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The second dual of a Banach algebra*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

J. Duncan  and
S. A. R. Hosseiniun
J. Duncan
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of StirlingTabriz, Iran
S. A. R. Hosseiniun
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, The University, Tabriz, Iran
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Synopsis

We give a survey of the current state of knowledge on the Arens second dual of a Banach algebra, including some simplified proofs of known results, some new results, some open problems and a full bibliography of the subject.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A: Mathematics , Volume 84 , Issue 3-4 , 1979 , pp. 309 - 325
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1979

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