An averaging theorem in \(C^*\)-Hilbert modules and operators without adjoint (Q1892810)

The following theorem was proved by the author [Izv. Akad Nauk SSSR, Ser. Mat. 50, No. 4, 849-865 (1986; Zbl 0641.46047)]. Theorem 1. Let \(g\mapsto T_g\) be a representation of a compact group \(G\) in a Hilbert \(C^*\)-module \(H_A\). Then this representation is \(A\)-unitary with respect to the Hilbert product averaged by the action of \(G\). Since we do not assume that the operator \(T_g\) possesses an adjoint, and, moreover, after the averaging we obtain a unitary operator, the following question arises: whether the condition that the operator \(T_g\) occurs in a representation of a compact group implies the existence of an adjoint? Example 1 will give a negative answer to this question.