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arxiv: 1304.8091 · v1 · pith:YQR65ZS7new · submitted 2013-04-30 · 🧮 math.OA · math.FA

Deformation of involution and multiplication in a C*-algebra

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We investigate the deformation of involution and multiplication in a unital $C^*$-algebra when its norm is fixed. Our main result is to present all multiplications and involutions on a given $C^*$-algebra $\mathcal{A}$ under which $\mathcal{A}$ is still a $C^*$-algebra whereas we keep the norm unchanged. For each invertible element $a\in\mathcal{A}$ we also introduce an involution and a multiplication making $\mathcal{A}$ into a $C^*$-algebra in which $a$ becomes a positive element. Further, we give a necessary and sufficient condition for that the center of a unital $C^*$-algebra $\mathcal{A}$ is trivial.

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