New characterizations of EP, generalized normal and generalized Hermitian elements in rings (Q428064)

Complex matrices and Hilbert space operators \(A\) with closed ranges for which the ranges of \(A\) and \(A^*\) coincide are said to have the property EP. Examples are Hermitian, normal and nonsingular matrices (operators). Such matrices and operators have been studied by many authors. In rings with involution, EP elements are those for which the Drazin and Moore-Penrose inverses exist and coincide. In this paper, the authors study the EP elements of such rings and present new characterizations in purely algebraic forms. They also introduce and study generalized normal and generalized Hermitian elements in rings and present several new characterizations for elements in rings with involution to be normal or Hermitian.