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Pairwise orthogonality for partitions of unity in a *-algebra
Let $\mathcal{A}$ be a $*$-algebra with unit $1_{\mathcal{A}}$. As in the $\mathrm{C}^*$-setting, a projection is an element $p\in\mathcal{A}$ such that $p=p^2=p^*$. A partition of unity is a finite ...
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Banach algebra $A$ without an approximate identity but $A^2=A$
Please help me with the following question.
What are some examples of Banach algebra $A$ satisfying the following two conditions?
$1$.$ A $ does not have an approximate identity.
$2$. $A^2=A$. ...