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Is the unit ball of $B(H)$ a Baire space (with the SOT)?
Let $H$ be a Hilbert space, and let $B(H)$ be the set of bounded linear operators $t \colon H \to H$. Recall that we say $t_i \to t$ in the strong operator topology if $t_i \xi \to t \xi$ for every $\...
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Maximally fine topologies on $B(H)$ making the unit ball compact
Let $H$ be a Hilbert space, and $B(H)$ its algebra of bounded operators. One of the reasons the Ultraweak topology is (in a way) more useful than the weak operator topology is that the Ultraweak ...
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A generalisation of closed and bounded subsets of non-Archimedean fields to topological spaces
The definition of compactness in topological spaces generalises the notion of a subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$ being closed and bounded, as expressed by the Heine-Borel Theorem.
In finite-dimensional vector ...
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Is the unit sphere of a Banach space dense in the unit sphere of its second dual with respect to the weak-$\ast$ topology
To be a bit more precise and fix notations, let $X$ be a Banach space (over $\mathbb{R}$ or $\mathbb{C}$), $X^{\ast\ast}$ its second dual (as a Banach space). Here and in the following we identify $X$ ...
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Meagre sets of bounded operators
Let $H$ be a separable, infinite-dimensional Hilbert space and let $\mathbb{B}(H)$ be the algebra of bounded operators on $H$. The norm topolology on $\mathbb{B}(H)$ is stricly finer, hence the ...
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Embedding of $C(X)$ into $B(H)$ where $H$ is separable
I would like to ask a question which may look strange at the first sight nevertheless I find it interesting. Let $H$ be a separable Hilbert space: for any separable $C^*$-algebra $A$ one can embed $A$ ...
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Separability of an algebra is equivalent to separability of its spectrum
Let $A$ be a commutative C*-algebra.
I would like to show that $A$ is separable (i.e. has a countable dense subset) if and only if the spectrum of $A$ (denoted by $\Omega(A)$) is separable.
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Approximation of Inductive Tensor Product $C(X) \bar{\otimes} C(Y)$
The following question is from Banach Algebra Techniques in Operator Theory written by Ronald G. Douglas.
Assume both $X, Y$ are Banach spaces and $X \otimes Y$ is the algebraic tensor product. Let ${...
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Equivalence of $\sigma$-weak topology to another topology
Let $\mathcal H$ be a Hilbert space. Define a topology $\tau_1$ on $B(\mathcal H)$ by the family of seminorms $x\mapsto |Tr(xa)|,$ $a\in L^1(B(\mathcal H)).$ Here $B(\mathcal H)$ denotes the set of ...
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When is the weak topology generated by a family of functions Baire?
Suppose we are given a locally compact space $X$ with $C_b(X)$ denoting the continuous bounded complex or real functions on $X$.
Now, if $A\subset C_b(X)$ is given, I am trying to figure out when the ...
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Ultraweak topology in abelian von Neumann algebras
Let $A$ be an abelian von Neumann algebra acting on the (not necessarily separable) Hilbert space $\mathcal{H}$ (with identity $I$). From the Gelfand-Neumark theorem, there is a compact Hausdorff ...
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Comparing two $\sigma$-algebras on $B(\ell^1)$
Let us consider $B(\ell^1)$, bounded linear operators on $\ell^1$. We recall the weak operator topology, denoted by $w$, on $B(\ell^1)$ is determined as follow
$$w-\lim T_i=T \Longleftrightarrow \...
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