A class of hyponormal operators and \(weak^*\)-continuity of hermitian operators (Q1108564)

The author introduces a subclass of that of hyponormal operators on a Banach space, which he calls *-hyponormal. A generalized version of the Fuglede-Putnam theorem for normal operators is given for this larger class of operators. The following problem is also tackled: If the adjoint of an operator T on a Banach space X can be expressed by \(T^*=H+iK\) with H, K hermitian, do there exist \(H_ 0,K_ 0\) hermitian operators on X such that \(T=H_ 0+iK_ 0?\) Partial solutions are provided, namely for the cases when \(T^*\) is *-hyponormal with HK-KH weakly compact, and also without further conditions on \(T^*\) when X is a dualoid space, or when X is a \(C^*\)-algebra with unit.