Type II $W-^{\ast }$ algebras are not normal
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Abstract:
If $\mathcal {A}$ is a $W$-$\ast$ algebra of type II on separable Hilbert space $H$, then $\mathcal {A}$ is not normal.References
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- © Copyright 1973 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 40 (1973), 115-119
- MSC: Primary 46L10
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1973-0320769-8
- MathSciNet review: 0320769