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10. Commutative Banach algebras - Aarhus Universitet

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The Gelfand transform - the proof of Theorem 11.9<br />

Proof.<br />

b): It should be obvious that the Gelfand transform is a<br />

homomorphism:<br />

a +<br />

λb(t) = t(a+λb) = a(t)+λt(b) = â(t)+λˆ <br />

b(t) = â + λˆ <br />

b (t)<br />

and<br />

ab(t) = t(ab) = t(a)t(b) = a(t) b(t)<br />

The kernel of the Gelfand transform is {a ∈ A : t(a) = 0 ∀t ∈ ∆}.<br />

By Theorem 11.5 this is the same as the set of elements of A that<br />

lie in every maximal ideal of A.<br />

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

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