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Abstract Algebra
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Real Analysis
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- Urysohn's Lemma and the Tietze Extension Theorem
2 · Logical flowchart
3 · Items
Definition
Character and maximal ideal space
Theorem
Characters on a unital Banach algebra are continuous
Lemma
Closed ideal quotient is a Banach algebra
Theorem
Maximal ideals and characters of a commutative Banach algebra
Theorem
Spectrum as character values
Theorem
Maximal ideal space is compact Hausdorff
Definition
Gelfand transform
Theorem
Gelfand transform is a contractive unital homomorphism
Definition
Jacobson radical and semisimple commutative Banach algebra
Theorem
Kernel of the Gelfand transform is the radical
Definition
C star algebra
Definition
Self-adjoint positive unitary and normal elements
Lemma
C star spectral radius equals norm for normal elements
Lemma
Characters on a unital commutative C star algebra preserve star
Theorem
Commutative Gelfand Naimark
Lemma
Characters of continuous functions are evaluations
Theorem
Commutative Gelfand duality
Lemma
Zero free entire function of exponential type is an exponential
Theorem
Gleason Kahane Zelazko
Lemma
Extreme points of the dual ball of C(K)
Theorem
Banach-Stone
Definition
Zero set filter and zero set ultrafilter
Lemma
Maximal ideals of C(X) and zero set ultrafilters
Lemma
Zero set ultrafilters and Stone-Cech points
Theorem
Gelfand-Kolmogorov for rings of continuous functions
Definition
Boolean algebra and Boolean ultrafilter
Definition
Stone space and clopen algebra
Lemma
Boolean ultrafilter extension
Theorem
Stone representation for Boolean algebras
Theorem
Stone duality
Definition
Algebraic unitization of a star algebra
Theorem
Minimal C star unitization
Theorem
Character space of the unitization is one-point compactification
Theorem
Nonunital commutative Gelfand Naimark
Definition
Approximate unit and proper C star morphism
Theorem
Every commutative C star algebra has an approximate unit
Theorem
Locally compact Gelfand duality
Sources
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Chapter 3 §3.1 and §3.3, printed pp. 54–69 and 80–87
- Theo Bühler and Dietmar A. Salamon, Functional Analysis — Chapter 5 §5.5, printed pp. 258–267
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Theorem 3.1.11 proof and Proposition 3.1.12(i), printed pp. 54–61
- Theo Bühler and Dietmar A. Salamon, Functional Analysis — Chapter 5 §5.5.1, printed pp. 258–262
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Proposition 3.1.4, printed pp. 54–57
- Theo Bühler and Dietmar A. Salamon, Functional Analysis — Theorem 5.58 and §5.5.1, printed pp. 258–262
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Propositions 3.1.4, 3.1.7, 3.1.9, printed pp. 54–61
- Theo Bühler and Dietmar A. Salamon, Functional Analysis — Theorem 5.58, printed pp. 258–262
- Dana P. Williams, Lecture Notes on the Spectral Theorem — Theorem 3.1, printed pp. 7–8
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Corollary 3.1.8 and §3.1, printed pp. 54–61
- Theo Bühler and Dietmar A. Salamon, Functional Analysis — Theorem 5.63, printed pp. 262–266
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Proposition 3.1.12 and Remark 3.1.13, printed pp. 60–61
- Theo Bühler and Dietmar A. Salamon, Functional Analysis — Lemmas 5.61–5.62, printed pp. 262–265
- Dana P. Williams, Lecture Notes on the Spectral Theorem — Theorem 3.6, printed pp. 8–9
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Definition 3.1.17, printed pp. 61–62
- Theo Bühler and Dietmar A. Salamon, Functional Analysis — Definition 5.59 and §5.5.1, printed pp. 259–262
- Dana P. Williams, Lecture Notes on the Spectral Theorem — Definition 3.2 and §3, printed pp. 7–9
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Theorem 3.1.18, printed p. 62
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Definition 3.1.23 and Remark 3.1.24, printed pp. 62–63
- Theo Bühler and Dietmar A. Salamon, Functional Analysis — Theorem 5.63 and §5.5.1, printed pp. 262–266
- Dana P. Williams, Lecture Notes on the Spectral Theorem — Remark 3.7, printed p. 9
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Definitions 2.1.1, 2.1.18 and §3.1, printed pp. 11–13 and 54–61
- Dana P. Williams, Lecture Notes on the Spectral Theorem — Definitions 3.8 and 4.1, printed pp. 8–9
