Similarity orbits in the Calkin algebra

Let B(H) be the algebra of all bounded linear operators on a complex separable infinite dimensional Hilbert space H.Denote by π the quotient map of B(H) onto the Calkin algebra A(H).In 1984,Apostol et al.raised the following conjecture:If an operator T on H is not similar to a compact perturbation of a Jordan operator,then the similarity orbit of π(T) in A(H) coincides with the π-image of the similarity orbit of T.In this paper,we investigate the structure of similarity orbits in the Calkin algebra and give...     

On the poles of the resolvent in Calkin algebra

In the present note, we study the problem of lifting poles in Calkin algebra on a separable infinite-dimensional complex Hilbert space . We show by an example that such lifting is not possible in general, and we prove that if zero is a pole of the resolvent of the image of an operator in the Calkin algebra, then there exists a compact operator for which zero is a pole of if and only if the index of is zero on a punctured neighbourhood of zero. Further, a useful characterization of poles in Calkin algebra in terms of essential ascent and descent is provided.

     

Linear relations in the Calkin algebra for composition operators

We consider this and related questions: When is a finite linear combination of composition operators, acting on the Hardy space or the standard weighted Bergman spaces on the unit disk, a compact operator?

     

Gaps in the poset of projections in the Calkin algebra

We study the gap structure of the partial order of projections of the Calkin algebra of a complex, separable, infinite-dimensional Hilbert space. We prove the existence of an analytic Hausdorff gap in this partial order. As a consequence we obtain that under Todorcevic’s Axiom and MA the gap spectrum of P(C(H)) is strictly bigger than the gap spectrum of P(ω)/Fin.     

Coincidence of essential commutant and the double commutant relation in the Calkin algebra

Let B be a von Neumann algebra on a separable Hilbert space H. We show that, if the dimension of B as a linear space is infinite, then it has a proper C∗-subalgebra A whose essential commutant in coincides with the essential commutant of B. Moreover, if π is the quotient map from to the Calkin algebra , then π(A)≠π(B) and {π(A)}″=π(B).     

Maximal subalgebras of the general linear Lie algebra containing Cartan subalgebras

Let gln(R) be the general linear Lie algebra of all n × n matrices over a unital commutative ring R with 2 invertible, dn(R) be the Cartan subalgebra of gln(R) of all diagonal matrices. The maximal subalgebras of gln(R) that contain dn(R) are classified completely.     

Maximal stable orders in Lie algebra sp (2n)

The properties of stable maximal orders in Lie algebra sp (2n) are studied, and their classification is obtained.Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp. 700–703, May, 1990.     

Some Calkin algebras have outer automorphisms

We consider various quotients of the C*-algebra of bounded operators on a nonseparable Hilbert space, and prove in some cases that, assuming some restriction of the Generalized Continuum Hypothesis, there are many outer automorphisms.     

On a Topological Property of certain Calkin Algebras

Let X = 1^p, 1 p < , or X = c₀, B(X) be the algebra of allbounded linear operators on X, H(X) be the ideal of compactoperators in B(X), and C(X) = B(X)/H(X) be the Calkin algebraon X. For TB(X), let ||T||_c = dist(T, H(X)) be the essentialnorm of T that is the norm of T+H(X) in C(X). It is shown thatfor any operator TB(X) and any number 0 < t < 1, thereexists a closed infinite dimensional subspace Z Z X such that ||Tx|| t||T||_c, for all x Z. As a consequence, it is shown that every (not necessarily complete)submultiplicative norm on the Calkin algebra C(X) is equivalentto the quotient norm || ||_c on C(X).     

The Calkin image of algebras of singular integral operators

The image in the Calkin algebra of the Banach algebra generated by all singular integral operators with piecewise continuous coefficients on some composed contour is described up to isomorphy and isometry for weighted L^P-spaces.     

Indecomposables in the composition algebra of the kronecker algebra

Let; K be the Kronecker algebra; M a K-indecomposable; C(K) the composition algebra of K. By using the triangular decomposition of C(K) we prove that [M] ? C(K) if and only if M is either a preprojective or a preinjective.