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A note on B*-algebras

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2009

I. S. Murphy
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ
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Let A be a Banach *-algebra. We assume neither that A has an identity element, nor that the involution on A is continuous.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust 1973

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