Maximal ideal spaces of $U$-algebras

Certain subalgebras of Lipschitz algebras of infinitely differentiable functions and their maximal ideal spaces

We study an interesting class of Banach function algebras of innitely dierentiable functions onperfect, compact plane sets. These algebras were introduced by Honary and Mahyar in 1999, calledLipschitz algebras of innitely dierentiable functions and denoted by Lip(X;M; ), where X is aperfect, compact plane set, M = fMng1n=0 is a sequence of positive numbers such that M0 = 1 and(m+n)!Mm+n ( m!Mm)...

Maximal irredundance and maximal ideal independence in Boolean algebras

Contractibility of Maximal Ideal Spaces of Certain Algebras of Almost Periodic Functions

We study some topological properties of maximal ideal spaces of certain algebras of almost periodic functions. Our main result is that such spaces are contractible. We present several analytic corollaries of this result. MSC: 42A75; 46J10

Uniform Approximation and Maximal Ideal Spaces

Let X be a compact set in the z-plane. We are interested in two function spaces associated with X: C(X) — space of all continuous complex-valued functions on X. P(X) =space of all uniform limits of polynomials on X. Thus a function ƒ on X lies in P{X) if there exists a sequence {Pn} of polynomials converging to ƒ uniformly on X. Clearly P(X) is part of C(X). QUESTION I. When is P(X) = C(X)t i.e...

On the maximal ideal space of extended polynomial and rational uniform algebras

Let K and X be compact plane sets such that K X. Let P(K)be the uniform closure of polynomials on K. Let R(K) be the closure of rationalfunctions K with poles o K. Dene P(X;K) and R(X;K) to be the uniformalgebras of functions in C(X) whose restriction to K belongs to P(K) and R(K),respectively. Let CZ(X;K) be the Banach algebra of functions f in C(X) suchthat fjK = 0. In this paper, we show th...