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Continuous surjection between spectra of commutative von Neumann algebras

Suppose that $V_1,V_2$ are two commutative von Neumann algebras and $V_1 \subset V_2$. Being in particular commutative $C^*$-algebras we have that $V_1 \cong C(X_1), V_2 \cong C(X_2)$ for some ...
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ED compact $K$ such that $C(K)$ is not a dual Banach space

Almost every mathematician working in von Neumann algebras says that there are certainly extremely disconnected compact spaces $K$ such that $C(K)$ is not a dual space (they are not hyperstonean). ...
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Which complete Boolean algebras arise as the algebras of projections of commutative von Neumann algebras?

Projections in an arbitrary commutative von Neumann algebra form a complete Boolean algebra. Moreover, a morphism of commutative von Neumann algebras induces a continuous morphism of the corresponding ...
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