Series: De Gruyter Studies in Mathematics

The Gelfand theory of Banach algebras is presented in this book, along with several significant applications. The famed commutative and non-commutative Gelfand-Naimark theorems are then addressed, and intriguing applications of them are shown, after presenting C*-algebras and using the prior theory. When referencing the title, avoid putting it in quotes or speech marks. Format the response as clean HTML, use...