Non-Associative Normed Algebras: Volume 2, Representation Theory and the Zel'manov Approach

This first systematic account of the basic theory of normed algebras, without assuming associativity, includes many new and unpublished results and is sure to become a central resource for researchers and graduate students in the field. This second volume revisits JB*-triples, covers Zel''manov''s celebrated work in Jordan theory, proves the unit-free variant of the Vidav–Palmer theorem, and devel...