A characterization of -algebras.
A characterization of commutators with Hilbert transforms
A characterization of homomorphisms in certain Banach involution algebras
A characterization of maximal regular ideals in lmc algebras
A question of Warner and Whitley concerning a nonunital version of the Gleason-Kahane-Żelazko theorem is considered in the context of nonnormed topological algebras. Among other things it is shown that a closed hyperplane M of a commutative symmetric F*-algebra E with Lindelöf Gel'fand space is a maximal regular ideal iff each element of M belongs to some closed maximal regular ideal of E.
A positivity result and normalization of positive convolution structures.
A properly infinite Banach *-algebra with a non-zero, bounded trace
A properly infinite C*-algebra has no non-zero traces. We construct properly infinite Banach *-algebras with non-zero, bounded traces, and show that there are even such algebras which are fairly "close" to the class of C*-algebras, in the sense that they can be hermitian or *-semisimple.
A remark on -algebras
Algebra Involutions on the Bidual of a Banach Algebra.
An order-theoretic approach to involutive algebras
Applications bi-semi-linéaires et commutativité dans les algèbres de Banach involutives
Applications of harmonic functional calculus in a quotient involutive Banach algebra. (Applications du calcul fonctionnel harmonique dans une algèbre de Banach involutive quotient.)
Banach Algebras with Involution.
Biweights and -homomorphisms of partial -algebras.
Bounded elements and spectrum in Banach quasi *-algebras
A normal Banach quasi *-algebra (,) has a distinguished Banach *-algebra consisting of bounded elements of . The latter *-algebra is shown to coincide with the set of elements of having finite spectral radius. If the family () of bounded invariant positive sesquilinear forms on contains sufficiently many elements then the Banach *-algebra of bounded elements can be characterized via a C*-seminorm defined by the elements of ().
Bounded structures of uniformly A-convex algebras.
Commutativity theorems for normed *-algebras
Commutators in Banach *-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.
C*-seminorms
A necessary and sufficient condition is given for a*-algebra with identity to have a unique maximal C*-seminorm. This generalizes the result, due to Bonsall, that a Banach *-algebra with identity has such a*-seminorm.
C*-seminorms on partial *-algebras: an overview
The main facts about unbounded C*-seminorms on partial *-algebras are reviewed and the link with the representation theory is discussed. In particular, starting from the more familiar case of *-algebras, we examine C*-seminorms that are defined from suitable families of positive linear or sesquilinear forms, mimicking the construction of the Gelfand seminorm for Banach *-algebras. The admissibility of these forms in terms of the (unbounded) C*-seminorms they generate is characterized.
Decomposition and disintegration of positive definite kernels on convex *-semigroups
The paper deals with operator-valued positive definite kernels on a convex *-semigroup whose Kolmogorov-Aronszajn type factorizations induce *-semigroups of bounded shift operators. Any such kernel Φ has a canonical decomposition into a degenerate and a nondegenerate part. In case is commutative, Φ can be disintegrated with respect to some tight positive operator-valued measure defined on the characters of if and only if Φ is nondegenerate. It is proved that a representing measure of a positive...