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Local automorphisms of the unitary group and the general linear group on a Hilbert space

Operator Algebras 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We prove that every 2-local automorphism of the unitary group or the general linear group on a complex infinite-dimensional separable Hilbert space is an automorphism. Thus these types of transformations are completely determined by their local actions on the two-points subsets of the groups in question.

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@article{arxiv.math/0005169,
  title  = {Local automorphisms of the unitary group and the general linear group on a Hilbert space},
  author = {Lajos Molnar and Peter Semrl},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0005169},
  year   = {2007}
}

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9 pages. To appear in Expo. Math