We prove that any real or complex countably generated algebra has a complete locally convex topology making it a topological algebra. Assuming the continuum hypothesis, it is the best possible result expressed in terms of the cardinality of a set of generators. This result is a corollary to a theorem stating that a free algebra provided with the maximal locally convex topology is a topological algebra if and only if the number of variables is at most countable. As a byproduct we obtain an example...

By exploiting his recent results, the author further investigates the extent to which variation in the coefficients of a unitary convex decomposition of a vector in a unital $J{B}^{*}$-algebra permits the vector decomposable as convex combination of fewer unitaries; certain $C^{*}$-algebra results due to M. Rørdam have been extended to the general setting of $J{B}^{*}$-algebras.

We characterize unitary equivalence of quasi-free Hilbert modules, which complements Douglas and Misra's earlier work [New York J. Math. 11 (2005)]. We first confine our arguments to the classical setting of reproducing Hilbert spaces and then relate our result to equivalence of Hermitian vector bundles.

Let X be a real or complex vector space. We show that the maximal p-convex topology makes X a complete Hausdorff topological vector space. If X has an uncountable dimension, then different p give different topologies. However, if the dimension of X is at most countable, then all these topologies coincide. This leads to an example of a complete locally pseudoconvex space X that is not locally convex, but all of whose separable subspaces are locally convex. We apply these results to topological algebras,...

We develop a structure theory for left divsion absolute valued algebras which shows, among other things, that the norm of such an algebra comes from an inner product. Moreover, we prove the existence of left division complete absolute valued algebras with left unit of arbitrary infinite hilbertian division and with the additional property that they have nonzero proper closed left ideals. Our construction involves results from the representation theory of the so called "Canonical Anticommutation...

For a completely contractive Banach algebra $B$, we find conditions under which the completely bounded multiplier algebra ${ℳ}_{cb}\left(B\right)$ is a dual Banach algebra and the operator amenability of $B$ is equivalent to the operator Connes-amenability of ${ℳ}_{cb}\left(B\right)$. We also show that, in this case, these are equivalent to the existence of a normal virtual operator diagonal.

Let G be a locally compact group, A(G) its Fourier algebra and L¹(G) the space of Haar integrable functions on G. We study the Segal algebra S¹A(G) = A(G) ∩ L¹(G) in A(G). It admits an operator space structure which makes it a completely contractive Banach algebra. We compute the dual space of S¹A(G). We use it to show that the restriction operator ${u\mapsto u|}_H:S¹A\left(G\right)\to A\left(H\right)$, for some non-open closed subgroups H, is a surjective complete quotient map. We also show that if N is a non-compact closed subgroup, then the averaging...