Nonlinear Preserver Problems on B（H）

Let H be a complex Hilbert space of dimension greater than 2, and B(H) denote the Banach algebra of all bounded linear operators on H. For A, B ∈ B(H), define the binary relation A ≤* B by A*A = A*B and AA* = AB*. Then (B(H), “≤*”) is a partially ordered set and the relation “≤*” is called the star order on B(H). Denote by Bs(H) the set of all self-adjoint operators in B(H). In this paper, we first characterize nonlinear continuous bijective maps on B _s (H) which preserve the star order in both directions. We characterize also additive maps (or linear maps) on B(H) (or nest algebras) which are multiplicative at some invertible operator.     

Reflexive *-derivations and lattices of invariant subspaces of operator algebras associated with them

The paper studies unbounded reflexive *-derivations δ of C*-algebras of bounded operators on Hilbert spaces H whose domains D(δ) are weekly dense in B(H and contain compact operators. It describes a one-to-one correspondence between these derivations and pairs S,L, where S are symmetric densely operators on H and L are J-orthogonal π-reflexive lattices of subspaces in the deficiency spaces of S. The domains D(δ) of these *-derivations are associated with some non-selfadjoint reflexive algebras A_δ of bounded operators on H⊕H. The paper analyzes the structure of the lattices of invariant subspaces of A_δ and of the normalizers of A_δ-the largest Lie subalgebras of B(H⊕H) such that A_δ are their Lie ideals.     

On Generalized Derivations and Centralizers of Operator Algebras with Involution

Let B(H) be the algebra of all bounded linear operators on a complex Hilbert space H and A(H) ? B(H) be a standard operator algebra which is closed under the adjoint operation. Let F: A(H)→ B(H) be a linear mapping satisfying F(AA*A) = F(A)A*A + Ad(A*)A + AA*d(A) for all A ∈ A(H), where the associated linear mapping d: A(H) → B(H) satisfies the relation d(AA*A) = d(A)A*A + Ad(A*)A + AA*d(A) for all A ∈ A(H). Then F is of the form F(A) = SA ? AT for all A ∈ A(H) and some S, T ∈ B(H), that is, F is a generalized derivation. We also prove some results concerning centralizers on A(H) and semisimple H^*-algebras.     

Linear maps preserving the minimum and surjectivity moduli of Hilbert space operators

Let B(H) be the algebra of all bounded linear operators on a complex infinite-dimensional Hilbert space H. For every T∈B(H), let m(T) and q(T) denote the minimum modulus and surjectivity modulus of T respectively. Let ?:B(H)→B(H) be a surjective linear map. In this paper, we prove that the following assertions are equivalent:

(i)

m(T)=m(?(T)) for all T∈B(H),

(ii)

q(T)=q(?(T)) for all T∈B(H),

(iii)

there exist two unitary operators U,V∈B(H) such that ?(T)=UTV for all T∈B(H).

This generalizes the result of Mbekhta [7, Theorem 3.1] to the non-unital case.     

Star partial order on B(H)

Let H be an infinite-dimensional complex Hilbert space and let B(H) be the algebra of all bounded linear operators on (H). In the paper the equivalent definition of the star partial order on B(H), using selfadjoint idempotent operators, is introduced. Also some properties of the generalized concept of order relations on B(H), defined with the help of idempotent operators, are investigated.     

General preservers of quasi-commutativity on self-adjoint operators

Let H be a separable Hilbert space and Bsa(H) the set of all bounded linear self-adjoint operators. We say that A,B∈Bsa(H) quasi-commute if there exists a nonzero ξ∈C such that AB=ξBA. Bijective maps on Bsa(H) which preserve quasi-commutativity in both directions are classified.     

