Partial *- Algebras and Their Operator Realizations Contributor(s): Antoine, J-P (Author), Inoue, I. (Author), Trapani, C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9048161762 ISBN-13: 9789048161768 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
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BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Algebra - Linear - Medical - Mathematics | Mathematical Analysis |
Dewey: 512.55 |
Series: Mathematics and Its Applications |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.66 lbs) 522 pages |
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Publisher Description: Algebras of bounded operators are familiar, either as C*-algebras or as von Neumann algebras. A first generalization is the notion of algebras of unbounded operators (O*-algebras), mostly developed by the Leipzig school and in Japan (for a review, we refer to the monographs of K. Schm dgen 1990] and A. Inoue 1998]). This volume goes one step further, by considering systematically partial *-algebras of unbounded operators (partial O*-algebras) and the underlying algebraic structure, namely, partial *-algebras. It is the first textbook on this topic. The first part is devoted to partial O*-algebras, basic properties, examples, topologies on them. The climax is the generalization to this new framework of the celebrated modular theory of Tomita-Takesaki, one of the cornerstones for the applications to statistical physics. The second part focuses on abstract partial *-algebras and their representation theory, obtaining again generalizations of familiar theorems (Radon-Nikodym, Lebesgue). |