Additive mappings on \(C^*\)-algebras sub-preserving absolute values of products (Q379091)

Let \(A\) and \(B\) be unital \(C^*\)-algebras and let \(\varphi:A\to B\) be an additive map satisfying \(|\varphi(a)\varphi(b)|\leq \varphi(|ab|)\) for all positive \(a,b\in A\). It is shown that, if \(A\) is of real rank zero and if there exists \(a\in A\) such that \(a^* = a\), \(\|a\|\leq 1\), and \(\varphi(a)=1\), then \(\varphi\) acts as a Jordan homomorphism on self-adjoint elements. Some variations of this result are also proved.