Non-Associative Normed Algebras: Volume 2, Representation Theory and the Zel'manov Approach

Miguel Cabrera García · Ángel Rodríguez Palacios

apr. 2018 · Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications Bok 167 · Cambridge University Press

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This first systematic account of the basic theory of normed algebras, without assuming associativity, includes many new and unpublished results and is sure to become a central resource for researchers and graduate students in the field. This second volume revisits JB*-triples, covers Zel'manov's celebrated work in Jordan theory, proves the unit-free variant of the Vidav–Palmer theorem, and develops the representation theory of alternative C*-algebras and non-commutative JB*-algebras. This completes the work begun in the first volume, which introduced these algebras and discussed the so-called non-associative Gelfand–Naimark and Vidav–Palmer theorems. This book interweaves pure algebra, geometry of normed spaces, and infinite-dimensional complex analysis. Novel proofs are presented in complete detail at a level accessible to graduate students. The book contains a wealth of historical comments, background material, examples, and an extensive bibliography.

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Miguel Cabrera García is a Professor in the Department of Mathematical Analysis at the University of Granada, Spain. He is a leading expert in non-associative normed algebras and multiplication algebras, and has collaborated with outstanding mathematicians, including M. Bresar, W. S. Martindale III, and E. I. Zel'manov.

Ángel Rodríguez Palacios is a Professor in the Department of Mathematical Analysis at the University of Granada, Spain. He is regarded as the world leader in non-associative normed algebras, and has written more than 150 research papers on normed spaces and associative and non-associative normed algebras. Some of these papers have been written in collaboration with others, including C. H. Chu, H. G. Dales, W. Kaup, M. Neumann, A. M. Slin'ko, D. Yost, G. V. Wood, and E. I. Zel'manov.