Identifying JBW$^*$-algebras through their spheres of positive elements

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Main Authors: Peralta, Antonio M., Saavedra, Pedro
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author Peralta, Antonio M.
Saavedra, Pedro
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Saavedra, Pedro
contents Let $\mathfrak{A}$ and $\mathfrak{B}$ be JBW$^*$-algebras with projection lattices $\mathcal{P} (\mathfrak{A})$ and $\mathcal{P} (\mathfrak{B})$, and let $Θ: \mathcal{P} (\mathfrak{A})\to \mathcal{P}(\mathfrak{B})$ be an order isomorphism. We prove that if $\mathfrak{A}$ does not contain any type $I_2$ direct summand and $Θ$ preserves points at distance $1$, then $Θ$ extends to a Jordan $^*$-isomorphism from $\mathfrak{A}$ onto $\mathfrak{B}$. We also establish that if $\mathfrak{A}$ and $\mathfrak{B}$ are two atomic JBW$^*$-algebras of type $I_2$ and $Θ: \mathcal{P} (\mathfrak{A})\to \mathcal{P}(\mathfrak{B})$ preserves points at distance $\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$, then $\mathfrak{A}$ is Jordan $^*$-isomorphic to $\mathfrak{B}$. Furthermore, if $\mathfrak{A}$ and $\mathfrak{B}$ are two general JBW$^*$-algebras such that the type $I_2$ part of $\mathfrak{A}$ is atomic and $Θ$ is an isometry, we prove the existence of an extension of $Θ$ to a Jordan $^*$-isomorphism from $\mathfrak{A}$ onto $\mathfrak{B}$. We provide a positive answer to Tingley's problem for positive spheres showing that if $\mathfrak{A}$ and $\mathfrak{B}$ are JBW$^*$-algebras such that the type $I_2$ part of $\mathfrak{A}$ is atomic, then every surjective isometry from the set, $S_{\mathfrak{A}^+}$, of positive norm-one elements of $\mathfrak{A}$ onto the positive norm-one elements of $\mathfrak{B}$ extends to a Jordan $^*$-isomorphism from $\mathfrak{A}$ onto $\mathfrak{B}$. We prove a metric characterization of projections in JBW$^*$-algebras as follows: if $a$ is a norm-one positive element in a JBW$^*$-algebra $\mathfrak{A}$, then $a$ is a projection if, and only if, it satisfies the double sphere property, that is, $$\Big\{c \in S_{\mathfrak{A}^+} : \|c - b\| = 1 \; \text{for all} \; b \in S_{\mathfrak{A}^+} \; \text{with} \; \|b - a\| = 1\Big\} = \{a\}.$$
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spellingShingle Identifying JBW$^*$-algebras through their spheres of positive elements
Peralta, Antonio M.
Saavedra, Pedro
Operator Algebras
Functional Analysis
Let $\mathfrak{A}$ and $\mathfrak{B}$ be JBW$^*$-algebras with projection lattices $\mathcal{P} (\mathfrak{A})$ and $\mathcal{P} (\mathfrak{B})$, and let $Θ: \mathcal{P} (\mathfrak{A})\to \mathcal{P}(\mathfrak{B})$ be an order isomorphism. We prove that if $\mathfrak{A}$ does not contain any type $I_2$ direct summand and $Θ$ preserves points at distance $1$, then $Θ$ extends to a Jordan $^*$-isomorphism from $\mathfrak{A}$ onto $\mathfrak{B}$. We also establish that if $\mathfrak{A}$ and $\mathfrak{B}$ are two atomic JBW$^*$-algebras of type $I_2$ and $Θ: \mathcal{P} (\mathfrak{A})\to \mathcal{P}(\mathfrak{B})$ preserves points at distance $\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$, then $\mathfrak{A}$ is Jordan $^*$-isomorphic to $\mathfrak{B}$. Furthermore, if $\mathfrak{A}$ and $\mathfrak{B}$ are two general JBW$^*$-algebras such that the type $I_2$ part of $\mathfrak{A}$ is atomic and $Θ$ is an isometry, we prove the existence of an extension of $Θ$ to a Jordan $^*$-isomorphism from $\mathfrak{A}$ onto $\mathfrak{B}$. We provide a positive answer to Tingley's problem for positive spheres showing that if $\mathfrak{A}$ and $\mathfrak{B}$ are JBW$^*$-algebras such that the type $I_2$ part of $\mathfrak{A}$ is atomic, then every surjective isometry from the set, $S_{\mathfrak{A}^+}$, of positive norm-one elements of $\mathfrak{A}$ onto the positive norm-one elements of $\mathfrak{B}$ extends to a Jordan $^*$-isomorphism from $\mathfrak{A}$ onto $\mathfrak{B}$. We prove a metric characterization of projections in JBW$^*$-algebras as follows: if $a$ is a norm-one positive element in a JBW$^*$-algebra $\mathfrak{A}$, then $a$ is a projection if, and only if, it satisfies the double sphere property, that is, $$\Big\{c \in S_{\mathfrak{A}^+} : \|c - b\| = 1 \; \text{for all} \; b \in S_{\mathfrak{A}^+} \; \text{with} \; \|b - a\| = 1\Big\} = \{a\}.$$
title Identifying JBW$^*$-algebras through their spheres of positive elements
topic Operator Algebras
Functional Analysis
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.03287