Schur parameters, Toeplitz matrices, and Kre\u{\i}n shorted operators
  We establish connections between Schur parameters of the Schur class operator-valued functions, the corresponding simple conservative realizations, lower triangular Toeplitz matrices, and Kre\u\i n shorted operators. By means of Schur parameters or shorted operators for defect operators of Toeplitz matrices necessary and sufficient conditions for a simple conservative discrete-time system to be controllable/observable and for a completely non-unitary contraction to be completely non-isometric/completely non-co-isometric are obtained. For the Schur problem a characterization of central solution and uniqueness criteria to the solution are given in terms of shorted operators for defect operators of contractive Toeplitz matrices, corresponding to data. 
Yury Arlinskii
math.FA math.CV