Algebras of Polynomials Generated by Linear Operators

Abstract: Let

E

be a Banach space and

A

be a commutative Banach algebra with identity. Let

P (E, A)

be the space of

A

-valued polynomials on

E

generated by bounded linear operators (an

n

-homogenous polynomial in

P (E, A)

is of the form

P = s u m_{i = 1}^{i} n f t y T_{i}^{n}

, where

T_{i} : E o A

(

1 l e q i < i n f t y

) are bounded linear operators and

s u m_{i = 1}^{i} n f t y | T_{i} |^{n} < i n f t y

). For a compact set

K

in

E

, we let

P (K, A)

be the closure in

C (K, A)

of the restrictions

P |_{K}

of polynomials

P

in

P (E, A)

. It is proved that

P (K, A)

is an

A

-valued uniform algebra and that, under certain conditions, it is isometrically isomorphic to the injective tensor product

m a t h c a l P_{N} (K) h a t o t i m e s_{e} p s i l o n A

, where

m a t h c a l P_{N} (K)

is the uniform algebra on

K

generated by nuclear scalar-valued polynomials. The character space of

P (K, A)

is then identified with

h a t K_{N} i m e s m a t h f r a k M (A)

, where

h a t K_{N}

is the nuclear polynomially convex hull of

K

in

E

, and

m a t h f r a k M (A)

is the character space of

A

.

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