On different products of closed operators (Q2427086)

Advantages and disadvantages of the usual product of two closed operators in a complex Hilbert space and of the product in the Dixmier sense are considered. In order to overcome these disadvantages, the authors introduce a new product by means of some Labrousse--Mercier results. This product is associative, but non-commutative and it does not have the identity. However, an adjoint of that product is a product of adjoints. Also, that product is bounded whenever at least one of its components is bounded.