Relative Tensor Products for Modules over von Neumann Algebras
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چکیده
We give an overview of relative tensor products (RTPs) for von Neumann algebra modules. For background, we start with the categorical definition and go on to examine its algebraic formulation, which is applied to Morita equivalence and index. Then we consider the analytic construction, with particular emphasis on explaining why the RTP is not generally defined for every pair of vectors. We also look at recent work justifying a representation of RTPs as composition of unbounded operators, noting that these ideas work equally well for Lp modules. Finally, we prove some new results characterizing preclosedness of the map (ξ, η) 7→ ξ ⊗φ η.
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