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The theory of the shorted operator is used to prove that if w(T)≤1, then T can be written in the form T=2(I-C*C)1/2C. Using this form, Ando has exhibited a matricial form for a unitary 2-dilation of T.
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Bunce, J.W. Shorted operators and the structure of operators with numerical radius one. Integr equ oper theory 11, 287–291 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01272123
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01272123