Reduced commutativity of moduli of operators

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the question of when the equations $A^{*s}A^{s}=(A^{*}A)^{s}$ for all $s \in S$, where $S$ is a finite set of positive integers, imply the quasinormality or normality of $A$. In particular, it is proved that if $S=\{p,m,m+p,n,n+p\}$, where $2\leq m < n$, then $A$ is quasinormal. Moreover, if $A$ is invertible and $S=\{m,n,n+m\}$, where $m \leq n$, then $A$ is normal. Furthermore, the case when $S=\{m,m+n\}$ and $A^{*n}A^n \leq (A^*A)^n$ is discussed.