Rank one perturbations and singular integral operators

We consider rank one perturbations Aα = A + α(·,ϕ)ϕ of a self-adjoint operator A with cyclic vector ϕ ∈ H−1(A) on a Hilbert space H. The spectral representation of the perturbed operator Aα is given by a singular integral operator of special form. Such operators exhibit what we call ‘rigidity’ and are connected with two weight estimates for the Hilbert transform. Also, some results about two weight estimates of Cauchy (Hilbert) transforms are proved. In particular, it is proved that the regularized Cauchy transforms Tε are uniformly (in ε) bounded operators from L2(μ) to L2(μα), where μ and μα are the spectral measures of A and Aα, respectively. As an application, a sufficient condition for Aα to have a pure absolutely continuous spectrum on a closed interval is given in terms of the density of the spectral measure of A with respect to ϕ. Some examples, like Jacobi matrices and Schrödinger operators with L2 potentials are considered. © 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.