Composition operators within singly generated composition C*-algebras

Abstract

Let $ϕ$ be a linear-fractional self map of the open unit disk, not an automorphism, such that $ϕ(ζ)=η$ for distinct points $ζ,η$ in the unit circle. We consider the question of which composition operators lie in the unital C*-algebra generated by the composition operator $C_ϕ$ and the ideal of compact operators, acting on the Hardy space $H^2$.