Characterizations of C* Algebras : the Gelfand Naimark Theorems /

"The first unified, in-depth discussion of the now classical Gelfand-Naimark theorems, thiscomprehensive text assesses the current status of modern analysis regarding both Banachand C*-algebras.Characterizations of C*-Algebras: The Gelfand-Naimark Theorems focuses on general theoryand basic pro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Doran, Robert (Author), Belfi, Victor A. (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Taylor and Francis, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • chapter 1 THE GELFAND-NAIMARK THEOREMS: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
  • chapter 2 THE GELFAND-NAIMARK THEOREM FOR COMMUTATIVE C*-ALGEBRAS
  • chapter 3 THE GELFAND-NAIMARK THEOREM: ARBITRARY C*-ALGEBRAS
  • chapter 4 BANACH *-ALGEBRAS: GENERALITIES
  • chapter 5 *-REPRESENTATIONS ON A HILBERT SPACE: A CLOSER LOOK
  • chapter 6 HERMITIAN AND SYMMETRIC *-ALGEBRAS
  • chapter 7 A FURTHER WEAKENING OF THE c*-AXIOMS
  • chapter 8 GEOMETRICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS OF C*-ALGEBRAS
  • chapter 9 LOCALLY C*-EQUIVALENT ALGEBRAS
  • chapter 10 APPLICATIONS OF THE CHARACTERIZATION THEOREMS.