Decomposability of von Neumann algebras and the Mazur property of higher level

Canadian Journal of Mathematics

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 768-795

  Hu, Zhiguo ^a   Neufang, Matthias ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fourier algebra; Group algebra; Locally compact group and its cardinal invariants; Mazur property; Predual of a von Neumann algebra; Topological centre

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747469545     PISSN: 0008414X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4153/CJM-2006-031-7     Document Type: Article

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