Idempotents in quotients and restrictions of Banach algebras of functions
Annales de l'Institut Fourier, Volume 46 (1996) no. 4, pp. 1095-1124.

Let 𝒜 β be the Beurling algebra with weight (1+|n|) β on the unit circle 𝕋 and, for a closed set E𝕋, let J 𝒜 β (E)={f𝒜 β :f=0onaneighbourhoodofE}. We prove that, for β>1 2, there exists a closed set E𝕋 of measure zero such that the quotient algebra 𝒜 β /J 𝒜 β (E) ¯ is not generated by its idempotents, thus contrasting a result of Zouakia. Furthermore, for the Lipschitz algebras λ γ and the algebra 𝒜𝒞 of absolutely continuous functions on 𝕋, we characterize the closed sets E𝕋 for which the restriction algebras λ γ (E) and 𝒜𝒞(E) are generated by their idempotents.

Soit 𝒜 β l’algèbre de Beurling à poids (1+|n|) β sur le cercle unité 𝕋 et, pour un ensemble fermé E𝕋, soit J 𝒜 β (E)={f𝒜 β :f=0auvoisinagedeE}. Nous montrons que, pour β>1 2, il existe un ensemble fermé E𝕋 de mesure nulle tel que l’algèbre quotient 𝒜 β /J 𝒜 β (E) ¯ n’est pas engendrée par ses idempotents, contrastant par là avec un résultat de Zouakia. De plus, pour les algèbres de Lipschitz λ γ et l’algèbre 𝒜𝒞 des fonctions absolument continues sur 𝕋, nous caractérisons les ensembles fermés E𝕋 tels que les algèbres restrictions λ γ (E) et 𝒜𝒞(E) soient engendrées par leurs idempotents.

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Pedersen, Thomas Vils. Idempotents in quotients and restrictions of Banach algebras of functions. Annales de l'Institut Fourier, Volume 46 (1996) no. 4, pp. 1095-1124. doi : 10.5802/aif.1542. http://archive.numdam.org/articles/10.5802/aif.1542/

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