Let E and E be two Hilbert E -modules over E -algebras E and E , respectively. Let E be a surjective linear isometry from E onto E and E a map from E into E . We will prove in this paper that if the E -algebras E and E are commutative, then E preserves the inner products and E is a module map, ie, there exists a E -isomorphism E between the E -algebras such that <div class="gsh_dspfr"> E

We describe the structure of all bijective maps on the cone of positive definite operators acting on a finite and at least two-dimensional complex Hilbert space which preserve the quantum 2 -divergence for some 2 . We prove that any such transformation is necessarily implemented by either a unitary or an antiunitary operator. Similar results concerning maps on the cone of positive semidefinite operators as well as on the set of all density operators are also derived.

Let A be a C*-algebra, L a closed left ideal of A and p the closed projection related to L. We show that for an xp in A**p ( A**/L**) if pAxp pAp and px*xp pAp then xp Ap ( A/L). The proof goes by interpreting elements of A**p (resp. Ap) as admissible (resp. continuous admissible) vector sections over the base space F(p) = { A* : 0, (p) = 1} in the notions developed by Diximier and Douady, Fell, and Tomita. We consider that our results complement both Kadison function representation and Takesaki duality theorem.

Inspired by the recent work of Bekka, we study two reasonable analogues of property (T) for not necessarily unital C-algebras. The stronger one of the two is called property (T) and the weaker one is called property (T e). It is shown that all non-unital C-algebras do not have property (T)(neither do their unitalizations). Moreover, all non-unital -unital C-algebras do not have property (T e).

Let T be a locally compact Hausdorff space, called base space. Suppose for each t in T there is a (real or complex) Banach space Et. A vector field x is an element in the product space t T Et, that is, x (t) Et, for all t T.

We show in this paper that every bijective linear isometry between the continuous section spaces of two non-square Banach bundles gives rise to a Banach bundle isomorphism. This is to support our expectation that the geometric structure of the continuous section space of a Banach bundle determines completely its bundle structures. We also describe the structure of an into isometry from a continuous section space into an other. However, we demonstrate by an example that a non-surjective linear isometry can be far away from a subbundle embedding.

For Banach lattices X and Y, let X | | Y and X | | Y denote the positive projective and injective tensor products of X and Y, respectively. In this paper, we characterize the inheritance of reflexivity and containment of copies of c 0, 1, by X | | Y and X | | Y from X and Y, when one of them is an atomic Banach lattice. In this case, we also give an affirmative answer to an open question of Jeurnink.

Recently, Kawasaki and Takahashi (J. Nonlinear Convex Anal. 14:71-87, 2013) defined a broad class of nonlinear mappings, called widely more generalized hybrid, in a Hilbert space which contains generalized hybrid mappings (Kocourek <i>et al.</i> in Taiwan. J.Math. 14:2497-2511, 2010) and strict pseudo-contractive mappings (Browder and Petryshyn in J. Math. Anal. Appl. 20:197-228, 1967). They proved fixed point theorems for such mappings. In this paper, we prove fixed point theorems for widely more generalized hybrid non-self mappings in a Hilbert space by using the idea of Hojo <i>et al.</i> (Fixed Point Theory 12:113-126, 2011) and Kawasaki and Takahashi fixed point theorems (J.Nonlinear Convex Anal. 14:71-87, 2013). Using these fixed point theorems for non-self mappings, we proved the Browder and Petryshyn fixed point theorem (J.Math. Anal. Appl. 20:197-228, 1967) for strict pseudo-contractive

The Opial property of Hilbert spaces and some other special Banach spaces is a powerful tool in establishing fixed point theorems for nonexpansive and, more generally, nonspreading mappings. Unfortunately, not every Banach space shares the Opial property. However, every Banach space has a similar Bregman-Opial property for Bregman distances. In this paper, using Bregman distances, we introduce the classes of Bregman nonspreading mappings and investigate the Mann and Ishikawa iterations for these mappings. We establish weak and strong convergence theorems for Bregman nonspreading mappings.

This paper discusses two common techniques in functional analysis: the topological method and the bornological method. In terms of Pietsch's operator ideals, we establish the equivalence of the notions of operators, topologies and bornologies. The approaches in the study of locally convex spaces of Grothendieck (via Banach space operators), Randtke (via continuous seminorms) and Hogbe-Nlend (via convex bounded sets) are compared.