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Definition 3.1.27 and Remark 3.1.28, printed pp. 63–64
- Dana P. Williams, Lecture Notes on the Spectral Theorem — §4 and Theorem 4.5, printed pp. 9–11
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Lemma 3.1.30 and Proposition 3.1.32, printed pp. 64–65
- Dana P. Williams, Lecture Notes on the Spectral Theorem — §4, printed pp. 9–11
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Proposition 3.1.31, printed p. 64
- Theo Bühler and Dietmar A. Salamon, Functional Analysis — §5.5.1, printed pp. 258–262
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Corollary 3.1.33 and Theorem 3.1.34 (unital case), printed pp. 65–66
- Theo Bühler and Dietmar A. Salamon, Functional Analysis — Theorem 5.64, printed pp. 266–267
- Dana P. Williams, Lecture Notes on the Spectral Theorem — Theorem 4.5, printed pp. 10–11
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Remark 3.1.36 and §3.1, printed pp. 54–67
- Dana P. Williams, Lecture Notes on the Spectral Theorem — Example 4.3, printed p. 9
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Theorem 3.3.5 and Corollary 3.3.6 (compact case), printed pp. 80–81
- Marcus Tressl, Stone Duality for Boolean Algebras — §4, pp. 16–17 (naturality template)
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Lemma 3.1.10 (rescaled to a non-strict growth bound), printed pp. 58–59
- Theo Bühler and Dietmar A. Salamon, Functional Analysis — §5.5.1, printed pp. 258–267
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Theorem 3.1.11, printed pp. 59–61
- Orr Shalit, Advanced Analysis Notes 14: the isometric structure of C(K) — Theorem 2 and Exercises B–C, HTML lines 38–54; the extreme-point proof is stated as an exercise and is supplied locally
- Orr Shalit, Advanced Analysis Notes 14: the isometric structure of C(K) — Theorem 2 and Exercises B–C, HTML lines 38–54; the adjoint and extreme-point inputs are supplied locally
- L. Gillman, M. Henriksen and M. Jerison, On a Theorem of Gelfand and Kolmogoroff Concerning Maximal Ideals in Rings of Continuous Functions (1954) — §1, pp. 447–448. This endpoint was inaccessible in the current run; the exact local alternative and failed recovery record are in the Batch 4 coverage ledger.
- L. Gillman, M. Henriksen and M. Jerison, On a Theorem of Gelfand and Kolmogoroff Concerning Maximal Ideals in Rings of Continuous Functions (1954) — §2, Theorem 1 proof, pp. 448–449. This endpoint was inaccessible in the current run; the complete local alternative and failed recovery record are in the Batch 4 coverage ledger.
- L. Gillman, M. Henriksen and M. Jerison, On a Theorem of Gelfand and Kolmogoroff Concerning Maximal Ideals in Rings of Continuous Functions (1954) — §2, Theorem 1 and fixed-ideal consequences, pp. 448–449. This endpoint was inaccessible in the current run; the exact local proof and failed recovery record are in the Batch 4 coverage ledger.
- Marcus Tressl, Stone Duality for Boolean Algebras — Definition 2.2.13, Observation 2.2.14, Definition 2.3.1 and Characterization 2.3.3, pp. 7–9
- Marcus Tressl, Stone Duality for Boolean Algebras — Definitions 3.1.1 and 3.1.3, Remark 3.1.2(i), pp. 10–11
- Marcus Tressl, Stone Duality for Boolean Algebras — Proposition 2.2.10 and Corollary 2.2.11, pp. 7–8
- Marcus Tressl, Stone Duality for Boolean Algebras — Theorem 2.3.4, pp. 9–10; Proposition 3.2.4 and Theorem 3.2.5, pp. 11–12
- Marcus Tressl, Stone Duality for Boolean Algebras — Theorem 3.1.6, p. 12; Lemma 4.1, Definitions 4.2–4.3, p. 16; Theorem 4.4, pp. 16–17
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Definition 2.1.18 and Proposition 2.1.15, printed pp. 11–13
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Proposition 2.1.15 and Definition 2.1.18, printed pp. 11–13
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Exercise 3.1.15 and Lemma 3.1.20, printed pp. 60–62
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Theorem 3.1.34 and Proposition 3.1.35, printed pp. 65–66
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Definition 3.1.38 and Example 3.1.39, printed pp. 66–67
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Example 3.1.39 and §3.1, printed pp. 66–67
- Vahid Shirbisheh, Lectures on C-star Algebras, v2 — Theorem 3.3.5 and Corollary 3.3.6, printed pp. 80–81; Propositions 5.1.40–5.1.42, printed pp. 66–68