{ "id": "math/0110315", "version": "v1", "published": "2001-10-30T16:50:21.000Z", "updated": "2001-10-30T16:50:21.000Z", "title": "Manifolds of algebraic elements in the algebra L(H) of bounded linear operators", "authors": [ "Jose M. Isidro" ], "comment": "12 pages, Latex 2e, to appear", "categories": [ "math.FA", "math.DG" ], "abstract": "Given a complex Hilbert space H, we study the differential geometry of the manifold A of normal algebraic elements in Z=L(H), the algebra of bounded linear operators on H. We represent A as a disjoint union of subsets M of Z and, using the algebraic structure of Z, a torsionfree affine connection $\\nabla$ (that is invariant under the group G= Aut (Z) of automorphisms of Z) is defined on each of these connected components and the geodesics are computed. In case M consists of elements that have a fixed finite rank r, (0