Generalized Jordan derivations on triangular matrix algebras

In this note, we prove that every generalized Jordan derivation from the algebra of all upper triangular matrices over a commutative ring with identity into its bimodule is the sum of a generalized derivation and an antiderivation.  

On the Range of the Aluthge Transform

Let be the algebra of all bounded linear operators on a complex separable Hilbert space For an operator let be the Aluthge transform of T and we define for all where T = U|T| is a polar decomposition of T. In this short note, we consider an elementary property of the range of Δ. We prove that R(Δ) is neither closed nor dense in However R(Δ) is strongly dense if is infinite dimensional. An erratum to this article is available at .  

Commutants of certain analytic operator algebras

We prove that algebraic commutants of maximal subdiagonal algebras and of analytic operator algebras determined by flows in a -finite von Neumann algebra are self-adjoint.

  

On wandering vector multipliers for unitary groups

A wandering vector multiplier is a unitary operator which maps the set of wandering vectors for a unitary system acting on a separable Hilbert space into itself. It is proved that the wandering vector multipliers for a unitary group form a group, which gives a positive answer for a problem of Han and Larson. Furthermore, non-abelian unitary groups of order 6 are considered. We prove that the wandering vector multipliers of such a unitary group can not generate . This negatively answers another of their problems.

  

Nests with the partial factorization property

It is proved that a nest on a separable complex Hilbert space has the left (resp. right) partial factorization property, which means that for every invertible operator from onto a Hilbert space there exists an isometry (resp. a coisometry) from into such that both and are in the associated nest algebra if and only if it is atomic (resp. countable).

  

On characterizations of commutativity of C-algebras

We give three kinds of characterizations of the commutativity of C- algebras. The first is the one from operator monotone property of functions regarded as the nonlinear version of Stinespring theorem, the second one is the characterization of commutativity of local type from expansion formulae of related functions and the third one is of global type from multiple positivity of those nonlinear positive maps induced from functions.

  

Invariant subspaces and representations of certain von Neumann algebras

Let be a covariant system and let be a covariant representation of on a Hilbert space . In this note, we investigate the representation of the covariance algebra and the -weakly closed subalgebra generated by and in the case of or when there exists a pure, full, -invariant subspace of .

  

Certain invariant subspace structure of

In this note, we study certain structure of an invariant subspace of . Considering the largest -invariant (resp. -invariant) subspace in the wandering subspace of with respect to the shift operator , we give an alternative characterization of Beurling-type invariant subspaces. Furthermore, we consider a certain class of invariant subspaces.

  

A note on maximality of analytic crossed products

Let G be a compact abelian group with the totally ordered dual group which admits the positive semigroup . Let N be a von Neumann algebra and be an automorphism group of on N. We denote to the analytic crossed product determined by N and α. We show that if is a maximal σ-weakly closed subalgebra of , then induces an archimedean order in .  

Similarity preserving linear maps on upper triangular matrix algebras

In this note we consider similarity preserving linear maps on the algebra of all n × n complex upper triangular matrices T_n. We give characterizations of similarity invariant subspaces in T_n and similarity preserving linear injections on T_n. Furthermore, we considered linear injections on T_n preserving similarity in M_n as well.