### Orthogonality of bounded linear operators on complex Banach spaces

#### Abstract

‎We study Birkhoff-James orthogonality of compact linear operators on complex reflexive Banach spaces and obtain its characterization‎. ‎By means of introducing new definitions‎, ‎we illustrate that it is possible in the complex case‎, ‎to develop a study of orthogonality of compact linear operators‎, ‎analogous to the real case‎. ‎Furthermore‎, ‎earlier operator theoretic characterizations of Birkhoff-James orthogonality in the real case‎, ‎can be obtained as simple corollaries to our present study‎. ‎In fact‎, ‎we obtain more than one equivalent characterizations of Birkhoff-James orthogonality of compact linear operators in the complex case‎, ‎in order to distinguish the complex case from the real case‎.

#### Article information

Source
Adv. Oper. Theory, Volume 3, Number 3 (2018), 699-709.

Dates
Accepted: 11 March 2018
First available in Project Euclid: 4 April 2018

https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.aot/1522807286

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.15352/aot.1712-1268

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR3795110

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
06902462

#### Citation

Paul, Kallol; Sain, ‎Debmalya; Mal, ‎Arpita; Mandal, Kalidas. Orthogonality of bounded linear operators on complex Banach spaces. Adv. Oper. Theory 3 (2018), no. 3, 699--709. doi:10.15352/aot.1712-1268. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.aot/1522807286

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