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We will survey four open problems about matrices which have important implications for infinite dimensional problems. The main J theme of these problems is that a solution in M n with norm estimates which are independent of dimension provides Infinite dimensional information as well.
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Dedicated to Israel Gohberg on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday.
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Davidson, K.R. (1989). Finite Dimension Problems In Operator Theory. In: Dym, H., Goldberg, S., Kaashoek, M.A., Lancaster, P. (eds) The Gohberg Anniversary Collection. Operator Theory: Advances and Applications, vol 40/41. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-9144-8_6
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