| Abstract: | Let H be an infinite dimensional complex Hilbert space. Denote by B(H)the algebra of all bounded linear operators on H, and by I(H) the set of all idempotents in B(H). Suppose that φ is a surjective map from B(H) onto itself. If for everyλ∈ {-1, 1, 2, 3, 1/2, 1/3} and A, B ∈ B(H), A - λB ∈ I(H) (→)φ(A) - λφ(B) ∈ I(H), then φis a Jordan ring automorphism, i.e. there exists a continuous invertible linear or conjugate linear operator T on H such that φ(A) = TAT-1 for all A ∈ B(H), or φ(A) = TA*T-1 for all A ∈ B(H); if, in addition, A - iB ∈ I(H) (→)φ(A) - iφ(B) ∈ I(H), here i is the imaginary unit, then φ is either an automorphism or an anti-automorphism. |
