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Traces of Commutators of Integral Operators – the Aftermath

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Mathematical Methods in Systems, Optimization, and Control

Part of the book series: Operator Theory: Advances and Applications ((OT,volume 222))

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We review the papers of J. Helton with R. Howe on traces of commutators of Hilbert space operators, and survey their influence in the 35 years since publication.

Mathematics Subject Classification. Primary: 47-02; secondary: 01-02, 30-02, 47B47.

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  1. Mathematics Department, Yale University, 208283, New Haven, CT, 06520-8283, USA

    Roger Howe

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  1. Dept. Mathematics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

    Harry Dym

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    Mauricio C. de Oliveira

  3. College of Letters & Science, Dept. Mathematics, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, 93106, California, USA

    Mihai Putinar

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Howe, R. (2012). Traces of Commutators of Integral Operators – the Aftermath. In: Dym, H., de Oliveira, M., Putinar, M. (eds) Mathematical Methods in Systems, Optimization, and Control. Operator Theory: Advances and Applications, vol 222. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-0411-0_16

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