This paper gives some very elementary proofs of results of Aupetit, Ransford and others on the variation of the spectral radius of a holomorphic family of elements in a Banach algebra. There is also some brief discussion of a notorious unsolved problem in automatic continuity theory.
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Graham R. Allan. Some simple proofs in holomorphic spectral theory. Banach Center Publications, Tome 75 (2007) pp. 9-15. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-doi-10_4064-bc75-0-1/