Author/Authors :
Hayati, Bahman Faculty of Mathematical Sciences - Malayer University, Malayer, Iran
Abstract :
For a Banach algebra 21, we introduce c.c(21), the set of all ϕ∈21∗ such that θϕ:21→21 is a completely continuous operator, where θϕ is defined by
θϕ(a)=a⋅ϕ for all a∈21. We call 21, a completely
continuous Banach algebra if c.c(21)=21. We give some examples of completely
continuous Banach algebras and a sufficient condition for an open problem raised for the first time by J.E Gale,
T.J. Ransford and M. C. White: Is there exist an infinite dimensional amenable Banach algebra whose underlying Banach space is
reflexive? We prove that a reflexive, amenable, completely continuous Banach algebra with the approximation property is
trivial.