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Approximate double commutants in von Neumann algebras

Operator Algebras 2011-08-26 v1 Functional Analysis

Abstract

Richard Kadison showed that not every commutative von Neumann subalgebra of a factor von Neumann algebra is equal to its relative double commutant. We prove that every commutative C*-subalgebra of a centrally prime C*-algebra BB equals its relative approximate double commutant. If BB is a von Neumann algebra, there is a related distance formula.

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@article{arxiv.1108.5021,
  title  = {Approximate double commutants in von Neumann algebras},
  author = {Don Hadwin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.5021},
  year   = {2011}
}