Talk:B*-algebra

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I am a bit confused. If a B* algebra is a Banach *-algebra then how does (5) follow? Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.104.50.246 (talk) 10:58, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

The answer, I believe, is that it doesn't. Someone should fix that! 137.111.90.68 (talk) 22:34, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

A real problem with this article is the term B*-algebra. This is not standard terminology for Banach algebras with involution, and in the not too distant past B*-algebra was the name used for what is now called a C*-algebra. I recommend the more standard names "Banach *-algebra" or "involutive Banach algebra." The former has the advantage of brevity.12.214.16.221 (talk) 07:23, 4 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I agree with 12.214.16.221 and have amended the text accordingly (with a citation if anyone is unconvinced). In fact, given that the term B*-algebra is rarely (if ever) used nowadays, could we not rename the article itself 'Banach *-algebra'? NowhereDense (talk) 21:40, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

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Although this page used to be about Banach *-algebras, it should redirect to C*-algebra, since (as you can see in the discussion above) the term "B*-algebra", while largely obsolete, refers specifically to C*-algebras (not general Banach *-algebras). Toby Bartels (talk) 20:06, 10 August 2020 (UTC)