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About normal states in abstract von Neumann algebras

In the book "Fundamental of the theory of operator algebras" (KAdisong and Ringrose, Vol 2) we have the Corollary 7.1.16 but this was state only for concrete von Neumann algebras (because ...
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How to show that every Von Neumann algebra is unital?

I was reading the book on operator algebra by Kehe Zhu. The proof of theorem 17.7 (page 107) goes like this : He first considered the set of all non-empty finite subsets of the set of all projections ...
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Does ${\rm Tr}(l(a)+l(b)) ={\rm Tr}(l(\alpha_1 a +\alpha_2 b ))$ imply that $l(a)l(b)=r(a)r(b)=0$?

Let $H$ be a Hilbert space and let $a,b\in B(H)$ be such that $${\rm Tr}(l(a))={\rm Tr}(r(a))<\infty , {\rm Tr}(l(b))={\rm Tr}(r(b))<\infty,$$ $${\rm Tr}(l(a)+l(b)) ={\rm Tr}(l(\alpha_1 a +\...
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Takesaki II Lemma 1.13: stuck in proof

Consider the following fragment from Takesaki's book "Theory of operator algebras II" (Lemma 1.13 on p8, in chapter VI "Left Hilbert algebras"): Here, we associate with an ...
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Measurable structures for direct integrals

I'm working with the notion of direct integrals as in Dixmier. Briefly: Given a measurable space $X$ and a family of separable Hilbert spaces $(H_x)_{x\in X}$, a measurable structure is a subspace $Y$ ...
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Existence of quantum states given reduced states on subsystems

Suppose $$\mathcal{H}=\bigotimes_{i\in I} \mathcal{H}_i$$ is a tensor product of Hilbert spaces, where $I$ is some index set. Given a $J\subset I$, let $$\mathcal{H}_J=\bigotimes_{i\in J} \mathcal{H}...
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On projection theory for inseparable Hilbert spaces

How can one see that $I$ is an infinite projection in $B(\mathcal{H})$, where $\mathcal{H}$ is an inseparable Hilbert space?
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Whether a projection can "overlap" certain projections yet not commute with them

Question here about how the projections of a von Neumann algebra $\mathcal{R}$ might be arranged, relative to a projection that is not in $\mathcal{R}$. Stipulate the following:     $H$ is ...
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