Baer *-Rings

by Sterling K. Berberian

This book is an elaboration of ideas of Irving Kaplansky introduced in his book Rings of operators ( 52], 54]). The subject of Baer *-rings has its roots in von Neumann's theory of 'rings of operators' (now called von Neumann algebras), that is, *-algebras of operators on a Hilbert space, containing the identity op- ator, that are closed in the weak operator topology (hence also the name W*-algebra). Von Neumann algebras are blessed with an excess...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 354005751X
• ISBN13: 9783540057512
• Release Date: July 1972
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 301 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"