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Tomita-Takesaki Modular Theory

Mathematical Physics 2007-05-23 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory math.MP

Abstract

We provide an brief overview of Tomita-Takesaki modular theory and some of its applications to mathematical physics. This is an article commissioned by the Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics, edited by J.-P. Francoise, G. Naber and T.S. Tsun, to be published by the Elsevier publishing house.

Cite

@article{arxiv.math-ph/0511034,
  title  = {Tomita-Takesaki Modular Theory},
  author = {Stephen J. Summers},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0511034},
  year   = {2007}
}