Common supercyclic vectors for a path of operators

We examine common supercyclic vectors for a path of operators. In particular, we show that the path consisting of convex combinations of two arbitrary unilateral weighted backward shifts has a dense Gδ set of common supercyclic vectors. Moreover, we show there exists a path with a dense Gδ set of common supercyclic vectors between a unilateral weighted backward shift which satisfies the Supercyclicity Criterion, and an operator which does not. Lastly, we provide an example of a path of unilateral weighted backward shifts that fails to have a common supercyclic vector. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.