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B - Unbounded operators

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 May 2010

Allan Sinclair
Affiliation:
University of Edinburgh
Roger Smith
Affiliation:
Texas A & M University
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Introduction

For the most part, these notes are concerned with the bounded operators which constitute the von Neumann algebras under consideration. However, results from the theory of unbounded operators have played a role in Chapter 9, and knowledge of this topic is essential for reading the literature in this area. Since we feel that this theory is less well known than its counterpart for bounded operators, we include here a brief exposition of the main theorems required in these notes. Most of what is needed may be found in [104, Section 5.6], and we follow their development to a considerable extent. However, we have specific goals for the theory and we do not offer a comprehensive treatment. The main objective is to understand the operators that arise as unbounded left multiplication operators on II1 factors.

Section B.2 contains the basic theory of closed and closable operators. In Section B.3, we develop as much of the functional calculus as we will need. We carry this out for positive operators, relating matters to the well known functional calculus for bounded positive operators. Along the way we establish the polar decomposition of a closed operator which appeared in Lemma 9.4.2. The important unbounded operators of II1 factor theory are those that arise from vectors in L2(N) and L1(N), and we lay out their theory in Sections B.4 and B.5 respectively.

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Print publication year: 2008

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  • Unbounded operators
  • Allan Sinclair, University of Edinburgh, Roger Smith, Texas A & M University
  • Book: Finite von Neumann Algebras and Masas
  • Online publication: 03 May 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511666230.019
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  • Allan Sinclair, University of Edinburgh, Roger Smith, Texas A & M University
  • Book: Finite von Neumann Algebras and Masas
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511666230.019
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  • Unbounded operators
  • Allan Sinclair, University of Edinburgh, Roger Smith, Texas A & M University
  • Book: Finite von Neumann Algebras and Masas
  • Online publication: 03 May 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511666230.019
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