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Banach Algebras and the General Theory of *-Algebras: Volume 2, *-Algebras (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications) (Vol 2)

By Theodore W. Palmer

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2001
ISBN
0521366380, 9780521366380
LCC
QA326 .P35 1994
Open Library ID
OL1402639M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
50 MB (52196443 bytes)
Edition
1st
Pages
836\836
Orientation
no
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

This second volume of a two-volume set provides a modern account of basic Banach algebra theory including all known results on general Banach *-algebras. The author emphasizes the roles of *-algebra structure and explores the algebraic results that underlie the theory of Banach algebras and *-algebras. Proofs are presented in complete detail at a level accessible to graduate students. The books contain a wealth of historical comments, background material, examples, and an extensive bibliography. Together they constitute the standard reference for the general theory of *-algebras. This second volume deals with *-algebras. Noteworthy chapters develop the theory of *-algebras without additional restrictions, going well beyond what has been proved previously in this context and describe locally compact groups and the *-algebras related to them.

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