International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Volume 2004 (2004), Issue 21, Pages 1077-1096
doi:10.1155/S0161171204307155

Derivations of quasi *-algebras

F. Bagarello,1 A. Inoue,2 and C. Trapani3

1Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni, Facoltà d' Ingegneria, Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Palermo 90128, Italy
2Department of Applied Mathematics, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka 814-80, Japan
3Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni, Università di Palermo, Via Archirafi 34, Palermo 90123, Italy

Received 17 July 2003

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Abstract

The spatiality of derivations of quasi *-algebras is investigated by means of representation theory. Moreover, in view of physical applications, the spatiality of the limit of a family of spatial derivations is considered.