Minimal length curves in unitary orbits of a Hermitian compact operator

We study some examples of minimal length curves in homogeneous spaces of B(H) under a left action of a unitary group. Recent results relate these curves with the existence of minimal (with respect to a quotient norm) anti-Hermitian operators Z in the tangent space of the starting point. We show mini...

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Authors: Bottazzi, Tamara Paula, Varela, Alejandro
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2016
Country:Argentina
Institution:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repository:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/38575
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/38575
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Approximation of Minimal Length Curves
Geodesic Curves
Minimal Operators in Quotient Spaces
Unitary Orbits
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Summary:We study some examples of minimal length curves in homogeneous spaces of B(H) under a left action of a unitary group. Recent results relate these curves with the existence of minimal (with respect to a quotient norm) anti-Hermitian operators Z in the tangent space of the starting point. We show minimal curves that are not of this type but nevertheless can be approximated uniformly by those.