Let X be a Banach space and let X* be its topological dual space. We study
the algebra H-w*(X*) of entire functions on X* that are weak-star continuou
s on bounded sets. We prove that every m-homogeneous polynomial of finite t
ype P on X* that is weak-star continuous on bounded sets can be written in
the form P =
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where x(ij) epsilon X, for all i,j. As an application, we characterize canv
olution homomorphisms on H-w* (X*) and on the space H-wu(X) of entire funct
ions on X which are weakly uniformly continuous on bounded subsets of X, as
suming that X* has the approximation property.