Let B be a unital commutative semi-simple Banach algebra. We study endomorphisms of B which are simultaneously Riesz operators. Clearly compact and power compact endomorphisms are Riesz. Several general theorems about Riesz endomorphisms are proved, and these results are then applied to the question of when Riesz endomorphisms of certain algebras are necessarily power compact.

We prove that the additive group (E∗, τk(E)) of an L∞-Banach space E, with the topology τk(E) of uniform convergence on compact subsets of E, is topologically isomorphic to a subgroup of the unitary group of some Hilbert space (is unitarily representable). This is the same as proving that the topological group (E∗, τk(E)) is uniformly homeomorphic to a subset of ` κ 2 for some κ. As an immediat...

Non-commutative L-spaces are shown to constitute examples of a class of Banach quasi *-algebras called CQ*-algebras. For p ≥ 2 they are also proved to possess a sufficient family of bounded positive sesquilinear forms satisfying certain invariance properties. CQ *-algebras of measurable operators over a finite von Neumann algebra are also constructed and it is proven that any abstract CQ*-algeb...

1. Topological Vector Spaces 1 1.1. The Krein-Milman theorem 7 2. Banach Algebras 11 2.1. Commutative Banach algebras 14 2.2. ∗–Algebras (over complexes) 17 2.3. Exercises 20 3. The Spectral Theorem 21 3.1. Problems on the Spectral Theorem (Multiplication Operator Form) 26 3.2. Integration with respect to a Projection Valued Measure 27 3.3. The Functional Calculus 34 4. Unbounded Operators 37 4...

Although derivations from Banach algebras to particular coefficient modules have been much studied, interest has usually focused on the existence or otherwise of non-trivial bounded derivations, rather than their characterisation. Even in the special case of derivations from a commutative Banach algebra to its dual (as in [2] or [5] for example), there are comparatively few examples where the s...

In the paper, we study various countably generated algebras of entire analytic functions on complex Banach spaces and their homomorphisms. Countably often appear as symmetric with respect to a group symmetries, are interesting for possible applications. Some conditions existence topological isomorphisms between such obtained. We construct class algebras, where all normalized algebraic bases equ...

Introduction A C∗-algebra is often thought of as the non-commutative generalization of a C(K)-space, i.e. the space of continuous functions on some locally compact Hausdorff space, vanishing at infinity. We go one step further, for we seek to compare the Banach space properties of C∗-algebras and their naturally complemented subspaces, with those of C(K)-spaces. (For a recent survey on C(K) spa...

 We study the notion of bounded approximate Connes-amenability for‎ ‎dual Banach algebras and characterize this type of algebras in terms‎ ‎of approximate diagonals‎. ‎We show that bounded approximate‎ ‎Connes-amenability of dual Banach algebras forces them to be unital‎. ‎For a separable dual Banach algebra‎, ‎we prove that bounded‎ ‎approximate Connes-amenability implies sequential approximat...

Using the Hyers-Ulam-Rassias stability method, weinvestigate isomorphisms in Banach algebras and derivations onBanach algebras associated with the following generalized additivefunctional inequalitybegin{eqnarray}|af(x)+bf(y)+cf(z)|  le  |f(alpha x+ beta y+gamma z)| .end{eqnarray}Moreover, we prove the Hyers-Ulam-Rassias stability of homomorphismsin Banach algebras and of derivations on Banach ...