We give a survey on generalized Krein algebras \(K_{p,q}^{\alpha,\beta}\) and their applications to Toeplitz determinants. Our methods originated in a paper by Mark Krein of 1966, where he showed that \(K_{2,2}^{1/2,1/2}\) is a Banach algebra. Subsequently, Widom proved the strong Szeg\H{o} limit theorem for block Toeplitz determinants with symbols in \((K_{2,2}^{1/2,1/2})_{N\times N}\) and later two of the authors studied symbols in the generalized Krein algebras \((K_{p,q}^{\alpha,\beta})_{N\times N}\), where \(\lambda:=1/p+1/q=\alpha+\beta\) and \(\lambda=1\). We here extend these results to \(0<\lambda<1\). The entire paper is based on fundamental work by Mark Krein, ranging from operator ideals through Toeplitz operators up to Wiener-Hopf factorization.
We prove asymptotic formulas for block Toeplitz matrices with symbols admitting right and left Wiener-Hopf factorizations such that all partial indices are equal to some integer number. We consider symbols and Wiener-Hopf factorizations in Wiener algebras with weights satisfying natural submultiplicativity, monotonicity, and regularity conditions. Our results complement known formulas for Holder continuous symbols due to Bottcher and Silbermann.
We prove Szegö's strong limit theorem for Toeplitz determinants with a symbol having a nonstandard smoothness. We assume that the symbol belongs to the Wiener algebra and, moreover, the sequences of Fourier coefficients of the symbol with negative and nonnegative indices belong to weighted Orlicz classes generated by complementary \(N\)-functions both satisfying the \(\Delta_2^0\)-condition and by weight sequences satisfying some regularity, and compatibility conditions.
We prove necessary conditions for the Fredholmness of singular integral operators with piecewise continuous coefficients on weighted Banach function spaces. These conditions are formulated in terms of indices of submultiplicative functions associated with local properties of the space, of the curve, and of the weight. As an example, we consider weighted Nakano spaces \(L^{p(\cdot)}_w\) (weighted Lebesgue spaces with variable exponent). Moreover, our necessary conditions become also sufficient for weighted Nakano spaces over nice curves whenever \(w\) is a Khvedelidze weight, and the variable exponent \(p(t)\) satisfies the estimate \(|p(\tau)-p(t)|\le A/(-\log|\tau-t|)\).
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