Let A be a Banach algebra. We call a pair (G,A) a Gelfand theory for A if the following axioms are satisfied: (G 1) A is a C∗-algebra, and G : A → A is a homomorphism; (G 2) the assignment L 7→ G−1(L) is a bijection between the sets of maximal modular left ideals of A and A, respectively; (G 3) for each maximal modular left ideal L of A, the linear map GL : A/G−1(L) → A/L induced by G has dense...

We show that if T is an isometry (as metric spaces) between the invertible groups of unital Banach algebras, then T is extended to a surjective real-linear isometry up to translation between the two Banach algebras. Furthermore if the underling algebras are closed unital standard operator algebras, (T (eA)) −1 T is extended to a surjective real algebra isomorphism; if T is a surjective isometry...

in this article we study two different generalizations of von neumann regularity, namely strong topological regularity and weak regularity, in the banach algebra context. we show that both are hereditary properties and under certain assumptions, weak regularity implies strong topological regularity. then we consider strong topological regularity of certain concrete algebras. moreover we obtain ...

In a recent paper, S.-E. Takahasi defined the notion of a BSE Banach module over a commutative Banach algebra A with bounded approximate identity. We show that the multiplier space &f(X) of X can be represented as a space of sections in a bundle of Banach spaces, and we use bundle techniques to obtain shorter proofs of various of Takahasi’s results on P-algebra modules and to answer several que...

We show that if T is an isometry (as metric spaces) from an open subgroup of the invertible group A of a unital Banach algebra A onto an open subgroup of the invertible group B of a unital Banach algebra B, then T is extended to a real-linear isometry up to translation between these Banach algebras. We consider multiplicativity or unti-multiplicativity of the isometry. Note that a unital linear...

In this paper, we determine the character space of vector-valued Lipschitz algebra Lipd(X, E), where (X, d) is any metric and E a certain unital semisimple commutative *-Banach algebra.

Let AI, be commutative semlslmple Banach algebras and 1 02 A2 be their projective tensor product. We prove that, if 10 2 is a group algebra (measure algebra) of a locally compact abelian group, then so are A 1 and A2. As a consequence, we prove that, if G is a locally compact abelian group and A is a comutatlve semi-simple Banach algebra, then the Banach algebra LI(G,A) of A-valued Bochner inte...

We show that if T is an isometry (as metric spaces) from an open subgroup of the group of the invertible elements in a unital semisimple commutative Banach algebra onto an open subgroup of the group of the invertible elements in a unital Banach algebra, then T (1)T is an isometrical group isomorphism. In particular, T (1)T is extended to an isometrical real algebra isomorphism from A onto B.

1. The norm || • || in a Banach algebra A is said to be minimal [l ] if, given any other norm || •||1 in A (with respect to which A need not be complete), the condition ||a||iá||a|| for each oG^4 implies that ||a[|i = ||a||. We shall say that || •|| is absolutely minimal if, given any other norm ||-||i whatever in A, then ||a||iè||a|| for each aEA. An absolutely minimal norm is of course minima...