Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 November 2018
Let $\mathbb{K}$ be a field of characteristic zero, and
$*\,=\,t$ the transpose involution for the matrix algebra
${{M}_{2}}\left( \mathbb{K} \right)$. Let
$\mathfrak{U}$ be a proper subvariety of the variety of algebras with involution generated by
$\left( {{M}_{2}}\left( \mathbb{K} \right),\,* \right)$. We define two sequences of algebras with involution
${{R}_{p}},\,{{S}_{q}}$, where
$p,\,q\,\in \,\mathbb{N}$. Then we show that
${{T}_{*}}\left( \mathfrak{U} \right)$ and
${{T}_{*}}\left( {{R}_{p}}\oplus \,{{S}_{q}} \right)$ are
$*$-asymptotically equivalent for suitable
$p,\,q$.