On the spectral theorem for normal operators

1970 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 393-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. G. Douglas ◽  
Carl Pearcy
Keyword(s):  
Hilbert Space ◽  
Von Neumann Algebra ◽  
Measure Theory ◽  
Normal Operator ◽  
The Other ◽  
Spectral Theorem ◽  
Ideal Space ◽  
Von Neumann ◽  
Normal Operators ◽  
Abelian Von Neumann Algebra

It has been known for some time that one can construct a proof of the spectral theorem for a normal operator on a Hilbert space by applying the Gelfand representation theorem to the Abelian von Neumann algebra generated by the normal operator, and using the fact that the maximal ideal space of an Abelian von Neumann algebra is extremely disconnected. This, in fact, is the spirit of the monograph (8). On the other hand, it is difficult to find in print accounts of the spectral theorem from this viewpoint and, in particular, the treatment in (8) uses a considerable amount of measure theory and does not have the proof of the spectral theorem as its main objective.

scholarly journals On homomorphisms of an orthogonally decomposable Hilbert space, III

1988 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-295
Author(s):  
Fumio Hiai ◽  
Sadayuki Yamamuro
Keyword(s):  
Hilbert Space ◽  
Von Neumann Algebra ◽  
Normal Operator ◽  
Von Neumann

AbstractA hyperfinite von Neumann algebra satisfies the condition that every o.d. homomorphism is a normal operator if and only if it is a factor of type In.

scholarly journals A weaker condition for normality

1994 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-253
Author(s):  
Ian Doust
Keyword(s):  
Hilbert Space ◽  
Orthogonal Projection ◽  
Operator Theory ◽  
Normal Operator ◽  
Borel Subset ◽  
Spectral Theorem ◽  
Space Operator ◽  
Countable Additivity ◽  
Normal Operators ◽  
Image Position

One of the most important results of operator theory is the spectral theorem for normal operators. This states that a normal operator (that is, a Hilbert space operator T such that T*T= TT*), can be represented as an integral with respect to a countably additive spectral measure,Here E is a measure that associates an orthogonal projection with each Borel subset of ℂ. The countable additivity of this measure means that if x Eℋ can be written as a sum of eigenvectors then this sum must converge unconditionally.

A note on normal operators

1963 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 727-729 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. Bernau ◽  
F. Smithies
Keyword(s):  
Hilbert Space ◽  
Linear Operator ◽  
Adjoint Operator ◽  
Spectral Theorem ◽  
Unitary Operators ◽  
Unitary Space ◽  
Bounded Linear ◽  
Finite Dimensional ◽  
Normal Operators ◽  
Finite Dimensional Case

We recall that a bounded linear operator T in a Hilbert space or finite-dimensional unitary space is said to be normal if T commutes with its adjoint operator T*, i.e. TT* = T*T. Most of the proofs given in the literature for the spectral theorem for normal operators, even in the finite-dimensional case, appeal to the corresponding results for Hermitian or unitary operators.

Formally Normal Operators Having no Normal Extensions

1965 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 1030-1040 ◽  
Author(s):  
Earl A. Coddington
Keyword(s):  
Hilbert Space ◽  
Linear Operator ◽  
Null Space ◽  
Normal Operator ◽  
Closed Linear Operator ◽  
Normal Operators ◽  
The Given ◽  
Densely Defined ◽  
Made In

The domain and null space of an operator A in a Hilbert space will be denoted by and , respectively. A formally normal operatorN in is a densely defined closed (linear) operator such that , and for all A normal operator in is a formally normal operator N satisfying 35 . A study of the possibility of extending a formally normal operator N to a normal operator in the given , or in a larger Hilbert space, was made in (1).

Nonlinear ∗-Jordan triple derivations on von Neumann algebras

2018 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fangfang Zhao ◽  
Changjing Li
Keyword(s):  
Hilbert Space ◽  
Von Neumann Algebra ◽  
Von Neumann Algebras ◽  
New Product ◽  
Complex Hilbert Space ◽  
Linear Operators ◽  
Bounded Linear Operators ◽  
Bounded Linear ◽  
Von Neumann

AbstractLetB(H) be the algebra of all bounded linear operators on a complex Hilbert spaceHand 𝓐 ⊆B(H) be a von Neumann algebra with no central summands of typeI1. ForA,B∈ 𝓐, define byA∙B=AB+BA∗a new product ofAandB. In this article, it is proved that a map Φ: 𝓐 →B(H) satisfies Φ(A∙B∙C) = Φ(A) ∙B∙C+A∙ Φ(B) ∙C+A∙B∙Φ(C) for allA,B,C∈ 𝓐 if and only if Φ is an additive *-derivation.

