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Large C*-algebras of universally measurable operators

Operator Algebras 2017-06-09 v1

Abstract

For a C*-algebra A, G. Pedersen defined the concept of universal measurability for self-adjoint elements of A**, the universal enveloping algebra of A. Although he was unable to show that U, the set of universally measurable elements, is a Jordan algebra, he showed that U contains a large Jordan algebra, U_0. We show by means of a 2 x 2 matrix trick that U_0 is in fact the real part of a C*-algebra. If it is ever shown that U is always a C*-algebra, then the same trick will show that U is the real part of a C*-algebra.

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@article{arxiv.1309.6306,
  title  = {Large C*-algebras of universally measurable operators},
  author = {Lawrence G. Brown},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1309.6306},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

This paper has now been submitted for publication. It is at least five years old and I have decided to publish because another mathematician wants to be able to cite it