International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences 
Volume 22 (1999), Issue 4, Pages 885-888
doi:10.1155/S0161171299228852

A simple characterization of commutative H*-algebras

Parfeny P. Saworotnow

 Department of Mathematics, The Catholic University of America, Washington 20064, DC, USA
Received 23 March 1998

Abstract

Commutative H*-algebras are characterized without postulating the existence of Hilbert space structure.