Left factorization operators on a Banach space (Q2848821)

In this paper, left factor operators on Banach spaces are studied. A linear bounded operator \(B\) on a Banach space \(X\) is called a left factor operator if, for any linear bounded operator \(A\) on \(X\) with \(A(X)\subset B(X)\), there exists a linear bounded operator \(C_A\) on \(X\) such that \(A=BC_A\). It is well known that every linear bounded operator on a Hilbert space is a left factor operator, and that this statement is true for a general Banach space. In this paper, it is shown that every linear bounded operator on a reflexive Banach space is a left factor operator. Moreover, every linear bounded operator whose kernel has a topological complement is a left factor operator.