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\end{enumerate}
\end{definition}
\begin{definition}[Unital Homomorphism]
\label{definition:banach-algebra-unital-homomorphism}
Let $A, B$ be unital Banach algebras and $\phi: A \to B$ be a homomorphism, then $\phi$ is a \textbf{unital homomorphism} if $\phi(1) = 1$.
\end{definition}
\begin{definition}[Unitisation]
\label{definition:unitisation}
Let $A$ be a Banach algebra over $\complex$, and $\tilde A = \complex \oplus A$ with
\[
\iota: A \to \complex \oplus A \quad x \mapsto 0 + x
\]
For each $\lambda + x, \mu + y \in \tilde A$, define
\[
(\lambda + x)(\mu + y) = \lambda \mu + (\lambda x + \mu x + xy)
\]
and
\[
\norm{\lambda + x}_{\tilde A} = |\lambda| \norm{x}_A
\]
then
\begin{enumerate}
\item $\tilde A$ is a unital associative algebra over $\complex$.
\item $\iota: A \to \tilde A$ is a homomorphism.
\item[(U)] For any pair $(B, \phi)$ satisfying (1) and (2), there exists a unique continuous unital homomorphism $\tilde \phi: \tilde A \to B$ such that $\phi(1) = 1$ and the following diagram commutes:
\xymatrix{
\tilde A \ar@{->}[r]^{\tilde \phi } & B \\
A \ar@{->}[u]^{\iota} \ar@{->}[ru]_{\phi} &
}
\item $\iota(A)$ is a closed two-sided ideal of $\tilde A$.
\end{enumerate}
The algebra $\tilde A$ is the \textbf{unitisation} of $A$.
\end{definition}
\begin{proof}
(U): For each $\lambda + x \in \tilde A$, let $\tilde \phi(\lambda + x) = \lamdba + \phi(x)$.
\end{proof}