arXiv2019
Let A be a commutative Banach algebra such that uA = {0} for u $\in$ A \ {0} which possesses dense principal ideals. The purpose of the paper is to give a general framework to define F (--$λ$1$Δ$T 1 ,. .. , --$λ$ k $Δ$T k) where F belongs to a natural class of holomorphic functions defined on suitable open subsets of C k containing the "Arveson spectrum" of (--$λ$1$Δ$T 1 ,. .. , --$λ$ k $Δ$T k), where $Δ$T 1 ,. .. , $Δ$T k are the infinitesimal generators of commuting one-parameter semigroups of multipliers on A belonging to one of the following classes (1) The class of strongly continous semigroups T = (T (te ia)t>0 such that $\cup$t>0T (te ia)A is dense in A, where a $\in$ R. (2) The class of semigroups T = (T ($ζ$)) $ζ$$\in$S a,b holomorphic on an open sector S a,b such that T ($ζ$)A is dense in A for some, or equivalently for all $ζ$ $\in$ S a,b. We use the notion of quasimultiplier, introduced in 1981 by the author at the Long Beach Conference on Banach algebras: the generators of the semigroups under consideration will be defined as quasimultipliers on A, and for $ζ$ in the Arveson resolvent set $σ$ar($Δ$T) the resolvent ($Δ$T -- $ζ$I) --1 will be defined as a regular quasimultiplier on A, i.e. a quasimultiplier S on A such that sup n$\ge$1 $λ$ n S n u < +$\infty$ for some $λ$ > 0 and some u generating a dense ideal of A and belonging to the intersection of the domains of S n , n $\ge$ 1. The first step consists in "normalizing" the Banach algebra A, i.e. continuously embedding A in a Banach algebra B having the same quasi-multiplier algebra as A but for which lim sup t$\rightarrow$0 + T (te ia) M(B) < +$\infty$ if T belongs to the class (1), and for which lim sup $ζ$$\rightarrow$0 $ζ$$\in$S $α$,$β$ T ($ζ$) < +$\infty$ for all pairs ($α$, $β$) such that a < $α$ < $β$ < b if T belongs to the class (2). Iterating this procedure this allows to consider ($λ$j$Δ$T j + $ζ$I) --1 as an element of M(B) for $ζ$ $\in$ Resar(--$λ$j$Δ$T j), the "Arveson resolvent set " of --$λ$j$Δ$T j , and to use the standard integral 'resolvent formula' even if the given semigroups are not bounded near the origin. A first approach to the functional calculus involves the dual G a,b of an algebra of fast decreasing functions, described in Appendix 2. Let a = (a1,. .. , a k), b = (b1,. .. , b k), with aj $\le$ bj $\le$ aj + $π$, and denote by M a,b the set of families ($α$, $β$) = ($α$1, $β$1),. .. , ($α$ k , $β$ k) such that 1