Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 February 2019
We study linear mappings which preserve vectors at a specific angle. We introduce the concept of $(\unicode[STIX]{x1D700},c)$-angle preserving mappings and define $\widehat{\unicode[STIX]{x1D700}}\,(T,c)$ as the ‘smallest’ number $\unicode[STIX]{x1D700}$ for which $T$ is an $(\unicode[STIX]{x1D700},c)$-angle preserving mapping. We derive an exact formula for $\widehat{\unicode[STIX]{x1D700}}\,(T,c)$ in terms of the norm $\Vert T\Vert$ and the minimum modulus $[T]$ of $T$. Finally, we characterise approximately angle preserving mappings.
The first author is partially supported by a grant from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (No. 2/47884).