A Hilbert module defined in "L^2-invariants: theory and applications to geometry and K-theory", Springer-Verlag, 2002, by W. Lück: > A Hilbert $\mathcal N(G)$-module $V$ is a Hilbert space $V$ together > with a linear isometric $G$-action such that there exists a Hilbert > space $H$ and an isometric linear $G$-embedding of $V$ into the tensor > product of Hilbert spaces $H\bar\otimes\ell^2(G)$ with the obvious > $G$-action. ($\mathcal N(G)$ is the group von Neumann algebra of a group $G$). After that the notion of von Neumann trace defined as: > Let $f:V\rightarrow V$ be a positive endomorphism of a Hilbert > $\mathcal N(G)$-module. Choose a Hilbert space $H$, a Hilbert basis > $\{b_i: i\in I\}$ for $H$, a $G$-equivariant projection > $\text{pr}:H\otimes\ell^2(G)\rightarrow H\otimes\ell^2(G)$ and an > isometric $G$-isomorphism $u:\text{im(pr)}\xrightarrow{\cong}V$. Let > $f:H\otimes\ell^2(G)\rightarrow H\otimes\ell^2(G)$ be the positive > operator given by the composition > $$ \bar f:H\otimes\ell^2(G)\xrightarrow{\text{pr}}\text{im(pr)}\xrightarrow{u}V\xrightarrow{f}V\xrightarrow{u^{-1}}\text{im(pr)}\hookrightarrow H\otimes\ell^2(G)$$ > Define the von Neumann trace of $f:V\rightarrow V$ by > $$ \text{tr}_{\mathcal N(G)}(f):=\sum_{i\in I}\langle f(b_i\otimes e), b_i\otimes e\rangle \quad\in[0,\infty]; $$ where > $e\in G\subset\ell^2(G)$ is the unit element. The "positive" means "positive operator" in the sense of Hilbert spaces, and "endomorphism" mean that $f$ needs to commute with the $\mathcal N(G)$-action. The author claims after this definition that > This definition is independent of the choices of $H$, > $\{b_i: i\in I\}$, $\text{pr}$ and $u$. But only the independence of the choice $\{b_i: i\in I\}$ was proved. I could not prove the independence of the choice of $H$ in the definition above. What is the main idea to prove this claim?