Maximal extensions of a linear functional
Maximal extensions of a linear functional
Extensions of a positive hermitian linear functional $\omega$, defined on a dense *-subalgebra $\mathfrak{A_{0}}$ of a topological *-algebra $\mathfrak{A}[\tau]$ are analyzed. It turns out that their maximal extension as linear functionals or hermitian linear functional are everywhere defined. The situation however changes deeply if one looks for positive extensions. The …