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\section{Quotients of $C^*$-Algebras}
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\label{section:cstar-quotient}
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\begin{lemma}
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\label{lemma:two-sided-ideal-self-adjoint}
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Let $A$ be a unital $C^*$-algebra and $I \subset A$ be a closed two-sided ideal, then for each $x \in I$, $x^* \in I$ as well.
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\end{lemma}
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\begin{proof}
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By \autoref{theorem:cstar-approximate-identity-existence}, there exists an increasing net $\angles{e_\beta}_{\beta \in B} \subset I \cap \ol{B_A(0, 1)}$ such that $e_\beta x \to x$ and $xe_\beta \to x$ for all $x \in I$. As $A$ is a $C^*$-algebra,
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\[
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\norm{e_\beta x - x}_A = \norm{x^*e_\beta - x^*}_A \to 0
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\]
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Given that $I$ is two-sided, $x^*e_\beta \in I$ for all $\beta \in B$. Since $I$ is closed, the above implies that $x^* \in I$ as well.
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\end{proof}
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\begin{lemma}
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\label{lemma:cstar-ideal-quotient-norm}
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Let $A$ be a unital $C^*$-algebra, $I \subset A$ be a closed two-sided ideal, and $\angles{e_\beta}_{\beta \in B}$ be an increasing approximate identity for $I$, then for each $x \in A$,
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\[
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\norm{x + I}_{A/I} = \inf\bracsn{\norm{x - y}_A|y \in I} = \lim_{\beta \in B}\norm{xe_\beta - x}_A
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\]
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\end{lemma}
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\begin{proof}[Proof, {{\cite[Lemma 15.6]{Zhu}}}. ]
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For each $y \in I$, $ye_\beta \to y$. Thus
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\[
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\limsup_{\beta \in B}\norm{xe_\beta - x}_A = \limsup_{\beta \in B}\norm{(x - y)(1 - e_\beta)}_A \le \norm{x - y}_A
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\]
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As the above holds for all $y \in I$, $\limsup_{\beta \in B}\norm{xe_\beta - x}_A \le \norm{x + I}_{A/I}$.
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On the other hand, since $I$ is a two-sided ideal, $xe_\beta \in I$ for all $\beta \in B$. Thus $\liminf_{\beta \in B}\norm{xe_\beta - x}_A \ge \norm{x + I}_{A/I}$.
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\end{proof}
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\begin{theorem}
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\label{theorem:cstar-quotient}
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Let $A$ be a unital $C^*$-algebra and $I \subset A$ be a closed two-sided ideal, then $A/I$ equipped with the quotient norm is a $C^*$-algebra.
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\end{theorem}
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\begin{proof}
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Under the quotient structures, $A/I$ is an involutive Banach algebra. It remains to show that $\norm{x + I}_{A/I}^2 = \norm{x^*x + I}_{A/I}$ for all $x \in A$.
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By \autoref{lemma:two-sided-ideal-self-adjoint}, $I$ is a $C^*$-algebra. Thus \autoref{theorem:cstar-approximate-identity-existence} implies the existence of an increasing approximate identity $\angles{e_\beta}_{\beta \in B} \subset I$ for $I$.
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For each $x \in A$ and $y \in I$,
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\begin{align*}
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\norm{x + I}_{A/I}^2 &= \lim_{\beta \in B}\norm{x - xe_\beta }_A^2 = \lim_{\beta \in B}\norm{(x - xe_\beta )^*(x - x e_\beta)}_A \\
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&= \lim_{\beta \in B}\norm{(1_A - e_\beta)x^*x(1_A - e_\beta)}_A \\
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&= \lim_{\beta \in B}\norm{(1_A - e_\beta)(x^*x + y)(1_A - e_\beta)}_A \le \norm{x^*x + y}_{A}
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\end{align*}
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As the above holds for all $y \in I$, $\norm{x + I}_{A/I}^2 \le \norm{x^*x + I}_{A/I}$. Thus $A/I$ equipped with the quotient norm is a $C^*$-algebra.
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\end{proof}
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