Representations of algebras by continuous sections

Hofmann, Karl Heinrich

doi:10.1090/S0002-9904-1972-12899-4

Author: Karl Heinrich Hofmann
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 78 (1972), 291-373
MSC (1970): Primary 06A70, 14A15, 16A10, 16A20, 16A66, 18F20, 46L05, 46L10, 46L25, 55F65
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9904-1972-12899-4
MathSciNet review: 0347915
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