Let T be a contraction and A the strong limit of {T∗nTn}n≥1. We prove the following theorem: if a hyponormal contraction T does not have a nontrivial invariant subspace, then T is either a proper contraction of class 00 or a nonstrict proper contraction of class 10 for which A is a completely nonprojective nonstrict proper contraction. Moreover, its self-commutator [T∗,T ] is a strict contracti...