On some types of maximal abelian subalgebras

Let H be a Hilbert space and B(H) the algebra of all bounded linear operators on H. It is known that there are two kinds of maximal abelian sub-algebras in B(H), to one of which there exists a unique faithful normal projection of norm one from B(H) and to the other any projection of norm one is singular. Any maximal abelian subalgebra A contains a projection e such that Ae is a maximal abelian subalgebra of B(eH) of the first kind and A(1 − e) is the one of the second kind in B((1 − e)H). This will be generalized to an arbitrary von Neumann algebra together with the existence problem of those kinds of maximal abelian subalgebras.     

Subideals of Operators II

A subideal (also called a J-ideal) is an ideal of a B(H)-ideal J. This paper is the sequel to Subideals of Operators where a complete characterization of principal and then finitely generated J-ideals were obtained by first generalizing the 1983 work of Fong and Radjavi who determined which principal K(H)-ideals are also B(H)-ideals. Here we determine which countably generated J-ideals are B(H)-ideals, and in the absence of the continuum hypothesis, which J-ideals with generating sets of cardinality less than the continuum are B(H)-ideals. These and some other results herein are based on the dimension of a related quotient space. We use this to characterize these J-ideals and settle additional questions about subideals. A key property in our investigation turned out to be J-softness of a B(H)-ideal I inside J, that is, IJ =? I, a generalization of a recent notion of softness of B(H)-ideals introduced by Kaftal?CWeiss and earlier exploited for Banach spaces by Mityagin and Pietsch.     

The similarity problem for Fourier algebras and corepresentations of group von Neumann algebras

Let G be a locally compact group, and let A(G) and VN(G) be its Fourier algebra and group von Neumann algebra, respectively. In this paper we consider the similarity problem for A(G): Is every bounded representation of A(G) on a Hilbert space H similar to a *-representation? We show that the similarity problem for A(G) has a negative answer if and only if there is a bounded representation of A(G) which is not completely bounded. For groups with small invariant neighborhoods (i.e. SIN groups) we show that a representation π:A(G)→B(H) is similar to a *-representation if and only if it is completely bounded. This, in particular, implies that corepresentations of VN(G) associated to non-degenerate completely bounded representations of A(G) are similar to unitary corepresentations. We also show that if G is a SIN, maximally almost periodic, or totally disconnected group, then a representation of A(G) is a *-representation if and only if it is a complete contraction. These results partially answer questions posed in Effros and Ruan (2003) [7] and Spronk (2002) [25].     

Maps preserving operator pairs whose products are projections

Let B(H) be the algebra of all bounded linear operators on a complex Hilbert space H with dimH?2. It is proved that a surjective map φ on B(H) preserves operator pairs whose products are nonzero projections in both directions if and only if there is a unitary or an anti-unitary operator U on H such that φ(A)=λU^∗AU for all A in B(H) for some constants λ with λ²=1. Related results for surjective maps preserving operator pairs whose triple Jordan products are nonzero projections in both directions are also obtained. These show that the operator pairs whose products or triple Jordan products are nonzero projections are isometric invariants of B(H).     

On the supercyclicity and hypercyclicity of the operator algebra

Let B（X） be the operator algebra for a separable infinite dimensional Hilbert space H, endowed with the strong operator topology or ＊-strong topology. We give sufficient conditions for a continuous linear mapping L ： B（X） →B（X） to be supercyclic or ,-supercyclic. In particular our condition implies the existence of an infinite dimensional subspace of supercyclic vectors for a mapping T on H. Hypercyclicity of the operator algebra with strong operator topology was studied＇ by Chan and here we obtain an analogous result in the case of ＊-strong operator topology.     

Jordan zero-product preserving additive maps on operator algebras

Let Φ:A→B be an additive surjective map between some operator algebras such that AB+BA=0 implies Φ(A)Φ(B)+Φ(B)Φ(A)=0. We show that, under some mild conditions, Φ is a Jordan homomorphism multiplied by a central element. Such operator algebras include von Neumann algebras, C^∗-algebras and standard operator algebras, etc. Particularly, if H and K are infinite-dimensional (real or complex) Hilbert spaces and A=B(H) and B=B(K), then there exists a nonzero scalar c and an invertible linear or conjugate-linear operator U:H→K such that either Φ(A)=cUAU⁻¹ for all A∈B(H), or Φ(A)=cUA^∗U⁻¹ for all A∈B(H).     

