Search results for "C*-algebras"

Structure of locally convex quasi C * -algebras

2008

There are examples of C*-algebras A that accept a locally convex *-topology τ coarser than the given one, such that Ã[τ] (the completion of A with respect to τ) is a GB*-algebra. The multiplication of A[τ] may be or not be jointly continuous. In the second case, Ã[*] may fail being a locally convex *-algebra, but it is a partial *-algebra. In both cases the structure and the representation theory of Ã[τ] are investigated. If Ã+ τ denotes the τ-closure of the positive cone A+ of the given C*-algebra A, then the property Ā+ τ ∩ (-Ā+ τ) = {0} is decisive for the existence of certain faithful *-representations of the corresponding *-algebra Ã[τ]

Extensions of hermitian linear functionals

2022

AbstractWe study, from a quite general point of view, the family of all extensions of a positive hermitian linear functional $$\omega $$ ω , defined on a dense *-subalgebra $${\mathfrak {A}}_0$$ A 0 of a topological *-algebra $${\mathfrak {A}}[\tau ]$$ A [ τ ] , with the aim of finding extensions that behave regularly. The sole constraint the extensions we are dealing with are required to satisfy is that their domain is a subspace of $$\overline{G(\omega )}$$ G ( ω ) ¯ , the closure of the graph of $$\omega $$ ω (these are the so-called slight extensions). The main results are two. The first is having characterized those elements of $${\mathfrak {A}}$$ A for which we can find a positive her…

Derivations of quasi *-algebras

2004

The spatiality of derivations of quasi*-algebras is investigated by means of representation theory. Moreover, in view of physical applications, the spatiality of the limit of a family of spatial derivations is considered.

Banach elements and spectrum in Banach quasi *-algebras

2006

A normal Banach quasi -algebra (X;A_0) has a distinguished Banach - algebra X_b consisting of bounded elements of X. The latter -algebra is shown to coincide with the set of elements of X having fi nite spectral radius. If the family P(X) of bounded invariant positive sesquilinear forms on X contains suffi ciently many elements then the Banach -algebra of bounded elements can be characterized via a C -seminorm defi ned by the elements of P(X).

MR2784504 Winter, Wilhelm Strongly self-absorbing C∗-algebras are Z-stable. J. Noncommut. Geom. 5 (2011), no. 2, 253–264. (Reviewer: Camillo Trapani)

2012

MR2681888El Harti, Rachid Extensions of σ-C∗-algebras. Operator algebras, operator theory and applications, 201–206, Oper. Theory Adv. Appl., 181, Bi…

2011

Spectral Properties of Partial *-Algebras

2010

We continue our study of topological partial *algebras focusing our attention to some basic spectral properties. The special case of partial *-algebras of operators is examined first, in order to find sufficient hints for the study of the abstract case. The outcome consists in the selection of a class of topological partial *-algebras (partial GC*-algebras) that behave well from the spectral point of view and that allow, under certain conditions, a faithful realization as a partial O*-algebra.

Extensions of Representable Positive Linear Functionals to Unitized Quasi *-Algebras: A New Method

2014

In this paper we introduce a topological approach for extending a representable linear functional \({\omega}\), defined on a topological quasi *-algebra without unit, to a representable linear functional defined on a quasi *-algebra with unit. In particular, we suppose that \({\omega}\) is continuous and the positive sesquilinear form \({\varphi_\omega}\), associated with \({\omega}\), is closable and prove that the extension \({\overline{\varphi_\omega}^e}\) of the closure \({\overline{\varphi_\omega}}\) is an i.p.s. form. By \({\overline{\varphi_\omega}^e}\) we construct the desired extension.

Locally Convex Quasi *-Algebras of Operators

2011

This note is mainly concerned with locally convex quasi C*-normed *-algebras which arise as completions of C*-algebras of operators under certain topologies. Their importance is made clear by the representation theory of abstract locally convex quasi C*-normed *-algebras, investigated in previous papers and whose basic aspects are also overviewed here.

Fully representable and*-semisimple topological partial*-algebras

2012

We continue our study of topological partial *-algebras, focusing our attention to *-semisimple partial *-algebras, that is, those that possess a {multiplication core} and sufficiently many *-representations. We discuss the respective roles of invariant positive sesquilinear (ips) forms and representable continuous linear functionals and focus on the case where the two notions are completely interchangeable (fully representable partial *-algebras) with the scope of characterizing a *-semisimple partial *-algebra. Finally we describe various notions of bounded elements in such a partial *-algebra, in particular, those defined in terms of a positive cone (order bounded elements). The outcome …