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Revision 3 . . (edit) November 24, 2001 3:58 am by BenBaker
Revision 2 . . November 24, 2001 3:01 am by AxelBoldt
Revision 1 . . November 24, 2001 2:18 am by BenBaker
  

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B*-algebras are one of the tools and objects of study in functional analysis and are used in some formulations of quantum mechanics. A B*-algebra A is a Banach algebra over the field of complex numbers, together with a map * : A -> A called involution which has the follow properties:
B*-algebras are mathematical structures studied in functional analysis. A B*-algebra A is a Banach algebra over the field of complex numbers, together with a map * : A -> A called involution which has the follow properties:

Changed: 11c11
if the property is also true, the algebra is actually a '''C*-algebra'''.
If the following property is also true, the algebra is actually a '''C*-algebra''':

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