Definition:Nicely Normed Star-Algebra

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Definition

Let $A = \struct {A_F, \oplus}$ be a star-algebra whose conjugation is denoted $*$.


Then $A$ is a nicely normed $*$-algebra if and only if:

$\forall a \in A: a + a^* \in \R$
$\forall a \in A, a \ne 0: 0 < a \oplus a^* = a^* \oplus a \in \R$




Real Part

Let $a \in A$ be an element of a nicely normed $*$-algebra.

Then the real part of $a$ is given by:

$\map \Re a = \dfrac {a + a^*} 2$


Imaginary Part

Let $a \in A$ be an element of a nicely normed $*$-algebra.

Then the imaginary part of $a$ is given by:

$\map \Im a = \dfrac {a - a^*} 2$


Norm

Let $a \in A$ be an element of a nicely normed $*$-algebra.

Then we can define a norm on $a$ by:

$\norm a^2 = a \oplus a^*$


Also see

  • Results about nicely normed $*$-algebras can be found here.


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