Schatten's theorems on functionally defined Schur algebras.
Let B be a complex topological unital algebra. The left joint spectrum of a set S ⊂ B is defined by the formula = generates a proper left idealUsing the Schur lemma and the Gelfand-Mazur theorem we prove that has the spectral mapping property for sets S of pairwise commuting elements if (i) B is an m-convex algebra with all maximal left ideals closed, or (ii) B is a locally convex Waelbroeck algebra. The right ideal version of this result is also valid.
We study three closely related concepts in the context of the Banach algebra C₀(X,A). We show that, to a certain extent, Segal extensions, norm irregularity and the existence of approximate identities in C₀(X,A) can be deduced from the corresponding features of A and vice versa. Extensive use is made of the multiplier norm and the tensor product representation of C₀(X,A).
We investigate stability of various classes of topological algebras and individual algebras under small deformations of multiplication.