downarrow 0$, can we find a quasinilpotent, non-compact operator on $X$ such that $||T^n||^{1/n}<epsilon_n$ for all $n$? I suspect the answer is positive, but cannot come up with an example.










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    What is wrong with a nilpotent shift on $L^p[0,1]$? For example $(Tf)(x):=f(x+frac{1}{2})$ if $x<frac{1}{2}$ and $(Tf)(x)=0$ elswhere?
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    @AndrásBátkai: What is probably a bit more interesting is to find such an operator which is, in addition, not power-compact, and thus in particular not nilpotent. (An example would be the resolvent of a nil-potent vector-valued shift semigroup.)
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    @AndrásBátkai: Oh, I think we misunderstood the question. I guess, Markus asks whether such an operator exists for every separable space $X$ and every sequence $(epsilon_n)$.
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If $X$ is a separable Banach space and $(epsilon_n)downarrow 0$, can we find a quasinilpotent, non-compact operator on $X$ such that $||T^n||^{1/n}<epsilon_n$ for all $n$? I suspect the answer is positive, but cannot come up with an example.










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    What is wrong with a nilpotent shift on $L^p[0,1]$? For example $(Tf)(x):=f(x+frac{1}{2})$ if $x<frac{1}{2}$ and $(Tf)(x)=0$ elswhere?
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    – András Bátkai
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    @AndrásBátkai: What is probably a bit more interesting is to find such an operator which is, in addition, not power-compact, and thus in particular not nilpotent. (An example would be the resolvent of a nil-potent vector-valued shift semigroup.)
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    – Jochen Glueck
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    @AndrásBátkai: Oh, I think we misunderstood the question. I guess, Markus asks whether such an operator exists for every separable space $X$ and every sequence $(epsilon_n)$.
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    – Jochen Glueck
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If $X$ is a separable Banach space and $(epsilon_n)downarrow 0$, can we find a quasinilpotent, non-compact operator on $X$ such that $||T^n||^{1/n}<epsilon_n$ for all $n$? I suspect the answer is positive, but cannot come up with an example.










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If $X$ is a separable Banach space and $(epsilon_n)downarrow 0$, can we find a quasinilpotent, non-compact operator on $X$ such that $||T^n||^{1/n}<epsilon_n$ for all $n$? I suspect the answer is positive, but cannot come up with an example.







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    What is wrong with a nilpotent shift on $L^p[0,1]$? For example $(Tf)(x):=f(x+frac{1}{2})$ if $x<frac{1}{2}$ and $(Tf)(x)=0$ elswhere?
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    – András Bátkai
    13 hours ago






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    @AndrásBátkai: What is probably a bit more interesting is to find such an operator which is, in addition, not power-compact, and thus in particular not nilpotent. (An example would be the resolvent of a nil-potent vector-valued shift semigroup.)
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    – Jochen Glueck
    13 hours ago










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    @AndrásBátkai: Oh, I think we misunderstood the question. I guess, Markus asks whether such an operator exists for every separable space $X$ and every sequence $(epsilon_n)$.
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    – Jochen Glueck
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    $begingroup$
    What is wrong with a nilpotent shift on $L^p[0,1]$? For example $(Tf)(x):=f(x+frac{1}{2})$ if $x<frac{1}{2}$ and $(Tf)(x)=0$ elswhere?
    $endgroup$
    – András Bátkai
    13 hours ago






  • 2




    $begingroup$
    @AndrásBátkai: What is probably a bit more interesting is to find such an operator which is, in addition, not power-compact, and thus in particular not nilpotent. (An example would be the resolvent of a nil-potent vector-valued shift semigroup.)
    $endgroup$
    – Jochen Glueck
    13 hours ago










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    @AndrásBátkai: Oh, I think we misunderstood the question. I guess, Markus asks whether such an operator exists for every separable space $X$ and every sequence $(epsilon_n)$.
    $endgroup$
    – Jochen Glueck
    12 hours ago








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$begingroup$
What is wrong with a nilpotent shift on $L^p[0,1]$? For example $(Tf)(x):=f(x+frac{1}{2})$ if $x<frac{1}{2}$ and $(Tf)(x)=0$ elswhere?
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– András Bátkai
13 hours ago




$begingroup$
What is wrong with a nilpotent shift on $L^p[0,1]$? For example $(Tf)(x):=f(x+frac{1}{2})$ if $x<frac{1}{2}$ and $(Tf)(x)=0$ elswhere?
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– András Bátkai
13 hours ago




