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Elementary operators and the Aluthge transform

2010, Linear Algebra and its Applications

Abstract

We characterize essential normality for certain elementary operators acting on the Hilbert-Schmidt class. We find the Aluthge transform of an elementary operator of length one. We show that the Aluthge transform of an elementary 2-isometry need not be a 2-isometry. We also characterize hermitian elementary operators of length two.