A new uniform structure for Hilbert $C^*$-modules

Abstract

We introduce and study some new uniform structures for Hilbert $C^*$-modules over an algebra $A$. In particular, we prove that in some cases they have the same totally bounded sets. To define one of them, we introduce a new class of $A$-functionals: locally adjointable functionals, which have interesting properties in this context and seem to be of independent interest. A relation between these uniform structures and the theory of $A$-compact operators is established.