von Neumann algebras which are second dual spaces

von Neumann algebras which are second dual spaces
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Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 112 (1991), 999-1000 Request permission

A $\sigma$-finite von Neumann algebra is a second dual if and only if it is atomic.

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