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Let X be the Cantor set of [0,1]. It is well-known that X is a perfect compact subset of [0,1]. By Tietze's theorem, C(X) = {f|X ; f Î C([0,1]) }. Define
d on D(d) = {f|X ; f Î C1([0,1]) } by d(f|X) = f¢|X. d is a well-defined derivation (if f|X = 0, then for each x0 Î X there exists a sequence {xn} in X-{x0} converging to x0. So
f¢(x0) = limn [( f(xn) - f(x0))/( xn - x0)] = 0, therefore f¢|X = 0).
But d is not identically zero so by [Sak2, Proposition 3.2.1] d cannot be extended to a closed derivation in C(X). So that d isn't closable.
This example is due to O.Bratteli and D.W. Robinson ([cf. Sak2, P.59]).
Ref.
[Sak2] S. Sakai, Operator algebras in dynamical systems, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1991.