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ALL PRIMES HAVE CLOSED RANGE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 June 2001

C. J. READ
C. J. READ
Affiliation:
Faculty of Mathematics, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, [email protected]
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Abstract

In this paper, we show first that any prime (or semiprime) element of a commutative Banach algebra must have closed range. As a corollary, we find that in a commutative radical Banach algebra, all primes are zero divisors; indeed, all semiprimes are zero divisors (see below for the definition of semiprimeness). Our result is also true of a semiprime that is in the centre of a noncommutative Banach algebra.

The proof is fairly simple and entertaining, and we obtain a result that is helpful for the ambitious classification of elements in commutative radical Banach algebras being attempted by Marc Thomas. It is also related to the unbounded Kleinecke–Shirov conjecture.

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NOTES AND PAPERS
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Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society , Volume 33 , Issue 3 , May 2001 , pp. 341 - 346
Copyright
© The London Mathematical Society 2001

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