On the Unitary Equivalence of Certain Classes of Non-Normal Operators. I

1971 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 849-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. K. Tam
Keyword(s):  
Von Neumann Algebra ◽  
Unitary Operator ◽  
Equivalence Problem ◽  
Complex Hilbert Space ◽  
Linear Operators ◽  
Type I ◽  
Unitary Equivalence ◽  
Bounded Linear ◽  
Von Neumann ◽  
Normal Operators

The following (so-called unitary equivalence) problem is of paramount importance in the theory of operators: given two (bounded linear) operators A1, A2 on a (complex) Hilbert space , determine whether or not they are unitarily equivalent, i.e., whether or not there is a unitary operator U on such that U*A1U = A2. For normal operators this question is completely answered by the classical multiplicity theory [7; 11]. Many authors, in particular, Brown [3], Pearcy [9], Deckard [5], Radjavi [10], and Arveson [1; 2], considered the problem for non-normal operators and have obtained various significant results. However, most of their results (cf. [13]) deal only with operators which are of type I in the following sense [12]: an operator, A, is of type I (respectively, II1, II∞, III) if the von Neumann algebra generated by A is of type I (respectively, II1, II∞, III).

Perturbations of AF-Algebras

1979 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 1012-1016 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Phillips ◽  
Iain Raeburn
Keyword(s):  
Hilbert Space ◽  
Unit Ball ◽  
Von Neumann Algebra ◽  
Unitary Operator ◽  
Affirmative Answer ◽  
Positive Answer ◽  
Von Neumann ◽  
Finite Dimensional ◽  
Image Position ◽  
Af Algebras

Let A and B be C*-algebras acting on a Hilbert space H, and letwhere A1 is the unit ball in A and d(a, B1) denotes the distance of a from B1. We shall consider the following problem: if ‖A – B‖ is sufficiently small, does it follow that there is a unitary operator u such that uAu* = B?Such questions were first considered by Kadison and Kastler in [9], and have received considerable attention. In particular in the case where A is an approximately finite-dimensional (or hyperfinite) von Neumann algebra, the question has an affirmative answer (cf [3], [8], [12]). We shall show that in the case where A and B are approximately finite-dimensional C*-algebras (AF-algebras) the problem also has a positive answer.

Dense Subalgebras of Left Hilbert Algebras

1982 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 1245-1250 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. van Daele
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Hilbert Space ◽  
Von Neumann Algebra ◽  
Separable Hilbert Space ◽  
Cyclic Vector ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Von Neumann ◽  
Hilbert Algebras

Let M be a von Neumann algebra acting on a Hilbert space and assume that M has a separating and cyclic vector ω in . Then it can happen that M contains a proper von Neumann subalgebra N for which ω is still cyclic. Such an example was given by Kadison in [4]. He considered and acting on where is a separable Hilbert space. In fact by a result of Dixmier and Maréchal, M, M′ and N have a joint cyclic vector [3]. Also Bratteli and Haagerup constructed such an example ([2], example 4.2) to illustrate the necessity of one of the conditions in the main result of their paper. In fact this situation seems to occur rather often in quantum field theory (see [1] Section 24.2, [3] and [4]).

On Products of Symmetries

1966 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 897-900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter A. Fillmore
Keyword(s):  
Hilbert Space ◽  
Von Neumann Algebra ◽  
Unitary Operator ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Central Projections ◽  
Von Neumann ◽  
Infinite Dimensional ◽  
Infinite Dimensional Hilbert Space ◽  
Principal Tool ◽  
The Subject

In (2) Halmos and Kakutani proved that any unitary operator on an infinite-dimensional Hilbert space is a product of at most four symmetries (self-adjoint unitaries). It is the purpose of this paper to show that if the unitary is an element of a properly infinite von Neumann algebraA(i.e., one with no finite non-zero central projections), then the symmetries may be chosen fromA.A principal tool used in establishing this result is Theorem 1, which was proved by Murray and von Neumann (6, 3.2.3) for type II1factors; see also (3, Lemma 5). The author would like to thank David Topping for raising the question, and for several stimulating conversations on the subject. He is also indebted to the referee for several helpful suggestions.

On Self-Adjoint Factorization of Operators

1969 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 1421-1426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heydar Radjavi
Keyword(s):  
Hilbert Space ◽  
Linear Operator ◽  
Bounded Linear Operator ◽  
Unitary Operator ◽  
Normal Operator ◽  
Complex Hilbert Space ◽  
Bounded Linear ◽  
Infinite Dimensional ◽  
Normal Operators ◽  
Adjoint Operators

The main result of this paper is that every normal operator on an infinitedimensional (complex) Hilbert space ℋ is the product of four self-adjoint operators; our Theorem 4 is an actually stronger result. A large class of normal operators will be given which cannot be expressed as the product of three self-adjoint operators.This work was motivated by a well-known resul t of Halmos and Kakutani (3) that every unitary operator on ℋ is the product of four symmetries, i.e., operators that are self-adjoint and unitary.1. By “operator” we shall mean bounded linear operator. The space ℋ will be infinite-dimensional (separable or non-separable) unless otherwise specified. We shall denote the class of self-adjoint operators on ℋ by and that of symmetries by .

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