Dynamics of weighted shifts on $\ell^p$-sums and $c_0$-sums

Abstract

We investigate a generalization of weighted shifts where each weight $w_k$ is replaced by an operator $T_k$ going from a Banach space $X_k$ to another one $X_{k-1}$. We then look if the obtained shift operator $B_{(T_k)}$ defined on the $\ell^p$-sum (or the $c_0$-sum) of the spaces $X_k$ is hypercyclic, weakly mixing, mixing, chaotic or frequently hypercyclic. We also compare the dynamical properties of $T$ and of the corresponding shift operator $B_T$. Finally, we interpret some classical criteria in Linear Dynamics in terms of the dynamical properties of a shift operator.