We show that a real Banach algebra A such that ||a²|| = ||a||² for a ∈ A is a subalgebra of the algebra of continuous quaternion-valued functions on a compact set X.
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author = {Mati Abel and Krzysztof Jarosz},
title = {Noncommutative uniform algebras},
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year = {2004},
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Mati Abel; Krzysztof Jarosz. Noncommutative uniform algebras. Studia Mathematica, Tome 162 (2004) pp. 213-218. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-doi-10_4064-sm162-3-2/