The Šilov boundary induced by a certain Banach algebra

Comfort, W. W.

doi:10.1090/S0002-9947-1961-0120530-X

The Šilov boundary induced by a certain Banach algebra

Author: W. W. Comfort
Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 98 (1961), 501-517
MSC: Primary 46.00
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1961-0120530-X
MathSciNet review: 0120530
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