Soient $a_1,...,a_n$ des éléments d’une $b$-algèbre commutative unifère $A$. On définit et étudie un “spectre” de $a=(a_1,...,a_n)$ qui dépend de la croissance des fonctions $u_1\left(s\right),...,u_n\left(s\right)$ de l’égalité spectrale$$(a_1-s_1)u_1\left(s\right)+\cdots +(a_n-s_n)u_n\left(s\right)=1$$près du spectre simultané. À partir des propriétés de ce spectre, on construit un calcul fonctionnel qui, réduit au cas banachique, s’étend à certaines fonctions supposées seulement holomorphes à l’intérieur du spectre simultané. Ce calcul fonctionnel permet aussi d’étudier la régularité des éléments $a_1,...,a_n$ et des fonctions $u_1\left(s\right),...,u_n\left(s\right)$.

Dans cet article, suivant une idée de W. Żelazko dans [8], on donne plusieurs caractérisations des algèbres localement m-convexes ayant tous leurs éléments à spectre borné. Cela nous permet d'obtenir la caractérisation, parmi les algèbres localement m-convexes, de celles qui ont l'espace des caractères équiborné. On obtient, comme conséquence immédiate de cette caractérisation, que dans une algèbre localement m-convexe complète, commutative et unitaire dont tous les éléments sont à spectre borné,...

We show that the Banach algebras with continuous involution are the Banach algebras which admit a harmonic functional calculus, while we prove that the hermitian commutative Banach algebras are exactly the involutive commutative Banach algebras that admit a real analytic functional calculus.

We prove that C*-algebras for an equivalent norm are the involutive Banach algebras which admit the continuous functional calculus.

En el presente artículo se expone de modo resumido una caracterización de los anillos de funciones diferenciables de una variedad.

Let G be the set of invertible elements of a normed algebra A with an identity. For some but not all subsets H of G we have the following dichotomy. For x ∈ A either $cx{c}^{-1}=x$ for all c ∈ H or $sup\parallel cx{c}^{-1}\parallel :c\in H=\infty$. In that case the set of x ∈ A for which the sup is finite is the centralizer of H.

Let 𝓐 be a Banach algebra and let ϕ be a nonzero character on 𝓐. We give some necessary and sufficient conditions for the left ϕ-contractibility of 𝓐 as well as several hereditary properties. We also study relations between homological properties of some Banach left 𝓐-modules, the left ϕ-contractibility and the right ϕ-amenability of 𝓐. Finally, we characterize the left character contractibility of various Banach algebras related to locally compact groups.

Let 𝓐 be a Banach algebra and let ϕ be a nonzero character on 𝓐. We introduce and study a new notion of amenability for 𝓐 based on existence of a ϕ-approximate diagonal by modifying the concepts of ϕ-amenability and pseudo-amenability. We then apply these results to characterize ϕ-pseudo-amenability of various Banach algebras related to locally compact groups such as group algebras, measure algebras, certain dual algebras and Lebesgue-Fourier algebras.

Let $A$ be a uniformly closed and locally m-convex $\Phi$-algebra. We obtain internal conditions on $A$ stated in terms of its closed ideals for $A$ to be isomorphic and homeomorphic to $C_k\left(X\right)$, the $\Phi$-algebra of all the real continuous functions on a normal topological space $X$ endowed with the compact convergence topology.

Conditions involving closed range of multipliers on general Banach algebras are studied. Numerous conditions equivalent to a splitting A = TA ⊕ kerT are listed, for a multiplier T defined on the Banach algebra A. For instance, it is shown that TA ⊕ kerT = A if and only if there is a commuting operator S for which T = TST and S = STS, that this is the case if and only if such S may be taken to be a multiplier, and that these conditions are also equivalent to the existence of a factorization T = PB,...

In this paper we define the notions of semicommutativity and semicommutativity modulo a linear subspace. We prove some results regarding the semicommutativity or semicommutativity modulo a linear subspace of a sequentially complete m-convex algebra. We show how such results can be applied in order to obtain commutativity criterions for locally m-convex algebras.

The set of commutators in a Banach *-algebra A, with continuous involution, is examined. Applications are made to the case where A = B(ℓ₂), the algebra of all bounded linear operators on ℓ₂.