Ideal Structure and Stable Rank of $${\mathbb {C} e+ \ell^2(I)}$$ with the Hadamard Product

Let I be any index set. We consider the Banach algebra \mathbb C e+ l²(I){\mathbb {C} e+ \ell^2(I)} with the Hadamard product, and prove that its Bass and topological stable ranks are both equal to 1. We also characterize divisors, maximal ideals, closed ideals and closed principal ideals. For I=\mathbb N{I=\mathbb {N}} we also characterize all prime z-ideals in this Banach algebra.     

Near-dedekind rings

Let S be a finite direct sum of Dedekind prime rings. We shall study those subrings R of S such that R contains a suitable ideal B of S The aim is to derive general properties of R from those of S. For instance we show that every ideal of R which is comaximal with B is invertible. We also show that if R is right Noetherian then R has right Krull dimension 1 and every right ideal of R which is comaximal with B is projective, and R has the right Artin-Rees property if and only if the maximal ideals of R which contain B commute with each other.     

Contractability of l 1 -Munn algebras with applications

A Banach algebra \A is called contractible if every bounded derivation from A into any Banach A bimodule is inner. In this article we show that a l ¹ -Munn algebra LM(A, P) is contractible if and only if A is contractible and LM(A, P) is unital. As a consequence, if a semigroup algebra l ¹(S) is contractible, then S is finite. March 30, 1999     

Quotient rings of algebras of functions and operators

Abstract. Various quotient rings of rings B of Banach algebra A-valued continuous functions on a completely regular Hausdorff Space X are constructed in terms of continuous functions defined on dense open subsets of X taking values in the maximal quotient ring of the Banach algebra A. This extends the results proved by N. J. Fine, L., Gillman and J. Lambek (1965) for the case of A, the field of real numbers. The pattern is similar and utilizes as well as generalises the results proved for algebras of multipliers of B by C. A. Akemann, G. K. Pedersen and J. Tomiyama (1973). The techniques combine those from algebra, analysis and topology. The details of the cases when A is the normed division algebra of real quaternions or the operator algebra B(H) of a Hilbert space H are given to illustrate our results. Received February 1, 1999; in final form June 18, 1999 / Published online May 8, 2000     

Spectral isometries onto algebras having a separating family of finite-dimensional irreducible representations

We prove that if A is a complex, unital semisimple Banach algebra and B is a complex, unital Banach algebra having a separating family of finite-dimensional irreducible representations, then any unital linear operator from A onto B which preserves the spectral radius is a Jordan morphism.     

Linear maps preserving Fredholm and Atkinson elements of C *-algebras

Let A be a unital C*-algebra of real rank zero and B be a unital semisimple complex Banach algebra. We characterize linear maps from A onto B preserving different essential spectral sets and quantities such as the essential spectrum, the (left, right) essential spectrum, the Weyl spectrum, the index and the essential spectral radius.     

The Shilov boundary and the Gelfand spectrum of algebras of generalized analytic functions

Let S be a discrete abelian cancellation semigroup with identity. We consider an algebra of generalized analytic functions defined on the semigroup $ \hat S $ of semicharacters of S that is wider than the Arens-Singer algebra. We show that the strong boundary and the Shilov boundary of this algebra are unions of maximal subgroups of $ \hat S $ . If S contains no nontrivial simple ideals, then both boundaries coincide with the character group of S. In this case we calculate the Gelfand spectrum of the algebra under consideration.     

Universal Poisson Envelope for Binary-Lie Algebras

In this article the universal Poisson enveloping algebra for a binary-Lie algebra is constructed. Taking a basis 𝔹 of a binary-Lie algebra B, we consider the symmetric algebra S(B) of polynomials in the elements of 𝔹. We consider two products in S(B), the usual product of polynomials fg and the braces {f, g}, defined by the product in B and the Leibniz rule. This algebra is a general Poisson algebra. We find an ideal I of S(B) such that the factor algebra S(B)/I is the universal Poisson envelope of B. We provide some examples of this construction for known binary-Lie algebras.     

On an Algebraic Extension of A(E)

An algebraic extension of the algebra A(E), where E is a compactum in with nonempty connected interior, leads to a Banach algebra B of functions that are holomorphic on some analytic set K^{o 2} with boundary bK and continuous up to bK. The singular points of the spectrum of B and their defects are investigated. For the case in which B is a uniform algebra, the depth of B in the algebra C(bK) is estimated. In particular, conditions under which B is maximal on bK are obtained.     

