On the Cauchy--Rassias stability of the trif functional equation in \(C^{*}\)-algebras (Q1876753)

Let \(A\) and \(B\) be two unital \(C^*\)-algebras and let \(q:=k(n-1)/(n-k)\) for given integers \(k, n\) with \(2\leq k\leq n-1\). By an almost unital mapping we mean a mapping \(h:A\to B\) with the property that \({\lim_{j\to\infty}}q^jh(q^{-j}e)\) is invertible where \(e\) is the unit of \(A\). The authors prove that every almost unital approximately linear mapping \(h:A\to B\) is a homomorphism if \(h(q^{-j}xu)=h(x)h(q^{-j}u)\) for all \(x\in A\), all unitaries \(u\in A\) and all sufficiently large integers \(j\). The proof is based on the fact that \(T(x):={\lim_{j\to\infty}}q^jh(q^{-j}x), x\in A\) exists and defines a homomorphism \(T\) and that \(T=h\). \textit{T. Trif} [J. Math. Anal. Appl. 272, No. 2, 604--616 (2002; Zbl 1036.39021)] investigated the Cauchy--Rassias stability of the so-called Trif functional equation. Using his result, the authors study the stability of Trif equations associated with \(*\)-homomorphisms between \(C^*\)-algebras and \(*\)-derivations of a unital \(C^*\)-algebra.