arXiv · 1808.06057
A Spectral Characterization of Isomorphisms on $C^\star$-Algebras
Abstract
Following a result of Hatori, Miura and Tagaki ([4]) we give here a spectral characterization of an isomorphism from a $C^\star$-algebra onto a Banach algebra. We then use this result to show that a $C^\star$-algebra $A$ is isomorphic to a Banach algebra $B$ if and only if there exists a surjective function $ϕ:A\rightarrow B$ satisfying (i) $σ\left(ϕ(x)ϕ(y)ϕ(z)\right)=σ\left(xyz\right)$ for all $x,y,z\in A$ (where $σ$ denotes the spectrum), and (ii) $ϕ$ is continuous at $\mathbf 1$. A simple example shows that (i) cannot be relaxed to products of two elements, as is the case with commutative Banach algebras. Our results also elaborate on a paper ([3]) of Brešar and Špenko.
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Rudi Brits, Francois Schulz, Cheick Toure. 2018-08-18. A Spectral Characterization of Isomorphisms on $C^\star$-Algebras. https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.06057
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