TY - JOUR ID - Bračič2015 LB - Bračič2015 AU - Bračič, Janko AU - Diogo, Cristina TI - Hildebrandt's theorem for the essential spectrum ST - Hildebrandt's theorem for the essential spectrum JO - Opuscula Math. JA - Opuscula Math. JF - Opuscula Mathematica PY - 2015 VL - 35 IS - 3 SP - 279 EP - 285 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.7494/OpMath.2015.35.3.279 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.7494/OpMath.2015.35.3.279 AB - We prove a variant of Hildebrandt's theorem which asserts that the convex hull of the essential spectrum of an operator \(A\) on a complex Hilbert space is equal to the intersection of the essential numerical ranges of operators which are similar to \(A\). As a consequence, it is given a necessary and sufficient condition for zero not being in the convex hull of the essential spectrum of \(A\). KW - essential spectrum KW - essential numerical range KW - Hildebrandt's theorem SN - 1232-9274 ER -