
The author studies the commutant and the double commutant of the algebra \(\text{alg }{\mathcal L}\) of all bounded operators on a Banach space \(X\) leaving invariant each member of a lattice \({\mathcal L}\) of subspaces of \(X\). For example, he proves that when \({\mathcal L}\) is the pentagon subspace lattice, then the only operators commuting with all the operators in \(\text{alg }{\mathcal L}\) are multiples of the identity, hence \((\text{alg }{\mathcal L})''= L(X)\). He also gives an example of an algebra \({\mathcal A}\) of operators on a complex Hilbert space which is reflexive (\({\mathcal A}=\text{alg}(\text{lat }{\mathcal A}\))), whose commutant and double commutant coincide, but are not reflexive.
lattice of subspaces, Abstract operator algebras on Hilbert spaces, pentagon subspace lattice, reflexive algebras, double commutant
lattice of subspaces, Abstract operator algebras on Hilbert spaces, pentagon subspace lattice, reflexive algebras, double commutant
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