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Tristan Bice
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Almost idempotent approximate units in C*-algebras

As in Blackadar's "Operator Algebras" Definition II.4.1.1., call an approximate unit $(a_\lambda)$ in the positive unit ball of a C*-algebra almost idempotent if $a_\lambda a_\gamma=a_\lambda$ whenever $\lambda<\gamma$.

Does every C*-algebra have an almost idempotent approximate unit?

Tristan Bice
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