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On Commutators in Properly Infinite W*-Algebras

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Invariant Subspaces and Other Topics

Part of the book series: Operator Theory: Advances and Applications ((OT,volume 6))

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Let M be an algebra. An element xεM is said to be a commutator if there are a,bεM such that x=ab−ba.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, INCREST, Bdul Păcii 220, 79622, Bucharest, Romania

    Sorin Popa

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  1. Department of Mathematics, INCREST, Bd. Pǎcii 220, 79622, Bucharest, Romania

    C. Apostol , R. G. Douglas , B. Sz.-Nagy  & D. Voiculescu , ,  & 

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Popa, S. (1982). On Commutators in Properly Infinite W*-Algebras. In: Apostol, C., Douglas, R.G., Sz.-Nagy, B., Voiculescu, D., Arsene, G. (eds) Invariant Subspaces and Other Topics. Operator Theory: Advances and Applications, vol 6. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-5445-0_15

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