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Eigenstates of C*-Algebras

Operator Algebras 2021-02-16 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We introduce the notion of eigenstate of an operator in an abstract C*-algebra, and prove several properties. Most significantly, if the operator is self-adjoint, then every element of its spectrum has a corresponding eigenstate.

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@article{arxiv.2102.07049,
  title  = {Eigenstates of C*-Algebras},
  author = {Luther Rinehart},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2102.07049},
  year   = {2021}
}