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Operator Algebrae/Von Neumann algebrae
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The operator algebra
operator algebra Let be a Banach space over the field or . Consider the set of bounded and linear functions from to itself. This
Operator topologies
Topologies on a Banach space
weak topology Let be a Banach space, and let be its dual space. The weak topology on is defined to be the initial topology with respect to the maps , where ranges over .
properties of the weak topology
Topologies exclusively for operator spaces
bounded operators on a normed space form a Banach space under norm topology Let be a Banach space, and equip the space with
uniform topology
Von Neumann algebrae, basic constructions
von Neumann algebra A von Neumann algebra is a subalgebra which is closed under the weak operator topology.
Von Neumann bicommutant theorem