Let $𝒜$ be a homogeneous algebra on the circle and ${𝒜}^{+}$ the closed subalgebra of $𝒜$ of functions having analytic extensions into the unit disk $D$. This paper considers the structure of closed ideals of ${𝒜}^{+}$ under suitable restrictions on the synthesis properties of $𝒜$. In particular, completely characterized are the closed ideals in ${𝒜}^{+}$ whose zero sets meet the circle in a countable set of points. These results contain some previous results of Kahane and Taylor-Williams obtained independently.

Let A and B be semisimple commutative Banach algebras with bounded approximate identities. We investigate the problem of extending a homomorphism φ: A → B to a homomorphism of the multiplier algebras M(A) and M(B) of A and B, respectively. Various sufficient conditions in terms of B (or B and φ) are given that allow the construction of such extensions. We exhibit a number of classes of Banach algebras to which these criteria apply. In addition, we prove a polar decomposition for homomorphisms from...

For 0 < γ ≤ 1, let $\Lambda {⁺}_{\gamma }$ be the big Lipschitz algebra of functions analytic on the open unit disc which satisfy a Lipschitz condition of order γ on ̅. For a closed set E on the unit circle and an inner function Q, let $J_{\gamma }(E,Q)$ be the closed ideal in $\Lambda {⁺}_{\gamma }$ consisting of those functions $f\in \Lambda {⁺}_{\gamma }$ for which (i) f = 0 on E, (ii) $|f\left(z\right)-f\left(w\right)|=o\left(\right|z-w{|}^{\gamma })$ as d(z,E),d(w,E) → 0, (iii) $f/Q\in \Lambda {⁺}_{\gamma }$. Also, for a closed ideal I in $\Lambda {⁺}_{\gamma }$, let $E_I$ = z ∈ : f(z) = 0 for every f ∈ I and let $Q_I$ be the greatest common divisor of the inner parts of non-zero functions in I....

We denote by the unit circle and by the unit disc of ℂ. Let s be a non-negative real and ω a weight such that $\omega \left(n\right)={(1+n)}^s$ (n ≥ 0) and the sequence ${(\omega (-n)/{(1+n)}^s)}_{n\ge 0}$ is non-decreasing. We define the Banach algebra $A_{\omega }\left(\right)={f\in \left(\right):\left|\right|f\left|\right|}_{\omega }={\sum }_{n=-\infty }^{+\infty }\left|f̂\left(n\right)\right|\omega \left(n\right)<+\infty$. If I is a closed ideal of $A_{\omega }\left(\right)$, we set $h⁰\left(I\right)=z\in :f\left(z\right)=0\left(f\in I\right)$. We describe all closed ideals I of $A_{\omega }\left(\right)$ such that h⁰(I) is at most countable. A similar result is obtained for closed ideals of the algebra $A{⁺}_s\left(\right)=f\in A_{\omega }\left(\right):f̂\left(n\right)=0(n<0)$ without inner factor. Then we use this description to establish a link between operators with countable spectrum and interpolating sets...

The structure of closed ideals of a regular algebra containing the classical A∞ is considered. Several division and approximation results are proved and a characterization of those ideals whose intersection with A∞ is not {0} is obtained. A complete description of the ideals with countable hull is given, with applications to synthesis of hyperfunctions.

In this paper, we begin the study of the phenomenon of the “invisible spectrum” for commutative Banach algebras. Function algebras, formal power series and operator algebras will be considered. A quantitative treatment of the famous Wiener-Pitt-Sreider phenomenon for measure algebras on locally compact abelian (LCA) groups is given. Also, our approach includes efficient sharp estimates for resolvents and solutions of higher Bezout equations in terms of their spectral bounds. The smallest “spectral...

We study those Köthe coechelon sequence spaces $k_p\left(V\right)$, 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞ or p = 0, which are locally convex (Riesz) algebras for pointwise multiplication. We characterize in terms of the matrix V = (vₙ)ₙ when an algebra $k_p\left(V\right)$ is unital, locally m-convex, a -algebra, has a continuous (quasi)-inverse, all entire functions act on it or some transcendental entire functions act on it. It is proved that all multiplicative functionals are continuous and a precise description of all regular and all degenerate maximal ideals...