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A concrete representation of index theory in von Neumann algebras

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Research supported in part by National Science Foundation Grant MPS 73-00562-A03

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    Catherine L. Olsen

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Olsen, C.L. (1978). A concrete representation of index theory in von Neumann algebras. In: Bachar, J.M., Hadwin, D.W. (eds) Hilbert Space Operators. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 693. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0064671

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