We prove that a function f is a polynomial if G◦f is a polynomial for every bounded linear functional G. We also show that an operator-valued function is a polynomial if it is locally a polynomial.
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author = {C. Fong and G. Lumer and E. Nordgren and H. Radjavi and P. Rosenthal},
title = {Local polynomials are polynomials},
journal = {Studia Mathematica},
volume = {113},
year = {1995},
pages = {105-107},
zbl = {0844.47009},
language = {en},
url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-smv115i2p105bwm}
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Fong, C.; Lumer, G.; Nordgren, E.; Radjavi, H.; Rosenthal, P. Local polynomials are polynomials. Studia Mathematica, Tome 113 (1995) pp. 105-107. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-smv115i2p105bwm/