On a factorization of operators on finite dimensional Hilbert spaces

Abstract

As is well known, for any operator T on a complex separable Hilbert space, T has the polar decomposition T = U |T | , where U is a partial isometry and |T | is the nonnegative operator (T ∗T ) 1 2 . In 2014, Tian et al. proved that on a complex separable infinite dimensional Hilbert space, any operator admits a polar decomposition in a strongly irreducible sense. More precisely, for any operator T and any e > 0, there exists a decomposition T = (U +K)S , where U is a partial isometry, K is a compact operator with ||K|| < e , and S is strongly irreducible. In this paper, we will answer the question for operators on two-dimensional Hilbert spaces.