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Planar algebras, I

Quantum Algebra 2007-05-23 v1 Operator Algebras

Abstract

We introduce a notion of planar algebra, the simplest example of which is a vector space of tensors, closed under planar contractions. A planar algebra with suitable positivity properties produces a finite index subfactor of a II_1 factor, and vice versa.

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@article{arxiv.math/9909027,
  title  = {Planar algebras, I},
  author = {Vaughan F. R. Jones},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9909027},
  year   = {2007}
}

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