Centripetal operators and Koszmider spaces (Q929984)

In terminology introduced by \textit{G.~Plebanek} [Topology Appl. 143, No. 1--3, 217--239 (2004; Zbl 1064.46011)], a compact space \(K\) is called a Koszmider space if every operator \(T: C(K)\to C(K)\) is the sum of a multiplication operator and a weakly compact operator. The author formalizes a weaker property, also considered by \textit{P.~Koszmider} [Math. Ann. 330, No. 1, 151--183 (2004; Zbl 1064.46009)], introducing the following concept. A compact space \(K\) is called a weakly Koszmider space if for every operator \(T: C(K)\to C(K)\), for every disjoint sequence \((f_n)\) in \(C(K)\) and for every sequence \((x_n)\) in \(K\) with \(f_n(x_n)=0\), \(n=1,2,\ldots\), the following condition is fulfilled: \(\lim_n(Tf_n)(x_n)=0\). It is shown that \(K\) is weakly Koszmider if and only if for every couple of operators \(T, S : C(K)\to C(K)\) their commutator \(TS - ST\) is weakly compact. If \(K\) is weakly Koszmider and \(C(K)\) is isomorphic to \(C(L)\), then \(L\) is also weakly Koszmider, but the analogous result does not hold for Koszmider spaces. This implies the existence of weakly Koszmider non-Koszmider spaces. It is demonstrated also that a connected Koszmider space \(K\) is strongly rigid, i.e., the only continuous non-constant function \(f: K \to K\) is the identity map.