The product of operators with closed range in Hilbert \(C^{*}\)-modules (Q551260)

The author gives some necessary and sufficient conditions for the closedness of the range of the product of two orthogonal projections in the setting of Hilbert \(C^*\)-modules. He then applies them to extend some results of \textit{R. Bourgin} [Tohoku Math. J., II. Ser. 25, 359--363 (1973; Zbl 0269.47002)] for operators on Hilbert spaces to Hilbert \(C^*\)-modules. He shows that, if \(T, S\) are adjointable module maps whose ranges are closed, then the operator \(TS\) has closed range if and only if \(\text{Ker}(T)+\text{Ran}(S)\) is an orthogonal summand, and this if and only if \(\text{Ker}(S^*)+\text{Ran}(T^*)\) is an orthogonal summand. Recall that the Dixmier angle between submodules \(M\) and \(N\) of a Hilbert \(C^*\)-module \(E\) is the angle \(\alpha_0(M,N)\) in \([0,\pi/2]\) whose cosine is \(\sup\{\|\langle x, y\rangle\|: x \in M\), \(\|x\| \leq 1\), \(y\in N\), \(\|y\|\leq 1\}\). The author shows that, if the Dixmier angle between \(\text{Ran}(S)\) and \(\text{Ker}(T)\cap[\text{Ker}(T)\cap \text{Ran}(S)]^\perp\) is positive and \(\overline{\text{Ker}(S^*)+ \text{Ran}(T^*)}\) is an orthogonal summand, then \(TS\) has closed range.