The order topology for a von Neumann algebra

A New Topology for Von Neumann Algebras

A Counterexample in Von Neumann Algebra Dynamics

In this essay we construct a noncommutative von Neumann dynamical system with certain pathological properties from the viewpoint of analogies with classical ergodic theory. These relate to obstructions to the existence of special kinds of subsystem or subextension. We will build our example as an extension of a commutative dynamical system via a unitary cocycle acting on a Hilbert bundle, and w...

Affine Connections, Duality and Divergences for a Von Neumann Algebra

On the predual of a von Neumann algebra, we define a dif-ferentiable manifold structure and affine connections by embeddings into non-commutative L p –spaces. Using the geometry of uniformly convex Ba-nach spaces and duality of the L p and L q spaces for 1/p + 1/q = 1, we show that we can introduce the α-divergence, for α ∈ (−1, 1), in a similar manner as Amari in the classical case. If restric...

Von Neumann Algebra of Baumslag Group Embeds

In this paper we analyze the structure of some sets of non-commutative moments of elements in a finite von Neumann algebra M . If the fundamental group of M is R+\{0}, then the moment sets are convex, and if M is isomorphic to M ⊗M , then the sets are closed under pointwise multiplication. We introduce a class of discrete groups that we call hyperlinear. These are the discrete subgroups (with i...

Complete Ccc Boolean Algebras, the Order Sequential Topology, and a Problem of Von Neumann

Let B be a complete ccc Boolean algebra and let τs be the topology on B induced by the algebraic convergence of sequences in B. 1. Either there exists a Maharam submeasure on B or every nonempty open set in (B, τs) is topologically dense. 2. It is consistent that every weakly distributive complete ccc Boolean algebra carries a strictly positive Maharam submeasure. 3. The topological space (B, τ...