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10. Commutative Banach algebras - Aarhus Universitet

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Theorem 11.5<br />

Proof.<br />

It follows that A/J = C1 by the Gelfand-Mazur theorem. Define<br />

ω : A → C such that ω(a)1 = q(a), where q : A → A/J is the<br />

quotient map. Then ω ∈ ∆ and J = ker ω.<br />

b): Let µ ∈ ∆. Then ker µ is clearly (!) an ideal in A. Let I ⊆ A be<br />

a proper ideal such that ker µ ⊆ I and ker µ = I.<br />

Let x ∈ I be an element such that µ(x) = 0. Then λµ(x) = 1 for<br />

some λ ∈ C, and it follows that µ (x − µ(x)1) = 0. Hence<br />

x − µ(x)1 ∈ ker µ ⊆ I, and we deduce that µ(x)1 ∈ I.<br />

This contradicts the properness of I, and we conclude that ker µ is<br />

a maximal ideal.<br />

Klaus Thomsen <strong>10.</strong> <strong>Commutative</strong> <strong>Banach</strong> <strong>algebras</strong>

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