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Iian Smythe
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Does the group of compact perturbations of the identity act transitively on the compact operators?

Let $H$ be an infinite dimensional (separable if necessary) complex Hilbert space, and denote by $K(H)$ the ideal (in $B(H)$) of compact operators on $H$. Let $G_c=\{I+K\in B(H): I+K \text{ is invertible and } K\in K(H)\}$, and $U_c=\{I+K\in B(H): I+K \text{ is unitary and } K\in K(H)\}$.

$G_c$ and $U_c$ act by left multiplication on $K(H)$. Are these actions transitive?

Additionally, any references which delve into actions of these groups would be appreciated.

Iian Smythe
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