On linear maps preserving generalized invertibility and related properties

Let H be an infinite-dimensional complex Hilbert space, B(H) be the algebra of all bounded linear operators on H. We study surjective linear maps on B(H) preserving generalized invertibility. We also investigate surjective linear maps preserving Fredholm (respectively, semi-Fredholm) operators. Our results improve those of Mbekhta, Rodman and Šemrl.     

On the restriction map of the Fourier-Stieltjes algebra B(G) and Bp(G)

G is a locally compact group that contains the semidirect product J of a closed normal subgroup H and a closed connected subgroup K. Conditions on J are given that imply that the restriction map B_p(G) → B_p(H) (1 < p < ∞; G amenable if p ≠ 2) of the Fourier-Stieltjes algebras is not surjective. It is also shown that if the restriction map B(J) → B(H) is surjective, J need not be a direct product, even if H is nilpotent.     

Norms of certain Jordan elementary operators

Let H be a complex Hilbert space and let B(H) denote the algebra of all bounded linear operators on H. For A,B∈B(H), the Jordan elementary operator UA,B is defined by UA,B(X)=AXB+BXA, ∀X∈B(H). In this short note, we discuss the norm of UA,B. We show that if dimH=2 and ‖UA,B‖=‖A‖‖B‖, then either AB^∗ or B^∗A is 0. We give some examples of Jordan elementary operators UA,B such that ‖UA,B‖=‖A‖‖B‖ but AB^∗≠0 and B^∗A≠0, which answer negatively a question posed by M. Boumazgour in [M. Boumazgour, Norm inequalities for sums of two basic elementary operators, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 342 (2008) 386-393].     

On the Cohomology Sequence in a Semiabelian Category

In a semiabelian category, a strictly exact sequence 0→A→B→C→0 of cochain complexes gives rise to the cohomology sequence ...→H ⁿ(A) →H ⁿ(B)→ H ⁿ(C)→ H ⁿ⁺¹ (A) →.... We study conditions for exactness of the homology sequence at a given term.     

Generalizations of Bohr inequality for Hilbert space operators

Let B(H) be the space of all bounded linear operators on a complex separable Hilbert space H. Bohr inequality for Hilbert space operators asserts that for A,B∈B(H) and p,q>1 real numbers such that 1/p+1/q=1,

²|A+B|?p²|A|+q²|B|     

1-Hyperreflexivity and complete hyperreflexivity

The subspaces and subalgebras of B(H) which are hyperreflexive with constant 1 are completely classified. It is shown that there are 1-hyperreflexive subspaces for which the complete hyperreflexivity constant is strictly greater than 1. The constants for CT⊗B(H) are analyzed in detail.     

Periodic solutions of semilinear equations of evolution of compact type

The existence of solutions in a weak sense of x′ + (A + B(t, x))x = f(t, x), x(0) = x(T) is established under the conditions that A generates a semigroup of compact type on a Hilbert space H; B(t,x) is a bounded linear operator and f(t, x) a function with values in H; for each square integrable ?(t) the problem with B(t, ?(t)) and f(t, ?(t)) in place of B(t, x) and f(t, x) has a unique solution; and B and f satisfy certain boundedness and continuity conditions.     

Finite groups with some maximal subgroups of Sylow subgroups ℳ-supplemented

A subgroup H of a group G is said to be ?-supplemented in G if there exists a subgroup B of G such that G = HB and TB < G for every maximal subgroup T of H. In this paper, we obtain the following statement: Let ? be a saturated formation containing all supersolvable groups and H be a normal subgroup of G such that G/H ε ?. Suppose that every maximal subgroup of a noncyclic Sylow subgroup of F*(H), having no supersolvable supplement in G, is ?-supplemented in G. Then G ε ?.