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Abstract

Let B be a strictly real commutative real Banach algebra with the carrier space ΦB. If A is a commutative real Banach algebra, then we give a representation of a ring homomorphism ρ:A→B, which needs not be linear nor continuous. If A is a commutative complex Banach algebra, then ρ(A) is contained in the radical of B.