On complex symmetric weighted shifts. II
Piotr Budzyński
TL;DR
This work analyzes complex symmetry of weighted shifts on directed trees, extending classical truncated shifts. It develops a decomposition-based approach to identify when a weighted shift $S_{\boldsymbol \lambda}$ is $C$-symmetric for a conjugation $C$, with explicit necessary and sufficient weight-relations on two finite-depth tree models $\mathscr T_{\kappa,\theta}$ and $\mathscr T^2_\kappa$. The results show that complex symmetry depends on both the weight sequence and the underlying tree topology, and include concrete finite-tree examples illustrating when symmetry holds or fails. The paper further explores infinite-tree scenarios, presenting a broom-like depth-1 example where symmetry can occur under fast weight decay, and a depth-2 example where complex selfadjointness is impossible and the existence of symmetry remains open.
Abstract
Assorted weighted shifts over finite rooted directed trees are studied. Their complex symmetry is characterized.
