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Context: First recall some results: Actions of finite groups on the hyperfinite type $II_{1}$ factor $R$ (Jones 1980). A Galois correspondence for depth 2 irreducible subfactors (Izumi-Longo-Popa ...

In an interview (at http://www.alainconnes.org/docs/Inteng.pdf) Connes remarks that I had been working on non-standard analysis, but after a while I had found a catch in the theory.... The point is ...

in $C^*-$algebras with unit element, there is the definition of a state, as a functional $\omega$ with $\omega(e)=||\omega||=1.$ Now, of course there is also in classical physics and quantum ...

A subfactor $N \subset M $ is irreducible if $N' \cap M = \mathbb{C} $. It's maximal if it admits no non-trivial intermediate subfactors $N \subset P \subset M $. It's cyclic if its lattice of ...

Many authors (e.g Landsman, Gleason) have stated that in quantum mechanics, the observables of a system can be taken to be the self-adjoint elements of an appropriate C*-algebra. However, many ...

At the conclusion of a conference delivered by Alain Connes in 2000 (video in French at 1:19:25), an audience member posed a question. Below is a polished translated transcription: Audience: You have ...