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A Vidav theorem for Banach Jordan algebras

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

M. A. Youngson
M. A. Youngson
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University of Edinburgh
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Abstract

In the present article we prove a result characterizing the Jordan analogues of B*-algebras among the complex Banach Jordan algebras in terms of the algebra and norm structures alone.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 84 , Issue 2 , September 1978 , pp. 263 - 272
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1978

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