Weak* decomposition and Radon-Nikodym theorem for quantum expectations
Abstract
A quantum expectation is a positive linear functional of norm one on a non-commutative probability space (i.e., a C*-algebra). For a given pair of quantum expectations and on a non-commutative probability space , we propose a definition for weak* continuity and weak* singularity of with respect to . Then, using the theory of von Neumann algebras, we obtain the natural weak* continuous and weak* singular parts of with respect to . If satisfies a weak tracial property known as the KMS condition, we show that our weak* decomposition coincides with the Arveson-Gheondea-Kavruk Lebesgue (AGKL) decomposition. This equivalence allows us to compute the Radon-Nikodym derivative of with respect to . We also discuss the possibility of extending our results to the positive linear functionals defined on the Cuntz-Toeplitz operator system.
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@article{arxiv.2506.12018,
title = {Weak* decomposition and Radon-Nikodym theorem for quantum expectations},
author = {Fouad Naderi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.12018},
year = {2025}
}