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On the quest for positivity in operator algebras (English)
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6 June 2011
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In this paper, an operator algebra is a norm-closed subalgebra of the algebra \(B(H)\) of all bounded linear operators on some Hilbert space \(H\). It is shown that if a nonzero operator algebra has a contractive approximate identity, then it also contains a contractive approximate identity consisting of operators \(T\) with \(\|\mathrm{Id} - 2T\|\leqslant 1\). This is a necessarily weakened form of the result for \(C^*\)-algebras, where there is always a contractive approximate identity consisting of operators \(T\) with \(0\leqslant T \leqslant 1\).
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operator algebra
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contractive approximate identity (cai)
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positive operator
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numerical range
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