Unbounded \(C^{\ast}\)-seminorms, biweights, and \(^{\ast}\)-representations of partial \(^{\ast}\)-algebras: A review (Q2469044)

The author reviews the interplay between unbounded \(C^*\)-seminorms and the representation theory of (partial) \(*\)-algebras. In particular, the following topics are discussed. A family \(\{\pi_p\}\) of \(*\)-representations of a (partial) \(*\)-algebra \(A\) is constructed from an unbouned \(C^*\)-seminorm \(p\). The notion of well-behaved \(*\)-representations in \(\{\pi_p\}\) is defined and the existence of well-behaved \(*\)-representations is discussed. Furthermore, unbounded \(C^*\)-seminorms defined by families of positive linear functionals (biweights in case of partial \(*\)-algebras) and \(CQ^*\)-seminorms on quasi-\(*\)-algebras are discussed.