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On commutativity of C*-algebras

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2009

C.-S. Lin
C.-S. Lin
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Department of Mathematics, Bishop's University, Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada
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Two numerical characterizations of commutativity for C*-algebra (acting on the Hilbert space H) were given in [1]; one used the norms of self-adjoint operators in (Theorem 2), and the other the numerical index of (Theorem 3). In both cases the proofs were based on the result of Kaplansky which states that if the only nilpotent operator in is 0, then is commutative ([2] 2.12.21, p. 68). Of course the converse also holds.

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Research Article
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Glasgow Mathematical Journal , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , January 1987 , pp. 93 - 97
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Copyright © Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust 1987

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