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Reference for the Gelfand duality theorem for commutative von Neumann algebras
The Gelfand duality theorem for commutative von Neumann algebras states that the following three categories are equivalent:
(1) The opposite category of the category of commutative von Neumann ...
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von neumann algebras and measurable spaces
I've read some pages on links between von neumann (VN) algebras and measurable spaces (Spectra of $C^*$ algebras and Non-commutative geometry from von Neumann algebras?), but I can't get the following:...
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The letters of the word "ART"
Edit: According to the Gelfand duality between topological spaces and commutative $C^{*}$algebras, I add some new tags. So the question is that what is the structure of $ Ext (A,A)$ where $A$ is $...
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A question on $Z^{*}$ algebras
A $Z^{*}$ algebra is a $C^{*}$ algebra which satisfies each of the following equivalent conditions:
All elements of $A$ are left zero divisor.
All elements are right zero divisor.
All elements are ...
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Banach algebraic proof of the Borsuk Ulam theorem
I am wondering whether there exists a proof of the classical Borsuk Ulam theorem
for the Euclidean n-sphere, $n>2$ that is based only on the theory
of Banach algebras. I checked on MR but had no ...
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A functor on the category of rings, algebras or compact Hausdorff topological space
Assume that $R$ is a unital ring or a complex or real (Banach or $C^{*}$) algebra.
We define a relation $M$ on $R$ as follows: $$a\;M b \;\;\; \text{iff}\;\; a=xy,\;b=yx \;\; \text{for ...
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A consecutive resolution of continum algebras to a simple continum algebra
Motivated by classical Gelfand Naimark duality, the correspondence between the category of commutative $C^{*}$ algebras and the category of locally compact Hausdorff spaces, we ...
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