Torsion Theories for Algebras of Affiliated Operators of Finite Von Neumann Algebras

Torsion Theories for Finite Von Neumann Algebras

The study of modules over a finite von Neumann algebra A can be advanced by the use of torsion theories. In this work, some torsion theories for A are presented, compared and studied. In particular, we prove that the torsion theory (T,P) (in which a module is torsion if it is zero-dimensional) is equal to both Lambek and Goldie torsion theories for A. Using torsion theories, we describe the inj...

A double commutant theorem for Murray-von Neumann algebras.

Murray-von Neumann algebras are algebras of operators affiliated with finite von Neumann algebras. In this article, we study commutativity and affiliation of self-adjoint operators (possibly unbounded). We show that a maximal abelian self-adjoint subalgebra A of the Murray-von Neumann algebra A(f)(R) associated with a finite von Neumann algebra R is the Murray-von Neumann algebra A(f)(A(0)), wh...

Various topological forms of Von Neumann regularity in Banach algebras

We study topological von Neumann regularity and principal von Neumann regularity of Banach algebras. Our main objective is comparing these two types of Banach algebras and some other known Banach algebras with one another. In particular, we show that the class of topologically von Neumann regular Banach algebras contains all $C^*$-algebras, group algebras of compact abelian groups and ...

Reiter’s Properties for the Actions of Locally Compact Quantum Goups on von Neumann Algebras

Local Derivations on Algebras of Measurable Operators

The paper is devoted to local derivations on the algebra S(M, τ) of τ measurable operators affiliated with a von Neumann algebra M and a faithful normal semi-finite trace τ. We prove that every local derivation on S(M, τ) which is continuous in the measure topology, is in fact a derivation. In the particular case of type I von Neumann algebras they all are inner derivations. It is proved that f...