Lattice isomorphisms between projection lattices of von Neumann algebras

Generalizing von Neumann’s result on type II $_1$ von Neumann algebras, I characterise lattice isomorphisms between projection lattices of arbitrary von Neumann algebras by means of ring isomorphisms between the algebras of locally measurable operators. Moreover, I give a complete description of ring isomorphisms of locally measurable operator algebras when the von Neumann algebras are without type II direct summands.

TRACE JENSEN INEQUALITY FOR SELF-ADJOINT OPERATORS IN SEMI-FINITE VON NEUMANN ALGEBRAS

Let [Formula: see text] be a semi-finite von Neumann algebra equipped with a faithful semi-finite normal trace τ, and f(t) be a convex function with f(0) = 0. The trace Jensen inequality in our previous work states τ(f(a*xa)) ≤ τ(a*f(x)a) (as long as the both sides are well-defined) for a contraction [Formula: see text] and a semi-bounded τ-measurable operator x. Validity of this inequality for (not necessarily semi-bounded) self-adjoint τ-measurable operators is investigated.

Hilbert transform associated with finite maximal subdiagonal algebras

Let ℳ be a von Neumann algebra with a faithful normal trace τ, and let H∞ be a finite, maximal. subdiagonal algebra of ℳ. We prove that the Hilbert transform associated with H∞ is a linear continuous map from L1 (ℳ, τ) into L1.∞ (ℳ, τ). This provides a non-commutative version of a classical theorem of Kolmogorov on weak type boundedness of the Hilbert transform. We also show that if a positive measurable operator b is such that b log+b ∈ L1 (ℳ, τ) then its conjugate b, relative to H∞ belongs to L1 (ℳ, τ). These results generalize classical facts from function algebra theory to a non-commutative setting.

Isometries of Hilbert space valued function spaces

Let X be a (real or complex) rearrangement-invariant function space on Ω (where Ω = [0, 1] or Ω ⊆ N) whose norm is not proportional to the L2-norm. Let H be a separable Hilbert space. We characterize surjective isometries of X (H). We prove that if T is such an isometry then there exist Borel maps a: Ω → + K and σ: Ω → Ω and a strongly measurable operator map S of Ω into B (H) so that for almost all ω, S(ω) is a surjective isometry of H, and for any f ∈ X(H), T f(ω) = a(ω)S(ω)(f(σ(ω))) a.e. As a consequence we obtain a new proof of the characterization of surjective isometries in complex rearrangement-invariant function spaces.

Isometries of measurable functions

Let (X, Σ, μ) be a σ-finite measure space and denote by L∞(X, K) the Banach space of essentially bounded, measurable functions F defined on X and taking values in a separable Hilbert space K. In this article a characterization is given of the linear isometries of L∞(X, K) onto itself. It is shown that if T is such an isometry then T is of the form (T(F))(x) = U(x)(φ(F))(x), where φ is a set isomorphism of Σ onto itself, and U is a measurable operator-valued function such that U(x) is almost everywhere an isometry of K onto itself. It is a consequence of the proof given here that every isometry of L∞(X, K) is the adjoint of an isometry of L1(x, K).