Can $AB-BA=I$ hold if $A$ and $B$ are bounded linear operators on a Banach space?

425 Views Asked by At

It's easy to see it can't be true in finite dimension. Also, it can hold for operators on infinite-dimensional vector spaces over $\mathbb C$, as seen here: Can $AB-BA=I$ hold if both $A$ and $B$ are operators on an infinitely-dimensional vector space over $\mathbb C$?. What happens if both $A$ and $B$ are bounded linear operators on a Banach space?