We solve several problems on frequently hypercyclic operators. Firstly, we characterize frequently hypercyclic weighted shifts on l(Z), p ≥ 1. Our method uses properties of the difference set of a set with positive upper density. Secondly, we show that there exists an operator which is U-frequently hypercyclic, yet not frequently hypercyclic and that there exists an operator which is frequently...

We study hypercyclicity properties of functions of Banach space operators. Generalizations of the results of Herzog-Schmoeger and Bermudez-Miller are obtained. As a corollary we also show that each non-trivial operator commuting with a generalized backward shift is supercyclic. This gives a positive answer to a conjecture of Godefroy and Shapiro. Furthermore, we show that the norm-closures of t...

We show that each power bounded operator with spectral radius equal to one on a reflexive Banach space has a nonzero vector which is not supercyclic. Equivalently, the operator has a nontrivial closed invariant homogeneous subset. Moreover, the operator has a nontrivial closed invariant cone if 1 belongs to its spectrum. This generalizes the corresponding results for Hilbert space operators. Fo...