Fuglede theorem for symmetric spaces of $\tau$-measurable operators

Abstract

We extend the classical Fuglede commutativity theorem to the full scale of symmetrically normed operator ideals. Our main result provides a complete characterization: a symmetric ideal or symmetric operator space of $\tau$-measurable operators satisfies the Fuglede theorem if and only if its commutative core has non-trivial Boyd indices, or equivalently, if it is an interpolation space in the scale of $L_p$-spaces for $1<p<\infty$. This criterion subsumes all previously known cases, including Lorentz and Schatten classes.