Weakly compact homomorphisms of regular Banach algebras

Let A be a uniformly regular Ditkin algebra. It is shown that every weakly compact homomorphism of A into a Banach algebra is finite-dimensional.     

Homomorphisms of certain Banach function algebras

In this note, we study homomorphisms with domainD ⁿ(X) orLipα(X, d) of which ranges are certain Banach function algebras and determine in which cases these homomorphisms are compact.     

The Banach algebras generated by operators with one-point spectrum

In this article, we present some results related to the structure of Banach algebras generated by operators with one-point spectrum.     

A structure of ring homomorphisms on commutative Banach algebras

We give a structure theorem for a ring homomorphism of a commutative regular Banach algebra into another commutative Banach algebra. In particular, it is shown that:

(i)

A ring homomorphism of a commutative -algebra onto another commutative -algebra with connected infinite Gelfand space is either linear or anti-linear.

(ii)

A ring automorphism of is either linear or anti-linear.

(iii)

, and the disc algebra are neither ring homomorphic images of nor .

     

On the simplicial cohomology of Banach operator algebras

We investigate the simplicial cohomology of certain Banach operator algebras. The two main examples considered are the Banach algebra of all bounded operators on a Banach space and its ideal of approximable operators. Sufficient conditions will be given forcing Banach algebras of this kind to be simplicially trivial.     

Some G-M-type Banach spaces and K-groups of operator algebras on them

By providing several new varieties of G-M-type Banach spaces according todecomposable and compoundable properties, this paper discusses the operator structuresof these spaces and the K-theory of the algebra of the operators on these G-M-type Ba-nach spaces through calculation of the K-groups of the operator ideals contained in theclass of Riesz operators.     

On K_0-groups of operator algebras on Banach spaces

This paper merges some classifications of G-M-type Banach spaces simplifically, discusses the condition of K0(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 ≈ X2 is not a sufficient condition of K0(B(X)) = 0.     

Contractive projections on Banach algebras

In this paper, we explore the properties of projections of norm one on general Banach algebras, in particular the relation with conditional expectations for algebras which arise in harmonic analysis.     

The Socle and finite dimensionality of some Banach algebras

The purpose of this note is to describe some algebraic conditions on a Banach algebra which force it to be finite dimensional. One of the main results in Theorem 2 which states that for a locally compact groupG, G is compact if there exists a measure μ in Soc(L ¹(G)) such that μ(G) ≠ 0. We also prove thatG is finite if Soc(M(G)) is closed and every nonzero left ideal inM(G) contains a minimal left ideal.     

On Wiener type Banach algebra

A clarified study on the G-complete symmetry Banach algebra is given. A Wiener type Banach algebra as well as its stucture is introduced and studied. An application of this algebra is presented.     

Sufficient conditions for the projective freeness of Banach algebras

Let R be a unital semi-simple commutative complex Banach algebra, and let M(R) denote its maximal ideal space, equipped with the Gelfand topology. Sufficient topological conditions are given on M(R) for R to be a projective free ring, that is, a ring in which every finitely generated projective R-module is free. Several examples are included, notably the Hardy algebra H^∞(X) of bounded holomorphic functions on a Riemann surface of finite type, and also some algebras of stable transfer functions arising in control theory.     

Interpolation of Banach algebras and tensor products of Banach couples

Using tensor products of Banach couples we study a class of interpolation functors with the property that to every Banach couple of Banach algebras they give an interpolation space which is a Banach algebra. For the real θ,1-method we give a complete answer to the question of when the interpolation space is unital.     

Single elements in Banach algebras

This paper provides an abstract characterization of quasitriangular algebras of operators on a separable Hilbert space. The main tool used is the (purely algebraic) concept of a single element. An element s of an algebra A is called single element of A if whenever asb=0 for some a, b in A, at least one of as,sb is zero. A part of this work is of independent interest and this is an attempt to determine an involution in a Banach algebra.     

Weak continuous states on Banach algebras

We prove that if a unital Banach algebra A is the dual of a Banach space A_? then the set of normal states is weak^∗ dense in the set of all states on A. Further, normal states linearly span A_?.     

A sum-product theorem in semi-simple commutative Banach algebras

The following analogue of the Erdös-Szemerédi sum-product theorem is shown. Let A=f₁,?,f_N be a finite set of N arbitrary distinct functions on some set. Then either the sum set f_i+f_j or the product set has at least N^1+c elements, where c>0 is an absolute constant. We use Freiman's lemma and Balog-Szemerédi-Gowers Theorem on graphs and combinatorics.As a corollary, we obtain an Erdös-Szemerédi type theorem for semi-simple commutative Banach algebras R. Thus if A⊂R is a finite set, |A| large enough, then

|A+A|+|A.A|>|A|1+c,     

Power boundedness in Fourier and Fourier-Stieltjes algebras and other commutative Banach algebras

We study power boundedness in the Fourier and Fourier-Stieltjes algebras, A(G) and B(G), of a locally compact group G as well as in some other commutative Banach algebras. The main results concern the question of when all elements with spectral radius at most one in any of these algebras are power bounded, the characterization of power bounded elements in A(G) and B(G) and also the structure of the Gelfand transform of a single power bounded element.     

On character amenability of Banach algebras

We continue our work [E. Kaniuth, A.T. Lau, J. Pym, On φ-amenability of Banach algebras, Math. Proc. Cambridge Philos. Soc. 144 (2008) 85-96] in the study of amenability of a Banach algebra A defined with respect to a character φ of A. Various necessary and sufficient conditions of a global and a pointwise nature are found for a Banach algebra to possess a φ-mean of norm 1. We also completely determine the size of the set of φ-means for a separable weakly sequentially complete Banach algebra A with no φ-mean in A itself. A number of illustrative examples are discussed.     

Noninvertibility preservers on Banach algebras

It is proved that a linear surjection Ф: A → B, which preserves noninvertibility between semisimple, unital, complex Banach algebras, is automatically injective.     

Wild radical square zero algebras

It is shown that a radical square zero algebra is wild, if and only if it is of Corner’s type, and it is strictly wild if and only if it is Endo-wild. This gives a negative answer to a problem posed by Simson.