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Spectral characterizations of central elements in Banach algebras

Authors 1, 2

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  1. PF, University of Maribor, Koroška 160, 62000 Maribor, Slovenia
  2. TF, University of Maribor, Smetanova 17, 62000 Maribor, Slovenia

Abstract

Let A be a complex unital Banach algebra. We characterize elements belonging to Γ(A), the set of elements central modulo the radical. Our result extends and unifies several known characterizations of elements in Γ(A).

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Studia Mathematica
1996/120/1
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Pages:
47-52
Main language of publication
English
Received
1994-11-29
Accepted
1995-10-16
Published
1996
Exact and natural sciences