Abstract. The construction of frames for a Hilbert space H can be equated to the decomposition of the frame operator as a sum of positive operators having rank one. This realization provides a different approach to questions regarding frames with particular properties and motivates our results. We find a necessary and sufficient condition under which any positive finite-rank operator B can be e...

To every infinite lower Hessenberg matrix D is associated a linear operator on l2. In this paper we prove the similarity of the operator D − ∆, where ∆ belongs to a certain class of compact operators, to the operator D−∆′, where ∆′ is of rank one. We first consider the case when ∆ is lower triangular and has finite rank; then we extend this to ∆ of infinite rank assuming that D is bounded. In S...

The use of the term \landscape" is increasing rapidly in the eld of evolutionary computation, yet in many cases it remains poorly, if at all, deened. This situation has perhaps developed because everyone grasps the imagery immediately, and the questions that would be asked of a less evocative term do not get asked. This paper presents an important consequence of a new model of landscapes. The m...

The rank-k numerical range has a close connection to the construction of quantum error correction code for a noisy quantum channel. For noisy quantum channel, a quantum error correcting code of dimension k exists if and only if the associated joint rank-k numerical range is non-empty. In this paper the notion of joint rank-k numerical range is generalized and some statements of [2011, Generaliz...