The Square Root Problem and Aluthge transforms of weighted shifts

Sang Hoon Lee and Jasang Yoon

Mathematische Nachrichten, 2017, vol. 290, issue 17-18, 2925-2933

Abstract: In this paper we consider the following question. When does there exist a square root of a probability measure supported on R+? This question is naturally related to subnormality of weighted shifts. The main result of this paper is that if μ is a finitely atomic probability measure having at most 4 atoms, then μ has a square root, i.e., there exists a measure ν such that μ=ν*ν (* means the convolution) if and only if the Aluthge transform of a subnormal weighted shift with Berger measure μ is subnormal. As an application of them, we give non†trivial, large classes of probability measures having a square root. We also prove that there are 6 and 7†atomic probability measures which don't have any square root. Our results have a connection to the following long†open problem in Operator Theory: characterize the subnormal operators having a square root.

Date: 2017
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