Abstract. Associated with T = U|T| (polar decomposition) in L(H) is a related operatorT = |T|Let H be a complex Hilbert space, and denote by L(H) the algebra of all bounded linear operators on H. If T ∈ L(H), we write σ (T), σ ap (T), and σ p (T) for the spectrum, the approximate point spectrum, and the point spectrum of T, respectively.An arbitrary operator T ∈ L(H) has a unique polar decomposition T = U|T|, where |T| = (T * T) 1 2 and U is the appropriate partial isometry satisfying kerU = ker|T| = kerT and kerU * = kerT * . Associated with T is a related operator |T| 1 2 U|T|