Compact elements and smallest faithful representation of C*-algebras
Let A be a C*-algebra which either allows a faithful separable rep- resentation or is postliminal. We prove that A then admits a smallest faithful representation if and only if the ideal of compact elements is an essential ideal in A.
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American Mathematical Society
1995
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