Essentially Unitary
A bounded operator U on a Hilbert space H is called essentially unitary if U^*U-I and UU^*-I are compact operators.
This entry contributed by Mohammad Sal Moslehian
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Murphy, G. J. C-*-Algebras and Operator Theory. New York: Academic Press, 1990.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
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Moslehian, Mohammad Sal. "Essentially Unitary." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource, created by Eric W. Weisstein. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/EssentiallyUnitary.html