Convex combinations of unitaries in JB*-algebras

In this thesis we investigate results about convex combinations of unitaries in unital J B* -algebras, the Jordan algebra analogues of C* -algebras. After giving background material in chapter 1 we introduce the concept of unitary isotopes of J B* -algebras in chapter 2 and develop their theory incl...

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Main Author: Siddiqui, Akhlag Ahmad
Published: Heriot-Watt University 1996
Subjects:
510
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.307365