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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 January 2009
Let X be a complex Banach space, and let and denote respectively the algebras of bounded and compact operators on X. The quotient algebra is called the Calkin algebra associated with X. It is known that both and are complex Banach algebras with unit e. For such unital Banach algebras B, set
and define the numerical range of x ∈ B as
x is said to be hermitian if W(x)⊆R. It is known that
Fact 1. ([4 vol. I, p. 46]) x is hermitian if and only if ‖eiαx‖ = (or ≦)1 for all α ∈ R, where ex is defined by