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Trace formulas in higher dimensions

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keywords trace formulasKrein formulaKoplienko formulamultivariable operator functionssymmetrically normed idealsself-adjoint operatorsmaximal dissipative operatorssingular traces
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Krein and Koplienko trace formulas extend to multivariable operator functions on symmetrically normed ideals for self-adjoint and maximal dissipative operators.

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The paper proves that the classical one-variable trace formulas of Krein and Koplienko admit direct extensions to functions of several variables when the operators lie in symmetrically normed ideals. The extensions hold for both normal traces and singular traces, and the scalar functions may be either analytic or non-analytic. A reader would care because these identities supply explicit integral expressions for the trace of a perturbed multivariable function, allowing concrete calculations in spectral theory and perturbation problems that involve multiple operators at once.

Core claim

The central claim is that the Krein trace formula and the Koplienko trace formula both possess multivariable analogues for operator functions acting on symmetrically normed ideals of bounded operators; the identities are established for self-adjoint operators and for maximal dissipative operators, they apply equally to ideals equipped with normal traces and to those equipped with singular traces, and the admissible scalar functions include both analytic and non-analytic classes, with the results illustrated by examples.

What carries the argument

The multivariable Krein and Koplienko trace formulas, which equate the trace of a function of several operators to an integral involving the joint perturbation or spectral measure of those operators.

If this is right

  • Trace computations become available for non-commuting as well as commuting tuples of operators inside the stated ideals.
  • The formulas apply equally when the trace on the ideal is singular rather than normal.
  • Both analytic and non-analytic scalar functions of several variables are covered by the same identities.
  • Explicit examples confirm that the multivariable formulas recover known one-variable cases as special instances.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same integral expressions could be used to bound traces arising in finite-dimensional matrix models that approximate infinite-dimensional operators.
  • Numerical verification on low-dimensional matrices with chosen self-adjoint pairs would provide a direct check of the multivariable extension.
  • The results suggest that similar trace identities might exist for other classes of operators once suitable admissible function spaces are identified.

Load-bearing premise

The scalar functions must belong to admissible classes that allow both analytic and non-analytic cases while the operators remain self-adjoint or maximal dissipative.

What would settle it

A concrete pair of self-adjoint operators in a symmetrically normed ideal together with an admissible multivariable function for which the difference of traces fails to equal the integral expression given by the claimed formula.

read the original abstract

The paper establishes the Krein and Koplienko trace formulas for multivariable operator functions on symmetrically normed ideals of bounded operators. Results are proved for self-adjoint and maximal dissipative operators. They cover both ideals with normal and singular traces. The admissible function classes considered in the trace formulas include both analytic and non-analytic scalar functions. Results are illustrated with examples.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript establishes the Krein and Koplienko trace formulas for multivariable operator functions on symmetrically normed ideals of bounded operators. Results are proved for self-adjoint and maximal dissipative operators. They cover both ideals with normal and singular traces. The admissible function classes considered in the trace formulas include both analytic and non-analytic scalar functions. Results are illustrated with examples.

Significance. If the derivations hold, the work extends classical single-variable trace formulas to the multivariable setting on symmetrically normed ideals, addressing both normal and singular traces as well as analytic and non-analytic admissible functions. This could strengthen tools in perturbation theory for operator ideals. The explicit coverage of maximal dissipative operators alongside self-adjoint ones broadens applicability. No machine-checked proofs or parameter-free derivations are mentioned.

major comments (1)
  1. [Abstract] The provided abstract states the claims but contains no derivations, technical conditions, or proof sketches. Without these, it is impossible to confirm that the multivariable extensions are correctly derived or that the admissible classes are properly handled for both normal and singular traces (§1 and main theorems). This directly affects the central claim.

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We thank the referee for their review. We address the single major comment below.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] The provided abstract states the claims but contains no derivations, technical conditions, or proof sketches. Without these, it is impossible to confirm that the multivariable extensions are correctly derived or that the admissible classes are properly handled for both normal and singular traces (§1 and main theorems). This directly affects the central claim.

    Authors: The abstract is a concise summary of the paper's main results, as is conventional. The full derivations, technical conditions on the admissible function classes, and proof sketches for the multivariable Krein and Koplienko formulas (covering self-adjoint and maximal dissipative operators, symmetrically normed ideals, and both normal and singular traces) are provided in §1 and the statements/proofs of the main theorems in the body of the manuscript. revision: no

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; derivation self-contained

full rationale

The paper establishes Krein and Koplienko trace formulas for multivariable operator functions on symmetrically normed ideals, for self-adjoint and maximal dissipative operators, covering normal/singular traces and analytic/non-analytic admissible functions. No load-bearing steps reduce by definition, fitted inputs renamed as predictions, or self-citation chains that replace independent derivation. The claimed results align with standard directions in perturbation theory for operator ideals without the abstract or described scope indicating any reduction of outputs to inputs by construction. This is the expected honest non-finding for a paper whose central claims rest on external mathematical structure rather than internal redefinition.

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