On Behavior of Solvable Ideals of Lie Algebras Under Outer Derivations

Let L be a finite dimensional Lie algebra over a field F. It is well known that the solvable radical S(L) of the algebra L is a characteristic ideal of L if char F = 0, and there are counterexamples to this statement in case char F = p > 0. We prove that the sum S(L) of all solvable ideals of a Lie algebra L (not necessarily finite dimensional) is a characteristic ideal of L in the following cases: 1) char F = 0; 2) S(L) is solvable and its derived length is less than log₂ p.     

Every Banach algebra has the spectral radius property

Nylen and Rodman [NR] introduced the notion of spectral radius property in Banach algebras in order to generalize a classical theorem of Yamamoto on the asymptotic behaviour of the singular values of ann xn matrix. In this paper we prove a conjecture of theirs in the affirmative, namely that any unital Banach algebra has the spectral radius property. In fact a slightly more general spectral property holds. We show that for every element which has spectral points which are not of finite multiplicity, the essential spectral radius is the supremum of the set of absolute values of the spectral points that are not of finite multiplicity.     

Jordan triple derivations on J-subspace lattice algebras

Let L be a J-subspace lattice on a Banach space X and Alg L the associated J-subspace lattice algebra. Let A be a standard operator subalgebra (i.e., it contains all finite rank operators in AlgL) of AlgL and M■B(X) the Alg L-bimodule. It is shown that every linear Jordan triple derivation from A into M is a derivation, and that every generalized Jordan (triple) derivation from A into M is a generalized derivation.     

Remarks on maximal left ideals in semigroups

Some similar results to those for maximal (two-sided) ideals in a compact semigroupS are obtained for maximal left ideals inS, with one exception i.e. the intersection of all maximal left ideals inS may be empty. The maximal left ideals in the convolution semigroup of measures onS are also considered.     

On K0-groups of operator algebras on Banach spaces

This paper merges some classifications of G-M-type Banach spaces simplifically, discusses the condition of K ₀(B(X)) = 0 for operator algebra B(X) on a Banach space X, and obtains a result to improve Laustsen's sufficient condition, gives an example to show that X ≈ X ² is not a sufficient condition of K ₀(B(X)) = 0.     

Minimal prime ideals of reduced rings

Let R be a reduced ring with Q its Martindale symmetric ring of quotients, and let B be the complete Boolean algebra of all idempotents in C, where C is the extended centroid of R. It is proved that every minimal prime ideal of R must be of the form mQ∩R for some maximal ideal m of B but the converse is in general not true. In addition, if R is centrally closed or has only finitely many minimal prime ideals, then the converse also holds. By applying the explicit expression, many properties of minimal prime ideals of reduced rings are realized more easily.     

Operator space projective tensor product of $C^*$-algebras

For a finite dimensional -algebra A and any -algebra B, we determine a constant of equivalence of operator space projective norm and the Banach space projective norm on . We also discuss the *-Banach algebra . Received May 12, 1999; in final form September 8, 1999 / Published online April 12, 2001     

Algebraic properties of isometries between groups of invertible elements in Banach algebras

We prove that an isometry T between open subgroups of the invertible groups of unital Banach algebras A and B is extended to a real-linear isometry up to translation between these Banach algebras. While a unital isometry between unital semisimple commutative Banach algebras need not be multiplicative, we prove in this paper that if A is commutative and A or B are semisimple, then (T(eA))⁻¹T is extended to an isometric real algebra isomorphism from A onto B. In particular, A−1 is isometric as a metric space to B−1 if and only if they are isometrically isomorphic to each other as metrizable groups if and only if A is isometrically isomorphic to B as a real Banach algebra; it is compared by the example of ?elazko concerning on non-isomorphic Banach algebras with the homeomorphically isomorphic invertible groups. Isometries between open subgroups of the invertible groups of unital closed standard operator algebras on Banach spaces are investigated and their general forms are given.     

A Generalization of Lie's Theorem

We prove that in a locally finite dimensional Lie algebra L, any maximal, locally solvable subalgebra is the stabilizer of a maximal, generalized flag in an integrable, faithful module over L.