Noncommutative point derivations for matrix function algebras

Abstract

We study a class of matrix function algebras, here denoted $\mathcal{T}^{+}(\mathcal{C}_n)$. We introduce a notion of point derivations, and classify the point derivations for certain finite dimensional representations of $\mathcal{T}^{+}(\mathcal{C}_n)$. We use point derivations and information about $n \times n$ matrices to show that every $\mathcal{T}^{+}(\mathcal{C}_n)$-valued derivation on $\mathcal{T}^{+}(\mathcal{C}_n)$ is inner.