We show that, for any 2n+ 2 distinct points a1, a′ 1, a2, a′ 2, . . . , an+1, a′ n+1 (in this order) on the unit circle, there is an n-by-n matrix A, unique up to unitary equivalence, which has norm one and satisfies the conditions that it has all its eigenvalues in the open unit disc, In − A∗A has rank one and its numerical range is circumscribed by the two (n+ 1)-gons a1a2 · · · an+1 and a′ 1...

Let c = (c1, . . . , cn) be such that c1 ≥ · · · ≥ cn. The c-numerical range of an n×n matrix A is defined by

A bounded linear operator acting on a Hilbert space is a generalized quadratic operator if it has an operator matrix of the form [ aI cT dT ∗ bI ] . It reduces to a quadratic operator if d = 0. In this paper, spectra, norms, and various kinds of numerical ranges of generalized quadratic operators are determined. Some operator inequalities are also obtained. In particular, it is shown that for a...