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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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Which sigma-ideals in a sigma-algebra are ideals of null sets?
My question is motivated, to be somewhat vague, by an attempt to see how much a measure space is defined by the set of null sets. In other words, assume we are not given a concrete measure on a space ...
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What kind of completion is this?
Let $X$ be a compact Hausdorff space, and $C(X)$ the unital commutative C*-algebra of continuous functions on it. The double Banach dual $C(X)^{**}$ is a commutative von Neumann algebra and hence has ...
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Is there an inclusion of $L_\infty(G)$ into $C_0(G)^{**}$?
This is probably a silly question with which I am stuck however. Let $G$ be a locally compact group. It seems to me that there is a canonical map of $L_\infty(G)$ into $M=C_0(G)^{**}$ (the latter is ...
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Extension of a von Neumann algebra by a von Neumann algebra
I asked this question at MSE now I repeat it at MO:
Let $A,B,C$ be $3$ unital $C^*$ algebras. Assume that we have the following short exact sequence of $C^*$-algebras:
$$0\to A\to C\to B\...
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Commutative von Neumann algebras and localizable measure spaces
This is not my subject so I apologize if my question is too obvious or understood from other pages.
I read some pages such as
Reference for the Gelfand-Neumark theorem for commutative von Neumann ...
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Lifting a semicommutative von Neumann algebra into an algebra of operator-valued functions
Given a complete probability space $\Omega$ and a von Neumann algebra $\mathcal M$, it is well-known that the tensor product von Neumann algebra $\mathrm L^\infty(\Omega)\overline\otimes\mathcal M$, ...
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When does a $W^*$-algebra have a standard Borel spectrum?
EDIT: André Henriques has commented below that the correct separability condition is not weak-* separability as I have written below, but separability of the predual.
This post came out a bit long, ...
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Is there a noncommutative version of von Neumann's ergodic theorem? [closed]
The two most celebrated ergodic theorems are Birkhoff's ergodic theorem and von Neumann's ergodic theorem.
E. C. Lance in his remarkable work (Ergodic Theorems for Convex Sets and Operator Algebras) ...
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Decomposition of an abelian von Neumann algebra
Hi, I came across the statement below and I couldn't figure out why it is true. I was hoping someone could explain it or give me a good reference. Thank you in advance.
"Let $\pi$ be a non-degenerate ...
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Direct proof a property of hyperstonean spaces
First, let me state some basic facts and definitions for my question. I believe these are well-known among experts working on von Neumann algebras, but let me state them anyway since my question is ...
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An operator valued Egoroff's theorem
The following statements suggests $B(H)$-valued Egoroff's theorem when $H$ is a separable Hilbert space. Probably it will be hold even if a von Neumann algebra $M$ whose predual is separable is ...
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Monotone convergence theorem for increasing net of positive functions
Suppose that we have $(\Omega,\mu)$ a $\sigma$-finite measure space. I have the following question.
(Assume that $(f_i)_{i\in I}$ be an increasing net of positive measurable functions such that $f_i\...
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