Nonselfadjoint Operators and Related Topics : Workshop on Operator Theory and Its Applications, Beersheva, February 24-28, 1992

Part 1 Joint spectrum and discriminant varieties of commuting nonselfadjoint operators, M.S. Livsic and A.S. Markus: introduction joint spectra of commuting operators with compact imaginary parts colligations and vessels the discriminant varieties references. Part 2 On the differential structure of matrix-valued rational inner functions, D. Alpay et al: introduction and preliminaries the differential structure of Ipn charts using Schur algorithm conclusion references. Part 3 Conservative dynamical systems and nonlinear Livsic-Brodskii nodes, J.A. Ball: introduction conservative systems nonlinear Livsic-Brodskii nodes - models for a given dynamics up to energy preserving diffeomorphic change of variable other partitionings of the cast of characters into knowns and unknowns references. Part 4 Orthogonal polynomials over Hilbert modules, A. Ben-Artzi and I Gohberg: introduction orthogonalization with invertible squares preliminaries on inertia theorems for unilateral shifts the main result references. Part 5 Relations of linking and duality between symmetric gauge functions, R. Bhatia and C. Davis: introduction linked symmetric gauge functions quotient of symmetric gauge functions q-norms references. Part 6 Julia operators and coefficient problems, G. Christner et al: introduction Julia operators for triangular matrices multiplication transformations on power series extension problem for substitution transformations appendix - formal algebra references. Part 7 Shifts, realizations and interpolation, redux, H. Dym: introduction formulas and facts R-alpha variance realizations reproducing kernel spaces H(S) spaces a basic interpolation problem factorization and recursive methods characteristic functions references. Part 8 Arveson's distance formulae and robust stabilization for linear time-varying systems, A. Feintuch: introduction preliminaries stabilization and proper representations robust stabilization - proper representation uncertainty gap metric robustness bibliography. Part 9 Entire cyclic cohomology of Banach algebras, P. Fillmore and M. Khalkhali. Part 10 The bounded real characteristic function and Nehari extensions, P.A. Fuhrmann. Part 11 On isometric isomorphism between the second dual to the "small" Lipschitz space and the "big" Lipschitz space, L. Hanin. Part 12 Rules for computer simplification of the formulas in operator model theory and linear systems, J.W. Helton and J.J. Wavrik. Part 13 Some global properties of fractional-linear transformations, V. Khatskevich. Part 14 Boundary values of Berezin symbols, E. Nordgren and P. Rosenthal. Part 15 Generalized Hermite polynomials and the bose-like oscillator calculus, M. Rosenblum. Part 16 A general theory of sufficient collections of norms with a prescribed semigroup of contractions, N. Zobin and V. Zobina.