The fundamental group of the von Neumann algebra of a free group with infinitely many generators is $\mathbb {R}_+\slash \{0\}$
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- J. Amer. Math. Soc. 5 (1992), 517-532
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0894-0347-1992-1142260-1
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- © Copyright 1992 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: J. Amer. Math. Soc. 5 (1992), 517-532
- MSC: Primary 46L10; Secondary 22D25
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0894-0347-1992-1142260-1
- MathSciNet review: 1142260