Bilocal \(^\ast\)-automorphisms of \(B(H)\) (Q2447670)

Let \(H\) be a complex Hilbert space and let \(B(H)\) be the \(C^*\)-algebra of all bounded linear operators acting on \(H\). In the present paper, the author introduces and studies bilocal automorphisms on \(B(H)\), that is, linear maps \(\phi: B(H) \rightarrow B(H)\) such that for every \(T \in B(H)\) and \(x \in H\), there exists an algebra \(*\)-automorphism \(\phi_{T,x}\) such that \(\phi (T) x= \phi_{T,x}(T)x\). Bilocal derivations were introduced and studied in [\textit{J. Zhu} and \textit{C.-P. Xiong}, Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 125, No. 5, 1367--1370 (1997; Zbl 0870.47028)]. Next, suppose that the Hilbert space \(H\) is separable and infinite dimensional and let \(\phi: B(H) \rightarrow B(H)\) be a linear map. The author proves that \(\phi\) is a bilocal automorphism if and only if it is a unital algebra \(*\)-endomorphism of \(B(H)\). In the case where \(H\) is finite-dimensional, the author shows that every bilocal automorphism on \(B(H)\) is either an algebra \(*\)-automorphism or an algebra \(*\)-antiautomorphism.