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@AndrásBátkai: What is probably a bit more interesting is to find such an operator which is, in addition, not power-compact, and thus in particular not nilpotent. (An example would be the resolvent of a nil-potent vector-valued shift semigroup.)
$endgroup$
– Jochen Glueck
13 hours ago




$begingroup$
@AndrásBátkai: What is probably a bit more interesting is to find such an operator which is, in addition, not power-compact, and thus in particular not nilpotent. (An example would be the resolvent of a nil-potent vector-valued shift semigroup.)
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– Jochen Glueck
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@AndrásBátkai: Oh, I think we misunderstood the question. I guess, Markus asks whether such an operator exists for every separable space $X$ and every sequence $(epsilon_n)$.
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– Jochen Glueck
12 hours ago




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@AndrásBátkai: Oh, I think we misunderstood the question. I guess, Markus asks whether such an operator exists for every separable space $X$ and every sequence $(epsilon_n)$.
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– Jochen Glueck
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On the Argyros-Haydon space every operator is a compact perturbation of a scalar multiple of the identity, and hence every quasinilpotent operator is compact.






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    Just curious: is the property "quasinilpotent is compact" equivalent to Argyros-Haydon property "every operator is scalar plus compact"?
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    Probably not, Fedor. Maybe there is a space with unconditional basis on which every operator is diagonal plus compact. Gowers built a space with unconditional basis on which every operator is diagonal plus strictly singular.
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On the Argyros-Haydon space every operator is a compact perturbation of a scalar multiple of the identity, and hence every quasinilpotent operator is compact.






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    Just curious: is the property "quasinilpotent is compact" equivalent to Argyros-Haydon property "every operator is scalar plus compact"?
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    Probably not, Fedor. Maybe there is a space with unconditional basis on which every operator is diagonal plus compact. Gowers built a space with unconditional basis on which every operator is diagonal plus strictly singular.
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On the Argyros-Haydon space every operator is a compact perturbation of a scalar multiple of the identity, and hence every quasinilpotent operator is compact.






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    Just curious: is the property "quasinilpotent is compact" equivalent to Argyros-Haydon property "every operator is scalar plus compact"?
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    – Fedor Petrov
    12 hours ago










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    Probably not, Fedor. Maybe there is a space with unconditional basis on which every operator is diagonal plus compact. Gowers built a space with unconditional basis on which every operator is diagonal plus strictly singular.
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    – Bill Johnson
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On the Argyros-Haydon space every operator is a compact perturbation of a scalar multiple of the identity, and hence every quasinilpotent operator is compact.






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On the Argyros-Haydon space every operator is a compact perturbation of a scalar multiple of the identity, and hence every quasinilpotent operator is compact.







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    $begingroup$
    Just curious: is the property "quasinilpotent is compact" equivalent to Argyros-Haydon property "every operator is scalar plus compact"?
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    – Fedor Petrov
    12 hours ago










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    Probably not, Fedor. Maybe there is a space with unconditional basis on which every operator is diagonal plus compact. Gowers built a space with unconditional basis on which every operator is diagonal plus strictly singular.
    $endgroup$
    – Bill Johnson
    7 hours ago














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    $begingroup$
    Just curious: is the property "quasinilpotent is compact" equivalent to Argyros-Haydon property "every operator is scalar plus compact"?
    $endgroup$
    – Fedor Petrov
    12 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Probably not, Fedor. Maybe there is a space with unconditional basis on which every operator is diagonal plus compact. Gowers built a space with unconditional basis on which every operator is diagonal plus strictly singular.
    $endgroup$
    – Bill Johnson
    7 hours ago








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Just curious: is the property "quasinilpotent is compact" equivalent to Argyros-Haydon property "every operator is scalar plus compact"?
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– Fedor Petrov
12 hours ago




$begingroup$
Just curious: is the property "quasinilpotent is compact" equivalent to Argyros-Haydon property "every operator is scalar plus compact"?
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– Fedor Petrov
12 hours ago












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Probably not, Fedor. Maybe there is a space with unconditional basis on which every operator is diagonal plus compact. Gowers built a space with unconditional basis on which every operator is diagonal plus strictly singular.
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– Bill Johnson
7 hours ago




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Probably not, Fedor. Maybe there is a space with unconditional basis on which every operator is diagonal plus compact. Gowers built a space with unconditional basis on which every operator is diagonal plus strictly singular.
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– Bill Johnson
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