The power set of a quasinilpotent backward weighted shift

Egor Ignatev

Ignatev uses a Claude-origin max-term asymptotic lemma twice to prove Λ(T)=[0,1] for backward shifts on ℓ^p with strictly decreasing, positive, p′-summable weights.

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What was already known

Hu and Ji proved the full interval under narrower reciprocal-weight conditions. Ji and Zhang also asked whether 1 belongs to Λ(T) for every quasinilpotent operator.

AI involvement AI-centered

Ignatev credits Claude Opus with decisively formulating and proving the max-term lemma. Ignatev directed, revised and verified the output and supplied the application.

The author singles out Claude’s decisive Lemma 1, used twice in the weighted-shift theorem, but does not credit the model with the broader Theorem 3.

Importance Modest

Extends the weighted-shift class for which the full power set is known.

Limitations

The paper’s general Banach-space answer to Ji and Zhang is a separate human-attributed Baire-category argument. The model-origin contribution assessed here is the lemma and its use in the weighted-shift theorem; no independent check was located.

Technical verification Formal (human)

Ignatev reports revising and verifying all generated output, including Lemma 1 and its use. This is a source-reported author check, not a reproduced check.

Independent checking

Revision and verification of Claude output

Checker
Egor Ignatev, paper author
Scope
Lemma 1 max-term asymptotic supporting Theorem 4 for decreasing p′-summable shift weights
Basis
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Human understanding Full

Ignatev revised the model lemma and explains how the convex weight function and max-term estimate control the numerator and denominator of the resolvent exponent.

Correction and publication history