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Prime Type III Factors

Operator Algebras 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

We show that for each (0<\lambda <1), the free Araki-Woods factor of type III(_{\lambda}) cannot be written as a tensor product of two diffuse von Neumann algebras (i.e., is prime), and does not contain a Cartan subalgebra.

Cite

@article{arxiv.math/0008146,
  title  = {Prime Type III Factors},
  author = {Dimitri Shlyakhtenko},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0008146},
  year   = {2009}
}