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/