Multiplication operators on weighted spaces in the non-locally convex framework (Q1363190)

Summary: Let \(X\) be a completely regular Hausdorff space, \(E\) a topological vector space, \(V\) a Nachbin family of weights on \(X\), and \(CV_0(X, E)\) the weighted space of continuous \(E\)-valued functions on \(X\). Let \(\theta: X\to C\) be a mapping, \(f\in CV_0(X, E)\) and define \(M_\theta(f)= \theta f\) (pointwise). In case \(E\) is a topological algebra, \(\psi: X\to E\) is a mapping then define \(M_\psi(f)= \psi f\) (pointwise). The main purpose of this paper is to give necessary and sufficient conditions for \(M_\theta\) and \(M_\psi\) to be the multiplication operators on \(CV_0(X, E)\), where \(E\) is a general topological space (or a suitable topological algebra) which is not necessarily locally convex. These results generalize recent work of Singh and Manhas based on the assumption that \(E\) is locally convex.