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The Mackey-Gleason Problem

Operator Algebras 2016-09-06 v1

Abstract

Let AA be a von Neumann algebra with no direct summand of Type \romanI2\roman I_2, and let \scrP(A)\scr P(A) be its lattice of projections. Let XX be a Banach space. Let m\scrP(A)Xm\:\scr P(A)\to X be a bounded function such that m(p+q)=m(p)+m(q)m(p+q)=m(p)+m(q) whenever pp and qq are orthogonal projections. The main theorem states that mm has a unique extension to a bounded linear operator from AA to XX. In particular, each bounded complex-valued finitely additive quantum measure on \scrP(A)\scr P(A) has a unique extension to a bounded linear functional on AA.

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@article{arxiv.math/9204228,
  title  = {The Mackey-Gleason Problem},
  author = {L. J. Bunce and J. D. Maitland Wright},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9204228},
  year   = {2016}
}

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