Generalized D-Symmetric Operators I

2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 47B47, 47B10; secondary 47A30.

Let H be an infinite-dimensional complex Hilbert space and let A, B ∈ L(H), where L(H) is the algebra of operators on H into itself. Let δAB: L(H) → L(H) denote the generalized derivation δAB(X) = AX − XB. This note will initiate a study on the class of pairs (A,B) such that [‾(R(δAB))] = [‾(R(δB*A*))]; i.e. [‾(R(δAB))] is self-adjoint.