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A Note on Values of Noncommutative Polynomials

Operator Algebras 2011-04-19 v1 Rings and Algebras

Abstract

We find a class of algebras A satisfying the following property: for every nontrivial noncommutative polynomial, the linear span of all its values in A equals A. This class includes the algebras of all bounded and all compact operators on an infinite dimensional Hilbert space.

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@article{arxiv.0909.2640,
  title  = {A Note on Values of Noncommutative Polynomials},
  author = {Matej Bresar and Igor Klep},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0909.2640},
  year   = {2011}
}

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4 pages

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