On a canonical lattice structure on the effect algebra of a von Neumann algebra

dc.creatorde Groote, Hans F.
dc.date2004-10-06
dc.date2005-12-27
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:38:32Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:38:32Z
dc.descriptionLet R be a von Neumann algebra acting on a Hilbert space H and let R_sa be the set of selfadjoint elements of R. It is well known that R_sa is a lattice with respect to the usual partial order ≤ if and only if R is abelian. We define and study a new partial order on R_sa, the spectral order ≤_s, which extends ≤ on projections, is coarser than the usual one, but agrees with it on abelian subalgebras, and turns R_sa into a boundedly complete lattice. The effect algebra E(R) := {A | 0 ≤ A ≤ I} is then a complete lattice and we show that the mapping A --> R(A), where R(A) denotes the range projection of A, is a homomorphism from the lattice E(R) onto the projection lattice P(R) of A if and only if R is a finite von Neumann algebra.
dc.description18 pages, no figures References added, slightly extended
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0410018
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0410018
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/100770
dc.subjectMathematical Physics
dc.subjectOperator Algebras
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.subject46L10; 81Q10
dc.titleOn a canonical lattice structure on the effect algebra of a von Neumann algebra
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