The manifold of finite rank projections in the algebra L(H) of bounded linear operators

dc.creatorIsidro, J. M.
dc.creatorMackey, M.
dc.date2001-10-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T04:43:46Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T04:43:46Z
dc.descriptionGiven a complex Hilbert space H, we study the differential geometry of the manifold M of all projections in V:=L(H). Using the algebraic structure of V, a torsionfree affine connection $\nabla$ (that is invariant under the group of automorphisms of V) is defined on every connected component of M, which in this way becomes a symmetric holomorphic manifold that consists of projections of the same rank r, (0< r < \infty). We prove that M admits a Riemann structure if and only if M consists of projections that have the same finite rank r or the same finite corank, and in that case $\nabla$ is the Levi-Civita and the Kähler connection of M. Moreover, M turns out to be a totally geodesic Riemann manifold whose geodesics and Riemann distance are computed. Keywords: JBW-algebras, Grassmann manifolds, Riemann manifolds. AMS 2000 Subject Classification: 48G20, 72H51.
dc.description17 pages, Latex 2e, to appear in Expositiones Mathematicae
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0110115
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0110115
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/62368
dc.subjectFunctional Analysis
dc.subjectDifferential Geometry
dc.subject48G20, 72H51
dc.titleThe manifold of finite rank projections in the algebra L(H) of bounded linear operators
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