The relationships between the JB*-triple structure of a complex spin factor S and the structure of the Hilbert space H associated to S are discussed. Every surjective linear isometry L of S can be uniquely represented in the form L(x) = mu.U(x) for some conjugation commuting unitary operator U on H and some mu belonging to C, |mu|=1. Automorphisms of S are characterized as those linear maps (continuity not assumed) that preserve minimal tripotents in S and the orthogonality relations among them.
@article{urn:eudml:doc:44295,
title = {Isometries and automorphisms of the spaces of spinors.},
journal = {Revista Matem\'atica de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid},
volume = {5},
year = {1992},
pages = {194-200},
zbl = {0816.46045},
mrnumber = {MR1195079},
language = {en},
url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/urn:eudml:doc:44295}
}
Hervés, F. J.; Isidro, J. M. Isometries and automorphisms of the spaces of spinors.. Revista Matemática de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Tome 5 (1992) pp. 194-200. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/urn:eudml:doc:44295/