Isolated vertices and diameter of the $BJ$-orthograph in $C^{\ast }$-algebras

Abstract

We give necessary and sufficient condition that an element of an arbitrary $C^{\ast }$-algebra is an isolated vertex of the orthograph related to the mutual strong Birkhoff-James orthogonality. Also, we prove that for all $C^{\ast }$-algebras except $\mathbb{C},\mathbb{C}\oplus \mathbb{C}$ and $M_2(\mathbb{C})$ all non isolated points make a single connected component of the orthograph which diameter is less than or equal to $4$, i.e. any two non isolated points can be connected by a path with at most $4$ edges. Some related results are given.

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