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The product ϕ_{λ}^{(α,β)}(t_{1})ϕ_{λ}^{(α,β)}(t_{2}) of two Jacobi functions is expressed as an integral in terms of ϕ_{λ}^{(α,β)}(t_{3}) with explicit non-negative kernel, when α≧β≧−1/2. The resulting convolution structure for Jacobi function expansions is studied. For special values of α and β the results are known from the theory of symmetric spaces.

For an essentially normal operator$T$, it is shown that there exists a unilateral shift of multiplicity$m$in$C$^{$*$}$(T)$if and only if γ($T$)≠0 and γ$(T)/m$. As application, we prove that the essential commutant of a unilateral shift and that of a bilateral shift are not isomorphic as$C$^{$*$}-algebras. Finally, we construct a natural$C$^{$*$}-algebra ε + ε_{*}on the Bergman space$L$_{$a$}^{$2$}($B$_{$n$}), and show that its essential commutant is generated by Toeplitz operators with symmetric continuous symbols and all compact operators.

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