Representations of certain normed algebras

Abstract: We show that for a normal locally-

m a t h s c r P

space

X

(where

m a t h s c r P

is a topological property subject to some mild requirements) the subset

C_{m a t h s c r P} (X)

of

C_{b} (X)

consisting of those elements whose support has a neighborhood with

m a t h s c r P

, is a subalgebra of

C_{b} (X)

isometrically isomorphic to

C_{c} (Y)

for some unique (up to homeomorphism) locally compact Hausdorff space

Y

. The space

Y

is explicitly constructed as a subspace of the Stone--v{C}ech compactification

of

X

and contains

X

as a dense subspace. Under certain conditions,

C_{m a t h s c r P} (X)

coincides with the set of those elements of

C_{b} (X)

whose support has

m a t h s c r P

, it moreover becomes a Banach algebra, and simultaneously,

Y

satisfies

C_{c} (Y) = C_{0} (Y)

. This includes the cases when

m a t h s c r P

is the Lindel"{o}f property and

X

is either a locally compact paracompact space or a locally-

m a t h s c r P

metrizable space. In either of the latter cases, if

X

is non-

m a t h s c r P

,

Y

is non-normal, and

C_{m a t h s c r P} (X)

fits properly between

C_{0} (X)

and

C_{b} (X)

; even more, we can fit a chain of ideals of certain length between

C_{0} (X)

and

C_{b} (X)

. The known construction of

Y

enables us to derive a few further properties of either

C_{m a t h s c r P} (X)

or

Y

. Specifically, when

m a t h s c r P

is the Lindel"{o}f property and

X

is a locally-

m a t h s c r P

metrizable space, we show that [dim C_{mathscr P}(X)=ell(X)^{aleph_0},] where

e l l (X)

is the Lindel"{o}f number of

X

, and when

m a t h s c r P

is countable compactness and

X

is a normal space, we show that [Y=mathrm{int}_{�eta X}upsilon X] where

u p s i l o n X

is the Hewitt realcompactification of

X

.

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