Gleason-kahane-Żelazko theorem for spectrally bounded algebra

We prove by elementary methods the following generalization of a theorem due to Gleason, Kahane, and Żelazko. Let A be a real algebra with unit 1 such that the spectrum of every element in A is bounded and let φ:A→ℂ be a linear map such that φ(1)=1 and (φ(a))2+(φ(b))2≠0 for all a, b in A satisfying...

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Main Authors: S. H. Kulkarni, D. Sukumar
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Published: Wiley 2005-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/IJMMS.2005.2447
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description We prove by elementary methods the following generalization of a theorem due to Gleason, Kahane, and Żelazko. Let A be a real algebra with unit 1 such that the spectrum of every element in A is bounded and let φ:A→ℂ be a linear map such that φ(1)=1 and (φ(a))2+(φ(b))2≠0 for all a, b in A satisfying ab=ba and a2+b2 is invertible. Then φ(ab)=φ(a)φ(b) for all a, b in A. Similar results are proved for real and complex algebras using Ransford's concept of generalized spectrum. With these ideas, a sufficient condition for a linear transformation to be multiplicative is established in terms of generalized spectrum.
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spelling doaj-art-22c8a96054874bc1b9572e7d8629bbc12025-08-20T02:04:37ZengWileyInternational Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences0161-17121687-04252005-01-012005152447246010.1155/IJMMS.2005.2447Gleason-kahane-Żelazko theorem for spectrally bounded algebraS. H. Kulkarni0D. Sukumar1Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, IndiaDepartment of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, IndiaWe prove by elementary methods the following generalization of a theorem due to Gleason, Kahane, and Żelazko. Let A be a real algebra with unit 1 such that the spectrum of every element in A is bounded and let φ:A→ℂ be a linear map such that φ(1)=1 and (φ(a))2+(φ(b))2≠0 for all a, b in A satisfying ab=ba and a2+b2 is invertible. Then φ(ab)=φ(a)φ(b) for all a, b in A. Similar results are proved for real and complex algebras using Ransford's concept of generalized spectrum. With these ideas, a sufficient condition for a linear transformation to be multiplicative is established in terms of generalized spectrum.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/IJMMS.2005.2447
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Gleason-kahane-Żelazko theorem for spectrally bounded algebra
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
title Gleason-kahane-Żelazko theorem for spectrally bounded algebra
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