We give a simple proof of the relation between the spectra of the difference and product of any two idempotents in a Banach algebra. We also give the relation between the spectra of their sum and product.
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author = {Mohamed Barraa and Mohamed Boumazgour},
title = {Spectra of the difference, sum and product of idempotents},
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year = {2001},
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Mohamed Barraa; Mohamed Boumazgour. Spectra of the difference, sum and product of idempotents. Studia Mathematica, Tome 147 (2001) pp. 1-3. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-doi-10_4064-sm148-1-1/