Representations of algebras by continuous sections

@article{Hofmann1972RepresentationsOA,
  title={Representations of algebras by continuous sections},
  author={Karl Heinrich Hofmann},
  journal={Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society},
  year={1972},
  volume={78},
  pages={291-373}
}
  • K. Hofmann
  • Published 1 May 1972
  • Mathematics
  • Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society
This survey is concerned with the representation of discrete rings and topological algebras (such as C*-algebras) by rings of continuous sections in sheaves of rings or fields of topological algebras. 
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