Complete orthogonality preservers between \(C^ \ast \)-algebras (Q2009313)

Two elements \(a\) and \(b\) in a \(C^ \ast \)-algebra \(A\) are said to be orthogonal, denoted by \(a \perp b\), if \(ab^* = b^*a = 0\). A linear mapping \(T : A \to B\) between \(C^ \ast \)-algebras is orthogonality preserving if \(T(a) \perp T(b)\), whenever \(a \perp b\), \(a, b \in A\). Inspired by the paper of \textit{W. Winter} and \textit{J. Zacharias} [Münster J. Math. 2, No. 1, 311--324 (2009; Zbl 1190.46042)], the author introduces \(n\)-orthogonality and completely orthogonality preserving bounded linear mappings, and characterizes completely orthogonality preserving bounded linear mappings in terms of right orthogonality and zero-TRO products. The main theorem states that a bounded linear mapping between \(C^*\)-algebras is completely orthogonality preserving if and only if it is a weighted TRO homomorphism. He gives several characterizations of TRO homomorphisms among triple homomorphisms. The author also defines a (triple) functional calculus for orthogonality preserving bounded linear mappings between \(C^ \ast \)-algebras. This functional calculus can be regarded as a ternary version of the order zero functional calculus defined in the work of Winter and Zacharias [loc.\,cit.].