Baer *-rings : reprint of the 1972 edition with errata list and later developments indicated /

A systematic exposition of Baer *-Rings, with emphasis on the ring-theoretic and lattice-theoretic foundations of von Neumann algebras. Equivalence of projections, decompositio into types; connections with AW*-algebras, *-regular rings, continuous geometries. Special topics include the theory of fin...

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Main Author: Berberian, Sterling K., 1926- (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer, 2011.
Series:Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften ; 195.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:A systematic exposition of Baer *-Rings, with emphasis on the ring-theoretic and lattice-theoretic foundations of von Neumann algebras. Equivalence of projections, decompositio into types; connections with AW*-algebras, *-regular rings, continuous geometries. Special topics include the theory of finite Baer *-rings (dimension theory, reduction theory, embedding in *-regular rings) and matrix rings over Baer *-rings. Written to be used as a textbook as well as a reference, the book includes more than 400 exercises, accompanied by notes, hints, and references to the literature. Errata and comments from the author have been added at the end of the present reprint (2nd printing 2010).
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 298 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783642150715 (electronic bk.)
3642150713 (electronic bk.)