State spaces of operator algebras : basic theory, orientations, and C*-products
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
State spaces of operator algebras : basic theory, orientations, and C*-products
（Mathematics : theory & applications / series editor Nolan Wallach）
Springer Science+Business Media, 2001
- : pbk
Available at / 1 libraries
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-344) and index
Originally published by Birkhäuser Boston in 2001, softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2001
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The topic of this book is the theory of state spaces of operator algebras and their geometry. The states are of interest because they determine representations of the algebra, and its algebraic structure is in an intriguing and fascinating fashion encoded in the geometry of the state space. From the beginning the theory of operator algebras was motivated by applications to physics, but recently it has found unexpected new applica tions to various fields of pure mathematics, like foliations and knot theory, and (in the Jordan algebra case) also to Banach manifolds and infinite di mensional holomorphy. This makes it a relevant field of study for readers with diverse backgrounds and interests. Therefore this book is not intended solely for specialists in operator algebras, but also for graduate students and mathematicians in other fields who want to learn the subject. We assume that the reader starts out with only the basic knowledge taught in standard graduate courses in real and complex variables, measure theory and functional analysis. We have given complete proofs of basic results on operator algebras, so that no previous knowledge in this field is needed. For discussion of some topics, more advanced prerequisites are needed. Here we have included all necessary definitions and statements of results, but in some cases proofs are referred to standard texts. In those cases we have tried to give references to material that can be read and understood easily in the context of our book.
Table of Contents
Preface * Introduction * Elementary Theory of C*-Algebras and von Neumann Algebras * Ideals, Faces and Compressions * The Normal State of Space of B(H) * States, Representations, and Orientations of C*-Algebras * Symmetries and Rotations in von Neumann Algebras * Orientations and von Neumann Algebras * Bibliography * Index
by "Nielsen BookData"