If X is a topological space, then we let H(X) denote the group of autohomeomorphisms of X equipped with the compact-open topology. For subsets A and B of X we define [A, B] = {h ∈ H(X) : h(A) ⊂ B}, and we recall that the topology on H(X) is generated by the subbasis SX = {[K , O] : K compact, O open in X}. If X is a compact Hausdorff space, then H(X) is a topological group, that is, composition...

We define a Banach algebra A to be dual if A = (A∗) ∗ for a closed submodule A∗ of A∗. The class of dual Banach algebras includes all W ∗-algebras, but also all algebras M(G) for locally compact groups G, all algebras L(E) for reflexive Banach spaces E, as well as all biduals of Arens regular Banach algebras. The general impression is that amenable, dual Banach algebras are rather the exception...

We investigate the Arens products on the biduals of certain algebras of operators on nonreflexive Banach spaces. To be precise, we study the α-nuclear operators, where α is a tensor norm. This includes the approximable and nuclear operators, and we use these, together with the 2-nuclear operators, as motivating examples. The structure of the two topological centres of the bidual are studied, an...

The metabolism of vitamin A Formation of retinof, retinyl esters and retinal. Dietary provitamins and vitamin A are sources of tissue deposits of retinol, retinyl esters and retinal; the latter substances constitute a storage and transport system (Ganguly, 1960) which allows a continuous supply of the active form of the vitamin to be provided at whatever site it is required. T h e alcohol, alde...

Our aim is to give an explicit description of the Arens-Michael envelope for universal enveloping algebra a finite-dimensional nilpotent complex Lie algebra. It turns out that belongs class completions introduced by R.~Goodman in 70s. To find precise form this we preliminary characterize set holomorphic functions exponential type on simply connected group. This approach leads unexpected connect...

Let S(0,1) be the *-algebra of all classes Lebesgue measurable functions on unit interval (0,1) and let a complete symmetric Δ-normed *-subalgebra S(0,1), in which simple are dense, e.g., L∞(0,1), Llog(0,1), Arens algebra Lω(0,1) equipped with their natural Δ-norms. We show that there exists no non-trivial derivation commuting dyadic translations interval. type II (or I∞) von Neumann algebra, a...